Tech: Open thread

2012-03-05 11:20:41

#10101

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6763|Scotland

Monkey Spanker wrote:
Zimmer wrote:
Seems the FT02 is getting a lot of praise... I'm still a bit weary due to the price of it. Seems nearly unjustifiable for such a price in comparison with other cases. I guess you get what you pay for.
http://dealforu.co.uk/epages/eshop33017 … tViaPortal

That, my friend, is exactly why morons get scammed on the internet.

PROTIP - Never purchase from a UK company that doesn't clearly state their company number and their VAT registration number (it's required by law). If you want to dig deeper, try and find them on companies house, they don't exist.

2012-03-05 11:29:01

#10102

Naturn: Deeds, not words.; +311|6613|Greenwood, IN

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Cat-Sl … 14909.html

lol

2012-03-05 11:29:59

#10103

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6504

success!

2012-03-05 15:15:19

#10104

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6156|'straya

HD7870 is out.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/rad … 48-21.html

Performance on par with the GTX580 from their mid-high range cards. Very nice.

2012-03-06 12:16:46

#10105

Monkey Spanker: Show it to the nice monkey.; +284|6259|England

Zimmer wrote:
Monkey Spanker wrote:
Zimmer wrote:
Seems the FT02 is getting a lot of praise... I'm still a bit weary due to the price of it. Seems nearly unjustifiable for such a price in comparison with other cases. I guess you get what you pay for.
http://dealforu.co.uk/epages/eshop33017 … tViaPortal
That, my friend, is exactly why morons get scammed on the internet.

PROTIP - Never purchase from a UK company that doesn't clearly state their company number and their VAT registration number (it's required by law). If you want to dig deeper, try and find them on companies house, they don't exist.

But but but them seemed so legit & such a professional website as well.

Quote of the year so far "Fifa 11 on the other hand... shiny things for mongos "-mtb0minime

https://bf3s.com/sigs/f30415b2d1cff840176cce816dc76d89a7929bb0.png

2012-03-07 01:30:06

#10106

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6666|BC, Canada

TechPowerUp wrote:
ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe Detailed
ASUS unveiled a new mini-ITX motherboard based on the Intel Z77 chipset, supporting LGA1155 processors, the P8Z77-I Deluxe. Despite is ultra-compact form the designers crammed in as many features as possible, including a powerful 10-phase Digi+ VRM. ASUS found an ingenious way of designing the VRM area, by raising it to a (fixed?) add-on card north of the CPU socket. This VRM riser has the electrical controller, the 10-phase VRM, complete with chokes, drivers, and FETs, and a MOSFET heatsink. This board is one of the few of its form-factor that draws power from an 8-pin EPS, apart from the 24-pin ATX.

The LGA1155 socket is wired to two full-length DDR3 DIMM slots, supporting dual-channel DDR3 memory, and a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slot. There are four SATA ports on board, two each of SATA 6 Gb/s and 3 Gb/s. Connectivity includes 6-channel HD audio with 7.1 channel optical SPDIF output, four USB 3.0 ports (two front, two rear), gigabit Ethernet, wireless b/g/n network controller, and a number of USB 2.0 ports. The board features UEFI BIOS, and USB BIOS Flashback. Expect the ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe to launch in April. More variants, based on this exact design, can be expected.

https://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/twigmar/70a.jpg

Giggity-giggity-giggity! Time to start buying computer parts again!

Last edited by -Whiteroom- (2012-03-07 01:32:46)

2012-03-07 01:40:03

#10107

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6698|Devon, England

Wow, that brings some possibilities.

Impressive.

2012-03-07 09:03:42

#10108

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6779|PNW

I wonder how many people will put that in a full tower.

2012-03-07 11:14:51

#10109

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6666|BC, Canada

just panzer.

2012-03-07 11:17:39

#10110

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|4975|Dundee, Scotland.

new ipad announced, dat resolution

http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/7/285188 … s-features

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2012-03-07 11:22:20

#10111

RTHKI: mmmf mmmf mmmf; +1,736|6744|Oxferd Ohire

phones still more useful

is he laughing at it

2012-03-07 11:29:15

#10112

Naturn: Deeds, not words.; +311|6613|Greenwood, IN

I'm sill trying to figure out why you would need that much power under the hood of a tablet. You plan on compiling programs or rendering video?...

2012-03-07 11:32:38

#10113

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|4975|Dundee, Scotland.

Naturn wrote:
I'm sill trying to figure out why you would need that much power under the hood of a tablet. You plan on compiling programs or rendering video?...

yeah that's why i don't have a problem with the fact I got an iPad 2 a month or so ago. The only thing I'd notice would be the improved resolution

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2012-03-07 11:37:37

#10114

pirana6: Go Cougs!; +682|6298|Washington St.

apple business model: change 2 things from your last model, charge in obscene amount for it, watch as fanyboys wank to it, sit back and rake in the dough.

sigh. oh well.

2012-03-07 11:38:49

#10115

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6574|NYC / Hamburg

So, what's new on the iPad? Higher res. Still a dual core?

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2012-03-07 11:45:21

#10116

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|4975|Dundee, Scotland.

max wrote:
So, what's new on the iPad? Higher res. Still a dual core?

2048 x 1536 res
A5X quad core graphics processor
iSight camera from the 4s (auto focus 5mp, 1080p video)
4G LTE
10 hour battery life
9.4mm thick
1.4lbs

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2012-03-07 11:46:23

#10117

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|4975|Dundee, Scotland.

pirana6 wrote:
apple business model: change 2 things from your last model, charge in obscene amount for it, watch as fanyboys wank to it, sit back and rake in the dough.

sigh. oh well.

it's the best tablet you can get. and cheaper than any tablet that can match it spec for spec.

the ipad 3 is also the same price as the outgoing ipad 2. I like how rational your argument is.

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2012-03-07 12:01:12

#10118

Dauntless: Admin; +2,249|6749|London

i don't get what they mean by quad core graphics, the A5X is dual core

are they talking about multithreading or what

2012-03-07 12:18:44

#10119

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6575|Mountains of NC

Camm wrote:
pirana6 wrote:
apple business model: change 2 things from your last model, charge in obscene amount for it, watch as fanyboys wank to it, sit back and rake in the dough.

sigh. oh well.
it's the best tablet you can get. and cheaper than any tablet that can match it spec for spec.

the ipad 3 is also the same price as the outgoing ipad 2. I like how rational your argument is.

Pre-orders start today and can be yours on March 16. Available in black and white, the 16GB version will cost $499, with the 32GB and 64GB models setting you back an extra hundred bucks for each bump in storage space.

Unsurprisingly, the iPad 2 has dropped $100 in price, with the 16GB version available for $399.

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2012-03-07 12:21:03

#10120

pirana6: Go Cougs!; +682|6298|Washington St.

Camm wrote:
pirana6 wrote:
apple business model: change 2 things from your last model, charge in obscene amount for it, watch as fanyboys wank to it, sit back and rake in the dough.

sigh. oh well.
it's the best tablet you can get. and cheaper than any tablet that can match it spec for spec.

the ipad 3 is also the same price as the outgoing ipad 2. I like how rational your argument is.

no need to get bitter now!

every company (especially tech) has a base of fanboys who love to buy their products and in doing so, tend to pull a vail over their eyes as to the world outside that company.
Spec for spec, sure it's the best. Particularly because it's the newest tablet in existence (unless someone announced a newer one within the hour...) but sure won't be in 6 months (unsurprisingly this is how all technology has worked since the cotton gin).
The price would likely have to stay the same but this is a common business practice (re: Nintendo). A rise in price would be dumb as they didn't do much unexpected or non-compliant with Moore's Law. A fall would be dumb as they would never sell another ipad2.
I understand the price (high though it may be) is for the components but why the damn hardware? You're surfing the web and looking at pictures! Here's an idea, how about DON'T put CAD on there and build massive buildings...
And tbh, adding 4g support is behind the times, especially for apple who is good at being ahead of the tech wave.

2012-03-07 13:02:27

#10121

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|5760|Roma

They opened a new store in Grand Central Station, in the middle of it....its like they don't give a fuck...

Last edited by aerodynamic (2012-03-07 13:03:40)

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2012-03-07 13:07:13

#10122

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6575|Mountains of NC

its almost like they wanted to put it somewhere theres a lot of foot traffic

2012-03-07 13:11:20

#10123

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|5760|Roma

yeah but its like in the middle with no doors or anything...
http://www.apple.com/retail/grandcentral/

2012-03-07 13:23:14

#10124

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6156|'straya

Camm wrote:
it's the best tablet you can get. and cheaper than any tablet that can match it spec for spec.

There are tablets that can match it in every spec except GPU for cheaper. It only needs that more powerful GPU because of the resolution, there are tablets out there with faster processors and more RAM etc.

Realistically, the display is the only thing the Ipad 3 has over any other tablet (including the ipad 2)

Last edited by Little BaBy JESUS (2012-03-07 13:23:43)

2012-03-07 13:47:51

#10125

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6575|Mountains of NC

aerodynamic wrote:
yeah but its like in the middle with no doors or anything...
http://www.apple.com/retail/grandcentral/

at nite time they leave a pay here box ........ just pick out what you want and leave the cash in the box or a copy of your card ............ totally legit and trustworthy

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