Tinker Sailor

This year, quite fortunate to have early paper. So done all the marking liao.

As usual, my students are GREAT...Hmm, could it be the ....???

Well, the exams may not be over for you, but hang on there...it will...

I'm looking forward to the holidays already, because ... can start FYP project. This time, I'm going to a FARM...

My other worry is the admin work... can be quite demanding. Normally studs dun see it, but it will take a ton of my time. Sometimes sitting in so many committees until i lost count.

There's this notebook pc project for 1st year coming up. The model has already been decided liao. No marks for correct answer - Fujitsu and Acer again. If you havenot bought any notebook, maybe it is a good time to buy. With all this vista release, make sure it has vista in it when you take over.

Give you a sampling of how it looks.

Fujitsu S7110 / Value-Buy - $1,399

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5500 (1.66GHz)

512MB DDR 667MHz; 4GB Max

Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with DVMT10
3.0 with maximum shared memory of 224MB

14.1" XGA
TFT, 1024 x 768 pixels

"80GB
SATA-150 5400rpm

Dual Layer Super Multi-Drive"

"56K V.923

Infrared IrDA 1.1 4Mbps

Global Modem MDC1.5

1000/100/10Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express® x 1

Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/ 3945BG network connection with
Dual Antenna.

Separate ON/OFF switch for wireless network connection.

LAN Chip: Marvell

Modem Chip: Agere"

"USB 2.0 x 3

VGA (external display)

RJ45 (LAN)

RJ11 (modem)

IEEE1394

mini S-Video out

HDA-in

HDA-out

Power Adapter DC-in

Port Replicator Interface"

"PC Card Type II, SmartCard Support6

ExpressCard™ /34 /54

Secured Digital / Memory Stick® /Memory Stick® PRO / xD
"

"Realtek ALC262 HD audio codec with built-in dual
Stereo Speakers

HD Audio-in: external Mic-in, Line-in, built-in Microphone

HD Audio-out: Headphone-out, Line-out"

"Spill-resistant keyboard12: 84-key, 19mm key pitch,
3mm key stroke, Quickpoint

Fingerprint Sensor with vertical scroll functions"

Intelligent Touch Pad with configurable vertical and
horizontal scroll functions

Up to 5.5hrs (6cell Li-ion 5200mAh)

Input AC 100~240V adapter & cord; standard square 3 pin
electrical socket plug

MS Windows XP Home edition

1-yr Carry-in (Parts & Labour)

1.8kg (w weight saver option)