So I've been working a job over the summer, which means I can afford to get myself nice things. Before anyone says anything else, my next item on the list is a camera ;_;
So my first order of business was purchasing a laptop. There is a promotion going on, where students can get a free Xbox 360 slim with the purchase of a PC $699 and up. Needless to say I took full advantage of it.
The laptop + Xbox total was $802 with overnight shipping. Fuck yeah. So my laptop specs:
Core i5 (latest) at 2.3GHz (turbo up to 2.9GHz)
4GB of DDR3-1333 RAM (as one stick, cheap and easy upgrade to 8GB)
Intel HD 3000 + Nvidia GT 520M 1GB GDDR5 (Optimus)
500GB HD
9-cell battery with 8 hours of battery life (advertised as 9.5hrs, and I'm sure you could get that if you turned wireless off, but I'm not complaining)
Did I mention it's a 13.3" laptop? About 1" thick. Not to mention ASUS was kind enough to throw in a free 2-year warranty, with free 1-year accidental damage protection.
So, pictures time!
Well, since I don't usually blog, might as well condense my thoughts. Here are other things I am getting.
http://www.amazon.com/Grado-Prestige-SR-60...0375&sr=8-1 - A nice pair of headphones. my current ones are decent (Koss KSC75) but it's my only pair.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/sx-910a-bluet...r-standby-42200 - Bluetooth headphones. I forgot to mention: the bluetooth drivers on this computer are amazing. They literally support every profile, even the useless ones. So I am getting a pair of bluetooth headphones for it, as a portable solution.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/800-1600cpi-b...ouse-1-aa-50292 - Need a mouse, of course. Don't know if it will be this one specifically.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/spec...?mco=OTY2ODY4NQ - Refurbished iPad. Hopefully the 16GB will be back in stock by the end of the month. A coworker showed my how nice textbooks are on the iPad. Considering how expensive textbooks are, the iPad will pay for itself in the first quarter.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-SX130/1497...ci_sku=14972582 - I am not a photographer, but this seems like it will fit all of my needs.
So yeah, thoughts on all of this?
So my first order of business was purchasing a laptop. There is a promotion going on, where students can get a free Xbox 360 slim with the purchase of a PC $699 and up. Needless to say I took full advantage of it.
The laptop + Xbox total was $802 with overnight shipping. Fuck yeah. So my laptop specs:
Core i5 (latest) at 2.3GHz (turbo up to 2.9GHz)
4GB of DDR3-1333 RAM (as one stick, cheap and easy upgrade to 8GB)
Intel HD 3000 + Nvidia GT 520M 1GB GDDR5 (Optimus)
500GB HD
9-cell battery with 8 hours of battery life (advertised as 9.5hrs, and I'm sure you could get that if you turned wireless off, but I'm not complaining)
Did I mention it's a 13.3" laptop? About 1" thick. Not to mention ASUS was kind enough to throw in a free 2-year warranty, with free 1-year accidental damage protection.
So, pictures time!
The metal top, with the edge made of a semi-matte plastic as to not grab fingerprints. Nice.
The keyboard and more metal frame.
My current Windows 7 desktop, overloaded with RainMeter gadgets.
My new free 360.
Just finished installing FFXIII.
And of course... running the latest Snow Leopard. Suck it, macfans!
The keyboard and more metal frame.
My current Windows 7 desktop, overloaded with RainMeter gadgets.
My new free 360.
Just finished installing FFXIII.
And of course... running the latest Snow Leopard. Suck it, macfans!
Well, since I don't usually blog, might as well condense my thoughts. Here are other things I am getting.
http://www.amazon.com/Grado-Prestige-SR-60...0375&sr=8-1 - A nice pair of headphones. my current ones are decent (Koss KSC75) but it's my only pair.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/sx-910a-bluet...r-standby-42200 - Bluetooth headphones. I forgot to mention: the bluetooth drivers on this computer are amazing. They literally support every profile, even the useless ones. So I am getting a pair of bluetooth headphones for it, as a portable solution.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/800-1600cpi-b...ouse-1-aa-50292 - Need a mouse, of course. Don't know if it will be this one specifically.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/spec...?mco=OTY2ODY4NQ - Refurbished iPad. Hopefully the 16GB will be back in stock by the end of the month. A coworker showed my how nice textbooks are on the iPad. Considering how expensive textbooks are, the iPad will pay for itself in the first quarter.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-SX130/1497...ci_sku=14972582 - I am not a photographer, but this seems like it will fit all of my needs.
So yeah, thoughts on all of this?
