My heart was overflowing with gratitude, joy, and nervousness as I was writing this blog. Personally, I have been stressed and felt burnout for the past few days because of one thing: my laptop. I had a sleepless night thinking about where to get money to sustain the amount needed to fill the remaining money shortage. I am currently a 4th-year student at Cavite State University, taking up a BS in Computer Science. It was not my dream to become a programmer, but I took it nonetheless because I felt like my heart was aligned with it.
My mother experienced severe lower abdominal pain a few months ago, and she bled profusely. She initially kept it a secret from us, but I once unintentionally noticed blood splashed into the bowl. Given that it was quite routine, I assumed it was just menstruation as usual. But after a few days, I realized she was losing color. She didn't lie to me when I confronted her and told her what I had observed. We discovered she was ill after I advised her to visit a doctor and undergo some laboratory tests. Although I was unsure of the actual nature of her illness, I did know that she was bleeding profusely due to a swollen portion of her reproductive system.
Even though it was difficult for me to let go of the money because it was meant for my laptop, I had to do it because my mother's operation and her life were in danger. 60% of my funds had been depleted merely overnight. Maintaining our daily costs was the most difficult aspect for me because my father's salary was insufficient. Our weekly and monthly budgets were severely impacted by losing my mother's financial support. I had to withdraw some of my investments in order to cover our budget.
As the new academic year got underway, our professors informed us that since the majority of our activities involved programming and coding, we needed to have our own computer or laptop. My mind strained as I tried to come up with ways to get money because I didn't have nearly enough to pay for a new laptop. But in order to minimize the impact on my academics and blogging, I needed to restore my focus. How lucky that when I told several of my blogging buddies about my issue, they immediately offered to assist me. I had no idea how much they had trusted me to extend such generosity.
I made the decision to travel to SM Bacoor on September 18th with my best friend in order to purchase a brand-new laptop. I've already started looking around and researching cheap laptops with adequate specs for simple to intermediate programming. Since the allocated budget could not support higher specifications, I didn't plan to purchase such. The only thing I really needed was a good laptop that could handle coding, and that was my end aim.
I had a list of possibilities for inexpensive laptops that my pals had researched and recommended. On the fourth floor of SM Bacoor, I located the Lenovo store. There were various shops, including Mac Power Center, Acer, Lenovo, and numerous more. A guy employee named Ricky greeted us as we walked into the store and inquired as to what kind of laptop we were searching for. So that we could find out if there was a supply, I told him immediately away. Unfortunately, I was unable to locate any of the models that were listed. I, therefore, changed to a different model that was still within my price range.
We had to wait for them to entertain us for about fifteen minutes because there were two clients before us. We took a leisurely trip through the store, perused a few of the models, and were astounded by the costs. It was expensive. The highest ones are probably around 90k ($1,552), and I believe the lowest price was around 25k ($431). For a student like me, it is really expensive.
Ricky beckoned for us to approach the counter since it was time for us to make a purchase. The cashier had a kind demeanor. She was polite and clearly articulated how things operated. I provided my name, address, phone number, and signature on the forms that required it. I thought I completed two forms, and I also had a duplicate for myself. Before giving the cashier the money, I double-checked the amount. I was looking at her hand constantly in case the thousand pesos went missing. Be sage!
Ricky helped me open the laptop after I paid for it. We put the charger to the test to determine if it was functional or not. As a result, I opened the system, wifi, and camera and examined everything I needed to. Actually, it went very nicely. Despite my desire for black color, I appreciated the color I got. These are the Lenovo Ideapad 3 14ITL05's specifications.
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i3-1115G4 (2C / 4T, 3.0 / 4.1GHz, 6MB)
DISPLAY: 14" FHD (1920x1080) TN 220nits Anti-glare
MEMORY: 4GB Soldered DDR4-2666 + 4GB SO-DIMM DDR4-2666
STORAGE: 512GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe 3.0x4 NVMe
GPU: Integrated Intel UHD Graphics
OS: Windows 11 Home 64, English
source: datablitz
Inspection completed. The laptop and the black bag were then packaged. He made sure that it was knotted correctly, and I could see that he was well-versed in his job. He once more emphasized to me the importance of defects, warranties, and correct usage. It was kind of you. I regret to inform you that there were no freebies if that is what you were asking. They reduced the worth of the laptop since their freebies were out of stock.
I want to express my gratitude to all of my friends for their kindness and support. First of all, I want to thank 
