I got the email too for the 64Gb SSD or the 200Gb 7200rpm drive. I don't know if I plan on ordering it or not, but this deal is too good to waste. If someone else would like to order it, I'd certainly help you get it. Send me an email at my username at gmail.com and we'll try to work something out. Serious inquiries only please. Oh, and the offer email expires on Monday 8/11.
Yeah, if they can deliver on the promises of this thing, I'm sold. I could imagine all sorts of great uses for this thing, especially in home automation.
I have one of the previous models of this camera and I hate it. I've long been a fan of the point and shoot cameras and I've owned two Minoltas, a Dimage X (2MP), and Xt (3MP), the Nikon CoolPix S1 (5MP), and Currently a FujiFilm Finepix Z3 (5MP). Out of all four of these cameras, I'd easily rank the Nikon last.
The problem with the Nikons is that the autofocus is horribly slow. When set on a tripod the camera is fantastic, it takes wonderful pictures. But if you try using the camera like it was intended to be used, (i.e. quickly taking it out of a pocket or purse and snapping a picture) all of the pictures go to crap. I'd say on average 3 out of 5 "point and shoot" pictures are ruined by the Nikon S1.
Another minor gripe that I have about the Nikons is the tiny power button. Its difficult to get the thing to turn on quickly because you have to hunt for a recessed button that is only 3mm in diameter.
Nikon makes great SLR cameras and even the mid-sized CoolPix series is decent, but stay away from their compact cameras. Go with a FujiFilm instead.
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I think the thing that really ought to be questioned here is not whether or not select females share the same technophilia that thier male counterparts do, but whether or not they are as prevalent in society. Certainly there are females who know how to operate their gadgets aptly, but if you were to look at an unbiased cross-section of the population, you would find that number to be fairly small.
The main problem here is that the source of this survey is none other than the "barely-one-step-above-Lifetime" Oxygen network. I would have to say that the numbers they claim are actually pretty skewed. More than likely, this survey was conducted from their viewership. Stereotypically speaking, that means reasonably well-educated, liberal, and (sometimes) feminist women who have too much time on their hands. (Otherwise, why would they be wasting their time watching TV.) I mean really, 75% of women would rather have a plasma TV than a diamond necklace? Are you kidding me?
I concur with Dave, definitely check out "Damn Lies and Statistics." Without knowing the exact questions that were asked, there is no way they can accurately make those claims.
Maybe I should by my girlfriend a 47" LCD TV instead of an engagement ring. There's a 75% chance she'd like it more anyway. Yeah, right. I call shenanigans!
That looks cool as hell. I'm sure the cost is ridiculous, but this is one Mac I'd actually consider buying. Combine Boot Camp with the lack of a pretentious logo and you've got a computer any PC user could love.
I'm not so sure about the size of this phone either. I currently have a V3c and one of the things I don't like about it is how long it is when opened. The phone I had previous to this one was a slider and I think next time I'll go back to that form factor. To me, it seems to have the best combination of versatility and size.
"I'm looking for a solid state drive, around 32 to 64GB, for use in my web server. The drive will contain my web sites and the operating system, either Windows Server 2008 R2 or Ubuntu. Large storage is handled by a separate RAID array, so capacity is not an issue. Rather, I am looking for the fastest, longest-lasting, and most reliable drive under $150 that is suitable to my application. Any thoughts? Thanks!"
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