Engrish from eBay

[poak]

So, my girlfriend wants a nice compact UMPC.

I started kind of looking around on ebay when I saw a listing from a seller in China. I read the product description. Hilarity ensued.

Highlights:

The best surprises aren’t the ones that you don’t see coming. It is when you are surprised by what you are surprised on that makes the icing on the cake. It was a cold morning, and UMPCs (Ultra-Mobile PC) are on the rise. You are, undoubtedly, aware of the digital trend to shrink the sizes of devices and gadgets. It would only seem natural for computers and laptops to follow the crowd as well. And it is old news, very old news. Mini PCs and laptops had been around for the past few years. Like most of you, I’ve been skeptical about it. Sure, it’s smaller, easier to carry around. But where it excels in versatility, it loses on price.

You will be reminded of the human population growth chart as you compare the prices on these midgets. The higher spec model you want, the greater gap it jumps in price. It looks like flow charts on a highly infectious disease, where each step you climb returns in exponential burden. If you go cheap, you can’t really do much except use basic applications like Microsoft word, or browse the internet. Yeah, you can play minesweeper or solitaire, but that’s about it. If you go high-tech, you will most definitely be looking at 3 zeros, or something ridiculous in the 4 digits range (Sony VAIO UX390N anyone?). And even then the UMPC loses when compared to a same priced, normal PC rig. It just doesn’t seem worth it…

Link to original listing:

10inch laptop notebook computer Wifi UMPC VIA C7-M mini - eBay (item 320423770363 end time Oct-13-09 07:40:00 PDT)

[bteague2]

ha someone has too much time on their hands

[poak]

ha someone has too much time on their hands

Nah, I'm just a hell of a multitasker

Seriously though, can you believe they referenced scientific and medical research data in the product description?!

[bteague2]

Nah, I'm just a hell of a multitasker

Seriously though, can you believe they referenced scientific and medical research data in the product description?!

I wasn't talking about you... unless that's your add.

[poak]

I wasn't talking about you... unless that's your add.

Oh, haha... I misinterpreted.