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I haven't used Samsung drives in quite a while (capacity issues), but IIRC, the Nidec motors were quieter than the JVCs.

We are the most populous state and by far the most profitable. This is our natural place ;) Not to derail, but I think one primary with all candidates (regardless of party) simultaneously nationwide would make a lot of sense. Then we get an election between the top two.

Directed to me? Your post looks fine. You've now had enough concise/to-the-point posts that you don't get a remark every time ;)

I had the same problem last night posting in the "More Vista" thread. I found that using the "Advanced" editor worked, but when using the quick editor caused the same error Mark is describing. This also happened when doing an edit (until I used the "Advanced" page to edit).

Because they grow corn in Iowa, and that is the first primary state.

Not that I think you are a mouthpiece for anyone, but can you cite a source?

Out of curiosity, did the other Intel chips go down as much as expected, or did they also do a bounce?

Yep. It seems a lot of people told their friends to buy on July 22nd, and either didn't notice that they price wasn't where they expected, or couldn't wait any longer even though they would pay more.

Considering routers are basically as inexpensive as hubs, I'd put a router in and let it's DHCP/DNS work for you. No special settings on the workstations, no remembering IP addresses, just a plug-n-go situation. Plus if they ever do get an internet connection, it is that much easier to transition.

Well, thanks for the inside scoop, Coug. Looks like Intel got what they wanted with their press leak. If you don't mind, put in a word here when the price resumes it's downward slide.

I run it because I need to support it. I know XP better than the back of my hand, I can walk people through whatever needs to be done from memory. I've been able to do this for a long time because I started using XP as my full-time workstation when it was RC1. Now I need to know Vista, so I run...

I know EAC has user selectable degrees of error correction. If your optical drive is one on their special list, it has an even more paranoid redundant scanning technique.

Until all of the major companies needs are supplied.

That definatly looks like a power situation to me. I recently had an Antec 550W power supply in my system, and after adding a few more drives, experienced exactly what you are describing. It would boot correctly every 4th or 5th try, and warm reboots worked most of the time. I upgraded to a...

Q6600 still @ $375 Coug? What can you manage on a Q6600?

I believe both CDex and EAC will do error-correction on scratched disks. Or do you mean re-mastering older recordings?

Considering running EAC involves pressing one button, I don't know how much easier it could be...

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...and I'm running CS3 fine on Vista Ultimate 32-bit.

...and of you ran Windows 2000, it would be faster still! Where are my DOS disks... The people whining and delaying switching to Vista did the same before going to XP and 2000.

Yes, but only because I had them sitting around. My next set will certainly be a pair of SSDs in RAID-0. And for those who loathe RAID-0, I have 3 36GB raptors in an array for my games ;)

Nope. Not yet, anyway. I've read a few guides online about disabling stuff, but I've kept it to the basics, and I'm not really waiting for the machine, ever.

In my experience, it isn't. With the following caveats. 1. You need modern hardware. a. 2GB+ RAM b. 3D accelerated video card with significant ram c. At least a modern 7200RPM hard drive 2. You need to disable the crap a. System Restore b. Indexing c. Windows Defender d. Transition-effect eye...

Depends on what (or how many things) you are doing. Many tasks don't use multiple cores, so you would only be using 1/4 or your CPU. If you have a lot of things going at once, it will really pay off.

Newegg is out of stock and still at $299.

I'll second EAC. Very easy to use.

I already followed up on that, installed the necessary monitoring tools. Nothing like it happening here. I call BS.

I have a fairly large collection of video and audio files. The reason such a large audio collection is still useful is because of the ID3 tags, and comments that I add, being searchable(sp?) and easily modifiable. I would love to be able to add words / descriptive fields to my video files. Are...

The amount of fiddling required to make some programs work without giving the user admin rights in XP is really insane. Vista is a bit better at that, but not much.

Guys, I don't know if you noticed, but my spec totaled $1480.

Core2Duo @ 1.66Ghz 1GB RAM 80GB 7200RPM Hard Drive DVD-RW 802.11g / Bluetooth 15" XGA 4:3 screen ~$900 Port Replicator: $130 19" LCD Monitor: $300 Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5000 Laser (Bluetooth): $150

While at work, do you use an attached monitor/keyboard/mouse? I find anything less than a 19" 4:3 to be sub-optimal for work. I've grown quite attached to the 22" 4:3 I have at home. As your computing needs seem to be quite basic, I'd recommend not spending more than $900-$1000 on the machine...

I just threw together a Latitude D520 as follows: Core2Duo @ 2Ghz 2GB RAM 80GB 7200RPM Hard Drive DVD-RW 802.11g / Bluetooth 15" XGA 4:3 screen ~$1200 I would put the rest into a port replicator, nice monitor, keyboard and mouse. I think too little emphasis is put on the parts that you...

Dell Latitude or Lenovo are my favorites. Dell Inspiron and HP/Compaq are my least favorite. The biggest question probably is, how much traveling will this laptop do and therefore how big a screen do you want?

Me? No. I'm careful ;) My GF's system? NOD32 Auto everything, no Outlook module because outlook isn't installed ;)

When I was an "information worker" or whatever they are called these days, I loved office. Outlook with an Exchange back-end kicks major ass; I don't know of anything else that comes close (I did look for a while). But these days all I do is throw together about 10 single-page 5-10 item...

The Lexmark does 45ppm ;)

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I've been using Google Docs almost exclusively for a few months now. Really pleased with it. The only thing that is more cumbersome than it needs to be is to attach a document or spreadsheet to a GMail message (.doc, .pdf, etc). You need to export the file to your computer, than attach it to...

I order all my Mini-ITX stuff from these guys. This time I was in a big hurry, I placed the order 30 minutes ago with overnight service. Out of desperation I included a comment that offered additional money for expedited service. I got a call 10 minutes ago from the owner, informing me that...

No idea. None of them were failures, really. Considering that at every step of the way I was booting Ubuntu and running all the tests (drive fitness, prime95, memtest86+, BIOS voltages/temps). I even installed Vista on a number of the configurations, just to see what was going on. Everything...

This worked! Awesome! I'm not sure why it worked, but I'll take it. Mark, the next time we are within 50 miles of each other, I owe you several beers ;) (Portland in February?)

Where are you seeing those prices Pradeep?

Let me know when the quad-core price drop happens (22nd?). Shipping won't be bad on OEM processors, and I'd love to send some business your way. ;)

Keep in mind your needs will be better served with one of these.

I created the RAID-0 array, then partitioned the first 50GB (10GB per drive) for the OS. Of course, you should never put important data on a RAID-0, so the rest of the drives are not particularly useful. IIRC, Linux now supports software RAID that allows the first chunk to be RAID-0 and the rest...

Thanks for the info Lunar.

I too thought it was outside-in. Seagate Tech Paper (PDF) I've done it in the past; building a large array of drives, creating a RAID-0 with the first 10GB or so of each. It is pretty quick, but SSDs are quicker.

There is a maximum speed at which a plastic disc can spin without shattering. It is roughly equivalent to 52x for CDs and 18x for DVDs. You won't find faster drives, because physics prevents it. If you were waiting to buy into BlueRay until it became commodity hardware, knowing how fast they...

Great Idea. I just tried installing XP to a VM, and then using Acronis to copy the image over...BSOD. :(