My White Bye-Sickle
Okay, silver bicycle. Whatever.
I picked up a new hardtail mountain bike on Sunday: a Gary Fisher Marlin Disc. I haven’t ridden in years, but so far it’s been a blast tearing around on. You never really realise what a pleasure it is to do something until you’ve got the right tool for the job. I can’t wait to hit some nice trails; in the meanwhile, the lockout front suspension makes road riding nice and tight.
Of course, it’s going to rain all week, so I won’t get to practice my bunny hops for a little bit — if only because I’ll wipe hard.
Laptop For Sale!
Well, my trusty ol’ laptop is up for sale. It’s a Fujitsu Lifebook S6231. Here is a link to a review of a similar model, with some key differences:
- my laptop doesn’t have a DVD burner; it has a CD burner/DVD player combination;
- my laptop doesn’t come with Windows XP Pro, but rather XP Home;
- my laptop was upgraded to 2GB of RAM;
- my laptop was upgraded to a 7200RPM, 80GB hard drive;
- my laptop includes a second battery that can take the place of the DVD drive for extended run time.
I’ve still got all the boxes, software and documentation, too. The laptop is in great shape save for one or two minor scuffs on the lid, and some worn-off paint on the touchpad’s scroll button — I really baby my electronics gear.
It’s a great laptop for someone who travels, as it’s small and light — you can strip it down to just over 3.5 lbs if you forsake the second battery and the DVD drive. Fully kitted out I doubt it’s more than 5 lbs.
Note that it’s a 13.3" screen — this is smaller than most (about the same as a Macbook). It’s an excellent screen, too, usable even in direct sunlight provided you crank up the brightness.
I’ll give it to you like new, with a fresh install of XP. If you like, I’ll also install free anti-virus software so that you’re good to go.
I bought it for $1700 new and spent another $250 on the RAM and hard drive upgrades as well as the extra battery; my asking price for the whole mess is $600, plus applicable shipping.
Full specs:
- 1.6GHz Intel Pentium-M 725 processor (Dothan core, 2MB L2 cache, 400MHz FSB)
- 2GB DDR333 SDRAM (2 x 1GB)
- Intel 855GME integrated graphics
- 13.3" XGA TFT CrystalView display, 1024 x 768
- 80GB Seagate Momentus 7200RPM hard drive
- Combination CD-RW/DVD-ROM modular drive
- Sigmatel AC97 6-channel sound
- Built-in 56k v.90 modem
- Built-in 10/100 Base-Tx Ethernet
- Built-in Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG 802.11b/g wireless LAN
- Type I or Type II PCMCIA slot
- Main battery - 10.8V 4400mAh lithium ion
- Modular battery - 10.8V 3800mAh lithium ion
- Ports: 3 x USB, 1 x mini-Firewire, 1 x mini-SVideo (with adapter), 1 x VGA (supports 1280 x 1024), Memory Stick/Secure Digital card reader, 1 x headphone, 1 x microphone
- AC adapter
- Microsoft Windows XP Home (will be a fresh install and fully patched)
- Dimensions: 11.5" wide x 9.3" deep x 1.28" high
- Weight: about 3.63 lbs with weight-saver, 4.08 lbs with optical drive
Post in the comments section below if you’re interested or need more information.
