My New Workspace

For the past couple of years or so, I have been primarily playing poker on my Dell Inspiron laptop. Well, the time finally came for me to upgrade my work environment. At first I was going to buy another laptop, but decided to go with a PC because I wanted a larger monitor and upgradeable hardware. I'm a fan of Dell computers, but at the last second I decided to go with a Lenovo desktop. This is a picture of the PC. It was on sale this past weekend at TigerDirect. I figured that I would use this with my current PCs monitor to expand my playing surface. Well, after seeing how tacky it looked, I decided to just buy second identical monitor, but wouldn't you know that when I went back to TigerDirect the very next day, all of the bundle packages were sold out.

The cashier suggested that I order it from them and save half of the shipping costs. This was a good idea. The only problem is that she eventually found out that they couldn't order any because they are so short or out of stock at the warehouse. Doh!

Thank god for eBay. Fate would have it that some guy in Canada bought the same bundle package, but he didn't want the monitor. Of course I bid on the auction and won. It's being shipped today and should be here by this weekend or early next week. It cost a little less than ordering it from TigerDirect.

The Veriface software is very cool, even though I can't get it to work and the monitor is gorgeous. Here are the details.

Lenovo IdeaCentre K210 Desktop PC LCD Bundle - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2140, 4GB DDR2, 500GB SATA II, DVDRW, Intel GMA3100, Webcam, Veriface, Flash Reader, Vista Home Premium SP1 (T70-2107), 19" LCD

Specifications
Display Type: Widescreen LCD
Viewable Screen Size: 19 inches
Condition: New
Operating Systems: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1
Platform: PC
Orientations Allowed: Vertical
Form Factor: Microtower
Bays: 2 - 5.25" Drive Bays
Internal Bays: 2 - 3.5" Drive Bays
Available 3.5" Drive Bays: 1
Available 5.25" Drive Bays: 1
PCI Slots (Total): 1
PCI Slots (Available): 1
PCI Express X1 Slots (Total): 2
PCI Express X1 Slots (Available): 2
PCI Express X16 Slots (Total): 1
PCI Express X16 Slots (Available): 1
PCI Express Slots (Total): 3
PCI Express Slots (Available): 3
Expansion Slots: 4
PS/2 Keyboard Connectors: 1
PS/2 Mouse Connectors: 1
Serial Communication Ports: 1
Parallel Ports: 1
USB Ports: 6
Input Video Signal: VGA, DVI w/HDCP
LAN Ports: 1
Audio Out Jacks: 2
Line In Jacks: 1
Microphone Jacks: 2
VGA Ports: 1
Processor Brand: Intel®
Processor Class: Pentium® Dual Core
Processor Number: E2140
Processor Speed: 1.60GHz
Processor Interface: Socket LGA775
Processors Supported: 1
Processors Onboard: 1
Additional Technologies: Dual-Core Technology Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Memory Type: DDR2
Memory Size: 2.0GB
Brightness: 300 cd/m²
Total Memory: 4.0GB
Response Time: 5 ms
Memory Speed: DDR2 667 (PC2-5300)
Horizontal Viewing Angle: 160 degrees
Memory Slots (Total): 2
Vertical Viewing Angle: 160 degrees
Memory Slots (Available): 0
Maximum Memory Supported: 4.0GB
Maximum Resolution: 1440 x 900
Interface: SATA II
Capacity: 500GB
Speed: 7,200RPM
Cabinet Color: Gloss Black
Dimensions With Stand: 14.6" x 17.4" x 7"
Unit Weight: 13.2 lbs.
Power Consumption: 36W
Optical Drive Type: DVD±RW Dual Layer
Interface: SATA
Type: Media Reader
Capacity: 16-in-1
Audio Description: Integrated Audio
Graphics Description: Integrated Graphics
GPU/VPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
Video Memory: up to 256MB Shared Memory
Video Interface: VGA (15-Pin D-Sub)
Communications Description: Integrated LAN Support
Interface Type: RJ-45 - Ethernet Connector
Chipset: Intel PRO/100
Data Transfer Rate: 100Mbps; 10Mbps
Power: 250 Watt
Mouse Type: Optical
Buttons: 3
Scrolling Capability: Vertical
Connection Type: USB
Keyboard Type: Multifunction
Connection Type: PS/2
Height: 15.25"
Width: 7.3"
Depth: 18"