Recent content by huggiebear

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    Possibly Dead: Brother Color Laser HL-4040CN $49.99 AR

    FYI, Spoke to CSR, these are backordered 2+ weeks, which is outside of rebate period. They are working with Brother to see if the rebate can still be honored. Said they should know something by Friday. I am going to cancel on Friday if not resolved.
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    DEAD!!! MSI GeForce 8800GT 512M PCIe for $207.99 from Dell - FREE shipping - *but Dell NEVER ships it..delay..delay...*

    vaylon wrote "He did say that the expected delivery date on the entire 9 series of cards was mid February" Yes, and rest assured, the ship date in February will be TODAY() + 7 for infinity.
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    DEAD!!! MSI GeForce 8800GT 512M PCIe for $207.99 from Dell - FREE shipping - *but Dell NEVER ships it..delay..delay...*

    Dell is to blame. They shouldn't be selling "drop shipped" products without a system that can manage the inventory. Most companies that do this well have systems that integrate into the supplier's system, AKA supply chain management. Amazon, though not great, would be an example. Taking...
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    DEAD!!! MSI GeForce 8800GT 512M PCIe for $207.99 from Dell - FREE shipping - *but Dell NEVER ships it..delay..delay...*

    OMG, I shutter to think that there are probably functions like this with absolutely no tie to reality. /* Enterprise Supply Value Chain Ship Date Algorithm */ EXPECTED_SHIP_DATE = TODAY() + 14 /* Enterprise Supply Value Chain Ship Date Algorithm - Batch run update */ IF...
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    DEAD!!! MSI GeForce 8800GT 512M PCIe for $207.99 from Dell - FREE shipping - *but Dell NEVER ships it..delay..delay...*

    Yes, I believe all 12 million orders from DN8DW (Dell Nvidia 8800GT Dedicated Warehouse) will ship simultaneously on 12/10/07. Oh, I forgot to add there will probably a special coordination with carriers for this event.
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    TiVo Series 3 for around $400 AR

    Tivo S3 is Obsolete Now What was once $5K to $50K is now $300.
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    Ultra 600W PSU FAR (Now Free Shipping!)

    This was probably planned months ago and Frys is most likely making a normal margin. Typically these FAR deals are demanded by the retailer. I.E. If you want to do business with us, we want 20 minor promotions, and 4 or 5 major promotions (like FAR with limited supply). Also, the retailer...
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    Our shared 'belief in evolution'

    I believe we need to consume more resources to figure out the answer.
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    Building a $3000 video rendering machine!! What do you think?

    CPU will most likely be the bottleneck, assuming you have 3 GBs of Ram. The real question is how well Premiere is optimized to thread processes. I.E. on a quad core, are all processors pegged at 100% when rendering, if not, it is not optimized. Someone here should have that software and a...
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    4GB of memory

    If you are using a 32 bit OS, you will not be able to use all 4Gb, especially true with the MS implementation of hardware address allocation. edit, without PAE that is. IE, with Windows XP Pro, you will probably see around 3Gb usable RAM when you put 4Gb in. 64 bit, no problem.
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    JVC HD-ILA 56" HDTV $1750

    Interesting to hear other people waiting. I will buy a 42" plasma when: -SDTV looks good, not like pixelated crap -When a 42 inch 720p plasma matches the full 720p HDTV specification and not this 1024 x 768 manufactured by old dies that require retooling -PC Hardware is available that...
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    $500 off Klipsch RSW-10 Refrence Subwoofer checkout price $599!

    daveymark wrote... "And, as we all know, advertising budget = excellent sounding speaker/sub" Ha Ha Ha I was just thinking this morning about what people will pay for a name We also know... $40 vacuum + massive advertising = Oreck $30 clock radio + massive advertising = Bose $22 shoe...
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    So what's your favorite arcade game?

    Assault Robotron Kick
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    warm? X2gen 19" monitor $149.99 AR

    If you plan to watch a lot of movies, get the widescreen. If you are doing work or school, surf the interent, the widescreen causes you to lose valuable vertical real estate.
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    Using Linux for HTPC?

    MythTV is the most popular choice for a Linux HTPC. Google "mythtv users"; search that forum for your hardware. I recommend posting your complete computer configuration to get advice. Prepare yourself for at least 40 hours of time to get everything configured and some purchases (decent...