January 28, 2006

  • well I've gone and done it. I went ahead and ordered a new laptop, which should be arriving about 2-3 weeks from now. It's an HP Pavilion notebook PC zd8000 series.
    I swore off getting another desktop as I like the portability of a
    laptop. My current laptop on the other hand is quite outdated though,
    and I'd really like to get a nice setup that'll last me at least 3-5
    years. Plus, I want one that has the numberic keypad included already,
    which a lot of laptops do not offer. I originally intended to wait for the new operating system by Microsoft, but I learned that despite being more streamlined, it's not light years apart from it's predecessor; Windows XP Media Center edition.

    well for those curious, here's the setup for the laptop I ordered...

    - HP Pavilion zd8000 Customizable NB
    - Windows(R) XP Media Center Edition for ONLY $99!!!
    - Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 650 w/HT Technology, 3.4GHz
    - 17.0" WSXGA+ BrightView Wide Viewing (1680x1050)
    - 2.0GB DDR2 SDRAM, 533MHz (2x1024MB)
    - 100 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
    - DVD+/-RW/R & CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer Support
    - 54g(TM) Integ. Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN & Bluetooth
    - 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) X600
    - 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
    - Microsoft(R) Works/Money