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Improvement in read/write performance, yes. But RAIDing drives does NOT actually decrease the ~9ms (12ms, whichever) access latency, because every single drive in the array has the same ~9ms access latency. It might seem counter-intuitive, but a single X25-E can get to and read data before an 8-...

Ah, but if you read what I said, I specifically stated Intel would never slash their prices. They only do that when releasing higher-binned models isn't an option, and only then in the sub-$100 market usually The Pentium EE 965 was replaced with a Pentium D 960, at a lower price point. The...

They needed the feature to make the Pre sell better... it would've been a good feature to differentiate the phone since no other phone can have it, and syncing iTunes music across devices/accounts tends to be headache prone otherwise. I'm not sure it would've sold even as "well" as it did...

Interesting purple... 5.9 is the max score you can get if you don't have an SSD, which I remember ya telling me you don't use in your personal system. ;)

Well, keep in mind it would have been extremely unusual for Corsair to have made their own PSU specifications that weren't compatible with any motherboards that exist! What some PSU manufacturers love to do is provide two 4pin AUX connectors instead of a single EPS 12V one... believe it or...

You know what they say about putting enough tech monkeys together with keyboards... they'll eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare , or something equally impressive supposedly. :p

I don't need to be able to give specifics to state that the extra copper does wick heat away from those small, but very hot hotspots better, such as around the MOSFETs especially. It probably doesn't help dissipate heat much better as simply spread it around. Still, I'd rather the motherboard be...

I've had some form or issue with just about every free AV program I've tried, and a few free trials of some other powerful AV programs has only shown me a few need to develop Windows 7 compatible programs (*cough* F-Secure). So I've given this a try... and I have been impressed. It uses 5 to...

What is surprising about this? That is sales 101, upsell the customer to a higher model widget because almost every business makes better margins the higher the model/service. What would really be news, would be to see what businesses didn't do this. :)

I don't consider the 5850 to be midrange.... I was referring to the 5770 / 5750 cards. :)

I'm not kidding, at some point the OS would always just stop refreshing folders. Even on the desktop I could create a new file, but wouldn't see it until I hit F5. Whenever this started t happen (usually after the OS had been running for a day or two), I could rename a file and I'd then have to...

Or in the very least, Intel will no longer have any excuse about the difficulties in getting proper HD offloading anymore... ;)

And if you are a student, don't forget about the $30 Windows 7 Home Premium offer. ;)

Hey Cobra, thanks for the images! After studying the images I must agree with Rob on this, it looks like you simply need to plug the connector in the other way around. The two clips should snap into place on the ridge along the bottom edge of that motherboard socket without any problem. I...

It really is! But the ratio is around 10 pounds of fuel per pound of weight to make orbit, anything that would decrease the fuel weight a little would see large reductions in the fuel needed. I've seen or heard of more types of prototype propulsion units than even try to count, but it's about...

Games as of late just haven't kept pace with GPU hardware... a single original GTX 260 will play almost any game at full detail and AA at 1920x1200, yet both the 5870 and 5850 easily outperform the GTX 285. It's always possible in two years some games might launch that would need extra...

Some days I just wish I knew what fud Charlie stirs up so I can just avoid it, his stuff drives me nuts. Sure it was a mockup card, that's standard practice. The one inside the demo was supposedly real, and that's where it matters. At any rate, this should prove to be one hell of a GPU...

I'm not "concerned" about the feature, but I admit it might be nice to have, especially given that I do tend to frequently dabble as a tech enthusiast... especially keeping in mind this is effectively a fully featured license to XP included in the cost of Professional. XP Mode and the ability...

This seems more like Palm knowing the target market and attempting to stick to it. Palm has been getting squeezed out of the market as of late, and the Pre was supposed to get them back into the game and be a worthy competitor to the iPhone without some of the restrictions. Having the...

You really should! To think, no currently available web browsers actually have a waving flag to show the internet (and computer) are both still working... I swear, they are really slacking with those browsers these days.