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BenQ DW822A 8x/4x DVD±RW Drive ("FREE Upgrade to Dual Layer burning") for $73.00 Shipped; NEC 8x $64; LiteOn 8x/8x $66

Sorry, don't quite understand what you mean. What is a bitsetting tool?
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- Post #49
- Apr 27, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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BenQ DW822A 8x/4x DVD±RW Drive ("FREE Upgrade to Dual Layer burning") for $73.00 Shipped; NEC 8x $64; LiteOn 8x/8x $66

Got this drive two days ago. Major beefs: 1. Only burns DVD-R's at 2.4X or 4X - WTF? 1X is not even offered as an option (I use Nero 6, latest version). You aren't even supposed to burn DVD-R's at 2.4X, it is DVD+R speed. Running DVD Identifier gives me the following message: ** INFO : ATAPI...
- slacker2
- Post #47
- Apr 25, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Mercedes-Benz 2004 C230 Sedan for $18,000? (In Hawaii only?)

Come on. Drive a C-class and then drive a Hyundai. IMHO, the low-end C-class is a decent car for the money - the supercharged 4cyl is not a bad engine and the car overall is very well put together. Now the high-end C-class, like C320 4-matic, now that's an overpriced car. For the same kind of...
- slacker2
- Post #63
- Mar 21, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Fry's 3/12-3/16 - Sony 17" LCD $300 AR; Hitachi 160GB $50 AR, 200GB $90 AR; 512MB PC2100 $30

Would you consider selling it if you aren't going to keep it?
- slacker2
- Post #13
- Mar 12, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Hot: audiofile quality custom made cables ON THE CHEAP!

Hell, yeah, I'd love to get some Monster at 80% off - it looks WAY better than Home Depot stuff.
- slacker2
- Post #76
- Mar 8, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Hot: audiofile quality custom made cables ON THE CHEAP!

IMHO, it's very different with computers. If you are a gamer, a faster CPU/video card means faster frame rates and better image quality. These are all objective criteria. If you edit videos, a faster CPU will mean shorter encoding times for your video files. These days I can do things with my...
- slacker2
- Post #59
- Mar 7, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Hot: audiofile quality custom made cables ON THE CHEAP!

Well, for me the main problem with hi-fi/hi-end is "whom to trust". For example I asked a person who is well-respected in the audiophile circles as to what he thinks about Mark Levinson, Adcom and Parasound (which are supposedly some of the famous audiophile brands). His answer (somewhere along...
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- Post #58
- Mar 7, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Cheap superbit DVD's including not avialilbe in US, Black Hawk Down and Spider-Man

Disclaimer from the site: Titles produced in Korea are subject to government censorship when it involves nudity and violence. Although the censorship has been lessened over the years, frontal nudity and extreme violence(although rare) are forbidden. ... When you are worried about censored and...
- slacker2
- Post #9
- Mar 7, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Hot: audiofile quality custom made cables ON THE CHEAP!

Well, I admit I am firmly in the "non-believer" camp, simply because high-end audio is a market that's a gold mine for charlatans and snake oil dealers of every kind. However, one of the things that made me a non-believer was reading discussions between audiophiles and engineers on various...
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- Post #50
- Mar 7, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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HOT HOT HOTTER than HOT - Saks 5th Avenue Sale

Just curious, where do you buy your clothes? Looking for a couple of _very_ good shirts.
- slacker2
- Post #104
- Dec 22, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Sony DSCF717 for $521.05 Shipped

The EOS line is far, far superior.
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- Post #54
- Dec 7, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Sony DSCF717 for $521.05 Shipped

F818 is not much of an improvement over F717, unless you need to use CompactFlash, although that's way, way too much money to pay for a CF slot :) It still uses a tiny 2/3inch sensor, so the extra 3 megapixels will generate extra noise and nothing else. An excellent example of a product...
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- Post #53
- Dec 7, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Sony DSC F717 5MP digital camara for $635 + $21.95S/H

I own this camera and it's incredible. Now if only I could find some good Memory Stick Pro deals...
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- Post #47
- May 20, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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42 plasma samsung 2799

Hmm... In the specs it says: Resolution : 1366 x 768 Then a few lines down: Active Native Resolution 852x480 If it is 852x480, it's a nice price, but not great for a low-res plasma.
- slacker2
- Post #6
- May 20, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Yamaha Reciever 199.99 ship 15

Yeah, this thing looks ancient - no DD, no DTS - useless as a home theatre receiver and if you want a dedicated stereo amp, you can do MUCH better for $200. I wouldn't take it even if it was free.
- slacker2
- Post #4
- May 18, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Free Lexus Survival Kit, just fill out the form.

There's Toyota Corolla and there's Toyota Crown (they don't sell it in the US) - some Crown models even have massagers built into the seats. If that's not luxury, I don't know what is.
- slacker2
- Post #168
- Apr 16, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Free Lexus Survival Kit, just fill out the form.

Er, you are joking. Hint: quattro
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- Post #167
- Apr 16, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Free top of the line cell phone for Sprint pcs users

If this is exploiting some kind of glitch, wouldn't this be fraud?
- slacker2
- Post #51
- Jan 8, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Palm Beach Jewelry - price mistake? Everything is $1.

http://www.newport-news.palmbeachjewelry.com//cruisepromo/index.jsp?storecode=NPN Everything appears to cost $1 - the only problem is, can't add anything to cart. Edit - never mind, they fixed it already. Mods, please delete this thread.
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- Jun 24, 2002
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- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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this could be hot - sony's first CD/MP3 player

Well, there are buttons on the SlimX itself, just no LCD screen, so you would be able to use it without the remote. Myself, I'm hoping they improve on the anti-shock - while iRiver improved the anti-shock greatly for their iRiver2/RioVolt2, it's still not good enough for jogging. I hope someone...
- slacker2
- Post #50
- Nov 30, 2001
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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this could be hot - sony's first CD/MP3 player

iRiver are the people who actually designed the mp3-CD players sold under RioVolt and AVC Soul labels. Looks like they'll be selling their latest player by themselves and won't be licensing it to Sonic Blue. the SlimX iRiver player
- slacker2
- Post #40
- Nov 29, 2001
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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*CONFIRMED!* Price adjusting the BestBuy stuff DOES WORK!

I got a Price Match Receipt, Rebate Receipt and the original Sales Receipt. Sending in the Rebate and Pricematch Receipts - hope it works.
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- Post #80
- Nov 23, 2001
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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*CONFIRMED!* Price adjusting the BestBuy stuff DOES WORK!

OK, Best Buy at Warwick, RI Had no problems price matching for previously bought GF3 and the hard drive. The ppl were very nice and polite. Thumbs up for this store.
- slacker2
- Post #61
- Nov 23, 2001
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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MP3 Player

<< I have a PJB 100, and my dad has a Nomad Jukebox. I like my PJB better, it's about the size of a gameboy pocket and easier to carry around, the nomad is like carrying around an extra heavy CD player. Oh and battery life on the PJB is much better (1 lithium Ion battery rechargable lasting...
- slacker2
- Post #3
- Jul 4, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Are you getting BLURRY text with your GeForce3 ?

<< Seriously though, I have recently read an article that states that GeForce cards do have lower 2D quality then most other video cards - although this isn't NVidia's fault as manufacturers have cut down on the 2D quality to save costs. You can read a bit about it here...
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- Post #30
- Jul 1, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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3D for a laptop

Is GeForce2 Go available yet? I'm thinking of buying a laptop, but would really like to get one with a decent 3D card, and ATI Mobility seems to be the only one on the market right now.
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- Thread
- Feb 21, 2001
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Handspring versus Palm

Just to add one more thing - in my experience, the Visor customer service is incredible. I bought a Visor when they first came out, and this September I started having problems with one of the buttons - it would only work if you pressed it really hard. I called Handspring on Tuesday morning, and...
- slacker2
- Post #14
- Feb 14, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Handspring versus Palm

Depends on what you need your PDA for. If you are in medicine, then the Visor Deluxe is the way to go, because you can use the additional 8 meg plugin and load all 16 megs with reference books (some of those are 4+ megs, so you'll run out of 8 megs on the Palm really fast). Not only that, but...
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- Post #13
- Feb 14, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Handspring versus Palm

Depends on what you need your PDA for. If you are in medicine, then the Visor Deluxe is the way to go, because you can use the additional 8 meg plugin and load all 16 megs with reference books (some of those are 4+ megs, so you'll run out of 8 megs on the Palm really fast). Not only that, but...
- slacker2
- Post #12
- Feb 14, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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What car deck to buy? CD or tape?

Aiwa CDC-X707M is a CD player with front line-in jack (US $250) Aiwa CDC-MP3 is a CD player that plays mp3 CD's and also has a front line-in jack. (US $300).
- slacker2
- Post #15
- Jan 24, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Chronic instability on MSI K7T Pro2A -- attempt to contact tech support failed!

IMHO, a 900 tech support line is unacceptable. Personally, I would never buy anything from a company with a 900 tech support line. No 800 number is no big deal - I can buy 3 cents/minute long distance phone cards from a local convenience store :)
- slacker2
- Post #64
- Jan 22, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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What is the best AMD motherboard available?

check this one out - Aopen AK73 -1394
- slacker2
- Post #32
- Dec 23, 2000
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question about SB-Live w/ MiniDisc Recording

If you want a soundcard with optical digital out so that you can use a Toslink cable to record mp3 to MD, get Aopen AW744 PRO - it's a great soundcard (unless you are a die-hard gamer) and it's only $25. Plus Aopen is a reputable company, so you'll be guaranteed driver updates. Don't waste your...
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- Post #8
- Dec 18, 2000
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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We all see now I was right 3dfx is out of business! **CONFIRMED**

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- Post #128
- Dec 18, 2000
- Forum: Computer Building
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SB Live and Optical ability?????!?!

Get a soundcard with optical out - AOpen AW744 Pro is only $25 (look for it on pricewatch) and it's an excellent card unless you are a die-hard gamer.
- slacker2
- Post #2
- Dec 18, 2000
- Forum: Computer Building
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WTF!!!!! NVIDIA TO BUY 3DFX!!!! PR INSIDE!!!! NOW WITH INTERVIEW W/BRIAN BURKE

<< I encourage all of you to be optimistic and to wait and see what comes of this. >> I already know what will come out of this: 1. Heaps of praise from reviewers who get special "review samples" that never hang up or cause Windows shutdown problems. 2. Everyone else will be...
- slacker2
- Post #138
- Dec 16, 2000
- Forum: Computer Building
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Canadian On-Line computer store

www.ncix.com has decent prices
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- Post #7
- Dec 12, 2000
- Forum: Computer Building
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Canadian On-Line computer store

www.ncix.com has decent prices
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- Post #6
- Dec 12, 2000
- Forum: Computer Building
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Testing video cards for stability?

Just an idea - I know it may not be easy, but is it possible to test video cards for stability when reviewing them? Say, take GeForce2 cards from all the major manufacturers and run them through a bunch of tests on identical hardware, then compare the results as far as stability is concerned...
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- Thread
- Dec 11, 2000
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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PAL VCD on NTSC DVD player or my home computer?

<< Hehehehehe...legal VCD....Hehehehehehe. >> I was in Singapore this summer and they have plenty of legal VCD's there - at large stores like Tower Records, etc. all VCD's are legal. They are rather expensive, IMHO - $15 or so Singapore dollars (about $9 US). Pirated stuff is MUCH cheaper.
- slacker2
- Post #13
- Dec 10, 2000
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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