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  1. Rob Williams

    Should we consider RAM content?

    Well, that's a good point, but can't someone just down clock their RAM if they reach 4GHz? I believe the ratio allows going one step under it, although I'm not sure what that is off-hand. Regardless, it does make sense to take that into consideration. I do believe that very few people have the...
  2. Rob Williams

    Apple's $79 iPod shuffle Costs $21.77 to Produce

    Oh, I figured that Apple made a pretty penny on basically anything they sell, but something to the tune of 75% profit is just incredible. I still say kudos, because if that many people want to willingly give money to Apple like that, then whatever. At least with the iPhone, it does actually...
  3. Rob Williams

    Nikon Announces 12.3MP D5000 D-SLR, Includes Vari-Angle LCD

    Well, being somewhat of a purist, I really hate seeing video capabilities on a D-SLR. But regardless, I'm not sure if previous issues have been figured out or not, but video capture on previous D-SLRs hasn't been that stellar, and I'm not even sure the camera has a microphone, so there'd be no...
  4. Rob Williams

    $150 for unlimited bandwidth?!

    You don't have some sort of account on their website that shows you the bandwidth you've used so far in a given month? I can't even understand how that wouldn't exist even if the cap was unlimited. Some people simply like to know (and it's saved me in the past from going over my own limit)...
  5. Rob Williams

    Games hog most of Apple's app store downloads

    This will probably come as no surprise to anyone, but I still find it quite impressive. Of the staggering 940+ million downloads off of Apple's app store, 800 million are games. That's insane! I find this interesting, because when the app store was first launched, friends would tell me about the...
  6. Rob Williams

    NVIDIA GPU core keychain

    Like NVIDIA products? Ever thought about decommissioning an old graphics card to turn the core into a keychain? Well, now you don't have to, since NVIDIA themselves have taken the hassle out of it all. On their site, you can actually buy an acrylic keychain with a G98 core inside. What's G98 you...
  7. Rob Williams

    $150 for unlimited bandwidth?!

    I'm not sure about you guys, but $150 for Internet service seems mighty ridiculous to me - especially when it's for a premium that should be free (at least, IMO). That's what Time Warner is asking for their top service though, and along with the top speeds, you'll have no cap to deal with. I'm a...
  8. Rob Williams

    Apple's $79 iPod shuffle Costs $21.77 to Produce

    From our front-page news: One common complaint from Apple naysayers is that the brand carries a luxury tax, and this is a point that even Microsoft is happy to point out in their most recent run of commercials. But, like other luxury items, customers believe the quality is there. The same rule...
  9. Rob Williams

    Nikon Announces 12.3MP D5000 D-SLR, Includes Vari-Angle LCD

    From our front-page news:When I saw a rumor about a potential D5000 D-SLR from Nikon last week, all I could do was chuckle and ignore it. I mean... D5000? As if Nikon would slap a name like that on one of their cameras. Well, joke's on me, because it's true. I won't get into the fact that seeing...
  10. Rob Williams

    Intel Issues X25-M Firmware Update, Upgrades Algorithms

    From our front-page news:Over the course of the past year or so, Solid State Disk solutions have been praised up and down for their ultimate speed, reliability, form-factor and more. Of all the SSDs on the market, one model to hog a lot of attention was Intel's own X25-M, and for good reason...
  11. Rob Williams

    Should we consider RAM content?

    I didn't miss the point, it's just that I still feel there is so little point in having faster RAM. I agree though, timings are what matter most, so that would definitely be a major topic in such a roundup. Thanks for the input, I really appreciate it. Our goal is obviously to be a little...
  12. Rob Williams

    Intel's Nehalem-EP Dual-Core Chip Hides a Secret

    Geez, your getting good at this. And I'm getting worse it seems :(
  13. Rob Williams

    Intel's Nehalem-EP Dual-Core Chip Hides a Secret

    From our front-page news:During Intel's fall 2007 Developer Forum, a few cool new technologies were unveiled, including the much-hyped CPUs built using a 45nm process. During the same period of time, AMD also had a few unique announcements of their own, including the triple-core Phenom X3's...
  14. Rob Williams

    AMD disses Nehalem

    Woops, I meant to respond to this long ago, but I agree completely with your thoughts on this.
  15. Rob Williams

    Game Developers on Gold Selling

    From our front-page news: Aside from the obvious addictive nature, there is another real downside to any type of MMO game: gold sellers. For the uninitiated, gold sellers are companies who sell in-game currency and even accounts, for real-life cash. This is a reality that's either loved or...
  16. Rob Williams

    Apple Completes iTunes Plus Upgrade, Introduces Variable Pricing

    It looks like Apple's new pricing scheme is affecting things already. So far, all songs that retail for $1.29 have dropped places, while $0.99 tracks gained places. I guess that's to be expected, but it still remains to be seen whether or not this shift will still work out to the favor of record...
  17. Rob Williams

    Should we consider RAM content?

    It's true that an enthusiast will prefer faster memory, but I've yet to see a real purpose for that. That's the issue. Faster CPUs offer obvious benefits, but what does a DDR3-1800 kit offer over a DDR3-1333 one, seriously? What does it improve? Where can the normal person see an improvement...
  18. Rob Williams

    iMagic OS: Commercial Linux Distro Gone Wrong

    I'm confident it's just Carlos running this distro... I've seen no proof of others who contribute. Aside from that, it doesn't take more than one person to design what makes iMagic OS "unique".
  19. Rob Williams

    Folding Machine

    Kudos on the desire to get a Folding rig set up... I wish I was that dedicated sometimes. Merlin, you really want to look into GPU Folding, because it's FAR more efficient than CPU Folding, even on something like the Core i7. A single GPU would likely crunch more in a day than both of your PCs...
  20. Rob Williams

    OCZ Releases Intel XMP Notebook Modules

    From our front-page news: I doubt anyone would discredit the usefulness of a notebook PC, but they do certainly have their downfalls. Performance, for one thing, never competes with the desktop, and it's for obvious reasons. One particular area that has bugged me about this is with notebook...
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