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[ria_oaks]

Um. I JUST BOUGHT A NEW COMPUTER. HOLY FUCK.

*hyperventilates* Damned smooth salesmen at Dell with their "here's the computer you can get XP with and we'll give it to you with free shipping even though these business laptops usually cost $125 to ship" (that after my "okay, wait... I looked online and you charge shipping for your business computers but not for your home ones. And I need a business laptop evidently to get XP. Hmmmm." Immediately came "We'll give you free shipping if you buy it right now with me!") GAAAAAH HELP ME WHAT DID I JUST DO??? Came to $1055 altogether. I can afford it, esp since I've got a large chunk of money (like 7k) coming in from a life insurance policy I'm having paid out. And I might get a loan from work for it; I can get an interest free computer loan since I'm staff. ^__^ Dell put me on a plan so I can put off paying for a couple of weeks (waiting to get the money in... o.o Or might just raise the credit limit on my Mastercard so I can pay it off right now); they said that as long as I pay it all off within 30 days then I won't be charged interest. Hope that's true... I'm reading the loan agreement now and it makes it sound like I have to pay the entire amount (which would be $1500...), but he said that if I pay in the next 30 days then I don't get charged interest. Hm. I don't understand loans that well. o.o

ANYWAY. New computer ZOMG. I oughta be shot... and I should have done this back in March, when my computer first died. *sigh* Oh well...

Comments

[quettalinde.livejournal.com]

You work in a bank and don't understand loans. I am not sure I understand this, lol.

Snaps for the new computer though. Seriously awesome! XD I hope it works at least a thousand times better than the old one and has all sorts of shiny features because it's a business laptop.

How long till it arrives?

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

I don't do loans. ^^ Just pass requests on to the loans department... I should really learn more about them, though.

July 11 is the estimated delivery date, but he said it's usually faster.

I'm starting to panic now about paying for it, heh, and am paranoid that I'll be charged for all that interest even if I pay it off right away. Guess it'll be okay, though, since he said I wouldn't be charged..

[quettalinde.livejournal.com]

Hey, I know. You're just the teller-person. ^^ I was teasing ya.

That's pretty quick. Hope it gets here next week.

Deep breaths. You'll be fine, you'll be fine, you'll be able to pay it off. You're more financially set than me it sounds like, and I could pay it off. It would put a pretty big dent in my account, but I could do it. So you can too.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Lol, yeah, well it is kinda odd and annoying that I don't know that much about them. ^^ Oh wells...

I might call them tomorrow to confirm, anyway, since I have one business day to reject the agreement before I'm locked in. And I don't want to suddenly find myself paying $500 more... I could pull some money out of my term deposit if I have to pay it right away. *sigh* I suppose I should just trust what the guy said, but it doesn't seem to jibe with what's in the agreement.

[quettalinde.livejournal.com]

Well, neither does selling you a business laptop without making you pay shipping… I wouldn't worry too much, but definitely phone. If nothing else, it'll help you ease your mind about things.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's prob fine, but I might call anyway just to make sure.

[bk635.livejournal.com]

You post about buying a new computer, yet you don't mention its stats? What's wrong with you? ;p

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Lol, I just didn't feel like doing up a big post about it... just wanted to tell everyone the news. ^^ Here's a copy and paste of all the info from Dell's website:


Vostro 1510

Date 25/06/2008 2:29:08 PM Central Standard Time

Catalog Number 70703 Retail cabsdt1



Catalog Number / Description Product Code Qty SKU Id



Processor:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5870 (2.0GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) M51587C 1 [223-8903] 1


Operating System:
$50 off Genuine Windows Vista Business to XP Pro Downgrade Rights XP3VBEP 1 [467-5418][313-6183][420-7291][420-7658][420-8057] 11


LCD Panel:
15.4 inch Widescreen WXGA LCD Display XGA 1 [320-6437] 2


Camera and Digital Microphone:
No Webcam, No Digital Camera Microphone Option NCAMERA 1 [313-6184] 21


Memory:
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM 2GB2D 1 [311-8551] 3


Hard Drives:
160G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive 160G54K 1 [341-6597] 8


Optical Drives:
8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R write capability, Data Only 8XDVDO 1 [313-6192] 16


Video Cards:
IntelJ Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 INTVID 1 [320-6435] 6


Wireless Cards:
IntelJ PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Wi-Fi Mini Card IP3945 1 [430-2907] 19


Sound Card:
High Definition Audio 2.0 IS 1 [313-4783] 17


Customized Pictaflex LCD Back:
No Custom Image and Text on Notebook NPCTAFX 1 [313-6187] 24


External Modem:
No Modem is required NOMODEM 1 [313-6194] 14


Adobe Software:
Adobe® Reader 8.1 ADOBE 1 [410-1100] 15


Labels:
Windows Vista™ Basic VBN 1 [310-8627] 7


Productivity Software:
No Productivity Software NOSW 1 [412-0379] 22


Antivirus/Security Suite (Pre-install):
No Anti-Virus/ Security Software NOPRTCT 1 [410-1054] 25


Services:
1 Year Basic Limited Warranty plus 1 Year Mail-in Service S1OSMI 1 [901-0287][988-6059][983-3920][901-0360] 29


Primary Battery:
58 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery 58W6C 1 [312-0685] 27


Dell Automated Support Tool:
Dell DataSafe 2.0 Online, 10GB for 1 Year free DS10G1F 1 [420-7776][420-7707] 41


Touchpad Options:
Standard Touchpad TCHPAD 1 [311-8593] 9


Only diff is I got a 3-year warranty since I'm fed up of paying out the nose for my computer problems and it was only an extra $118...

So, does this sound pretty good? Hope so. ^^;

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Integrated graphics cards are fail. They don't have their own dedicated components, so they have to borrow resources from the main parts (e.g., CPU, RAM, etc). This component will most likely be a bottleneck (everything uses video), but I don't know how much of an effect it will have on your computer's performance; your habits will play a huge part.

Other than that it's pretty modest. Other than the video, it's pretty similar to what I'd shoot for if I were in the market for a laptop; save the extreme stuff for the desktop. ;p

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Eh bugger. *sigh* That's what will effect playing movies and stuff, right? So it'll slow stuff down when I watch movies? Gr. Hope it doesn't effect it too much or cause things to skip... oh well, nothing I can do bout it now. Rest seems okay, though - better than mine, anyway. ^^;

[bk635.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it'll be fine, especially with today's technology; it's just discrete cards are always better than integrated components, is all. If things do start going badly, then look at task manager and close down the programs with high mem usage and high cpu usage, so that the video component has as much resources open to it as possible.

Player and codec choice is also important. Nowadays it's just best to fuck separate codec packs (e.g., CCCP, K-Lite, Nero; of which the latter two should never be used) and get a self-contained player like SMPlayer, MPlayer, or KMPlayer. Keeps it clean and simple.