Recent content by dorkbert

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    ASUS M4A78T-E RAID questions

    I wouldn't recommend it; on-board RAID 5 runs off host CPU and when your systems locks up or blue screens, guess what happens to your data?
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    TV Bundle Offers @ Costco

    Supposely LCD TV manufacturers have announced that prices will go up next year "to better reflect the cost of manufacturing" and "fluctuation in currency exchange rates." http://www.avforums.com/forums...cd-tv-prices-rise.html
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    Good deals at GoGamer's 48hr Madness!

    Sudeki employs StarForce DRM, a total deal breaker for me...
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    Hot Still? e7200 at Frys for $80

    I am still on 3 yr old Opteron 165, so everything out there is 'newer.' That said, since all I ever play is (gasp) Diablo 2, it's more than adequate... till Diablo 3 hit the street (probably) next year.
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    Hot deals on 4GB and 8GB microSDHC cards

    I had compatibility issue with PQI uSD before (the card reader in DELL Inspiron insists it's write protected) but Kingston cards work fine.
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    Lite-On 4X Blu-ray ROM $90

    Won't touch any of them until they can be liberated from region lock nonsense.
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    That's Hawt: 500gb Laptop Drive, $195

    Myself I would not trust my data to Samsung drives...
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    $199 retail Q6600 @Microcenter , in store, confirmed for Chicago

    according to hotdeal forum at hardocp, the sale is still on...
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    MSI MS-1016 notebook

    Ate up one of these bare-bone unit from Citrus Micro a couple of weeks back, finally pieced it together over the weekend (and flashed latest BIOS (v2.10) onto it.) Fired up MemTest86+ on it an noticed the memory bus seem to have be underclocked (DDR333 SODIMM being clocked at 156x2, not 166x2 as...
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    ***DEAD DEAL***Build your own P-M 1.6ghz dothan laptop for $375.00

    mine should be in my grasp tomorrow... (update: 12/11/07) pieced it together over the weekend (and updated BIOS to v2.10) and ran MemTest86+ on it, can't help but to notice that memory seem to be underclocked (DDR-333 is being clocked at 156 x 2, not 166 x 2 as it should be.) Anyone is...
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    2x 1 GB crucial ddr2-667 notebook memory

    Dead? A quick look at Buy.COM shows $79 after $25 rebate.
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    $600 32" LCD deal

    I think the 232V has built in NTSC/ATSC/QAM receiver is your best bet.
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    24 AA 2300 mAh NiMH Rechargeable batteries with Compact Travel Charger $19.99

    Just received my order. Perhaps they ran out of 2300mAh batteries, because they shipped me 2600mAh batteries instead. Order was placed the 5th, the free shipping coupon still worked then (despite having expired the day before.)
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    500GB 16MB Cache Maxtor SATAII HDD ~~190!~~

    keep in mind that some Maxtor SATA II drives have compatibility problem with nVidia based systems.
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    Warm? 32-Inch Soyo Onyx HD-Ready Flat Panel LCD TV/Monitor

    According to someone that owns the unit on AVS Forum, its DVI port is not HDCP compliant.