Topic: Ferret's Bar and grill "Jus got this to bring with me for school and my time DG"

[Ferretlxix_XC]

Well after doing research on price, function and other comparisons, I ordered this which came in on Friday.
I'll taking her to Broadcasting School with me in Ft Mead MD and then to Diego Garcia while stationed there for a year.


PROCESSOR TYPE
Core™ Duo 
PROCESSOR NUMBER
T2500 
PROCESSOR SPEED
2.0GHz 
OPERATING SYSTEM
Genuine Windows® XP Professional, Windows Vista™ Capable 
MEMORY SIZE
1024MB 
DISPLAY SIZE
17.0" 
DISPLAY TYPE
Widescreen SXGA+ with TruBrite™ Technology 
DISPLAY RESOLUTION
1680x1050 
GRAPHICS CHIPSET
GeForce® Go 7900GTX 
GRAPHICS MEMORY
512MB GDDR3 
HARD DRIVE SIZE
100GB 
HARD DRIVE SPEED
7200rpm 
OPTICAL DRIVE
DVD-SuperMulti drive (+/-R double layer) 
WIRELESS LAN
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g) 
BLUETOOTH
Bluetooth® V2.0 + EDR 
INPUT DEVICES
Hot Key Functions, Windows Key Function, Internet Launch button, Express Media Player CD/DVD launch button, Dual Mode Pad, CD/DVD Buttons, 103 key US keyboard with 10 Key Pad, Express Media Player Remote Control 
SECURITY
Finger Print Reader, Password Security, Security Cable Lock Slot, Hot Key Security 
MODEM
V.92 Modem 
LAN
10/100/1000 
AUDIO
harman/kardon® stereo speakers, SRS TruSurround XT® virtual surround sound, SRS WOW™ stereo sound, Built-in microphone 
AC ADAPTER
120W (15V 8.0A) Auto-sensing, 100-240V / 50-60Hz input 
BATTERY TYPE
Li-Ion (9-cell, 6000mAh) 
BATTERY LIFE
Up to 2.6 hours 
PC CARD SLOTS
1-Type II PC Card Slot 
MEDIA PORT
5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter 
USB SLOTS
4-USB (2.0) 
ILINK
i.LINK™ IEEE-1394 
S-VIDEO
TV-out (S Video) 
FAST INFRARED
Fast Infrared (4Mbps), Infrared for Consumer Remote only 
SOFTWARE
InterVideo® WinDVD® Creator 2 Platinum, Microsoft® Office OneNote®, Microsoft Works, Sonic® Solutions RecordNow! Basic , TOSHIBA Express Media Player, InterVideo® WinDVD® 5, Quicken® New User Edition 2006 
WEIGHT
Starting at 7.1lbs 
COLOR
Sunlight Copper 
WARRANTY
1-Yr Parts and Labor, 1-Year Battery 


Also Includes:

Sunlight Copper Lid Cover, Microsoft® Works, Microsoft® Office OneNote™ 2003, TOSHIBA Express Media Player, InterVideo® WinDVD® 5, InterVideo® WinDVD Creator 2 Platinum, Sonic Solutions® PrimeTime™, Sonic Solutions® RecordNow!™ Basic, 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter, ExpressCard™ slot, 4-USB (2.0) ports, i.LINK™ IEEE-1394, Fast Infrared (4Mbps) port, TV-out (S-Video), DVI-D output port, 10/100/1000 LAN port, V.92 modem port, RGB monitor port, Microphone jack (monaural), headphone jack (stereo), S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port)

[Bonk]

Schweeet! 

That widescreen would be awesome for coding. I bet that beast would compile stuff really fast too!

[Ferretlxix_XC]

Schweeet! 

That widescreen would be awesome for coding. I bet that beast would compile stuff really fast too!

Yeha it's really sweet, I still have to load 3dsmax on it and give it a run.

[Sirgod]

You know ferrit, you'll have to get a new track ball now. BTW, thanks for the card, I loved the joke.

Stephen

[Ferretlxix_XC]

You know ferrit, you'll have to get a new track ball now. BTW, thanks for the card, I loved the joke.

Stephen

Trackball phhhht
I got a logitech mx 600 wireless laser mouse.   Trackballs have their uses but, man I function better with a mouse.

Glad to hear you got the card man.   Mooooooooo 

[Dracho]

One more thing you should consider:

http://www.lojackforlaptops.com/


and some really good info here:

http://labmice.techtarget.com/articles/laptopsecurity.htm

[Ferretlxix_XC]

One more thing you should consider:

http://www.lojackforlaptops.com/


and some really good info here:

http://labmice.techtarget.com/articles/laptopsecurity.htm

Thanks for the info, I'll read more on the lo jack thing.  I'm just concerned if it's only the US or on an international scale.

I'm already considering the physical side and the bio metrics device is really useful on keeping unwanted people out of my comp.