Dave's Good Stuff

The new laptop is here! I’ll be busy now, playing all those games I never had the hardware to play before. :)

On top of yesterday’s extravagant purchase, I went and bought a dining room table set last night. It’s a really nice modern thing with dark wood, glass and a touch of brushed metal. Sorry, no links or pics yet. I think it’ll work very nicely in the space I have for a dining room. Still on the list of home furnishings is a bedroom set (sans bed), and some furniture for my television, home theatre components, and DVDs. I’m thinking clean lines and modern for those too. NFM has quite a few nice options, but I’m going to shop around for price. I’ll be all-but out of debt here real soon, and I don’t need to throw myself under that bus again.

Word.

Not more than 30 seconds ago, I confirmed my order for an Alienware m9700. I don’t want to talk about how much it cost me, but with the stock payout from the merger, I can pay off all my credit cards and come damn close to covering this as well. Here’s the specs I finally settled on:

AlienWare Aurora m9700
Processor: AMD Turion 64 Mobile ML44 2.4GHz 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache
Operating System: XP Professional with Service Pack 2
Chassis: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD with Clearview Technology – Saucer Silver
Motherboard: Alienware NVIDIA Mobile SLi Chipset
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR SO-DIMM at 400MHz – 2 x 1024MB
System Drive: High Performance with Data Security – 100GB (x 2) Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 7,200 RPM w/ NCQ & 8MB Cache (RAID 1)
Optical Drive: 24x10x24 CD-RW Burner / 8X DVD Reader
Video/Graphics Card: Dual 512MB NVidia GeForce Go 7900 GS – SLI Enabled
Sound Card: High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Wireless Network Card: Internal 802.11b/g WiFi Card
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth Device
Primary Battery: Alienware m9700 12-cell Lithium-Ion Smart Battery Pack
Power: Additional AC Adapter – Alienware m9700 150 Watt Auto-switch Adapter
Power: Vehicle AC Adapter – Belkin AC Anywhere 300W Vehicle Outlet Adapter
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
Mobile Bags: Alienware Odyssey Briefcase

What a hideous waste of money. ;)