July 15, 2014

Alita: Lenovo Ideapad Y480

After 7 years of a love-hate relationship, I'm preparing to say goodbye to a frenemy AYUMU. She helped me out well, but recently work and browsing was proving too much for her. I end up screaming and almost pulling my hair due to frustration.

Gigahertz Computer got into my radar after my cousin bought her ASUS laptop from there. I noticed a clearance item for sale on their site and got me interested. After a few exchanges and a few weeks, they told me that a unit was available. I insisted to visit their main office to inspect/confirm and they were very accommodating. The unit checked out so I paid and went home very happy.

Lenovo Ideapad Y480(released 2012) -Bought July 11, 2014 for 24,999 php from a Clearance Sale of Gigahertz.

DESCRIPTIONIDEAPAD Y480 LAPTOP
CPU/Chipset
3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM (2.30GHz, 6MB Cache)
Operating System
Windows 7 64
Memory
4GB (DDR3)
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT640M LE GDDR5 2GB
Dimensions
345mm x 239mm x 20-32.8mm (13.6" x 9.4" x 0.8-1.3")
Camera
1.0MP fixed-focus HD webcam
Display
14.0" backlit HD display (16:9 widescreen) (1366x768)
Weight
2.2 kgs (4.85 lbs)
I/O Ports
  • 3 USB 3.0 ports
  • 1 USB 2.0 ports
  • 6-in-1 card reader (SD, SD-Pro, MMD, MS, MS-Pro, XD)
  • Headphone jack
  • Mic jack
  • S/PDIF
  • 1 VGA port
  • 1 HDMI port
  • 2 mini PCle
  • RJ-45
Storage
  • HDD: 750GB (5,400 rpm)
Wireless Connectivity
  • Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200BGN
  • Bluetooth® 4.0
Keyboard
Full-size, 6-row keyboard
Battery Life
Up to 4 hours
Durability Features
Real metal shell
Security Features
  • OneKey Recovery
  • VeriFace face-recognition software

It took a while for me to decide on her name. Going over anime/manga that were really memorable, Alita/Gally jumped at me and seemed like a good fit. Similar to the story, this laptop was broken/faulty, but was brought back to life and fulfilled a better purpose.

Battle Angel Alita
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Angel_Alita