Computer poll

NineTwentyOhEight · August 2011

My question below got me thinking...how many of you have your own computers vs "family" or "household" computers?

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MrsC968 · August 2011

Right now we each have our own desktop and laptop. No family items yet, since it is just the two of us.

I think down the road we would probably have 3 computers: a desktop for DH, a laptop for me (and travel), and a family desktop.

Not sure when we'd give our child(ren) his/her own computer. We didn't get one until we went to college, as a HS graduation gift. But no one I knew had their own computer in HS. Obviously times are different now. So we'll see. Not before HS though.

RodneysWife · August 2011

DH has a desktop that he built and I have a macbook pro. DH also has a powerbook that is super outdated that he never uses and I have an iBook from 2004 that still runs but I don't use.

MrsT2008 · August 2011

I voted that we share a desktop, but we're kind of SS

We do have one desktop that we both use, but we also both have work-issued laptops and I use mine a lot at home (because I'm doubly lazy and love to watch TV and browse the interwebz all at the same time).

marytini · August 2011

We have a laptop and a netbook. We share them both.

SugarhillHnA · August 2011

We share an iMac desktop, but each have our own laptops. I have a netbook and DH has some el cheapo Acer laptop.

xojo1 · August 2011

I voted 'share one desktop' because that's what we do right now. While I was still in school Matt used the desktop and I had a laptop that was on loan from my mom while I was in school (it was new when she loaned it, she is awesome!).

We are hoping to get me a laptop to use at home at some point.

xojo1 · August 2011

MrsT2008:
I voted that we share a desktop, but we're kind of SS
We do have one desktop that we both use, but we also both have work-issued laptops and I use mine a lot at home (because I'm doubly lazy and love to watch TV and browse the interwebz all at the same time).

That's not lazy. That's efficient Smile

Jules08 · August 2011

I voted for share a laptop. We just got a new Dell laptop a few months ago that we primarily use and share, but we also have an older laptop and a desktop that we also shared when we used them. The older laptop and desktop were from our college years so they started out as our own, but once we moved in together they both became "ours."

reps14 · August 2011

We have an iMac for family use (which is really mainly used by Brendan, especially for photo software), I have a laptop which we own, and he has a work-issued laptop. Up until May I had a work-issued laptop, too; I bought my laptop to replace it when I left that job. We also have 2 desktops that are not hooked up. One is my old one from grad school, so it's about 10 years old, and the other is an old one from B's work that they auctioned off. We'll probably take that one and give it to P when he's old enough to start using a computer and put kids programs on it.

wrldtravler2525@yahoo.com · August 2011

I voted we share a laptop, which we do, but we both have work issued laptops as well. I rarely bring mine home, but we have, on occasion been known to use all three computers...

NineTwentyOhEight · August 2011

I think many of you know that my DH is a computer guy...so he has his own desktop, which I never touch. I have my own desktop but it is not easily connected to the internet, so I never use it. I bought it when my college PC died in like 2005 maybe? I like it but it's a pain b/c of the connectivity issues.

Then K has his own Macbook Pro (a fancy big one) plus his work-issued IBM laptop. I have his old macbook that he reconfigured for me when he bought the Macbook Pro.

Also we have our own iPads - his of course is the biggest/bestest, mine is the lowest model as I just don't need all the bells/whistles.

I just cannot imagine sharing a computer, ever. He is always on one anyway, so if we shared I'd never get to use it! But it is funny, one coffee table in our living room usually has two or three laptops plus at least on iPad charging.

The thing neither of us really use anymore - our iPods!

dafodils_lament · August 2011

We have a laptop and a desktop and while they are both "ours" I tend to use the laptop and he uses the desktop more often than not.

andreay82 · August 2011

I didn't vote, I don't really fit into any category.

I brought the desktop into the relationship. DH did not have a desktop or a laptop in college. When we moved in together we just had my desktop (again, it's a dinosaur with some upgrades).

This year for Christmas I bought DH the MacBook pro and it is the first laptop either of us has ever owned. My ipod is still synced to the desktop, which has been unplugged for 3 months during office renovations. His ipod is now synced to the MacBook.

So essentially we share both.

jaimebeth9 · August 2011

Claire, I'm with you. I can't imagine sharing, I get annoyed when Pat even asks to use my laptop for a few minutes.

We have so many computers in this house it's really sad. Some of them are in limbo waiting to get old information/data/pictures off of before we kiss them goodnight.

We each have an active personal laptop and Pat has a work laptop. Our computers are like our sacred space and we very, very rarely use the other person's.

Pretty much if I'm home and we're just watching tv then I am also on my laptop (like now). I get bored with just tv, whereas Pat can watch forever.

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