So about 10 months ago I bought a refurbished dell laptop, my 3rd refurbished computer from Dell. It had a lot of issues and I had to ship it in 4 times. The last 2 times it was literally falling apart because they did a shoddy job replacing the CD/DVD drive.

So I talk to the guy via chat and tell him I want a new computer and nothing else will make me happy. Surprisingly he says "no problem" and starts the process of getting me a new computer. I decided to casually mention some upgrades I wanted with the new computer not really expecting to get them. The guy actually noted what I wanted and I got everything including...

* JBL sound system upgraded from the lowest option

* Back lit key board

* Cool pattern instead of plain black

* I can use my computer as a WIFI hotspot for other computers.

* TV tuner

* Better grafics card

* Glossy screen thing that's like $100. It kinda sucks though and I wish I had not gotten it.

* Windows 7 instead of them retardedly reinstalling Vista.

The thing that rates my computers performance comes in a 4.4 instead of 3.9. IDK why but that's cool. I assume I got newer processors and stuff too.

Also, the guy says it's going to be 3-4 weeks before the new computer gets here and I flipped out knowing Vegas was right around the corner. Somehow they got me the computer in less than 48hours.

At a guess this computer would cost $300 more than the 10 month old crap box I shipped back and I got it free.

Poker still hates me and I am currently 33BI under EV in 50K hands. The main issue is I am running bad besides the EV thing. It has caused me to review my game and batten down the hatches a little bit so it's probably good in the long run.