Recent content by ECarlson

The i5 processor is $30 cheaper at MicroCenter, but the motherboard, RAM, and hard drives I looked at were all $10 higher than NewEgg, so if I were to buy all 4 items from the same place, then the total would be the same. Too bad MicroCenter doesn't have a great prices on all 4 items, so I...

I haven't done my own comparison of the two, but if you already have the Cat 5e cable, then it should be okay to use. If you have to buy the cable, or if it is going to be a huge effort to run it through the walls and such, then it may be worth the extra couple $ to use Cat 6. A 50' Cat 5e is...

If 2 Gig-E devices are connected to the same Gig-E switch, they will be able to communicate with each other at Gig-E speed, regardless of the speed of the other devices connected to the switch.

I've also been using TaxAct free version for at least 3 years now (VA has its own free online state filing). I think I did the same comparison to TurboTax last year, and had the same results you did: they matched.