ZeroDamage

Bump back to the living world. This thread sort of goes along with my thread in the Chit-Chat section.

When you joke about something like that, you make it obvious that you are joking. I actually believe that he did do it and is now working on Damage Control.

Season premier was tonight. Probably my favorite of favorite shows. I can't say that I like it more than Heroes and BSG but it is at the top of my list of alternative shows (not sci-fi). I like it more than 24.

Other than this guy being about as wierd as they come.... I do not know how to comment about such a thing. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml.../03/nash103.xml

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/con...dee1i&s=bsd Just change the video to either the Nvidia or ATI 256MB and it is only like 800-830 bucks. keep all the rest of the settings and you have yourself a nice System. Originally found at http://www.slickdeals.net It is initially $699 with the junk Intel video with this config: # Intel Core Duo T2250 (1.73GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB) # Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic # 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife [free upgrade] # 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM # 160GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive # 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability # Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 # Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini Card (54Mbps) # Integrated Audio # Media Direct 3.0 # 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Batt

What a most informative thread. This should be stickied somewhere.

I honestly do not know what to get for RAM right now for a DDR2 system. The Crucial ram has always done me right but I am not seeing anything from G Skill in regards to DDR 1066 RAM which is what I am after for some future upgradability. That OCZ looks good but is only DDR2 800.

leprechauns scare me. And they make me laugh. Well, time does not permit me to hit up any bars right now, so store purchases may be necessary in my case. I gotta find something or a couple of options so I can much more easily succumb to the peer pressure when the social events do take place. Anonymo seems to know his stuff being Irish and all. Mags is a natural, I am sure. The rest of you just scare me.

I guess I should have clarified. hehe. I am not looking to get drunk. For social reasons due to where I work now, I will on more than one occasion be in a situation where beer may be the beverage of choice. Getting drunk is stupid IMO but a drink or two every now and then is alright.

So I was thinking... I am not a beer drinker. I really dislike it for the most part. My question is this: What beer would be good for a none beer drinker? Is there something that tastes better than the typical sewage you find in a Bud can that a none beer drinker would appreciate? I imagine you should not have any input if you are under 21 (unless you are in the military since many countries allow drinking at 18).

How overclockable is that RAM?

I don't think its legal to impersonate a closing of a website by the Department of Justice. I highly doubt it. It was fake.

You could always go this route: http://www.fatwallet.com/news/index.php?storyid=717224 Up the CPU to the 4200 model and add another Gig of RAM to put it at around $709. Comes with a 20 inch wide screen monitor. Then go this route for the video card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814143084

This is a good one. I had to double check to make sure it wasn't true. http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=391

I am assuming this is a joke as well. http://yhbt.mine.nu/ These guys are responsible for the fansubs of Bleach and Naruto, both Anime series.

Do not worry. We will hopefully have this thing at a reasonable price soon enough: http://www.thatgameblog.com/2007/01/07/fir...o-card-unveiled http://tech.yahoo.com/ces/null/11883 http://nerdapproved.com/video/ces-2007-asu...rd-for-laptops/ http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5602 Most every modern laptop these days have Expresscard slots in them.

Just do not expect much for performance out of those turbocache like video cards.

The powers that be changed their mind on letting me keep the monitor. I had finally talked Gateway into honoring the warranty on the monitor. Oh well, the powers that be can now pay for it.

I had the asshat level 2 tech ask me questions like: "What button did you press to turn on the monitor" and they only asked me a dozen times where I bought it from after I told them each time I did not buy it. He then refused to help me and cut off the chat.

Wow, their web tech support is just down right pathetic. I will remove any personal info from the log when I am done and I will post it up for your amusement.

On Tuesday of this past week, we had this Technical showcase here at work where vendors such as Dell, Apple, Microsoft, Gateway, HP, and others along with student engineering displays were set up. Companies such as Gateway and HP gave away some stuff as door prizes such as an HP work station with a dual-dualcore-Xeon, etc. Well, they also gave away a Gateway FPD2185W 21-inch Widescreen Monitor which you can read a review of here: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1921687,00.asp That is really nice with the HDTV built in and what not. Anyway, the next day, it just would not power one at all. One of the students won it and it is basically dead. Well, Gateway just sent a replacement and did not want the old one back. Guess who has it now. I am going to look into getting it fixed if I can not do it myself because it would be worth spending 100-200 on it to fix it with the built in 1080i HDTV capabilities. I just thought I would come in here and brag. My bubble may bust if someone says it has to be inventoried, etc. I hope not though since it was a door price that got busted.

I prefer their web chat these days. You can do something while you wait for a tech to get on and their slow typing. You also have what they said in written form so any crap they give is easily documented.

I read a bunch of those reviews, and it's a little disconcerting that there are that many out-of-box problems that people have had to deal with. I know that 75% of people that post on sites like that are the ones that only want to gripe about a company, leaving more negative than positive reviews, but it's a caution flag nonetheless. I would think that laptops would be a bit less of a hassle though as it's hard to not install parts properly and have it test ok before shipping. A number of the folks mention unhelpful and rude support people. Of course they might have been complete jerk-offs to the support guys, but thats not great. Even though a lot of Dell support guys speak english as a second language, they are all extremely courteous and helpful whenever I've had a problem/question. Dell's reviews are not any better. Worse actually. http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Dell

A good dell would have to be an xps type of system. The "good" dells come with as little on the mobo as possible. Painful to deal with often times.