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Check out the OnePlus One. I was looking at Ting, and this phone has incredible specs, and an incredible, sort of hacked version of Android. Plus it's only 300 dollars. https://oneplus.net/one#overview

Merc: After rooting your phone, how much of Sprint's extra programs did you get rid of?

I have to use Puffin, and go to KRON's bay area traffic over view before starting off. Even today, 580 going to Tracy is a solid redline, and 101 south from Mendicino is also red. Often times the bridges are likewise 0-10 miles an hour. Waze doesn't really give you a bay area overview, or, I...

I'm getting the urge to root my Samsung Mega again, after the new laws this year. It's on Sprint. Experiences? Ideas? How do you backup your data prior to rooting? Also what is an "unlocked Verizon phone?" I see then new HTC phones listed that way all the time. What would be the best way to...

There are certain functions that would be nice. Since I have a Samsung Mega, I don't usually carry it around the house when doing work here. I do have some very nice watches, and do wear those. It would be nice if the watch actually did what Surfline is trying to get them to do: Show weather...

Hi Anyone have any experience with either this line of laptops? Costco has them relatively cheap, and the specs look OK, but they need SSD's.

I sold my old phone for 80 dollars on ebay, after pulling the chips. Kind of amazed it went for that much. One mans' trash can be anothers' prize.

Merc's right. I was given one, printed a couple pictures. The ink was more expensive then Gold, IIRC, by weight;-(

Awhile back, I went through looking at printers for that sort of work. I found pretty extensive support and parts for the 4000 series, and their price points particularly attractive. It was so good, that I ended up getting my 4000N fixed for 80.00, and haven't looked back. I'll be surprised if...

I've been looking at upgrading my Panasonic laptops into this century. I've been waiting for either a reasonably priced i3 or i5, or the refurbished Lenovo Thinkpad. The core duo processors start at about 150, and they come in some very expensive packages, like the X200. At about 200 (these...

Thank you!

DD: What is the SSD you put in the Dell? It FIRES. Boots 8.1 wo periphs, in 10 seconds. Shuts down in 4.

Not to mention that mechanical drives are going to have to become MUCH more reliable to justify the possibility of lost data. Once SSD's are viable for large volume storage, it would be idiotic not to use them for backups.

You can add Dell Inspirions to that as well. Tried to work on one last night. Trackpad made it a total pain.

Forgot to mention they are a long time, Raid 0, running around 500 mb/sec reads. Write pretty well, also. GS

So, you have technology that will eventually reduce it's own demand. If SSD's continue to last as long as the ones being tested, why bother buying anything else, and you won't have to buy one for 5-10 years? A constant increase in capacity does give an incentive, along with dropping prices, to...

Thanks, all. Ran the data thread app and it gave me a bunch of stuff from drop box, related to my pictures. Removed them. Dropbox still works fine. Other then that, pretty much all system stuff. Using Nod 32, version 8, and haven't had anything in a long time. Using Firefox with the...

Clocker That looks like a lot of machine for 325. Why is his mother going to break the screen? If it's a touch screen , don't use it. Never understood the appeal of having greasy fingerprints on your screen.

The Asus I linked two has a processor that is 1031 on passmark. The one you linked to runs around 3500 on passmark. If I really needed a laptop with 8.1 nutered on it, I'd go with the one you picked.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231876 239.00 ASUS X551MAV-EB01-B Notebook Intel Baytrail-M Dual-Core N2830 (2.16GHz) 4GB Memory 500GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 15.6" Windows 8.1 64-Bit

Not to mention grossly over-priced. I'm amazed people pay the prices those 3 companies ask.

It's a current, very fast, i5 cpu, and has all the stuff I'm after. It's under 300 dollars, and it's the first such deal I've scene. If you are going to buy a used, refurbished machine, I agree with Merc, and would add a Panasonic trailer. However, used Panasonic i5's are in the 1000-1500 dollar...

http://computers.woot.com/offers/lenovo-t420-14-1-intel-i5-2-5ghz-laptop-2?utm_campaign=Amazon+Daily+-+20141123+-+Computers.Woot+-+lenovo-t420-14-1-intel-i5-2-5ghz-laptop-2&utm_source=Amazon&utm_medium=email Looks like a fantastic price. and it's this century.

I've got two Panasonic CF-51's sitting here. First one, 1200 bucks, loaded, 14 years ago. With an SSD, still in this century, and adequate. Second, twice as fast, 120 dollars or so, takes all the stuff from the first one, and is twice as fast. With XP 3, it works just fine right now. Single vs...

Hi I'm VERY interested. give me a number? 1k or less?

Newer version of Hercules OK for a comic book based Hercules. Rock was pretty good as Son of Zeus. A little too humble. Hercules problem was arrogance, hence his labors, and that did not come across, at all. DVD quality at least is a must.

Watching Sin City: Eva Green IS to Die for. Nudity, not for kids.Mickey Rourke does The Terminator. Jessica Alba as hot as the last film, and Eva Mendes was great, as usual. I was in this movie, and didn't go out for popcorn. Kept me involved, and waiting to see what they twisted it to next...

Good stuff on memory DDR4: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1837908/ddr3-ddr4.html Merc: from the above article, it doesn't seem that DDR 4 is anywhere near doubling band width, yet. Any reason to go with some of the super fast DDR3 offerings? Is there anyway to quantify 1600 vs. 2400...

Anyway you can quantify the increase in file transfer speed from 7 Ultimate to 8.1? It's the only real improvement in the OS: Yes/no?

My experience has been by the time I factor in cost for shipping, batteries are frigging heavy, and the cost, it's more cost effective to throw it in the dumpster, and buy a new one. I will admit to returning one to Costco after 6 years. Warranty was for 7. Free ups, minus interest, and a nice...

SD: Looking at your sig, The one, glaring spot is the hard drive. Wonder what that 500 Gig HGST would bring on ebay, and, what is the cost of an SSD for your system? Or combine a usb external enclosure for the HGST, and boot from a SSD? What is the foot print of your OS? How much stuff do...

I guess I notice it, because prior to the death of 4 gigs of ram, the % was so small, it was no worry. I might have been in the "More then you can use category" since I was doing normal stuff, and the SSD's make it absurd. What I have noticed is, as a general rule, that upgrading, most of the...

I've got 8 gigs of ram, and the basic stuff takes up 25%, with 7. 64 bit 7.

Fair enough. Considering the mouse and keyboard are by far the most often used items, at least for me, it does make sense to spend a few extra bucks.

Should make it seem like a new system.

The covers from the company work, stay in place, and don't seem to wear out. The keyboards, on sale, 59. each, and I don't think you can find anything at that price point that is as nice a keyboard. Haven't spilled anything other then crumbs on the keyboard since getting them. It eludes me why...

Perhaps they also need better cooling solutions then we thought at the time? IIRC, they both had Gigabyte Motherboards, and the boards seem to be designed to last about 4-6 years. If I can find a 939 or 940 motherboard that works for cheap, new, I suspect finding one for an AM3 based chip...

Don't take the Passmark pricing as accurate. Sometimes it can be 100.00 off what you can get a used CPU on Amazon for.

AMD Phenom II X4 830 AMD Phenom II X4 820 AMD Athlon II X4 620 The above are listed around 80.00, and near rate 3500 or so, nearly double the 545. GS

Found this: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/socketType.html#id11 Pretty helpful in finding a fast cheap, AM3 cpu.

How about a SSD, and a removeable SATA drive bay? I just notice from this: http://imgur.com/ey7ykhB That you have a AM3 Socket. I suspect with a bit of work, you might find a processor for a reasonable cost, that will double the speed of the 545. Possibly VERY cheap. I run my Athlon dual...

I look at the value, then look at the performance of the cpu. Then cross reference that with what socket, what power draw, and category. When you click on the link, it gives you the date the cpu first appeared, it's Passmark score, etc. The question becomes is it worth trying to find a...

I'd also look at Passmarks' highend CPU chart, and look for lower priced cpus that perform well. There is an AMD that hits around 6000, for 99.00. Also some in the 300 dollar range that hit near 10,000, or over, IIRC. http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

I'd have a look here: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_value_available.html Come up with a cpu, yes they do show a low end Xeon as being a great value,;-) and the AMD 6 core looks pretty good as well, and is as fast as my 940 I7, for 1/5th the cost. This is terrifying fast, and yet half the...

Great stuff. For some reason Ultron=Bad Robot to me. Just doesn't get me going as a villian. In this day and age he would be really terrifying, since his gift was power over anything electronic. James Spader might bring something to the part. Since he's made of adamantium, he can give the...

What was that line from James Bond? Something about Carver saying make sure the first software release is really buggy, so we can charge them for endless upgrades? Sounds more like Apple. That said, REALLY? Do you all think the end result is worth your efforts to improve the product of one of...

I'm typing on a Kentucky Unicomp special Model M. Complete with Condom over it. I spilled coffee on it, and between there and back shipping, and 40 dollars to fix it, I decided to buy two of the Kentucky models, and condoms to protect them. All the water proof keyboards I tried sucked in...

It was two promise controllers;-) Money wise, the others cost more, and, I still was able to use the drives. Buying computers for top dollars, where the makers cut corners I find REALLY offensive. Apple limiting their bus to 73 mb sec, vs. the full standard, near 133 mb/sec. Dell charging...

Not checking the specs, and under the hood on Apple G3's. 140 Watt ps, in a 3500 dollar computer? Then trying to add a 4 drive SCSI raid. Dell: buying one. Took 6 months to figure out that the computer I had had disabled two of the four ide channels, so setting up a 4 drive raid was...

Storagereview has a review of an SSD that is warrantied for 10 years. I've never had one fail, going on 6-7 years now? gs