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My 6310i is now over 3 years old and I've seen nothing on the Canadian market that looks like it. I have a great Palm PDA - why would I want a $500 colour phone discounted to $99 with a 3 year contract?

Why indeed? These smartphones are full of features that you either never use or UI is to basic allow you to be able to use them properly. I prefer a PDA so I settled for a combination PDA/GSM-phone, it's a bit big for a GSM phone, getting a bluetooth headset helps but it's not ideal. One other advantage is that the PDA-phone makes up for it's size by virtue of the fact that I now have one less item to carry around and worry about that I may forget/misplace it..

Um, just tell me where you can get a PC with the same form factor as the mini for $600. The only thing I have seen that comes close is the AOpen MZ855-II XC Cube, and for the case, power supply, and a few extras it will set you back $299, and that doesn't include the CPU. Since it uses a mobile CPU, you are going to pay at least $200 for it OEM. Then you have to add a hard drive, optical drive etc.
So yeah, it may not matter to you, but it does to a lot of people. Apple is still making a profit, so I don't see why they should destroy that just to make you happy.

Pricewatch.com is showing right now:

Athlon/Duron motherboard with 266Mhz FSB- ~$26
Athlon XP 1700 - $60
512 MB PC133 memory - $43

Not a bad upgrade.

If you want a whole system and don't mind a rebate, spend $200 on a refurbished IBM Thinkcentre 1.8Ghz Pentium IV. Use a credit card - I've never had a problem with tigerdirect.com, but others can probably supply horror stories. The credit card will help you if you have problems.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTool s/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1282026&CatId=0

Aopen has a case/motherboard sized almost to that of the mini Tigerdirect I can't help you with the other components. personally I prefer OS X. I can get any linux app I want I can run x windows apps, plus I have all the driver support including wireless, which an be a hit or miss depending on which wireless card you buy. personally though i am wanting for version B of the Intel Mac Mini unless something better comes along.

Seriously, $500 is RIDICULOUS for a PC of that calibur (unless your talking laptops). I can build a moderate gaming computer for that. A no-frills-just-types-prints-and-surfs PC should be possible at around $300.

You can buy something like that from TigerDirect for about $300, if I remember correctly. Think the website is tigerdirect.com - but you need to look around - I always wait until they ship me a paper catalog, then I can look for good machines there.

That takes zero time, really.

Over the summer I finally got around to building my own brand-new machine – after dealing with 566MHz + 256MB RAM for several years I figured it was finally upgrade time. I went on TigerDirect.com and grabbed everything I needed:

• 2.4GHz Celeron
• 512MB PC3200 SDRAM
• 80GB hard disk
• 52x32x52x CD-RW drive
• Integrated video (i845GE)
• Integraded 5.1-channel audio
• Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
• NETGEAR WG311v2 wireless
• Übercool blue case w/keyboard and mouse

The entire thing came out at just $375. Obviously not the highest end system, but it's still pretty damn fast, and it can handle just about everything I need it to (including development of Ultima Linux).

Couple months ago I also got my hands on a used DVD drive for $5 at a local computer junk shop – it was marked as a CD-ROM drive, so I figured the hell with it. So now my machine can also play movies and stuff.

And considering that "typical work" for this machine consists of building a cloop or two, upgrading a few packages, running a couple different Web browsers to read /. or tweak my Web site, emulating some game console or other, playing a few rounds of SuperTux or Puzzle Pirates, testing the latest Ultima release in VMware or QEMU, and typing something in OpenOffice.org – and a lot of the time, all of those at once – I'd say that anything more's got to be overkill.

digg is cool and all, but it's got a lot of crap on it. Just now the top article is as follows:
Seagate 250GB 7200RPM 8MB Buffer Hard Drive $69.99 submitted by hankosky 20 hours 22 minutes ago (via http://www.tigerdirect.com/app...)
"Huge Savings! Seagate 250GB 7200RPM 8MB Buffer Hard Drive This is the hard drive industry insiders are talking about and the monster HDD that garners top ratings in the computer magazines. See for yourself why the Seagate "

If it sounds like an ad, that's because it is.

I had the same problem.

You need this mouse.

It's pretty large and high so it fills up large hands and keeps them off the table a bit.

D-Link already has a product out that will solve your problems. It also appears from the description that it may even be better than requested. You can find the D-Link DNS-G120 802.11G NW STORAGE ADPTER for under 120 and it will connect to your wireless network or cable(cat V not bnc) no problemo. It connects to usb hdd's. For those who need larger storage solutions IDE to USB2.0 Adapters are under 10 bucks. I hope this is usefull info personally this seems to be a fairly simple solution to a home network storage problem. Marcus

but not too many cards have dual-link dvi and even fewer have 2 dual-link dvi connections.

Also, don't even try to keep your old CRT as the secondary monitor, I tried it for about a week, before I ran back to the store and bought a second LCD (the exact same model).

IF YOU HATE NEWEGG TRY http://www.tigerdirect.com/

Beige isnt exactly an attractive color on everything and would probobly make those ugly-assed cases look even worse...can you imagine seeing this done in beige spraypaint?

tigerdirect has them in stock for $329.99.

Windows XP Home: $88
Windows XP Pro: $139
Office 2003 Student/Teacher Edition: $129
Office 2003 Basic Edition: $169

Check Nextag for even lower prices.

Plus if you a student at many colleges (at least all CC's around here in Fl) the school will give you XP Pro, Visual Studio (Enterprise Edition), etc for "free," though that's more like a dealer giving you something free so you get addicted...

Windows XP Home: $88
Windows XP Pro: $139
Office 2003 Student/Teacher Edition: $129
Office 2003 Basic Edition: $169

Check Nextag for even lower prices.

Plus if you a student at many colleges (at least all CC's around here in Fl) the school will give you XP Pro, Visual Studio (Enterprise Edition), etc for "free," though that's more like a dealer giving you something free so you get addicted...

Windows XP Home: $88
Windows XP Pro: $139
Office 2003 Student/Teacher Edition: $129
Office 2003 Basic Edition: $169

Check Nextag for even lower prices.

Plus if you a student at many colleges (at least all CC's around here in Fl) the school will give you XP Pro, Visual Studio (Enterprise Edition), etc for "free," though that's more like a dealer giving you something free so you get addicted...

It's clear that he used one of those USB/MP3 players that are all-too-common. If you've never seen one before: Check this out

Also, there is no reason to doubt that someone could, in fact, make their own MP3 player with parts they can buy. Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it's impossible. (After all, how do you think these products get into the stores? Magic?)

This fellow? No. It's clearly one of those MP3/USB Flash Drives (or whatever the popular term for them is now) stuck inside an NES controler. Look at the photos -- No Magic Here. Still fun though.

If you google around you'll find this thing really is freaking fast . This isn't just an ad, it is the fastest flash drive around. And you can get them for $25 + S/H . I've got one and I must say, they are solid (metal casing) and noticably faster than any other flash drive I've used.

I just looked up the hard drive size in the 360 its 20 gigs
$53 bucks for high volume 20 gig drive ?

Maybe they should have bought thier components retail
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTool s/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1175100

http://www.tigerdirect.com/ is a good place and thay have TigerDirect Retail Outlet Stores! http://www.tigerdirect.com/retailstores/index.asp

http://www.tigerdirect.com/ is a good place and thay have TigerDirect Retail Outlet Stores! http://www.tigerdirect.com/retailstores/index.asp

The first time some Linux user called tech support for a $300 linux machine, there goes their profit on that sale.

Home, Non upgrade, OEM :), $89.99

I don't know what you're talking about. you should check your information before you post it.

Home, Non upgrade, $192.99
Home, Upgrade, $98.99

I don't know what you're talking about. you should check your information before you post it.

Home, Non upgrade, $192.99
Home, Upgrade, $98.99

FYI: TigerDirect.com is offer the RAZR phones for free with a 2 year contract.

I think I'd rather get a Geforce2 for $20 than pay $5 a month (I believe that's what the Cedega subscription costs) - and I doubt that a casual gamer is going to be willing to pay more for software emulation than a hardware upgrade. Upgrading your video card isn't hard - check the system's specs when you're buying the card to make sure it'll work, then pull the old one out and put the new one in.

And some laptops do allow you to upgrade the graphics card (from what I've heard, you can do this with many Dells - although these graphics cards are hard to find in stores but you might have luck on eBay or something).

After playing with it some, I am annoyed at some of the UI behaviors but overall, it is a great TV.

But, even more interesting is that the manual has the GPL printed in it along with references to the AM Linux Project which ported Linux to the AM microcontroller.

This got me thinking: Maybe this TV can be hacked and new code installed into it. After all, it does have a nice SD slot - now all we need to do is find out if there is a back-door into the box for updates...

Anyway, nice to see that the true consumer industry (TVs are about as consumer as you can get) are making good use of OSS. I wonder if they would even be willing to help enable the hacking such that more/better UI features could be implemented by others...

Try this. Just needs a hard drive and an OS, and woila, a $300 PC that comes fairly close to those specs. 'Course, it needs some assembly, but for $300, what do you expect?

i found it on TigerDirect - think it's www.tigerdirect.com, originally from a /. header link.

Look under flash cards or MP3 and then select on the left side combinations or something like that.

Today they had a 1GB combo for $49.99.

But since I have one, am holding out till Xmas when I'll get another one for my son.

...one of those multiple flash card readers in a bay. Or a ramdisk.

Exactly. Just buy a cheaper product like this http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTool s/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1527025&CatId=0 20GB player for $159.99. Great deal if you ask me.

Here you go:
InFocus SP5000 1100 Lumens WXGA Projector
$1299
Native res 1280x720. Supports 720p signal.

I second this. My M100 has a ton of information in it, a game or two, and Eudora. There's still lots of space left. I used to use the IR to check email through my old Nokia phone. I just synced it for the first time in a couple months. If you simply want to keep track of task and appointment data, what more could you want?

Of course, if the orignal poster just wants a geek solution, Tigerdirect.com has the Fossil PDA watch in stock if you want more geek. It's $80.

Try more like 129/139 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTool s/item-details.asp?EdpNo=335900&Sku=M17-7502

or 129/89 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTool s/item-details.asp?EdpNo=335878&Sku=M17-7500

Try more like 129/139 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTool s/item-details.asp?EdpNo=335900&Sku=M17-7502

or 129/89 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTool s/item-details.asp?EdpNo=335878&Sku=M17-7500

yup, using cryptic model names is bad for business as far as I'm concerned. Do people go into a store and ask for an iPod or a Sony NW-HD5? An iMac or a Sony VGC-RB42G? Keep it simple, folks.

One might think that, but it's not necessarily the case. I recently had the joy of upgrading my videocard after two years of not keeping up with the trends. For anyone who doesn't know, the videocard market is the most convoluted, overlapping, granulated market known to man.

First there two separate branches of architecture (ATi and Nvidia). Then each branch has its own miriad of model numbers that offer no real bearing on the performance or value. Then each model number has an assortment of different flavors ("ultra", "OC", "FX", etc.) of cards, which--again are often misleading. To finally complicate matters, each of the various flavors of models of branches of videocards are then manufactured by countless different companies which often deviate from the specifications or use better or worse parts.

The net result is that it's nearly impossible to intelligently analyze the market. Even enthusiest sites such as Tom's hardware have trouble keeping up with it. The best they can do is ignore the variations between the different manufacturers and only compare different models and flavors. Even when they are able to come up with an accurate comparison, it only is valid for a few months before the companies begin releasing new models--forcing down the prices of all the other models, which changes everything from a consumer's standpoint.

So what ends up happening? The average consumer either ends up trusting the generic and/or misleading descriptions of many of the video cards or simply cutting though all the riff-raff and buying the most expensive models.

In the vast majority of cases, I believe that the companies stand to profit from this strategy (if you can call it that)--at least for now. (One could argue that such confusion will lead to more console sales in the long-term)

-Grym

pubes? yech!

But it sounds like you need a washable keyboard

First http://ostg.pricegrabber.com/ (ostg sub-domain), then http://www.tigerdirect.com/indexus.asp?SRCCODE=SLA SHX, then a blatant plug for thinkgeek (a major source of revenue for LNUX). Should slashdot not disclose if they are affiliated in any way with all links? What is the purpose of the pricegrabber.com sub-domain, and the SRCCODE in the tigerdirect link?

...tiger direct has the HP Jornada 680e and the NEC 780 on sale now. Never used either one but they look nifty with a more reasonable screen size and decent keyboards. No idea if they are good or anything, someone here must have used them, maybe they will chime in, the price seems more or less reasonable.

Just pointing our something that struck me as odd.

Greg

OK, so apparently the people who replied think that "out of stock" means that there aren't any available. I apologize for not linking every single retailer selling every single 64bit laptop out there. My bad.

Instead of asking them to just google themselves, here is one that is available:
At Tiger Direct with a gaming video card.

That one has the 3200+ cpu (2.0GHz), and here is one that is faster (3700+):
at best buy even.

I mean, no one has ever seen these over at http://www.tigerdirect.com/ and no one has ever visite http://www.9xmedia.com/. I am astounded that this stuff exists. Dual monitors. Wow.

Okay, dripping sarcasm aside, maybe there's a couple /.ers who haven't crawled out from under the glare of their monitors to look around and see what's new, but I am pretty sure most know that these things are out.

Yeah, you could go with a standard CRT, but I moved a 32 inch television the other day and used to roll out 21 inchers to coders at a former job and I really don't need to finally get a hernia. Personally, I'm waiting for laser based projectors to come down in cost.

Uh-huh
Sure. (Not technically without an OS, but a floppy in the carton with FreeDOS is about as OS-free as you can get)
Whatever you say.

Uh-huh
Sure. (Not technically without an OS, but a floppy in the carton with FreeDOS is about as OS-free as you can get)
Whatever you say.

i have ordered two of these for my new sli system. I cannot wait for there arival, o btw tiger direct has them for $879 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTool s/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1354222&sku=B52-1018

Actually, Tiger Direct does sell Tiger branded computers.

In my work I spend about 30% of my time driving and 30% of my time walking; and I have a diminished attention span. So I listen to Sirius in my car, and internet streams on my Verizon Audiovox XV6600 using their unlimited EV-DO network here in the Chicago Burbs.

I had tried the same thing with a Treo650 on Cingular's EDGE but encountered nothing but headaches with the Treo. I've been a Palm fanboi since `97 and sadly the Treo650 changed all of that. It was completely unreliable even in factory settings just being used as a phone! The damn thing crashed when I received phone calls, when I received Emails/SMS, and once got into a reboot loop when I had the nerve to receive a SMS while on a phone call. I had it for 2 weeks and unable to resolve my troubles.

There are a few things I should warn about though in going the route I have. This burns through an amazing amount of battery, especially when used in conjunction with my iTech Bluetooth Stereo Headset which I highly recommend to anyone thinking of pursuing this route. It instantly makes this the coolest portable music route to take. But you'll need to also invest in a much bigger battery, I personally opted for a 2200mAh Li-Ion but there are 3300mAh also available. Of course you'll need a stylish case that can comfortably fit the engorged battery. My 2200 barely fits in my Covertec. Lastly, you'll need a decent SD Card if you don't have one already. You will be amazed at how much difference a spare gig of storage can make, and this actually makes for a nice portable video player as well.

Let us review the cost of convergence:
Audiovox XV6600 = $600
Stereo Bluetooth Headset = $70
2200mAh Li-Ion Battery = $80
Covertec Leather Case = $40
Corsair 1Gig SD Card = $80
Never being alone in the harshness of meatspace without the warm buzz of the collective = Priceless.

There are some things money can't buy, for everything else resistance is futile.

Although the burners are cheap, the media is expensive and rare. I have yet to see a DL DVD on a shelf. a quick Google shows that a 5-pack of 2.4x DVD dual layers can be had for $37.99. Ever tried burning a 2.4x DL DVD? it takes around 50 mins. so for me, it is quite literally not worth my time.