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    Which is preferred: WD Caviar Black or Seagate Barracuda 7200.11?

    I've got a few unused 1TB hard drives sitting around and plan to sell off some of the surplus. My question is, I've got about equal numbers of Western Digital Caviar Blacks (WD1001FALS) and Seagate Barracuda 7200.11s (ST31000340AS). They have all worked great for over a year before I retired...
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    HELP! Newbie killed his computer!

    So... I have a rig with a shuttle ak32 and an Athlon XP 1600+ (AROIA) I've been doing a lot of reading about overclocking and was experimenting just a little. All I did was go into the BIOS and increase the clock multiplier from 10.5 (default) to 11.0 and rebooted. Everything worked fine...
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    SilenX fans - any opinions?

    I was looking into picking up a few of the 80mm SilenX thermistor fans at bigfootcomputers.com but doesn't look like many people have had experience with them? Any recommendations? Am I better off with Panaflos? Anything's better than the damn Sunons I got now. Frickin' hair dryers...
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    Anyone using an SMC2870W Bridge/WAP/Repeater? I got troubles!

    Here's the setup I'm trying to get working. I have the SMC2804WBR v2 wireless router (with WDS capability) currently hooked up. Use my laptop downstairs and across the house where my ReplayTV also happens to be. Bought an SMC2870W which can function as a wireless bridge or as an access point...
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    Hot deals on DVDs (Dumbo, Dawson's Creek) at Overstock.com

    Partial credit for this goes to "bondo123" at PortlyBillfold... For those of you into cheesy DVDs, Dumbo can be had at Overstock.com for $8.39 shipped OR Dawson's Creek: Season 1 can be had for $21.39 shipped. If you clear your cookies before visiting Overstock.com (and make sure you allow...
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    Potentially hot deal for existing SprintPCS customers @Staples

    Hey, all you SprintPCS customers with phone-envy! I stumbled across a potentially hot deal. If you're an existing Spring PCS customer in the market for a new phone, you may be eligible for some of those rebates being advertised! Most rebates say "new activation only", but I picked out a phone...
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    Sprint PCS - $$$ towards phone from retention

    As you probably know (or maybe not?) when you call Sprint customer service and "Claire" answers, you can just say "retention" even though it's not presented as an option, and you go straight to the people who have the power to cut you deals. The regular CS reps are relatively useless. Anyway...
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    Wow! $2.99 MacAlly trackball at Outpost.com

    Fry's/Outpost.com has a 2-button trackball made by MacAlly (called iBall) for $2.99! Can't beat that price... MacAlly's website doesn't comment on Windows compatability, but I assume it's just plug and play. Wouldn't it be cool if the ball actually looked like an eyeball???
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    $20 coupon to Palomino Restaurant

    Palomino is a moderately upscale restaurant with locations in Charlotte, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Honolulu, Indianapolis, LA, Minneapolis, Palm Desert, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Seattle. I just went to their website and joined their "Premier Email Dining Club" which is basically a free...
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    Want to paint my steel case with MATTE color... suggestions?

    I know the trend is to use the shiny/glossy automotive paint, but I really just want to repaint my beige steel case so that it has a durable matte enamel finish. Any suggestions?
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    HP PSC 2210 Multifunction AND $60 gift check for $194.98+tax AR/PM at Staples (YMMV)

    If anyone is looking for an HP PSC 2210 multifunction unit (printer, scanner, copier, fax) you might be able to get in on a really hot deal! I've used the 2110 which is the same thing without the fax functionality or the built-in memory card readers and the print quality is EXCELLENT! Also...
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    Where to find cheap Princo CD-R media?

    I know Princo makes pretty cheap-o CD-R's so I'm sure someone will know where I can get a spindle for cheap... maybe even free after rebate? I ask because it turns out that after experimenting with lots of different brands, Princo yields the best results when using Disc T@2 with the new Yamaha...
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    SanDisk 256mb CompactFlash card $60.69 AR (Amazon)

    This was alluded to in a previous thread, but... The cheapest 256mb CompactFlash card I've seen to date is on Amazon.com. $85.69 with free shipping, minus a $20 mail-in rebate, minus a $5 coupon floating around out there "somewhere" leaves a final price of $60.69. Unfortunately SanDisk is one...
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    WARM: Olympus C-3020 3.2mp cam $350@OM

    OfficeMax.com is offering the Olympus C-3020 3.2 MegaPixel Digital Camera for $349.98 after a $100 price drop and $50 off $250 discount for new customers following this link. Check out Steve's Digicams for a pretty detailed positive review! The only comparable price I could find elsewhere (for...