Posts by Cairngorm

Don't know how I missed this one...or it grew into 4 pages really fast. I have had nothing but positive experiences with PCTorque. They will always have first dibs on any future purchases until I have a reason to change. They are...

mine shipped direct from CA. It did not go to FL first. Does yours have a custom paint job? If so, then it will probably go to FL...but I don't know for sure...

They "forgot" to remove the insulation between chip layers in a critical area. I wouldn't call that rhetoric. I would call that an elementary screwup. It's not like anyone had to go searching for the problem. It wasn't...

Intel srcews up BIG TIME AGAIN You would think there would be better quality control than this. They are recalling ALL Grantsdale and Alderwood chips....oops

I absolutely love mine...I can't say that enough. It has exceded my expectations in every way except for trivial stuff...like how the numeric keypad is arranged. I'm getting use to it but when I'm tired I still screw up. I do alot of...

It could...but it would depend on newer hardware coming out as replacements. I tracked prices for almost a year before I decided to buy...I found I could expect $1 /day decrease in prices over a month for the exact same unit...

http://www.anandtech.com/cpu/showdoc.html?i=2091 This link suggests that even when PCI express first appears...there may not be as much improvement as one would hope...at least until the CPU cracks the 4GB range. I fear that PCI-E...

There is a sticky thread describing in detail the Sager policy on dead pixels. It is located at the top of the General forum section. I understand your disappointment, as does anyone on this forum. But this was general knowledge. ...

Mine was pre-registered when I got it...little surprised...because if I had decided not to want the unit, I would have had to still pay for the software and I wouldn't be able to put it on another machine.

I have a new 8790 with no bad pixels...and I also have seen a radical drop in complaints since the new screen has come available. The return shipping charge will cover bad pixels...that's how I eased my mind.