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    DEAD: Seagate 1.5TB - $83

    I know the deal is over, but is buying this drive like rolling a dice. You either get a hd or you get a brick?
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    DEAD price mistake Samsung 1TB SATA 5400RPM 32MB Drive for $59.90

    Engineer, that's what happened to me. I was trying to decide how many to buy... then the item got removed. However, I had a few in my shopping cart and it allowed me to finish my purchase.
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    DEAD price mistake Samsung 1TB SATA 5400RPM 32MB Drive for $59.90

    mwave removed the item... :( I hope my order doesn't get canceled.
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    DEAD price mistake Samsung 1TB SATA 5400RPM 32MB Drive for $59.90

    WOW. $60 for 1TB is a super hot deal! I bought 6 of these in the last 2 months at $~100 each. I'm in for a few... Thanks Adam8281!
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    How about a .mobi site?

    [DELETE PLEASE] This is a mispost.
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    Samsung HD103UI 1TB 5400 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (Green) - $94.99 Free shipping - Newegg

    You need 54.0Mbps to stream blu-ray HD videos (http://www.blu-ray.com/faq/). The 5400 rpm HD103UI averages 560Mbps (70MB/s). So essentially, this HD could be spinning at 521rpm (less than one tenth it's spin rate) and still stream your HD video. I can't believe how many people think that...
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    Samsung HD103UI 1TB 5400 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (Green) - $94.99 Free shipping - Newegg

    I bought one of these when they first came out for $120. Great HDs... cool and quiet... the quietest HD I've ever own. I just bought 5 more just now.
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    SAMSUNG HD103UI 1TB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - $99/FS -NewEgg

    "this is good for a HTPC but 5400 rpm is a bit slow for the main IMHO." This is hardly the case. It may be slower than the 7200 F1 in overall performance, but not slow for a main or anything else. 333megs/platter at 5400 is still faster than most HDs from last year. I have both the 7200...
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    Hitachi 1TB SATA 32mb Hard Drive $99 AR

    5 platter 1TB drive? No thanks.
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    Samsung Model #: HD103UI $119 shipped @ New Egg

    "I remember paying $100 for a 1gig compact flash drive, that was a hot deal for a week" WOW... Kinda makes me sad, but that reminds me when I bought 3 60gig HDs for $900 dollars. Now, we're talking about 1TB HD for $120 and it's not even considered a hot deal... just normal pricing.
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    Samsung Model #: HD103UI $119 shipped @ New Egg

    Call me crazy... but I'd pay 5$ more for a slower 5400rpm version of the F1 for my HTPC. Less noise and vibrations, less heat... probably longer life expectancy. And in all seriousness, the performance of 333GB/platter @ 5400rpm probably exceeds the 6.5 MB/s requirement to play 1080p movies by...
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    1.5TB HDD - Seagate 7200.11 $190

    Can any owners here comment on the drive's sound level? I'm looking for a large and quiet HD for a HTPC. For comparison, I consider the Samsung's F1 series to be quiet enough for my needs. If possible, compare it to the F1s.
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    (Dead OOS)400GB Hitachi SATA or PATA $69.99 + Ship at the egg

    If you think of these HDs as cheap storage, then having 8MB cache versus 16MB is not going to make a bit of a difference. Also, can someone tell me why having a SATA 150 versus SATA 300 interface would matter if the HD's burst xfer rates don't even come close to topping 100 MB/s?
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    IP35-E available at Mwave

    BIOS 14 fixed the double POST issue for me and I haven't experienced any freezes at POST. I'm not sure if it's related, but after upgrading to BIOS 14, I was able to overclock my E2180 from 3.0Ghz to 3.2Ghz on stock air.
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    Free Sleeve of Wilson "50" Golf Balls

    "Congratulations, you're one of the first one thousand today!" Thanks!
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    New RETAIL e4300 139.99 @ the egg

    What's a good *value* overclocker's motherboard for these types of cpus?
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    LCD Buyer's Guide

    If anyone is looking for an AU Optronics P-MVA 20" 1680 x 1050 LCD, then I HIGHLY suggestion you consider this: Acer Gamers Line AL2051W This LCD uses the same panel as the discontinued ViewSonic VX2025WM and Acer AL2032WA. I've used the AL2032WA (~$500) for a year now and just purchased...
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    LCD Buyer's Guide

    I've been looking for a wide screen 20' LCD. Searching Newegg, I found the ViewEra V201D-B for $290 - $40 rebate + S&H. The manufacturer's site states that it's a "Premium MVA" which implies that it's a AUO panel. The specs: 1000:1, 178°/178° suggest it might be a AUO M201EW01 V3 panel. This...
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    Opteron 165 Dual-Core @ $260.97

    MUST RESIST! /farts
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    Video Card Deals-Update

    Is it me or the X850XT rebates on Newegg's site blank? The rebate for the "SAPPHIRE 100106L Radeon X850XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail" is here: http://images10.newegg.com/UploadFilesF...102-505&14-102-688Feb24Mar3106ny11.pdf It's blank for me, and inside the pdf I just...
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    Will an Opteron/AMD 64-bit CPU run Win2000?

    I'm asking because I'm not familiar with of the capatibility issues that may or may not be involved in an old 32-bit OS with a new 64-bit CPU. If I knew how to answer "why not," then I wouldn't have bothered asking. /sigh
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    Will an Opteron/AMD 64-bit CPU run Win2000?

    I'm a complete hardware n00b. The topic title question says it all... will an Opteron run Windows 2000? I'm not interested in why I should run other OSes, so please don't answer along those lines.
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    hotmail to offer 250 mb!!

    Mine has been upgraded since shortly after the annoucement. The best thing about the upgrade is not the 248mb increase, it's the lack of the "use hotmail" spam attachment at the bottom of your emails. Now only Yahoo would follow, so I don't get the "Do you Yahoo!?" spam when my friends...
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    Power Color 9700np OEM $115 Free Shipping!!

    I got one of my ordered canceled with the same email. Still crossing fingers on the first.
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    Power Color 9700np OEM $115 Free Shipping!!

    I got two confirmations by email. Different order numbers, and I only ordered ordered one. I better not be charged for two.
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    Power Color 9700np OEM $115 Free Shipping!!

    I ordered one. I hope this is for real, cause it's too good to be true. Thanks EarthwormJim. I logged on for the first time in a long time to say thanks. :)
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    Enterprise Pemiere Tonight! 7pm CST on UPN

    Hi everyone, I know there's some Star Trek fans here, and I just wanted to remind you that the series premiere of ENTERPRISE is tonight! Don't miss it! :) ------------------------- 'The Doctor' on StarTrekVoyager.com, Star Trek Forums
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    Anyone heard about Startrek 10?

    << Star Trek 12: So Very Tired Kirk: Again with the Klingons... Scotty, I need full power! Scotty: I can't do it captain, I cannot reach the control-panel! :D Yes, I'm a Trekker :)! Oh, BTW, is awfully nice for Paramount to name the next movie after me ;)! >> LOL.... It's funny because...
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    ECS K7S5A to arrive at Newegg 9/27! ($65+$5 shipping)

    What do you think the consensus is of this board as to its reliability/problems?
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    Anyone heard about Startrek 10?

    Paramount has ok'ed the production of StarTrek X. This was just recently... a day or two ago. link ------------------------- 'The Doctor' StarTrekVoyager.com Forums
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    Buy.com class action-Hitachi fiasco. Do not delete

    spec411, that was well thought out and I agree with you totally. I am one of those that did not recieve a monitor from buy.com. I have purchased WAY TOOOO many things from them since then because their service has greatly improved since feb '99. I love buy.com, but I'll be more than happy to...
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    Poll: KT7-Raid CPU Mulitplier Problem

    wizz0bang, The retail Durons do not have the fans attached. - RawHotSauce, haha... Are you laughing at my obvious mistake in grammar or my laziness? LOL.
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    Poll: KT7-Raid CPU Mulitplier Problem

    I was hoping I didn't have to repencil it. I'm really lazy. I'm relieved I'm not the only one with this problem. Thank you anyways though.
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    Poll: KT7-Raid CPU Mulitplier Problem

    I have 2 KT7-Raid boards, one with Duron 600 and the other with a thunderbird 800. The muliplier on the duron setup will not work when set at &quot;9.5x&quot; but will work on all other settings. The thunderbird setup will work with multiplier settings up to &quot;8x&quot; but not...