My New Digital Storm - Stage 1

dignified pauper...welcome to the forums...

Edited by bprat22 - 20 Feb 2012 at 12:01pm

I'm super excited and thanks!

So, for those of you who have purchased laptops, about how long does it usually I take. I understand it can take up to 10 days or longer. Just wondering when it usually enters stage 2. I'm chomping at the big to play some games the way they were meant to be played and to be able to stream them.

Oh man. Awesome. So I might get it sooner than I think. I assume I'll get an email with shipping info.

Originally posted by dignified pauper Oh man. Awesome. So I might get it sooner than I think. I assume I'll get an email with shipping info.

Yessir!

I can't wait. Will arrive Tuesday and I am off work Tuesday and Wednesdays. My timbuk2 bag comes tomorrow and I have a razor mouse but I might get a different one too. Goodness... and my birthday is in march. Early bday to me.

Congrats.     Pics would be great.

So, in preparation for my laptop, I went ahead and splurged on a very awesome laptop bag from Timbuk2.



I'd like to say that this is a bag that might make Mary Poppins proud because it fits my entire life in it. Here's a view of the inside:



So, I had missed the UPS guy and had promptly started freaking out. Luckily, they allow you to pick it up same day! HOORAY!

Upon receiving home, I placed the box on my desk:



As you can see, my desk is wide and expansive. In fact, I walk on it. ...... Don't judge. I live in an attic with awesome roomies.

And thus, the box is opened!



The bag, which I already took out, looks kind of like this!



When I say that it "looks kind of like this," what it is I mean is that it is exactly that. It's pretty nice, and I'd use it if I needed just my laptop, but I'll be using my Timbuk2 bag mostly.

I had read from another post that there was a rather large power pack. I didn't realize how freaking huge it was until I saw it. Here's a picture of it still packed!



AND THEN I TOOK IT OUT. (That's what she said? [It's ironic because I don't like shes])



It took forever to get this strange stuff off the back:

But, that said, once I did and powered in on. (Slight confession, it took me about 2 minutes to locate the power button)



HoLy MoLy it starts up. Luckily, I had read another post on the forums and found that the product code is on the bottom. I'm glad I read this stuff. I usually practice good due-diligence.

Still enamored by the giant power-pack, I took yet another photo of it:



I mean, was that necessary? I assume so. I'm certain others at coffee shops will have power-pack envy. uMad?

AAAAND, for the last image, I suppose a desktop shot is necessary!



I'm partial to android. I would assume all you PC fanboys out there should be too. If not, well... I bet my phone can beat yours up! BAM. (I'm so mature for going on 26 in less than 2 weeks)

Anyway, there it is. Now I need to just reinstall tons of games.

Bahaha. I wish I had room for a desk, but I like having the open space I do have! I'm now installing so much back on here. My goodness.

I can definitely do that. I don't often use the laptop to game without battery, so I probably won't be able to answer that end of your question, but I can definitely do some CPU and MEMORY stress tests to see how they perform and get you a screen analysis. I'll have to find a GPU stress test. However, after playing some 4 hours of Civ V, everything held up nicely. The fans were pretty quiet, and while it emitted heat, the machine didn't really lag or cause any big hiccups which was nice.

The only hiccup I had so far was a BSOD memory dump, mostly likely because I was trying to install too many games from Steam at once.

Originally posted by dignified pauper The only hiccup I had so far was a BSOD memory dump, mostly likely because I was trying to install too many games from Steam at once.

Yeah, I wouldn't worry about that too much unless it starts happening again, especially if you were installing loads of stuff with no restarts throughout the process.

I'll write up a proper review at some point.

So, something alarming that I have noticed is that the power pack on the charger makes a funny noise? It is very faint, but it sort of sounds, I dunno, like a tiny squeak inside of it? Abnormal?

If it's a small noise, it's just the inverter in the power brick that is making that noise. Sort of a electrical hum. However, if you think it's something else, we're more than happy to help you replace it.

Edited by Alex - 29 Feb 2012 at 4:01pm

I wish I had great hearing, I did once, long ago before many wild occasions and loud work environments 

The only thing is that it's not a constant buzz. I can see if I can record the sound and upload it.

Edit: No dice. You can barely hear it. If it gets worse in the next week, I'll definitely contact support.

Edited by dignified pauper - 29 Feb 2012 at 4:37pm