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    Whos buying a a W8 Tablet?

    Try as I might, I just can't justify a tablet device -- notebook and smartphone pretty much have the bases covered.
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    Which laptop is better? Dell E6430 or HP8470p

    Can you provide some info re: intended usage? I'm quite familiar with the last few generations of the Latitude and they're a decent choice, but I'd lean towards the HP given the choice. I've always liked the build quality of the EliteBooks and the 8470p can accommodate more memory (16GB vs 8GB)...
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    faster storage for virtual machines

    The Sans Digital TR4X+BHA does come with a HighPoint RocketRAID 2644x4 PCIe x4 SAS controller: http://www.highpoint-tech.cn/PDF/RR26XX/RR2644X4_datasheet.pdf I'll take a look at the Samsung 830.
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    faster storage for virtual machines

    Yep, they're funky toolless bays with sleds tho. I tried putting a spare 60GB Vertex 3 into one yesterday and the pins in the sled only line up with the rear mounting holes on the OCZ bracket. I could look for another adapter, but that would mean using one of the SSDs for both boot and VM...
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    faster storage for virtual machines

    I really appreciate all the comments -- been away from the [H] forums for too long! Ideally, 1TB should give enough working space. SSDs present a cost issue -- 4 x ~250GB or 2 x ~500GB drives would run close to $700 or more depending on brand/model (Canadian pricing) and I'd still need an...
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    faster storage for virtual machines

    SSDs: cost. I'd likely not get approval for the purchase unless it's the only course of action... Aesma: Any numbers re: divided performance? It doesn't sound good, but potentially acceptable if the end result still beats the <10MB reads and triple digit response times I'm currently seeing...
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    faster storage for virtual machines

    It's my work machine -- Dell OptiPlex w/ i5-2500 and 8GB running Win7. VMs are on a single secondary drive, which isn't exactly 'speedy' (Seagate 500GB 7200.9). VMs are mostly Win7 used for app testing/integration work and development of corporate software images. Ideally, I'd like to be able...
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    faster storage for virtual machines

    Dealing with some I/O contention with my Win7 virtual machines, which are stored on a single disk... read/write/response time/queue length are all horrible. I'm considering an eSATA solution so I can spread the VMs across multiple disks, something like the Sans Digital TowerRAID+...
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    Shrink it! (P182 to Sugo SG05 build log)

    I just put a Scythe Shuriken in my PVR and i'm quite happy with it. The system is currently in a spare cheap/poorly vented mid-tower but I plan on migrating it to something that has better cooling/is more HTPC like at some point, hence the lower profile HSF choice. Even in the current case tho...
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    Coolermaster 690 questions

    I'm using one front intake, one rear exhaust and one top-rear exhaust. Works great and keeps everything cool. I could probably drop the top-rear exhaust and be fine but it seems to drop the GPU temps (passively cooled) a few more degrees (C).
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    Best Fan Setup for Cm 690? Lowest temps

    I'm running three fans - front intake, rear exhaust and top-rear exhaust. The fan in the top-rear location isn't entirely necessary but 1) I had to remove the stock fan from the side panel to clear the Accelero S1 on my 7900GS and 2) it drops a few more degrees of my GPU temps as I believe it...
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    Wireless full-size, keyboard with integrated pointing device?

    What exactly do you mean by "full sized"? I bought one of these recently for my DVR: http://www.btc.com.tw/english/2-7-30keyboard.htm#9039URFIII As a keyboard i'm quite pleased with it. The integrated pointing device works, but it's not as responsive as a regular mouse or track pad. But...
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    4 days and still no luck: P5Q Pro Vista install hangs up! help

    Wow. Unfortunate that you're having such a hard time getting Vista installed. Most of the advice given so far is exactly what I would have recommended. Your note re: quick format during the XP install being at 28% after 40 minutes is certainly alarming. What mode is the SATA controller in...
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    Intel Processors and Battery Life

    Thinking of buying a new notebook and one i'm looking at has the option for either a T2390 (1.86GHz / 1MB L2) Dual-Core or T5750 Core 2 Duo (2.0GHz / 2MB L2). Both appear to be 65 nm chips but the T5000 series appears to have some additional features related to power consumption...
  15. K

    Installing Windows with No Optical-Drive?!

    What about BartPE w/ network support and running the install from a share on another machine? Haven't tried it it with BartPE specifically, but I built a similar setup at work using WinPE.
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