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10/21/09
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I really like Win7, and am super excited about the launch. I'm in the process of choosing my newest Win7 machine.
However, I truly believe that MS is trolling tech site comment boards in a very serious way leading up to this launch. This may not be an example, but I believe it's happening.
I know brands hire agencies to do this, because I'm somewhat familiar with the process and have been involved with it before.
For example: Over at Engadget, virtually EVERY pro-Apple comment has been demoted. I don't believe this would have been the case a year ago.
I much prefer the Giz's handling of comments (promoted vs. hidden), but even it's not impervious to such deliberate "attacks".
And, might I add, I felt the same thing around the time of the Zune HD launch, especially on Amazon.com.
It's a shame because it's deceptive. It's so clearly engineered to skew comment boards & product reviews at a time when MS's products are actually very high quality (i.e. they shouldn't need to do it).
10/21/09
I'd say Giz has a mild case of Engadget's Syndrome. #hpbestbuypackage
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Is is a 15k SAS drive, about the bare minimum I'd consider "Server class"? Is it marketing-speak for "fast", maybe a 10k SATA? Does it just mean that the new drives won't drop dead after a year and a half, like the old ones? Are they just charging more for it to put it in the same 'class' as a server drive?
WHAT DOES 'SERVER CLASS' MEAN!? #timecapsule
10/20/09
When you see lifespan outside of servers they are assuming that the drives will not be running 24/7/365.
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At least we got that out of the way...
10/05/09
Having an N router means you get to use all bands but can enjoy the latest spec if you have supported devices.
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When anything other than N is connected to an N router, it physically slows down the entire wireless network to become backwords compatible making the N device not access at it's potential. Whether it actually matters or ones Internet connection is fast enough to utilize it is a different story, but it's why dual band routers exist if I wasn't clear on that before.
10/05/09
When working with a dual band router, you simply set one radio to be N only, and the other to be G/B or compatibility mode (depending on your software), DD-WRT sets them up as completely seperate APs with diff SSIDs and everything, you can even setup virtual APs based on one radio or the other with additional SSIDs for different auth protocols/DHCP servers/subnets/etc...
it is amazingly versatile.
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If anyone is thinking about getting an N enabled router I would suggest getting a dual band router that can support both specs (G and N) individually and at their fullest speeds. At least until everything is N in the next couple years (when the next spec is being released), or unless you know all of your devices use it, or at the very least the B/G devices you own are not active at the same time as the others (and then when the speed is necessary).
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Only drawback is no gig-LAN, and a giant blue LED array bubble that (unless they recently fixed it) you can't turn off when using DD-WRT...
Can't buy them retail anymore, but can prob find new ones on ebay hella cheap.
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Does it at least get hot enough to cook an egg on?
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But calling those "the routers of the future" is a bit too much.
They are, and I'm being very nice here, on the same level as mods or furniture designs.
Some might look cool, some might make you think "I want one of those". But then comes the price, and even if it is fairly cheap, you'll say: Meh. I'll just stick to the standard ones. Maybe make a mod myself.
Also, tentacle jellyfish raping your laptop's ethernet port? It's not only completely useless to have something like that at home, it's also ugly (IMHO), weird/stupid, and most important of all: NOT the future.