Recent content by zojirushi

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    Hot? Athlon XP 1800+ Retail at GoogleGear - $111 + 0.50 FedEx 2Day

    I guess my thoughts were if you still needed a heatsink and fan, why not get the 3 year AMD warranty for a seemingly reasonable price. Since with TCWO you're looking at $99 (inc. the $7 ship) you still might need a heat sink and fan which would put you equal or above the $112 retail package of...
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    Hot? Athlon XP 1800+ Retail at GoogleGear - $111 + 0.50 FedEx 2Day

    Athlon XP 1800+ Retail They also have the OEM at $105.50. Considering the other prices on PriceWatch (and taking into account the typical Pricewatch store shipping overcharge) this seems to be a pretty decent deal when you throw in 50 cents for second day. Of course with Thoroughbred on its...
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    Alien Antec Farm Cases.....i mean Alienware Cheiftech cases..

    The larger ones are cheaper, but the smaller (SX1030 and 1040 size) are $7 more. I had been looking for these cases (and colors) since I had noticed them on Chieftec's site, but couldn't find them anywhere in the US. I finally emailed Chieftec about US distributors and the ISI Tech guys emailed...
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    Sony Vaio GR290P for $900, is this a dream?

    Did you notice the site is actually hosted by Dell? All links on the site go to "site33943.dellhost.com". Just interesting.
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    Pretty nice NORTH FACE jacket at REI-OUTLET --> $99.

    It all depends on the product itself, not actually where its bought. REI-Outlet is an outlet for REI, but it serves 2 purposes. One, it allows REI to offload old clothes and equipment, at "close-out" prices. So, the outdoor industry is basically on a 2 season yearly rotation, with products like...
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    Houston fry's - KT266A chipset + XP1700+ - $249

    In terms of whether its good or not - Tom's Hardware has a roundup of KT266A motherboards where he gave it a runner's up (putting it ahead of ASUS and others): << First choice among the boards equipped with a VIA KT266A chipset goes to the Soltek SL-75DRV2 and the Soyo SY-K7V (Dragon Plus!). >>
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    Phillips Sound Cards $19.99 and $29.99 after MIR at Best Buy

    Philips has already replaced these two models (the Rhythmic PSC702 and the Seismic PSC704). The newer cards feature the newer Thunderbird Avenger (the older was the Thunderbird Q3D) chipset and are better all around. The newer naming convention is a little odd though. The Seismic Edge PSC705 is...
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    Antec 1030 / Chenming 601AE $42.99 @ googlegear.com

    Provantage has this case for $37.90 (Linky). Shipping is $22 for me, which seems about right (although newegg and directron both have better shipping prices).
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    Enermax FS-710 aka Antec 1030 $99.00 @ Outpost

    Actually, if you're looking to get the beige case, I'd go with Provantage.com where you can buy the case alone for $37.90, and you can get an Antec 350W Dual Fan PS for $42. Not sure what shipping is with them though. This way you'd get the a great case and PS for $79, leaving plenty to purchase...
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    Phillips Sound Cards $19.99 and $29.99 after MIR at Best Buy

    << So it Looks like if I am running XP the 703 is the one to get... Yes??? >> The 703 was made with XP in mind and as I stated above, Philips is moving the folks who have the 704 to the 703. However, I know there are user-created drivers that supposedly work great in XP for the 702 and 704...
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    Phillips Sound Cards $19.99 and $29.99 after MIR at Best Buy

    I, too, have been rather displeased with my Seismic Edge purchase (I am referring to the PSC704 - 4 channel soundcard). However, after scouring the web for modified drivers (which are actually available now) I decided to email Philips and find out what was going on and give em an earful. I was...
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    Enermax FS-710 aka Antec 1030 $99.00 @ Outpost

    Great Case and decent deal. Although for roughly the same price I bought the Antec SX1030B from Directron and upgraded the power supply to 350W Enermax. With the New Customer discount ($10 off if ordered on the weekend) My total including shipping was just under $115 and it was delivered within...
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    Pretty nice NORTH FACE jacket at REI-OUTLET --> $99.

    I assume you're talking about a North Face jacket? The best thing to do is to take it into your best local outdoor outfitters and have them return it to the manufacturer for a warranty repair/replacement (their discretion). Typically they'll charge you 5 or 10 bucks to send it back to the...
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    Pretty nice NORTH FACE jacket at REI-OUTLET --> $99.

    Two things: The first is to address the statement regarding the warranty. The North Face's lifetime warranty has nothing to do with where you bought it. Therefore if you buy this jacket, you will have the lifetime warranty (and by "lifetime" they mean the "life of the jacket"). The North Face...