I’m postponing the 3rd and 4th part in the long awaited VMware player posts. I have decided to upgrade my hardware to create more usable experience. My current laptop only has 512 meg of ram, which is shared for the video and main system operations. I’m ordering the following upgrade, and expect to have it by the end of the week.

It will be nice having 2 gig of ram, more power, more speed. Recently as I have been getting into more Photoshop this laptop has really been lagging. Now, try loading up virtual environments which want 512 or more, not going to work.

My tax return is going towards the mother of visual drool equipment.

UltraSharp 2407WFP Wide-Screen Black Flat Panel Monitor, LCD with Height Adjustable Stand

I expect it in a few weeks. It isn’t the 30″, but most laptops and most desktops don’t have the dual DVI power for 30″ of visual display. The reason why I like the 24, compared to the 20, 22, or 27 is the native resolution matches my laptop, and most systems I have looked at recently, including the Mac Mini.

Mac mini 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo

The Mac Mini is going to be a great addition to my hardware arsenal. I’m just waiting for them to release the Mac Mini Intel Core 2 Duo. It won’t be long, I expect it in June at WWDC. Mac OSX, Vista, XP, Linux, VMware, Virtual PC, all inside a small little box. Easy to transport, fun to look at, and wireless. I most likely will run it headless, using VNC or Remote Desktop. Then I can just have it sitting on a shelf, no keyboard, no mouse, no monitor. Just sitting there purring away.