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    Recommendations on notebookdrives?

    OK, I hope this is the right category to ask this question: I want to upgrade the hdd in my Intel MacBook. It originally had a 60GB hdd. With a little Bootcamping and so on, this proves to be limited space. So far I have been looking at these drives, and I believe they are the right ones...
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    Which monitor switch?

    I have a dual monitor setup on a PC and a MacBook. Since the MacBook's screen isn't really big, I thought a switch for the secondary monitor of my dual screen setup would make sense. That way I can switch from Mac to PC with that screen. This would make things easier on the MacBook. I have...
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    External HDD for MacBook

    I will be needing an external HDD for my MacBook soon. The RaidSonic ICY DOCK MB-559UEA-1S seemed attractive because it will offer FW400 as well as USB 2.0. Since this will also act as my mobile recording setup I will want to be sure to reach 33MBs, whether on USB or FW. Since my recording...
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    Apple Macbook Pro config

    My school hands out a Macbook (the basic version), but not the Macbook Pro version. There is no way to customize my Macbook beforehand. Since a Pro would serve me much better (in the future) I plan on selling the MacBook and buy a Pro myself. I'd like to have the simple version of the Pro...
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    Buyers advice on laptop

    Our neighbour wants a laptop, so he doesn't have to be in the attic everytime. He already has a wireless router installed, so he is pretty much ready. He will be mainly surfing. Besides the basic USB 2.0, LAN, wifi (at least 802.11g), I don't think there is a pressing need for additional...
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    Fan Duct back in or not?

    Like so many of those prefab boxes, this one has a fan duct that sits over the CPU cooler and guides the air to the case fan. This way the case fan does little for the rest of the case. I can feel the warmth of the graphics card when my hand is near. I can feel the warmth of the HDDs when I...
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    Soundblaster PCI128 won't work

    I'm sitting here behind a HP Pavilion 730 with AMD XP 1600+. It's got a Creative Audio PCI (ES1371, ES1373) (WDM) and hardware management says this thing works. The properties for audio however are all greyed out. I tried to find a new driver, but there doesn´t seem to be one. Right now it...
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    Bringing down the noise

    Quite a lot of facts to start with, hope you stick around ;). My system: 3 HDDs, 1 DVD-RW, Gigabyte nF4 Ultra mobo (passive chipset cooling), Gigabyte NVIDIA 6200 graphics also passive cooling in an Antec P150 w/ Antec Neo HE 430W has 5 fans. 1 x CPU fan on the stock AMD cooler (s939), not...
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    New PC

    How about this setup? It will be used for surfing, music playing, watching films (from downloads & DVDs), adobe photoshop, occassional gaming. Prices are excl 19% VAT from a Dutch web shop. MSI Moederbord K9N Platinum ? 85,71 WD Caviar WD2500YD 250 GB, 7200 Rpm, 16 MB, Serial ATA...
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    10Mbit PCI-Card still enough?

    Our network: A Belking 100Mb router + Wireless Accespoint Acer 1500 laptop with 54g wireless / 1Gb wired onboard. Dell XPS700 with a 10Mb PCI Network Card. Selfbuilt DAW with 1Gb network port onboard. Our service is at 8Mb download /1Mb upload. I'd like to have the Dell as my file...
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    DV Video editing

    I am looking at different options, but it seems to narrow down to Adobe Premiere Elements or Pinnacle Studio 10. Pinnacle offers also the 500 and 700 PCI versions. I know the PCI version will enable me to capture VHS video, and the 700 brings you real time images on a TV screen. To me that...
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    New PSU for Acer notebook

    My wife has an Acer AMD64 notebook, I think its called the 1500 or so. Now the notebook is quite OK. The PSU that came with it gets quite hot. With all this talk about efficiency for desktops PSUs going on you'd expect a few better PSUs for laptops as well, especially since it's only one voltage...
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    Dell P3 dying?

    We have an old Dell Dimension XPS 700 PIII (700MHz). I've upgraded it a bit with 2 x 80GB HDDs and a 17"TFT screen. It seems now, old age is getting the better of it. We have the following symptoms Black screens, some right after startup, some after the screensaver is activated and it...
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    Need DV editing software

    Ok, all you videoeditors. I have a question for you. What I want to do besides committing my DV-tapes to DVD is making a video-clip so this app needs to do some good audiowork as well. Other qualities l am looking for: support 16:9 and preferably HD DVD menu in layers Incorporation of...
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    Belkin router speaks French

    I have a wired gateway router from Belkin that I reinstalled because the wireless wasn't giving the right results. With the wired in place I have a few more options with the wireless that I can then use as an accesspoint. Since I reinstalled my wired Belkin router it speaks French :Q and I...
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    Choosing a new laptop

    A friend of mine is looking for a new laptop. He had a 1.1 GHz PIII Compaq 256MB 7GB HDD. The only demanding application will be Photoshop. The rest is MS Office, surfing, downloading music and mailing. He's an occassional gamer, no heavy stuff. Preferences - widescreen for watching...
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    s939 DAW

    So what do you all think of this setup? It is supposed to be reliable, silent and still pretty powerful. Antec P150 (case includes the Neo HE 430W ATX12V v2.2), might add 2 x 92mm fans. So sad it doesn´t come in silver/black Gigabyte GA-K8NF9 ULTRA AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual Core 2.0 GHz...
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    Need help with choosing PCI-E graphics card

    I am building my first PC. It will be primarily a DAW doing some home videos from DV camera as well. No gaming, no OCing. I´d like a few suggestions. Other components will be MSI or Gigabyte nF4 Ultra board, Antec Phantom 500 PSU, Kingston CL3 2x 1GB RAM, Antec P180 case, AMD X2 3800+. Maybe...
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    PCI (X) end of life?

    It's always nice to predict even I you turn out to be wrong. So far we have seen PCI-E Video, 1394a and SATA II (2.5) cards. I see no reason why soundcards, TV cards, SCSI cards etc could not follow. I just cannot imagine the 1x and 4x slots staying empty. They must be put to use someday...
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    Dual screen

    Who has a dual screen setup and what hardware are you using. What are you doing that makes dual screen necessary for you? What should you pay special attention to when configuring a dual screen setup?
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    nForce 3 250 + Venice / dual core

    I read on DAW forums that the nF4 has PCI-E issues that hog the PCI-bus. To avoid pops and clicks soundcards have to work with high latencies. :| Of course when you are using your PC as a DAW you would like to keep latencies at a mininum. Also, the nF4 has a loud chipset fan and the nF3 can do...