A PC and a Car and a Dinner

On Friday night Anisha and I went to Dick Smith Electronics in Sylvia Park. I had the full intention of spending just over $100 to get a cheap personal laser that they had on clearance when we came across a major computer special. Until Sunday, Dick Smith were running a 20% of special on HP computers. After doing some quick calculations it appeared that the discounted price did in fact represent an excellent price. So that night I purchased a new slimline HP computer for NZ$1040.

The machine had good specifications when compared to the Dell offerings I had previously investigated, plus Dick Smith had three flexible packages including one which did not come with a monitor. Given that I had previously purchased a large Dell LCD Display to use as a TV replacement, it looked like this is what I needed.

The package did not skimp on components either. It came configured with a full TV Tuner card, a discrete nVidia graphics card, and a generous 320 Gigabyte hard drive. It came with Windows Vista Home Premium which of course contained the Media Center component. It also came with an HP OEM Windows Media Center remote control. I believe I got a good bargain here.

Later that night we went to the supermarket where I bought some items required for the weekend. On Saturday morning Anisha and I walked to McDonalds where I was shouted breakfast.

On Saturday night we went out for dinner with the family at the Windross restaurant in Cockle Bay. Dick and Val were over from Scotland for a visit. Dick, Val, Mum and Dad, Scot and Amber along with Anisha and I were present. I had the Chicken Mango for dinner and had no complaints about that. The service at the Windross was very prompt. Later on, I helped Val print out a family tree she was unable to print out from her email. I told Dick about my blog and websites which he will look at some time.

I also took possession of my new car this weekend. Anisha and I washed and cleaned the inside and outside of my old Primera.

On Sunday night the family had dinner at Charlene and Nicks. We watched CSI afterwards and then went home.

Additional Information: The Windross is located at 41 Shelly Beach Pde in Cockle Bay.