shopping for electronics

discovering tt my speakers were spoilt, i set off to simlimsquare after helping out with YEC exco stuff and a swim. decided to get a 2.0 system instead of my normal 2.1 (2speakers1subwoofer) cos i'm in the process of totally redecorating my room, and doing so would help reduce clutter and create more space.

whilst looking at speakers (apparently 2.0 cost more than 2.1 cos mine has a kinda built in subwoofer) i got distracted by the wireless desktops. mine's mouse had been faulty for a while but a coiled mouse had been doing the job. nonetheless the 'wanting to improve my life' syndrome popped out again and i happily looked at the new keyboard+mouse combis.

a typical wireless desktop cost ard 35, and i was initially deciding between a 59 and 69 one, both microsoft ones. so i went ard the 4th floor checking out the best buys for these. kinda enjoyed 1hr journey in which i was randomly looking at webcams (getting one would be nice! but kinda useless cos i dun skype or msn much), usb lights (so it can erm, light up my keyboard when my bro needs to sleep), speakers and the such.

at the end of it, my 2 options changed to those of the logitech series. 149 and 159 respectively. obviously i decided that a nice desktop would improve my life drastically, and that i had the means to afford it given my erm impending pay. i'm no fan of spending as-yet-unobtained cash but i feel there are certain things that cannot be skimped on. electronics, sports equipment, furniture and lasting objects of which u'll be using often.

so i bought my $79 speakers and the $159 wireless desktop.

and i'm so damn excited abt the latter. the mouse fits so damn snugly in my palm and the wheel is a 4-directional one - when it's pressed a little menu is brought up from which u can immediately switch to any of ur open applications. think alt-tab but faster. then there's another button which, after u highlight any text and press, opens the search results of the highlighted text in another new window. and of course there's buttons for 'back' and 'forward'

ohhhhhhh.

and the keyboard's really state-of-the-art. has this integrated palm rest which, together with the entire keyboard, incorporates this AgION antimicrobial technology which supposedly prevents growth of bacteria, mold and mildew (no i dun know what that is too). multiple hot keys which link to any progams or folders of my choice and of course those which allow me to control my media playing from a distance (play, pause, next track, mute, volume control).

oh and it has this button that closes the current browser or window straightaway instead of having to use the mouse to click on X. not to mention an electronic display showing the time and date at the top.

wowwwww.