I FINALLY DID IT!!

YuP Yup!!

I finally got a new camera and laptop!

With dad and bro in tow...
I made a very long journey to PISA for the PC Fair on Sunday.

Finding a parking space was MADNESS!!

Cars were parked until almost 1km away!!

I found a spot almost half a km away...
and we walked in the hot midday sun to the fair.

Throngs of people were trying to get into the hall
and many were coming out from the same door...
if anyone farted...
there would have been a lot of casualties.

Anyway,
I kinda had a specific brand of camera and laptop in mind
Panasonic for camera
and
HP/Compaq for laptop

We stopped at some stalls offering really good deals
for all their products..
but of course in the chaotic madness of the fair
It was not easy to think straight.

After ping-ponging from one stall to another
looking at so many specs...
going all confused...

I ended up getting a Panasonic Lumix FS7 digital camera [black].


I'm a point & shoot kinda person...so anything simple and straightforward works best for me.

Colorful designs with a playful, fashionable look. A camera that is easy to carry, easy to use, and easy to enjoy.

With iA Mode, taking a beautiful shot is as easy as pressing a button
Just press the iA button, aim and shoot. The camera does all the rest, automatically activating four detection and correction functions. These include MEGA O.I.S., which helps prevent blurring due to shaky hands, and Intelligent ISO Control, which helps prevent motion blur when the subject won't stay still. [e.g. my goggies, always busting a move]

MEGA O.I.S. helps prevent blurring when the camera shakes [e.g. my shakey hands]
Intelligent ISO Control helps prevent blur caused by subject motion
Intelligent Scene Selector selects the optimal scene mode for the situation
Face Detection AF/AE helps deliver clear portraits

Choose the focus indicator you like most
In addition to the ordinary mark that indicates when the shot is in focus, you can choose a flower, star, or three other designs.

Put borders around your photos, without a PC
In Photo Frame mode, you can compose your shot while displaying one of the frames registered in the camera. This is a quick, easy way to produce photos with attractive borders.
*The picture size is automatically resized to 2M (or below).

Official specs at panasonic.com.my/LUMIX

Ok, I admit I was quite the dumbo la
All the while I've told myself that I dont need such high MP camera.
So I had my sights on the Lumix FS6 [8 mp].

But I dont know y I ended up buying the FS7 instead.

Both were initially RM599 [FS6]
and RM699 [FS7]
but there were some additional discounts

So they became RM550 and RM650 respectively.
I think it was kiasuism and greed la...

The FS7 came with 2 SD cards [2GB and 4GB]
the FS6 came with only a 2GB card.

I only realised I was an idiot after making my payment.

ARGH!
Y SO DUMB WAN?

OH WELL!!

I'm using the 2mp setting at the moment and
its already goodsh*t!

plus I guess I paid for the extra 4GB card lo.
[thats how I console myself, can?]

Now, my lappy!

I know I wanted HP/Compaq (HP a bit pricy)...so when I saw some Compaq's going for RM2,300 onwards [14" screen]..i was seriously considering..

I truly believe marketing strategies do work...

They placed the dazzling HP Pavilion right next to the dowdy old Compaq..
So naturally, one would be so mezmerized by the brilliance of the HP Pavilion that
the boring-looking Compaq would instantly be shoved to the backseat.

Although I could have just settled for a good
Compaq Presario CQ40-325TU at RM2,349
which would have fulfilled all my needs,

I ended up getting the fancy
HP Pavilion dv3611TU
coz its more 'gaya'.

Again, kiasuism...
Original price RM3,600
[yes, I can hear u going,
but prices of laptops drop so fast,
yadda yadda yadda]

Mine cost RM2,999
+ RM50 (upgrade to 4GB RAM)

CPU	Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T6400 2 x 2.0Ghz ( 2MB L2 Cache, 2.00GHz, 800MHz FSB)
RAM	2048MB(800MHz) / max 4GB* DDR2 Memory (1x2046)
HDD	320GB Serial ATA, 5400 rpm
VGA	NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS (with 512MB ) of dedicated video memory
MainBoard	Intel® GM45 Express Chipset
Display	13.3 inch Wide (WXGA÷ 1280 x 800) TFT Colour display (Clear Bright LCD÷ White LED)
CD-DVD	Super Multi DVD +/-RW with Double Layer Drive
Webcam	HP Pavilion WebCam with Integrated Microphone
Wireless	Intel® Wireless 802.11a/g/n - Bluetooth Ver. 2.0 - FingerPrint
Ethernet	10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit)
Card Reader	5-in-1 card reader÷SD/MMC/MS/MS-Pro
PIN/Battery	6 Cells
O.S.	Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

I haven't gotten the physical laptop yet...
I'll be picking it up soonish.

Will give a full update after using it.
(to my limited knowledge la of course)


Regrets?

Maybe not thinking straight about the camera...
(I plead temporary insanity)
and splurging on the laptop
(diminished responsibility?)

But...
I guess I have to be happy I got good quality stuff
and not just fancy gadgets

And I can finally stop bugging my friends about
specs.

Sorry guys!



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