New Notebook

D & I had decided to purchase another notebook... this time a smaller one than the Built-To-Order (BTO) one which D bought late last year.

Picture below shows our tech gear: (From Left to Right) 1. Toshiba Protege R150 (Centrino 1.0GHz, 12" Display, slightly less than 1kg) - Our new toy

2. DIY PC Desktop with LCD screen

3. BTO notebook (Golden Retriever wallpaper, desktop-replacement, wireless technology but darn heavy)

The Toshiba Protege R150 is cheaper in HK than back home in S'pore, at least S$500 cheaper. We had originally wanted to get the new Fujitsu 7110, but it was just too expensive.

The Toshi gave us some problems earlier; we had to return the notebook twice to the shop. The first time was on the 2nd day after we bought it and it was due to some hardware problems that couldn't be fixed. So we got a new replacement.

However last sunday, the Toshi konked out on us again when we tried to use its wireless tech in Pacific Coffee at Times Square, and D had to take it to the shop once more. I collected it a few days back and it seemed like there was a virus attack on its BIOS.

We are currently monitoring our Toshi, so far so good... thank God for a 10-day free exchange and a 3-yr local & worldwide warranty. So we are not so upset about its crankiness, probably coincidence that we gotten 2 defective ones.