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Obsolescence is always the problem. Reading this announcment, I scratch her head and wonder if buying $3K of CF cards is a good idea for two weeks on location.

You mean the older UDMA 7-labeled 128GB card? These new ones have been recently announced, although they may not be any different at the smaller capacities. 32Gb is a nice size as far as risk goes, but too bulky for larger amounts of storage. It is interesting that the 256GB card is less per...

I disable the phone GPS. It's none of their business to know my exact location.

Many of my useable cards (400x+) are 32GB, and none are under 16GB. The most recent few cards are 64GB 1000x. The problem is that I'm traveling far south and may have to abandon the laptop to save on weight in favor of sufficient photo hardware. Normally I travel with the ~3lb. laptop which...

I wish they were closer to $750.

Dare I ask your application that requires more capacity, perhaps the EOS-1D C or one of the magic lighting hacked DSLRs?

Is anybody buoying some of these new CF cards?

Can you use a 5GHz channel? They are usually less crowded.

I did not notice anything unusual at the airports.

How does it compare to the TLC 840 previous generation? I'm trying to decide whether to buy more of the Crucial 960GB or the 1TB ECO. That funky cache is a concern. I don't think it would do anything useful with a typical 60 or 120GB download.

I think somebody mentioned that one previously. ;)

I rarely use the smartphone for phone calls and don't even know the number.

I never moved everything myself. Move your valuables and hire movers for everything else. Hire someone else TO clean up too. ;)

So now the Lenovos are equipped with adverts for Japanese softwater? Great. :(

How can I determine if it was a marmot that crapped my boot?

Hmm. I don't understand the context. Hammered used to mean drunk.

Oh, that looks rather dreadful. :(

They dop that with $10,000+ items, too. Cards against humanity???

NiCd cells were also nice to fast charge. I had my first eruption around 1970. :lol: Inhaling the vapor cloud was quite special.

If the battery is not needed often, you can remove it and use a UPS instead. A half charged battery will last for years longer in the fridge.

:o Somehow I was reading the conjunction incorrectly. It must be the display. :D I wonder how much more it will cost compared to the Evo.

Well, an SSD would help more, but that was not the question either. What does a higher resolution screen do unless you are watching the videos?

It looks like Samsung has a better version of the 480/960GB drives now. The drive heights (10cm, 7cm and 7mm) make no sense though. I'm hoping for a typo.

That i3 is rather weak, but it might work for the purpose. However, I'd rather have the i5 if the laptop will be used for a number of years. If you go by Passmark that i5 is about 50% faster.

Crappy laptop sounds like the description for what I have, the Ultrabork. :cry: Basically it has no ports, the not blue U The lid is almost impossible to open with fingers, but one has to do that every time because there is no external power button. :wall:

When I plug the USB cable from my KVM into the laptop, the mouse does not function. Furthermore the cursor will not move on the screen even with the touchpad. The mouse itself does not appear to be the issue, because the same problem occurs when there is no mouse on the KVM at all. The...

What is the backup for when the server craps out?

Aha! I thought something was wacky in that post.

Yeah, the symmetry.

I did not read that article, but the comments on El Reg are often the best part.:) I don't have any interest in the comments on the comments.

Oh that is terrible. I'm so sorry, Doug.

Uh, yeah. I looked up the godzildo and it is something different that I never heard of. :eek: I'm not convinced that all the Mormons know what that means. I thought there were more than 13 native American tribes, but I've spent much more time in the Navaho Nation than others.

Sounds like great neighbors. How is Godzildo relevant?

How much pron can you watch? :D

Apparently my bowser is missing Java. Is that too evil or like the Flash?

Is that a girlfiend having a laugh?

Perhaps South Sudan? Uganda is OK for tourism in Bwindi for example. You might meet some cousins. ;)

Was that a common Australian dial phone with a plug.?

I was not into digital displays until around 2004-2005 and cannot remember what video card was utilized. Perhaps it was still the Matrox VGA card. I'm still using VGA on the old corporate laptop now.

You mean that is only a sick joke?

I must have been out of the loopy. Back then I was all anal log with Matron video cards.

WTF? How does XP know who you are and what apps you have? That's very scary.

I may Havea retail version.

Exactly...

I'd rather that an accidentally yanked cord pulls out than breaks something. Laptops are especially vulnerable to accidents.

I seriously doubt that most buyers make such technical comparisons. If they had an iPhone and liked it, they will most likely buy an iPAD.

Yes, all the different connections are truly awful. :mad: For example, my home desktops have DVI, one of my laptops has HMDI and the other one (same model) has a standard DisplayPort. Meanwhile the new work Ultrabork has a mini DisplayPort from what I understand. They provide a dongle for VGA...

Oops, I meant PTO (vacation or holiday).

Maybe that is part of the MacMillan 15 thing. ;)

I assume it must be cheaper to make the laptops without the socket for the docking port. It's not like I have much of a choice. The only other option would be to make a special request for an even larger laptop than I have now. They also tried to foist an iPad on me, but I was on POT. I'm...