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Don't buy the WD My Passport USB drive

I can't be sure it's actually *standard* but the drive connector itself looks like a USB micro-B. Which is rare and funky (why is the micro connector almost as big as the A connector?), but if it *is* standard and they were just "kind of dumb" and not looking to sabotage data recover, with a...
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- Post #11
- Jan 29, 2014
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Where do MSI motherboards stand? Any good?

MSI have been my go-to, I don't think I've had one fail. I think I'm 6/6 on successes there, I did have an ASRock that failed and replaced it with an MSI. In the *old* days I had horrible experiences with ASUS, but nothing recent. The problem is, this is all people with a handful of...
- Merovign
- Post #40
- Jan 9, 2013
- Forum: Motherboards
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ATI 4890 vs Nvidia GTX285

Got a 4890 for $150 on a recent deal, there will be more. A little patience pays dividends, look for prices close to that and you probably won't regret it (this year at least :) ).
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- Post #22
- Jul 19, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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server room AC is maxed out but it's still getting way to hot (socal)

The obvious: more AC or less gear. Thermodynamics is a harsh mistress. The expensive: virtualize (check thermal ratings), rent offsite servers during the hot months VM servers don't have to be hotter, depends on how much oomph you need. The labor intensive: manage airflow (clear...
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- Post #11
- Jul 19, 2009
- Forum: Networking
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Amazon Vote

This is actually a really stupid promotion, because now they have (maybe) 1000 "happy" customers and about 9,999,000 "unhappy" customers who feel cheated because the page wouldn't load, or loaded blank at exactly 11:00 like it did for me and others. So I got bumped out of the running by a...
- Merovign
- Post #157
- Nov 23, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways

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