Recent content by fugu

Keep it polite. We're talking camera systems, not video cards =b

I have a Logitech M705 where the switch broke after about a year. I opened it up and shimmed the contact above the switch with a piece of thick tape, and it's been going strong ever since. I thought it crapped out again a few months ago, but the tape had just slipped. I re-taped it and it's been...

I'll echo this. I picked up the 22mm kit when it went on sale, added the 11-22, and am using it as a travel and casual camera to complement my 40D. There are definite limitations, and while I wouldn't use it for a wedding or sporting events, I've used it to take some nice photos.

Sorry, I don't think I can move an individual post and put it in a different thread

The original MSRP of the 80 gig X25-M was $595, almost exactly 5 years ago http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/08/intels-x25-m-80gb-ssd-ships-this-week-for-595/ Prices fell off a cliff last year but they're in a much slower decline now. If you wait a month or so the M500 and EVOs might drop a...

If you're just learning, 50mm on a crop can be a little hard to work with because it's effectively a short telephoto. If you want to stick with a prime, the Canon 35 f/2 is a better general purpose focal length and relatively cheap. 35mm on a 1.6x crop gives you an effective length close to the...

The ability to run stock android was one of the reasons I got the HTC First

Hi, I'm looking for a pair of portable (something small that folds flat) headphones for under ~$150 to use at home and on airplanes. No IEMs. I have a pair of Sony MDR-V6s, and a pair of Sennheiser PX 100-IIs, but I want a closed pair that's more portable than the Sonys. Comfort and...

Since the item has been returned and a refund issued, I'm going to close this before the name calling gets out of hand

It's pretty obvious that there's a mistake somewhere in the Amazon's system, either with pricing, or the item description/title. Let's leave it at that.

If you have to uninstall and reinstall games, I'd consider upgrading for convenience. From what I've read, the increased performance you get from a current gen drive vs. the X-25 won't make a huge difference day to day, but the extra space will be useful

I've seen a lot of sales on the Samsung 830 series lately, close to $1 per GB for either the 128GB or 256GB size. Are you running out of space now? I don't think you'll "feel" a huge difference if you upgrade, so if you don't have an immediate need for a larger drive you probably will get more...

Pull the hard disk out and see if there's an interposer board on the back of it that connects to the drive's SATA port. You might have to pull this off and stick it on the new drive

An intel 320 series will be 7mm tall if you remove the spacer and replace the screws with M2 x 3 wafer head screws. There's a store on ebay that sells laptop screws. Also, I think the Samsung 830 is a 7mm drive also.

I ordered some Crucial DDR3 PC-10600 from a 3rd party retailer and it came with a typo on both the plastic package and the sticker on the module itself. Instead of PC3 10600, it says PC3 1600. Anyone ever see this before? Should I be worried that it's counterfeit? The retailer has already...