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THE BIG "What cool tech stuff did you get for Christmas?" THREAD

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- StevenF
- Post #18
- Dec 25, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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SUPERCHEAP but fast Rig =)

Have you thought about one of those shuttle mini pc's. New egg has one. The newest is about 300, but the older ones are less. They include the video, sound etc.
- StevenF
- Post #5
- Aug 10, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Laptop Suggestions

Well first let me say that I purchased the Dimension 8200 with the Ultrasharp screen, a great laptop. I wanted to get one of the Clevo's, but since my grandfather paid for it for college, he insisted it would be Dell. If you go with the Toshiba, you should probably not upgrade anything that...
- StevenF
- Post #4
- Jul 28, 2002
- Forum: Laptops
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where can I get a PCMCIA card that gives AM/FM radio?

The question says it all, well mostly. By AM/FM radio, I don't mean wireless LAN. That seems obvious but when I tried asking this question at a different message board, I got some interesting answers.
- StevenF
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- Jul 24, 2002
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Computer Building
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Just bought Inspiron 8200 laptop. I have two questions.

Thanks. I'll try that later today. And for the other question. I tried searching on google for the PC card for AM/FM radio tuning, but I'm not having good luck. Anyone know a specific company that sales them?
- StevenF
- Post #6
- Jul 21, 2002
- Forum: Laptops
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Just bought Inspiron 8200 laptop. I have two questions.

I got the 64MB version. Its a great system. Thanks for the help guys. How difficult would it be to reformat the hard drive and reinstall the OS so that I don't have all this garbage on the drive?
- StevenF
- Post #4
- Jul 21, 2002
- Forum: Laptops
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Just bought Inspiron 8200 laptop. I have two questions.

1. I bought it with 1 stick of ram of 256MB. I want to buy another; what kind do I need and where can I get it? I was going to buy some other stuff at newegg, but I dont know if the sodimms they offer will work. 2.Are there any laptop PC cards that give you AM/FM radio? The 8200 has two...
- StevenF
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- Jul 20, 2002
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Laptops
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Using Pots to make LED's produce all colors

I was just thinking that someone could use one of those fanbuses, like the one at PCMods, to control LED brightness. If one had four strands of LED's in series: red, green, blue, and white; theoretically one could adjust the pots to produce the entire color spectrums as well as extra brightness...
- StevenF
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- Jun 18, 2002
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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I want that new Shuttle mini pc!!!! Does anyone sell it yet?

Where did you guys see this system? Do you have a link? I went to the shuttle website and there latest barebones was the 550(i think thats the right number), but none of them had an agp slot. I'll go search the site some more.
- StevenF
- Post #3
- Jun 4, 2002
- Forum: Barebones
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P4 1.8 Mobile or P4 2.4 for Laptop?

Soulkeeper, I was going to do the same thing. Most likely I was gonna get the NP5650?(the mobile processor version). I modified the Supra version and it came out to 2604 including the UXGA, 512 MB ram, an extra battery ground shipping, and XP professional. The exact specifications are in my...
- StevenF
- Post #16
- May 27, 2002
- Forum: Laptops
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Ordered a new laptop, Help ME ACCESSORIZE:-)

You might want to take a trip to CompUSA if you have one nearby. They had a nice metal case I was thinking about, as well as smaller nylon ones all the way up to large baggage size cases. None seemed heavy to me, but then again I'm used to carrying a 50-100 pound backpack for school. I don't...
- StevenF
- Post #2
- May 26, 2002
- Forum: Laptops
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Need Desktop Replacement Notebook

In response to the other topic, I've decided to go with the P4-M, probably the 1.7 or 8. Now, the question is which one. I have about 3000 for a maximum budget. I'm looking for these things: P4 1.6-1.8 GeForce4 440 Go or Radeon 7500 both with 56MB 512MB of ram 40 GB HD FDD DVD and CD-RW...
- StevenF
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- May 26, 2002
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Computer Building
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P4 1.8 Mobile or P4 2.4 for Laptop?

I am going to order the Sager NP5620 (I think that is the company that actually makes them). Alienware also sales them along with a few other companies. The question: should i go the 1.8 mobile route or the 2.4? The Mobile is supposed to be a lot cooler, and I can't see how a laptop could cool a...
- StevenF
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- May 24, 2002
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Laptops
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Alienware Area-51 Laptop: Any good?

This was the system I was going to build for about 2000, but I guess I'll shell out the extra 1000 for the mobility and performance. Also, the space saving's should rock in college. Maybe I'll even spring for the exigy(spelling?) and Z-560's. That should rock. Power isnt a prob, most of the...
- StevenF
- Post #5
- May 23, 2002
- Forum: Laptops
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Alienware Area-51 Laptop: Any good?

How is this laptop? I came accross it and it seems to be better than the comp I planned to build for about the same price. When I tried to make a similar system over at Dell, they wanted over $4000 instead of Alienware's 2800. Also, how can a laptop cool a 2.4 P4. Most people run multiple...
- StevenF
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- May 23, 2002
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Laptops
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Any new stuff coming out before Sept.?

I'm in the process of building a comp, but I dont go off to school until the end of August. Are there any new important products that will come out before then that I should wait for before purchasing my parts?
- StevenF
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- May 21, 2002
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help! Third version(hopefully last) of comp hardware

I forgot to say something. When I went to CompUSA, I was with my father and he told the helper that this was the first comp I was going to build. The guy jumped on it after I told him the specs and he said I would burn out the processor, statically fry all my components, and end up with junk...
- StevenF
- Post #3
- May 21, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help! Third version(hopefully last) of comp hardware

Well, this is my hopefully last version of my future comp setup. Honestly, searching for parts through reviews and comparing prices is becoming a pain. I hope this setup works. By the way, I went to compUSA and the PC Club store next to it to check prices out. The only thing cheaper than...
- StevenF
- Thread
- May 21, 2002
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help with overall hardware choice

How does this sound? Anything I can lower that won't hurt performance a lot but still save money? The total of all this comes to just over 1600 at NewEgg, and according to the S&H for each item about 180 for shipping? Why do they charge so much for shipping? The arctic silver 3 only costs...
- StevenF
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- May 19, 2002
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Going off to college

BTW, I'm going off to the University of Southern California. I look into some cheaper stuff like you guys said. Also, I don't drink alcohol, can't stand the tast of it. Now coke on the other hand is a completely different story. I forgot to say that the college uses and Ethernet and I'm...
- StevenF
- Post #7
- May 19, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Going off to college

I'm going off the college this fall and I decided to build a new comp. I have about a $3000 budget including software. The budget fits if I go OEM on a few items including the software. The comp will be used for gaming, school, cad etc. I was going to get most of this stuff at Newegg and...
- StevenF
- Thread
- May 18, 2002
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Computer Building

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