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    Fair Price on 5 month old Dell Dimension inquiry

    Thanks guys..didn't know that... What about the CD? Do I just call Dell and have them send a replacement?
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    Fair Price on 5 month old Dell Dimension inquiry

    A friend is selling his computer. It's a P4 2.8Ghz, 80GB HD, 512 ram, 15" monitor, DVD/CD-RW. He says he paid $400. I'm thinking $150. What's a fair price? This is my first computer in 6 years. Also, I have to reinstall XP since his machine is heavily corrupted with spyware but he...
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    USB vs Firewire

    nevermind...i found this: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=27&threadid=1966390&enterthread=y moderators: pls delete this post. thx.
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    USB vs Firewire

    Just curious to know which would be faster in this situation: two harddrives, one with firewire/usb2.0 and the other usb2.0 only. I want to copy one harddrive to the other one via a laptop. Is it faster to copy firewire to usb or usb to usb? i know that usb has a higher max speed but maybe...
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    Koss In Ear Headphones- $8.88 no more, now $12.88 delivered from Amazon

    I hope you're right. I just bought the Creative Labs b/c of the different plug sizes...
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    Costco 32" LCD Deal ........In and out of stock

    It's just digital TV not HD.
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    Format ext. HD problem w/ Dell Inspiron 8000 w/ W2K USB 1.1

    Thank you LiLithTecH and Flying Penguin... when i was reading about fat32 vs ntfs, it didn't mention the limit of formatting capabilities. It only said that i would have to use ntfs when dealing with HDs larger than 137GB. http://cquirke.mvps.org/ntfs.htm thanks again guys...
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    Format ext. HD problem w/ Dell Inspiron 8000 w/ W2K USB 1.1

    I was running service pack 3
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    UPDATED -- Gone for now : Pansonic's 42" SD Plasma Display - TH42PWD7UY - $1599 including ground

    great find...just had a friend pay $1,800 a few days ago...oh well... one thing though...what do you mean no 42" has true HD??? explain. There are plenty of 42" that are true HD.
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    Format ext. HD problem w/ Dell Inspiron 8000 w/ W2K USB 1.1

    I just put together a Western Digital 40GB 2.5" 5400rpm HD and a usb 2.0 no-frills external case. I couldn't format the drive as FAT32 in Computer Management in W2K while connected to my usb 1.1 port. It kept receiving an error message at the end of the formatting - "Volume size too big."...
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    DEAD; HIJACKED

    ^^^ thanks; i'll try
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    DEAD; HIJACKED

    which drive and enclosure do you recommend? i checked the site and some of the enclosures do not have measurements..
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    DEAD; HIJACKED

    which drive and enclosure do you recommend? i checked the site and some of the enclosures do not have measurements..
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    Sound gone after trying to install IE 6

    winamp freezes when i try to play a song...the slider doesn't move, no graphics...nothing happens....as if there was no song....
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    Sound gone after trying to install IE 6

    i don't even have the volume control in windows...no icon....nothing is muted or unmuted...damn this sucks...i have to reformat and i don't know what to do with all of my data...mostly mp3's that i DON'T want to redownload...damn it...
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    Sound gone after trying to install IE 6

    i have a Dell Inspiron 8000, WinMe, 10gb, 192 MB. tried installing an update to IE6...didn't work...said i needed something else...shut down, went to sleep, woke up the next day....then tried using winamp after reboot...didn't work... i no longer have the sound icon (the horn) in the systray...
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    Digisette (casette MP3 player) $79 at Outpost

    http://shop2.outpost.com/product/3502454 does anyone have this thing? any good???
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    Newbie wants to video edit on his Dell Inspiron 8000...HELP

    i just found out that a 4pin/4pin firewire cable does exist..so does a 6pin/6pin... so i don't need a video capture card to download the video from the camcorder onto the laptop????
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    Newbie wants to video edit on his Dell Inspiron 8000...HELP

    A friend wants to video edit on his laptop. He's got a Dell 8000, GeForce2 Go video, and some editing software (MGI Videowave III). Supposedly the sales rep said that he could do video editing on it..that's why he bought it... UNFORTUNATELY, when i went to go take a look at it, 2 problems...
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    Earthlink or RoadRunner in NYC???

    thanks guys...i'm calling Earthlink right now...woohoo!!
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    Earthlink or RoadRunner in NYC???

    no cablevision hence no OOL...damn....
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    Earthlink or RoadRunner in NYC???

    Actually, i'm not a non-network savvy. You've made some mistakes in your assesment of bit and byte: 250kb/sec is 250 kilo BITS/sec, not BYTES. You didn't use a capital B. 1Mb/sec = 125kB/sec, not 100kb/sec. Didn't use a capital B and you provided the wrong number. Also, DSL speed is not as...
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    Earthlink or RoadRunner in NYC???

    JackMDS, so you've had experience with both?? I know someone else who has RoadRunner and his bandwidth is only 450 kbps, while my DSL is around 350... I was hoping that Earthlink will be faster than 450 kbps since i've read other people getting over 1000 kbps.
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    Earthlink or RoadRunner in NYC???

    I have to get cable since my new location does not support dsl due to fiber optics. Which provider should I go with? Cable lines are owned by TIme Warner (RoadRunner). Kinda like DSL where I use Verizon cause they own the lines so that if I have a problem with the line, I wouldn't have to...
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    $50 free value dollars at value america, $10 off at mobshop, 3 dvd's for $1 at 800.com! $10 rebate for LOTR giftset

    Hey RossMAN. For some reason your name sounds very familiar...I think I've seen your posts over at DVDTalk on numerous occasions back in the old days... Ah, yes, those cheap DVDs...Although I don't have nearly as many DVDs as you, the average cost of my DVDs was around $7-$8 as well; DVDTalk...
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    $50 free value dollars at value america, $10 off at mobshop, 3 dvd's for $1 at 800.com! $10 rebate for LOTR giftset

    I guess you weren't around during the good ole days... Value America: Bought lots of junk at 1/2 price Mobshop: Bought lots of junk 800.com: Can't remember which DVDs I received for a buck.
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    Can I use my USB 1.1 hub and cable for USB 2.0 devices???

    thanks guys..i figured the cables were the same....they just charge more for the 2.0...time to buy a new hub
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    Can I use my USB 1.1 hub and cable for USB 2.0 devices???

    is there a real difference???
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    How do you merge 2 Divx files???

    anyone??
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    How do you merge 2 Divx files???

    How do you merge 2 Divx files? I can't seem to get them to play alone. I have other Divx files that play fine but these won't play. I'm assuming that I have to merge them since they are Part I and II. I've searched for a program but all of them are complicated...Anybody have a recommendation...
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    How do you delete the history in the FIND function in Windows ME?

    where exactly is the key?
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    How do you delete the history in the FIND function in Windows ME?

    when i use the find feature in ME, i the last few find entries i used always pop up...I tried selecting the entry and hitting delete but it doesn't work. Where do i go to delete them???
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    Domain Name Registration Question - Own or Rent???

    I've heard that some of the discount places don't actually let you own it, but they rent it out to you when you register a domain name through them...so in the end, when you want to transfer your domain to another host, you have to pay a hefty fee. Is this true???? Is Namecheap.com and...
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    DVD-RW vs. DVD+RW???

    So will I be able to create DVDs with the DVD-RW and play it on my home DVD player? because I know you can with the DVD+RW
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    DVD-RW vs. DVD+RW???

    My company just bought some computers with a pioneer DVD-RW....what's the difference between this and DVD+RW???
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    Flowers, Roses, etc: Valentine's Sale + FREE Vase with any purchase!

    << If you're going to buy flowers online, the best place imo is GreatFlowers.com. EVERYTIME I've ordered from them, the flowers arrive as absolutely beautiful. They're grower-direct and Fedexed to the recipient in pristine, vibrant condition. And guess what? They're having a sale and giving a...
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    Steaming Hot deal on NIMH rechargeable batteries AA & AAA at CompUsa B&M - 8/$9.99

    << ...Maha C204f with 4x 1600 AAs for $33.97 from thomas-distributing.com, ...This chargers does quick or regular charging and I've heard good things about it... >> I have this charger. What do you mean by quick and regular?...I don't where you can choose that option...it only has one button...
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    Eyeglass Frames at a Discount???

    where can i get Gucci and Donna Karan eyeglass frames at a discount??? I've searched everywhere and i can't seem to find the frames i want... Gucci #2645 Donna Karan #8230 Please post requests in the IWANNA thread. AnandTech Moderator
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    Disable Virtual Memory???

    so if i get 512MB ram running 98se, what value should i set it to?...currently i have it set to 384 with 256 system ram... i always hear the &quot;1.5x multiple of system ram&quot; rule..sounds kinda high 512*1.5 = 768MB
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    Disable Virtual Memory???

    how much RAM do you need on your system to safely disable the VM when running w98se, w2k or Wme?? or is disabling not a good idea in all cases???