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Computers and Related Hardware/Software
Started by groink · 6 Oct 2003 · 5,867 replies
General Discussion
geoffropuff wrote:this is kind of out of the blue but something i noticed nonetheless. now that i've experienced internet speeds in japan, i will forever think that america is inferior.
That's because it is.. like most of the world, including Australia (at present).
Where can I buy a Gateway monitor stand like this: http://tinyurl.com/letmfs A link would be good b/c I can't find one anywhere. I also tried all of the stores that were linked through the Gateway site, but nada. This is pretty frustrating because I've been searching for a few days now. Any help would be appreciated.
(crossposted @ my Twitter...some of it, anyway)
ETA: Odd. Why is my link not clickable? =T
(crossposted @ my Twitter...some of it, anyway)
ETA: Odd. Why is my link not clickable? =T
Fixed your link... but no idea, sorry... nothing om Ebay?
Anime Dad wrote:Fixed your link... but no idea, sorry... nothing om Ebay?
Couldn't find anything. Stupid thing is that in the manual, it says to go to the Gateway website to purchase that stand. Grrr...
sadacori wrote:Where can I buy a Gateway monitor stand like this: http://tinyurl.com/letmfs A link would be good b/c I can't find one anywhere. I also tried all of the stores that were linked through the Gateway site, but nada. This is pretty frustrating because I've been searching for a few days now. Any help would be appreciated.
Do you have a Gateway monitor?
Do you want it because of the USB ports?
bmwracer wrote:
Do you have a Gateway monitor?
Do you want it because of the USB ports?
I don't have one, it's for work. And yes, my boss just bought a Gateway monitor, but it didn't come with that optional stand. I don't think he needs the USB ports, he just needs a stand like that because the monitor itself can't stay upright without one. Makes me wonder why it wasn't included when he bought it.
sadacori wrote:I don't have one, it's for work. And yes, my boss just bought a Gateway monitor, but it didn't come with that optional stand. I don't think he needs the USB ports, he just needs a stand like that.
I gotcha... Lemme do some searching. :victory:
bmwracer wrote:
I gotcha... Lemme do some searching. :victory:
Thanks! :D I hope you can find something. The place where he got it from was not helpful at all. They said he could send the monitor back AT HIS COST. :grumble:
How's this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824994001 ?
bmwracer wrote:How's this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824994001 ?
Cool thanks! I'll run it by my boss. ^_^
ETA: EEK! $42+ for shipping? Gonna skip it & try to see if it's available somewhere else. :sweat:
sadacori wrote:Cool thanks! I'll run it by my boss. ^_^
ETA: EEK! $42+ for shipping? Gonna skip it & try to see if it's available somewhere else. :sweat:
That cost might be unavoidable, since you're living on the islands... :sweat:
bmwracer wrote:
That cost might be unavoidable, since you're living on the islands... :sweat:
Makes me wish I lived on the mainland sometimes... I wish Amazon's product prices weren't so high. The shipping's only $8.80-something.
sadacori wrote:Makes me wish I lived on the mainland sometimes... I wish Amazon's product prices weren't so high. The shipping's only $8.80-something.
Yeah, with a big outfit like Amazon who's probably constantly shipping stuff to the islands it would be cheaper... Just factor in the cost of shipping and see which would be the cheapest overall... :sweat:
Buy.com: http://www.buy.com/retail/usersearchresults.asp?querytype=home&qu=monitor+stand&qxt=home&display=col
Do you guys have a Best Buy, WalMart, or similar over there?
Do you guys have a Best Buy, WalMart, or similar over there?
bmwracer wrote:Buy.com: http://www.buy.com/retail/usersearchresults.asp?querytype=home&qu=monitor+stand&qxt=home&display=col
Do you guys have a Best Buy, WalMart, or similar over there?
Just a Walmart. Maybe I should have him check there. Thanks for the info & all the searching. :D
sadacori wrote:Just a Walmart. Maybe I should have him check there. Thanks for the info & all the searching. :D
WalMart might be a long shot since it's sort of a specialty item, but it wouldn't hurt to look...
Excerpt from this article: http://heraldextra.com/news/local/article_b25c9a30-7242-11de-9feb-001cc4c03286.html
Springville company introduces new DVD to protect data for a thousand years or more
Randy Wright - Daily Herald | Posted: Friday, July 17, 2009 1:40 pm
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On Sept. 1, Millenniata, a start-up company based in Springville, will release a new archive disk technology to preserve data at room temperature for 1,000 years. It's like writing onto gold plates or chiseling information into stone.
Dubbed the Millennial Disc, it looks virtually identical to a regular DVD, but it's special. Layers of hard, "persistent" materials (the exact composition is a trade secret) are laid down on a plastic carrier, and digital information is literally carved in with an enhanced laser using the company's Millennial Writer, a sort of beefed-up DVD burner. Once cut, the disk can be read by an ordinary DVD reader on your computer.
A number of companies hold intellectual property rights in DVD technology. One of those, Philips, manages the combined patents. Millenniata disks and disk writers will be manufactured under a license now in final negotiation.
Big potential
Millenniata, whose name merges terms for "1,000 years" and "data," plans to market initially to institutions with large digital collections, such as the LDS Church, libraries and government entities requiring long-term archiving. But it expects to be competitive in the retail market as well.
Currently, no disk technology allows a consumer to write into durable, inorganic materials for long-term archiving. Commercial companies stamp out single movies and music albums by the millions using special dies that create physical marks in each disk's surface. Those disks are long-lasting as well - a couple of centuries, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology - but you can't write your own data onto them.
Millenniata's concept brings custom archiving home. It envisions enhancements that will soon include Blu-ray format and eventually larger diameter disks and disk readers to dramatically increase data capacity for specialized applications. Current single-layer Blu-ray disks can hold about 25 gigabytes of data, more than five times the capacity of a standard DVD. Millenniata envisions archive disks of 200 GB or more.
Given the choice of today's risky optical disks - with their organic dyes and layers of oxidizing metals that are prone to failure in a few years - or a disk where information is essentially carved in stone, many people might prefer the latter.
"In the beginning I never thought it could replace all recordable disks," said company co-founder Barry Lunt, a BYU professor of information technology, who had the original idea for long-lasting data storage while on an Explorer Scout outing in Utah. But he now believes the immense consumer market will be within reach as the price of Millenniata's technology comes down, "as it certainly will."
A thousand-year disk from Millenniata is expected to cost initially between $25 and $30, compared to less than $1 for a standard DVD. But the safety of important personal or institutional data will likely be worth a premium to many. Volume should drive the price down quickly, Lunt said.
Springville company introduces new DVD to protect data for a thousand years or more
Randy Wright - Daily Herald | Posted: Friday, July 17, 2009 1:40 pm
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On Sept. 1, Millenniata, a start-up company based in Springville, will release a new archive disk technology to preserve data at room temperature for 1,000 years. It's like writing onto gold plates or chiseling information into stone.
Dubbed the Millennial Disc, it looks virtually identical to a regular DVD, but it's special. Layers of hard, "persistent" materials (the exact composition is a trade secret) are laid down on a plastic carrier, and digital information is literally carved in with an enhanced laser using the company's Millennial Writer, a sort of beefed-up DVD burner. Once cut, the disk can be read by an ordinary DVD reader on your computer.
A number of companies hold intellectual property rights in DVD technology. One of those, Philips, manages the combined patents. Millenniata disks and disk writers will be manufactured under a license now in final negotiation.
Big potential
Millenniata, whose name merges terms for "1,000 years" and "data," plans to market initially to institutions with large digital collections, such as the LDS Church, libraries and government entities requiring long-term archiving. But it expects to be competitive in the retail market as well.
Currently, no disk technology allows a consumer to write into durable, inorganic materials for long-term archiving. Commercial companies stamp out single movies and music albums by the millions using special dies that create physical marks in each disk's surface. Those disks are long-lasting as well - a couple of centuries, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology - but you can't write your own data onto them.
Millenniata's concept brings custom archiving home. It envisions enhancements that will soon include Blu-ray format and eventually larger diameter disks and disk readers to dramatically increase data capacity for specialized applications. Current single-layer Blu-ray disks can hold about 25 gigabytes of data, more than five times the capacity of a standard DVD. Millenniata envisions archive disks of 200 GB or more.
Given the choice of today's risky optical disks - with their organic dyes and layers of oxidizing metals that are prone to failure in a few years - or a disk where information is essentially carved in stone, many people might prefer the latter.
"In the beginning I never thought it could replace all recordable disks," said company co-founder Barry Lunt, a BYU professor of information technology, who had the original idea for long-lasting data storage while on an Explorer Scout outing in Utah. But he now believes the immense consumer market will be within reach as the price of Millenniata's technology comes down, "as it certainly will."
A thousand-year disk from Millenniata is expected to cost initially between $25 and $30, compared to less than $1 for a standard DVD. But the safety of important personal or institutional data will likely be worth a premium to many. Volume should drive the price down quickly, Lunt said.
Today at Fry's:
Seagate 1.5TB SATA300 HDD... $114
Hitachi 500GB SATA300 HDD... $56
:victory:
Seagate 1.5TB SATA300 HDD... $114
Hitachi 500GB SATA300 HDD... $56
:victory:
bmwracer wrote:Today at Fry's:
Seagate 1.5TB SATA300 HDD... $114
Hitachi 500GB SATA300 HDD... $56
:victory:
Oh jeez. What great prices! I'm running outta space on my 1TB, so that would be lovely to get. :puppydog:
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