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Posted on 04-28-10 01:23:51 PM Link | Quote
As of this morning it's this Verbatim 16GB flash drive. One of few flash drives I had took a dump in an incorrectly wired USB slot a month or so back so I'm finally getting around to replacing it.

Before that, it was a Samsung Syncmaster 17" that I bought refurbed for cheap when my 2003 Dell CRT took a dump back about 8 or so months ago.
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Posted on 04-28-10 01:37:22 PM Link | Quote
For me, it was still this laptop, if I'm not mistaken. I've been rather stingy lately. Well, unless you count a USB drive I gave to someone as an Xmas present.

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Posted on 04-28-10 01:38:26 PM Link | Quote
   I just bought a Game Boy for 2.3 dollars! Works nicely, too. Yay, retro!

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Posted on 04-28-10 01:39:52 PM Link | Quote
I haven't made any tech purchases for myself since buying our new laptops:

Gateway w/ Intel Core i5
Laptop cooler
Wireless mouse
Trendnet Wireless N Router

Everything except for the router was 2x, one for me and one for the misses. We sold our desktops and use our tax rebate to fund this purchase.

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Posted on 04-28-10 01:43:55 PM Link | Quote
Oh snap...laptop mentioned I forgot that I bought an ASUS Eee netbook (went dutch) for my father for his birthday back in February. Formatted it and reloaded it with Windows 7 Ultimate. Not a bad little thing for 300 bucks.
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Posted on 04-28-10 03:37:31 PM Link | Quote
Paulguy's Post configuration
A couple of these hard drives to replace the imminently failing drive, they're currently in a software RAID 1 array in linux using mdadm and raid1.ko.

I'm also waiting on a black classic controller pro and mayflash classic controller -> USB adapter.

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Posted on 04-28-10 04:51:48 PM Link | Quote
One of these to replace my LX-6 that was behaving erratically. So far, no issues.

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Posted on 04-28-10 04:53:55 PM Link | Quote
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Posted on 04-28-10 06:00:55 PM Link | Quote
An old Dell Optiplex GX240 for $30 from my college (1.7ghz P4, 512MB PC133 SDRAM, 20GB HD, 16MB ATI Rage 128 Pro) and a Dreamcast for the same price.

I'm damn glad DC games are easy to burn. I don't see them sold ANYWHERE anymore.

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Posted on 04-28-10 06:03:43 PM Link | Quote
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Sonic All-star Racing counts, I guess, though besides that, I've been investing in memory for myself and my clients. DDR RAM, 1 GB modules.

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Posted on 04-28-10 06:04:25 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Onyx
An old Dell Optiplex GX240 for $30 from my college (1.7ghz P4, 512MB PC133 SDRAM, 20GB HD, 16MB ATI Rage 128 Pro) and a Dreamcast for the same price...


I feel kinda sad now reading that because I'd rather have either of those two then having to shell out a 40 for a 16 gig flash drive. Unfortunately, it is a work/want hybrid item...so.

If I went the work route, they'd get the cheapest they'd afford for me...meaning a gig or two drive. Screw that.
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Posted on 04-28-10 06:07:26 PM Link | Quote
...16GB drives have come that low? Shit.

I wouldn't grab one just yet, though. I'd wait for them to drop a bit more, first, and then I'd wait until my 4GB drive stopped being enough.

I've had 8GB drives but they both died.

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Posted on 04-28-10 06:10:52 PM Link | Quote
41.99 for the one I got...but I'm paying a premium for speed. You can get them around 30 or so, I believe. It was either going to be the Verbatim I showed or a Mushkin for 38.99. Selling point was retractable versus cap. I caved against retractable.
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Posted on 04-28-10 06:15:33 PM Link | Quote
A Windows 3.1 machine and a TI-99/4a... so far, the 3.1 machine is working just fine, but I still haven't tried the TI-99/4a (doubt it works, though... it was used by a local cable company in the 1980s as a character generator... =/)

Although those were more technically given to me... as for purchases, I'd have to say it was the Performa 575 + 500 MB external SCSI drive for $25... =P

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Posted on 04-28-10 11:37:22 PM Link | Quote
I believe it's the monitor for my computer, but I got that all the way back in June.

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Posted on 04-29-10 12:06:33 AM Link | Quote
I can't really remember ... :O I think it was the headphones I'm using right now ... about 6 months ago (definitely before Christmas)
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Posted on 04-29-10 04:25:08 AM Link | Quote

My newest tech purchase is a DVI -> HDMI cable for my monitor, my video card doesn't have an HDMI port. Things are purty now!

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Posted on 04-29-10 04:27:02 AM Link | Quote
USB Capture Card. So I don't have to lug around a tv to play games.

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Posted on 04-29-10 04:42:54 AM Link | Quote
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Posted on 04-29-10 04:47:19 AM Link | Quote
I got an "EasyCap".

it has probems, you have to work to get it to work.

Things of note:
Will not work with x64 or windows 7
Requires own software to play video/record
.5 sec delay/lag

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