Nathan Jeffery » Hardware

Dell Studio 1558

nathan — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:33:33 +0000

I have had my new Dell Studio 1558, for just close to two weeks now and it is great.

The new Studio 1558 features, 500Gb 7200RPM HDD, Core i5 CPU, 4GB 1333 Mhz DDR2 and an ATi Radeon HD 4570.

So far battery life is about three hours and the embedded 3G connection seems a lot more stable than that of the 1555.

Right now I have got my eye on the new Dell U2311H as an add on to my workspace.

I have always liked the idea of a notebook with a big external display to be used as my digital canvas and a Dell monitor seems to be the perfect fit…

Desktop

nathan — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:45:46 +0000

Collected my new PC today and busy getting it configured. This is my first desktop so I’m seriously stoked. It’s no super computer, but it’s a darn lot faster when it comes to rendering than my notebook.

I’m running Core 2 Duo 2.93 Ghz, 4Gb RAM, 500GB HDD – OS, 160GB – Slave, Nvidia Geforce 9800GT 256bit 1024 GDR3 and a 23 inch full HD LG display and Windows 7 64bit.

I’m looking forward to getting into all of the design work I’ve been wanting to, but never had the patience to do on any of my notebooks. Already playing around in blender a bit, I can seriously appreciate the benefits of a dedicated graphics card.

Now to start saving for atleast a 256Gb SSD to use for my OS and apps and then re-purpose the 500GB for storage. I’d also dig to add another graphics card and an additional monitor, but we’ll see, maybe the iPad launches in SA before that.

MyEcommerce is Growing

nathan — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:29:41 +0000

Today sees our team grow to ten. MyEcommerce now has a dedicated hardware and networking team, Social Media Management and SEO team and a lot of fresh project ideas.

Welcome to Craig, Ryan, Dereck, Donald, Gerard, Nicholas and Kobus. Gregg and I look forward to working with you.

On a ownership level, MyEcommerce has now restructured and Deon Steyn now holds a 30% interest, Tienie & Gesie van der Merwe own a 10% interest, Gregg and I each own 30%. Welcome to Deon, Tienie and Gesie, we look forward to some exciting new projects.

Once everyone has settled into the new year, we will be rolling out a range of new product offerings.

Sony Ericsson W995

nathan — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:30:11 +0000

Finally decided to upgrade my voice contract. Got my new Sony Ericsson W995 today and have been finding more and more features ever since opening the box.

I did a lot of research before deciding on what phone I was going to take. I had my mind set on an iPhone for a long time but decided on the Sony based on the cost to benefit ratio.

The phone has proven to be far better than what the reviews and resources said it would be and it has really got a bunch of awesome features.

I really like that I have got a GPS now as well as some of the awesome bluetooth features. The phone can take control of my notebook via bluetooth and I can do basically anything one can do with a mouse with my phone and from a much longer distance, watching DVDs in bed will never be the same again.

The phone has got an crystal clear display and comes with a 8GB memory card. The 8.1MP camera’s flash also doubles as a flash light which is pretty cool, especially when programming late at night and not wanting to bump things over in the house when in search of a late night snack or some coffee.

Dell Studio 1555

nathan — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:03:54 +0000

Finally decided to restructure my mobile communication package. I changed my voice contract and reduced the monthly bill substantially. I reallocated my monthly spend to an additional data contract and now hooked myself up with a Dell Studio 15.

I have had my Acer for almost five years, and was so used to the speed, that I actually thought it performed quite fast.

I am so stoked with the boot times and with the over all experience of my Dell so far. I have made contact with the Dell Support Centre and they have been very helpful.

I am also not as frustrated with Vista as I thought I would be. I have registered for the Windows 7 which is being rolled out to all users who recently acquired Vista based machines and I can’t wait to see what impact Windows 7 has on performance.

I also appreciate embedded 3G, I have had to slot in and slot out my 3G card for quite some time and the ability to pull out my notebook and simply start working and be able to work without any wire for up to three hours, with my custom configuration is super cool.

Only thing that is bit disappointing is that even though various graphic options are available on the Dell website you cannot up grade graphics as an after market upgrade and RAM is VERY expensive. It will cost about 80% of the cost of a new unit to upgrade my RAM from 4GB to 8GB, so I guess I am going to be stoked with what I have until I custom spec a desktop for myself.

Looking forward to the next three years with my Dell and can’t wait to see what option I can upgrade to when my contract expires.

MyEcommerce Goes Dedicated

nathan — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:51:44 +0000

I had the privilege of ordering a dedicated server today.

Core 2 Quad 2.33 GHz
4 GB DDR2 667 MHz
2 x 160GB SATA HDD
H/ware RAID 1
99.9% uptime with SLA

It is something that has been a hot topic at the office, and a very important decision for me to make. I guess everyone would like to have one, but being ready for the commitment is another thing all together.

Ordering the server is only one step in the process. I will have my work cut out for me over the next few weeks, till the end of the month. I will be completing all the administration involved with the upgrades and transfers of the domains that we are currently managing.

MyEcommerce will be releasing some exciting new packages, and promotions for both new and existing customers.