I succumbed to the pleading inner voice at last and got myself a notebook. Kudos go out for my dad who just surprised me by extending the time he’ll pay my health insurance until the end of my studies! Yeehaw!
So I was pretty sure, that I wanted a 12″ cause I want a ‘portable’ computer – literally speaking. Apple was no option since I already made bad experience with their support. I too think that their 12″-displays are crappy and find two mouse-buttons very handy. Since I my budget was 2k the Sony pCG-V505Cp was the next consideration. I was torn though: Although this really looks like a sweet piece of gadgetry it seemed a little expensive and Sony’s customer service has a bad reputation too. A three year warranty is available – it comes for a price though: 250 €. Then I saw that Asus also is taking part in the 12″-Market: The M5200N is 450 Euros cheaper comes with a bigger disk, but integrated graphics ( v505cp has a Radeon 9200 ) and brings a mouse, a bag and a three year pick up warranty. So this is what I got yesterday…
While trying to install Xp I failed at formatting the HD. “Oh no. It’s broken!”, I thought and went back to the shop. They wanted me to leave it there and pick it up the next day, but I insisted that they have a look right now, which they did and managed to format the drive. Seems like only the quickformat is really working. All was well again and went smoothly from that moment. The main drawbacks seem to be: The Display is ok, but could be brighter. I really need a better battery, the one included holds barely power for two hours – but even if I buy the biggest it will still be cheaper than the Sony. The Fan is not very noisy but the sound is very high and getting on my nerves fast (only if their’s no other sound tho). Maybe I grow used to it or change it…
Hope this one lasts longer.
crosses his fingers.
Ich drück die Daumen. Wir sind mit unserem 14″ G4 iBook immer noch sehr zufrieden. Wenn ich ehrlich bin, überleg ich, nicht vielleicht meinen PC abzuschaffen, und mir stattdessen einen Mac & eine Xbox zuzulegen.
Aber dann kann ich nicht mehr .NET’en und C#.
Oh, I just noticed the entry was written in english. Hmm. Oh well, laziness +1, Carlo 0.
Yay. Thx for the good wishes, may they come true…
Die teuerste Variante ever. Wait another few years and OS X will run on x86 platforms too. Rumours about it are heard from time to time so I think it’ll take just another five years or so for them to come true…
I wonder if my English is that German…
We hear your accent even through the net, little brother.
Ze germans… always trying to hide. Always without success.
Ai ton’t nou fat ju arr torking apout.
Hee just sez ve ahr eevill.
Ha! Hie fill zie in teim hou reit hee is! Blitzkrieg!
“Mein Leben!”
(alternatively (Penny Arcade style):)
“Mein leapen!”