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    You Can Win a Toshiba SSD With Our Latest Giveaway

    Speed is my favorite feature.
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    Free stuff from your school

    My university, SUNY Stony Brook, gives out Office for free (choice of Mac or Windows version) and XP Pro for free. You used to be able to buy the XP Pro CD, but now you go to the library with a blank CDR and burn it. They also let you download a bunch of Microsoft software (Visual Studios .Net...
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    Anyone else think McDonalds is trying way too hard to be black?

    I have a headache after reading all of that.
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    Notebook Harddrive Upgrade

    I don't have a computer at home that I can use. That's why I bring my notebook home on the weekends.
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    Notebook Harddrive Upgrade

    I think I'll use this external enclosure: http://www.pcmicrostore.com/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:10502074&kbid=1008 It's inexpensive and it is powered by using 2 USB ports.
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    Notebook Harddrive Upgrade

    I have my desktop in my dorm. I go home on the weekends. Since I can't use BT in my dorm I use it when I get home with my notebook. I think I might go with the 100GB 5400RPM drive. For my situation I think a 7200RPM drive won't be needed.
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    Notebook Harddrive Upgrade

    I currently have a 30GB 4200RPM HD in my iBook. It's too small and slow. I want to upgrade to a new one. For about $150, I can get either a) 60GB 7200RPM, b) 100GB 5400RPM, c) 200GB 7200RPM Desktop Drive + External Enclosure. Since I will be doing mostly BT, websurfing, programming, watching...
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    Best notebook containing Radeon 9600 or 9700?

    iBuyPower.com Battalion CL-Series This thing is the equivalent of a VoodooPC M:360 which means 4+ hours of battery life for under 6.5lbs, 9700 128MB, free carry case, free wi-fi card, but OS costs extra. You can configure it with some pretty nice specs for ~$1500 after the 5% off coupon which is...
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    Best notebook containing Radeon 9600 or 9700?

    How's the battery life on the eMachine and Asus M5-6? If these things can get 4+ hours battery life I wouldn't mind the extra weight.
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    Another Laptop Recommendation Thread

    What kind of resolution and quality setting can I expect from those games?
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    Another Laptop Recommendation Thread

    Do they fold up twice? How does that work? IBMs are pretty expensive though, but I hear you get what you pay for.
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    Another Laptop Recommendation Thread

    I would rather not use a Mac since I do a lot of programming for classes and I already have PC programs I'm comfortable using.
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    Another Laptop Recommendation Thread

    My cousin is telling me to wait a month since they're coming out with some new features like Intel Extreme Graphics 3, 5.1 audio, 802.11 a/b/g Centrino, and new intel processors with 2MB cache.
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    Another Laptop Recommendation Thread

    Right now I'm looking for a laptop to use with my desktop. I'm in college and have a pretty decent desktop to play the new games coming out so I'm looking for a nice portable laptop to compliment it. It will make it easier to bring my work from my dorm and home on the weekends. I would like...
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    Hot?? ThinkPad T41 for $1750 plus free bundle (save $650)

    Cool! My friend just bought an iBook with Radeon 9000 and he said that War3 was kinda laggy so I wasn't sure how the performance would be on a PC laptop. Well, since the 7500 is good enough for War3, the 9000 should be even nicer. Well, I just want a nice thin laptop and something like Doom3...
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    Hot?? ThinkPad T41 for $1750 plus free bundle (save $650)

    How good is the Mobility Radeon 7500? Can it at least play Warcraft 3 decently?
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    Rio Karma MP3 Player $249

    Or you can get it from BuyDig.com http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=DNRIOKARMA http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=MKMP3 Price is $246.00 (Karma) + $24.95 (3yr Warranty) shipped I'm about to sell my iPod to get a Karma instead, but all the horror stories I'm reading about it...
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    OD - Lite-on 411s vs Staples - NEC1300A (PD REBAGGED) $89.99 AR

    I got back from BB this morning and they ran out of Lite-On 411s. However, someone dropped off 2 120GB Maxtor's for $50AR so that was worth the trip. Then I found out when I got back that the Lite-On is available online, so I ordered one. I told my cousin to get one too, but he was late by like...
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    OD - Lite-on 411s vs Staples - NEC1300A (PD REBAGGED) $89.99 AR

    In the Lite-On review at CDFreaks (http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/127/6) I'm not sure if they recommend the Ritek DVD-R or not. The specs are as follows and I would like to know if that means this drive works good with Ritek media or doesn't: Brand: Datawrite/datasafe Manufacturer: Ritek...
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    Logitech 560 Sub

    Heh. I guess it is supposed to be concave in the middle. I just thought I kicked it pretty hard. It's not that it really damaged the sub, its just it wouldn't look as pleasing if it were messed up.
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    Logitech 560 Sub

    I was moving around the room when I kicked the subwoofer on my Logitech 560s with the back of my heel. Now the metal mesh grill on the sub is concave in the middle. I'm scared that I messed it up. Is it supposed to be completely round or is it supposed to go in in the middle. If I really did...
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    How can I tell if my video card can do dual CRTs?

    Look at the back of the video card. If you have 2 ports for 2 monitors then you can use 2 monitors. Usually, it's a VGA and DVI port and you need a DVI->VGA adaptor to use 2 CRTs.
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    Free game- Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

    It's great being a Fileshack member just for times like this :D
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    Fic at 31 w/ tv out cheap!

    Subject: Fic At31 Socket A Motherboard with TV Out for a inexpensive price! Text: Check it out! An Fic At31 Socket A Motherboard can be purchased for $52.99. The website that has it for this price is www.insightcomponents.com Just search for part #SHU869267 I'm using one of these to build my HTPC.
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    Hot? Matrix Limited Edition Holofoil Poster

    Well, since I bought the poster and seen the real one in the theater, I don't think it's the same thing. Sure, this one is nice and glossy with different letters getting a different silvery gloss to it, but it's not the one you see in the theater with the falling raining letters. It is pretty to...
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    Hot! XBOX & PS2 $149.99 after $30 rebate at Coconuts and FYE

    Damn. That's a nice deal. You can watch the Animatrix, then Reloaded again, then when you get the urge to shoot something or beat something you can play Halo. :D
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    Creative 20 GB Jukebox Zen for $212.46 at Dell Home

    I hope you know that this is a VERY old deal and it's dead.
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    Hot! XBOX & PS2 $149.99 after $30 rebate at Coconuts and FYE

    Probably. I'm guessing the wheel will be somewhere around $100 since it's the first wheel I've heard of that has 900 degrees of rotation. Then the game alone will cost $50-$60. Then even a refurb PS2 will be around $90 or so. :-D
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    Hot? Matrix Limited Edition Holofoil Poster

    I can't wait to get mine. I ordered it a couple of days ago after e-mailing them if it was the holographic one. cashman already confirmed it, but here's the e-mail I got: Dear Customer, THE MATRIX RELOADED Digital Rain Poster is the official final Digital Rain Poster from THE MATRIX RELOADED...
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    Hot! XBOX & PS2 $149.99 after $30 rebate at Coconuts and FYE

    um.... yeah.... Maybe you shouldn't be bragging about something illegal...
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    Creative 20 GB Jukebox Zen for $212.46 at Dell Home

    I received mine May 8th even though I cancelled my order because I bought an iPod instead. I sold the Zen for the price I paid for it, though, instead of returning it.
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    Hot! XBOX & PS2 $149.99 after $30 rebate at Coconuts and FYE

    The price did drop... down to $179. The deal here just makes it $150 which is what people thought the original price drop would be. And we already talked about the new bundle that will go for $200.
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    Hot! XBOX & PS2 $149.99 after $30 rebate at Coconuts and FYE

    Also, the new PS2 has a 40% quieter fan or something. And I think there's a built in IR for the remote. I might actually wait for the new PS2 since there aren't really any games right now that I want. I'm waiting for MGS3 and GT4.
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    Hot! XBOX & PS2 $149.99 after $30 rebate at Coconuts and FYE

    I got a Coconut down in Flushing, NY. I think I'll go check it out. This or wait for the new $200 PS2? I think saving $50 is enough to buy it. Then get a game with the money saved.
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    Creative 20 GB Jukebox Zen for $212.46 at Dell Home

    That would mean people who actually paid for it would be even more bothered :-D
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    Creative 20 GB Jukebox Zen for $212.46 at Dell Home

    DAMN IT! I couldn't hold out. Damn my spending ways. Well, now to scrounge up $212+ worth of stuff to sell. :-D
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    hot! free board games at amazon!

    Maybe it was inappropriate for me to say that it's the same as a PM policy, but there's no need to say I would screw my mother. I'm not trying to screw Amazon at all. This was a mistake on their part. If I got the items, that's great, but if they were to cancel it I would not mind since it was a...
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    Lian-li's vs.... black case showdown

    I find the removable motherboard tray a GREAT feature in a small case like my PC60. The PC7 just doesn't have that option so I can be a bitch to work just inside without the option of taking the mobo tray out. Cases like the Antec 1030 are big enough to not need a mobo tray, though.
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    CPU fan making inconsistent and varying hum noises

    A few months ago my computer started making crazy noises. I was pretty sure it was the stock P4 HSF so I finally decided to buy an Alpha 8942. While working to clean my case in preparation for the Alpha, I was staring at my Northbridge cooler 40mm fan. I took that baby out and BAM! It was a...
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    Has anyone ever done a entire ThermalRight HeatSink Round-Up?

    They just mean that the heatsink gives off no sound. It's the fans that create the noise.