Decided to bought one, just a simple present for my self this year. All for the sleepless nights, hard work, and determination. And besides Noble Team offered me something I couldn’t resist

Add me up on XBOX Live, “xoids”. See yah!

Along with a mobile desktop, I also got myself a NorthFace Borealis backpack, and a Logitech V550 Nano. Next in the list would be Wrapsol a fine protective film that easily blends with your notebook’s original look,  Moshi Keyboard protector – just to make sure I won’t fry my logic board because of an unexpected coffee spill, and perhaps another bag for casual trek like the Crumpler’s Part and Parcel.

Now let’s get some stuff working. If you have an interesting project just buzz me

It’s been a year and a half and I’m definitely impressed by Samsung LCD Monitors. So just last week, I said goodbye to my old friend SyncMaster T220 and got me a brand new SyncMaster 2494HS.

At first I was reluctant to buy it, I was actually going for the P2370G but the lack of stock on the local stores made me consider the 2494HS. Searching for reviews all over the net made me sweat a bit, I actually got only a handful of it and this one from the whirlpool forum being the most helpful, thankfully this model is of professional grade and with that combined with the positive feedback of users on the forum nailed my decision to get it.

Here’s the specs of the unit:

Diagonal Size  :  23.6 "
Distinction    :  1920 x 1080
Brightness     :  300 cd / m²
Contrast ratio :  50.000:1 (1.000:1)
Response Time  :  5 ms
Viewing angle  :  170 ° / 160 ° (horizontal / vertical)
Colors         :  16.7 million
Video signal   :  D-sub, DVI, HDMI
Sync signal    :  Separately, composite, SOG
Connector      :  D-sub, DVI-D, HDMI

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Being used to Apple Machines, from the old PPC iMac, to the 24″ 2009 Model and the new 27″, I have to admit that this one is really at par in terms of performance and a sure deal! I got it only for $260 (around 12kPhp).

Apple finally released the long awaited refresh to the Macbook Pro line. The i7 2.66Ghz is available only for the high-end 15″ and 17″ models, according to Apple marketing for this configuration battery power should be around 8-9hrs (wow!). The rest of the 15″ got the i5 series ranging from 2.4 to 2.53Ghz, also it is interesting that the 13″ still feature a slightly bumped Core2Duos from 2.4 to 2.66Ghz and feature a 10hrs batter life.

Head on and read about the rest of the new features.

Update: A few months later, Apple added the 2.8Ghz i7 to the 15″ variants As for me, I think the 2.66Ghz is still rocking!

Also with the recent seed of Snow Leopard 10.6.2, there are indications of two new models for the MacBook Pro lineup, further speculation says that it could include mobile quad-core i5/i7 chips from Intel and AMD Radeon HD4500 mobile GPU. You can view the article here

Would it be OK to shop for this coming holiday?  I think it depends, If you really need the unit and can’t wait for around 4-8 months then go for it, the Core2Duo lineup is still OK in terms of performance, but If you want a future proof rig, then  wait. The next product update could be in Jan or in June, just in time for WWDC.

I find the MacRumors Buyer’s Guide useful, note the trend of each product release.