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N C I X has it for a very reasonable $98.62 Canadian, but it's on backorder. Looks like you can order it though and at least get a spot in line.

Fastest can mean a few different things when it comes to SSDs - sequential vs. random speeds, and reads vs. writes. But without getting into that, the fastest drives out right now are the SandForce based ones, i.e. the OCZ Vertex, Corsair Force, G.Skill Phoenix (and several others). They're...

That VR adaptor should be just fine, but you may not need it, depending what you're trying to do. If you just want to mount an SSD in a standard desktop case, you shouldn't need anything as complicated. Something cheaper like this should work fine (there are lots of similar ones out there). SSDs...

Can you give some links supporting that? Specifically the poor GC on SF and C300 drives, and the 30% lower steady state performance. I was under the impression (based largely on Anandtech's articles) that SF garbage collection was the best around (they were specifically recommended for OSX...

Yes, waiting for the better $/GB next-gens would be my recommendation. Given how you describe your usage, I doubt you'll notice that much of a difference in your day to day computing with the new drives, except perhaps large file copies and maybe loading times if you have any programs with a...

What sort of performance are you looking at? If you need raw sequential bandwidth, then the current SandForce drives or the Crucial drive mentioned above should be a pretty big improvement (particularly in write speeds). If random speeds are what you need, then the current SandForce drives...

The manufacturer's specs page will almost always give you physical dimensions. You could also consider getting a multiple monitor mount arm to suspend them over your desk, that way you're not actually limited to the size of your desk.

No, a Velociraptor (particularly the older ones like your 80GB) won't come near the 3Gb/s SATA limit, you'll be fine.

Read Anandtech's latest review of the C300 drives, or at least the conclusion. It's pretty recent, and he has a good explanation of the benefits and drawbacks of each, and the best usage cases.

As others have mentioned, a big part of it is personal preference, i.e. is the difference in quality noticeable to you and worth the additional cost? The other thing to keep in mind is how you're planning to play these back and on what setup. Most of the media streaming devices out there will...

It's likely to be pretty negligible, but I would say always go for the ethernet, given the choice. While you're unlikely to max out the speed of either, ethernet is much less likely to screw up your system. USB means more overhead (again, likely minimal, but why bother if you don't have to), and...

Breakout cables don't multiply the number of SATA ports available, they're for going from a multilane connector (such as an SAS connector) to a standard SATA. You can't turn 1 SATA port into 4 without extra hardware. The options for adding more ports to your system depend on how many you want...

I have to disagree with this. Wireless is definitely great, for some things and in some situations, but it will never surpass wired. The speed is one thing but more importantly wireless has to deal with all sorts of interference - wired is simply reliable where wireless isn't. Particularly if...

Cat 5e should do gigabit perfectly fine for gigabit. It's rated for 350MHz, which I'll let someone else who knows their stuff better elaborate on. I wouldn't sweat it too much, unless you're desperately in need of 10Gb over copper, which I'm guessing isn't the case. Two suggestions based on...

I've been using some 1TB Green drives (WD10EADS to be exact) in a RAID 5 (linux md) with the TLER fix, and they've been working flawlessly.