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A Happy Day! – Testing Our New Notebook

Basti — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:47:44 +0000

Today was a happy Day! It was testing time for our new gateway md7801u notebook. I was so tempted to unbox it and play with it soon as Dad came home, but I waited for the rest of the family because I know they were just as excited and I didn’t want to spoil the fun. I know it’s cheesy but it’s just more exciting that way. We have learned to share our happiness and it works great for us, it’s sort of like a celebration of blessings, even little things like this new techie gadget that daddy Joey has bought us. You see, we’ve been tightening our belts for the past year and have learned to be content with what we have and not think too much about what we can’t have And having this one major gift from dad is just really awesome. It’s not just for me but for everyone, even for dad himself. He said he has already tested the gadget but he was just excited as all of us. The excitement was making me feel uneasy, how I wanted to drag time or make it run faster so that we can unbox our gift. I text-ed my brothers and told them about it and they couldn’t wait to come home.

Everyone was home and we already had a sumptuous dinner courtesy of mom Chloe and Abuela Anna. We all settled at the sala as if unboxing a present from santa. You can see and feel the excitement. JR was the one who unboxed the gift from dad and it’s really nice! It’s not the usual small and pretty light laptop, rather it was regular in weight but very classic looking. Dad said he has chosen the said laptop with a not so small screen so playing and watching movies would still be a great experience. The specifications were awesome as expected. We all loved it so much we couldn’t help but hugs and thank dad. Everyone took turns in using it, and Miko was so busy installing and setting up the Internet wi-fi router so both PCs will have connection at home.

As expected Amari, Miko and Paolo were crazy about downloading games to their newly upgraded PC. I can’t describe the happiness that everyone felt during that moment. Even as simple as unboxing a new gift, when shared with everyone, can be such a magical and happy moment for a family. Right now, dad is playing with our new toy and exploring. I’m sure he’s just as excited, coz it’s been awhile since he had to let go of his own laptop. What more can I say? It’s a happy day!

Gateway MD7801u, Astig! A New Notebook!

Basti — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:03:24 +0000

Gateway MD7801u, Astig! A New Notebook! Yes! Just as what dad promised us, he bought us a new laptop and I’m blogging from home right now. Things are getting better and better for us each day and we are so thankful to God for all the blessings that we are receiving from him. I’m sure my siblings will be so happy later when they get home and find out we have a new laptop, a 1mbps internet connection plus a new telephone line. This means no more prepaid phone lines for us, because it comes with free local calls and all that. Ang lakas ng globe! yoohoo!

Another great thing is that, dad also had our old pc fixed and so we have two, and we don’t have to wait for each other to finish using the PC. Miko being such a gaming freak would sure be glad the other PC is ok again. He agreed to share it with Amari and Paolo. JR and I can share with the new notebook.But whoever needs to use it can have it. We promised dad that once he buy us a notebook we will take care of it.

Dad bought the Gateway MD7801u Laptop that was offered to him by a colleague. Dad said he paid for half of it in cash and he used his 0% deal on his credit card for the half of the amount payable in 1 year. Wow, that’s just awesome! I’m so happy that dad’s projects have pushed through. I can’t wait til I graduate, pass the board exam and be a licensed Architect just like him. When that happens we can work together as we planned and who knows one day we will have our own construction firm. God is good!

He originally planned to buy us another desktop coz it’s cheaper but he thought of buying a notebook that has a lot of storage instead so it’s easy to take it and move it wireless inside the house, and did I say it also came with a free printer? Anyway, Here are The Specs just in case you’d like to get one too. Everyone’s crazy about either getting a Macbook, Dell, Sony, Asus, HP, etc. But I must say that Gateway has a say when it comes to specs too. I say, daddy Joey made the right choice.

Gateway MD7801u Laptop Technical Specifications:
Operating System Genuine Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit) SP2
Processor Intel® Core™2 Duo T6400 Mobile Processor1 (2.0GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache)
Color Premium Design with textured palm rest, black polished keyboard surround and deep, rich black finish
Hard Drive 500GB 5400RPM SATA hard drive6
Memory 4096MB 667MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Memory (2 x 2048MB Modules)
Wireless Network Intel® WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/g/Draft-N Wireless
Adapter AC Adapter
Application Software Microsoft® Works 9.0, Microsoft® Money Essentials & Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day complimentary trial period)5
Battery: 8-Cell Lithium Ion 48.84 Whr (2.2AHr)

Chassis with Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD with up to 1759MB of Dynamic Video Memory and Intel® GM45 Express Chipset
Digital Media Software Microsoft® Windows Media Player 11, Cyberlink® Power2 Go™, & Cyberlink® LabelPrint™
Dimensions (Box) 13″ (H) x 17″ (W) x 6″ (D) or 330mm (H) x 431.8mm (W) x 152mm (D)
Dimensions (System) 1.3″-1.70″ (H) x 15.2″ (W) x 10.4″ (D) or 32.9-44.3mm (H) x 387.2mm (W) x 264.6mm (D)
Display 15.6″ High-Definition Widescreen WXGA Ultrabright™ Display (1366 x 768)
Expansion Slots ExpressCard™ Type 54
External Ports (4) USB 2.0, VGA Connector, v1.3 HDMI Connector
Keyboard and Mouse Full-Size Keyboard, Synaptics Touchpad with Vertical Scroll
Media Card Reader 5-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader (Memory Stick™, Memory Stick™ Pro, Multi Media Card™, Secure Digital™, xD-Picture Card™)
Memory Capacity Maximum 4GB
Modem 56K ITU V.92 ready Fax/Modem (RJ-11 port)
Multimedia Buttons Illuminated Multimedia Touch Controls
Network 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)
Optical Drive 8x Multi-Format Dual Layer DVDRW and DVD-RAM featuring Labelflash™ Technology8
Security Software Symantec Norton 360™ 2008 (60-day trial)7
Sound High-Definition Audio- 2 Channel, Built-In speakers, microphone, headphone/SPDIF Audio Out
Warranty 1 Year Parts and Labor9
Web Camera 1.3 Megapixel Integrated Webcam
Weight 7.7 lbs. (3.5 kg) system unit only / 11.1 lbs. (5.04 kg.) box

Dad’s Good News

Basti — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:58:22 +0000

Daddy Joey came home with a big smile on his face. We knew he had something nice to say. We forced him to blurt it out but he refused. We asked him to give us a clue and he was doing a typing gesture as if he had a screen in font of him. My mom sort of squealed and we all figured it out. His deals got closed and that means his projects will be carried out. Dad said he is expecting his down payment and he will be able to finally buy the laptop he promised us! Yoooohhhoooo!

We were so happy, and in addition to that he said that the other PC will be picked up by some repair guys to have it check and the broken parts will be replaced and upgraded. We all jumped in excitement my little sister Amari was even clapping.

Yeah I know it’s just a laptop, but little things that we never appreciated much before, we appreciate a lot now, and for us, it’s such a great blessing. We’ve also been doing our reports, assignments, and projects outside in the nearby Internet and computer shop. At least now we can do it at home! Yooooohhhhooo!

We’re so excited and we just can’t hide it, it makes us wonder what are the specs. Dad Joey said it will be a gateway md7801u laptop. I have no idea, coz Ive never tried using a Gateway brand for a pc, or laptop before. All I know is that dad won’t get us one if it’s not good.