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Well, I played with David's 800 mb/sec Z drive machine. And, I've used mine, which is now approaching 600 mb/sec. David has tried them side by side, and, he assures me you can't tell the difference. That is also my experience. I wonder if any human could tell the difference between the X-25E...

Any quick way to tell if the SATA on a laptop is 2 or 3? Would be nice to get max throughput out of an SSD...

DD: Thanks for the link. Downloaded the program, and, now I'm thinking about it. I might install it on the Beast. I might run an install of XP for some older games, like COD, that won't run on 7, IIRC. I might install 2003 server on either the server, or the Beast, and, I have no idea why...

HMMMM. It even has a PCI-X slot for my SCA backplane and Megaraid card...;-) The cat would be MUCH happier. Wonder if they still use the jet engine fans...

Cat 6 crossover cable was 10 bucks. The Beast supports GigE, my server does not, so it will get the card. Looks Like I'll have an unhappy cat, or, I need a one slot exhaust fan...

hmmmm. Why don't you need a crossover when you go directly between two computers? I thought you did. Will a Cat 5 give you GigE speeds? Thanks GS

OK. Ordered it with a nice orange crossover cable...;-)

I'm getting nearly 600 mb/sec on my Gigabyte Exteme, and, David had that one slot raid doing nearly 800 mb/sec. No dust on those PCI E channels...

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Doesn't say it supports Windows 7. Problem is I just put a two slot blower in the case to try and get more heat for the cat;-) Seriously, the pci SATA card pretty much makes airflow not great to the graphics card. The 3 speed blower allows me to turn it up during the day, venting the case...

Mercutio: What is the issue with a 'proper Thinkpad'? Lenovo are some sort of lesser IBM laptop?

His choice of drives to test with leave a bit to be desired: Didn't even come close to what the X-58 Gigabyte will do: Also, I've seen a PCI-E 2 run nearly 800 mb/sec on that motherboard... 4 Vertex Turbos on the same motherboard:

I just got this notice from Supermicro: http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/dunnington_intel.cfm?gclid=CM6krvKp1KACFQ2lagod7XkXtA new serverboard, DD;-)????

I decided to stay with the moveable drives. Cat 5 is giving me about 5-7 mb/sec. OK for most stuff. If not, I can load it on to a removeable drive, move it, and solve the problem, in about 30 seconds...

"Yes, screen size is tied to productivity. However, as LM stated, "Too large is just as bad as too small IME." That has been my experience too. It works out that for large companies, the price / size of 19" is a sweet-spot for most users. The 23" is great for some of the power users or...

From the numbers I saw, it certainly is up to the throughput required for the two drives;-) Nearly 800 mb/sec, IIRC.

Hi Buck Nice to see you posting again. From my limited experience, I'd like to raise a couple questions. First, isn't screen size tied to productivity? I notice I can do a LOT more on a larger screen then I could on a 19". Second: there seems to be a price fix war on larger computer...

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING????

If I have two open PCI slots, what cards, and cable would you suggest to directly connect the computers, along with a cable? Currently the two are connected through a router, using CAT 5. Transfer rate puts me to sleep...

What program would you recommend to run on Windows 7, on a 2 gig, Dual Xeon Box? Free is good... A program that only uses the resources when that Virtual box is up would be great. I do have Windows 2003 sitting around, doing nothing, and, it would be perfect to run on a VM box... Thanks GS

Hi I got a chance to look at a Virtual server setup that was REALLY cool. I'm just wondering why one would do it, and how? Power savings is the first and foremost... Thanks Greg Santilli

WELCONE BACK!!! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, AND WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON??? We missed, or I certainly did. Wonderful to have you back. Sincerely Greg

Also, the fan was sitting off to the side, not blowing directly on the drives. I haven't hit those drives with a long, full disk backup in a long time. Really didn't think heat was going to be an issue, but, it was. The alarm went off, but, once it cooled off, the drive finished transfering...

Power Supply blew. Seasonic 650, replaced with another one. Time to reconfigure. Drive down to David's. I now have a 'brick' of Vertex Turbos, 3 of em, that do max about 280mb/sec on the 9550SUX. SCSI data was backed up, and, the Gem 318 removed, along with 5 scsi drives. Stopped at...

HMMMM. Got to play with the Netbook today. It was passable quick, but, I just couldn't get past the controls feeling so much like my phone... I see the point, and, agree that the X-25E is wasted.

DAVID: for double the price, you could have got an i7 laptop, and that would have REALLY been able to use the SSD..

Mercutio: Keep in mind that you, and industry professionals, get to try, and use many more computers then someone in my arena, and, I'm WAY above most of the folks I know that use computers. With the myrid different chips, sockets, etc. it's difficult for a non-pro, or dabbler, to have any...

MUCH better then what was in it, and, I would guess it's pretty snappy?;-) I'd be REAL happy with those sort of numbers in my CF-51, even if they aren't what the drive is capable of.

Any benchmarks, with a decent data base, that establish how good the processor is at a single threaded ap?

Why is it a waste? David, how does the whole setup work? Bottleneck on laptops for me has always been the dog slow drives. This is a major solution: less power, instant access, what's not to like? What did you image with?

My major objection to the CF-51, is that when loading anything, including booting, it was working at 590MHZ, thanks to the power settings. With a bit of research, I've got it running at 1.6 mhz from boot, and, that makes a BIG difference. I do notice The Beast uses a LOT of ram, more then 2...

I wonder if the chipset/bios haven't been updated for an SSD? What Sam said.

Sounds like you need a driver for the SATA chipset. Try going in and loading a driver for the onboard chipset, so the OS can see the drive.

Anyone care to test their SSD's in their laptops to see what kind of through put they are getting??? My laptop functions as a back up to our computers, and a test bed. Speakers are blown, so that is a problem. Still, when something goes down on the other machines, it's nice to be able to get...

Intel Pentium M 1.60 Ghz. Problem is it has that stupid battery saving software, that runs the processor at lower, much lower, 590MHZ when it boots. Just figured out why, and how to turn it off, I think. Now, to the topic at hand. Intel Pentium M 1.60 Ghz Passmark score: 358 Intel Core i7...

I'm thinking of replacing the Panasonic CF-51. I'd love to have a SSD based laptop, but, the Panasonic has only a PATA interface. I noticed the i7 laptops are supposed to be about 10X faster, processor wise, and, an SSD in a laptop might make a HUGE difference? Just wondering...

Hi Has anyone used the new i7 laptops? Experiences? Opinions? Suggestions? Recommendations?

Time: I wish I could take credit for the prose, but, it's not mine. It was from a review by someone didn't post their name, that wrote this in a review. You'll notice I ended it, and then asked it this was true, and why? Thanks for the links, Time. I would certainly like more information...

I just can't imagine him asking us about SSD's. Knowing him, he'd have his entire company on SCSI SSD's LONG ago for boot drives..

Just got done looking at the benchmarks. Looks like a wash, and I don't really think any human could tell the difference...

As you can see, it's cheaper to buy the next fastest cpu and a normal cooler. On the other hand, even that one may not get over 4 ghz. There is something to be said for a 25% processor boost, and, overclocking. Intel seems to be stuck at 2.8-3.2 ghz, and, I kind of wonder why that is?

The Extreme edition processors have one very endearing characteristic: They are able to be overclocked, without having to alter other bios settings. Is that feature worth a bunch more money? Don't know. It would mean another grand for a cpu, or 700 if I can find one used, and, another 400...

Hello Gregory, Thank you for updating. I would like to inform you here that it is the expected behavior of the Samsung monitor as the 3D mode requires more brightness. Also, when in 3D mode the color or brightness cannot be changed. I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause...

Sam: Do you notice much difference between 3.11 ghz, and 3.8 ghz?

Call me;-)

LiamC: I had a bunch of stuff that was just too many bandaids. A supermicro, 10 year old motherboard, USB 2 Plextor Bluray writer/player, AGP 4670, all running on XP Pro. Same player works fine on The Beast.

I miss Gary. Wonder what he's been up to? Buck too.

Hadn't thought about that;-) You're right, she'd love it...Right now she's sitting in front of the electric heater. She misses the server box;-(

I DID build two middle area Athlon 3200+ computers in about 2006-7. That was the right price for what I was doing at the time, about 200 for the processors. Those passmark at about HALF the speed of the dual Xeons. The other components were not nearly as quick, either. Enterprise hardware does...

I love the way it's setup. My cat would hate you;-)