Here are the mechanics: Just order any Charter Communications service online and be automatically entered to win one of 30 HP Compaq Presario C770US Laptops! Each laptop is over a $600 value. The first winner will be announced Sept. 1st. Plus all online orders right now also receive a Shell gas card valued up to $100!!!

Just go to the site and choose between the three great Charter services – Charter High-Speed® Internet at $19.99/mo for 6 months, Charter Digital Home™ and High-Speed Internet at $69.98/mo for 6 months or Charter Digital Home™, High-Speed Internet, and Charter Telephone® at $99.97/mo. for 12 months. After choosing and signing up, you will be sent a Free Shell gas gift card and is automatically entered to win 1 of 30 HP Compaq Presario C770US Laptops!!

For mommies like me an extra laptop in the house will be such a welcome bonus!

Here are the details of the free laptop:
New HP Compaq Presario C770US Notebook Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor 15.4″ WXGA Screen 2GB RAM -160GB hard drive DVD Burner Built in Wi-Fi and Ethernet Plus a NEOtec Laptop Backpack!

Such a great deal!!!

I hardly have time to lull and enjoy time with G, my Dell laptop. Lately, I have been reading some focus group discussion threads on recommendations for laptops. I have been a pro-Dell user ever since (even if this is my first laptop) primarily because of recommendations. I am very very intrigued with MAC computers, especially the MACBook Air, but as long as Im going to stay home and take care of the kids, that aint gonna happen.

Anyway, like I said, there is a great article over at ShopWiki on how to pick the laptop for you. There are many things to consider when buying one and the article says to choose one feature that is extremely important for you – is it portability (weigh), space (hard drive), clarity of videos (video cards), internet connection (wi-fi ready), etc. Based from experience (I have a Dell Inspiron 1525), Im pretty happy with my customized laptop – I just should have upgraded my laptop battery. Mine just lasts 3 hrs and needs to be plugged in again – that wont work when Im out.

I recently got myself a laptop – my first.
It’s a Dell Inspiron 1525 with the following specs:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5450 (1.66GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Vista
2GB RAM
120GB HD
CD / DVD Writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
15.4 Anti glare screen
Webcam, bluetooth, LAN
Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Mini-card
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy

And yes, it’s in pink. Good strategy so the husband wont need to borrow it.
It takes awhile to get used to Vista as the OS but Im adapting.

Another change I need to get used to.