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<\/p>\nFinally,after over a week of waiting, the laptop loan has finally been approved! But the thing is, they only approved it sometime last Thursday, when I’ve just arrived in Bangkok… Grrrr… Waited for so long and they only approved it after I leave the country… But I digress.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I collected it yesterday and here it is:<\/p>\n
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You guys might be wondering why it isn’t a Macbook. The main thing about a Macbook is that it is much more expensive as compared to the other. Here’s the spec of the Toshiba Tecra M5:<\/p>\n
\nIntel Core Duo Processor T2400 1.83GHz<\/b>
\n(667MHz FSB, 2MB Level 2 Cache);
\nIntel 945PM Express Chipset;
\n(After free upgrade) 1GB DDR2 SDRAM<\/b><\/font> (no slot left);
\n80GB Hard disk (5400rpm);
\nSlim SelectBay DVD SuperMulti Double Layer drive (DVD+-RW\/RAM);
\n14.1″ TFT Active Matrix Display (1400 x 1050);
\nnVidia Quadro NVS 110M with 128MB DDR VRAM;
\n16x PCI Express; Infra-red;
\nUSB 2.0 x 3; 1394;
\nSD-Card; S-Video TV-out;
\nExpansion Bus (for replicator);
\nBuilt-in V.92 modem;
\nBuilt-in 10\/100\/1000 Mbps LAN;
\nBuilt-in Intel 802.11a\/b\/g;
\nBlueTooth 2.0+EDR;
\nTouchpad;
\nSound Blaster Compatible Audio;
\nWindows XP Professional;
\nAdobe Macromedia Studio 8;
\n(Microsoft Office to be purchased separately);
\nNotebook carrying case;
\nUSB Optical Mouse;
\n2.37 kg (with battery pack and integrated combo drive).<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nNow I’m typing this post in the living room using wifi ‘borrowed’ from someone. (Thanks Henry! Whoever you are)<\/p>\n
Mobile computing
\nw00t!<\/p>\nAs for the Bangkok photos, I will post em up as soon as I sort them out.<\/p>\n
*Edit*
\nA feel-good article: Toshiba Tecra M5 Review<\/a> \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Finally,after over a week of waiting, the laptop loan has finally been approved! But the thing is, they only approved it sometime last Thursday, when I’ve just arrived in Bangkok… Grrrr… Waited for so long and they only approved it… Continue Reading