Pictures of the Blackbird 002

Ok I know I promised these days ago, so I thought I would buckle down and actually get them posted here. I was hoping to hold out for some better pictures but apparently my knack for photgraphy isn't so much as a knack as complete lack of skill.

So I hope you can enjoy these, and I will try to get some better images while these soak in. If you have any questions or comments please either drop me an e-mail or a comment here and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

On a different note, apparently there was some confusion revolving the Blackbirds that were sent out as prizes and it may require me to send my unit back for replacement with a retail unit As it was said to me by a source from HP the units we received were intended to be returned to HP Headquarters, and I was supposed to receive a retail ready unit with all of the "bells and whistles".

I would like to compliment HP's Staff on their courtesy and superb customer service even for lucky son-of-a-guns like me who didn't actually buy their system. Kudos HP!

I couldn't be happier with the service I have recieved and the even the pre-production machine is a sreaming beast of system.

The overall experience with this contest has been extremely positive, I hope that their is a repeat performance in the near future.

Here is a overall view of my Blackbird's Innards...

The flash fill on my camera is crappy, but since I have all CFL lights in my house the image looked much worse with out the flash. I will see what I can to about borrowing my friends 6MP camera to take the next round of photos.

I figure most people won't be happy unless I post a close up of the internals so here is my attempt at just that. Please be gentle, I have a very fragile ego.. ;)