Zen and the art of motorcy... err... internet maintenance...
30/06/07
Well, it's been about a month now since we switched
ISPs from Pipex to Zen, and I gotta say I'm impressed.
I hear all of these horror stories about the
reliability of ADSL Max connections, but it's been a
complete success here. I managed to download an OSX
combo update at over 600k/sec the other day - which
ain't much below the theoretical maximum of the line.
Zen's tech support are as good as Pipex used to be (back in the good old days when they were still owned by UUnet), and the price is around £15 per month less than I was paying with Pipex. The only downside is that there's a monthly cap, but I've not even used 25% of my allowance (and I could always buy more if necessary - and still cost less than I was paying before).
Keep it up, guys - at this rate I'll be with you for quite a while... =]
Zen's tech support are as good as Pipex used to be (back in the good old days when they were still owned by UUnet), and the price is around £15 per month less than I was paying with Pipex. The only downside is that there's a monthly cap, but I've not even used 25% of my allowance (and I could always buy more if necessary - and still cost less than I was paying before).
Keep it up, guys - at this rate I'll be with you for quite a while... =]
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Well damn... I REALLY want one
06/06/07
Apple have just updated the MacBook Pro, and in doing
so have produced possibly my ideal computer:
MacBook Pro, 2.4ghz Intel Core2 (Santa Rosa chipset), 17" glossy widescreen display 1920x1200 res (option), 2Gb RAM as standard (upgradeable to 4Gb), 160 or 250 Gb HDD, DVD writer etc... Price is just under £1900 including the high-res screen (which is about £60 more than the standard version).
That's a lot of computing power for the money - especially in a laptop. For only around £400 more than a decent-spec iMac with similar screen res, I could have a machine that would likely serve all my computing needs for the next 5 years - both as a portable and as a desktop replacement.
The only problem is the dough - my G5 is worth around £550 ish, and I'd probably get around £250 for this powerbook - I dunno where I'm gonna find the extra £1100, but I _really_ want one of these machines. Oh well, mebbe next year. =]
MacBook Pro, 2.4ghz Intel Core2 (Santa Rosa chipset), 17" glossy widescreen display 1920x1200 res (option), 2Gb RAM as standard (upgradeable to 4Gb), 160 or 250 Gb HDD, DVD writer etc... Price is just under £1900 including the high-res screen (which is about £60 more than the standard version).
That's a lot of computing power for the money - especially in a laptop. For only around £400 more than a decent-spec iMac with similar screen res, I could have a machine that would likely serve all my computing needs for the next 5 years - both as a portable and as a desktop replacement.
The only problem is the dough - my G5 is worth around £550 ish, and I'd probably get around £250 for this powerbook - I dunno where I'm gonna find the extra £1100, but I _really_ want one of these machines. Oh well, mebbe next year. =]
