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My dad got a new laptop in the other day, making us a four computer family. It's a
Gateway 450XL with a
1.7 GHz Pentium M (Intel's new Centrino processor, it runs much faster than the low GHz number would suggest) and 1 gig of RAM.
The full specs can be found on the specs page if you're interested.
I myself will be getting a laptop (as a very very very belated graduation present) just as soon as ATI's Mobility Radeon 9600 comes out, which, *crosses fingers*, will be at the
end of the month. Of course it was announced back in March and was expected to be in laptops by May, but noooo, it's taking it's
sweet time. So the second I can
get my hands on one of those in a laptop with all the other stuff I want is the day I buy it. Which my setup will probably be pretty
much the exact same thing as my Dad's, only with the new videocard.
I finally got a TI-89 yesterday, after about 4 years of wanting
one. My brother needed a graphing calculator for school, so I just gave him my old TI-83+ and got this one for myself.
And while I'm still learning how to use it, I can't believe how much this thing can do, even compared to my
TI-86. Factoring, integrating with variables, complex numbers, even math in binary or hex, how did I ever live without this thing? And I get to pass on the nerd tradition to my brother as I taught him how to use my old one, as well as how to get
games, as everyone knows the kid with all the games in math class is the coolest nerd there is! I did keep my nifty cool
coloured slide cases
though.
Only one more week until I go back up to Gainesville for my 3rd year of college. One more week.
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