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Doesn't "Off color" refer to something distasteful? I'm pretty sure it doesn't have anything to do with racism. :shrug:
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This isn't the droid your looking for...
@Wolf

I thought the same thing when Ford forced me to upgrade my 1970 Maverick. Ugh, I had to move my flashlight and blanket from the trunk to the new car, as well as the pine tree air freshener. Can you believe a company that makes newer, updated models of their same product?? WTF was Ford thinking!
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Hey, hard to beat a 30 pack for $13.99!
I was thinking the same thing. It seems like they pulled some random systems out of a hat. None of these machines are top end performing machines of the last generation, which is what this one should be compared IMO. It should have a pair of the fastest last gen cards to compare with that pair of next gen cards. For the sake of a meaningful comparison, the pool of systems should have a pair of ATI 4890's and a pair of GTX 285's along with a similarly clocked i7 CPU. This is, after all, basically a showing off of the new video cards since nothing else is new in that machine.

And I think it is pretty sad that they put some midrange 7200RPM drives in a $4,000 system. At the very least it should have a pair of Raptors. But for that super premium price, it should have a pair of high performing SSD's and maybe one or two 7200RPM drives for storage.

I could build a far better performing machine for FAR less money, and it wouldn't have the ugly turd of a case that system is using.
I guess schmucks will pay any arbitrary amount of money just because it says Alienware and the uninformed might think they are cool.
My PCH A-110 streams from my network (Well it has the option, I actually have 3TB's directly in/on the device) and has many internet sources available for video and audio. So, if you can stream HD from the network, you could also do it from the internet, assuming your connection can do it and you have the source from which to stream.
I wouldn't like them where Ben put them, but I find that R1 & L1 are a little too high. I have to uncomfortably stretch my fingers upward to hit them or shift my whole hand, which makes the wrist uncomfortable. So I get pretty uncomfortable after a short time playing if I have to use those buttons too much. I would like it if they were down closer to the R2 & L2's.
I say please strike a deal with Rev3 and put it there!
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I am trying to configure out a really dumbed down and intuitive PC for my grandmother. She recently had a stroke and while she is under my care I would like to repurpose a laptop for her to surf and email her children. Anyone have any experience with what input devices and UI's are really understandable for the over 80 crowd?"
 

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