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    Nvidia Shield Tablet

    I have been waiting for a Nexus 8 but this tablet seems to offer more than what I was hoping for from an announced (possibly nonexistent) Nexus 8. Micro SD is nice. Mini HDMI. Nice specs. Lots to like about this offering. Has anyone confirmed if it is really 8" even or is it 8.9"? Either...
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    Laptop lid close cutting wireless despite changing power settings

    I have a new Zenbook ux32vd. I like to sometimes leave my laptops downloading with the lid closed. In the past, all I have had to do is go into the power settings and change the lid behavior to "do nothing" and have had no problems. With the Zenbook, I just can't get it to work. I have...
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    Best quality sub $500 laptops?

    I second the Samsung Series 3 idea. Especially if you can get it for $350. It seems to come with a full Office student key too. It is at $469 on amazon which still seems a good price.
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    Best quality sub $500 laptops?

    You can still go to sites that use flash... any flash parts that aren't compatible will just not load. A lot of flash works fine on android tablets. Anyway... it sounds like you are leaning toward a laptop though. If you want something small, take a look at the HP DM1-4010US. It is a nice...
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    Best quality sub $500 laptops?

    Tom, did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed or something? Your post comes across as arrogant & combative, and did nothing to contribute to the conversation. Maybe your tone didn't come over properly in your post, but back off a little man. The OP stated that "Basically, I'll use it...
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    Best quality sub $500 laptops?

    What i meant to say is they are stopping dev of flash mobile. This decision will have a definite effect on the whole web. Mobile users are becoming an increasingly large part of the user base. Site operators cant afford to miss out on 30% (or whatever) of their potential audience...
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    Best quality sub $500 laptops?

    No you cant. Some sites will not work properly. As i said above however, this is rapidly becoming a non-issue. If you have certain critical sites in mind, it might be an issue. If you are just generally worried, i wouldn't be. I was concerned about the same thing, but it is not an...
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    When you 'Overhaul' a Laptop, what do you do?

    Disassemble, clean, swap out the HD with a SSD and do a fresh install of OS and drivers.
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    Best quality sub $500 laptops?

    ohhhh.... and as far as the refurbs go... I was a very early adopter of the Transformer. I got one with the battery sleep issue that was revised in later revisions. I called Asus, got an RMA and had the thing back in a week. It was a very pleasant RMA experience. You may want to check out...
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    Best quality sub $500 laptops?

    With the popularity of the ipad and now android tablets, the web is rapidly moving away from flash. The tablet does handle some flash though. Are there some specific Flash sites that you are worried about? Honestly, for browsing the web a tablet is hard to beat. The screen on the Prime is...
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    Best quality sub $500 laptops?

    Make sure you check out the HP DM1 1040-US. I got one a couple of weeks ago and am loving it. http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-dm...5782095&sr=8-1 It is small however... but that is why I got it. I previously bought and returned an Asus 13" U30SD. Way to big and heavy to lug around...
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    New HP DM1-4010US and Minimized System Image

    The ram was so cheap I just ordered 1 stick of 4g. I'm not sure why amazon was pointing buyers to a two stick set. There is an open slot.
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    New HP DM1-4010US and Minimized System Image

    Two questions for you: 1. Can you check the USB ports on yours? My right side ports are super tight. 2. Can you link to the memory you got? Did you get get 1 additional 4gig stick or did you buy a 2x kit?
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    New HP DM1-4010US and Minimized System Image

    I bought one yesterday. I'm loving it so far. I was playing Torchlight on high and was seeing framerates in the 30s. Played Warhammer 40K: Winter Assault and on default settings frame rates were in the 50-60 range. This thing is much faster than my old acer netbook. Some things of note...
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    Can get new Verizon phone...

    My contract is up and I can get a new phone. I was thinking about either the Thunderbolt or the Revolution. Or is there something in the pipeline that I should wait for? One thing that is important is that I can root the phone. My understanding is that you can root both the Thunderbolt or...
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    Problems Moving OS partition to new SSD

    I figured it out. I needed to first restore the OS to the drive and THEN restore the MBR & Disk ID. I'm not sure why. I was trying to do both at the same time. In any case, thanks for the advice. I would have taken it if I couldn't resolve the problem in a reasonable amount of time. In...
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    Problems Moving OS partition to new SSD

    From what I have read, it shouldn't be a big hassle. Reinstalling everything will easily take me 6 solid hours of work. I suspect that there is just some minor detail I am missing. I may shell out the $20 for Paragon's OS Migration tool which I have heard good things about, but again, I think...
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    Problems Moving OS partition to new SSD

    I have a ton of applications installed on the other partitions of the HD. Reinstalling everything would take ages.
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    Problems Moving OS partition to new SSD

    I am trying to move my Win 7 install from a 40GB partition on a 500Gb drive to a 60GB SSD. I first tried windows 7 built in recover option but that wouldn't work. I think the problem is that there was a size difference between the old and new drive. Tried Acronis True Image last night. My...
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    Asus Eee Android Tablet Confirmed $399 April 26th Release

    Anyone know what class of micro sd card is best for this? I know that faster usually better (especially if you stick it in a PC) but sometimes the device is limited to a i/o of slower than a class 10 card.
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    Asus Eee Android Tablet Confirmed $399 April 26th Release

    Got my order in within the first 3 minutes. I used nowinstock.net and it actually worked. Signed up earlier yesterday and I got an email at 9pm and I was like holy crap! Rushed to order it and it got through. Card was charged. I paid for overnight shipping so I should get it tomorrow or...
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    What are the best tablets right now?

    Amazon is going to start letting users "check-out" digital copies from libraries: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/coming-to-your-kindle-library-books/ There are also a lot of free public domain books out there. Paperbacks are about the same price on the Kindle. Or, you can...
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    What are the best tablets right now?

    It's not just the fact that people only come to forums to bitch anymore. People need to realize that big companies are actually PAYING people to spread misinformation on forums such as this. I don't think that Homer's post is one of these, but it sure looks like he read some of the same ones...
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    What are the best tablets right now?

    If you are going to do a lot of reading, a dedicated e-reader is completely worth the $140. Reading an e-ink display is a completely different experience than reading a LCD or OLED display. Plus, the battery life on a kindle is just crazy long. I have had one for several months and have had...
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    What are the best tablets right now?

    Please link to the "lots of comments about horrible light bleed and poor build quality". You sound like a Acer marketing shill. I have seen several posts like this that are almost identical, and then usually go on to extol the virtues of the iPad. Frankly, they reek of Apple's well known...
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    Asus Eee Android Tablet Confirmed $399 April 26th Release

    I can't even manage to do this. Apparently there is no way to preorder on amazon anymore.
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    Asus Eee Android Tablet Confirmed $399 April 26th Release

    Ugggg. 6 weeks then. By that time the quad cores will be announced.
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    a tablet with built in GPS functionality like Garmin???

    I have been wondering about this too. the best solution I can come up with is that you can use any wireless tablet that has a GPS chip in it but you need to download the maps before you go away from your wireless connection. you can get the maps from: http://www.openstreetmap.org/ and then you...
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    Asus Eee Android Tablet Confirmed $399 April 26th Release

    The only preorder I could find was B&H. I used them for camera stuff, but their return policy isn't that great. I will wait until Amazon has it. I'm a prime customer so overnight will be cheap. My guess is that this tablet won't be widely available for 2-3 more weeks. Oh well. I have...
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    Asus Eee Android Tablet Confirmed $399 April 26th Release

    Agreed. I still think that things are likely to improve though. As I said before, if I could get a iPad 2 without iTunes, I probably would. Also consider that with the Transformer you get SD card in dock, micro sd in tab, HDMI out, USB, Flash. That makes up for a little bit of lagginess in...
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    Asus Eee Android Tablet Confirmed $399 April 26th Release

    It's not that bad. The hardware is capable of better performance, Honeycomb just needs to mature a little bit. BTW, the video is wrong in stating that you can only use multi-touch gestures on the tablet. The touchpad supports them. Also keep in mind that engadget's writers are notoriously...
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    Asus Eee Android Tablet Confirmed $399 April 26th Release

    If you could use an iPad without installing the bloated piece of crap that is iTunes, I would go with an iPad 2 also.
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    Asus Eee Android Tablet Confirmed $399 April 26th Release

    Yup. Or, in my case ABP was blocking the whole page and was only showing a logon/password for Facebook. In any case, I think that the OP's reactions are totally justified and not inappropriate or rude in any way.
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    Asus Eee Android Tablet Confirmed $399 April 26th Release

    So I am supposed to join Facebook just to see the link? Thanks... but no thanks.
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    Asus Eee Android Tablet Confirmed $399 April 26th Release

    Where the heck can I pre-order one? If no pre-orders are available... which retailers will have them?
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    Have a 5850... should I go crossfire or just buy a new card?

    Thanks. I guess I would need to throw the cost of a new PSU in there too since I think I am running a 550W.
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    Have a 5850... should I go crossfire or just buy a new card?

    I can add another card to my system and have 2x 5850's for about $190 or should I just shell out some extra coin and go for a GTX 570?
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    Verizon contract ending - need advice

    The point of my post is not to help me pick a phone... I'm sick of 2 year contracts and looking for other options. If I stick with verizon and want a new phone, I pretty much have to sign a new contract because the cost of the phone is (partially) built into the contract. If I go off contract...
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    Verizon contract ending - need advice

    My wife and I both have verzion blackberries w/ data plans that all-in-all we pay about $110 bucks a month for (both phones). Our contract is up in a couple of months. She doesn't need a new phone. I want one. The problem is, is that I don't want to sign another 2 year contract just to get a...
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    Asus Transformer source pwns Google and Motorola, Fixes SD card on Xoom

    Another reason to buy the Transformer once it becomes available. Asus Rocks.