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I went with DirectCanada. NCIX didn't want to price match it since they currently have their 500gb seagate on sale. They don't price match items which are currently on sale at their store. MemEx gave me a PM of ~$142 +tax. Manager said that's the best he can do since DC is offering an...

that's price matching madness ;) thanks for the advice, I'll try it out tmrw and post back! i've never yet had trouble with NCIX, and I like their purolator shipping.

Hey n7, nice to see a fellow local :) The reason I was considering the Seagate and MaxLine was their 5 year warranty. Other than that, I don't see a reason not to go with WD (if anything, the black looks cool). I was going to get the Seagate from NCIX, they have it for ~$138 shipped (plus...

cross posted from ArsTech, just want to get a couple more responses From what I hear, reliability of consumer line Maxtor drives isn't that great. How about the MaxLine enterprise series? They have a 5 year warranty, just like the Seagate consumer drives. I need to buy a new hard drive by...

FUJITSU MAKES AWESOME QUALITY LAPTOPS other than that, Lenovo, Panasonic, and Toshiba are up there too.

Friend of mine has a Toshiba laptop. The specs for the AC adapter are 15V 6A. He had to get another power adapter because he lost it somewhere and I got him one that is 15V 5A. Is that going to damage the laptop battery? It's not overspec'd so I thought it should be OK. Next, I run my two...

I need the pinout of an LCD display I have from a Panasonic CF-47 laptop. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

thanks, I'll definitely post back, with photos if possible... hopefully I can put it together on budget!

@ Eli ... yea, that's basically what I was getting at. Clutch and torque converter. =) Boze :: if you get me the Viper engine, I promise you that I will put it on a go-cart. I'll even make sure you get to test drive it.

OK, like I said. I'm not really serious about doing the rocket booster thing. It's just an idea. Like say take 10 of those size C engines from a model rocket and strap them on the back of the go-cart... nothing any more insane than that. BUT FIRST I need to build a go-cart! That's going to...

Yea, I suppose the rockets wouldn't do all that much. Honestly, I was planning to run it using a gas-powered engine but that pulse cart looks really good right now. Any idea where I might get kerosene + O2 ignitors on the cheap? =P

About medical insurance ... I'm in Canada so it's not that bad. Hey, that pulse cart looks awesome! I'm gonna look into it. Thanks =D http://www.darwinawards.com/ thanks Yossarian, it's good for a laugh.

That's what I was planning on doing, use the model rocket engines... strap them on and use electronic ignition for extra boost. But first, I need the go-cart! Thanks for the info. I'll try PMing Evadman. As for insurance, I really don't think they'll cover me. It's like a pocket bike...

I'm building a go-cart with rocket boosters. OK, the rocket boosters are just an idea (plus I figured more people might read this thread) ... Right now, I am looking for some good sources to get blue prints and tips on building go-carts from scratch. I have a 10 HP and 5 HP motor, so I'll pick...

Hi all, I'm having problem with a board I bought: the MSI K7T Turbo2. Apparently, it was working when shipped, but it could have gotten damaged for all anyone knows. Note, it was packaged well and the outer box looks in perfect condition, so unless it got shaken to death, I'm not sure what's...