"Is that so?" asked Nana Ebina nervously.
"Well, many shops are not open yet!" Yushan Heren said.
"S-I'm sorry, then...then Senior Kazuto, let's go back first." Nana Ebina immediately wanted to return to the apartment and wished she could find a sand pit to bury herself.
"Hey, don't." Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but pull Ebina Nana.
Being pulled by Yushan Kazuto like this, Ebina Nana became even more shy and her face turned red.
"Let's get in the car. The store I usually go to should be open." Yushan Heren said.
Nana Ebina turned around a little shakily and followed Hayama Kazuto into the car.
"Senior Kazuto, where are we going?" As soon as Nana Ebina got on the car, she felt uneasy.
"Let's go to the nearest Yodobashi." said Yushan Kazuto.
As one of the three largest electrical appliance retailers in Japan, the products sold in Yodobashi are guaranteed. Unlike some small electrical appliance stores, many outdated and old-model equipment are still displayed in the most conspicuous positions and sold as new products of the season.
Of course, if Yushan Kazuto were to look for an electronics store with a better deal himself, it would not be impossible for him to find one. There are often discounts on platforms such as Amazon and eBay. However, since it is more convenient to buy from Yodobashi, Yushan Kazuto is too lazy to assemble a computer.
"By the way, Ebina, what's your budget?" Yushan Kazuto asked after driving the car onto the road.
You still need to control the budget well, and don't increase it to 98,000 later.
"Budget?" Ebina Nana didn't quite understand what Yushan Kazuto meant.
"Okay, I understand." Yushan Kazuto blinked. It seemed that Ebina Nana had never thought about the budget at all.
"A computer for around 100,000 yen, is that acceptable to you?" Yushan Heren changed the way he put it.
Ebina Nana responded lightly and nodded.
For Nana Ebina, the computer just needs to be usable; she doesn’t actually have too many requirements.
After all, she doesn't play video games, and doesn't know how to use the computer for programming, modeling, etc. At most, she uses the computer to do some homework and send and receive emails assigned by the school.
The budget of 100,000 yen mentioned by Kazuto Hayama might be a little too high for Nana Ebina. A computer worth 20,000 or 30,000 yen would be enough for her.
However, if Yushan Kazuto thinks based on his own needs, the response speed of a computer worth 20,000 or 30,000 yen alone would probably be enough to drive Yushan Kazuto crazy.
Such a computer certainly does not have a solid-state drive, and it may take a minute or two to boot up. While waiting for the computer to boot up, Yushan and Ren could have completed a math test.
The price of 100,000 yen is just right, not too expensive, but you can still buy a mid-range computer. For Nana Ebina, such a computer is definitely enough for her three years of college.
"A computer, and a computer desk." Yushan Kazuto blinked.
"How about buying a kotatsu as well? It's spring now, and winter electrical appliances must be on sale." asked Yushan Kazuto.
"Both...both are fine." Ebina Nana nodded in response.
Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but grin, Ebina Nana really has no opinion of her own.
However, spring is naturally the discount season for winter products. Kotatsu is not like other electronic devices such as mobile phones and computers that you buy new rather than old. If you buy them in advance, you can use them directly in winter.
After a little thought, Yushan Kazuto confirmed the shopping list.
A computer, a set of computer desk and chair, a router, two power strips, two network cables, and a kotatsu.
These can be purchased at one time at Yodobashi, so there is no need to go to other stores.
However, if Yodobashi's products are not satisfactory, it doesn't hurt to shop around a bit more.
After all, it’s still early, and that’s the advantage of starting early.
……
When we drove to Akihabara, Yodobashi had just opened, and Kazuto Hayama and Nana Ebina were the first customers of the day.
The first thing you see when you open the door is a poster announcing big sales on winter electrical appliances. Many winter electrical appliances are gathered in the space cleared at the entrance, which makes people dizzy.
Yushan compared prices with others and found that the discount was quite large. After all, if these appliances were kept in the store, they would take up warehouse space, and storage also requires costs, so it would be better to sell them at a lower price.
Ebina Nana's eyes lingered on a few of the kotatsu for a while.
However, Yushan and Ren did not stop at the door. Their first task today was to buy a computer, so they went straight to the computer area.
……
"How about this one?"
Standing next to a laptop, Hayama Kazuto asked Ebina Nana.
"I, I'm fine." Ebina Nana whispered.
Hayama Kazuto shrugged. It seemed that Ebina Nana really didn't know anything about computers.
The clerk nearby saw the two of them and came over on his own initiative.
"This is Fujitsu's latest laptop, equipped with an AMD processor based on the Zen 4 architecture using a five-nanometer process, and a full-color touch screen with a % color gamut. It has a compact appearance and weighs only kilograms, making it very suitable for girls."
Fujitsu's laptops are indeed well made, which is something that Kazuto Hayama admits.
In the notebook market, Fujitsu even performs better than NEC, which has the largest market share in Japan's home computers, and can be called the big brother of Japanese laptops.
In comparison, the so-called Sony computers are just small fry. Of course, Sony's computer division has now been sold to JIP Corporation.
Fujitsu is known as the world's laptop computer expert, which is of course in line with Japan's exaggerated title.
However, in terms of price, Fujitsu computers are often at the big brother level, and their cost-effectiveness is indeed not high compared to other computers of the same level.
Chapter 1280 Why So Fast?
After thinking for a long time, Kazuto Yuyama finally chose a Fujitsu computer for Nana Ebina, but it was not the one he had seen before, but a slightly larger one.
The previous computer had a screen of only thirteen inches, which was not much larger than some larger tablet computer screens. Yushan Kazuto finally chose a fifteen point six-inch computer, which was the perfect size for a laptop.
Although it is not the latest architecture, the performance is very good. The screen does not have fancy touch screen functions, but the display effect is better.
The most important thing is that this computer is sold at a reduced price, and its price-performance ratio is much better than that of the new machine.
Originally, Yushan Kazuto planned to buy a desktop computer for Ebina Nana, but considering that the room that Ebina Nana rented was a little narrow, it would be too crowded to put a desktop computer in it.
A laptop is just right. It is enough for Ebina Nana to use on a daily basis, and it is also convenient to move around.
When Nana Ebina needs to do homework, she can move the laptop to another place, sit at the computer desk to study, and take the computer back when she finishes studying.
The same thing is difficult to accomplish with a desktop computer. The most you can do is take away the keyboard and mouse. You can't take away the monitor and host every time you study.
In fact, Yushan Kazuto also considered some other brands, but eventually gave up.
The biggest advantage of the Fujitsu brand is that it is worry-free and has a relatively low failure rate. Kazuto Yuyama also doesn't want to become Nana Ebina's long-term computer maintenance worker after helping her choose a computer.
Of course, even if the computer broke down, Nana Ebina probably wouldn't take the initiative to ask Kazuto Yuyama for help. After all, that's her personality.
However, in order to avoid similar embarrassment, Kazuto Yuyama helped Nana Ebina choose Fujitsu, which has better quality control.
As for supporting facilities such as table and chair sets, routers, and power strips, Yushan Heren did not choose them so carefully. After all, these things, unless they are too inferior, do not feel very real to use.
After selecting these products, Yushan and Renren took Ebina Nana back to the entrance and began to check the kotatsu.
"That one looks good, why don't we buy that?" After taking a casual look, Yushan Kazuto pointed to a kotatsu.
"Well, let's just say that one." Ebina Nana said without even raising her head.
Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but grin. He brought Ebina Nana out today, but he was the one doing the shopping and Ebina Nana seemed to have only acted as a wallet.
"Let's go over there to pay." Yushan Heren said.
……
The service of Yodobashi is very good. Since Kazuto Hayama and Nana Ebina bought so many electrical appliances, Yodobashi also arranged special staff to help deliver the appliances to their door.
I went all the way back to the apartment and told the staff my room number. They then towed a small trailer and walked up to the elevator.
Kazuto Hayama took Nana Ebina to the property management office to activate the Internet.
……
"It's done, you can try it."
After debugging all the equipment, Yushan Kazuto spoke.
"So fast?" Ebina Nana was a little surprised. She originally thought it would take a long time.
"Well, actually this isn't complicated to debug." Yushan Heren said.
Fortunately, the computer desk and computer chair had been installed in the corridor, and the kotatsu had also been assembled before the staff left, otherwise it would not have been so easy.
Although it still took a lot of effort to move it in, it is still much more convenient than installing it yourself.
Nana Ebina blinked slightly and sat down on the computer chair.
"How is it? Is it a little shorter?" Yushan Heren asked.
Nana Ebina shook her head, but Kazuto Hayama smiled and helped Nana Ebina adjust the height of her seat slightly.
The previous height was a comfortable level for Yushan and others to sit at, but it was definitely a little short for Ebina Nana.
Nana Ebina's face flushed as she started to operate.
"Let's restart it first and try it." Yushan Heren said.
Nana Ebina blinked. What Yushan Kazuto installed for her was the latest win11 system, which was completely different from the xp system she used at home before.
However, after a few seconds of silence, Nana Ebina still found a similar Windows icon and chose to restart the computer.
"How, how come it's so fast?"
Looking at the computer's running speed, Ebina Nana couldn't help but be a little surprised.
The computer at my hometown takes dozens of seconds just to log out the user. These dozens of seconds are enough for the computer to restart.
"Because a solid-state drive was installed." Yushan Heren said.
Yushan Heren specifically looked at the particles of the solid-state drive, which were MLC, which was also a key factor in his choice of this computer.
Nowadays, many solid-state drives are TLC and QLC, which are far inferior to SLC and MLC in terms of lifespan and speed.
Although TLC is sufficient for ordinary users, Yushan Kazuto still chose MLC solid state for the sake of stability.
"Solid state drive?" Nana Ebina felt a little dizzy. It was another word she didn't understand.
"Let's test the internet speed." Yushan Heren said.
"Internet speed?" Ebina Nana still didn't quite understand.
"
Didn’t I send you a study file before? It was sent via Outlook, so the file should not have expired yet. Try downloading it.” Yushan Kazuto said.
Nana Ebina blinked slightly, and she recalled that when she was downloading the learning materials, the computer was not turned off for a whole week, and the computer case was buzzing all the time. Nana Ebina could be said to have downloaded the learning materials at the risk of her life.
However, since Yushan Kazuto said so, Ebina Nana still opened her Outlook mailbox, logged into her account, and started downloading.
Looking at the email password of Nana Ebina, Kazuto Yuyama couldn't help but blink slightly. He didn't expect that Nana Ebina's password was "123456", and it was typed one number at a time on the numeric keypad with her right index finger.
Even though Yushan Kazuto had no intention of sneaking a peek at Nana Ebina's email password, he had already memorized it silently.
However, if the email password was not so simple, I'm afraid Nana Ebina would not be able to log into her Outlook email account now.
"Is it... this file?" asked Ebina Nana uncertainly.
"Well, download it and test the internet speed." Yushan Heren said.
Nana Ebina blinked and clicked download. Soon a download bar popped up, which made her blink slightly.
"34m/s, which means the internet speed is megabits. The property management is quite generous." Yushan Heren said slowly.
Nana Ebina looked at the download bar moving forward at high speed with a somewhat surprised expression.
Chapter 1281 Can You Forgive Umaru-chan?
This is totally different from the download speed at home!
When I was in my hometown, it took me several days to download the compressed package of this learning material, but here, it only took a few minutes.
Ebina Nana couldn't help but be a little stunned, with disbelief on her face.
"You can play by yourself for a while. It's eleven o'clock and I should go home to cook." Yushan Heren stood up and stretched.
"Senior Kazuto... you've been of great help today. Thank you so much." Nana Ebina quickly stood up and bowed deeply to Kazuto Hayama.
“You’re welcome.” Yushan Kazuto couldn’t help but blink and smiled: “As long as you don’t think I’m a salesperson for Yodobashi.”
