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PC Sales down 14% in first quarter YoY

What?!! You mean - you can't envision rooms full of Network Admin's standing up, 24/7, touching screens and scrambling to use touch-screen keystroke combos?!! "Take yer shoes off - I use my toes on that screen for ALT functions, my elbows on the others, and I try to head-butt the right...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #156
- Apr 13, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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PC Sales down 14% in first quarter YoY

YES. Of course, having Intel being duped into RAMBUS and having hundreds of millions sunk into new RAMBUS mfg plants that were based on a fatally-flawed design brought on the first Boom Dot Bust, too. Microsoft's refusal to allow users to customize even their screen-elements into more easily...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #155
- Apr 13, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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AMD back in gear, Centurion FX

Every consumer would benefit from AMD ramping back up and delivering at-least-attempts at CPU superiority. They haven't done that for half this century, it seems - attempting only to match, at best - an obviously fruitless waste of effort that has brought AMD to its current lowly state. I...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #39
- Apr 13, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Need an inkjet printer recommendation

I still push HP Inkjets on low/seldom-use customers. The 55xx series has printheads with each cartridge - this is the $100 model. For the sub-$75 models, HP has moved to the Canon-Epson-Lexmark design and embedded a printhead which invariably clogs from infrequent use. If they are infrequent...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #12
- Apr 13, 2013
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Why do printer companies allow their cartridges to be refilled?

Actually, Lexmark started some 20-odd years ago as a spinoff of IBM which pondered getting rid of its consumer ink-jet division. Many of that division's executives and engineers left on an early-retirement pay-out, funded Lexmark in Lexington, KY and that's how it started. The association with...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #7
- Apr 13, 2013
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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So I've used the horrible Windows 8 for a month....

8's search for me SUCKS. I want to find files and folders on a single drive often, and 8's Search makes this impossible. "Show me all the ST4*.* files on I:" is no longer available.
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #22
- Apr 12, 2013
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Windows 8 blamed for huge slump in PC sales

I'll agree with "neat to hate on 8" but there are other forces, and Microsoft's refusal to let users access customization-factors that make them more productive is ONE part of that. I think as big a crunch came from using the Thailand Floods to destroy the after-market HDD sales power. And...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #36
- Apr 12, 2013
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Fractal Design R4

All those drive cages designed and built in... what a great case.
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #26
- Apr 12, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Why have laptop HDD prices fallen further than desktop HDD prices?

In the pre-flood month of Sep, 2011, we were buying the new Hitachi 3Tb for $139, and it's barely reached that level now, although the new owners, Seagate, have their 3Tb disc selling below that level - finally. Toshiba's 3Tb hit a special-sales price low of $119 for a few days but have stayed...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #11
- Apr 12, 2013
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Shouldn't motherboard power connectors be shifted 90 degrees?

If they'd encapsulated the entire connnector in plastic for a square back-edge, it'd be easier to insert the cables in a 'pinching' motion to squeeze it together. But it's still difficult to remove. Cases cram so much into that area, refusing to allocate an extra inch in depth to clear drive...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #14
- Apr 12, 2013
- Forum: Motherboards
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What was the internet like in the 90s?

In the USA, there was no "56k" phone lines, by the way. It was "53.3k" at best. I visited tons of BBSs for work-related projects, and set up quite a few BBS servers with those huge 4-, 8- and 16-line cards with racks of modems, or using IBM Series/1's for those. Dialing into all of them was...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #269
- Apr 7, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Laptops for people who aren't idiots? Where did all the useful features go?

I still prefer the old Square Display screens instead of the widescreen, small-verticals. And I don't know what this "6Gb RAM" crap is about - does everyone set up a 2Gb RAMdisk suddenly? Did everyone discover old old 2Gb sticks laying around in parts-bins and they're dumping them onto the...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #14
- Apr 7, 2013
- Forum: Laptops
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Give me a reason to go AMD... I WANT TO BELIEVE.

If I want more than 2 SATA3 devices in a RAID, AMD's had that solution for 4 years. Intel hasn't delivered on that once.
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #84
- Apr 7, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Why doesn't Intel and AMD Integrate Gigabit Ethernet?

I'm not sure about PCP space-consumption is a reason - the NIC-on-a-chip is pretty small these days, smaller than the space that the NIC-plug-in takes up on the board's edge. Still, integrating that NIC-chip would free up SOME space (not that boardmakers have a history of Best Use of Available...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #5
- Apr 7, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Deciding on motherboard for media server.

We use ASROCK AMD's 990FX Extreme4 motherboards for media servers because they have 8 SATAIIIs (unlike any Intel board) and they offer an IDE port. SATA 1-6 are all RAIDable, so we put the CD and the boot drive on SATA 7 & 8. There is a 'startup boot-time lag' by using either of these last...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #4
- Mar 31, 2013
- Forum: Motherboards
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i want a new case sub $100

I also favor the LianLi A05's... creative design inside with the power-supply in the front chin allows for full size MBs although few HDDs. I use two SSDs and two HDDs, although I have another one with a SYBA "hot-swap caddy". We're buying up these because, at this point, they're metal...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #6
- Mar 28, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Software to locate what is taking up what on a drive?

I use XPLORER2 LITE, a free 'file manager' type of program that displays Folder Sizes (that's an option). I used to love XTREE GOLD because it had the ability to display all files in a Mass File Listings screen, and I could re-sort by size to find all the largest, 'tag' them and then zip or...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #2
- Mar 25, 2013
- Forum: Windows
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Holy Cow - Windows 8. OMG

I don't think Microsoft has ever delivered such a divisive OS, though. I can't think of any OS that's been as polarly received. As for security, when I see the entire USERS folder structure opened up on any Share command, I have strong doubts about every other decision those kind of "thinkers"...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #56
- Mar 25, 2013
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Cloned HDD good on Another Computer???

And it's going to depend on the motherboards - if they're identical motherboards, then you've got matching drivers. Hopefully, Fix HDC solves all.
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #4
- Mar 23, 2013
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Which HDD brands are good for bucks????

The Seagate 4Tb 4000DM series is going for $189, Hitachi's best 4Tb had hit $199 months ago but is now selling in the $250 range. If you're building NAS boxes, those usually have some 'smarts' to them that best-use WD Reds or Blacks, although higher-end Seagates offer those "enterprise"...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #12
- Mar 23, 2013
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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My complaint against Case Designers

klein, I think your closed mind is obviously enough for everyone. But like you do on other posts, you're like a dog going down fences, "I gotta pee on another post!!" Stink it up, yes. That IS your contribution. But thanks again for attempting to distract folks from the various points...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #12
- Mar 18, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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My complaint against Case Designers

Thanks for the specific replies that deal so much with the issues. Whiny trolls DO keep these threads at the top! As for fabbing out my own for our thousand customers or so, yeah, a garage and a sheet metal press would really do that, eh? ha ha... nice imagination. And for getting rid of...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #8
- Mar 15, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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does it even matter what router you choose?

Routers and NICs have radio-chipsets in them, and I still get the best performance when matching those chipsets. It's almost impossible to ascertain what USB NICs use unless the manufacturer lists it. Occasionally, I'll stumble across a website listing radio-chipsets in routers and NICs, but...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #9
- Mar 14, 2013
- Forum: Networking
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My complaint towards Case Reviews

I prefer optical drives. When we're left with only subscriber fees and DRM problems from streaming, there will be a WHOLE LOTTA advantages to "having my own media" in-house. For games, yeah, who cares, though? Optical drives for my own copies of films - that's the stakes. Few folks have a...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #9
- Mar 13, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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My complaint against Case Designers

In my other first-timer thread, the first writers also issued complaints about the lack of inventive choices for smaller cases. Case height has traditionally been Height Of Power-Supply Plus Height Of Motherboard. The LianLi A05 has an interesting alternative - shoving the power-supply up to...
- BuffaloChuck
- Thread
- Mar 13, 2013
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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My complaint towards Case Reviews

Bright, yes, this is another issue. I think I'll open a second message to complain TO the case designers themselves! Meanwhile, I just wish Case Reviews would use at least half of the drive bays when they review a case OR DON'T BOTHER doing a less-than-halfass review. And yet, they always...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #6
- Mar 13, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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My complaint towards Case Reviews

I have a long-standing complaint against Case Reviews that refuse to use even half of the HDD bays. I want to see how much space has been ENGINEERED between stacked HDDs. I want to see the air-flow spacing between stacked drives (Antecs are generally great - most others are not). A lot of...
- BuffaloChuck
- Thread
- Mar 13, 2013
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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dead hdd. clicking sound

Of course, IF you can find one, it will be collecting dust in some ma-n-pa shop and they might be willing to part with it much more cheaply. But the real cost, I suspect, is going to be your time in finding those places. If it's any consolatiion, just about everyone's had a similar...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #5
- Mar 12, 2013
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Why have none of the traditional HD mfgs. come out with SSD's?

Of course, Seagate's delivering their 4000DM 4Tb 5900rpm's for $190 and below now, and are using the 1Tb-per-disk. This is going to be an interesting move and it might reawaken the dormant HDD market again. (Providing, of course, these first versions don't explode and destroy city blocks in...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #38
- Mar 12, 2013
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Buying a new House - WiFi or Powerline?

Jack's original argument towards PowerLine is my practice, too - buy a kit locally so I can return it, if necessary, take it to a site and plug it in. It's going to work within a few minutes, or it won't. No gnashing of teeth, no virgin sacrifices, no new cuss-words affect it. I 'walk' the...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #13
- Mar 12, 2013
- Forum: Networking
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Keep current mobo and get ivy or wait for haswell?

If you want better disk-access for more drives, Haswell is promising (threatening?) to offer 6 SATAIII ports, natively. Welcome to the modern world, Intel! Four years after the OTHER folks have done this... it's about time! At the same time, consumers should remember the P67 fun and glitches...
- BuffaloChuck
- Post #26
- Mar 12, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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