Hah... Nice! Thanks for pointing that out, I just pre-ordered one. Now let's see how long it takes before they call me up and go "Uhh, sorry. We done fucked up."
What is it with you guys? Every time something comes out on a review site like Anandtech, Tom's, or wherever else you whore it out? Us poor folks who actually read those pages on a daily basis end up with unloadable pictures and pages at time due to their sites being partially slashdotted.
I just don't understand why it's so hard to get YOUR OWN INFORMATION. Why not link to a report on nVidia's site instead of an independent reporter? Especially one that you link to (literally) 3 times a week? Please.
All I ask is that you be a little more original. Don't link to Tom's/Anandtech every time they update.
Anyone noticed a HUGE influx of ICQ spam lately? I get an average of 10-15 spams from people I don't know every day, be in viagra, how to enlarge your penis, or "real live girls and goat herders want your sweaty wang now!" stuff. Added on to the spam emails I get that's gotta be around 10,000/yr:(
Who said anything about running it directly off the media? I'm sure that would be ideal, but for the most part this threads implication was "backup-only device".
Either way, I still think NAS or even a fire-wire hard drive would be more efficient.
Never really had any problems in all honesty. I've been on the giving and receiving ends and never noticed any sort of blips or glitches. Everything seamlessly goes into and exits my checking account. Also, I've not only used the account with Ebay, but with a bunch of donations for other online gaming websites.
It seems that the majority of people who run non-sponsored websites (Popular ones, not Jim-Bob's Pinto Paradise) do their best to take in donations to cover the costs of maintaining their service, and a lot of them use that.
I work mostly on my Toshiba S353-3000 actually, but I'm almost always around a network of some sort. Unless you've got 1+gig cad files or something on your *laptop* of all places (if that's the case, I'm very sorry, and will gladly admit my fault) I really don't see why one would come in too handy. I have about 5 DIVX's on here, that's the only thing I could think of using one for... But I'd have trouble justifying spending $600 on something to make a backup of 5 movies.
Which is why I asked if he was going to swap across multiple systems.. But you may want to snip USB out of there; burning 5 gigs of data over a 1.2Mbps pipe is most likely not the most efficient way of doing it, hehe.
SCSI/IEEE1394 would be a ton better, but I just don't see an instance where you'd need a 5 gig storage device to be "portable". Unless you have a LOT of systems that you need to copy huge amounts of data/raw graphics/movies/etc off of... And in that case I'd still think some form of network attached storage would be optimal.
As for using this for a dedicated backup system, it doesn't seem like it would really fit the build;/
Uhm, why? I always wondered what it was about people and external drives. Do you plan on swapping this across multiple systems? Or do you just want to be "cool" for having an external DVD+RW? From what I've seen, most external CD-like solutions are enormous, unless you get a PCMCIA slimline version, but I don't see any slimline DVD burners coming out any time soon, heh.
Actually, I've heard from quite a few reliable sources that DirectX 8 isn't incredibly stable, and that DX8.1 has seems to fix a considerable amount of problems.
Here in Wisconsin (not sure about where you live) you need to go through *so* many loopholes just to get your own birth records (if you lost them/burned them/made birth-record stew/whatever), I can't believe it would be this easy in Cali to get *everyone's* birth records. It's sick. Aren't there laws protecting citizens of california from companies (or governments) selling their personal information?
What are they going to use for their low-end market? Look at those things! I realize they're not actual production iMacs, but they're going to have a hell of a time keeping cost down on them. A 15" (viewable) costs around $300-600 more than your average 15" (13.9" viewable) CRT.
Making the new iMacs come in at around $1100. Eef.
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Believe me, I do... But time and time again it just seems like they have less and less original features. Maybe it's just me. Who knows/cares.
*laughs*
Hah... Nice! Thanks for pointing that out, I just pre-ordered one. Now let's see how long it takes before they call me up and go "Uhh, sorry. We done fucked up."
(Flamebait powers on)
What is it with you guys? Every time something comes out on a review site like Anandtech, Tom's, or wherever else you whore it out? Us poor folks who actually read those pages on a daily basis end up with unloadable pictures and pages at time due to their sites being partially slashdotted.
I just don't understand why it's so hard to get YOUR OWN INFORMATION. Why not link to a report on nVidia's site instead of an independent reporter? Especially one that you link to (literally) 3 times a week? Please.
All I ask is that you be a little more original. Don't link to Tom's/Anandtech every time they update.
"Call Maureen Groppe at 1-202-906-8118"
Now someone is going to slashdot that poor woman's phone service.
"It is a Commodore 64 that is running as a web server, and has been up 24/7 since november 2001"
Haha, not for long!
I think I can tell the difference between spam from my barely-sane grandmother and spam from "Hahaha" and "TrueBlue Promotions", thanks.
Anyone noticed a HUGE influx of ICQ spam lately? I get an average of 10-15 spams from people I don't know every day, be in viagra, how to enlarge your penis, or "real live girls and goat herders want your sweaty wang now!" stuff. Added on to the spam emails I get that's gotta be around 10,000/yr :(
Er, wrong story bud ;)
This is the FFX thread.
So sorry, the only thing I wait in line for is the BATHROOM.
What do you think we, as a community and as a society, can do to preserve our online freedoms?
Thanks...
;)
That's a much better reason than anything else I've listened to so far.
Who said anything about running it directly off the media? I'm sure that would be ideal, but for the most part this threads implication was "backup-only device".
Either way, I still think NAS or even a fire-wire hard drive would be more efficient.
Never really had any problems in all honesty. I've been on the giving and receiving ends and never noticed any sort of blips or glitches. Everything seamlessly goes into and exits my checking account. Also, I've not only used the account with Ebay, but with a bunch of donations for other online gaming websites.
It seems that the majority of people who run non-sponsored websites (Popular ones, not Jim-Bob's Pinto Paradise) do their best to take in donations to cover the costs of maintaining their service, and a lot of them use that.
I work mostly on my Toshiba S353-3000 actually, but I'm almost always around a network of some sort. Unless you've got 1+gig cad files or something on your *laptop* of all places (if that's the case, I'm very sorry, and will gladly admit my fault) I really don't see why one would come in too handy. I have about 5 DIVX's on here, that's the only thing I could think of using one for... But I'd have trouble justifying spending $600 on something to make a backup of 5 movies.
Which is why I asked if he was going to swap across multiple systems.. But you may want to snip USB out of there; burning 5 gigs of data over a 1.2Mbps pipe is most likely not the most efficient way of doing it, hehe.
;/
SCSI/IEEE1394 would be a ton better, but I just don't see an instance where you'd need a 5 gig storage device to be "portable". Unless you have a LOT of systems that you need to copy huge amounts of data/raw graphics/movies/etc off of... And in that case I'd still think some form of network attached storage would be optimal.
As for using this for a dedicated backup system, it doesn't seem like it would really fit the build
"You always need the greatest archive capacity on your most critical system!"
Okay, so use a tape drive. They're a bit more proven in the industry IMO, and you can pick up a 20/40 drive for about half the price of the DVD+RW.
Uhm, why? I always wondered what it was about people and external drives. Do you plan on swapping this across multiple systems? Or do you just want to be "cool" for having an external DVD+RW? From what I've seen, most external CD-like solutions are enormous, unless you get a PCMCIA slimline version, but I don't see any slimline DVD burners coming out any time soon, heh.
Ugh.
"We assure you that this hideous flash is a pox upon society"
Actually, I've heard from quite a few reliable sources that DirectX 8 isn't incredibly stable, and that DX8.1 has seems to fix a considerable amount of problems.
I give up.
I'm going back to cut and paste school. While I'm at it I'll get some HTML training.
HERE is the link. I'll go crawl in my stupid-hole now.
Ugh, sorry. This is the actual link. I gotta pay more attention:
e sa msung.html
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/1999/jul/28appl
Ahhhh, this? - http://www.apple.com/pr/library/1999/jul/
Just dug that up (gotta love google). Even so, though, you *know* they'll put a considerable mark on it. It's Apple!
Here in Wisconsin (not sure about where you live) you need to go through *so* many loopholes just to get your own birth records (if you lost them/burned them/made birth-record stew/whatever), I can't believe it would be this easy in Cali to get *everyone's* birth records. It's sick. Aren't there laws protecting citizens of california from companies (or governments) selling their personal information?
So call me lazy...
*smirk*
That's all fine and dandy, buuuut....
What are they going to use for their low-end market? Look at those things! I realize they're not actual production iMacs, but they're going to have a hell of a time keeping cost down on them. A 15" (viewable) costs around $300-600 more than your average 15" (13.9" viewable) CRT.
Making the new iMacs come in at around $1100. Eef.