Finally after 5 years and a few weeks I have a new work laptop.
My old laptop... my buddy... my companion thru many, many work-related problems was an IBM Thinkpad X30 running a Pentium III Mobile at 1.2Ghz and with 512MB of RAM. It had a cracked case near the palm area of the keyboard and the "Pentium Inside" sticker is nearly worn to the point of not being readable. But it was a fantastic laptop. A never had a real problem with it's speed until a few laptops in the FBI and Veteren's Administration went missing a year or so ago. Then Corporate Executive (or Legal) office got nervous about one of us losing a laptop and whatever customer data contained there on. They got Corporate IT to force a mandatory encryption on our harddrives. Sadly, the old gal just couldn't handle it. The last 6 months have been painfully slow ones.
The new one is a Dell model with the usual Core 2 Duo running at 1.8Ghz and has 1GB of RAM. It's sleek with a wide screen and a bright silver finish. But I'm not sure if it'll ever live up to the high standard set by my ol' X30.
Here's hoping my ol' X30 eventually finds a new home thru a bulk re-seller on eBay. Job well done.
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It would be so cool to buy it somehow!
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