Recent content by Whizzard9992

Let's start with your goals and a budget. Gaming, Productivity, Video? Speed or Battery Life? Is weight a concern? Optical drives? Will this be something travelling between your desktop and your couch, school and home, job site to job site? Some companies will void your warranty if you put in...

Your laptop will be the recipient of a brutal beating after about 10 minutes of use with this HDD :) You're definately going to want a 7200RPM drive. If you need storage space, it's a better idea to buy an external HD. There are few things you'll notice more than the speed of your hard drive...

I often take contracts that last 3-12 months, and with each contract, I generally get issued a new laptop, so I've been through quite a few. I usually get a Dell, but I've also gotten Sonys and HP's on occasion. I think the most important thing to remember is that the laptop isn't always as...

Maybe it would have more of an impact if he didn't look like such a hippy.

Barry, I owe you an apology Your article isn't that bad. Although I disagree with it, I've tended to hijack the threads associated with your articles. It appears I'm on a crusade to trash your articles. That's not the case. I agree I'm biased, and the moment I see the article title, I have a...

lol wtf? How did you come up with that? How can you blatently attack me without knowing anything about me? How does me thrashing an article make me ignorant of US and world history?? Wow. I said that because I was saying I'm lucky to have a nack for Engineering instead of, say, artistry, where...

What the hell are you talking about? I just said the article sucked. I don't care about what point he's making. It's not an article: it's a rant, and a rant based on unrealistic ideals (i.e. When I purchase something that goes obsolete in 6 months I should get my money back or Sony should charge...

That's funny because I always thought an opnion was a personal perspective; a point-of-view. I guess the next time someone says to me they're going to another doctor to get a second 'opinion', I'll be sure to tell them they're wasting their time with a doctor's ego, wishful thinking, denial and...

Why is that exactly? Yuo know what they say about opinions: "mine is always right." Your post made a better article the article in question. All he did in his article is complain about how technology progresses faster than he and his buddies can purchase it. Then he calls to get a refund and...

I understand. Sorry for being so harsh. I'm one of the fortunate ones that just so happens to enjoy and have a natural talent for something both rare and valuable (Software Engineering). One of my first jobs was at KFC, and I can tell you I worked at least twice as hard there for a fraction of...

Jobs are like gems. Your value is based more on your rarity than your actual usefulness. It's society, and dispite how you disagree, it works. Bill Gates happens to be both useful and rare, and useful at the most opportune time. Let's not downplay the intelligence and persistence it took for...

It was a good post though :)

Please don't feed the trolls. If corporations are so evil, what is he doing on a computer (the result of millions in corporate investments), on the internet (again, the result of millions in corporate investments), and on an enthusiast site, which is based on products all produced by "corporate...

If you are referring to this : "Sony should get more end user input before a product is released.", then the argument is useless. The UX180P was reviewed as a piece of incredible hardware. Just because a couple of months later, Sony launches an improved version: the UX280P, doesn't mean the...

Heya Barry ;) I dunno about a monetary value, but a lot of what was mentioned is derived from marketing. As a lot of system engineers and developers are aware, there's generally a plethora of changes 'under the hood' that make the OS better. This leads to better, more stable software...