Welp, I got myself a new toy again!

The deal was just too hard to resist on Cyber Monday! I ordered an Inspiron 1525 with Dual Core (2.0Ghz), 3GB DDR2, 250GB HD, a video card that I don’t understand (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100), with Windows Vista Home Basic. I got it for about $475ish before tax and shipping. w00t.

So… here I am! Typing on it in bed! Winnaarrr!! Picture of the new laptop to be included soon!

It took a while for it to ship to be, but a Dell agent called me and left me voicemails every step of the process: letting me know when the order got delayed, that the order was done being processed, when it was shipped, and when the package arrived. (To be honest, I think they started building the computer when I contacted them a week after my order status didn’t change at all.) Either way, I waited patiently and am very much so satisfied with my new loot!

Plans for the laptop:
– Main goal is to use it for doing webwork while I’m not stationed at home. I’ll admit that I’m behind on the revamp project (because I spend most of my weekends at Brent’s), but hopefully I can successfully install Photoshop CS and the necessary software onto this Vista machine with no problems.
– Second goal is…. hmm… it was all mostly for the first goal, really. This was actually kind of a spontaneous purchase! :O Ooohhppp! While others are tweeting away on their iPhones, I’ll be tweeting on my comparatively huge laptop! Hah! Succckkkerrsss!!

Nice generic Dell photo of the laptop

I got the “Midnight Blue” one (oooooohhhhhh!!!!) I heard that black = a lot of finger prints; red was too flashy for me; pink was a ‘no way’; wasn’t feeling the Mustard Yellow (it’s actually called like Sunshine Yellow or something); and I’m not much of a fan for Dookie Green (totally it’s official name. I promise.) So… I got the blue. Seemed pretty standard to me! If I had a choice, I woulda gotten a white one though. I don’t think they make it in white because it would have looked too similar to a Mac though…

Any naming suggestions?? Some ideas so far:
– Allen – (the name of the IT guy at work) so I can yell out stuff like “Ahhhh!! Allleeennnnnn!! Why aren’t you working???” more often.
– The Reincarnation of Bertha

Morning-in-bed photo with built-in webcam! Surprisingly good quality pics!
I’m not hawt and secsie like the real webcammy blogger girls. (Paanniisss!)

Yay for technology! <3 I really hope my old versions of AIM works on this Vista thing.....

Update 12/25/08: Photos as promised!

Laptop, Wacom, Tissues–Ready to get work done on Xmas day!