Monday, February 18, 2008

*** New Gadget Alert ***

Yes, every once in a great while I actually buy something for myself.

I've been in the market for a laptop for some time now.

I wasn't looking to spend a great deal of money. (I'm not cheap, i'm frugal)

And, I was looking for two very key things: Size and Weight.

Came to discover the 9 inch, 2 lbs wonder known as the Asus EEE PC.

Decided to go with the 4G model from NewEgg.com: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220246

Quick overview of the specs:

General
Color Black
Operating System Linux
CPU Type Intel Mobile CPU
Screen 7" WVGA
Memory Size 512MB DDR2
Hard Disk 4GB Solid-State Disk
Graphics Card Intel UMA
Video Memory shared memory
Battery Life 3.5 hours
Dimensions 8.86" x 6.30" x 0.79-1.26"
Weight 2.0 lbs.

Then, wanted to supplement the RAM a bit, so I picked up: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134513

Decided to include a YouTube tutorial video, it's all of 38 seconds (just to highlight how ridiculously easy it is to do): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_7ZZxb_q1g

Finally, I've provided an artist's rendition of what it'll look like with the custom printed piece of vinyl installed across the back of the lid.

Cheers,
-Rys

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