My Notebook Kept Working When the Power Didn’t
The power went out at work yesterday, almost exactly at five o’clock. I kept working on my notebook.
Today it happened again, around 4:05. After about ten minutes, everyone else had left. The power didn’t come back until around six, and I was still working on the notebook.
That is a fairly convincing demonstration of one of its useful features.
I think this was the first time I’d had a laptop that felt current in both model and performance, rather than just a portable computer I could make do with. I was enjoying having it available for everyday work.
The battery made the difference particularly obvious this week. The electricity could stop, and the machine in front of me didn’t have to stop at the same instant.
It is easy to appreciate a notebook for being able to move between places. I also appreciate being able to stay exactly where I am when the power goes away.
No elaborate feature demonstration required. The lights went out, and I could carry on with what I was doing.
For a computer that has also been giving me reasons to experiment with operating-system installs, it was nice to have such a straightforward reason to be pleased with it.