Tuesday, November 16, 2010

a tribute to si Pinter

Bukan, ini bukan post tentang gebetan gue. Ini tulisan tentang laptop gue, yang kebetulan bernama sama dengan gebetan gue *ya masaaa kebetulan*Tulisan ini gue tujukan sebagai penghormatan untuk laptop gue, yang setia menemani gue selama 4 tahun ini...

Perkenalkan laptop gue, Asus W5F alias si Pinter:


Spesifikasi:
  • Intel Core Duo Processor T2300 1.66GHz
  • 1 GB DDR2 533 MHz SDRAM
  • 12.1" WXGA Color-Shine (Glare-type) and Crystal-Shine (High brightness) LCD
  • Embedded Intel 945GM
  • Hard Drive: 2.5" 80 GB (5400 rpm) HDD
  • Optical Drive: Built-in DVD-RW
  • Communications: Modem, LAN, WLAN (802.11 a/b/g), BlueTooth
  • Sound: Integrated Intel High Definition Audio chip (Azalia)
  • Ports: 1.3 Mega Pixel web camera, 1 x Express card 54, 1 x Microphone-in jack, 1 x Headphone-out jack (S/PDIF), 1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor, 1 x TV Out (S-Video composite), 3 x USB 2.0 ports, 1x IEEE 1394 port, 1 x RJ11 Modem jack for phone line, 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
  • Dimensions: 305 x 220 x 31mm (W x D x H) (12" x 8.6" x 1.2")
  • Weight: 1.6kg (3.5lbs)
  • Battery run time 3 hours
  • Also Bundled: Standard DVD software and a small Bluetooth mouse (Logitech rebranded to Asus) and a carrying bag



Si Pinter dibeli bulan Agustus 2006, di saat gue pertama kali masuk kuliah. Waktu itu laptop dengan prosesor Core Duo baru muncul, jadi harga si Pinter cukup sangat  mahal. Sejak kedatangannya sampai sekarang, si Pinter selalu setia menemani gue mengerjakan semua hal, hingga spesifikasi-nya berubah menjadi seperti ini:
  • Intel Core Duo Processor T2300 1.66GHz
  • 2.5 GB DDR2 533 MHz SDRAM
  • 12.1" WXGA Color-Shine (Glare-type) and Crystal-Shine (High brightness) LCD with dots, spots, and marks here and there
  • Embedded Intel 945GM
  • Hard Drive: 2.5" 80 GB (5400 rpm) HDD
  • Optical Drive: Built-in DVD-RW which can't read DVD anymore
  • Communications: Modem, LAN, WLAN (802.11 a/b/g), on-and-off BlueTooth
  • Sound: Integrated Intel High Definition Audio chip (Azalia)
  • Ports: 1.3 Mega Pixel web camera, 1 x Express card 54, 1 x Microphone-in jack, 1 x Headphone-out jack (S/PDIF), 1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor, 1 x TV Out (S-Video composite), 3 x USB 2.0 ports which are so sensitive you barely can't touch the cable or the connection will lost, 1x IEEE 1394 port, 1 x RJ11 Modem jack for phone line, 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
  • Dimensions: 305 x 220 x 31mm (W x D x H) (12" x 8.6" x 1.2")
  • Lot lighter than 1.6 kg without battery, since the battery is taken off due to its only 1 hour battery runtime
  • Also Bundled: Standard DVD software and a hard-to-connect small Bluetooth mouse (Logitech rebranded to Asus) and a worn-out carrying bag

Si Pinter selalu bersama gue dalam mengerjakan semua tugas. Mulai dari Kontek tugas pertama kuliah, hingga TA tugas terakhir. Terbukti si Pinter menyimpan serangkaian folder: TPB, semester 1, semester 2, dll hingga semester 8, dan folder The Real Deal alias folder TA. Si Pinter rela mengorbankan space memori-nya untuk menyimpan program-program kuliah gue: Visio, Solidworks, Pascal, Lingo, WinQSB, dll. Bahkan untuk Solidworks, si Pinter rela di-upgrade hingga memiliki RAM 2.5 GB. Si Pinter tahan gue paksa begadang mengerjakan semua tugas kuliah gue, bahkan rela menyala terdiam berlama-lama di saat gue meneliti kesalahan di link-link Excel gue. Dan terutama, si Pinter telah sangat membantu gue dalam mengerjakan TA.

Untuk urusan hiburan, si Pinter juga hebat. Walaupun suara dari speaker-nya ngga terlalu bagus, tapi gue tetap suka dengerin si Pinter muter lagu. Si Pinter udah menyimpan, memutar, men-download semua koleksi lagu gue. Si Pinter bahkan ngga ngeluh waktu gue suruh memutar lagu yang sama berulang-ulang, hehe.. Si Pinter juga udah gue persenjatai dengan Total Commander agar bisa mendownload banyak film dan serial dari kampus. Harddisk external gue nyaris penuh berkat kehandalan si Pinter dalam mentransfer film dan serial itu.

Si Pinter telah membantu gue menjelajahi dunia maya, mulai dari mencari bahan tugas, cari paper buat TA, blogging, membuka berbagai macam situs social media, nyampah di Plurk, ketemu teman lama di Facebook, bahkan meng-googling tentang gebetan *haha, kinda scary, isn't it?*

Si Pinter tahan gue getok-getok kali dia ngadat, tahan  kecipratan air, serta tahan terbentur dimana-mana. Si Pinter juga tahan dari serangan virus, yang telah musnah berkat bantuan Kaspersky 2009 Original *yea I'm so proud of its originality, hehe*

Dan untuk semuanya, gue cuma bisa mengatakan: makasih Pinter, makasih buat semuanya.. Maaf waktu begadangan bikin tugas, gue sering lupa cabut kabel charger, jadi masa hidup batere kamu menurun drastis. Tenang Pinter, gue ngga akan mengganti kamu sekarang, paling ngga sampai masa berlaku Kaspersky gue habis :D

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