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Congratulate me - I won our office competition
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May 8, 2008, 07:50 PM
 
And snagged myself a brand new 15" Macbook Pro 2.5ghz 4Gig Ram and 7200 RPM Hardrive + a copy of Orange Box

I'm blown away at how fast it is after my Macbook, I spent 10 minutes last night turning the room light on and off so I could see the keyboard glow, then bootcamp and halflife 2.0 for half the night.

I can now understand why they can charge more than double Macbook prices for this Machine, its gorgeous.



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May 8, 2008, 07:51 PM
 
Nice. That's exactly my machine, except I still haven't gotten round to maxing out the RAM. It's a sweet, sweet laptop.
     
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May 8, 2008, 08:01 PM
 
sweet. what was the office competition and why doesn't my office do something like this. My ibook is slower than my iphone and that means I need an upgrade.
MDD 1.0ghz 1.5gb, 14" iBook G4, B&W G3.
     
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May 8, 2008, 08:07 PM
 
what was the office competition and why doesn't my office do something like this.
Precisely what I was wondering.

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May 9, 2008, 03:53 AM
 
It was a competition in the sales team to see who could generate the most profit, carried out over 4 months (Jan to Apr). I make my company 4,000,000 Dollars, they gave me a what I wanted most in the world (within reason).

Suffice to say it was their most profitable four months for a long time.
(Last edited by moonmonkey; May 9, 2008 at 07:51 AM. (Reason:im dumb))



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May 9, 2008, 05:03 AM
 
What did you sell ?

Is it legal ?
... we just wanted to take a moment to remind you that on the web, every day makes a great day to drop too much cash on crap that cannot stop you from hating your life.
     
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May 9, 2008, 07:39 AM
 
Congratulations! And how did you squeeze four months between January and February?
     
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May 9, 2008, 07:51 AM
 
Thats how I won.



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May 9, 2008, 08:00 AM
 
congrats
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May 9, 2008, 08:30 AM
 
You have a very wise employer!

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May 9, 2008, 10:23 AM
 
Congrats! That is pretty awesome. Such a nice machine too
     
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May 9, 2008, 10:26 AM
 
Congrats, I hate you.
     
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May 9, 2008, 10:31 AM
 
I can't wait till they re-design the MBP as the form is so old and long in the tooth next to the MacBook and Air.
Just for starters they got to get rid of the latch.
     
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May 9, 2008, 12:29 PM
 
Wow...

Very, very nice! Congratulations! Enjoy that new beast of yours!
     
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May 9, 2008, 05:41 PM
 
Originally Posted by moonmonkey View Post
It was a competition in the sales team to see who could generate the most profit, carried out over 4 months (Jan to Apr). I make my company 4,000,000 Dollars, they gave me a what I wanted most in the world (within reason).

Suffice to say it was their most profitable four months for a long time.
Sounds like you shouldn't be working for someone else..
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May 9, 2008, 05:55 PM
 
Originally Posted by shrugs* View Post
Sounds like you shouldn't be working for someone else..
Sounds like a $2000 MacBook is peanuts for all that money he made for them.
     
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May 9, 2008, 07:14 PM
 
+ copy of Orange Box. Don't forget that.

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May 9, 2008, 07:23 PM
 
Originally Posted by analogue SPRINKLES View Post
Sounds like a $2000 MacBook is peanuts for all that money he made for them.
$2749
They do pay me as well .



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May 9, 2008, 07:57 PM
 
Originally Posted by moonmonkey View Post
I make my company 4,000,000 Dollars
HKD or USD?
     
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May 9, 2008, 08:16 PM
 
HKD (sounds more impressive if I just say dollars).



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