Tom's Hardware's 2009 Gift Guide: Part 2, System Add-Ons
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Anonymous
December 14, 2009 5:01:18 AM
Welcome to Part Two of Tom's Hardware's Holiday Gift Guide. This second edition is loaded with extras that complement the machine we built in Part One, from networking gear to I/O, and a beautiful display. We're even including an Ion-based netbook!
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DjEaZy
December 14, 2009 5:20:51 AM
shubham1401
December 14, 2009 5:47:03 AM
presidenteody
December 14, 2009 5:51:13 AM
tacoslave
December 14, 2009 5:56:32 AM
tortnotes
December 14, 2009 6:22:31 AM
tacoslave
December 14, 2009 6:49:42 AM
jebusv20
December 14, 2009 7:22:44 AM
The Lady Slayer
December 14, 2009 7:23:03 AM
xaira
December 14, 2009 8:18:26 AM
nlcbryan
December 14, 2009 8:55:41 AM
Gedoe_
December 14, 2009 9:31:59 AM
Harby
December 14, 2009 10:40:44 AM
JohnnyLucky
December 14, 2009 10:58:54 AM
cknobman
December 14, 2009 12:33:45 PM
Anonymous
December 14, 2009 1:00:45 PM
Or you could get a 27 inch LG for 200 bucks cheaper.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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bill gates is your daddy
December 14, 2009 1:36:42 PM
I was going to add $0.02 and make some lurid comment about wanting Sarah to pose with my USB stick so I could take pictures and post on the interwebs but then I noticed something.
How many pictures did this poor girl have to pose for? By the end of the photoshoot did you at least get her drunk for her troubles?
How many pictures did this poor girl have to pose for? By the end of the photoshoot did you at least get her drunk for her troubles?
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tamalero
December 14, 2009 2:08:59 PM
Anonymous
December 14, 2009 2:30:40 PM
Actually, in the "low end" up to 850W Silencer series, Corsair and PC Power&Cooling uses the same parts look on reviews when they disassemble the PSUs both using Seasonic and Corsair is always cheaper so it is the way to go,I got a 850w 70amp/12v for the price of a 750 PC P&C and both offers 5 year of warranty. BUT if you want a 860w+ like the 1.2Kw PC Power&Cooling is the way to go(Better quality than the HX1000 from corsair) if you have the money. And the turbo cool series from PC P&C offers 7 years warranty.
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Anonymous
December 14, 2009 2:36:12 PM
Anonymous
December 14, 2009 2:38:27 PM
zelannii
December 14, 2009 3:15:53 PM
So really, how does the Netgear router stack up against an AirPort Extreme base station? I'd love to see how the 2 stack up against each other. I absolutely love My Airport...
Also kinda surprised to see a 3/5 bay NAS reccomended when a qNap 4 bay is rock solid and offers much more for not much different pricing ($500-ish). The qNap not only has more external ports, the drives are hot swap, dynamic RAID migration and resize support, not just media servers but IP Video camera support, and about a dozen more features including a much more powerful CPU, more RAM, iSCSI support, torrent clients, and more, and it's a Linux OS.
And $300 for a 1500VA UPS that only runs 3 minutes? TrippLite has 1500VAs that support 940w that have 7 and 8 minute full load run times for less than $50 more, and Tripplite is FAR better known in the power industry and back the units with better warranty. Most are also expandable. 3min is useless. Anything less than 10 minutes means I can't manually save out my work and safely shut down if I'm working on a large number of docs (which i often am) since i really want to wait 3 minutes to see if the power comes back on first before i START to shut down (same if it triggers auto-hibernate if I'm not around). I run 2 PCs and a server off my 2000AVR 1000w unit, plus all the wireless and powerline network gear. I'm drawing about 800w at load (but some of the equipment protected by it does not run off the bettery, like the 2nd and 3rd monitor on the desk, and ancillary parts and devices not necessary if the power's out) I have another 1500AV downstairs that keeps the router, VoIP device, and phone base station running for about a day without power.
Also kinda surprised to see a 3/5 bay NAS reccomended when a qNap 4 bay is rock solid and offers much more for not much different pricing ($500-ish). The qNap not only has more external ports, the drives are hot swap, dynamic RAID migration and resize support, not just media servers but IP Video camera support, and about a dozen more features including a much more powerful CPU, more RAM, iSCSI support, torrent clients, and more, and it's a Linux OS.
And $300 for a 1500VA UPS that only runs 3 minutes? TrippLite has 1500VAs that support 940w that have 7 and 8 minute full load run times for less than $50 more, and Tripplite is FAR better known in the power industry and back the units with better warranty. Most are also expandable. 3min is useless. Anything less than 10 minutes means I can't manually save out my work and safely shut down if I'm working on a large number of docs (which i often am) since i really want to wait 3 minutes to see if the power comes back on first before i START to shut down (same if it triggers auto-hibernate if I'm not around). I run 2 PCs and a server off my 2000AVR 1000w unit, plus all the wireless and powerline network gear. I'm drawing about 800w at load (but some of the equipment protected by it does not run off the bettery, like the 2nd and 3rd monitor on the desk, and ancillary parts and devices not necessary if the power's out) I have another 1500AV downstairs that keeps the router, VoIP device, and phone base station running for about a day without power.
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logitic
December 14, 2009 3:24:50 PM
Anonymous
December 14, 2009 3:42:16 PM
hixbot
December 14, 2009 4:37:33 PM
hixbot
December 14, 2009 4:41:54 PM
Anonymous
December 14, 2009 4:50:00 PM
Anonymous
December 14, 2009 4:51:00 PM
Anonymous
December 14, 2009 4:51:29 PM
Anonymous
December 14, 2009 4:51:59 PM
DXRick
December 14, 2009 5:30:19 PM
The Lady Slayer"PC Power & Cooling (now owned by OCZ) is likely the most respected name in PC power supplies."Only if you've never heard of Corsair.
tamaleroyou're clearly a sad individual and dont know about real quality if you claim that Corsair is better than PC Power & cooling.
Attention Idiots! They are reviewing a UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply), not a power supply!
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rjkucia
December 14, 2009 6:39:40 PM
JohnnyLucky
December 14, 2009 6:56:19 PM
Tath - The LG monitor you linked to dies not have an IPS panel for professional digital image, video, and graphics applications. The HP version of the Dell monitor is an IPS panel for professional use. Don't know about the Dell monitor because Dell has a bad habit of not including relevant information in their specs.
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doomtomb
December 14, 2009 8:40:41 PM
liquidsnake718
December 15, 2009 12:41:36 AM
Anonymous
December 15, 2009 1:50:05 PM
pale paladin
December 16, 2009 2:41:41 PM
kikireeki
December 16, 2009 7:16:49 PM
mplichta
December 16, 2009 10:24:54 PM
dunklegend
December 16, 2009 11:31:49 PM
Caffeinecarl
December 17, 2009 3:37:32 AM
Caffeinecarl
December 17, 2009 3:39:47 AM
sajid1975
December 17, 2009 4:59:10 PM
curnel_D
December 18, 2009 10:48:11 AM
AnonymousHanns G 28" runs from 249 on sale to $350 usual price from New Egg, with full 1980 x 1200, and you're pushing a smaller, more expensive Dell? Why?
Hanns G blows, and anyone who's ordered more than one of them will testify to that. They are notorious for stuck and dead pixels. And besides that, the image quality is always sub-par.
I once worked at a place that ordered nothing b ut Hanns G because of their price. But we returned half of them for pixel damage, every order.
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back_by_demand
January 15, 2010 5:51:18 PM
back_by_demand
January 15, 2010 5:54:00 PM
Anonymous
May 6, 2010 12:55:29 AM
Anonymous
June 1, 2010 12:05:29 PM
BUT if you want a 860w+ like the 1.2Kw PC Power&Cooling is the way to go(Better quality than the HX1000 from corsair) if you have the money. And the turbo cool series from PC P&C offers 7 years warranty.
http://www.onlinenotebook.com/hp-mini-311-review.html
http://www.onlinenotebook.com/hp-mini-311-review.html
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dlovan
October 25, 2012 10:01:53 AM
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