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For personal use? I'm not sure what the differences are. I'd not buy a product named Blackjack since it has such negative connotations.

My CFLs are not lasting very long either. The problem is that they are designed to be on for hours at a time and the lifetime is definitely reduced with numerous short cycles. (The warmup period sucks, too.) I have one 9W on 24/7 in the kitchen hood and it lasted about 2.5 years, which is not...

80GB G2 prices are still all over the place. How can they claim with a straight face that the prices are $10 off from "Original Price" when they were both $349.99 a few days ago and OEM was originally $229.99?

I don't understand what "dancing bogey naked" means, but I'm :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:.

Unlimited means 5 years if I read it correctly.

It's a fairly soft ball that is slightly flat on one side. I have only the one.

Some of us have no choice. I carry a BlackBerry on business duty, but it is not for personal use. I would not buy one for the typical 1-2 valid emails received each day.

They are here, but :zzz:.

2TB: WD2001FASS 1TB: WD1001FALS :p

My pink ball flew out of control and wedged behind the long sofa. I'll never be able to get it out. :(

I copied 7.45GB of CR2 files from one computer to the other in 252 sec. I don't know if that is normal speed between computers.

Be patient. They will come eventually.

Are you converting files on the other server or is it just that they were previously copied? Sometimes the OS or an app is creating an evil preview of the embedded thumbnail that slows down copies - even if you can't see it. However, that is usually with TIF (/RAW) or JPG files.

I have not looked up the new drive. Perhaps there was a typo? Anyway, the 2tB is not available quite yet.

So it it is not just me.

Have you replaced the CMOS battery yet?

I'm not sure what that MS info is you are talking about. I thought the ISP knows everything.

I've purchased only a limited numer of CDs over the years and likely received more as gifts than anything else. I'd probably not find 32GB of music worth listening to. I'm not much into music now anyway, having mostly lost interest after the 70's. But I'm not a StereoDude. Maybe I should be...

MS is giving me a virus? What does that mean? I thought it was the Google keeping track of everything.

That could be a fire hazard. :p

This one was at the beginning. I see a theme.

Because it is there. :) I am using the IE6, which is an oldie. At work we have the IE8 but it is harder to use. I'll check out the Google there tomorrow.

Google is whacked out. The font is huge. Maybe they don't like my old version of IE any more?

I probably couldn't afford to buy 32GB of mp3 files.

How long does the Adaptec take to read its BIOS? The reviews mention an annoying delay.

It's not worth a crap in Vista, at least not the Robinson type.

I need a simple, cheap ($100) internal 4-port SATA card for PCIe (1x, 4x, 8x OK). It will be used with 3 independent drives, i.e., no RAID, ever. Thanks.

I just figured Uda didn't want/couldn't afford to spend money for anything decent.

Problem is with device Firmware I think. :dunno: I've wasted so much time/money it's disgusting. (Wrong board, I know.)

Will it be large enough for Mercs "data" collection? :drinka:

Hard Drives SUCK. :cursin:

I use this one to keep my TBs of files backed up daily. It probably doesn't do what you need, but I don't understand all the evil things IT people do on computers. ;)

The supplied battery protrudes from the rear. :( I want to buy a 3-cell battery to make the laptop smaller/lighter. It is corporate property so I can't use any unapproved accessories.

I've lost interest in the Intel G2 at this point. I reconfigured some drives. XP32 is actually booting off of a 7GB partition at the front of a 1001FALS, with page file on the same X25-E as the XP64 used primarily.

I'm looking for a USB Y cable or adapter that goes from one male USB to two female USB. The ones I could find go the other way.

What is the current situation? If I want to receive broadcast TV now, which indoor antenna would work?

My experience with PM has not been good. The controller has to support it and the modes are typical RAID levels implemented in firmware. I suppose some configurations with just the right hardware and OS would work to some degree, but that is a half-assed storage solution with insufficient...

It's been that way since Friday afternoon. I guess some stability has been reached for now.

It was not even listed at all, which is surprising for a current model.

I have several Seagate and WD SATA 2.5" drives which are laid out the same, i.e., platters are at the base of the drive adjacent to the connectors and actuators are at the top (slightly right of center viewed from the label side. My Fujitsu and Samsung 2.5" SATA drives are the opposite, laid...

Duh. I should have opened the package earlier. One end was rather crushed, and the replacement drive was not bubble wrapped this time. :(

It might help alleviate problems with cheapo SSD writes, but the data still has to come from somewhere (reads). Caching a few GB is not the same thing at all. I think SSD is here to stay in the long term for capacity increases, reduced power, and ruggedness. The new Turbo Memory is an add on.

I had a few 2.5" drives stacked in the bin and noticed that there is a magnetic force between them. Presumably there is a PM for the actuator motor. The polarity all appear to be the same. Is there any risk of damage?

The end parenthesis caused that.

Hmmmm. The WD has a higher idle power than the previous models, such as 1001FALS, whereas the Hitachi 2TB has less than its 5-platter predecessors.

Yes on August 8.

I recall reading somewhere that SLC was 100K, whereas MLC was only 10K or something. I'm not worried about wearing it out, but finding a bad one early.

Wow that was fast.

Yes, we all have several of the Samsung 1.5TB 5400 RPM drives. Didn't I start that fad? :D WD reached 2TB at 5400 RPM a while ago, but 7200RPM is new. Presumably Seagate will follow with 2TB at 7200 RPM, which should not be difficult given they were first to 1.5TB at 7200 RPM. However, I...

Yes, I bought a couple of them a few weeks ago and then another one about 10 days ago.