Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Verbatim 2.4x DVD+R Dual Layer - 10 Disc - 43.98

Dual layer discs have come down a bit in price, still expensive, but getting closer to a point where they will be worth buying in large numbers soon.


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Sunday, November 13, 2005

16X DVD-R recordables for $69.99 US

Taiyo Yuden 16X DVD-R Recordables here for only $69.99(US)

Friday, November 11, 2005

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Thursday, November 10, 2005

Notebooks: Anand lays the smack down!

I saw this blog post over at anandtech here that had an interesting take on the sales of cheaper notebook machines:


The one project I started when I returned was that notebook review I briefly mentioned earlier. The first roundup will be a roundup of the glamorous world of $600 notebooks. Why focus on the cheapest notebooks out there? Well, out of the ~7.5M people we've got reading the site every month, I'm willing to bet that a lot of you folks recommend hardware to other people. And not everyone out there, yourselves included, are interested in spending $1500+ on a notebook. So I figured I'd start small, and work my way up the price chain.

What is interesting is that most notebook manufacturers don't want these things reviewed. Out of the 5 notebooks in the roundup, we had to buy 4, the manufacturers simply refused to send review samples of those - although they had no problems sending samples of more expensive models. The reason being that most companies don't make money off of these $600 systems, and thus selling more of them isn't always their goal. They have to offer them to remain competitive, and to lure buyers in for more expensive upgrades, but in a perfect world from a manufacturer's standpoint, the $600 notebook wouldn't exist.

I've probably given away too much about the roundup already, as it is still about 2 - 3 weeks away, but work is progressing nicely.


Looks like the Notebook manufacturers want to keep everyone in ignorance of the quality of their mid-range to lower end notebooks.

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Technology : HDTV, Monitors - Excellent website AVSForums

Need help deciding to purchase new video equipment or are interested in learning more about the technology? Here is an excellent website - AVS Forum