Recent content by corkypa

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    Smoking hot low end Celeron 430/ECS CPU/MOBO combo

    This is back again. It is in the Chicago Fry's ad through 2/7.
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    Griffin Powermate $36 direct from Griffin

    <never mind. info was in summary>
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    DEAD:Seagate 500gb SATA/PATA Retail Hard Drive

    Not too long ago I put together a large raid system in a case with a very limited power supply. I ended up using 500GB WD drives because they used noticeably less power than the 500GB Seagate drives. I can't say whether they are quieter, but at least less power consumption generally means cooler...
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    Partition Magic 8, Ghost 14, and Norton Internet Security 2008 bundle | $5

    Be aware that the $20 upgrade rebate has been valid since 9/1/2006. If you bought Norton Internet Security anytime in the past year, you probably got this rebate already, and they will turn you down this time.
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    Bumped 2 year old thread.

    Link to discussion about drivers for XP It sounds like the LAN can be a hassle.
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    Conroe-L Single Core Cpu's starting at $40 (OEM) + s&h

    It appears that this is fairly low power, with all of them having a thermal design power of 35W (Page with the processors). Good for your HTPC or other quiet machine. In contrast, a Core 2 Duo has a thermal design power of 65W. Almost makes me wish I hadn't paid 50% more for some Turions a...
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    **DEAD**Smoking, En Fuego - FREE Lexmark E450dn B&W laser printer (after $300 MIR)

    [Never mind, someone posted while I was composing.]
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    Tonight only - VIA V21G Motherboard + CPU $45 AR and Free shipping

    I wonder how the Via processor compares to, say, an undervolted Sempron or ML or MT Turion? Using an AMD chip would give you a wide choice of motherboards at, I would guess, similar power consumption and a possibly higher monetary cost and no touchy rebate. Another alternative is a PC Chips...
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    Garmin Forerunner 301 GPS + HRM $155 at Walmart.com

    FYI, Amazon has it for $162 and free shipping
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    Western Digital 320GB 7200RPM at NewEgg for $84.99!

    As an alternative through this week, consider the Maxtor 300GB drive at Staples. I bought one, and it is really a Seagate 320GB 7200.10. It costs $80 + tax but with free ship. If you have a Staples near you, find a $15 of $75 coupon (a little searching will show you where) and it becomes $65 +...
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    OOS - AMD Turion 64 MT37 Lancaster 2.0GHz 1MB L2 Cache Socket 754 Processor - OEM

    I will be getting one of these myself for a file server, but I always like to know how these prices relate to what you can find on ebay. It looks like if you just want a lower power processor and don't mind it being 35W and 1.8 GHz, then you can get a used one on ebay for less than this...
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    Freezer 64 Pro cheap at the egg again...

    Do note that if you need 2 of them, the price drops to $16.89 each. I just bought a pair myself yesterday for 2 new machines.
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    Handango 25% off Today Only (12/23)

    Handango has been offering different discounts each day for the 12 days of Christmas, and today they are offering 25% off your purchase, which is as good as you will get. Just add items to your cart - no codes necessary.
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    PQI 2GB 60X CF Card $10AR - Expired

    The rebate I see is expired 12/8
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    $4 off no minimum + 80mm fan at Nexfan.com

    From their email, which they asked that people share: Nexfan.com Halloween Discount + FREE CLEAR 80x25mm FAN with every order using below coupon code. $5 Value!! coupon code: booooo $4.00 off NO minimum order required. Coupon code expires 10/30/06 Please use the coupon code...