The "New Toys" Thread - Page 103

CyberMonkey · January 24th, 2007, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cvg

I unRARed a file and damn it was quick! Does the RAM help out with that or was it psychological?

Maybe if it was a file of 2 gig, yeah

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ahpadt · January 24th, 2007, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cvg

I unRARed a file and damn it was quick! Does the RAM help out with that or was it psychological?

Yep. When you unrar/rar files its temporarly saved in the memory.

Vette Boss · January 24th, 2007, 05:00 PM

Extra RAM really helps speed things along, keeping the paging file on the hard drive from being used as much. I noticed a considerable difference after upgrading a few months back, as well.

Files of any size will open quicker, not just really big ones, due to how the paging file works.

Dsemaj · January 25th, 2007, 03:05 PM

CyberMonkey · January 25th, 2007, 03:05 PM

Hey, your gearstick is on the wrong side

Dsemaj · January 25th, 2007, 03:10 PM

I believe YOUR gearstick is on the wrong side!

geeman · January 25th, 2007, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dsemaj

G25

Now you need LFS to go with that

mgkdk · January 25th, 2007, 03:35 PM

Just got these for my ipod

NecroJoe · January 25th, 2007, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cvg

I unRARed a file and damn it was quick! Does the RAM help out with that or was it psychological?

Not only that, but if this were a laptop, actually having oodles of memory extends your battery life...the less time your computer has to spin up/access the hard drive, the longer your battery wil last. When I updraded by 512 to 1.5G, I got an extra (approx) 19 minutes available on a fresh recharge-reboot, compared to the 512.

Peter3hg · January 25th, 2007, 08:03 PM

Not really a toy but anyway, more of a necessity. The DVD-R on my laptop is playing up so I got a HP dvd 940. It does all the formats and Lightscribe which I think should be good when I get some Lightscribe disks.

The White Stig · January 25th, 2007, 08:10 PM

what is lightscribe?

Blayde · January 25th, 2007, 08:12 PM

LightScribe is an optical disc recording technology that utilizes specially coated recordable CD and DVD media to produce laser-etched labels.

eg:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:L...ribe_label.jpg

Peter3hg · January 25th, 2007, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SL63 AMG

what is lightscribe?

Basically you get special discs which have a special ink coating. When you want to put a label on it, you put the disc in upside down and the laser activates this special ink. You can make very intricate detailed images, the only limitation is it's only B/W although you can get dodgy coloured discs for a bit of variety.
Here's an example of the kinda stuff you can do.

mautzel · January 25th, 2007, 08:28 PM

I bought an external Hard Disk today:

320GB capacity - never heard of the brand before, but I'm not picky with computer equipment as long as it does its job properly.

CyberMonkey · January 25th, 2007, 08:30 PM

That litescribing looks cool. I didn't know the quality was actually that good. But aren't the disks quite expensive?

Peter3hg · January 25th, 2007, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberMonkey

That litescribing looks cool. I didn't know the quality was actually that good. But aren't the disks quite expensive?

Not devastatingly expensive. You can pick them up for about 50p a sling which is cheaper than buying normal discs of similar quality, labels and then paying for the ink.

mautzel · January 25th, 2007, 08:48 PM

What about the price of the DVD writer itself?

CyberMonkey · January 25th, 2007, 08:55 PM

Internal writers all have litescrabe standard nowadays. And they cost nothing.

Peter3hg · January 25th, 2007, 08:59 PM

Mine was £50. I didn't want the Lightscribe in particular, it was just the cheapest external DVD writer from a reputable make.

NecroJoe · January 25th, 2007, 09:08 PM

I bought a lightscribe drive from newegg for $32. ( http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16827151136 )They are selling, with a rebate, Verbatim lightscribe media for $2.00 for 20. I've only used Verbatim and HP. The verbatims discs seems to burn faster in the drive (it's a samsung) but the HP lightscribe media had better contrast. The darks were darker, and the images appeared sharper than the Verbatim. I wasn't so sure about lightscribe, but man...it's really cool, and gives the burned discs a sense of permenance... Not only that, but it's impressive to every non-tech-geek who's seen 'em.

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Peter3hg Joined: May 3rd, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Breast Hill Castle, Angleland Age: 19 Posts: 3,781 Car: 2006 Yamaha Fazer LFS Status: Rep Power: 31	Not really a toy but anyway, more of a necessity. The DVD-R on my laptop is playing up so I got a HP dvd 940. It does all the formats and Lightscribe which I think should be good when I get some Lightscribe disks. __________________ Last edited by Peter3hg; January 25th, 2007 at 08:07 PM..

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CyberMonkey Joined: Jan 22nd, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Belgium Age: 22 Posts: 1,659 Rep Power: 23	That litescribing looks cool. I didn't know the quality was actually that good. But aren't the disks quite expensive? __________________ Arena51 forum

January 25th, 2007, 08:48 PM	#2057
mautzel Joined: Jan 28th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Frankfurt/M, Deutschland Age: 28 Posts: 2,452 Car: Golf IV TDI Rep Power: 21	What about the price of the DVD writer itself?

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CyberMonkey Joined: Jan 22nd, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Belgium Age: 22 Posts: 1,659 Rep Power: 23	Internal writers all have litescrabe standard nowadays. And they cost nothing. __________________ Arena51 forum

January 25th, 2007, 08:59 PM	#2059
Peter3hg Joined: May 3rd, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Breast Hill Castle, Angleland Age: 19 Posts: 3,781 Car: 2006 Yamaha Fazer LFS Status: Rep Power: 31	Mine was £50. I didn't want the Lightscribe in particular, it was just the cheapest external DVD writer from a reputable make. __________________

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NecroJoe Joined: Apr 12th, 2005 Last Online: 01:55 AM Location: San Francisco area, CA, USA Age: 29 Posts: 1,809 Car: 2001 Mercury Cougar V6 Rep Power: 55	I bought a lightscribe drive from newegg for $32. ( http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16827151136 )They are selling, with a rebate, Verbatim lightscribe media for $2.00 for 20. I've only used Verbatim and HP. The verbatims discs seems to burn faster in the drive (it's a samsung) but the HP lightscribe media had better contrast. The darks were darker, and the images appeared sharper than the Verbatim. I wasn't so sure about lightscribe, but man...it's really cool, and gives the burned discs a sense of permenance... Not only that, but it's impressive to every non-tech-geek who's seen 'em.