Like a lot of people in our industry, I have a certain acquisitiveness with hardware -- I do like new toys every now and then. I'll admit that compared with many of the people I know, it isn't very high. I don' t need to upgrade my home machine very often. For that matter, I have _a_ home machine for myself.
But every now and then, new hardware is just, well, needed. In the last six months I've gotten two new bits of hardware that I really like.
For my personal use, I bought a Samsung color laserprinter. I really like it. The print quality has been very good, I've not had any problems with it, and the price was surprisingly low. I'd really missed having production quality printing. I just wish the prices had been like this when I had my own company...
For work, my laptop expired and it was time to renew. I've just started using an Acer Ferrari 3400. I love the speed, the clarity and responsiveness of the screen (and its 64 bit, which is a nice extra bonus). My only two 'complaints' are that the cover looks so shiny that I take better care of it than any prior laptop, and its a bit heavier than the one it replaced.
I guess these will hold me for a few more months ;)
Posted
Jun 10 2005, 03:19 PM
by
jim-johnson