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NVIDIA and friends working on alternate USB 3.0 spec, SiS joins in, Intel uninvited from everybody's birthday parties {Engadget}
Jun 14th 2008 3:14PM Grrrr. Well so much for USB 3.0. No point in having a Universal Serial Bus if its not UNIVERSAL. Looking forward (very far in the future probably) to FW3200 in my next MBP ;)
EFiX wants to bring OSX86 to the masses {Engadget}
Jun 14th 2008 4:09AM no i saw it too. very well placed imho.
EFiX wants to bring OSX86 to the masses {Engadget}
Jun 14th 2008 4:06AM @ MoonMan: My father was a MBZ/BMW technician for 20 years. BMW cars are built like crap. They handle poorly for their price range. Their failure rate is THROUGH THE ROOF. And most of them leak like pigs. I drive an MBZ, my father has only driven BMW and Mercedes for the past 20 years. I can say, with a great degree of certainty, that you sir, are an IDIOT. Apple is not like BMW. Apple computers are like Lotus. Fast, light, not the most powerful, and generally more expensive than normal. (I am a mac/pc dual user. I love both, but If i had to pick one, Mac stays, PC goes)
Toyota cars are reliable, cheap for parts (comparing to BMW), and do their job very well (CARS ARE FOR TRANSPORT). Hondas are much the same way.
@ Hamidxa: Agree almost 100%, except for the part about apple users not knowing the ins and outs of their computers. I use apple computers quite a lot. I have built 4 windows systems from the ground up (all for gaming), starting in 1999 when i was still in elementary school. I am not an expert... but i certainly do know how a computer works at a fairly advanced level. I know my computers. Please do not for one second think that ALL mac users have no clue how computers work. Many of us CHOSE mac over PC after years of working with PCs. I have many friends/acquaintances in IT who chose mac because they know how pitiful windows is. The OPERATING System is the key to the mac. Specs mean shit when comparing to windows PCs, because PCs are held back by the bloatware crap that is Windows (essentially an operating system from 1993 [NT 3.1] with a few new features and a pretty new theme) Yes, the OS on macs is slightly less feature-rich but it is more than sufficient for 99% of users (other than gaming of course).
The fact that Apple even exists... with it's crippling hardware restrictions and wallet-emptying price markups on off the shelf components... illustrates just how bad windows is. Now Windows 7, I like where that is going. If they do it right... i might just go back to windows for gaming and work. But while XP and Vista (ie NT 5.1 and NT 6) are still dominant... windows will remain the inferior operating sytstem. Just my $.02
EFiX wants to bring OSX86 to the masses {Engadget}
Jun 14th 2008 3:29AM @ peter: If you payed for it, use it. nothing wrong with that. If you have 5 licenses, u are allowed to have osx on 5 computers. if you own OSX its fine to download it. Its more convenient sometimes. So have fun with those 2 extra licenses :)
EFiX wants to bring OSX86 to the masses {Engadget}
Jun 13th 2008 9:31PM It is illegal, and i do not advise you to do it... but there are torrent sites out there...
PS
OS X has no drm, serials, genuine advantage crap. all pirated copies work fine. But, as a loving mac fan... I will tell you not to do it. Just fork over the 130 bucks and get a legal copy. Think about the programmers... what incentive do they have to write good stuff if they don't get paid. Please do not pirate.
DON'T STEAL SOFTWARE!!!!!!
ASUS Eee PC 1000H already unboxed on video {Engadget}
Jun 13th 2008 4:39PM DO NOT WANT.
Grab an eee 900 (NOW) and save both $$$ and have more portability
or
Grab an MSI Wind (VERY SOON) with basically the same specs and save $$$$
or
Wait for HP (IN A FEW MONTHS) to get an Isaiah Mini-Note out the door, which will put MSI and Asus to shame
you have just been educated ;)
Toshiba unleashes the Qosmio X305 gaming laptop {Engadget}
Jun 13th 2008 4:35PM I still don't see who buys these... I mean if you REALLY wanna game at hi-res that badly, buy/build a desktop for half as much that will put this thing to shame. And if you need mobility, grab a decent little laptop as a companion to the gaming desktop. If you need portability and gaming in one system, get a Fragbox. Either way, no one NEEDS to game @ crazy resolutions on a laptop... 12x10 isn't going to kill you. And this thing is FUUUUUUUGLY. and heavy. and battery life... LOL. And what the hell is the point of a laptop this expensive without a 19x12 display? Just buy an XPS or a Gateway or a MBP. Save MONEYS ----> get a better laptop.
NASA's new suits are one giant leap for space fashion {Engadget}
Jun 13th 2008 9:53AM @ Kurian: I hope so.
NASA's new suits are one giant leap for space fashion {Engadget}
Jun 13th 2008 9:52AM What was wrong with the old ones? I mean... they got us to the moon, didn't they? And we don't even go there anymore.
Ask Engadget: What's the best rugged portable hard drive? {Engadget}
Jun 13th 2008 2:33AM ya know what... if you were really tech savvy, you would have taken the thing apart, especially considering you weren't going to be able to return it... If a circuit failed, you could salvage the drive. If the drive failed you could re-use the enclosure. If both failed, you either treated it like crap or are just really really unlucky. BTW being able to reformat a HD does not really count as tech-savvy. There is always something even the most experienced, informed tech geeks don't know. NEVER assume that if you don't know, no-one knows. It just makes a person look foolish.
PS In regards to that last bit about the drive not being well protected: you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. Open your drive up. Its very very well protected. The HD is mounted on rubber isolation brackets and everything. Oh also, try using the other connections besides USB (I assume thats what you were using). Sometimes the problem is with a port not providing enough power to the drive. (however as you have used it before with success, this is likely not the problem) See what that does for you. Best of luck to you.
