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My HP Laserjet 6i was getting in the tooth, and the paper feed was gone (had to feed one sheet at a time). I wanted a BW laser that could duplex and network. HP's offering's that met these requirements were priced in the stratosphere. In the end I purchased a Brother HL5350DN (the D & N are...

Thanks P5. When you say that, I presume you mean Asian web sites like DealExtreme (dx.com), Fasttech.com, Banggood.com? I can wait till mid-Jan for them to arrive :-D My bro will visit from the US end Jan and he's going to be my mule. I've noticed that their prices are the cheapest. But I...

Do these things come on sale around Thanksgiving / Christmas? Any favorite vendors?

My systems have been shut down at the end of the day (since 1991). Since about 1999, though, my drives have had a fan in front of them and have always been cool to the touch. I've never had a hard drive fail - even external ones.

What is a huge fail is that technology is supposed to make things easier, but things are getting harder for the layperson.

10,000 feared dead. Hope Paugie, his extended family and friends are safe.

I thought you hated Asus as much as you did WD?

Thanks SD, I'll check out the Sunawaymans. Problem is most mfrs don't tell you the color temp of the LED they use. One man's neutral is another man's yellow, etc. There are cribs that Fenix misrepresents the tint by calling them neutral. But perhaps neutral is better than blue, green or purple...

Cool. Good job too.

SD, for my other two FLs, I've shortlisted the Zebralight SC52w and Nitecore EA8W, both neutral tint. Any comments? Sheesh, man, the ones you linked to are monster FLs!

My Fenix E05 keychain FL and HL21 Headlamp arrived yesterday - some 4-5 days late because of holidays here and stupid Blue Dart didn't deliver (contrast that with the local Amazon wannabe that delivered some items on Sunday morning - a day equivalent to Christmas in the Western hemisphere!)...

DD: The only "charged forever" you will find are Lithium primaries; in AAA, AA and CR123 sizes. If you put one after checking the date on the wrapping, it is almost certain to have juice till that date. Eneloops would be a close second because of the low self-discharge, but are not as dependable...

After much research and thought, I have come to the conclusion that one needs four flashlights. 1) A keychain light to be the EDC. I have ordered the Fenix E05. Single brightness of 27 lumens, supposed to be floody, which I wanted, and AAA battery. Not entirely happy with the twist switch, but...

Chewy, terribly sorry to hear the news. I wish the very best outcome for your wife and for your family as you deal with this. Guys, don't be silly about your BP. It's not called "silent killer" for nothing. And jrt, despite all you think, medicine is making progress and one aspect of that is...

Will the drives have giggling fits? Is this a gag? Spoof?

I think the concept is fantastic. If only it was beefier...

Best Wishes for getting well at the earliest, Lunar. I'm getting personal here and don't know the specifics of your situation, but not all surgeries are bad, eh?

That would be time. No 18650 for me; I don't want the added headaches of another form factor and a separate charger for them. It's going to be AA and /or CR123 for me, the former as much as possible.

Only Fenix is well represented here, with the same authorized dealer also selling some Nightcore, Surefire and Ultrafire models. The dealer also sells the supporting stuff - batteries, chargers, diffusers, etc. and honors warranty. I have an immediate need for a headlamp, so I'll probably buy...

I'll send my bank details in a PM, jtr, thanks!

Amazon has them and they ship most places. On a couple of forums, I read about early failures of Zebralights. Anything to be worried about, SD? It wouldn't be feasible for me to ship it to China and back at my expense. There is a very good local source for Fenix here that provides full warranty...

I want one. Been wanting one for a loooong time.

Still haven't bought any yet. The local LED Lenser distributor talks big, but no action so far. I'm back from my trip (for which I wanted the lights in the first place), so no rush to buy now. I'll probably buy something cheaper from DealExtreme. Thanks Stereodude.

IIRC, the founder's mistress sued for part of his wealth and it became nasty. You might remember it if you were in S. CA at that time. I too have a couple of Maglite's, but they're hardly ever used. Can't hold a lumen (candle) to cheap Chinese LED flashlights.

Where did I say "nice bulb"? The ones I mentioned can match or better MAG in quality of construction or ruggedness. And, they are a whole lot better in many other respects as well. I did a bit of reading before making my statements.

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What are y'all cribbing about? I'am at 8/0.5 for USD 22 a month. Any faster (max of 16mbps from this ISP, only faster one is 24 mbps), and it gets exponentially more expensive.

At $4k, it better be good!

Congrats, Bozo, and thanks!

It has. I can't provide hard links, but Snowden's revelations pretty much confirmed it - I remember reading about it with dismay.

Thanks. Actually DX will be convenient, because they ship here and many people buy regularly from them and the shipments don't disappear.

Thank you, kind sir.

LM, not work related, only for personal use. I sometimes travel to areas where there are no lights at night (rural, remote) and at such places having a bright flashlight that throws a narrow beam is useless. I don't shine the light at distant objects at all. The need is to see the immediate...

Thanks SD. They are sold here through an authorized dealer for less than is available abroad - a first and absolutely shocking! I may buy them and take my chances. Coug & DD: A suggestion I seriously considered. I have no doubts at all about jtr's abilities. The real question is cost. jtr is...

I'm unsure about LED Lenser's quality. Many online reviews say they: 1) exaggerate lumnes / beam distance 2) run time 3) circuits are basic and not constant current type There are also reports of shoddy constructions. Surprising for a German product. Looking at Fenix now; prohibitively...

I thought bestiality was illegal, notwithstanding that the creature here may be imaginary.

Dell US emailed me coupons for: 1) 40% off select Latitude, Optiplex and Precision laptops & desktops 2) 35% off PowerEdge Servers 3) 25% of all Ultrasharp monitors Sure everybody got them, but just in case somebody wants these, PM me.

Thanks guys.

How good or bad are Intel Pentium 2127U processors in laptops? I'm helping someone buy a new laptop and there are plenty of models (different brands) with Pentium processors. After the core series came out, I have lost touch with the Pentiums and am at a loss as to their merits / demerits. Buyer...

Decades ago, Sears was a case-study (in the good way) when I went to business school for my MBA. How times have changed. How come Lampert is still around? I'd think the shareholders (or banks who've lent them money as they continue to hemorrhage) would have booted him off a long time ago...

That's why there's a "lifecycle" for businesses. Where are Sears, IBM and other great companies of yesteryear? The itch to fix something that ain't broke is so strong, it overrides everything else. Happy customers become critics. Newegg became a colossus because of how it operated in the early...

Thanks mate.

An off-beat comment, especially since I know so little about modern cars: VAG cars are known to throw out a lot of funky codes when the battery starts dying, most typically the ECL. Your car has already done 60k miles +. Before you do anything else, suggest you invest $10 one of those led...

Just for reference / comparison, can someone tell me the approximate lumens output of the following: 1) standard 2 x AA cell incandescent bulb flashlight you can buy in Walmart for a few bucks 2) cheap, no name Chinese flashlights that run on 3 x AAA alkalines and have 3 or more LEDs 3) single...

Our Coug is becoming a philosopher without even knowing it.

Interesting stuff, checking it out. Thanks Lunar.

Larry works?

In a Boy's Toys article in a local magazine, they wrote about the Surefire UB3T Invictus. At $550 a pop, no thanks, I'll pass. Can anybody point me towards a decent LED flashlight that can go from zoom to variable flood and be bright enough at max flood? Typically in flood mode I'd want it to...