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Slower write speeds, if that matters, would be a reason to pass on the 840, but endurance is not really an issue even for TLC. People tested it already and even at 100GB/day, it's going to last 20+ years...

Uh, good luck. All that for around 400? They can advertise IR out to any range, but the general effective IR range is maybe 15 meters. Beyond that, these cameras just don't have the juice for it. If you really need the long range, you probably have to get a separate IR/white light that's...

They have IP cameras which basically have a built in web server in the camera so you can access the video remotely. Typically, you hook them up to your Internet router and it mostly works after the port forwarding. There's a really wide variation, though, from under $100 to a few thousand...

Yeah, I saw that post. The reason I'm asking for specifics is that I'm in the market for a new monitor. No matter what kind of monitor that I get (16:9, 16:10, 4:3, 5:4), one size won't fit all. If I get 16:9, it'll need to try to scale 4:3. If I get 16:10, it'll need to scale 16:9,4:3, etc...

I haven't personally had issues with black bars but of course that doesn't mean it wouldn't or couldn't happen. Technology works different for everybody. However, how would proper scaling of 4:3 content on a 16:9/16:10 be any different than trying to scale 16:9 onto a 16:10? Do you have a...

What exactly would you be using black bars for on a 1080p monitor? I did look up the Asus in your sig and it doesn't support 1680x1050, if that's what you tried. I don't know about all monitors but some of the more popular and newer 24" 16:10 monitors, like the U2410 list correct support for...

I suppose you could do it with software drivers but that never really occurred to me. The last few 16:10 monitors that I've had had some sort of 1:1 or aspect setting on the monitor itself. So the computer/console/device feeds in the 16:9 resolution (e.g. 1920x1080) and the monitor will black...

I wouldn't be surprised if this is the case too. I run NoScript and Adblock+ with 20 tabs. They leak badly. I can't imagine Adblock being written efficiently. FF starts around 300M. I have gigs of spare memory but once FF gets above the 800M-1GB mark, it just gets very sluggish even...

Try Cobain Backup? It has the Shadow Copy and can work across a LAN, which seems to be what you want.

Xcopy works fine, but I use Cobain Backup. It's free and basically does the same thing in a GUI fashion. The bonus is that it does the multiple copies thing (new copy once a month or whatever) automatically if you decide to configure it that way. It has the shadow copy and other basic stuff...

Newegg/Amazon reviews aren't really the most reliable things if there's a general PR issue going about. In this case, OCZ got raked over the coals for silently switching to slower parts in the Vertex 2 without notifying anyone or changing the SKU. They've since decided to use new SKUs and swap...

Probably not for most residential networks since that would require 2 IP addresses from your ISP. For your situation, though, you can plug 1 router into the other and have the 2nd bridge the connection to get the basement access that you need. I would say a lot people use this type of switch...

Anand's review of the C400 is up: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4253/the-crucial-m4-micron-c400-ssd-review As expected, writes are up, reads are down. Interesting point that the collector is slow. Too bad he didn't delve more into it. As in how much writing to trigger the slowness and how...

You mean what happens when an SSD completely runs out of extra chips to write to because all of them are all used up? In theory, the write will just fail and the SSD will turn into a read-only device. I don't know how much this has actually been tested, though, since it takes a long time to...

The trophy is for mastering 16 courses. The game comes with 16, so it works out just fine. Agreed though that it's annoying for them to put the DLC front and center so you have to skip the tournament if you don't buy the DLC. Gameplay is pretty much the same as 11 anyway. They changed up the...

The "combat" is really kind of secondary compared to all the management stuff. If you're a combat profession, you can choose to fight other people, both sparring and to the death. So your knight can kill off your monarch, for example. That's actually one of the trophies. The actual combat...

It's kind of addicting for a little bit. Then it gets pretty repetitive. I guess it depends how much you like exploring various paths with the characters. I never really played the regular Sims, so I can't comment too much on the comparison. This game is pretty fun at the start. There are...

Yeah, I didn't see a direct quote saying that either. The only thing he alluded to is that on the 4K random writes, QD=3 is similar to what an OS drive would see. There, the G3's performance was near the bottom. I guess if you benchmark your SSD a lot, this drive isn't that great. It's...

The blue is generally faster. If you look at HD Tune marks, the 640 black is about 60min/95avg/120max/12ms. The 1TB blue is about 65/110/140/13ms. The caveat is that generally blues have 3 year warranty and blacks have 5. So make sure they don't cut your warranty shorter than it should...

I think the point is that this happened a long time ago, especially in the technology industry. So people now avoid companies that have ever had a product line fail? What's going to happen if the Samsung F5 has high failure rates along with the new Caviar Blacks? Where are people going to buy...

It's part of their culture to hire really smart and creative people and let them do their thing. Not sure how much it's changed since a few years ago. Right now, it's ridiculous. Their recruiters are spamming the hell out of any sort of tech person so they have a lot of people to filter...

Bit noisier that I would have expected but those cards probably have a main concern of getting a big factory overclock and being stable because that's what 95% of the people care about. Looks like reference and no overclocking would yield the best results for your particular need.

560 is one of the more quiet cards out there, if that's a primary criteria for you. Although I don't need a new video card right now, noise is one of my primary concerns too, even if it means giving up a little performance...

No, not really. It wants you to install flash for some dumb reason. The install is flash, maybe the newest version? Then it uses that installer to download that actual game, about 1.1GB, which seems like a regular program then. The 5 missions were fun and all but they were like 10-15...

Okay, maybe I'm not understanding the business model correctly but this seems kind of expensive. The "talent tree" looks like, what, ~100 points? Maybe more if you fill out all the colors. I played through the free missions and you get 1 point total after 5 missions. Then they want you to...

From the web sites about the computer, it looks like it's pure offline access. They fed it a bunch of different databases like encyclopedias and other general knowledge. Then, it reads the question and tries to figure out the right answer from all its data. I didn't find an exact number on...

That's the height at the highest point. If the stand is completely extended, it's about ~19.7 inches. If the stand is completely compressed, it's about ~15.7 inches. The actual monitor itself with no stand is about 14.3 inches.

I doubt they're expanding. More likely is that they have way too much cash and it's a decent investment in today's economy of low interest rates. That building in particular has a cap rate of about 5% with the current rents and occupancy rate. 5% return is not bad at all compared to other...

Never mind the previous post. Found their technique: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15704.htm Basically, Microsoft establishes a subsidiary in some low-tax country, like Ireland. Then, they claim that they do a lot of development in Ireland. Since they're a tech company...

This and this some more. Microsoft is one of the very very few AAA companies left. They can pretty much almost match treasury rates and people will buy their bonds for the safety. It's a great time to get cheap money for them. As for what they'll do with the money, who knows? But this...

Yeah, Buffett is notorious for being a frugal guy. He drives some old car, lives in some house he bought a long time ago for <100k, and still eats at regular places. He's also giving almost all of his money away when he dies to that Bill Gates charity.

It's 667GB *per disk* as it says. That just means, it's the newer gen with 3 platters for 2TB instead of the older 203s, which had 4 platters @ 500 each. That's really high density since the older blacks are either 333 or 500. For reference, just a simple HDtune so YMMV. F4 2TB...

Even if you don't kill him, Wrex doesn't get to be a part of your party. Instead, he's some head of a faction of Krogan for a quest/side quest. Mordin was one of my party members throughout the game. There might have been a throwaway one-liner between the two if you bring him along but I...

I agree with Hydralisk. At least in the main campaign both the predators and the Herc don't see much use unless you specifically try to use them. Predators are kind of expensive for their powers and strength. They tend to die easily. You can't upgrade them and you have plenty of...

You get way more than you need in research points. You don't really "spend" research points anyway. You accumulate them and you upgrade up the ladder. So once you get 5, you pick 1 of the 5 point upgrades. Once you 5 more, you pick 1 of the 10 point upgrades, etc. Your credits don't go that...

Dual monitors at different resolutions work fine. If they are different heights like you mention, you get the option of aligning the bottom or the top. Extending works like you think it should. You can have a browser open or whatever on one while gaming on the other. However, almost all...

You would, but to be fair, most systems (including WHS v1 and various levels of RAID for that matter) aren't really equipped to handle 2 particular drives failing at the same time. Depending on how much it's RAID 0'd, you might not lose as much data with the WHS v1 method, though. I do like...

IANAL, but you don't need definitive evidence that something was stolen to get the warrant. You just need "probable cause," whatever that vague term means. If their excuse is that they are investigating Chen for stolen property, then that might be (or is enough) to get the warrant. I agree...

Pretty much this is the key. Also, try to get everyone loyal. I got through on my game with no deaths using Ducts - Tali 1st - Miranda 2nd - Jacob Shield - Samara For the ducts/shield, I'm pretty sure the game makes it so that only the pure members (e.g. adept, engineer) can make it through...

I have one and like it quite a bit so a bit of bias there. Biggest feature for me was the light weight, under 3lb, and the fact that I really like the construction and layout of the keyboard over pretty much any other keyboard that I've tried out there. There's nothing really comparable for...