I've advised a ton of people on buying computers, but, when it's come to getting one for myself, I find the decisions are harder to make. There's always the eternal struggle - between what I want and how much I'm willing to pay for it. And this question comes up most often when people want to buy MacBooks because of the whole "black tax" thing. I think Apple is being a huge git by charging $125 more for the colour Black when compared to an identically configured White model. I can't believe there is no consumer protection law or something against this sort of disgusting behaviour. I see the Black model and it looks so sleek that I want to buy it right now; then I see the White model and look at how much lower its price is in comparison, which just gets me utterly confused and I close the browser window.

And so, I've basically been going back and forth between the two - having placed and canceled six orders in the last two weeks. Now, I've decided that I'm going to wait for another couple of weeks before buying due to the promise of somewhat lower prices, though I doubt that's going to help any in the making up of my mind. Sometimes, it's good to have an advisor who knows exactly what is to be done, but alas, no advisor can help me here because - although I don't mean to boast and this is going to sound really bad - I don't know anyone who knows more about buying Apple computers than I do. Eventually, the one - black or white - that finally arrives in my lap is going to be the one that stays.

Where now the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing?
Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing?
They have passed like rain on the mountain, like a wind in the meadow;
The days have gone down in the West behind the hills into shadow.

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