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A 500gb drive and a 4gb SSD cache. I'm 99% sure that's a first gen Seagate's Momentus XT. Which is pretty much the fastest laptop HDD you can buy. I have one in my laptop and it works great. Anandtech loved the drive...

No Grooveshark?

Are you sure the webcam is USB and you're pluging it in a USB port? eSata looks a bit like USB sometimes and the combo USB+eSata port can be hard to get right. Are you plugging it the right way? Try flipping the cord over and trying again.

lenovo IdeaPad Z570 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834246327 Seems good for under $700 costs $680. Gpu is a Nvidia GT 630M which is a rebranded GT 540m and will be able to play Tera and GW2. Link below has some benchmarks...

The article failed to mention after this greenpeace went on to throw acid on a litterer, punched a baby for sound pollution, and jihaded a fishing boat. All for the sake of the planet. Thanks greenpeace!

back_by_demandThe USA should have crashed years ago if that was the case, I think greed may be a stronger force for survival than you give credit for (no pun) Greed is good.

This will never make it to the consumer cell phone market even with a limited 4 inch range. The public outcry would be huge. Not to mention why the hell would the consumer ever need to see thru walls? The added cell phone part is kind of pointless. Def cool for military tech however.

nebungo ahead waste your money on these POS and overpriced displays....where are the good old CRT monitors Seeing as supply is so low on CRTs now the prices for them are retarded. Not quite as bad as if you tried to buy a OLED, but don't act like you can buy a good CRT now for way less then a...

Koga73 Install and update anti-virus (i hate AV... it does nothing but slow your computer down, common sense is all you need). Sorry but a good AV and a semi current computer you'll never notice any slow down. common sense is nice to have but millions of people have none when it comes to computers.

phamhlamThe cost of gaming is crazy. The upfront cost is cheap. $1000-2000 for your gaming rig and set up. The true cost comes in the hours you waste sitting behind that chair. Gaming is crazy expensive. Yes because everyone would be working during those gaming hours, def not using free time to...

baddadWhy would I shop on line anymore if there's a sales tax. Because online offers more products then shops locally and its more convenient? I'm sure i could list many other reasons if I took the time to.

STravisWay to keep up with the news... This happened on THURSDAY right? Which was thanksgiving for the US, most people had Wednesday - Sunday off. So really 1 day late boo hoo.

bv90andyjust today I wanted to download an app that tells me the bus times, but it wanted permission to view my phone number, phone calls, phone ID. So I passed, and wrote the developer a little e-mail. Let's see what he answers. Likely so the app can stop and tell you you're getting a phone...

zybchThese teardowns ALWAYS ignore the economies of scale that take effect when producing simply enormous quantities of a product.Sure, it might cost 201.70 to build a few thousand, but amazon is having 5 million made, and that kind of volume WILL drastically reduce the price.Its the same as if...

I must be doing smart phones wrong. besides contacts which are saved with sync. i don't have anything id care about if my phone gets wiped. in fact every time i update my phone i just wipe it anyway.