December 04, 2006

Geek

And Next -

Since I'm leaving my job of the last four years in two weeks time, I have to return the useless pain-in-the-ass broken laptop of doom, Amelia.

So it's time for a new Amelia: An Acer Travelmate 4202.

Amelia Mk 1, bought a year ago, is a Celeron M 1.4, with 256MB of memory (which I upgraded out of my own pocket) and a 40GB drive (likewise).

Amelia Mk 2, bought today, is a Core Duo 1.66 (not Core 2 Duo; I'm on a budget) with 512MB of memory (I'll add another gig) and a 120GB drive. And a DVD burner, something Mk 1 lacks.

It cost just $100 more, and I could have done better if I'd ordered from a company I'd never heard of in Brisbane or Melbourne. Somehow, no-one in Sydney is selling it cheap.

Also, it has an 8-cell battery with a claimed 5-hour life. It only lasted a little over 4 hours in the review I found, but since Amelia Mk 1 is currently doing well if it lasts 30 minutes, I'll take it.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 06:02 AM | Comments (54) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)

1 Fresh fields.

Always better with fresh hardware.

Posted by: Andrew at December 04, 2006 08:53 AM (t8tOu)

2 "Since I'm leaving my job of the last four years in two weeks time..."
Did we know this? Did I miss a memo?
Whatcha gonna be doing now, Pixy? Do we need to work the worry beads for a new job, or is there something lined up already?

Posted by: Wonderduck at December 04, 2006 03:14 PM (YWRlP)

3 There is indeed something lined up.

I'm getting paid to work on mu.nu full time.

Well, almost.

It's actually even better than that.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 04, 2006 06:46 PM (PiXy!)

4 BETTER than being paid to work on munu full-time? What, are you being paid to watch anime and eat pocky???

Posted by: Wonderduck at December 05, 2006 11:36 AM (YWRlP)

5 Yep.

I'm developing a commercial version of munu. Under the agreement, I get a stake in the new venture (and my salary) and the right to take the software I develop and use it for munu.

The anime and pocky are part of the benefits package.

Now that was a tough negotiating session...

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 05, 2006 12:07 PM (PiXy!)

6 Whee! And I sold the 1GB of memory I bought for the old notebook for most of what I paid. I think I paid about $180, it's currently $199, and I asked for and got $150.

Which pays for upgrading the new notebook to a full 2GB. Which I will need because I'm gonna drop VMWare on it.

New notebook should arrive tomorrow.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 05, 2006 12:21 PM (PiXy!)

7 I'm developing a commercial version of munu. Under the agreement, I get a stake in the new venture (and my salary) and the right to take the software I develop and use it for munu.
Pixy, that's outstanding news! You've put so much effort into this place, it's about time you get a financial pat on the head for it. Congratulations!

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