New Laptop

So, $476 dollars later ( plus $50 for the tech guys at school to transfer all of my data from the old computer), after hours of course, I am back in business. This little Acer computer is amazing. Incredible specs, and it includes an internal Webcam. It did not really take me long to get everything back to normal. I lost a few bookmarks on Firefox but that is pretty much it. We had severe lightning storms last week, and this was the only computer hooked up, sooo, that could have caused the demise. We have come a long way from Eric's first computer that could just about do Pong and not much else. Some you out there need to upgrade. More here (keep scrolling down):

Processor	Intel® Pentium® dual-core mobile processor T3200 (1 MB L2 cache, 2.0 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset Acer InviLink™ Nplify™2, 3, 802.11b/g/Draft-N WiFi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology Acer InviLink™3 802.11b/g WiFi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp wireless technology
Operating System	Linux or Windows Vista
VGA	14.1″ WXGA high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CrystalBrite TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista 16 ms response time
Memory	Dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM support 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules6
Graphics	Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M (Intel® GMA 4500M) with up to 1759 MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 (64 MB of dedicated video memory, up to 1695 MB of shared system memory), supporting Microsoft DirectX® 10 Dual independent display support 16.7 million colors External resolution/refresh rate: 2048 x 1536: 75/60 Hz 1920 x 1440: 85/75/60 Hz 1920 x 1200: 75/60 Hz 1920 x 1080: 100/85/75/60 Hz 1680 x 945: 100/85/75/60 Hz 1600 x 1200: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz 1600 x 900: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz 1400 x 1050: 85/75/60 Hz 1366 x 768: 85/75/60 Hz 1280 x 1024: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz 1280 x 960: 85/75/60 Hz 1280 x 768: 85/75/60 Hz 1280 x 720: 100/85/75/60 Hz 1024 x 768: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz 800 x 600: 120/100/85/72/60 Hz MPEG-2/DVD decoding WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding Acer Arcade™ Deluxe featuring Acer CinemaVision™ and Acer ClearVision™ technologies7
Audio	Two built-in stereo speakers High-definition audio support MS-Sound compatible Built-in microphone
Storage	One 160 GB or larger hard disk drive8 5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital#153; (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PRO#153; (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
Optical Disk Drive	8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive: Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-ROM DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM Write: 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 4X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
Communication	Acer Video Conference featuring: Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam supporting enhanced Acer PrimaLite™ technology1 WLAN1, 3: Acer InviLink™ Nplify™2 802.11b/g/Draft-N WiFi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology WLAN1, 3: Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g WiFi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology WPAN: Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready Modem: 56K ITU V.92 with PTT approval9, Wake-on-Ring ready
Dimensions and weight	340.4 (W) x 247 (D) x 22.9/42.3 (H) mm (13.4 x 9.7 x 0.9/1.6 inches) 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs.) with 6-cell battery
Power Supply	ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes 48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery pack: Upto 3.0-hour battery life10 2.5-hour rapid charge system-off 3.5-hour charge-in-use 3-pin 65 W AC adapter ENERGY STAR 4.0
I/O Ports	ExpressCard™/54 slot 5-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD) Two USB 2.0 ports External display (VGA) port Headphone/speaker/line-out jack Microphone-in jack Line-in jack Ethernet (RJ-45) port Modem (RJ-11) port DC-in jack for AC adapter
Keyboard	88-/89-/93-key keyboard with inverted “T” cursor layout, 2.5 mm (minimum) key travel Touchpad pointing device 12 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad, international language support, independent US dollar and Euro symbol keys Empowering Key Easy-launch buttons: WLAN, Bluetooth, volume up and down Media keys: Play/pause, stop, previous, next