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    Acer Predator Desktop Gaming Units Recalled For Minor House Burning Issue
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    Image of FredicvsMaximvs FredicvsMaximvs
    03/19/09

    In reply to Acer Predator Desktop Gaming Units Recalled For Minor House Burning Issue
    Why is that computer so hairy?


    Maybe if it used less hairspray it wouldn't catch on fire so much.

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    Image of Cordfucious of Tech Clan Cordfucious of Tech Clan
    03/19/09

    In reply to Acer Predator Desktop Gaming Units Recalled For Minor House Burning Issue
    I must be in a small minority that loves his Acer (typing on it now). I have had my aspire laptop since 05 and have had no issues whatsoever. My little Celeron M (gasp) keeps chugging along at a nice clip, WITH VISTA.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
    03/19/09

    In reply to Acer Predator Desktop Gaming Units Recalled For Minor House Burning Issue
    Wait, it's a Predator Gaming Unit. Well, we all know what happened there then. Someone cornered the unit and it had no chance to escape, so it activated it's self destruct, just like in the movies.
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    03/19/09

    In reply to Acer Predator Desktop Gaming Units Recalled For Minor House Burning Issue
    That case, in the picture, is one of the worst cases, ever. Not only is the front door assembly horribly designed out of flimsy plastic (breaks off easily), but the whole case has horrible airflow. On top of that, the chassis was horribly designed with poor riveting and cheap plastic connectors for everything to install with.


    Most of those so-called "gamer" cases fit in the same category: Pretty, shiny stuff for morons who don't know much about computers. It attracts the same type of idiots who drive front wheel drive imports and throw 4 foot spoilers on the back and put resonators on their exhaust to sound beefy, even though it's a shitty little four cylinder POS.


    I'm not surpised that they'd catch on fire. Wiring is not a hobby.

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    Image of MrHaroHaro MrHaroHaro
    03/19/09

    @BeautifulAgony: I was with you until you described gamer cases as "pretty". Most of them are quite horrendous looking.
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    03/19/09

    @MrHaroHaro: That was "pretty" as defined by said morons. My case is plain black-anodized aluminum. I don't need my hardware to be pretty, just functional and dependable. That's why I built my own PC after doing a little research. Buying prebuilt just gets you ripped off, more often than not. Either they charge too much for what you get, or they charge a reasonable price and they cut corners and do a shoddy job. There is no middle ground for that sort of thing.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    03/19/09

    In reply to Acer Predator Desktop Gaming Units Recalled For Minor House Burning Issue
    Acer: The Official Computer of Burning Man 2009.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    03/19/09

    In reply to Acer Predator Desktop Gaming Units Recalled For Minor House Burning Issue
    "Dude, that's hot."


    "I know."


    "No really. I mean, it's on fire."


    "I know! Isn't it awesome!"

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    Image of Li Zhang Li Zhang
    03/19/09

    In reply to Acer Predator Desktop Gaming Units Recalled For Minor House Burning Issue
    On the bright side, a burning rig like this would look awesome at a lan party.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
    03/19/09

    @Li Zhang: As long as the speakers look like this, then yes.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
    03/19/09

    In reply to Acer Predator Desktop Gaming Units Recalled For Minor House Burning Issue
    So is the new meme going to be, "But can it broil?"?
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    Image of rocketbear79: threadkiller rocketbear79: threadkiller
    03/19/09

    @SpaceBat_GitEmSteveDave: You should send that idea to Burger King. Maybe they'll give you a free Whopper (jr).
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/19/09

    @rocketbear79: I wouldn't bother The King. He tosses people out of windows.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
    03/19/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I saw a good piece of art like that. I say good, b/c if it were great, it would be tattooed onto a fat guy.
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    03/19/09

    @SpaceBat_GitEmSteveDave: Then I for one am glad that it's not great. Har!
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    Image of joshtate joshtate
    03/19/09

    In reply to Acer Predator Desktop Gaming Units Recalled For Minor House Burning Issue
    I'd purchase the case as long as it stayed on fire like that.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
    03/19/09

    @Josh Tate: This week on Hell's IT Department, Server Tech Gordan Ramsay is trying to find the brightest aspiring Tech to run his brand new Server Farm at the famous Borgata Hotel.
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    Image of Alduron Alduron
    03/19/09

    In reply to Acer Predator Desktop Gaming Units Recalled For Minor House Burning Issue
    Couldn't...oh I don't know...ANY WIRES be bent or stripped and catch on fire?
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    Image of lordargent lordargent
    03/19/09

    @Alduron:


    I worked on someones machine where some wires got sucked into one of the fans. I think it was the hanging end of a floppy power connector.

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    Image of metal face eagle premium is not from So Cal metal face eagle premium is not from So Cal
    03/20/09

    @lordargent: I could be totally wrong but I would assume that a floppy drive's ribbon cable carries a low enough current that if it shorted on itself it wouldn't burn your house down. My assumption is that some power supply rails were tucked behind the door hinge mechanism of this case and repeated opening/closing rubbed through their jackets.
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