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    ICY DOCK EZ-Fit Lite 2x2.5 to 3.5 bay adapter 4.99+fs at Newegg

    Currently using a couple of these and was waiting for them to go on sale again. Just snagged 2 more. These are nice adapters for SSD or laptop HD to 3.5" bays. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817994162
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    I'm in love with my Brother. . . DCP-L2540DW

    I'm the same way, no skimping on batteries and power in general. Get's to be some expensive peripheral casualties when they go sideways. Worst case basis with a laser printer is new drum and toner cartridge. Nope, no chips. Seems Brother isn't into playing those games and they have decent...
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    The cheap SSDs thread

    If you happen to have a Microcenter in your back yard (in-store only) they have the PNY 240GB SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive - SSD7CS1211-240-RB (CS1211 w/Silicon Motion SM2246EN and supposed to be MLC) for 49.99 until the 8th...
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    Which book is better for me?

    If you're not looking to get any certifications, the Scott Mueller book is pretty good but there's a newer (22nd Edition) out that includes newer hardware up through Haswell it looks like. http://www.quepublishing.com/store/upgrading-and-repairing-pcs-9780134057743 The CompTIA books are more...
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    I'm in love with my Brother. . . DCP-L2540DW

    I agree, it's a great printer. I've had this model for about 6 months and no issues whatsoever. It's printing @ our house via Windows 7, 8.1, Android and Linux Mint 17.3 wirelessly. The Android printing suffers from the availability of at least a half dozen different Brother print apps and a...
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    TAS-member thread for December 2008: A race in WCG

    Just wanted to drop by and give you guys the final updated stats spreadsheet. It was a great race! Not because HardOCP won but because we had a good time, got to trade a little banter with another fine team and had the opportunity to compete with Team AnandTech. I was very impressed with...
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    TAS-member thread for December 2008: A race in WCG

    We just take our personal Inter-Team smackdown challenges more serious than most.. :D But it's all good fun for a good cause eh. With that I give you the race stats for 12/31. Output HardOCP ----580,811 AnandTech -436,842 HardOCP Gain 143,969 Team Totals HardOCP ----...
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    TAS-member thread for December 2008: A race in WCG

    Race results for 12/30: Output HardOCP ----649,696 AnandTech -549,300 HardOCP Gain 100,396 Team Totals HardOCP ---- 17,675,495 Anandtech ---16,968,592 HardOCP Lead 706,903 3 days of competition remaining. Yes of course we have an updated stats spreadsheet.
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    TAS-member thread for December 2008: A race in WCG

    Race results for 12/29: Output HardOCP ----678,041 AnandTech -520,907 HardOCP Gain 157,134 Team Totals HardOCP ---- 17,025,799 Anandtech ---16,419,292 HardOCP Lead 606,507 4 days of racing remain. Updated stats spreadsheet.
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    TAS-member thread for December 2008: A race in WCG

    Evening race fans. Here are the stats for 12/28 update: Results for 12/28: Output HardOCP ----640,243 AnandTech -515,885 HardOCP Gain 124,358 Team Totals HardOCP ---- 16,347,758 Anandtech ---15,898,385 HardOCP Lead 449,373 Five days of racing remain. Here is the...
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    TAS-member thread for December 2008: A race in WCG

    Race overview for 12/27. Six more days of racing! Output HardOCP ----603,133 AnandTech -522,478 HardOCP Gain 80,655 Team Totals HardOCP ---- 15,707,515 Anandtech ---15,382,500 HardOCP Lead 325,015 HardOCP maintains a slight lead as well as a slight PPD gain. But Team...
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    TAS-member thread for December 2008: A race in WCG

    Thanks Doc! As long as everyone's having fun, that's the name of the game. I know everyone on our team has really been enjoying the race and the competition. The opportunity to push themselves. Everyone is hoping this will be an annual event and are already looking forward to next year. This...
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    TAS-member thread for December 2008: A race in WCG

    Merry Christmas Team AnandTech. The daily overview for 12/25 follows: HardOCP on 12/25/2008 takes over with a modest lead over Team AnandTech of 89579. Output HardOCP ----633,968 AnandTech -483,640 HardOCP Gain 150,328 Team Totals HardOCP ---- 14,437,404 Anandtech...
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    TAS-member thread for December 2008: A race in WCG

    A quick overview of the 12/24 stats: Output HardOCP ---- 672,933 AnandTech -- 536,831 HardOCP Gain 136,102 Team Totals Anandtech -13,864,189 HardOCP ---13,803,436 AnandTech Lead 60,753 As you can see, Team AnandTech's lead has been narrowed to 61k. But there's still 9 days...
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    TAS-member thread for December 2008: A race in WCG

    Alright stats junkies. Here's the days highlights for 12/23. Output HardOCP ---- 701,727 AnandTech -- 563,103 HardOCP Gain 138,624 Team Totals Anandtech - 13,327,358 HardOCP ---13,130,503 AnandTech Lead 196,855 Here is the latest stats spreadsheet.