HairyFish

Here she sits my new pride and joy! Actually I say she but I’m not sure how you can tell . . anyway! Gateway M-Series notebook, all singing / dancing / gleaming! It’s a great machine and unlike my old laptop it runs effortlessly and without question! Well it is running Microsoft Vista so it does ask you questions like a curious 8 year old :

“Did you really want to run that program? Windows wasn’t sure if you sneezed and clicked by accident? Oh you did sneeze? Do you still want to run it? Maybe you should decide later if you want to run this program because you’re not in full health? Oh it’s only hayfever? Have you medicated? Well go on then, let’s run this program together just the once, you are my friend right? YES / NO / CANCEL”

Unlike my old HP Pavillion Series Laptop you don’t have to bring it out for dinner and drinks to convince it that it wants to use the internet. The start up for my old laptop involved the following sequence:

Power On
Make Tea (5 mins)
Double click Firefox
Let it Hang (7 mins)
Decide you want more sugar in tea (8.5 mins)
Press Ctrl-Alt-Del
See whats on telly (12.5 mins)
Once task manager loads up run Firefox again
Let it Hang (15 mins)
Firefox Loads but with no connection
Repeatadly clicking F5 and waiting for the wireless to kick in
Will I have more tea? Why not! (18 mins)
God I didn’t think Fair City was still on telly, that’s gas
Mozilla Start Page Loads(22 mins)
Try load twitter
Something technically wrong? (27.3 mins)
Hard time finding the F5 button as its worn down
What did I need to do online again? Ah sod it there’s a film starting

For anyone that’s interested here’s what was thrown in!

• AMD Turion™ 64 X2 mobile technology TL-60* for AMD dual-core technology in a thin-and-light design; HyperTransport™ and AMD PowerNow!™ technologies and improved security with Enhanced Virus Protection**
• 2GB DDR2 memory for multitasking power; expandable to 4GB
• Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL media; supports DVD-RAM; also supports Labelflash direct-disc labels using compatible Labelflash media
• 15.4″ WXGA TFT-LCD widescreen display with Ultrabright technology and 1280 x 800 resolution
• 250GB SATA hard drive (5400 rpm)
• ATI RADEON X1270 graphics with up to 256MB HyperMemory (total of local and shared memory used by GPU); high-definition audio (2-speaker support); HDMI connection
• Metal-style multimedia control panel provides quick access to and control of multimedia and other applications
• Built-in 1.3-megapixel Web cam makes it easy to chat with or send video mail to friends and family
• 5-in-1 digital media manager supports Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and xD-Picture Card
• 3 high-speed USB 2.0 ports for fast digital video, audio and data transfer
• Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g); 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector; V.92 high-speed modem
• Weighs 6.3 lbs. and measures just 1.5″ thin for portable power; lithium-ion battery and AC adapter
• Brushed metal keyboard surround and Pacific Blue finish for a stylish look
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition operating system with Service Pack 1 (SP1) preinstalled; software package included with Microsoft Works 9.0, Gateway BigFix, CyberLink Power2Go and more

What I <3 about it the most is, the oodles of hard drive space, the fact the egg timer is a thing of the past and that I no longer have to use a PCMIA card to use wireless!

Proudly brought to you by the downturn in the American economy, the fantastic exchage rate and Delta airlines! I salute you!

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