One needs either inspiration or desperation in life
One needs either inspiration or desperation in life to progress ahead. Mine was desperation!
When you want something real bad and you know you can't have it, thats when you want it even more.
And so I made the move. I bought Alienware Area-51® m5790 Special Edition
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7400 2.16GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Operating System : Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium - With USB Mini Media Center Remote Control
Display: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD - Saucer Silver
Motherboard: Alienware® Intel® 945PM + ICH7 Chipset
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 512MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 160GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 5,400 RPM w/ 8MB Cache
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 8x Dual Layer CD-RW/DVD±RW w/ Nero Software
Video/Graphics Card: 256MB ATI Mobility™ Radeon® X1800
Sound Card: Intel® 7.1 High-Definition Audio
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® PRO Wireless 3945 a/b/g Mini-Card
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
Games: Battlefield 2142
Games: Command & Conquer: Generals - Deluxe Edition
Games: Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mousepad
Alienware Extras: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - $100 Value - FREE!
Free Alienware® T-Shirt: Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black
SubTotal: $2,029.00
Shipping: $113.50
Discount: $0.00
Tax: $179.43
Order Total: $2,321.93
It was a Special Edition starting at $1199/- no longer on website. But with little search on their website u come across this! Now the starting price is $1700/- its crazy! (with my config... you'll go above $3000)
Here are some of the reviews - [1], [2]
Life Update:
- I moved to NYC on 14th April.
- I started work as a DBA/Engineer at CapitalIQ on 16th April.
- I moved into a beautiful studio apartment for $800 a month. The place is in Brooklyn in a nice Italian/Ukrainian/Russian neighbourhood. I haven't seen a single Indian in the locality so far (and I am happy about it).
- I have no furniture.
- I sleep in a sleeping bag.
- I will own Alienware Area-51® m5790 :D and survive on bread n butter for next 3 weeks till I get my paycheck.
- My Bank Balance has hit rock bottom.
- I was unemployed and had no money...now I am employed and I have no money.
- If you are reading this and you are in NYC please meet me :( I have no TV, no laptop (till may 1st), no radio and no source of any entertainment and i live alone. Please please...spare me from turning into a psycho! :((
- I come back from work at 7:30pm-8:00pm.. sit on my sleeping bag. period.
- Well...being in NYC u might wonder why am I sitting at home? Well...the weather has been nasty lately with rains. Except for the weekend which was amazing
- This weekend I freaked out-
Saturday: hookah. pitcher. drunk. bar. hot chic. dance. boob. booze. peed on street. 5am. metro. bums.
Sunday:
46-yr old Italian landlord was cleaning his BMW...I joined in! :D
Later his Italian friend comes over with his yellow El Camino. I did the "wax on-wax off" (Mr. Miagi style from Karate Kid). Man! cleaning that El Camino and hot Ukrainian chicks walking past you and giving that grin ... I say thats the perfect Sunday Afternoon. Beautiful weather!
Then we had an what Peter(Italian landlord) calls it as Italian BBQ.... regular BBQ but the "Italian" hospitality to it. With few bottles of Frankenbourg and his amazing BBQ...that was a perfect Sunday.
Work at office is good. I like it so far.
PS: Laptop weighs 8.7 pounds = 3.946 kilograms :D. Soon u will meet a man in good shape and huge biceps! ;)
"One needs either inspiration or desperation in life to progress ahead. Mine was desperation!" Maybe someday I could say it the other way round. :)
When you want something real bad and you know you can't have it, thats when you want it even more.
And so I made the move. I bought Alienware Area-51® m5790 Special Edition
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7400 2.16GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Operating System : Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium - With USB Mini Media Center Remote Control
Display: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD - Saucer Silver
Motherboard: Alienware® Intel® 945PM + ICH7 Chipset
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 512MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 160GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 5,400 RPM w/ 8MB Cache
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 8x Dual Layer CD-RW/DVD±RW w/ Nero Software
Video/Graphics Card: 256MB ATI Mobility™ Radeon® X1800
Sound Card: Intel® 7.1 High-Definition Audio
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® PRO Wireless 3945 a/b/g Mini-Card
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
Games: Battlefield 2142
Games: Command & Conquer: Generals - Deluxe Edition
Games: Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mousepad
Alienware Extras: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - $100 Value - FREE!
Free Alienware® T-Shirt: Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black
SubTotal: $2,029.00
Shipping: $113.50
Discount: $0.00
Tax: $179.43
Order Total: $2,321.93
It was a Special Edition starting at $1199/- no longer on website. But with little search on their website u come across this! Now the starting price is $1700/- its crazy! (with my config... you'll go above $3000)
Here are some of the reviews - [1], [2]
Life Update:
- I moved to NYC on 14th April.
- I started work as a DBA/Engineer at CapitalIQ on 16th April.
- I moved into a beautiful studio apartment for $800 a month. The place is in Brooklyn in a nice Italian/Ukrainian/Russian neighbourhood. I haven't seen a single Indian in the locality so far (and I am happy about it).
- I have no furniture.
- I sleep in a sleeping bag.
- I will own Alienware Area-51® m5790 :D and survive on bread n butter for next 3 weeks till I get my paycheck.
- My Bank Balance has hit rock bottom.
- I was unemployed and had no money...now I am employed and I have no money.
- If you are reading this and you are in NYC please meet me :( I have no TV, no laptop (till may 1st), no radio and no source of any entertainment and i live alone. Please please...spare me from turning into a psycho! :((
- I come back from work at 7:30pm-8:00pm.. sit on my sleeping bag. period.
- Well...being in NYC u might wonder why am I sitting at home? Well...the weather has been nasty lately with rains. Except for the weekend which was amazing
- This weekend I freaked out-
Saturday: hookah. pitcher. drunk. bar. hot chic. dance. boob. booze. peed on street. 5am. metro. bums.
Sunday:
46-yr old Italian landlord was cleaning his BMW...I joined in! :D
Later his Italian friend comes over with his yellow El Camino. I did the "wax on-wax off" (Mr. Miagi style from Karate Kid). Man! cleaning that El Camino and hot Ukrainian chicks walking past you and giving that grin ... I say thats the perfect Sunday Afternoon. Beautiful weather!
Then we had an what Peter(Italian landlord) calls it as Italian BBQ.... regular BBQ but the "Italian" hospitality to it. With few bottles of Frankenbourg and his amazing BBQ...that was a perfect Sunday.
Work at office is good. I like it so far.
PS: Laptop weighs 8.7 pounds = 3.946 kilograms :D. Soon u will meet a man in good shape and huge biceps! ;)
"One needs either inspiration or desperation in life to progress ahead. Mine was desperation!" Maybe someday I could say it the other way round. :)