August 2008

UPDATE: I called Dell today and they told me my order will be cancelled because there was either a pricing error or they're sold out. What a bummer!!!

• As of Aug 18th, evening: Some people have had theirs shipped. Most have orders that are "in production". Some have reported cancellation. My order status is "Order Processing" with estimated ship date August 19.
  
• As of Aug 17th, evening: Deal is dead, the original link doesn't work now. Another link for the drive at $200 works. (2008-08-19 14:27:12)

Talk about perfect timing... just when my rig's 320GB external hard drive is almost at capacity, Dell offers this spectacular deal which I've just picked up:

$109.99 after instant discount for a Seagate 1TB (1,000 GB) internal HD before tax as compared to $179.99 original price. In addition, you can take an additional 4% off by using Dell Preferred Account. That's around $0.11 per gigabyte -- the lowest I've seen to-date. I figured that 1TB HD would last quite awhile and would be a good investment for those who do a lot of torrenting (like me).

Seagate 1TB Internal HD

5 year MFG Warranty

Highlights

• Adaptive Fly Height offers consistent read/write performance
• Clean Sweep automatically calibrates drive each time the drive is powered up
• SoftSonic motor enables ultra-quiet operation
• Enhanced G-Force Protection defends against handling damage
• Perpendicular Recording increases data density while decreasing moving parts

As the candidate theme song for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, this song was performed by superstars from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, U.S., and Korea at many famous historical locations across Beijing. The artists and locations are listed below in chronological order. Hmm... I wonder why I haven't seen this video yet anywhere on TV? Maybe it's only shown in Asia... But in any case, they sure make Beijing look so much nicer than it really is. OMG... blue skies!

Go to YouTube to see translations via annotations. Read more

Tonight I was fortunate enough obtain front-row seating for exclusive, close-up highlights of the Bejing 2008 Olympics opening ceremony. Read more