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    Staples warm/hot deals for week of March 20 - April 2

    Anybody has the $30 off $150 coupon by any chance? Thanks.
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    Any comments on NEC 3520A

    I got mine this afternoon. Just love it. :) It writes at 8x on the Ridata 4x DVD+R. It's price goes down about $2 after I placed the order, but I got a free gift then. It doesn't matter anyways. I used Nero to test the drive on a DVD+R disk (3.23GB). The reading speed is 10.83x on...
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    Any comments on NEC 3520A

    You are right, I returned it to newegg.com this morning and I just ordered an NEC 3520A. ;) Thanks to newegg.com, they responsed quickly with an approved RMA number (no restocking fee). The shipping is $5.xx.
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    Any comments on NEC 3520A

    My 2500A automatically burns at the speed of 6x on the 4x Ridata DVD+R disks. For the DVD-R media I have, although it says 4x, my 2500A burns at 2x, and the Pioneer DVR-108 burns it at 4x (which is the only good thing I see from the Pioneer DVR-108 I had). I don't see any opition on Nero...
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    Any comments on NEC 3520A

    I bought a Pioneer DVR-108 last week, maybe I was just unlucky. It refused to burn DVD+R or CD-RW or erase CD-RW disks. I have tried everything I could, enabling the DMA manually or let the BIOS do it automatically. And tried DVR-108 on a desktop as well as a laptop using an enclosure (IEEE...
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    Any comments on NEC 3520A

    Thanks for the information! I think this one is worth trying. I'll like it if it's just as good as my 2500A. :)
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    Any comments on NEC 3520A

    I am giving up my Pioneer DVR-108 and thinking about getting an NEC dvd burner. 3520A is the only model available from newegg.com. My NEC 2500A works just fine, wasted only two of my DVD -/+R after burning more than 100 disks (when I was using disk copy). So I am hoping that 3250A is at least...
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    Pioneer DVR-108 does NOT burn DVD+R

    I see. I have the OEM version. Maybe I should stay with FW 1.14 for a while.
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    Pioneer DVR-108 does NOT burn DVD+R

    Yes, I have read something about enabling DMA, but how to do that. I have one DVD burner and one CD-RW writer. They are both in IDE slot 1, with the DVD writer being the primary. And two harddrives are in IDE slot 2. I have tried to switch the them also. ultra DMA 4 ultra 66 is set by...
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    Pioneer DVR-108 does NOT burn DVD+R

    Mine came with FW 1.14. Well the problem is, it's supposed to work on both DVD-R and DVD+R even when it was released. I have heard people having problem to install FW 1.18 and there is no way to restore back to 1.14 once upgraded. sigh...I have wasted 4 DVD+R disks on it. I have tried using...
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    Pioneer DVR-108 does NOT burn DVD+R

    I bought Pioneer DVR-108 last week, haven't successfully burned one single DVD+R so far. It works fine with DVD-R, but it doesn't work with my CD-RW disks either. When using DVD+R disks, Nero gives the following error msg: Windows XP 5.1 IA32 WinAspi: - ahead WinASPI: File...
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    a question on CPU clock

    Right. I wouldn't have installed windows on it if it was running at 200MHz. :) Still feels good when I am told it's alright. Thanks.
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    a question on CPU clock

    I bought AMD Athlon 64 3000+ with Gigabyte "GA-K8NS pro" from newegg.com, and other stuff of course. When I start the computer, before Windows OS starts, the system says the CPU clock is 200Mhz. But it's supposed to be 2000MHz. Is there anything wrong with the system? My windows runs well...
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    Advice need for a home computer config

    Thanks. But I am not sure if it's too early to go for 200GB, anyways, I already have a 40GB one. I think the memory is a good deal. :)
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    Advice need for a home computer config

    Thanks for the valuable suggestions. I am not sure about the Power Supply of the case, might need to do research on that. I also saw some cases have 4 fans....and the CPU I choose has only one fan coming with the box. I think one fan should be enough. I really appreciate your help. Any...
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    Advice need for a home computer config

    I am trying to build a home computer, mostly used for digital photo processing, and maybe just a little bit digital video processing as well, and of course lots of web browsing. Here is what I have now: AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor - Retail $146.00 GIGABYTE...
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    ~~~~ IWANNA ~~~~

    I am looking for deals on canon digital rebel (300D). I am planning to buy the body only, hopefully around $760 (including shipping). I missed the deal on Dell.com with $720 for the whole kit, :( anybody knows if Dell.com will have Canon Digital Rebel soon? :) Thanks.
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    question of microdrive

    Hi, I have heard about microdrive, but never used it. Is it compatible with laptops? I mean how to use it? Which port does it use? The same PCI port as we use the wireless card? :) Thanks.
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    Laptop and microdrive

    Hi, I have heard about microdrive, but never used it. Does it compatible with a laptop? I mean how to use it? Which port does it use? The same one as we use the wireless card? :) Thanks.
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    cable modem - router compatibility

    I don't think you can update the firmware of the cable modem, and my DI604 has the updated hardware.
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    Cable modem and Router problem

    Mine is a DLINK DI 604, it refused to communicate with a dlink cable modem, DCM 200. But it works fine with DSL. Sent back to DLINK and got a refurb one, the same problem happened. Also tried other routers, didn't work either. Seems like the connection b/t the router and the modem has some...
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    use a router to share files...

    Is it possible to share files between computers which are both connected to the same router? I have tried the setup of homenetwork in Windows XP, it says it's dangerous to share files b/t computers if there are both connected to the router and access the internet. Sounds like file sharing is...
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    Cable modem and Router problem

    connect the cable modem and the router with a hub, that's how I resolved the problem, quite funny, but that's the only way out for me. :)
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    cable modem - router compatibility

    I found a funny thing when I am trying to connect DLINK DI-604 to a cable modem, also from dlink, DCM 200. I have tried everything to make them work, like restart this and that, reset this and that, ... but failed. Then when the router is connected to the cable modem through a hub, it works just...
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    connect DLINK DI-604 to DCM 200

    I found a funny thing when I am trying to connect DLINK DI-604 to a cable modem, also from dlink, DCM 200. I have tried everything to make them work, like restart this and that, reset this and that, ... but failed. Then when the router is connected to the cable modem through a hub, it works...
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    printer's memory?

    Thanks. I am comparing samsung ML-1430 with brother HL-1440, samsung has max 8M memory installed, while brother can be upgraded upto 64M. I would be printing mostly text files, the old HP 4L I am using now works just fine with most of my files, so sounds like 8M is adiquate for home use. :)
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    printer's memory?

    What does memory to do with printer? Does it affect the print speed? Is it possible to add more memory or upgrade a printer? How? :confused: And what is the good memory size for a laser printer? Thanks!
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    comments on HP 6122?

    Deal: officemax: $180 - $30($150) - $25(gift card May 18-24)=$125. How's it when printing photos? :)
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    Bought a Dell True mobil 1150 PCMCIA wireless card. How do I find out if its an orinoco gold or silver rebadge?

    Great, and there is a not bad deal in Dell again, as it always has. $44 for the truemobile 1150 card. :)
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    Bought a Dell True mobil 1150 PCMCIA wireless card. How do I find out if its an orinoco gold or silver rebadge?

    btw, what does Dell true mobile 1150 do with Orinoco gold/silver? Are they from the same manufacturer? :confused: I am thinking of buying a wireless router, a good on Dlink DI 614+ now, how's the dlink? I bougth dlink switch, dlink router, dlink wireless card, but the recent dlink router I...
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    Is Wireless Router Slower?

    yeahrite, it's kbps not mbps. So a wireless router can also support wired connections? That's great!:sun:
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    Is Wireless Router Slower?

    Most of the wireless router I have seen support upto 22Mbps or 54Mbps. But the wired routers are normally 10/100Mbps dual mode. Does this mean wireless routers are slower? We have cable service at home, it's supposed to be 512Mbps, and even DSL has 128Mbps, so would the wireless router be the...
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    need help to chose a color inkjet printer

    Canon i850 and HP 5550 are good choices, at the price of lower than $200. I'd better go somewhere like BB to take a look of those printers. :) Thanks!
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    Notebook Computers... which one?

    I recently bought an IBM thinkpad R40 (2681FFU) with $1513 from computers4sure. 2GHz P 4-M processor, 256MB RAM, 40G harddisk, and CDRW-DVD combo. With less than $1400 you can also get a thinkpad T23(?) 236681U, which has similar config except the CDRW-DVD combo is replaced by a DVD reader.
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    need help to chose a color inkjet printer

    I have been searching for one color inkjet printer that can also be used to print photos, means it has at least 2400x1200dpi I guess. :confused: Anybody has any comments on HP Deskjet 5550? Unfortunately I missed the MIR recently. Any other suggestions btw? :)