Re: [H] I5 I7 ??

You hit the nail right on the head. --Original Message-- From: swzaske Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] I5 I7 ?? Sent: Sep 29, 2009 7:01 AM Bragging rights and if you have the cash why not? DSi

Re: [H] Can I create System Restore points?

Have you seen S09E01 of Smallville yet? I think Clark uses CCleaner to augment his own super powers. Well, I could be mistaken about that. LOL I have 5 boxes total and only 1 running Windows 7 64 RTM that was running Vista 64 SP2. I haven't bought Win7 but own Vista and can say with all honest

Re: [H] I5 I7 ??

Or get a quad core AMD system and an SSD and prepare for your jaws to hit the floor. Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: Oh yeah one more thing. The biggest single performance gain will be realized by purchasing a SSD drive. So go core i5 and if possible get a SSD drive and prepare for your jaws to hit t

Re: [H] I5 I7 ??

Bragging rights and if you have the cash why not? DSinc wrote: Zul, I know you are a heavy user, but please explain the "8 threads in the task mangler." I am confused. Why is this important or even germain to Winterlight's question? How is this "work-in-my-home" related? Best, Duncan Zulf

Re: [H] I5 I7 ??

> > they have it for 289. It is the 120GB that is 589. I assume you use > it for your OS drive which means your temp and your page file all are > running out of RAM. > > > Yes, it is now, but they initially bumped up the 80GB G2 at $499 for the OEM version and $599 for the retail version short

Re: [H] I5 I7 ??

Yeah a co-worker was telling me about how many times faster SSD was, but you need to avoid the ones with the bad/cheap controllers...and if it's the Samsung or JMicron (which I think come out to 80% of the ones available now), you'll have to look for the good ones. Sounds like if I get a new lapto

Re: [H] I5 I7 ??

At 05:32 PM 9/28/2009, you wrote: Yes, a good SSD is many times better than even a VR. The Intel G2's are the best, but anything based on the Indilinx Barefoot controller (ie: OCZ Vertex) is also good. The 80GB Intel G2 should run around $230, but the prices are jacked up and it's OOS in many st

Re: [H] Thunderbird Settings & Mail

RAR/Zip/7z whatever as long as it doesn't move the NTFS security it should not matter. The one thing I found just now double checking mine is that "extensions.ini" & "prefs.js" DO have embedded URL paths. I've not hit that since my paths never change. Should be simple enough to search & replac

Re: [H] Can I create System Restore points?

Stan, Thank you. I had forgotten all about CCleaner. I run it mostly 'plain-wrapper.' I know it has more powers, but I choose to use it as it loads. I will look deeper now. No. No thoughts of moving any of my clients to Vista. I choose to wait and perhaps try Win7. The drag from MS-DOS to

Re: [H] I5 I7 ??

Yes, a good SSD is many times better than even a VR. The Intel G2's are the best, but anything based on the Indilinx Barefoot controller (ie: OCZ Vertex) is also good. The 80GB Intel G2 should run around $230, but the prices are jacked up and it's OOS in many stores due to very high demand. I'm av

Re: [H] I5 I7 ??

At 04:16 PM 9/28/2009, you wrote: Oh yeah one more thing. The biggest single performance gain will be realized by purchasing a SSD drive. even compared to my Velociraptor ? What brands ?

Re: [H] I5 I7 ??

Winterlight, EXCU ME!! NO I have NEVER forgotten what this august group is all about. Not ever, never will, nope! Please got back and read your 2d para again. For, oh so many years, most of our discourse has been PRICE over Eng/Coolness/Tech/IWANTIT! I've read, learned, filed, studi

Re: [H] I5 I7 ??

Do you mean a 'Solid State Drive' for SSD; like a really BIG Flash Drive? Best, Duncan Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: Oh yeah one more thing. The biggest single performance gain will be realized by purchasing a SSD drive. So go core i5 and if possible get a SSD drive and prepare for your jaws to hit

Re: [H] I5 I7 ??

Zul, As usual, U have again answered my silly-assed-question, AND, driven me back to more google searches.. LOL! I promise. One day I may just get some of this magic. :) Thanks friend. Best, Duncan Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: Difference between core i5 and core i7 8xx series cpu

Re: [H] Thunderbird Settings & Mail

Thanks, I take a look at that. I'll have to figure out how to move the location of the files since they're still under the old XP documents & settings. Steve maccrawj wrote: 1. Backup your profile folder! Key is to manually create a TB (FF also works this way) profile using "Thunderbird.ex

Re: [H] advise

When I went into to Best Buy looking for my 67-inch DLP LED Sammy, I ignored every thing I saw and anything any salesman told me about the various sets they had. I was armed with a zillion reviews from users of the set I wanted and at the price I was willing to pay. You just can't trust a place

Re: [H] advise

Bino, Since when is Pioneer Elite going out of business? Maybe for plasma, but I think not for other options Of course, if YOU own plasma, then I suspect YOU might be just a bit jaded! LOL! Best, Duncan Bino Gopal wrote: Heh, even knowing they're going out of the biz and what ha

Re: [H] advise

Winterlight, It appears that both you and I ARE watchers of Pioneer Elite. I own an RPG 55in Pioneer Elite. I plan to replace it soon because its' ~$450 convergence PWB is no longer happy. I have already put $200 in big ASICS and capacitors into this PWB. And, the damn thing still has ~300 hour

Re: [H] I5 I7 ??

I know exactly what he means and that is my reason for getting I7 over the I5. For 80 bucks I get Hyperthreading which appears on the task manager as a core. So a Quadcore with HT would appear on Task manager as 8 CPUs.. which is cool, and worth the extra 80 bucks to me... and it is useful when

Re: [H] I5 I7 ??

Oh yeah one more thing. The biggest single performance gain will be realized by purchasing a SSD drive. So go core i5 and if possible get a SSD drive and prepare for your jaws to hit the floor. --Original Message-- From: DSinc Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@h

Re: [H] I5 I7 ??

Difference between core i5 and core i7 8xx series cpu is that both are quad core but the i7 adds hyperthreading to the cores. Hence each core can execute 2 threads at once. Core i7 9xx series adds a new soxket, chipset and triple channel memory. To be honest for a general home user the perform

Re: [H] I5 I7 ??

Zul, I know you are a heavy user, but please explain the "8 threads in the task mangler." I am confused. Why is this important or even germain to Winterlight's question? How is this "work-in-my-home" related? Best, Duncan Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: Actually if you look at performance per watt

Re: [H] advise

Yeah DLP has a bulb, but the one I got was one of the first (and now last) DLPs with LED backlights! So the life and brightness on this one is awesome! Only issue is hot-spotting, which happens with all RPTVs. But other than that (which isn't that big an issue since you're usually sitting still)

Re: [H] Thunderbird Settings & Mail

1. Backup your profile folder! Key is to manually create a TB (FF also works this way) profile using "Thunderbird.exe -profilemanger" which lets you point to the folder you want to use rather than it creating a random named folder. Since I keep My Documents, Firefox & TBird profiles, etc... o

Re: [H] advise

I've heard good about Pani's and Samsungs, even Vizio. Still side by side comparison is only valid in controlled situations. If the set's not calibrated and/or the test material not varied enough it's pointless. Amazing how if Best Buy (for example) wants to sell units that they don't offer to

Re: [H] advise

I had considered picking up old stock on a Kuros and decided no if they're not making them. Agreed they are/were the best, sad to loose that option. If Elites are still in production, even with someone else making the glass, I guess I'd consider them as an option. 240/120 are multiples of 24 w

Re: [H] Can I create System Restore points?

Lots better? LOL, that's a hoot! It has better aspects but major caveats like the revised directory structure kludged with symbolic links, WINSXS folder nightmare, only one true root user even as a domain member, all admins work as regular users with a broken detection mechanism for when to el

[H] Thunderbird Settings & Mail

Okay, now I am coming live from Windows 7No complaints so far...except with M-Audio. It seems that they wrote their 64bit driver to only detect Vista64, so it refused to install. To my chagrin, the Realtek High Definition Driver actually sounds better on the same speakers Anyways, T

Re: [H] advise

At 01:48 PM 9/28/2009, you wrote: Heh, even knowing they're going out of the biz and what happens if there's a problem and you need parts or a replacement? Especially when you've spent that much $$? I've heard that the Panasonic plasmas are almost as good, less $$, and have pretty good warranti

Re: [H] I5 I7 ??

Actually if you look at performance per watt ratings the i5 does better. I just bought an i7 so I could see 8 threads in task manager. --Original Message-- From: Winterlight Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Su

Re: [H] advise

Heh, even knowing they're going out of the biz and what happens if there's a problem and you need parts or a replacement? Especially when you've spent that much $$? I've heard that the Panasonic plasmas are almost as good, less $$, and have pretty good warranties, fwiw... -Original Message-

Re: [H] advise

line; the Elites are the best of the Kuros) are HANDMADE; yes, no joke-it's also why they were so expensive, and couldn't scale, especially with the economic downturn. I too have been watching and dithering and I agree with what you wrote. It is down from 6500. You can get the Pro 151 Elite

[H] I5 I7 ??

My 2nd PCs motherboard has apparently died so I am looking at a upgrade, motherboard, ram and CPU. The I5 is the cheapest at 200 but there is a 800 series I7 for 80 bucks more... why wouldn't I want to go with the I7> It is getting so you need to take a class to figure out Intel /AMD CPU lines

Re: [H] advise

I spent weeks reading through thousands of posts at the AV forum, http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/ and ended up with a great Samsung 50" Plasma... :) -- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. - Original Message > From: Bino Gopal > T

Re: [H] advise

Yeah Pioneer got out of the "making" plasma business. I know a bit about this b/c I researched extensively (and dithered for a while too) when my 26" Sony XBR WEGA CRT died earlier this year in Feb; was the best picture you could get, but it was just too small and I wanted something bigger. The P

Re: [H] stop sending mail to me with request

On Mon, 28 Sep 2009, Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: Hopefully it didn't "cost" you too much. Only his soul. Which admittedly wasn't worth much in the... lets just say "non-mint" condition it is in. Christopher Fisk -- Brian Griffin: I'm just a dog, Lois. A stupid dog. [to the bartender] Brian

Re: [H] stop sending mail to me with request

Hopefully it didn't "cost" you too much. --Original Message-- From: Jim Edwards Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] stop sending mail to me with request Sent: Sep 28, 2009 3:21 PM He has been remo

Re: [H] stop sending mail to me with request

He has been removed. Sorry for the delay folks, was on the left cost for a bit At 9/24/2009 07:43 AM, Rick Glazier wrote: List-Unsubscribe: , That is in a

Re: [H] advise

Walmart carries crap models from what I've seen. For example I could not find a Sony Bravia XBR in the Spokane, WA store. Same has been true for other KMART type discount places like Fred Myer & Target. There is some newer model Bravia the a Best Buy drone was pushing that has a "Z" designatio

Re: [H] advise

When I looked a few months ago every set under 39 or 37in was 720p/1080i and/or had a native resolution less than 1920x1080. If that's not the case then I'd assume time marches on & they are making them now where they had not been doing so. To answer the question, since a 720P effectively is 10