It was a normal day, I was on the way to look for my dear. The fuel tank pointed at "E", so i stop by a petrol station and fill it up. During the fill up, a police car stopped at the same petrol station. Without suspecting anything, I just fill up my car as usual. Once I'm done, I leave the petrol station as usual. Seconds later the same police car came rushing through and tailgate me. Then they switch on the Siren Lights , so I pull to the left to let them pass. Instead of overtaking me, they waved me to stop.
This is the conversation when I pull over my car.
Me : Encik, apa pasal ?
Police 1 : Ini kereta siapa ?
Me : Saya punya tuan, tapi register under kakak punya nama.
Police 1 : IC lesen. Turun kereta buka engine.
As i open the bonnet hood I step away from my car. I help him to open up the hood. These are the following conversation.
Police 1 : Ini original kah sudah tukar engine ?
Me : Original , cuma sudah tukar rim aje.
Police 1 : Ini Putra kah wira ?
Me : Putra la tuan.
Police 1 : Saya punya system tulis ini WIRA!
Me : Apa system itu ? JPJ ?
Police 1 : Ya, JPJ system.
Me : ohh, Geran memang WIRA. Semua Geran putra 97 wira.
Police 1 : Ya kah ?
Police 2 coming from the police car with a piece of paper note. He then compare the engine number and the chassis number with the one from the system.
Police 2 : Eh! Sama!
Me : ....
Police 1 : Ohh itu macam kah. (Then he try to make some casual chat while hand me back my IC and License).
Police 1 : Sorry ah.
While keeping my IC and license, they rush off quickily. LoLz.
What an experience..
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
DEAD PS3.....
My current PS3 is a gift from my brother. Dated back at Oct 2007, its 20 months since I first turn it on.
April 30 2009, After playing game for 30 minutes, I turn it off for a break and head for my dinner. Soon after I'm home, I power it back on and found out the disc reading sign wont goes off. Darn! must have been something wrong with the lens. Spend whole night trying various ways to revive it but no luck. So i spend the night surfing the net for a cure. Some forum member intro me to a guy call Bernard whom able to change PS3 lens within an hour. I guess it might have been a normal issue for a broken lens since the PS3 is aging a bit already. Paid RM330 for a month warranty lens. All the while it was working fine. Last night, I powered it on and was playing Metal Gear Solid 4, I got shot and died in the game. That was the last time my PS3 loads anything from the disc. Damn, its not reading the media again. And I've just got it change for 5 damn weeks. Heart broken I immediately bring it to Bernard to have a look. He says confirm Dead. I affirm him that I seldom play as I was always busy with my work and life, he offered me to change another lens for a cheaper price but i rejected. As I don't want to change lens for every month. If so buying a new unit would have been a better choice. Bernard then call up the supplier and nego on it. He says he will try to send back to claim for me, I have already prepared for the worse. Just let it be. Anyhow, its still playable on PSN games. But not anymore blu-ray for now. I don't think I would want to change another lens for it as I've google through the net and found out that the single lens kit is actually already out of production for 2 years nearly. Thats why the price is shooting up yet most of them refurbish unit so I wouldn't want to take another risk perhaps a new white unit is my next aim :)
What I could not let go of this unit is the memory card reader which is quite useful for me to transfer picture taken from camera direct into the PS3 rather then through another PC before I could transfer it over. So as the Backward compatible with PS2 title which I would sometimes still play especially the Final Fantasy X. **NOTE its only playable for ORIGINAL DISC.
What I could not let go of this unit is the memory card reader which is quite useful for me to transfer picture taken from camera direct into the PS3 rather then through another PC before I could transfer it over. So as the Backward compatible with PS2 title which I would sometimes still play especially the Final Fantasy X. **NOTE its only playable for ORIGINAL DISC.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
War of Game Console
Game console has been around for some time already. The current game console available in the market are the 7th generation console. And it has been a war amount the 3 giant console manufacture for sometimes. I had my first console when Im 7 years old, a Micro Genius (Nintendo Clone). Father award me with it after I scored 3rd in my kinder garden class. I remember when I'm 12 years old, I wanted a SNES @ Super Nintendo Entertainment System badly but my parents didn't buy for me as my family income was quite average @ Not rich!
My 2nd console was the famous Playstation. I bought it 2nd hand from my friend for a price of RM400. That time it was something to talk about if you have a Playstation at home. Those were the days where console games are way more advance compare to computer games. I remember another friend giving me his unmodded Playstation which I kept it as a collection only.
Later on at year 2002, I have the first New console bought with my own money that is the Playstation. Which i work hard with my part time job to purchase this console. Too bad I bought from a bad reputated shop because that time Playstation 2 was a hit and it was quite hard to get one. But i wanted it badly. This console had problem after just 3 months of usage. Then I spend another 1000 to buy a 2nd set of it which works for 6 years ++ and still working fine, but I sold it to one of my friend as I had the lastest Playstation 3 as a gift from my brother.
My 2nd console was the famous Playstation. I bought it 2nd hand from my friend for a price of RM400. That time it was something to talk about if you have a Playstation at home. Those were the days where console games are way more advance compare to computer games. I remember another friend giving me his unmodded Playstation which I kept it as a collection only.
Later on at year 2002, I have the first New console bought with my own money that is the Playstation. Which i work hard with my part time job to purchase this console. Too bad I bought from a bad reputated shop because that time Playstation 2 was a hit and it was quite hard to get one. But i wanted it badly. This console had problem after just 3 months of usage. Then I spend another 1000 to buy a 2nd set of it which works for 6 years ++ and still working fine, but I sold it to one of my friend as I had the lastest Playstation 3 as a gift from my brother.
The Playstation 3, Its the famous trend nowadays. It is power by the famous Broadband engine build by IBM, Sony, and Toshiba. It has a master core and 8 additional subcore made up a total of 9 cores, and it is clocked at 3.2GHz. Do we actually need such a huge amount of power for a gaming console ? It is also equipped with a Nvidia RSX graphic engine within this big baby. Controller are wireless and able to pair up to 7 controllers. Its also has both build in Lan and Wifi (except the first 20GB generation CHECBXX). There is already a few revision of the Hardware available in the market, some are backward compatible with Playstation 2 games others are only capable of Playstation 3 Games or Playstation Game.
Unlike the first genration of microsoft console , the XBOX, this newer generation named Xbox 360 is not base on a PC hardware like his elder brother. But instead it has a custom made Processor build by IBM also. This console does not comes with the newer generation media disc. Instead it still uses the DVD as its media. This will be a major fallback when game developer develop games that contain lots of CGs. It comes with either Wired or Wireless controllers. It is also capable to connect to the internet through the LAN port. If you want a wireless LAN, you have to purchase it seperately. This console has a number of issues with their hardware which is very commonly known as RROD (Red Ring of Death).
The Wii. Nintendo created this game console very differently. Instead of the old fashioned game controller, they decided to make the game more interactive, which you would have to use your body movement to play the game instead of just your fingers. This game console are more focus on its unique game play style instead of the hardware power itself. Comparing the Wii with the Playstation 3 or the XBOX 360, the hardware specification for the Wii is way weaker then the 2 competitors, but it was a success due to its unique game play.For now, both the Wii and XBOX 360 has been hacked and was able to play backup games, but not the Playstation 3 yet. It must have been a hard task for those hacker as it has a state of art CPU inside and a very new media which is the bluray. It has been about 2 1/2 years and still no news regarding its capabality to play backups.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Hand phone is one of those Must have gadgets for everyone nowadays. Some use it for communication and others use it for music, video, GPS and so on. But for me the days of having he latest handphone is much over already. Nowadays phones for me are just for Calls and SMS. Refreshing back my memories, I have already use almost a dozen of phones since 10 years ago. Some even cost me over thousands of ringgits.
Well, Here is my first phone, unable to find a bigger picture of it from the internet. I doubt you can see any more of this phone functionable anymore. It was a free gift from RHB bank when my Dad sign up for a Current Account. It is a Nokia 5130, not the latest Xpress music one but the old one. I guess Nokia made too much of phones that they finished all the numbers and have to reuse it. Its a single band GSM phone only capable of GSM 1800 at that time. Nokia name it so call "Human Technology" which makes it easier to use. I think the maintain such an OS till their Symbian 4.0 release. The phone is bulky and unstable. I lost the phone because i dropped it :P, anyway I don't really like it :P. Haha.
After I lost the Nokia 5130, I was dreaming to have a Motorola startac V at that time but it was too expensive to have one. So i end up having a Motorola v2088. The front bezel is exchangable and I actually have 2 or 3 of them as it comes complimentary with the package. Its a Dual Band phone cabable of GSM 900/1800 which is quite good enough during that time. The uniqueness of the phone also includes the 3 color back light display which can be switch from Orange to Red and to Green. I got it for RM800 if not mistaken.
Well, Here is my first phone, unable to find a bigger picture of it from the internet. I doubt you can see any more of this phone functionable anymore. It was a free gift from RHB bank when my Dad sign up for a Current Account. It is a Nokia 5130, not the latest Xpress music one but the old one. I guess Nokia made too much of phones that they finished all the numbers and have to reuse it. Its a single band GSM phone only capable of GSM 1800 at that time. Nokia name it so call "Human Technology" which makes it easier to use. I think the maintain such an OS till their Symbian 4.0 release. The phone is bulky and unstable. I lost the phone because i dropped it :P, anyway I don't really like it :P. Haha.
After I lost the Nokia 5130, I was dreaming to have a Motorola startac V at that time but it was too expensive to have one. So i end up having a Motorola v2088. The front bezel is exchangable and I actually have 2 or 3 of them as it comes complimentary with the package. Its a Dual Band phone cabable of GSM 900/1800 which is quite good enough during that time. The uniqueness of the phone also includes the 3 color back light display which can be switch from Orange to Red and to Green. I got it for RM800 if not mistaken.
The comes my dream phone after a while. My fren got it cheaper for me around RM1100. Trade in my v2088 i paid roughly RM700. I love this phone a lot. But then have to give way as it is getting old.
During my days serving for Nokia as an Event organizer, sometimes I have the advantage to get cheap 2nd hand phones when customer buy new ones and trade in the old one. I got this Nokia 8210 at RM200 around year 2002 i think. It was a good swap during working hours (NOKIA :P).
Here comes the famous Nokia 8850. It is a trend to have a white backlight during that time. And Nokia 8850 comes with some sort of metal chassing which makes it look more class. Everyone likes the phone. I bought it for RM350 :P. Then I took it back to my hometown and sold it for RM500!! Not really a Nokia fans because I know its quite problematic even the latest phone as from what their own technician head told me.
Ever since I've use my Motorola v3688, I fell in love with flip phones. Since my V3688 is dieing, I found this replacement of his, Motorola v60 which suits me. My fren took it back from Australia for me with the price of RM500 only.
No long after owning the V60, There comes a v60i with smaller size and interchangable chassing, I sold mine to my cousin and top up RM200 to purchase the v60i.
Sony Ericson latest candy bar phone capture my interest that time, which is the T610. Its IN to have a colour phone during that time but it cost me a boom! A student having a RM1400 phone. Can you imagine that? back at year 2003.
Eventhough the T610 have lots of features, Lousy Camera, Lousy colour screen :P. Bluetooth and so and so. I still demand more from a phone. My next solution is a 2nd hand PDA phone. the hottest trend that time was the Sony Ericsson P900, my fren bought it for me from UK. RM900. But i lost it as it was stolen just 3 months after usage.
2 days later I got myself a newer version of the P900, The P910i. Bulky but a lot of functions.
By this time, I've realise I'm very wasteful that I keep changing phones to suit myself. I've decided to quit my interested in phone gadgets and it gets me no where but wasting my own money only, because you might be interested in the phone for like 1 or 2 months only. Then the phone will end up to be use as a phone and SMS only. Not worth at all.After travelling to Jakarta for work, We found out that their phone service provider provides internet through 3G services, So i purchase the cheapest available 3G phone in the market. The V3xx which i bought for only RM600, and has been using since then.
I wasted so much only to know that it is not worth at all. Haha. Anyway at least I've been through it :)Sunday, April 5, 2009
My Ipod Touch
Iphone from Apple has been the latest trend lately. It has been sometimes since many phone loves awaiting for its official sales in Malaysia, but not me, I'm getting old for all these :P and Don't wish to spend any more unnecessary gadgets that will be updated by another model within a year or so. Well, that is just me.
Ipod Touch has been around for almost 2 years (since Sept 2007), and on Sept 2008, Apple release their newer version of the Ipod Touch @ 2G. I just got mine officially 3 days ago :P, and its free of cause :P. My brother won it during his company annual dinner a year ago. He is not impress with it as it size is to big for him to bring around if he were to go jogging. It has been collecting dust for a least 2 months when he is aboard at Dubai.
It is the first generation of the Ipoh Touch which has a slower processor clock speed at 412 MHz, while the 2nd generation has a 533 Mhz processor. I like the size of it which is very thin. And featuring a multi touch-screen capability.
Ipod Touch has been around for almost 2 years (since Sept 2007), and on Sept 2008, Apple release their newer version of the Ipod Touch @ 2G. I just got mine officially 3 days ago :P, and its free of cause :P. My brother won it during his company annual dinner a year ago. He is not impress with it as it size is to big for him to bring around if he were to go jogging. It has been collecting dust for a least 2 months when he is aboard at Dubai.
It is the first generation of the Ipoh Touch which has a slower processor clock speed at 412 MHz, while the 2nd generation has a 533 Mhz processor. I like the size of it which is very thin. And featuring a multi touch-screen capability.
As Usual, my brother are very rude in using things, thus this Ipod Touch is full of scar due to scratches. LoLz. Anyhow, its free, so no complains. The Ipod Touch holds a memory Capacity of 8GB where there is higher range series with 16GB or 32GB. (Iphone only has 8GB or 16GB capacity)
Here comes a Special Iphone, its called an "Iphone alike" phone. Its an imitation from some china manufacturer. Brother thought it is quite funny and cheap so he bought it 2nd hand from his fellow friend. Who sold him at a price of RM300. It has a micro SD slot with 2 SIM card capability! Gosh .. It is able to activate both SIM at the same time. Amazing for a imitation product. LoLz.
The look was totally same as the IPhone but a bit smaller. If you never seen an IPhone you might have thought it was the real thing. But once you held it on your hand, you know its FAKE because its very light and you can fell the build quality is simply CRAP!
The IPhone suppose to be 0.2 Inches longer then the IPod Touch, But from this image, you can see that the "IPhone Alike" is much more smaller.
The screen size is noticable smaller then the IPod Touch as well. IPod Touch measures a 3.5" Screen size, not sure about the IPhone alike.
Once the screen is activated, the imitation IPhone totally imitated even the lock screen. But the colour of the screen looks dull compares to the IPod Touch. The Slide to unlock for the IPhone Alike is very difficult to use @ Bad touch screen! You might get fustrated when you try to unlock the IPhone Alike if you use the real IPhone / IPod Touch before.
The main menu have the same looks, but don't expect anything from the IPhone Alike. Its just a stupid phone which tries to imitated the IPhone.After exploring the IPod Touch for few days, I've decided to upgrade it to the latest version firmware 2.2.1. But once I've done it, I can't install unofficial application into it. So i google and found the latest way to jailbreak it. And It was successful. Anyhow, I bought my first application from ITunes which is the "WHO HAS THE BIGGEST BRAIN?" game offer from Playfish. Currently its having an offer price of 0.99 USD.
The IPod Touch looks fun to me, don't know when I would get bored with it. But anyhow, its free. So no worries. I'm keeping it to keep track my daily expenses nowadays :D.
Iphone official launched in Malaysia by one of our major service provider (Operator M) but to me its very much over priced. And not worthit for now. As for the IPod Touch, for a price of RM900 compare to an IPhone 8GB , which is RM2500. I think it is much more worthit.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Laptop buying Guide
Well, I have use to be crazy about computers back in the year 1997 till around 2004. I remember that time my Dad bought me my good old Pentium MMX system. Computer are super expensive back then. I have been through lots of experience with computers, even help friends to buy computers all the time till i lost count of how many system I have setup for my friends.
Computers technology has evolve a lot since the days of the MMX. I would not want to go into details about those technical parts as most of my readers would not have understand what are they reading if I wrote too technical. LoLz.
Before we start with some explainations, let us get back to the main point of purchasing a Laptop first. What do you want as a normal user? This should be the main question that I would have as a friend if he or she wanted to buy a laptop. I guess most of us at our age nowadays wanted a laptop as some kind of entertainment, to watch movies, to listen to music, do some documents, surfing, chating and some light games. When I says light games I really do mean it. If you are looking for heavy 3D graphics for laptop, I would strongly suggest a desktop. Laptop was not build for heavy stuff at first (exceptional for those Alienwares). LoLz.
CPU - Central Processing Unit. This is the heart of the Laptop, commonly known as the "Processor". There are 2 majors competitor for the CPU which is Intel and AMD. There also VIA Cyrix which is less popular. Many People mistakenly think that Centrino is a processor by Intel. No it is not. Centrino is actually a standard set by Intel. The laptop that has this centrino logo actually consist of an Intel CPU (Speedstepping capable), and a Intel Chipset and an Intel Wifi. Which CPU to choose ? I would recommend Intel over AMD on laptops although AMD is cheaper. Well there are a few CPU's in the market now from intel for laptops, mainly the Core Duo, Dual Core , Core 2 Duo , Celeron. What are the differences ?
Core Duo - First Generation of the Core family, Does Not support 64 bit processing
Dual Core - Cut Down version of Core 2 Duo, Normally have half the cache of the Core 2 Duo. Support 64 bit.
Core 2 Duo - Current most popular CPU among many users.
Celeron - This one is tricky, there are many versions of Cut down CPU's being rename as Celeron, Intel has been using the name for Pentium II cut down version all the way to Core cut down version.
To me, Dual Core is more then enough for normal users. Many friends like to ask me , faster processor better right ? To me, the answer is NO! A comparison of a 2Ghz vs a 1.6Ghz processor of the same specification only show seconds of improvement. It is not like older days where by you wait for years if you CPU is slow. Cut down version normally has smaller Cache, but what does it means? cache is a very fast accessable RAM for the CPU itself. Smaller means slower of cause, but It is not that much noticable if you are not using heavy calculations program, 3D rendering, Heaving 3D gaming, SQL query might have affected too. But then if the Laptop are meant for movie, music, light gaming, do it really worth to spend extra on this ? think twice..
RAM - Example : Imagine the CPU is the person working on a desk. RAM would be the Desk. More RAMs means the Desk is bigger, more paper work can be store on the desk and the person who works on it can access the Desk faster instead of looking for the information in a drawer (Harddisk). But bear in mind, a 32 bit processor is only capable of accessing around 3.5 GB rams only. A 64 bit processor does not necessary be capable of addressing more then 3.5 GB it had to be pair with an OS (Operation System) with 64 bit capability. Microsoft has included an extension in some of their OS call the PAE (Physical Address Extension) which allow 64bit processor to address more then 3.5GB in a 32bit enviroment but it is limited to 2 GB per Application only.
A Normal user, 2 GB ram would be sufficient enough.
HARDDISK - This depends on what you want to store. But there are difference performance for harddisk drive on different specification. Older days, hard disk use have a rotation speed of 4200 rpm only while the newer one's would have 5400 rpm. And the latest one would do 7200 rpm. Faster means the system can access data faster. Bear in mind too, faster RPM drains power faster too. Normally Laptop nowadays supplied with 5400 rpm drives. That is another reason why Laptop are no match with desktop, a Desktop drive WD Raptop is running as fast as 15000 rpm.
GPU - Graphic Processing Unit, Graphic Card. A very much debateable topic. Many likes to says the laptop does not comes with a graphic card. Well I would like to rectify that, All Laptops has a graphic card, else you would not see anything on the screen itself. It is either On-Board @ Build-in , which means it is embedded into the chipset itself or it is external.
Well, this is my opinion. Those with Intel 945 chipsets comes with GMA950 which is still consider quite weak. 965 chipsets comes with GMA X3100 which is much better, and nowadays thos G33 chipsets comes handy with those HD4500 (if i remember correctly). Most additional external graphic cards are useless to me. namely the Nvidia 8400 or the ATI 6150. Those are just slightly better then the Intel ones which is not useful at all. Try running it on some heavy 3D games, you will end up having slide shows as well. If you wan better graphics looks for those mid range ones, such as the 8600 series (i dunno the newer series, but dont get those lowest range one, not worth). These mid range ones has stand alone rams which makes them a lot better.
Batteries - Laptop batteries are meant to be use. If you bought your laptop and worried charging and discharging it will shorten the lifespan of the laptop, then keep it :P . A laptop battery can last for 300 ~ 500 charges roughly. Sounds little right ? but the if you charge and discharge it like 2 or 3 days once, it would easily last for 3 years. But if you keep it for 2 months and discharge once. I bet it will dry up in less then a few charges later. And there is no more such stories as if you keep the AC on when the battery is on the laptop, it would over change.
Computers technology has evolve a lot since the days of the MMX. I would not want to go into details about those technical parts as most of my readers would not have understand what are they reading if I wrote too technical. LoLz.
Before we start with some explainations, let us get back to the main point of purchasing a Laptop first. What do you want as a normal user? This should be the main question that I would have as a friend if he or she wanted to buy a laptop. I guess most of us at our age nowadays wanted a laptop as some kind of entertainment, to watch movies, to listen to music, do some documents, surfing, chating and some light games. When I says light games I really do mean it. If you are looking for heavy 3D graphics for laptop, I would strongly suggest a desktop. Laptop was not build for heavy stuff at first (exceptional for those Alienwares). LoLz.
CPU - Central Processing Unit. This is the heart of the Laptop, commonly known as the "Processor". There are 2 majors competitor for the CPU which is Intel and AMD. There also VIA Cyrix which is less popular. Many People mistakenly think that Centrino is a processor by Intel. No it is not. Centrino is actually a standard set by Intel. The laptop that has this centrino logo actually consist of an Intel CPU (Speedstepping capable), and a Intel Chipset and an Intel Wifi. Which CPU to choose ? I would recommend Intel over AMD on laptops although AMD is cheaper. Well there are a few CPU's in the market now from intel for laptops, mainly the Core Duo, Dual Core , Core 2 Duo , Celeron. What are the differences ?
Core Duo - First Generation of the Core family, Does Not support 64 bit processing
Dual Core - Cut Down version of Core 2 Duo, Normally have half the cache of the Core 2 Duo. Support 64 bit.
Core 2 Duo - Current most popular CPU among many users.
Celeron - This one is tricky, there are many versions of Cut down CPU's being rename as Celeron, Intel has been using the name for Pentium II cut down version all the way to Core cut down version.
To me, Dual Core is more then enough for normal users. Many friends like to ask me , faster processor better right ? To me, the answer is NO! A comparison of a 2Ghz vs a 1.6Ghz processor of the same specification only show seconds of improvement. It is not like older days where by you wait for years if you CPU is slow. Cut down version normally has smaller Cache, but what does it means? cache is a very fast accessable RAM for the CPU itself. Smaller means slower of cause, but It is not that much noticable if you are not using heavy calculations program, 3D rendering, Heaving 3D gaming, SQL query might have affected too. But then if the Laptop are meant for movie, music, light gaming, do it really worth to spend extra on this ? think twice..
RAM - Example : Imagine the CPU is the person working on a desk. RAM would be the Desk. More RAMs means the Desk is bigger, more paper work can be store on the desk and the person who works on it can access the Desk faster instead of looking for the information in a drawer (Harddisk). But bear in mind, a 32 bit processor is only capable of accessing around 3.5 GB rams only. A 64 bit processor does not necessary be capable of addressing more then 3.5 GB it had to be pair with an OS (Operation System) with 64 bit capability. Microsoft has included an extension in some of their OS call the PAE (Physical Address Extension) which allow 64bit processor to address more then 3.5GB in a 32bit enviroment but it is limited to 2 GB per Application only.
A Normal user, 2 GB ram would be sufficient enough.
HARDDISK - This depends on what you want to store. But there are difference performance for harddisk drive on different specification. Older days, hard disk use have a rotation speed of 4200 rpm only while the newer one's would have 5400 rpm. And the latest one would do 7200 rpm. Faster means the system can access data faster. Bear in mind too, faster RPM drains power faster too. Normally Laptop nowadays supplied with 5400 rpm drives. That is another reason why Laptop are no match with desktop, a Desktop drive WD Raptop is running as fast as 15000 rpm.
GPU - Graphic Processing Unit, Graphic Card. A very much debateable topic. Many likes to says the laptop does not comes with a graphic card. Well I would like to rectify that, All Laptops has a graphic card, else you would not see anything on the screen itself. It is either On-Board @ Build-in , which means it is embedded into the chipset itself or it is external.
Well, this is my opinion. Those with Intel 945 chipsets comes with GMA950 which is still consider quite weak. 965 chipsets comes with GMA X3100 which is much better, and nowadays thos G33 chipsets comes handy with those HD4500 (if i remember correctly). Most additional external graphic cards are useless to me. namely the Nvidia 8400 or the ATI 6150. Those are just slightly better then the Intel ones which is not useful at all. Try running it on some heavy 3D games, you will end up having slide shows as well. If you wan better graphics looks for those mid range ones, such as the 8600 series (i dunno the newer series, but dont get those lowest range one, not worth). These mid range ones has stand alone rams which makes them a lot better.
Batteries - Laptop batteries are meant to be use. If you bought your laptop and worried charging and discharging it will shorten the lifespan of the laptop, then keep it :P . A laptop battery can last for 300 ~ 500 charges roughly. Sounds little right ? but the if you charge and discharge it like 2 or 3 days once, it would easily last for 3 years. But if you keep it for 2 months and discharge once. I bet it will dry up in less then a few charges later. And there is no more such stories as if you keep the AC on when the battery is on the laptop, it would over change.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Broga Hills (22-03-2009)
Since I went to Mt Kinabalu with my dear, we both seems to be looking for places to go for hiking because it is fun and healthy! My ex-colleague introduce me the Broga Hills which were located in Semenyih. So I made a plan to go there inviting few of my ex-colleagues. They were Bih Lin, Bih Lin's Husband, Kit, Carol, Erica, Chea, Py and Benny.
I woke up as early as 3.40am and get myself prepared for the hiking session. Went to fetch benny which is just nearby my neighbourhood at 4am. We reach the meetup point (McD Sungai Besi toll) at 4.40am. After they had a quick breakfast there, I brought them to my dear's house and where Bih Lin's husband parked their car there and we only go with 3 cars.
It took us around 40 minutes to reach our destination , Broga at about 5.45am. We were lost at first because we can't find the starting point as it was too dark. Anyway we manage to find it from another gangs of hikers.
I woke up as early as 3.40am and get myself prepared for the hiking session. Went to fetch benny which is just nearby my neighbourhood at 4am. We reach the meetup point (McD Sungai Besi toll) at 4.40am. After they had a quick breakfast there, I brought them to my dear's house and where Bih Lin's husband parked their car there and we only go with 3 cars.
It took us around 40 minutes to reach our destination , Broga at about 5.45am. We were lost at first because we can't find the starting point as it was too dark. Anyway we manage to find it from another gangs of hikers.
Once we parked our car, we started to prepare before our hiking starts. Our loyal headlight which served us well during the last Mt kinabalu hike was ready as always. The road was dark as it is during dawn. This is the first time we came to Broga hills so neither of us know the path to the peak. We followed another gang of hikers whom we think might know the way as they sounds very confident. But then the were actually newbies too. Gosh they made us lost. We end up at a much more lower peak. There was no choice but to wait there as the sun is going to rise already. Anyway, my dear knows Im not satisfy with this peak as I didnt came for this. 
Everyone was upset with the Peak.
Everyone was upset with the Peak.Instead of going all the way back which we took 1 hour to reach here. I opt for a short cut. We cut through long grasses and go straight up to the peak using our own path!
We are coming!
Finally, we made it. Some guys made a camp there and was amaze with us that we took our own path to reach the peak. LoLz .
The group of 9 person with Benny abandon at the lower peak as he doesnt want to climb anymore.
The girls.
My dear
My dear and aunty Bih Lin
Pei Yoong n Chea.
The final Peak
Heading down using the actual path.
We reach the bottom at about 9am and went to look for food. Its a good experince and everyone seems to be happy with this hiking trip. I'll be orgarnizing more of these trips because its kind of fun. We've decided to go for another hiking trip this coming 12th April 2009. Chiling Falls. Stay tune!
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