Gadgets and Toys

I want the Asus Eee PC. I’ve been wanting a notebook for sometime now, but have never been able to justify the expense for just wanting a portable computer for messing around with while I’m lazing around the house. And there are the tradeoffs you have to make when buying a notebook (ie. performance) that made me either want an XPS (ie. such a massive, powerful laptop it might as well be a desktop PC), or realise I’m better off with my desktop anyway.

But this little notebook is perfect. It’s got some basic apps for a little bit of working – word processing, spreadsheet and of course emailing – plus the usual things you want in a computer – web surfing, music/media player and an in-built web cam for a bit of Skype action. Oh and did I mention the wifi? Hello wireless home. There have been some not so great reviews, but this thing isn’t supposed to be a workhorse. I can imagine plugging it in at night to charge next to my mobile phone, PSP and DS after using it for some light entertainment or taking it travelling. I’ve never used a Linux system before either, but I’m pretty curious about it. Millions of people can’t be wrong huh?

On another note, we may be getting a Wii afterall. After a disappointing few months of deciding to put our money together and buy a Wii for Christmas, Azreal and I have been unable to get one thanks to the complete lack of stock throughout Australia since mid December. Andrew’s brother has had once since they came out in 2006, and rarely uses it so mentioned he might sell it while he can get a good price. Sounds like a deal! Wii console plus four controllers, Wii Sports, Wii Play and Zelda – hardly used. All to a good home. It would probably be him (and others) that we’d invite around to play with us anyway.

Gee we live in a materialistic society, don’t we?