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...
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.
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...
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...
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 +...
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...
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.
From their email, which they asked that people share:
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Coupon code expires 10/30/06 Please use the coupon code...
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