Mouse computer I-friend-51YB - Upfront

Japan, Inc., Feb, 2003

If you're in the market for a high-end PC but don't want to get another loan against your house to buy it, Yodobashi Camera has just the thing for you. On the retailer's direct sales Web site, you can take advantage of a special discount plan and get a PC powerhouse for under [yen]100,000 if you get your reservation in early.

Very nearly a cube in shape, the computer's dimensions are 185x300x200 mm, but it's not the neat shape that's really impressive; it's the punch the thing packs. With a 2-GHz Pentium 4CPU, 512 MB of DDR SDRAM (a drop of the good stuff), a massive 80-gig hard drive, a multifunction combo DVD/CD-RW drive that could probably put out the trash at the end of the day as well if you asked it, an onboard 5.1 channel-compatible sound chipset, Firewire, optical digital out, VGA, Ethernet and two USE 2.0 ports, to name just a few of the options round the back and running on Windows XP Home Edition, this is a seriously loaded machine. And it's finished in a super-cool jet black casing. Put it on a shelf against a wall and not even your geometrically gifted friends will realize it's a bit deeper than it is wide and tall. Open price, but order for [yen]l00,000 with discounts.

More info: www.mouse.jp.cojp