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Try as I might, I just can't justify a tablet device -- notebook and smartphone pretty much have the bases covered.

Can you provide some info re: intended usage? I'm quite familiar with the last few generations of the Latitude and they're a decent choice, but I'd lean towards the HP given the choice. I've always liked the build quality of the EliteBooks and the 8470p can accommodate more memory (16GB vs 8GB)...

The Sans Digital TR4X+BHA does come with a HighPoint RocketRAID 2644x4 PCIe x4 SAS controller: http://www.highpoint-tech.cn/PDF/RR26XX/RR2644X4_datasheet.pdf I'll take a look at the Samsung 830.

Yep, they're funky toolless bays with sleds tho. I tried putting a spare 60GB Vertex 3 into one yesterday and the pins in the sled only line up with the rear mounting holes on the OCZ bracket. I could look for another adapter, but that would mean using one of the SSDs for both boot and VM...

I really appreciate all the comments -- been away from the [H] forums for too long! Ideally, 1TB should give enough working space. SSDs present a cost issue -- 4 x ~250GB or 2 x ~500GB drives would run close to $700 or more depending on brand/model (Canadian pricing) and I'd still need an...

SSDs: cost. I'd likely not get approval for the purchase unless it's the only course of action... Aesma: Any numbers re: divided performance? It doesn't sound good, but potentially acceptable if the end result still beats the <10MB reads and triple digit response times I'm currently seeing...

It's my work machine -- Dell OptiPlex w/ i5-2500 and 8GB running Win7. VMs are on a single secondary drive, which isn't exactly 'speedy' (Seagate 500GB 7200.9). VMs are mostly Win7 used for app testing/integration work and development of corporate software images. Ideally, I'd like to be able...

Dealing with some I/O contention with my Win7 virtual machines, which are stored on a single disk... read/write/response time/queue length are all horrible. I'm considering an eSATA solution so I can spread the VMs across multiple disks, something like the Sans Digital TowerRAID+...

I just put a Scythe Shuriken in my PVR and i'm quite happy with it. The system is currently in a spare cheap/poorly vented mid-tower but I plan on migrating it to something that has better cooling/is more HTPC like at some point, hence the lower profile HSF choice. Even in the current case tho...

I'm using one front intake, one rear exhaust and one top-rear exhaust. Works great and keeps everything cool. I could probably drop the top-rear exhaust and be fine but it seems to drop the GPU temps (passively cooled) a few more degrees (C).

I'm running three fans - front intake, rear exhaust and top-rear exhaust. The fan in the top-rear location isn't entirely necessary but 1) I had to remove the stock fan from the side panel to clear the Accelero S1 on my 7900GS and 2) it drops a few more degrees of my GPU temps as I believe it...

What exactly do you mean by "full sized"? I bought one of these recently for my DVR: http://www.btc.com.tw/english/2-7-30keyboard.htm#9039URFIII As a keyboard i'm quite pleased with it. The integrated pointing device works, but it's not as responsive as a regular mouse or track pad. But...

Wow. Unfortunate that you're having such a hard time getting Vista installed. Most of the advice given so far is exactly what I would have recommended. Your note re: quick format during the XP install being at 28% after 40 minutes is certainly alarming. What mode is the SATA controller in...

Thinking of buying a new notebook and one i'm looking at has the option for either a T2390 (1.86GHz / 1MB L2) Dual-Core or T5750 Core 2 Duo (2.0GHz / 2MB L2). Both appear to be 65 nm chips but the T5000 series appears to have some additional features related to power consumption...

What about BartPE w/ network support and running the install from a share on another machine? Haven't tried it it with BartPE specifically, but I built a similar setup at work using WinPE.

Another vote for Ikea. I've been using a single-tiered Jerker desk for the last five years and still love it. I think it cost me $79CDN and it's very solid - metal frame/legs. I use a monitor arm instead of shelves/risers to keep the desk surface clear and the PC is on a separate drawer unit...

Yes. Putting the ICH9R into RAID mode does not force all attached drives to be members of an array - creating an array and selecting member drives is a separate step. So, you should be able to leave the 160GB HDD as a single/JBOD drive then create a new RAID 0 or 1 array with the two 640GB HDDs...

When booting from the Windows disc you will have the option to manage partitions, including deleting partitions, creating partitions and formatting partitions. Just remember to back up your data first. :)

Good call on pulling the HSF. I've seen too many photos of damage caused by a cooler that's come loose during shipping. I would also pull the HDD. That way, should your PC get lost in transit (it happens) your data isn't floating around out there, somewhere... Lastly, my advice is to double...

Don't know. My P5K-E/WiFi-AP has been rock solid. I would not hesitate to recommend and ASUS board.

Shuttle? http://us.shuttle.com/barebone/BareboneHome.html

The stock fans on the 690 aren't that bad. They don't move a whole lot of air but they're not that noisy either. I'm still using the stock fans in my 690 - one in front (intake), one at the rear (exhaust) and I moved the side fan (wouldn't clear the Accelero S1) to the top-rear (exhaust). With...

If the components work then take a stab at selling them or donate them to a non-profit that's in need of technology. Otherwise, dispose of them properly.

I wouldn't bother with the 80mm fans - they're noisy. And nine fans in the 590 seems excessive. I have the 690 with a total of three fans installed (front/rear/top) and it cools very well. I could do without the top fan but I have an Accelero S1 installed passively and with the top fan installed...

Another vote for 3M double-sided tape. I'm not sure of the part number, but the tape material is a few mm thick and grey in colour w/ red backing. I've used it for many things and even reattached the rub strip on a car door... it's been years and it's still holding firm.

I'm using an Enermax NoiseTaker in my CM690. The ATX and ATX12V connectors are ~20" in length and I did not need an extension. The ATX12V lead is routed behind and over the top of the motherboard tray and connects to my ASUS P5K-E/WiFi AP with a bit of slack. The ATX12V connector is right at the...

^ Agreed. $3500 on a desktop PC is ludicrous IMO. Another example of our increasingly excessive tendencies.

The weight shouldn't be an issue. I installed the S1 on my 7900GS recently and have no concerns. For one, the S1 bolts through the PCB, which is quite secure. Second, the included plastic clips support the S1 along the front edge of the PCB (they're kinda tricky to install, but I think the added...

I also scoured Canadian (r)etailers for the RVT-12025 and came up empty handed. I called Kingwin directly and all I could get out of their own sales team was "it's new". I'll probably go ahead and order from Directron myself as some point as they do offer USPS shipping.

I've been looking at the Kingwin version and from my reading, I understand that with HDT style coolers it is indeed better to pre-apply the thermal compound to the heatsink itself. With just the usual dot on the processor there isn't enough compound to fill the voids around the heatpipes once...

If you suspect the drive is dead, then setup an RMA. You should be able to do that online. As for your data, that's your responsibility - Seagate won't give you a replacement logic board or provide data recovery services. If the data on the drive is critical you could buy another drive and swap...

APC or Tripp Lite. Belkin makes a bunch too but the reviews are a little sketchy depending on the model.

I had a machine that stopped booting because of a faulty floppy cable... Strip the machine down to the bare minimum, reseat the CPU and see if it will power on.

I appreciate the op's feedback and am not surprised. IMO, most desktop components are plenty capable of handling what we through at them these days and comparing comparably priced AMD/Intel offerings tends to yield fairly minor variances in performance. IMO, a lot of the discussions I come...

Fair enough, but given that the 5200+ will give comparable performance for less money (E4500 costs ~$20 more... half a tank of gas for me) then there's little incentive for me to buy Intel. If I was looking to spend the $$$ for something at the higher-end then I would probably side-step AMD...

I'm thinking of building a new machine using an AMD X2 5200+ (2x1MB L2). My reasoning is primarily due to pricing in the Canadian market where the cost of the 5200+ is ~$30-$40 less then an E6300/E6320 yet offers performance (for the things I use a computer for) comparable to an E6400/E6420...

I've used Corsair products the last few times I bought memory and have been pleased. A few months ago (May) I was in need of 8GB of memory and ended up going with Cosair XMS2 (4 x 2GB kits)... the fact that there was a $30 rebate in effect at the time most certainly influenced my purchasing...

True, it would be fine for the AM2 X2 5200+. My thought is of AM2+ as I understand it uses DDR2-1066... it would be nice to be able to able to simply buy a new CPU a little ways down the road and continue with the same memory. My question if DDR2-800 will allow me to do that.

I'm thinking of a C2D or AM2 build later this summer - looking at an X2 5200+ at the moment. I stumbled across a good price on some Crucial Ballistix DDR2-800 and i'm tempted to grab it for now... will DDR2-800 be around for a while? I admin that i'm not quite up to speed re: integrated memory...

Thanks. I'll put the considerations of RAID on hold for now and focus on improving my existing process. I did a bit of searching and came across a few handy, and free, file/directory sync utilities, such as Microsoft's on SyncToy and SyncBack (noted some bad reviews for the MS tool so it's...