Upgrades as of late...

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Upgrades as of late...

Postby A_Pickle on Thu May 08, 2008 12:58 pm

Well, since I was way into military training last year, I pulled in a pretty good amount of income. Of course, thanks to our darling Federal monetary system, Uncle Sam had his grimy little hand in a lot of it... but thankfully, he has returned a portion of it.

Hooah. :D

A good portion. A very good portion. I bought some upgrades for my 17" Alienware lappy, as well as a new desktop build for HTPC purposes. As I will soon be attending classes at the local community college, I also picked up a little 13.3" laptop packed with features for a mere $630. It was awesome. :D

Alienware Area-51 m5790 (Pickle3000) - Nao with moar sexay!
  • Intel Core 2 Duo T7400: 2.16 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 4 MB L2
  • ATI Mobility Radeon X1900: 256 MB
  • Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 ABG
  • 3.25 GB DDR2-667 SDRAM
  • 640 GB (320 GB x 2) 5400 RPM SATA HDD
  • Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit

Toshiba Satellite U305S2812 (Toad) - Kind of like the MacBook Air, with a port.
  • Intel Core 2 Duo T5550: 1.83 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2
  • Intel GMA X3100 Graphics
  • Intel Wireless Wifi Link 4965 AGN
  • Toshiba Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
  • Fingerprint Reader
  • Built-in 1.3 MP Webcam
  • 2 GB DDR2-667 SDRAM
  • 250 GB 5400 RPM PATA HDD
  • Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit

Pickle's Custom-Built HTPC (z-media) - Curing cancer and serving up HD, 24/7/365.
  • Intel Pentium E2200: 2.2 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2
  • Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Motherboard
  • ATI Radeon HD 3650: 512 MB, Passively Cooled
  • 2 GB DDR2-800 SDRAM
  • 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA HDD
  • NZXT Trinity Case
  • Logitech G51 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker system
  • Gyration Media Center Remote and Keyboard
  • Sony Bravia 46" 1080P LCD TV :D
  • Windows VIsta Home Premium 32-bit

Critiques on the last bit? There's still time to add your two cents in the construction of Z-Media. Should we have added a sound card?
Compy:
2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo (Merom) | 4096 MB DDR2-667 RAM | 640 GB (320 GB x 2) 5400 RPM SATA RAID 0 | ATI Mobility Radeon X1900
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Re: Upgrades as of late...

Postby dicecca112 on Thu May 08, 2008 1:07 pm

Looks nice, but I'd be folding on the Alienware. The T7400 will produce better.
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