So I'm about ready to scream in frustration, but it's 5:30 in the friggin' morning and I don't think my roommate or neighbors would appreciate it this early. Since I can't flip out like I want to I figure I'd post. Why am I frustrated you say? Well I really need a new computer. My other computer has been good, but it's old and has problems. I've had it for several years and it was top of the line when I bought it. Now I'm not even sure the manufacturer remembers it.  There is no way that I can get through another semester with this thing. Now, the fact that I'm using a piece of crap is a problem, but it is not the cause of frustration today. No, I'm frustrated because I don't know what kind of computer I need now. I have a self-imposed $2000 limit on what I buy. But I have no idea what to buy! I know what I want my new computer to be able to do, but I don't know what to buy to achieve this end. Do I get the laptop with this or that? And the only person that I know that could tell me what I need avoids because I royally screwed up friendship (and that is an issue that I try not to think about as much as possible because when I do start pondering it, I turn into a sad, sulky little bitch). And I just really need to talk to somebody that I trust to give me an idea of what computers I need to be looking at.