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    13" MBA vs 13" MBP

    anyone used both? any difference in performance? thinking about buying one for my wife but the 13" MBA is a bit on the expensive side and thinking about the 13" MBP instead
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    when are laptops with the new core i5's coming out

    looking for a simple laptop in the $500 to $700 range with a second gen Core i5. i see i7's are shipping but nothing with core i5.
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    what's the quietest and most effient PSU?

    might do another build this year after a few years. This time it has to be wife friendly and energy efficient. last build i have she complained about the fan always making too much noise. first thing is looking for a nice power supply that is as energy efficient as possible and quiet. going...
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    visual studio 2005 db connection

    i'm playing around with visual studio 2005 express and learning c#. I took a C++ class years ago and finally decided to really learn to code. I have SQL 2005 Developer Edition on my PC and can't seem to get a db connection from VS. Is the express edition limited to SQL 2005 Express? Or do you...
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    buying second hand online games

    i usually like to buy my PC games on ebay cheaper than retail. I look to buy authentic second hand games, not the illegal stuff people sell. now that i finally have an upgraded PC i can play modern games. question is, will they work? after the whole steam deal i want to be sure before i buy...
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    HOw to find the manufacturer of your power supply

    http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/370 Saw this posted on FatWallet a little while ago. You can look up the UL number or the FCC ID number to see who really made your power supply since a lot of brands like Antec are made by other companies.
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    Anyone make 8 way Opteron Server?

    My company is looking to upgrade our 8 way Xeon boxes with dual opteron boxes. HP maxes out at a 4 way Opteron, but on AMD's website they say that it's possible to scale to an 8 way box. Anyone know of anyone that makes these. We are going to run windows 2003 64 bit on them along with SQL 2005.
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    Hot Deal on laptop

    Link to laptop Can't beat this price
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    Is there an easy way to download RPM's automatically?

    Is there an easy way I can automatically download the newest rpm's to my winxp box that runs IIS so I can update my limux boxes off it? I want to download every rpm there is and update it automatically.
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    what's the best way to increase the strength of my wireless signal?

    Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop and a Linksys WRTG54 V 1.1 router with the latest firmware. Once in a while the signal just dies even if they are in the same room. I think it's because of other people around us using wireless, and changing channels doesn't work sometimes. Are the newer...
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    any opinions on HP desktops?

    I have one at work and like it. Looking at one at circuitcity with an A64 3500, 1GB RAM, 200GB HD, tons of ports and slots and media center 2005. Cost is $629. All I need to buy is another video card. Any opinions on their consumer desktops?
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    UPS delivery

    I ordered a Dell laptop and it was shipped like 2 days ago from Nashville. I check the tracking this morning and it says out for delivery from the local UPS warehouse here. Does UPS actually deliver on saturdays? I'm thinking that maybe they just scanned it when it arrived there this morning...
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    unbelievable, Wal Mart is selling organic food

    It even says they sell Kashi candy bars that I buy in Whole Foods. I think I may have to pay a visit to see how much cheaper they are. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/08/business/yourmoney/08walm.html?pagewanted=1 WAL-MART'S chief financial officer, Thomas Schoewe, had just returned from a...
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    crazy ebay story

    Last month i buy a sink on ebay with a BIN. Seller emails me that he shipped it on the 11th. Auction says he ships by UPS and his email does not include a tracking number. UPS implies I get it within 7 business days. 2 1/2 weeks later no sink. I email the seller and no answer. A few days...
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    anyone work in the financial industry?

    I have to do a budget forecast for a school project and I'm doing the IT part of the budget. We are using a financial company as a model and they use some software called IRIS. It's for risk management or something like that. I'm looking for an estimate of the licensing costs per client. If...
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    anyone with a road bike here?

    so i finally went bike riding today after having my bike collect dust for the last 5 years. It's hard to find a good place to ride in NYC and even harder getting there without a car. I have some birthday money sitting around and decided I'm going to use it to buy a trainer so I can ride at...
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    Who do you get when you call 323-462-9609?

    Try it and see
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    which games to play with integrated video?

    I just got a new PC at work and it's a 3.2GHz P4 with 512MB RAM and integrated Intel video. Are there any games other than old 2d stuff that will play halfway decent on it? It has a PCI-e slot and I'm thinking that I might buy a cheapo X300 card to play games on it since I stay late
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    exchange 2003 backups

    my company is merging and we are looking at a mail database of 800GB - 1TB by the middle of next year with possible growth of at least a few hundred GB in the next few years. This means that unless we build a bunch of servers, brick level backups are going to be impossible but we will still need...
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    Wal Mart coming to NYC

    http://www.shopqueenscenter.com/controller/site Don't know what to think of this. they just had a nice mall open up near where I live and now on the news they said wal mart wants to move into the area. There is another mall with a target and best buy less than a mile away. It will...
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    how do you prevent stuff from getting stolen?

    at my job we use our old datacenter to store a lot of company property. Equipment, new stuff that arrives from CDW, old crap and everything in between. Lately we have had a problem with laptops growing legs and walking away. Unfortunately we buy the cheapo laptops for people and buying the...
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    ABC Carpet - 75% off rug sale

    This is only for New Yorkers. The ABC Carpet in DUMBO Brookly is having a huge rug sale until tomorrow. 75% or more off regular prices. I bought a 6" by 9" rug that normally sells for $1800 for $500. I've been there on non-sale days and the stuff really sells for that much. Their inventory is...
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    help with nvidia FX5500

    I bought me a nvidia FX 5500 card last night to tie me over until next year when I'm going to get me a top of the line 512MB card. I installed ST Armada, Armada 2 and Sim City4. For some reason I'm getting all kinds of weird graphics problems in ST Armada. Everything else seems fine...
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    Any difference in different ATI cards?

    I want to get a 9600 until early next year when I do my upgrade to socket 939, PCI-e, etc. My ti4600 died and I've been on a scavanged ATI Rage Pro for the last few months. I was hoping to get a real ATI card, but I see a bunch of other brands of 9600. Any big quality differences among them? Any...
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    What is the difference between cases?

    I'm looking to buy a stripped down case and install my own PS and fans. Is there any difference in the cheapo cases on ebay and an Antec or another brand name case?
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    question about ATI warranty coverage

    I'm looking to get an X800 in the next few months and have thought about buying one on ebay. Is the warranty coverage transferable?
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    How is this strategy to buy stuff off ebay cheap?

    Say there is a new gizmo you want and you want to get it at a cheap price. Find a few on ebay that end on the same day. Put up a bunch of auctions for the same item that will end on the same day, but after the item you want to buy. The increased supply should drive prices down. End the auctions...
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    Gaming on an LCD

    My Samsung 172x came in last night and it's great. The text is very sharp, and it's still on an analog connection. I'm still on a P3 933 and going to do an upgrade in the next 30-60 days including a 9800 pro or X800. I only have a few games and I popped in ST Armada and it looks like crap. It...
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    where are antec PSU's made

    I'm looking to build another PC and this time I'm thinking if I should spend some cash on a power supply. I've had generic PSU's since the late 1990's and never had a problem. Any idea where and by whom are antec's made? does the company own it's own factory, or do they contract out?
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    Abit postpones NF3 due to stability issue

    Found this link in another forum. story This kils my plans for nf3. Guess i need to start looking for a via based board to upgrade my P3 933.
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    help with monitor problem

    99% sure that my monitor just died, but I would like a 2nd opinion. Until yesterday i was running an A2SL or whatever mobo with a P3 933 and a ATI Rage Pro. My Ti4600 died and I was too cheap to buy a new card so i scavenged one from work. A friend at work gives me his FX5200 to try out if i...
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    Is GeForce 6800 Ultra a DVI only card?

    I have been out of the hardware market for a while and it surprised me that there isn't a VGA connector on this thing. I don't remember hearing of any monitors with DVI connectors. Is this thing only usable with LCD's? Are the retail cards going to have VGA connections? I don't remember reading...
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    Anyone been through visiontek support lately?

    I bought a Ti4600 when they first came out and it finally died on me. Visiontek says the best they can do is a tradeup program since they are a new company and they only sell ATI now. Anyone have any luck having them replace a card for free?
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    Is generic DDR400 no good?

    I"m looking to upgrade my P3 933 after a few years of faithful service. I'm looking to buy an Abit NF7-S, AMD Athlon XP 3000 and either 512MB-1GB of RAM. I'm still thinking about SW Galaxies. I'm going to keep the rest of my components. I went to the store today and the owner said I should get...