I bought a new computer over the weekend. It's an HP Pavilion "media center" style computer. It took a little while to get everything set-up, but I think everything is working fine now.
Some specs:
Intel 2.4 GHz Core 2 Quad CPU (more than twice as fast as my laptop)
4 GB Ram (4 times as fast as my laptop)
720 GB Hard Disk (my laptop has 20 GB, I can't even do that math, somewhere around 35)
Also included:
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 Video card (more than enough for my purposes)
TV Tuner (I can use my computer as a DVR!)
Lightscribe CD burner (no more sharpies, try laser etching!)
No problems with Windows Vista yet, but I'm sure I'll run into something sooner or later.
But the biggest change for me has nothing to do with the computer, it's all about the monitor. I bought a 22' LCD flat screen. Wow. It easily handles 1680x1050 resolution. It's a great monitor on its own merits, but it's all the more exciting because I have spent the last 7 years on a laptop. The sea-change between a 15' laptop screen and 22' widescreen is beyond description. I smile just scrolling the mouse from one side of the screen to the other because it takes so long.
I spent a little more for this system than I had originally planned. The plan was spend the $600 tax rebate and save the $1000 tax refund. This system kinda flip-flops those two checks. But I think it was a good investment. If I can get 7 years and counting out of my laptop, this should last me at least as long.
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No real point to this post, I just felt like bragging...
22'! That's huge! That would take a little while for me to get used to, especially if I had a tiny laptop, too.
I hadn't even heard of lightscribing. Is that new?
Yeah, my monitor is ridiculous. It's way too big for the top of my desk, so I have to put the monitor on the main desk surface. Which means I have to sit a few feet away from my desk to actually look at the screen. My next purchase will be a new computer desk...
LightScribe has been around for a little while, (the last 5 years anyway) but it's taken a little while for it to become mainstream. It's still an "advanced" feature on most computers, but I would imagine it will become more standardized over time. That is, assuming it isn't rendered obsolete by the replacement of CD/DVD to something else...
Haha, I have a good picture of you sitting at your computer in my head now. You look funny (but that was already a given).
I wonder if Grace's computer has lightscribing. She just bought herself a new computer this past year, so now I'm curious. I guess we'll see if I'm curious enough to actually go find out.
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