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8890 is up on PCTorque

post #1 of 87
8/7/03 at 5:44pm
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the 8890 just debuted on www.pctorque.com .....for some of us the wait is finnaly over.
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post #2 of 87
8/7/03 at 5:47pm

Re: 8890 is up on PCTorque

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Originally posted by Cougar
the 8890 just debuted on www.pctorque.com. .....for some of us the wait is finnaly over.
made good use of that "refresh" button i bet
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post #3 of 87
8/7/03 at 5:48pm
Where's the 40gb 5400??!?!?!! I was planning on saving some money by buying 2 40gb in RAID instead of one 60gb 7200rpm!
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post #4 of 87
8/7/03 at 5:50pm
Is this really the 8890 or not?

See this pic - KEYBOARD

Now... look over @ SAGER's site ... and see this page:

Sager Link-Keyboard -- and I got this from their "comparison" page

So ... am I seeing something different here or what?

-ot
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post #5 of 87
8/7/03 at 5:51pm

Who ordered an 8890?

I have my order in. Wow, long wait.

RAID-0-- 2 7200 RPM drives.
2 Media drives..DVD/CD writer and another DVD reader/CD writer. (Why not..) PCTorque said ATI Radeon 9000, but I'm sure that was just a last second typo. I'm psyched!
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post #6 of 87
8/7/03 at 5:51pm
In the config, it lists the video card as the 9000.. thats just an error, I assume?
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post #7 of 87
8/7/03 at 5:51pm
What does "hardware raid" do and why do I need two equal hard drives set up with the same staorage?
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post #8 of 87
8/7/03 at 5:53pm
CRAP!!!! The config I want is WAY overbudget! CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP

(can someone with graphics abilities make a crapping banana?)
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post #9 of 87
8/7/03 at 5:54pm
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Originally posted by sofaking
What does "hardware raid" do and why do I need two equal hard drives set up with the same staorage?
search for "raid" This has been discussed at lenght on a number of threads.

As for others be patient. It looks like the site's still being edited (fine-tuned) I noticed certain configurations changing as I refreshed the screen
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post #10 of 87
8/7/03 at 5:55pm
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Originally posted by sofaking
What does "hardware raid" do and why do I need two equal hard drives set up with the same staorage?
Going with RAID 0 or RAID 1 you have to have the same size drives. If going with RAID 0, you can gain speed (doubles size, doubles cache etc...). But, if you lose a drive - you lose both drives (data that is). If going with RAID 1, you gain "redundancy" because the data is being written to both drives (mirroring). But, they say you do lose some speed with this and it might be a little slower than going with just one drive.

I believe that's the basics .. I'm not an expert on it and the terms I might confuse them -- there's 2 or 3 threads on this board where it's discussed in more detail. HTH.

-ot
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post #11 of 87
8/7/03 at 5:58pm
This forum just had an orgasm.... I wouldn't be surprised if the server passes out from the excitement and the load tonight!
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post #12 of 87
8/7/03 at 6:00pm
damn u must be one rich s.o.b....or you've been savin up
but congrats on the order....make sure to provide us with a review and pics!!!!!!!!
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post #13 of 87
8/7/03 at 6:00pm
Congrads...
Since preorder has arrived, I'm waiting for the paint options and 2GB DDR 400 option.

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post #14 of 87
8/7/03 at 6:03pm
Thanks.. I'll post pics and my own review-- I'm in California so I'm sure I won't be the first to get the laptop and post a review. (SAGER will ship to Fl, then I'll get it from there.)

I'm not really wealthy, but just really ready for a new laptop. The guy waiting for the paint job and 2GB of RAM? Now that's rich!
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post #15 of 87
8/7/03 at 6:04pm

Re: Who ordered an 8890?

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Originally posted by robertpb
... PCTorque said ATI Radeon 9000...
you didn't read your invoice, it says 9600pro there.
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post #16 of 87
8/7/03 at 6:05pm

Yeah, even up early

Horray!!! It is finally here


Anyway, is the shipping date still the 15th or 16th? Also, any guesses if pctorque will run out of stock on the 8890? I hope not cause I can't order one till this evening. Lots of money for dual 7200's though...more than I can spend...for now at least.
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post #17 of 87
8/7/03 at 6:05pm
I am ready to order. Some questions please???...
What do I need for wireless. I curently only have a Cox Digital Cable modem . What set up do I need to use wireless ASAP when I order.
Do I want raid 0 or 1 & what bay options must be used.
Can 2 batteries be used at the same time as 2 hd's
Differene between ntsc and ntsc-j
Where is the media card reader????????




Help I need to order asap my home cpu died last night:confused
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post #18 of 87
8/7/03 at 6:08pm
the media card is there....look harder
hrmmm...it WAS there, adam is probably updating it still
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post #19 of 87
8/7/03 at 6:10pm
I'd wait for that COLOR pull-down to become active before I order one... that is, if I was gonna buy one.

-myrkat
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post #20 of 87
8/7/03 at 6:18pm
Everyone asking about RAID, do a search on "Raid Question" as the topic for a post. That'll get you not one, but two different threads on the subject and save me and myrkat from repeating ourselves...



While I'm psyched on the 8890 release, I'll be waiting for 'UXGA' to be available in that pulldown before I'll buy one.

-phubar
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