The few peopleat school that I tell my every disdain and stuff know what I'm talking about here, so if you're one of them, don't read further. Or read on if you can stand the inevitable gloating that will take place around the last few sentences.S

Story so far is, I had a Power Machine. A Power Machine, for those that don't know, is basically a computer pimped out with better video cards, sound cards, and the likes... Well, it broke down. I had it for over a year, and through all the Photoeditting and the music downloads, it just gave up. Think of it as the strength of a bodybuilder in the body of an old man. I started out with an outdated computer, constantly updating it to make it better, faster, kinda like a Super Soldier program for scrawny blatant computers.

It died for 2 reasons. 1) It was old and frail, like I said above; it couldn't handle my work. 2) By modding it, and modding it, making it better (System programs wise, now), it picked up a virus that I couldn't detect until it was too late. It's partly (okay, mostly!) my fault because I downloaded all sorts of crap on it, even attempting to make it into a Mac/Windows Hybrid; I thought I would get the Noble Prize for that or something, "Unity Among Enemies"...

Now I haven't used it about a month after it died, it was just painful to see it struggle to open PhotoShop and then irrevovably hang. So I've been using my parent's computer. That meant no Photoshopping, no downloading programs, but I could download music. That system worked pretty good, except for the No Photoshopping Part. 

My parents bought me a computer with a 500GB Hard Drive (.5 Terabyte to you!), an upgraded video card, Windows Vista Ultimate, and it's brand spankity new. My old Power Machine was Rambo in a skeleton's body, whereas my new computer is Batman in well, Batman's body! The smaller size also helps, it's roughly about the size of a fat PS2, but a bit bulkier. It's actually meant to be a gaming computer, but I have my PS3 for games, so the increased video capabilities and other updates are just there to make you drool.

I'm in the process of selecting some speakers (Bose, preferably), because my old speakers would just make my new PC look... Crappy? Don't get me wrong, my speakers are great, with deep resonating bass, but with a computer looking and performing this great, you want something a little... Updated? 

And I forgot to mention! It also came with a Logitech Bluetooth gaming keyboard as well as the Logitech Bluetooth gaming mouse. Since I like my other gaming keyboard on the other Power Machine, I think I'll pair these with the PS3 before I get the Keypad for Christmas. 

I think that's enough gloating without sounding too gloaty assed....

I'm gonna give my old Power Machine the farewell it deserves, stuffed into my closet to be Frankensteined later for parts... I wanna bury it, but that seems like a waste of money, time, and a computer barely clinging to life. 

Viva La Power Machine!