Monday, July 17, 2006
PC Amusement
I really love Dell ads in the Sunday paper, and how they classify their sale PC's.
The E310 has 1GB RAM, Pentium 4 processor, and an 80 GB Hard Drive. They say it's great to "edit photos and more."
The E510 has the same RAM and hard drive with a Pentium D for students to do "presentations and multimedia projects."
My favorite is the B110 with its 256 MB RAM, 80 GB hard drive, and Celeron D processor, deemed a "basic" PC "ideal for simple Web browsing and e-mail!"
Pardon me while I guffaw. Currently, according to Dell, my cell phone is now more suited for "simple Web browsing and e-mail" than my trusty Locutus, sadly limping along from cobbled parts totaling 125 MB RAM, 21 MB total storage spread across 2 full hard drives, and 2, yes TWO, USB 1 connections.
Here is what my computer would be suitable for in a Dell ad:
* Turning off and on!
* Starting Windows XP!
* Running simple non-beta chat programs! 1 at a time!
* Customizing desktop with own 72-dpi images!
* Surfing the web via Unix!
* Producing professional-looking notes in Notepad!
* Creating greeting cards in PaintShop!
* Dot-matrix printer not included.
E-value code: 00000-TOSSITNOW
The E310 has 1GB RAM, Pentium 4 processor, and an 80 GB Hard Drive. They say it's great to "edit photos and more."
The E510 has the same RAM and hard drive with a Pentium D for students to do "presentations and multimedia projects."
My favorite is the B110 with its 256 MB RAM, 80 GB hard drive, and Celeron D processor, deemed a "basic" PC "ideal for simple Web browsing and e-mail!"
Pardon me while I guffaw. Currently, according to Dell, my cell phone is now more suited for "simple Web browsing and e-mail" than my trusty Locutus, sadly limping along from cobbled parts totaling 125 MB RAM, 21 MB total storage spread across 2 full hard drives, and 2, yes TWO, USB 1 connections.
Here is what my computer would be suitable for in a Dell ad:
* Turning off and on!
* Starting Windows XP!
* Running simple non-beta chat programs! 1 at a time!
* Customizing desktop with own 72-dpi images!
* Surfing the web via Unix!
* Producing professional-looking notes in Notepad!
* Creating greeting cards in PaintShop!
* Dot-matrix printer not included.
E-value code: 00000-TOSSITNOW
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