The rising cost of a dream!

Pharaoh · 24-January-05, 10:14 PM

The Goal

Case: Lian-Li PC-V2000 w/ 2x 120mm fans
PSU: Ultra ATX 600W
Mobo: DFI LanParty NF4 SLI DR
CPU: AMD 3500+ 939 socket
CPU HS: Zalman 7700Cu
RAM: Corsair TWINX1024-4400C25PT a matched pair of CMX512-4400C25PT
HD: 2 x 74G SATA WD Raptor 10K Raid 0
2HD: 200G WD 7200 IDE
Optical: Pioneer +/-R DVD/CD RW
Video: PCI-E GeForce 6800 Ultra
Monitor: DELL UltraSharp 2001FP 20.1-inch Flat Panel LCD
Keyboard: LogitechÃ‚Â® Cordless DesktopÃ‚Â® MXÃ‚â„¢ 3100

The Catch!

1 Laptop.
My wife wants a new Laptop.
I told her I would build her a PC of her very own!
Thats when she says "that would be nice I want a Laptop so I can cary it to work too"

The original impetus for building the dream was so she could have the old rig all to her self
without fear of my fiddling with it and F'n it up regularly.

So to keep peace in our humble abode it looks like she will get a new Laptop and I can keep the old rig for a while longer.

Maby DFI will release the LanParty NF4 SLI DR by the time my funds recover.

Enko · 24-January-05, 10:45 PM

how good of a laptop does she need? here's a few links to some cheap and/or sales laptops:

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/prod...=04&l=en&s=bsd

the $649 (middle one) adds a 15" display, 40gb hd, and a wireless 802.11g card over the $579 one

if she wants a mac . ..
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...761005-8865424
$100 rebate:
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...9.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Dell Outlet has up to $600 off on refurbished notebooks
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/defa...dfh&DGVCode=LS

$10% off (expires tonight. sorry for the late notice)
XL0T9NG2ZSL?3Q

check out DW's list of Dell coupons here and see if any of those can help out as well
http://forums.pcapex.com/showthread.php?t=35817

Joose · 25-January-05, 10:57 AM

Tell her to talk to the IT department at work to make sure that she's allowed to bring her laptop there. We castrate and confiscate any personal equipment that enters the building

Pharaoh · 25-January-05, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pimp joose


	Tell her to talk to the IT department at work to make sure that she's allowed to bring her laptop there. We castrate and confiscate any personal equipment that enters the building

My employer does not want us to bring our own to work either. And what's more they
don't want us to install any s/w that they don't load on them.

However that is not the case for my Queen. She ownes the business so i don't think there will
be any conflict there.

24-January-05, 10:14 PM		#1 (permalink)
Pharaoh Apex Tech God	The rising cost of a dream! The Goal Case: Lian-Li PC-V2000 w/ 2x 120mm fans PSU: Ultra ATX 600W Mobo: DFI LanParty NF4 SLI DR CPU: AMD 3500+ 939 socket CPU HS: Zalman 7700Cu RAM: Corsair TWINX1024-4400C25PT a matched pair of CMX512-4400C25PT HD: 2 x 74G SATA WD Raptor 10K Raid 0 2HD: 200G WD 7200 IDE Optical: Pioneer +/-R DVD/CD RW Video: PCI-E GeForce 6800 Ultra Monitor: DELL UltraSharp 2001FP 20.1-inch Flat Panel LCD Keyboard: LogitechÃ‚Â® Cordless DesktopÃ‚Â® MXÃ‚â„¢ 3100 The Catch! 1 Laptop. My wife wants a new Laptop. I told her I would build her a PC of her very own! Thats when she says "that would be nice I want a Laptop so I can cary it to work too" The original impetus for building the dream was so she could have the old rig all to her self without fear of my fiddling with it and F'n it up regularly. So to keep peace in our humble abode it looks like she will get a new Laptop and I can keep the old rig for a while longer. Maby DFI will release the LanParty NF4 SLI DR by the time my funds recover.

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24-January-05, 10:45 PM		#2 (permalink)
Enko Apex Tech God	how good of a laptop does she need? here's a few links to some cheap and/or sales laptops: http://www1.us.dell.com/content/prod...=04&l=en&s=bsd the $649 (middle one) adds a 15" display, 40gb hd, and a wireless 802.11g card over the $579 one if she wants a mac . .. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...761005-8865424 $100 rebate: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...9.LZZZZZZZ.jpg Dell Outlet has up to $600 off on refurbished notebooks http://www1.us.dell.com/content/defa...dfh&DGVCode=LS $10% off (expires tonight. sorry for the late notice) XL0T9NG2ZSL?3Q check out DW's list of Dell coupons here and see if any of those can help out as well http://forums.pcapex.com/showthread.php?t=35817

25-January-05, 10:57 AM		#3 (permalink)
Joose Joosey	Tell her to talk to the IT department at work to make sure that she's allowed to bring her laptop there. We castrate and confiscate any personal equipment that enters the building