OMG! I Can't Believe It!

[addicted2dvd]

I just got a message from my friend... and told me that Santa is coming early! I have the following on the way!

Gateway Black 15.6" NE56R12u Laptop PC

Key Features and Benefits:
Intel Pentium B950 processor
2.10GHz, 2MB L3 Cache

4GB DDR3 SDRAM system memory (expandable to 8GB)
Gives you the power to handle most power hungry applications and tons of multimedia work

500GB hard drive
Store 333,000 photos, 142,000 songs or 263 hours of HD video and more

8x DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
Watch movies, and read and write CDs and DVDs in multiple formats

10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
Connect to a broadband modem with wired Ethernet or wirelessly connect to a Wi-Fi signal or hotspot with the 802.11b/g/n connection built into your PC

15.6" HD Ultrabright LED-backlit display
Intel HD Graphics with 128MB of dedicated system memory and support for Microsoft DirectX 10.1

Additional Features:
1.3MP HD webcam with built-in microphone
5-in-1 memory card reader
3 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x headphone jack, 1 x microphone jack, 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet port, 1 x VGA port, 1 x HDMI port with HDCP support
6-cell lithium-ion battery, up to 4 h 30 min battery life

Software:
Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Edition (To learn more about the features of Windows 7, click here)
Microsoft Office Starter 2010: Includes reduced functionality versions of Microsoft Word and Excel, with advertising. PowerPoint and Outlook are NOT included. Purchase Office 2010 today and get the most out of your new PC. (To learn more about the features of Office 2010, click here)
Norton Internet Security 2012 trial
Gateway Recovery Management

And if that isn't enough... she also got me a 2-year extended warranty.

OMG! I so can't believe it! The order email she sent me said... Will arrive between Thursday, 10/18/12, and Tuesday, 10/23/12.  I so can't wait to get my new toy and start playing! 

[Jimmy]

You sure have some great friend Pete

[Kathy]

Happy days!

I know you've been going crazy depending on the kindness of others for computer use.

As much as you're on the computer...I wonder if a 2 year warranty is enough. 

[Blair]

I don't feel like repeating myself, so instead I'll 

[Piffi]

Wow, great friends there Pete! Congrats

[addicted2dvd]

Thanks! It says the earliest it could come is tomorrow... but I don't think I am THAT lucky! 

Kathy....
LOL... I don't know if 2 years will be enough... but it is definitely much better then what I had before! 

[Piffi]

So just in a few days, you are back to normal Pete!
Nice!

[samuelrichardscott]

Sounds awesome. How long did you have the other though? US rules sound pretty crap for warantees.

In the UK, if an electrical item breaks, it is the responsibility of the store you bought it from for a year by law, and then by manufacturer for 3-5 years depending on the type of electrical product (by law again). Of course, that doesn't stop stores trying to sell their own warantees, but you don't need them... at least here in the UK.

[addicted2dvd]

You definitely need them around here. The stores are usually around a couple/few months. manufacturer... I think it is something like a year unless you get the extended warranty. But reading the horror stories Kathy had with her Toshiba... I was advised not to bother with them.

[samuelrichardscott]

Well I certainly hope you never have problems with this one. Enjoy your gift!

[MEJHarrison]

Congratulations Pete!

[Blair]

As a group we are starting to sound as if he just had a baby!  

[addicted2dvd]

 

[kahless]

Congrats, Pete! Enjoy your new Laptop! 

[addicted2dvd]

Thanks... I am sure I will. But I have a feeling it is going to be a long, impatient wait for it. Or at the very least it will feel like an awful long wait! 

I haven't even gotten the tracking number yet... and all I can think about is all the things I need to do to get it set up once it gets here!