Computers take II

Gregory Alan Bolcer (gbolcer@gambetta.ICS.uci.edu)
Wed, 02 Sep 1998 11:26:58 -0700


Out of celebration for finally finishing my thesis [1]
I wanted to try, try again to purchasing a new Windows machine
for personal and commercial use as I have never owned my own computer.

The Sony 505GX [2] fell through out of disgust for
their sales force and undue delays. I ordered a Dell, which will
be available September 9th. I am the very first order they
took on this machine configuration. They don't even tell
anyone they offer it yet.

Dell Inspiron 7000 [3] $4343
15" Liquid crystal display
300Mhz Pentium II
192MB RAM
8.0G hdd
ATI Rage LT Pro w/8Meg
integrated 56k modem
plus extras

I'll let everyone know how it works out, but
at 8.9 pounds, it'll really be a workout. Such
extremes, I went from a just enough power Sony
at 2.9 pounds to a powerhouse at 8.9. Go figure.

Dr. Greg ;-)

[1] http://gbolcer.ics.uci.edu/papers/EndThesis.pdf
[2] http://www.ita.sel.sony.com/products/pc/notebook/pcg505gx.html
[3] http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,25954,00.html