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Pffft. That could not make it over some county roads. :)

Google Streetcars? Do they have the 4WD?

The speed is fine today.

:)

The WD3000GLFS is about 50% faster (i.e., ~20GB script run times are 2/3) than my older 740 when ptgtemp files are constrained to the drive. However, the CPU is not near 100% so the HD is still a bottleneck. For normal destop use (mainly reads) I'm sure the kiddies will be happy enough...

You never know. They could fire randomly, but a random direct hit is less likely than if aimed.

Maybe Merc will return if surpassed?

Very few people will pay for the slightly better sound quality. BTW, there is a cure for the recorded sound complaints. Get off your ass and go to the symphony or opera! Listen to the real thing, music and vocals by human beings.

Lucky you, living in the City or nearby suburbs. ;)

No they are not. Landlines actually *work* for making phone calls the vast majority of the time in comparison to cable which is frequently unreliable. Do you want to be in the middle of a medical emergency and have no phone service for an hour or two? The cable company won't give a damn...

Tea: Increasing your post count???

No such credit is due. :D They were simply duplicate posts caused by the horribly slow server at that time. Notice that I am refraining from making snide remarks about the 1000D.

It is not compatible with 3.5" as I can determine. Whether it is compatible with a standard 2.5" backplane I don't know, but yes the warranty would be voided. Perhaps WD will sell another version for 2.5" installation as a cheaper alternative to some SAS drives.

Unfortunately one of the screws is covered by a black label that must be removed for access. WD does not want anyone to remove the drive without voiding the warranty. The power and SATA connectors are oddly offset due to the massive frame/heatsink, and therefore do not line up with standard...

Is there any real need to update PS2 to SP3? How much extra space used on the C: partition afterwards?

I keep window blinds closed nearly all the time, mostly to reduce being a potential target.

I-Phone is for consumers or perhaps SOHO. Most of the multi-billion companies we work for and with are issuing the Blackberries and to a lesser extent, the Palm-type units. TCO is probably a large factor. For example the I-Phone seems to contain many costly entertainment features not needed...

The Velociraptor arrived. :) I'll try it out after work.

The photo is linked from the Asus website. Do you mean something else?

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Are the preview images larger as well? The older Canon bodies produce RAW files with 1.5 MP embedded jpegs and the newer ones - at least the 1Ds MK III - have a 4.5 MP preview jpeg. The sensor may also be noisier and the bit depth may be greater. Compression may be less efficient. Any of...

There are three contacts for the single-cell battery. Of course three contact are not necessary for charging. I suspect that the other contact is just used to indicate to the charger whether a battery is present. My battery is completely kaput (3 contacts open to wrsp to each other) so I...

Unfortunately the backup battery ruptured last summer, and I could not find a replacement. Therefore the drive needs to be reinitialized and formatted every time I work on the computer or when there is an extended power failure.

20K RPM - WTF? The WD3000GLFS has just recently become available. The 300GB is worthless for me, but there is no single-platter model.

The site is intermittently nonresponsive.

Is it a dry heat like here?

I have over 20TB of storage and really don't keep track of all the brands. Here are several drives in use now. For some reason the 1TB Samsung F1 thinks it is external and does not report info.

MP-E 65 is a special purpose lens best for stationary subjects. It is good in the labs for shooting PCB and some small minature assemblies. It is also useful for small insect (dead) speciation, though an Olympus photomicroscope with Nikon F mount is usually good enough. I find the MP-E 65...

Is there a problem with some WD drives? I have ~9 and they are fine.

Huh, what doors and crochet? Does anyone know where to find the retail drive?

40D or 5D.

Why Chewy509; is he bi-sital?

If you have gone overboard on equipment as a hobbyist, then I should be committed. ;)

The drive finally hit the shelves last week. I'll order one in a week or so after returning to the real world.

That is the fault of the school system, not Apple. Most computer products have a limited practical life. Everyone knows that.

Did SR finally go out of business? There is no website.

All the fancy lenses and image degrading software like DXO do not compensate for having a good eye, then properly planning and executing the job with the proper gear.

Perhaps I'll show some stuff from the D300 and 200-400 later on this summer. :)

I'm not so happy with the 40D as an improvement on the 30D IQ-wise, though it is more of an overall usability improvement compared to the 20D. I decided not to keep it. Have you considered the Nikon D300? It has really nice features and is good enough for almost all general use. For better...

I did not mean something for travel, just a small desktop printer. The former printer was a Canon S300 if that means anything. Now the light keeps blinking yellow. There are not too many decent-looking simple inkjet options with the scanner fax crud. Maybe an HP 6940 or Canon 4500, but they...

So is this the exact same drive for less money, or is it a slower one?

Ha! You are a strong young guy, no? I'm easily old enough to be your father and not in good shape, yet I can handle it and a number of lenses up to the 500, though the 400/2.8 or 600/4 are difficult. Lately I am more into stitching the 1Ds MK III images for 100MP+ landscapes. (Even a GP...

Do you mean this one? I don't know about the DVNation.com.

I move around a bit, but would not like my exact location to be known in any case. There is far too much personal info available on the web as it is.

Or maybe one of mine? I have some obsolete gear too - pair of 1Ds MK IIs, 30D, 400D. :) Only the 1Ds MK III is not obsolete.

Except for the new cars that have no key...

That is a classic 20D shutter failure.

Correct. I mainly use the 500/4 around f/5.6-8, but of course it is fine wide open other than the usual light falloff. f/11 is slightly worse. The 100-400 is good in the center but not very good in the corners. I only use it for wildlife where the corners are usually background OOF. f/8-11...

Correct. I mainly use the 500/4 around f/5.6-8, but of course it is fine wide open other than the usual light falloff. f/11 is slightly worse. The 100-400 is good in the center but not very good in the corners. I only use it for wildlife where the corners are usually background OOF. f/8-11...