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Stop.

This is most likely due to a jumper on the hdd. No current hdd today (not even 3.5") will get over 120MB/s, and since this speed handles over 150MB/s, there is nothing to worry about.

The controller is the same as the one used with the SSD versions, so replacing the hdd with a ssd will probably get you full 3.0Gb/s speeds.

Calm the hell down.
Tomato firmware http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato already has a great real time graph in ajax. I'm using it with my Asus WL-500gP right now. This has me thinking about how hard it'd be to get the graph running in a display.

Me thinks there are many exciting times to come from this!
Wrong, MB does not equal Mb
One is 10 (or 8, depending on encoding) times more than the other.
SATA is 3 Gb/s Giga bits per second
SATA is NOT 3 Giga Bytes per second
Also, Giga is not 1000x Mega, when we're talking in bits/bytes.
So, SATA is 3 Giga bits / second
1 Giga bits = 128 Mega Bytes
3 Giga bits = 384 Mega Bytes
So, SATA is limited to 384 Mega Bytes / second

PCI Express throughput per lane (1x) (8x or 16x will be 8 or 16x faster)
v1.x: 250 MB/s (That's 250 Mega Bytes / second)
v2.0: 500 MB/s (That's 500 Mega Bytes / second)
v3.0: 1 GB/s (That's 1 Giga Bytes / second)

So, even at PCI-e v1, on an x8 slot, PCI-e is much faster.
When you start working with v2 and v3, there is just no competition. SATA is slow in comparison.
@htd
Yes, every Mac that you can buy today DOES, in fact, come with Leopard.
Not sure what you were trying to get at, or if you were just trying to argue, but you are wrong.
Everyone should just eat cheese
Yes brian, mice need drivers. Most operating systems include basic drivers though. However, if you ever bought a mouse better than the freebie that came with your bargain basement Dell, you'd realize that many mice have extra buttons, more features, and better sensitivity with their manufacturer's drivers installed. I use a Mac, and personally HATE every mouse Apple has ever made. I use an Evoluent Vertical Mouse with my Mac, and it works great.
Yeah, these would NEVER work with an Apple computer. Apple sucks.

Wait, what's that? Apple has supported left and right click since the 1990's? They INCLUDE drivers for most mice available today?

Oh. Well, I still hate Apple, just cuz it's cool to hate on Apple.
"it would take a lot of different pixel sizes to make that trapezoid screen shape"

Lulz, perspective fail.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"What's the best gaming laptop for under 1,500 bucks? I had my eye on the P7805u (Gateway), but it seems Best Buy has run out for the time being. Also, as a secondary question, I like the specs on brands such as iBUYPOWER and CyberPower and the like, but are they reliable? I'm a little worried about buying labels that aren't huge like Dell, Gateway, etc. Thanks!"
 

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