Recent content by MichaelJ

They're going for $1.00 or so on "the bay" ViewItem&item=2007794219

No problem with over 100 DVD-R and DVD-RW here (several brands). This is a great, fast and quiet, DVD drive. Unsped, how are you burning yours?

You can also use a Dish network Dishplayer IR keyboard with the Packard Bell receiver. Also those little Motorola web keyboards on Ebay for 10.00 or so work fine. Girder is free and allows you to use just about any universal remote to control your pc with the Packard Bell receiver. I've used a...

A little bit cheaper here - http://www.cdrecordable.com http://www.cdrecordable.com

The "open box" for 49.00 doesn't look bad either.

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I have 20 of these. So far, no failures. There is software called "Swap Manager" ($19.95) that allows you to actually hot swap IDE hard drives. It is very simple and works perfectly on my machines. There is a free 30 day demo here - http://softhelp.cc/vipower/Homex.html There is no reason...

Got my first one today. Very fast. 10X average transfer rate on my first measurement with Nero Drivespeed. Also very quiet with DVD movies, as the RPMs automatically drop for that. Possible problem though - here is a cut/paste copy of the URL...

FWIW, I've placed 4 separate orders there. 2 motherboards, A03, and a 60 gig drive. No probs whatsoever.

http://www.goroyalpc.com/no_config_product.asp?m_cat=s_Storage&cat=dvddvdrw&action=show&id=201_dvddvdrw

My BB also had some IBM optical mice for 19.99 retail. Anyone try these yet?

"Heck it looks like a great match with this! " My thoughts exactly. I would wonder about the build quality though. Anyone have experience with "Lasonic"?

WageSlave Give them a call. It's toll free. What have you got to lose?

http://www.tcwo.com/ Phone order only. 110.00 plus flat 6.95 ground shipping. It is listed higher on pricewatch, but the sales rep checked 3 times (1600, NOT 1500) and sold me one for the 116.95 It's woth a shot if you need one of these.

Sleeves for .04 http://effectuality.com/Unprinted_Packaging/poly_sleeve.shtml