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11 months ago

  • Comments on "3 TB disks are Here" from Linux Magazine
    from 22 Feb 2011 - 5:31pm

1 year ago

  • Hardware review of the Hewlett-Packard ProLiant N36L Microserver
    from 10 Dec 2010 - 6:13pm

2 years ago

  • Deciphering Intel's new X25-M G2 SSD
    from 22 Jul 2009 - 12:52am
  • Quick and easy network bandwidth benchmarking on Linux and MacOS X
    from 15 Mar 2009 - 2:55pm

5 years ago

  • High-speed cellular wireless modems (e.g. EVDO, HSPDA) in Ubuntu GNU/Linux 6.10
    from 27 Jan 2007 - 10:57pm
  • monoprice.com vs Dell OEM DVI cable--the thick vs the thin
    from 6 May 2006 - 5:25pm
  • Misery with online reading of PDFs and the need for portrait monitors
    from 19 Apr 2006 - 12:53am

6 years ago

  • Manufactured hard disk with a window
    from 5 Jan 2006 - 9:46pm
  • Anandtech review of Gigabyte's i-RAM solid state storage
    from 25 Jul 2005 - 10:56pm
  • NVIDIA 6800 Ultra power usage
    from 1 Jun 2005 - 11:33pm
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Recent comments

  • >I would probably start small 4 months 3 weeks ago
  • I am strongly motivated to 4 months 3 weeks ago
  • Very nice review. I did a 7 months 6 days ago
  • No idea, I don't have 3 TB 7 months 3 weeks ago
  • Can 3 Tb drives be used? I 7 months 3 weeks ago
  • The N36L can use any 3.5" 8 months 13 hours ago
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  • Sure! Happy to know where 8 months 2 weeks ago
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