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    Electric Cars

    You guys are all such visionaries! :bow: :rofl:
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    Electric Cars

    All-electric cars are a nice idea, for a 2nd car. No way I want to be stranded if I forget to plug it in one day or have a temporary power outage that doesn't allow me to charge the batteries when I need to. Or, if I have to run to the hospital or the doctor for something and my car is not...
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    HTPC build

    All sounds like good stuff. I must admit I don't really understand how it works but it seems like it would be a lot of work as well as time consuming to try to find/download the stuff you want to watch (let alone get it in HD). Am I wrong? Are there any good guides online I could learn from...
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    HTPC build

    Why would you waste the time and effort involved with building an HTPC unless you already have a huge library of your own content that you like to watch over and over again? You won't be able to record much... http://www.anandtech.com/show/3570
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    It is amazing how slow SSDs are increasing capacity and coming down in price. :cursin:
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    One idea to make money.

    My Dad has an AOpen VK8T800a-LF S754 board that has been chugging along with a 2600+ Sempron (since end of 2005) with no issues. Are AOpen & Asus related at all? The system is working fine for him. What are the odds you think he will have a Cap. issue in the future if he has not had one yet?
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    Affordable graphics cards

    I can't believe it's been almost a year since I bought my brother in law his 5770 for about $160 and they are still in the $140-$150 range.... That being said, my 9600GT still runs Dirt2 just fine at 1650x1050...
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    ZFS Port to Linux ( all versions)

    Give darshin a break. I don't see time backing up any of his comments with anything concrete. I'd say HE should have shown some discretion (& done some homework) in the first place.
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    Dust is a killer

    :smack: :smack: :smack:
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    What's the verdict on Windows 7?

    VERY cool. Thanks!
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    >500GB Drives

    :poke: silly :-) EDIT: Oh nevermind, Time beat me to it. :-)
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    Quality 24"-28" LCD monitors

    Does that monitor have a shiny/reflective screen or more of a matte finish? I prefer matte and would like to get something in the next 6 months...
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    Fan for LGA1156

    I have tried neither but the Alpine looks like it would be much quieter than the Thermaltake, even without reading their propaganda.
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    HTPC build

    You must be Canadian to be that mis-informed.
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    Comodo Internet Security

    Noted. Just a good option to keep in your tool kit as it seemed to be able to remove some rootkits and other malware that malwarebytes and many of the other popular choices that are out there missed.. Besides, with 4GB RAM, I should use it for something. :-)
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    Comodo Internet Security

    Co-worker recommends Comodo as something that works better than Malwarebytes. Anyone try it? http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/free-internet-security.php
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    WHS CPU/Motherboard

    http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=14901226 Add another another $10 off the PSU with promotion code 'bigsave20' so I just went for it... Whole kit for $190 shipped + $20 MIR = $170 Shipped.
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    Aftermarket tower cooler and Asus Z8NA-D6

    Damn that has a lot of SATA ports!
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    WHS CPU/Motherboard

    Pretty nice except it needs SODIMMS. Compromises everywhere I guess!
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    WHS CPU/Motherboard

    This is what I've come up with so far. I have some existing DDR2 I can use... http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=14901226
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    WHS CPU/Motherboard

    Looks like you guys are preferring Intel. Any reason why?
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    WHS CPU/Motherboard

    My WHS CPU & Motherboard having been flaking out so I want to replace them. What's something good these days that is low power but has enough CPU to meet WHS-Vail's requirement (1.5-2Ghz & 64-bit)? I am running the original WHS but may want to go to Vail when it comes out. I want to stick...
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    I also have this Policy set...
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    Here's what I have in my Device Manager... Running Vista Business 32-bit.
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    Something Random

    PORTAL is a free Source based game available on Steam. Pretty fun, especially for FREE!
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    Is there a way for me to get the model number of my Kingspec w/o pulling it out of the computer?
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    Here's my benchmark results if it helps you trouble shoot anything. Never did an attachment before so let's see how this works...
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    I'm still very happy with the Kingspec. I could not believe how fast I got mine....less than 1 week through an eBay seller from China via US Mail. I've had domestic packages take longer than that! I'm sure there's a lot of variability with it. Maybe yours took a long time because of some...
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    Do Family Values Weaken Families?

    It does seem to make some very interesting correlations. Seems to make sense! Sol, I think they meant 'Family Values' in a hardcore Republican sense rather than what real, appropriate, 'Family Values' are.
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    Good, actually silent refrigerator

    Guys at this place sure are OCD about some weird stuff!
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    AMD Phenom II X6 1090T is here.

    I have always had a good impression of the Microcenter employees I was exposed to. Very professional and knowledgeable. But, I guess there's a bad apple everywhere, now and then.
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    photoshop witchcraft

    You work for Adobe? That would explain a lot if you do! :rofl:
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    This one: http://www.ocia.net/reviews/kingspecssd I am not noticing any stuttering. I am seeing about 78MB/s reads with it. Not bad given the interface.
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    I put a 32GB PATA SSD in my older Pentium M 1.86Ghz Laptop with 2GB RAM. Makes Vista Business very easy to deal with.
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    PALM

    Damn I should have bought some... http://www.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&chvs=maximized&chdeh=0&chfdeh=0&chdet=1271102400000&chddm=1173&chls=IntervalBasedLine&q=NASDAQ:PALM&ntsp=0
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    PALM

    indeed. I am really thinking about upgrading to a Pre now. I have never needed the data plan before so the extra $25 per month (after discount) is making me think about it for a while first though...
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    That was just something I found while searching. If you want to see the whole deal, you can look here on page 89.... http://www.lenovo.com/psref/pdf/ltwbook.pdf?AID=10594818&PID=3640576
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    I guess everybody but Lenovo knew it.
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    After some research, it turns out that Lenovo has limited my R61 (as well as the T61) to SATA I speeds even though the ICH8-M controller will support SATA-II. Lame. Kind of a bummer since it was advertised as SATA II in their literature & I should be able to get the higher transfer rates...
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    940: how to use it....

    What is '940'?
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    PALM

    Interesting article seems to see RIMM as a good fit with Palm. http://www.nytimes.com/external/venturebeat/2010/03/31/31venturebeat-why-palms-headed-for-a-buyout--by-rim-98907.html?dbk
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    ATTO does give me numbers I would expect from an SATA I connection. I just wanted to confirm everything is optimized. Looks like it is. Thanks!
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    I got my Vertex SSD running in my Lenovo T7500 C2D Laptop. I used Vista to create the aligned partition and then installed WinXP. Here's my laptop: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-67707 Is there anything I can do to improve my performance...
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    UPS Help

    I don't understand the big deal. You are not required to give a product S/N and you can put any fake information you want.
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    Something Random

    I started today off checking the weather on my computer while brushing my teeth. I then sneezed with a mouth full to toothpaste. My monitor has looked better!
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    Intel core i7 975 extreme $95 @ amazon [update deal is dead]

    I will buy it from you for $115 if you get it.
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    Intel core i7 975 extreme $95 @ amazon [update deal is dead]

    Hell I ordered one too. I even ponied up for Express shipping! :-)
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    Something Random

    The average dairy cow produces 148 pounds of manure per day.
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    I'll give CloneZilla a try. Nothing to lose I guess except some sleep. Hopefully the SSD gets here before the weekend...
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    Curiosity got me and I bought a SSD to use in my C2D laptop w/ 2GB RAM and T7500 processor. 30GB OCZ Vertex for $80 after MIR. Since I only use it for brief periods of time and I have to boot it every time I use it, I will appreciate a quicker boot time, if that's all I end up noticing. Can...
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