The screws on my WD10EACS are T8.

Ok thanks!

Aligning the door with the side panel could work for me, but do you know if you can push it that far?

I have the Brennenstuhl PM 230 and the Maplin meters. I got the Brennenstuhl one first but it has unfortunately lost accuracy in the 0-40W range so I went out and bought the Maplin instead and it's fine so far.

This page lists the Australian distributor. Maybe you can get an ETA?

http://www.seasonic.com/buy/wherebuy.jsp

I have this case and I'd like to install it for a friend, as a replacement for a generic case w/ poor ventilation. Seeing as "power on keyboard" support is flaky on his motherboard, I would like to remove the Sonata's front door to ease access to the power button. Would that be a straightforward mod?

I would also try another power supply, especially if the one in use is not a name brand.

Can you pick up one of the modules and see what's the voltage rating on it? You can find it under the model name.

Yeah, me neither. I wouldn't worry about that.

There's not a whole lot to say about DVDRW drives these days, but every now and then someone comes asking which one is good, so I thought I'd share my findings. I hope it helps someone out there. :) The DRW-24B1ST is the most recent model in Asus' DVD writers lineup. It is listed alongside the Light...

You can find more here:

http://forum.purepc.pl/Dyski-twarde-cdr ... try3352918
http://club.coneco.net/user/8445/review/23122/
http://www.playwares.com/xe/?document_srl=6558733

It really seems to be locked above 15ms.

I have one of these, and I'd like to share my impressions. I compared it directly with my 3-platter WD10EACS (Caviar GP). Idle noise: it is louder than the GP, and slightly higher pitched, but unobtrusive enough to merge with general fan noise. Seek noise: it is on par with the GP, perhaps a bit sha...

I will be nice if those idle power figures appear in retail cards. Yeah, I hope so too. Not much mention of other power saving measures like being able to disable the video card and just use on-board video for 2D stuff. Clarkdale's integrated graphics should do it, but I haven't seen it demonstrate...

Have you considered the Samsung F3? It's a 3.5" drive though.

I bought 2 of these. They're fairly quiet but not near-silent like the Enermax Pro/Modu, or silent like the Nexus 430W. I believe they're at the same noise level as the previous S12-II units. I haven't opened them or changed the fan so I can't comment on the inside. As for the cables, for some reaso...

IIRC my Pioneer DVR-216 SATA drive contributes a 2W AC load, and I think this figure is similar for most other full-height 5.25" models. I don't know what it needs the watts for; I just view it as another instance where the desktop is thrown to the dogs as far as power efficiency is concerned.

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/7899/cf687bf9e3164e10adb00fb.jpg http://vr-zone.com/articles/athlon-ii-cpus-coming-soon--including-x4-propus-/7484.html http://en.inpai.com.cn/doc/enshowcont.asp?id=6844 For me, it's going to be a tossup between 785G + 240e and G41 + E6500 (which should be availab...

Glad you're interested too. This source says the price is ~€289 for units sold in Hong Kong. Not sure if that's the RRP or street price.

Here's an update for those looking to buy a cheap, low capacity notebook drive. It appears a single-platter version of the WD2500BEVT is out, under the following submodels: WD2500BEVT- 00ZAT0 WD2500BEVT- 22ZAT0 http://yertech.blogspot.com/2009/08/25-hdd-platter-capacity-model-list.html I don't know ...

http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=wH1q2VTqyLXaCw1f According to the blogger Yersys , this is the first Asus nettop to use the Ion (GeForce 9400M) platform. The specifications seem very complete to me. Is anyone missing something? I think I'll be very interested to see it reviewed here. What do y...

Thanks everyone. I've placed an order for 2 monitors and will post my impressions after they arrive. Speaking of the U2410, I also saw a brief mention of a U2710, and I look forward to hearing more details. To outline what I would consider a good all-arounder, that would be a 26 or 27 S-PVA panel at...

Seems a 640GB Scorpio Blue could be out soon. I found some listings on the web:

http://www.google.com/search?q=WD6400BEVT

http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg ... faqid=2670

In addition to switching off phases, the DES utility can also drop the core voltage. Here, I can choose from 3 states, the first being "normal" and the others off-spec. Have you, by chance, activated that too?

I've once bookmarked this post, a very nice explanation by Prototyped:

http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/for ... 0004587831

@Dave

Thanks. I suppose the lack of user complaints says something, if we consider the large enthusiast 'user base'. Does your wife find it suitable for prolonged office work? That'd be the main use.

Yes, I can get it locally. The rep I spoke with expects stocks to be depleted within 2 months but I wouldn't be surprised if it happens earlier. I've never heard of a QA problem with it, I thought it was more about limited panel supply.

I consider picking up this monitor for an upcoming build (I might start a thread about it later). I saw it today on display, and did not notice any immediate deal breaker. I wasn't thrilled with the image quality, but I thought it was usable and not too bright with brightness at 0% and contrast at 7...

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/15-2tb-hdd-roundup.html Drives tested: Samsung EcoGreen F2, 1.5TB: HD154UI Seagate Barracuda 7200.11, 1.5TB: ST31500341AS Seagate Barracuda LP, 2TB: ST32000542AS Western Digital Caviar Green, 2TB: WD20EADS Western Digital Caviar Green, 1.5TB: WD15EADS...

I can't see how it's going to be any different when WD readies a single platter 640GB drive in early 2010. I certainly would love to pick one up to go with a Clarkdale build, but waiting another 8 months till the dust settles is out of the question.

Not so soon. Maybe not until 2011? The next capacity point for 3.5" platters is 640GB and it'll be available in early 2010:

http://www.techreport.com/discussions.x/17387