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    new Lenovo G700 notebook, screen goes black

    I’m rather curious about this one, so I will ask here. I no longer have this notebook in my hands, but I would really like to know what happened, in case I encounter it again. A friend purchased a brand new Lenovo G700 notebook from NewEgg. She hated the Metro interface, and it had the...
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    NewEgg: 1 TB 5400 and 22x LG DVD for $59.99

    No rebates, no coupon codes. SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 HD103SI 1TB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive LG 22X DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model GH22LS50 LightScribe Support - OEM Looked warm to me, I bought one. oops: forgot the link...
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    Corsair 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) PC2-6400 $24.99 after $30 MIR

    Link to Amazon 2 x 2 gig PC2-6400 DDR2, $54.99, free shipping, $30 rebate, final out-of-pocket is $24.99. Not the hottest deal that we have seen on memory, but pretty warm.
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    Samsung HD103UJ 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB Hard Drive

    Samsung HD103UJ 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB Hard Drive Link to drive at SuperBiiz $89.99, free shipping, limit 1. Looks like the best deal going at the moment for a 1 TB 7200 RPM hard drive.
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    CPU upgrade on Toshiba Satellite A65-S1062 possible?

    I recently picked up a used notebook in one of my local trades. It's a Toshiba Satellite A65-S1062. Detailed specs here: Toshiba A65-S1062 This sucker is slow. I bumped the memory from 512 megs (minus 64 megs for shared video) to 1.25 megs, and swapped the 40 gig 4200 rpm hard drive...
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    Fry's Wednesday & Thursday, 6-4 and 6-5

    ECS GF7050VT-M motherboard and E7200 cpu for $129.99. Basically the motherboard is free. ON EDIT: The cpu is retail, with HSF. Tagan ITZ700 power supply for $74.99 and the Tagan Monolith-BM case for $74.99. A very nice setup for the price. I think (stress think) this is the same case as...
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    Sapphire Radeon X1550 $19.99 shipped

    Link Looks pretty hot to me. SAPPHIRE 1001 Radeon X1550 512MB (128MB on board) 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Cards If you want something better than on-board video, but don't need gaming, then this is probably about as cheap as it is going to get (at least without involving a...
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    Vista SP1 RTM on Monday, February 4th ????

    http://www.crn.com/software/206102246
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    Fry's 1-Day After Christmas Sale

    Ad in the Houston Chronicle, 12-25-2007. 1-Day Sale Day After Christmas Maxtor 300GB Ultra DMA 100 $44 Add a USB 2.0 hard drive enclosure for only $9.99 Limit 2 per customer. EDIT: This is also available online. Limit 1, not 2 as in store, and the shipping is not free. Showed...
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    micro-ATX case for $24.99 delivered after $15 MIR

    Newegg link You have to be a NewEgg newsletter subscriber, and use this promo code: EMC1207CASE02 $39.99 with free shipping, $15 mail in rebate. Not too shabby for a nice microATX case.
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    Fry's combo Celeron 430 (retail) and ECS 671T-M $59.99

    ECS 671T-M motherboard http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSi...ture&MenuID=44&LanID=9 micro-ATX form factor built in video built in 6 channel audio 2 DDR2 memory slots (DDR2 667) PCI Express 2 x SATA 2 Celeron 430 (latest from Intel, one-half of a Core-2-Duo cpu) 1.80 GHz, 512K L2...
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    Dell extended warranty sucks

    I have been building and repairing PCs since 1984. Now that I am retired, I often fix computers for my friends, family, neighbors. The other day, the dental hygienist from my dentists office asked me to take a look at her Dell notebook. I picked it up earlier today, when I was back at the...
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    $1.99 shipping, today only, 8-17-2006, at geeks.com

    I just got this in my email. $1.99 shipping! On any order over $19.99 at Geeks.com 24 hours only - Thursday, Aug. 17th. Hint: they have cheap cases starting at $14.50. If I'm not mistaken, the rules here prevent me from posting the actual code, but it certainly shouldn't be hard to find!
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    Gigabyte DS3 and E6300 retail for $330.99 shipped

    I just ordered this combo. Go in and choose the E6300 retail cpu for $203, add it to your cart, and Newegg will offer you $25 off on the Gigabyte DS3 (normally $152.99, now $127.99 ).
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    Pentium D 805 Dual Core cpu & MB, $159 at Fry's

    The Fry's ad in the Houston Chronicle yesterday, Wednesday, March 15, showed a dual core Intel cpu (the 805), and a motherboard for $159.99. Today, I went over and picked up one. The cpu is retail, complete with HSF. The motherboard is the ECS RS400-A, based on the ATI RS400 chipset. Here...
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    REFURB 19" LCD, $219 shipped

    see it here Acer AL1912B 19" LCD Monitor, 1280x1024 Native, 500:1 Brightness, 0.294mm PP, 16ms, Black, Refurbished 30 day warranty, 1 cent shipping
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    60 mm fans for $0.99 each, 50 cents in qty 10

    http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/ys406034pin.html These are noisy fans (6800 rpm, 48.2 db), but they come with a 3 pin connector for RPM and a 4 pin connector for power. It's relative easy to change the 4 pin connector to provide 7 volts.
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    Fry's ad, Houston, Wed, 8-18-2004

    512 MB PC3200 DDR Memory, no brand mentioned, $59.99 no rebate 200GB, 7200 rpm, 8 meg, Retail boxed, no brand mentioned, $89.99 no rebate 17 inch TFT Flat Panel Display, 1280 x 1024, 25 ms, no brand name, $279.99 no rebate 17 inch CRT, Hyundai, $69.99 no rebate ATI 9200 128 meg $49.99 no...
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    PV-256T PCI TV Tuner/MPEG-2 hardware encoder

    I just got an email from Computer Geeks, with some sale items. The only one to jump out at me was this This is a true hardware MPEG2 encoder. User reviews can be read on dvdrhelp.com, link to dvdrhelp There is a 10% off coupon code floating around, which will lower the cost to $71.06...
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    mod P4 cpu to force 533 fsb ??

    I have a Dell SC600 system, which does not allow overclocking. I also have a 2.0 Celeron, which runs 3.0 ghz (150 mhz FSB) comfortably at default voltage (on a different motherboard, of course). I have seen hints that the a P4 cpu can be modded in order to make the motherboard think it should...
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    Reasonable cost socket 370 HSF with 3 section clip

    I have an older Gigabyte GA-6oxe motherboard (Intel 815 chipset, socket 370). My problem is that one of the ears on the cpu socket is broken off, so I need a HSF with the clips which have 3 separate sections on each side. I am only running a Celeron 900 on this, so I do not need massive...
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    problem with search by user

    First, let me say that I do not like the new system. Feel free to insult me now, after all, I am only a paying customer.:) Now, on to constructive criticism. When I do a search for posts by "abc" in category "xxxx", this appears to work okay. But when I open any of the threads that are...
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    normal for rpm sensor to not work at 7 volts?

    I've got a HSF here, solid copper, with a 60x60x25 mm fan on it. I picked this thing up used, and do not have a brand name. The fan has two separate wire leads, one with two wires going to a standard 4 pin molex connector, and one connector with one wire going to the motherboard cpu fan...
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    Verbatim DVD+RW 10 for $26.52 at Sam's Club

    I was at Sam's Club in Katy (west Houston) this afternoon, and they had Verbatim DVD+RWs, 10 pack in the jewel cases for $26.52. Looks hot to me.
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    Intel 1.8A P4 Northwood retail for $141 shipped

    Man oh man, are Intel P4 prices falling fast. I just found this on Pricewatch. Anyone ever hear of buymstar.com? I can't even find them on resellerratings.com. link to cpu on buymstar.com