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February 5, 2006

Sony VAIO SZ Premium

Okay, this is my next laptop. Sony announced these at CES a month ago, but I just discovered it today (I need a better loop as I am out of the one I am in now).

My current day to day laptop is my Sony VAIO T370, which weighs 3.1 pounds and claims 7.5 hours of batter life with a standard battery. My configuration is a 10.6" widescreen, 1GB of RAM, a 60 gig harddrive (4200 RPM, putt, putt, putt, freakin' PUTT!), and a 1.2 GHz Pentium M processor

The SZ Premium (which isn't out yet, supposedly available in March) will weigh 3.7 pounds and give 7 hours of battery life from a standard battery. And it is apocalyptically better for the extra 0.6 pounds of weight (here my configuration when I get to order it):

  • 13.3" wide screen (my eyes are starting to have trouble with my 10.6" screen, sad but true)
  • 2GB RAM (2x the RAM, and we all know more is better)
  • 120 GB harddrive @ 5400 RPM (2x the harddrive space, and faster to boot. See "more is better" rule above)
  • 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo Processor (righto, not only an extra gigahertz, but TWO, count 'em, TWO cores)
  • Integrated Biometric Fingerprint Sensor (damned cool!)

Plus all the same goo I have now - DVD burner, WiFi (only a/b/g, not just b/g), and Bluetooth. And of course a useless & annoying memory stick reader.

Can't wait!!

Posted by Craig at 6:38 PM | | | Leave a comment

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I'd rather go for the 7k100 since it bests all the other laptop drives out there in every way (see storagereview and silentpc).

Or if aiming for capacity there are 160 GB laptop drives just coming.

Posted by: ac | April 19, 2006 8:42 AM

What horrible Edward Gorey Death will you die?

Not really a gadget or technology blog, but this was an entertaining quiz KT sent me. All the cool ways to die can be found in the extended entry.

Go easy on that.
You will drink too much gin. Not the worst way to die, but you won't remember too much of your life. Hey, at least you made some people laugh!

What horrible Edward Gorey Death will you die?

Being%20sucked%20dry%20by%20leeches%20isn't%20so%20bad.

You will be sucked dry by a leech. I'd stay away from swimming holes, and stick to good old cement. Even if it does hurt like hell when your toe scrapes the bottom.

Oooh%2C%20easy%20does%20it%20on%20the%20metal%20food%20group

You will swallow some tacks. You are a little weird, maybe not so much in a good way. Buy a yellow tie and wear it on your head.

Fit%20fit%20fits.

You will perish of fits. Repeat this to yourself: "Things can work out even if I don't get my way. Things can work out even...."

Go%20easy%20on%20that.

You will drink too much gin. Not the worst way to die, but you won't remember too much of your life. Hey, at least you made some people laugh!

Don't%20Trip

You will be smothered under a rug. You're a little anti-social, and may want to start gaining new social skills by making prank phone calls.

*Slosh*

You will sink in a mire. You like to think you're normal, but deep down you really just want to strip off your clothes and roll around in chicken fat.

Posted by Craig at 6:34 PM |

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