Recent content by pecosdude

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    why are houses in Albany, NY are so cheap?

    Why? Location, location, location... What's the high temperature going to be in Albany today?
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    Hot!!! Antec Sonata case for $77.50 OTD

    Huge YMMV. Staples stores in my area (DFW) don't even carry CPU cases. I guess they don't care to compete with Fry's on such items.
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    (LAST DAY!!!) Southwest Airline 15% Off Promotion!

    It wasn't a snowy runway, it was Burbank, California and the runway was completely dry. The NTSB investigation faulted the pilots for gross mis-judgement. Having been scared out of my wits several times on SWA, I no longer fly them. It's certainly worth a few dollars more to me for the safety...
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    ECS K7S5A PRO Mobo = $47 w/ free S/H plus free hat!

    Just helped a friend build a system yesterday with a K7S5A Pro and an Athlon 2000+. No problems at all. A steal from Fry's for $59.99. The motherboard was version 5.0. Did those of you who had so many problems perhaps have an earlier version?
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    (Dead) Maxtor 80GB 8MB Hard Drive for $34.98 after PM to Best Buy & coupon no rebate at Staples

    Staples reneged on the deal. My order has been conveniently cancelled due to "item not available". It was "available" when I placed the order on Wendsday. It was "available" when I got the price match over the phone Thursday morning. Now sudddenly they have decided it's "not available". Very...
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    (Dead) Maxtor 80GB 8MB Hard Drive for $34.98 after PM to Best Buy & coupon no rebate at Staples

    Update on Thursday night 06-19-03 No Joy I'm afraid. Staples website now informs me that my order is cancelled due to being "out of stock". (Yeah right!) Anyone else getting this? My original order was placed on Wendsday night...