Last week the IT department issued a report to the management about internet stats per user in our office. The result, of course, the most accessed page was facebook! Almost all users opened and updated their facebook status everyday (if not every minutes, including those who all this time complained about their neighbors, lol). The management then decided to block access to facebook starting Monday (yesterday) in order to keep employees focus on their job.

Anyway, I’m not a really fan of facebook, I don’t open my facebook everyday, so I wasn’t included in “facebook addicts” category in the report. They put me in “active browsers” category. I guess that’s how they interpreted my dropping ec habit. Yes, sometimes I drop ec in my office if I couldn’t finish it at home the night before.

Statistics said Indonesia was ranked 5th among countries with highest number of Facebook users, almost 15 million users! I wonder how many percent of those users using their office computer .

It should have been ready on the first day I came back to work two weeks ago if our new IT guy just approved one of my choices. Instead he told our GA department to hold and waited until I came because he wanted to talk to me first.

Later he told me the specs of those two laptops were too high for legal department. But I said those laptops were within $1,100 budget. He said he had a list of cheaper laptop with the same or lesser specs. WTF! I told him if that was the case, then my boss shouldn’t bother to call me during my leave on the first place. Just bought any laptop they wanted and surprised me later!

My new HP Pavilion dv4-1532TX Moonlight White

Anyway, I insisted. There was a reason why I was called to search for my own laptop which was because my boss trusted my choice. Finally, it was settled. Earlier this week my new toy arrived. It’s an HP Pavilion dv4-1532TX Moonlight White bundled with Windows 7 Home Premium. The HP symbol on the cover will glow when turned on. Beautiful isn’t it? I should be very careful with it though, as it’s in all white including the keyboard so it’s easy to get dirty.

So it’s time to say good bye to my old lappy. It’s not easy though, since I’ve been using that laptop for over five years, so it’s almost like a soul mate to me. She witnessed my up and down mood at work, sometimes I slapped her when I was upset (oops). I’m gonna miss you lappy

My Old Lappy

And welcome new lappy! Hopefully we’re gonna have fun working together for (at least) the next five years

My New Lappy

My first choice is HP Pavilion dv4-1532TX Moonlight White from HP Pavilion dv4t entertainment series
Take a look at her, isn’t she a beauty?

HP Pavilion dv4-1532TX comes in two color choices espresso black and moonlight white. I chose the white one. It’s a Core2 Duo laptop with 3GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, DVD±RW, NIC, WiFi, Bluetooth, Fingerprint, VGA NVIDIA GeForce G105M 512MB, Camera, 14.1″ WXGA, and genuine Win7 Home Premium.

The distributor’s quote was US$ 1,160 or US$60 higher than the company’s US$ 1,100 budget, but I’m sure our purchasing department can handle this. That was their first quote anyway so we still can bargain. Below is its detail specifications.

Platform	Notebook PC with Intel Centrino Duo Technology
Processor Type	Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
Processor Onboard	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P7550 (2.26 GHz, FSB 1066, Cache 3 MB)
Chipset	Intel 45PM
Standard Memory	3GB DDR3 System Memory (2 DIMM)
Max. Memory	4 GB (2 DIMMs)
Video Type	NVIDIA GeForce G105M 512 MB
Display Size	14.1″ WXGA TFT
Display Max. Resolution	1280 x 800
Display Technology	BrightView TFT
Audio Type	Integrated
Speakers Type	Integrated ~ Altec Lansing® speakers
Hard Drive Type	500 GB Serial ATA 7200 RPM ~ HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive
Optical Drive Type	DVD±RW ~ LightScribe Supermulti DVD+RW Double Layer Support
Modem	Integrated 56K Modem
Networking	Integrated
Network Speed	10 / 100 Mbps
Wireless Network Type	Integrated
Wireless Network Protocol	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wireless Bluetooth	Integrated
Keyboard Type	Ergonomics 101 keys
Input Device Type	Touch Pad
Slot Provided	ExpressCard/ 54
Card Reader Provided	SD, MMC, Memory Stick / Stick PRO, xD-Picture Card
Interface Provided	3x USB 2.0, eSATA, VGA, HDMI, LAN, Audio ~ Webcamera, Fingerprint
O/S Provided	Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Battery Type	Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery ~ 6-cell
Power Supply	External AC Adapter
Dimension (WHD)	33.4 x 4.0 x 24.0 cm
Weight	2.23 kg
Standard Warranty	1-year Limited Warranty by Authorized Distributor
Bundled Peripherals	Carrying Case
Others	Mobile remote control

My second choice is HP Pavilion dm3-1028TX from HP Pavilion dm3t series.

There’s no color choice in this series, all come in black. HP Pavilion dm3-1028TX is claimed to have stamina to go all day! It is powered by Intel’s ultra-low-voltage with Core2 Duo SP9300, 4GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, NIC, WiFi, Bluetooth, VGA NVIDIA GeForce G105M 512MB, Camera, 13.3″ WXGA, External DVD±RW, Win7 Home Premium.

Its dimension is only 32.6 x 3.18 x 23 cm and weight 1.91 kg. Much smaller and lighter than the dv4t series which is good for me! However naturally its display size is also smaller which only 13.3″ compare to dv4t series that has 14.1″ screen.

The distributor’s quote for this model was US$ $1,060 so it’s still under the company’s US$ 1,100 budget. Here’s its detail specifications.

Platform	Notebook PC
Processor Type	Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
Processor Onboard	Intel® Core™2 Duo processor SP9300 (2.26 GHz, FSB 1066, Cahce 6 MB)
Chipset	Intel 45GS
Standard Memory	4 GB DDR3 SDRAM PC-8500
Max. Memory	4 GB (2 DIMMs)
Video Type	NVIDIA GeForce G105M 512 MB
Display Size	13.3″ WXGA LED
Display Max. Resolution	1366 x 768
Display Technology	BrightView LED
Audio Type	Integrated
Speakers Type	Integrated
Floppy Drive	Optional
Hard Drive Type	500 GB Serial ATA 7200 RPM
Optical Drive Type	External LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer
Modem	Optional
Networking	Integrated
Network Speed	10 / 100 Mbps
Wireless Network Type	Integrated
Wireless Network Protocol	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wireless Bluetooth	Integrated
Keyboard Type	QWERTY 82 keys
Input Device Type	Touch Pad
Slot Provided	Optional
Card Reader Provided	SD, MMC, Memory Stick / Stick PRO, xD-Picture Card
Interface Provided	3x USB 2.0, VGA, HDMI, LAN, Audio ~ Webcamera
O/S Provided	Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Battery Type	Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery
Power Supply	External AC Adapter
Dimension (WHD)	32.6 x 3.18 x 23 cm
Weight	1.91 kg
Standard Warranty	1-year Limited Warranty by Authorized Distributor
Bundled Peripherals	Carrying Case

There! I’ve done my job looking for a new laptop. Now it’s up to the company which one they are going to buy. Whatever their choice is I will not be able to use it until I come back to work next month. Still three weeks left to enjoy my leave

I was so excited hearing her call, though I love my current laptop, but my boss was right it’s getting out of date. My current laptop is an HP (I forget the type) with Pentium 4 processor and 512 Mb DDR. She’s like a soul mate to me for the last five years, so it’s gonna be hard to not seeing her on my desk when I’m coming back to the office after my maternity leave next month!

I’ll start hunting during the weekend