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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    02:58 PM

    In reply to The Graphics Cards You Should Buy at Every Price
    Sigh. None of those meet my requirements. Damn Dell and their pretty space saving design! Who has a normal PCI gfx card with half the normal card size that they want to sell to me?
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    Image of QLAB QLAB
    03:14 PM

    @Pessimippopotamus: It would appear that Newegg has some 30 different cards for you to choose from.

    [www.newegg.com]

    I have had good luck with Nvidia 9500s for lowend systems.
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    Edited by QLAB at 12/14/09 3:19 PM Pessimippopotamus approved this comment QLAB was starred QLAB was unstarred
    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    03:43 PM

    @Pessimippopotamus: Normal PCI isn't going to give you enough bandwidth for gaming anyway, so I wouldn't really bother if you don't have a PCI-E slot handy.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    03:59 PM

    @QLAB: It turns out many of those still won't fit. Hahaha.

    @HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: But how will I play 4 year old games?!
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    Image of Necrotoxin Necrotoxin
    04:20 PM

    @Pessimippopotamus: Why not buy a new PC case, and put your dells hardware in it? Then you can buy a normal video card.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    04:33 PM

    @Necrotoxin: I had that thought, but I don't want to open that can of worms. I'll end up replacing every part of the computer while making sure each and every single bit is compatible. I'd rather save up for an i7 computer and milk my computer dry as dry as possible.
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    Image of ichiban1081 ichiban1081
    02:31 PM

    In reply to The Graphics Cards You Should Buy at Every Price
    Very informative and makes it so easy to choose the right card for the right budget. Thanks for this.
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    Image of Segador Segador
    02:27 PM

    In reply to The Graphics Cards You Should Buy at Every Price
    I've got two of the exact Sapphire HD 4850's pictured Crossfired in my system, and I can attest to their amazing performance for the price point. They also create enough heat to warm a decent-sized apartment, so bonus in the winter! (seriously, make sure your case is well-ventilated)
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    Image of Dacker Dacker
    02:20 PM

    In reply to The Graphics Cards You Should Buy at Every Price
    I recently installed a Radeon 4650. It's one of the relatively few GPUs available in a low-profile PCIe format. It more than doubled performance over my previous nVidia GPU, making the most recent games actually playable! It really is a great bang-for-the-buck GPU.
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    Image of PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
    02:20 PM

    In reply to The Graphics Cards You Should Buy at Every Price
    I always use Tom's Hardware when shopping for video cards. Great post Don!
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    Image of whiteflea whiteflea
    12/10/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: What Everyone Should Know About Cameras
    Excellent article. What I'd like to see is something similar to today's laptop article, where you give a best of the best at different price points.

    I'm wondering: if I'm on a budget of say $150, would it be better to get a new point-and-shoot or an old DSLR?
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    Image of Radio Silence Radio Silence
    12/10/09

    @whiteflea: Old DSLR, Old DSLR, Old DSLR, - For me, just the fact that a DSLR won't have the shutter lag apparent and extrememely frustrating in almost all PAS's
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    Image of whiteflea whiteflea
    12/10/09

    @Radio Silence: Cool. I just need to search Giz for the DSLR tag and then look back at like 2007 or so.
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    12/10/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: What Everyone Should Know About Cameras
    Thanks for the info on the differences! I am referring this page to some camera shoppers.

    AS far as after having the camera...Before I start trolling forums and gather headaches: Which is Better for working with images (cropping, archiving, ...) Apple's Aperature or Adobe's Lightroom? Using a Canon 5D...shooting objects to make catalogs twice a year. Or just stick to photoshop?
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    Edited by SigmundTheSeaMonster at 12/10/09 7:57 AM SigmundTheSeaMonster was starred SigmundTheSeaMonster was unstarred
    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    12/09/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: What Everyone Should Know About Cameras
    Canon seems to have stopped bundling pathetically small SD cards with their P&S cameras. Props to them.
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    Image of Sandeep Murali Sandeep Murali
    12/09/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: What Everyone Should Know About Cameras
    Good job, John. Covered everything that a newbie needs to know in a simple yet concise manner. Me likes.

    Just one complaint though. The part about CCDs and CMOSs is incorrect. As I mentioned in a comment below, DSLR makers have almost entirely moved to CMOS now. CMOS used to lag behind CCD when it comes to dynamic range, but with the current developments, they have bettered CCDs. The CMOS sensor in the D700 for instance is the class leader when it comes to dynamic range and high ISO performance.

    I have a camera showdown between a 6MP DSLR, a 10 MP point 'n shoot, a 3.2MP camera phone and another 12.1MP cameraphone. That's right, one cameraphone in the test had twice as much megapixels as the DSLR!

    [sandeepmurali.shutterfly.com]

    Would make an interesting read for those who wonder about optics vs Megapixels and just how much each of them matter.
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    Image of Die Fledermaus Die Fledermaus
    12/09/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: What Everyone Should Know About Cameras
    Nice work Giz and John. Very little bias just the facts.
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    Image of Odin Odin
    12/08/09

    In reply to Can My iPod Make This Airplane Explode?
    This seems to focus mainly on takeoff and/or landing yet these are the points that most people don't really care about. Both the takeoff and landing portion constitute of maybe a maximum of 5-10 minutes each. I mean unless you're doing a short hop flight this isn't really going to be much of an issue. I'm flying from the UK to Japan in June and I don't think I'm going to care if for 20 minutes I can't use my iPod. I'll be annoyed if they don't let me use it the other 12+ hours though.

    It's a pretty paltry issue, the real problem is when the flight attendants may attempt to stop you using gadgets mid flight. As for takeoff and landing though? Let them have their superstitions, all it's hurting is the whiny and impatient who can't be without headphones for a few minutes. Read a damn book until the plane is in the air.
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    Image of redman042 redman042
    12/07/09

    In reply to Can My iPod Make This Airplane Explode?
    "...and you guys will let me listen to my iPod after the flight attendants are in their seats and I'm making peace with my god."

    Sounds like you find flight a little frightening, like many people I'm sure. Wouldn't flight be a LOT scarier if the industry wasn't operated in the ultra-conservative and highly regulated fashion that it is?

    Look, we can split hairs over 15 minutes of gadget restrictions, or we can be glad they let us use them outside of that restriction window. The FAA has MUCH better initiatives to focus on, like modernizing air traffic control.
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    Image of PN - gooapplesoft PN - gooapplesoft
    12/07/09

    In reply to Can My iPod Make This Airplane Explode?
    I think they should go to the companies and give them the dangerous frequency ranges and the companies could use those numbers to make "FAA Approved" devices. If your item has the FAA approved tag then your free to use it. I could imagine that apple, nokia, dell, hp, and all those other companies will soon do it to maxamize sales and cosumer satisfaction.
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    Image of Jake712 Jake712
    12/07/09

    @PN - gooapplesoft: Could you imagine the workload for the flight attendants to keep checking passenger's devices for approval stickers each time someone pulls it out of their bag or pocket during a flight?
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    Image of arekieh arekieh
    12/07/09

    @PN - gooapplesoft: im sure people that travel alot would actually buy those. you should make a company and market it. lol
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    Image of PN - gooapplesoft PN - gooapplesoft
    12/07/09

    @Jake712: it would be better then anything else they do also the checking system could be innovated as well...
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    12/07/09

    In reply to Can My iPod Make This Airplane Explode?
    "But every time a flight attendant perpetuates the lie that these harmless gadgets are somehow a threat to safety, it erodes the faith that they should be cultivating with their customers."

    This is really the heart of the matter. Treat me like a responsible adult, and I will act like one, and that includes helping you out when you need it (as I have done in the past when assisting a flight attendant with a belligerent drunk). Treat me like a retarded child and I will act like a sheep.
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    Image of bornonbord bornonbord
    12/07/09

    @Canoehead: Unfortunately there are people who think they are acting like responsible adults when, in fact, they are acting like an asshole.
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    Image of Evan Jacob Evan Jacob
    12/07/09

    @Canoehead: I'm a flight attendant and you know what the problem with letting you keep your gadget on, as knowledgeable as I am about most gadgets their are too many for me to keep track as to what is a cellphone, what is in airplane mode and what isn't AND its my da#$ job. I hate to say this but I don't make the rules and if an FAA inspector is on my plane(and it happens more often then the public knows) you know who pays the fine, ME and I may loose my job. So please don't tell me to take it easy on you, take it easy on me cause I have to do this. Why not just shut your phone off, your laptop off, don't just close it or put it away cause we aren't all electronic illiterate. If you had secret shoppers at your job that could fine your in the thousands of dollars(look it up) you would enforce the rules too.
    To be fair I don't like the rule either but I don't get a say while I'm working.
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    Canoehead promoted this comment Evan Jacob was starred Evan Jacob was unstarred
    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    12/07/09

    @Evan Jacob: Um, because the book that I carry is a Kindle, and anyone familiar with NY knows you can be stuck in ground taxi for an hour. With nothing to read. And my problem is not with you, it is with the FAA/FCC, or whoever makes these rules, and the airlines who are too gutless or stupid to try to get the rules changed to something more reasonable.

    You might also remember that I am what is called a "paying customer". I am not a cow or sheep on the way to market. It would be nice if the airlines remembered it.

    And moreover, you are attempting to enforce a rule you can't enforce anyway - you don't know if I have an entire ham radio station broadcasting from my bag in the overhead bin - instead this is all about the APPEARANCE of compliance, but I guess that is good enough for government work.
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    Image of Evan Jacob Evan Jacob
    12/07/09

    @Canoehead: You choose the Kindle I didn't make you bring it you knew the rule before you got on the plane. I live in Ny have most of my life, I fly out of JFK LGA and EWR more in a month then most will in a life time. If you have no problem with me then why say " Treat me like a responsible adult, and I will act like one, and that includes helping you out when you need it (as I have done in the past when assisting a flight attendant with a belligerent drunk). " so I am to treat you differently then I am required to?

    Also because you are a paying customer I should forget the rules I once again did not make?

    And once again the rule isn't mine and I'm routinely being watched I can not and will not make an exception for you my job and money on the line. I agree the rule should be different but until it is expect me to do my job, and I will expect you to ignore me.
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    12/07/09

    @Evan Jacob: Wow - really is all about you isn't it? I think my last comment made it pretty clear this is not about individual flight attendants, but it is true that you and your colleagues are the visible face of the airline industry. You also appear to have completely internalized their attitude towards customers.

    I really don't want to make this personal, which was the point of my last comment, but I know that if my business has rules which continually piss off my clients, then it is part of my job to try to work through the hierarchy to try to get the rules changed, whereas you appear to like the fact that the myriad of aviation rules allows you to be a petty dictator. I wonder if this has anything to do with the serial bankruptcies of the various airlines?
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    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    12/07/09

    In reply to Can My iPod Make This Airplane Explode?
    If "safety" was really an issue for airlines, then airplane seats would be facing the other way.

    Ever wonder why the flight attendants seats are facing the back of the plane? It is so they would more likely survive the impact.
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    Image of PN - gooapplesoft PN - gooapplesoft
    12/07/09

    @RainyDayInterns: interesting but wrong... Actually they do that to see if some retarded passenger is going to the bathroom or stretching their legs while the plane is taking off. Also if anyone has an emergency they would see it quickly and could take care of it. Have you ever wondered why your evidence isn't consistent? the flight attendants sitting in the back are always facing the front....
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    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    12/07/09

    @PN - gooapplesoft: because if the attendants sitting the back were to also face the back...then everyone would think that attendant did something "bad" and was being punished...
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    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    12/07/09

    @RainyDayInterns: However, we do see a problem with avoiding all the crap which will be coming at us instead of hitting the back of the chair.

    So I guess it would be better to face the front :-)
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    Image of pexy pexy
    12/07/09

    @RainyDayInterns: Is that the same myth that the reason the you put the hands over the back of your head and bend down is that if there is a fire that sweeps over the main cabin and you're all charred up you are still able to be recognized by your dental records? (i've heard that)
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    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    12/07/09

    @pexy: Hey...THAT myth was NOT OUR FAULT!!!!
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