How To Save $1,500

1. Have your trusty laptop display a catastrophic failure message upon boot.
   
2. Panic.
   
3. On your other computer, spend 3 hours researching the best replacement laptop.
   
4. Ignore your research because Dell has a big coupon with free shipping. Moreover, Dell will double your memory at no charge.
   
5. Order your $1,500 laptop from Dell.
   
6. Curse at the fact that it will be a week before they ship it.
   
7. Awake the next morning with a calmer head. Write down the error message and ask your good buddy, Mr. Google, for possible fixes.
   
8. Mr. Google proves his worth by offering up a solution that remedies the catastrophic failure.
   
9. Call Dell. Hope you get a representative who speaks a dialect of English you understand.
   
10. Cancel your order from the previous night.
    
11. Savor the $1,500 you just saved.