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01:13 PM
Last year I figured out that I would save $290 over Newegg if I got it from them rather than slapping it together myself (first PC since my Dell P75 I haven’t put together). I wasn't keen on the idea as these computers aren't built to ship like Dell, HP, Apple, etc, but for close to $300 I threw caution to the wind. Long story short I picked out everything I wanted and had the computer in just over a week.
Back in the day I worked for a reseller shipping clones around the US and learned the hard way that when you receive a clone you need to check it before firing it up (if you don’t and something is loose you’re going to have to RMA it) because stuff does come loose.
I popped open the case and sure enough the HSF had come partially off. I reapplied some grease, put the HSF back on, and it was good to go. They put a ton of packing in the box, which I’m sure saved it from even further damage.
It was well under $2000 (keep in mind this was last year) for a Bloomfield, 6gb tri-channel corsair, 2 500gb drives, Asus P6T, GF 260, blue ray, dvd burner, Vista Ultimate, razor keyboard, Logi 2.1 sound, and more stuff I'm sure I'm forgetting.
Oh and it's been running just under 4ghz on air for almost a year now.
12:51 PM
12:37 PM
Build your own custom rig and take a really nice vacation with the savings... you'll be happier.
12:34 PM
A quick search of Newegg found the following:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz - $198
ASUS Crosshair III Formula AM3 Motherboard- $200
4GB Corsair DDR3 1600 SDRAM- $94
Rosewill BRONZE series RBR1000-M 1000W Power Supply- $196
Two SAPPHIRE 100269HDMI Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 Video cards - $390
AZZA Solano 1000 Black 3-Fan case- $109
Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB HDD- $200
LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner- $29
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - $104
Total cost- $1504 for a computer that will run any game today at absolute max settings. Add a few bucks for cables and tools if you need them, and you're still far below the $4k overkill above.
If you don't know how to put these components together on your own, Lifehacker has an excellent beginner's guide.
[lifehacker.com]
01:11 PM
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01:28 PM
01:41 PM
@grimdeath9740: Yeah, their case is pretty. But from what I can tell based on the Falcon website photos, the airflow in the AZZA case I listed is way better. Maybe their system is liquid-cooled, but the one in the photo above isn't.
11:33 AM
Bell - Palm Pre (Samsung Galaxy w/Android coming soon)
Telus - HTC Hero
Rogers - LG Eve (with Android, another one not landed in America yet. Awesome keyboard)
11:30 AM
10:58 AM
Used to be there was no question you'd see the G1 on there but now admittedly its a little outdated and t-mobile insists on holding on to it.
Time to make something happen T-mobile.
11:01 AM
11:05 AM
What I was really getting at was that the Cliq is a far inferior phone to the G1 in most ways.
11:54 AM
12:12 PM
12:30 PM
The CLIQ (last I checked) was running Android 1.5, which means it's already a generation behind. It also disqualifies it from the GPS app. Additionally, the MOTOBLUR interface is a questionable advantage at best. From what I've seen, the Facebook/Twitter integration gadgets are less than stellar and only provide a chaotic view of your network.
I don't think the G1 is head and shoulders above the CLIQ....but I do think it has a little more dignity. If nothing else because it gets the Google Experience branding instead of MOTOBLUR. Sense and Rachael were good improvements on top of Android. I'm less than convinced that MOTOBLUR has such an advantage.
01:41 PM
Then there are other advantages that are debatable but often pointed out.
5 row QWERTY
Dedicated call keys
Secondary pointing device
So the real question would be what does the cliq have that the G1 doesn't?
5.0 camera which is always a debatable inclusion.
Really though I wasn't really trying to say that the G1 is out and out better. Regardless of any other argument I'd say that everyone agreed that the G1 was a flagship phone for t-mobile. I'm amazed if anyone could really say the same for the cliq. Hell even t-mobile still pimps the MyTouch more then they market the cliq.
10:55 AM
11:09 AM
Its the same thing its been from the beginning in most ways. Some tweaks here and there. People must love the flat icons.
11:56 AM
01:30 PM
Besides some changes in settings and other backend stuff what is the main difference between 2.0 and 1.6? Flat icons.
#tips
10:53 AM
10:30 AM
Everyone has their needs but I have to say, after my real world usage, it's, at the very least, a dead heat between the Droid and the iPhone.
After 3 weeks with the Droid I don't miss my iPhone AT ALL. My only plan for my iPhone is to unlock it and use a prepaid sim when I travel overseas (I'm pretty sure that's possible, if not I'm not too worried).
WTF? ... a jailbroken iPhone on Tmo? Oh well. TMo coverage is trash anyway.
10:45 AM
10:53 AM
Yes, Tmo national coverage is really bad for those who travel regionally.
10:12 AM
You really need an editor. The best smartphone on AT&T is a Jailbroken iPhone.
10:10 AM
Also: Droid for $150? Surprising and pleasing.
12:46 PM
12:57 PM
The thing to consider, though, is network quality. I've been pretty happy on T-Mobile for the most part. I don't get that great 3G reception in my house, but my building can account for a lot of that. When I travel Atlanta, I get pretty good 3G reception most of the time.
However back when I was on Verizon and I took a trip around the U.S, I managed to get cell reception from underneath the Rocky Mountains. I traveled around 20 or 30 states, most of them drive-through states. I never lost reception. This may not be a typical need, but if you do a lot of traveling, or if you don't live in a (sub)urban area, that extra money may be more than worth it.
10:07 AM
I'm pretty sure the Samsung M520 is the best phone you can get on sprint.
11:12 AM
11/23/09
Does anyone have a workaround to get the DEVICE memory from the Blackberry out?
I have loads of phone numbers saved on the phone but not on the SIM, to get them on the SIM all I can find it that they have to be added manually in which case I might as well just manually add them to my iPhone...
Yet another reason why I am SO happy to get rid of the Blackberry.
11/23/09