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Judging by the success that many luxury automakers are currently experiencing in China, it's no surprise that Lincoln plans to take advantage of the situation by peddling its wares across the Pacific. Lincoln will open its first Chinese dealership next year, but potential buyers there won't be mucking through the same alphabet soup of car names found in American showrooms. USA Today reports that Ford's luxury car division could revert back to legacy names (like Continental and Zephyr) in China while keeping the MK_ names here in North America.
In speaking to Ford exec Jim Farley during the LA Auto Show, USA Today says that Lincoln could switch its naming structure as models are refreshed. Farley didn't confirm that the naming revamp would be a China-only decision, but article leaves little hope that American buyers will get to see the return of classic names anytime soon.
Why would Ford rehash old Lincoln names for China only? Buyers there seem to have a better historical associations with the nameplates than in the US. Chinese also still hold Lincoln in high regard, associating the marque with use by prominent government officials.
Ford is slowly but surely attempting to revitalize the Lincoln brand, with the new MKZ sedan pointing the way forward for the Blue Oval's struggling luxury division. Here at the LA Auto Show, Lincoln is showing the next new product that aims to give the brand new life, the 2015 MKC crossover.
The MKC is based on the trusty Ford Escape, but this is far more than just a rebadge job. Lincoln has used completely new sheetmetal here, with the brand's familiar split-wing grille front and center, and a classy, wraparound tailgate with super slim taillamps that span the width of the hatchback. It's one of the better applications of Lincoln's new design language we've seen thus far, and the end result is a taut-looking crossover that is at the same time both modern and luxurious-looking.
Further differentiating itself from the Escape, the MKC packs an all-new 2.3-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine, good for 275 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque. (On the base end, Ford's 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder with 240 hp and 270 lb-ft is available.) The MKC also uses a new Continuously Controlled Damping adaptive suspension, and is available with both front- and all-wheel drive.
It used to be that if you wanted a luxury SUV, you had to go big. Just look at the first high-riders released by some of the major luxury automakers - Audi Q7, Cadillac Escalade, Lexus LX - and you'll see what we mean. But since 2009 the small premium crossover segment has grown a whopping 200 percent, so it's no surprise that each has followed up with smaller luxury crossovers. And this is the latest.
At the other end of the utility spectrum from the Navigator, the new Lincoln MKC is based on the Ford Escape (much as the old pseudo-premium Mercury Mariner was), but completely rebodied and luxed up to put it in another league. Although we're still not sold on Lincoln's family fascia, the grille treatment on the MKC is certainly one of the better variations on the theme to date. The Dart-like rear lights dominate the wrap-around tailgate, and the overall shape looks taut and upscale. The same can be said of the dynamically-designed interior, taking the concept revealed in Detroit earlier this year to production fairly seamlessly.
Power will come from a choice of EcoBoost four-cylinder engines with turbocharging and direct injection: a 2.0-liter with 240 horsepower and 270 pound-feet of torque, or a slightly punchier new 2.3-liter with 275 hp and 300 lb-ft. Lincoln didn't disclose what transmission they'll be mated to, but did note that the MKC carries the brand's "signature" push-button gear shifter. It comes standard in front drive, but buyers who upgrade to all-wheel drive (or tick the right box) will also benefit from a new adaptive suspension Lincoln calls Continuously Controlled Damping. Other features include an approach-detection system that lights the car up and projects a Lincoln "welcome mat" on the pavement when you get close to the car, and a "bread-crumbing" feature that lets you track where your vehicle has been.
Ford's highly influential head of design, J Mays, has announced that he'll be retiring from his position after 33 years in the industry, 16 of which were at the Dearborn, MI-based company. Upon departure, he'll be succeeded as group vice president of design by Moray Callum. If that last name sounds familiar, yes, he's the brother of Jaguar's Ian Callum.
It's difficult to explain just how big of a role Mays had on not just Ford's design over the years, but on the entire industry. Before heading to Dearborn, Mays worked for Audi, BMW and then Volkswagen, where he was involved in concept cars that paved the way for design icons like the first-generation Audi TT and the Volkswagen New Beetle. As for his Ford resume, it's extensive.
Mays joined the company in 1997 as design director for Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Mazda, as well as the Premier Automotive Group (Volvo, Land Rover, Jaguar and Aston Martin). He was heavily involved in the Ford Fusion, Focus, Fiesta, Taurus, F-150 and Mustang, while also contributing to concept cars like the Atlas, Evos, 427, Forty-Nine, Shelby GR-1, Lincoln MKZ and the MKC.
When the Lincoln MKC Concept debuted back in January, it received fairly positive feedback from both Autoblog editors and readers alike, and this bodes well for the production version of the luxury crossover judging by these latest spy shots. Reader Ivan Lo captured a few pictures of some MKC prototypes driving around with minimal camouflage, which gives us our best look yet at the design of this new Escape-based Lincoln.
Based on the spy shots from back in May, we already knew that the production MKC would sport some real door handles, a little side cladding and bigger door mirrors, but these latest shots also show us that the rear quarter windows have been enlarged and the integrated dual exhaust outlets have been replaced by round pipes. This means that the MKC will retain the concept's narrow headlights and what is arguably Lincoln's best execution of its split-wing grille. Even better, the rear view confirms the stylish horizontal taillights will remain intact, as well as the Audi-like wraparound liftgate. Since the entire taillight assembly rises along with the liftgate, redundant lights were also added into the rear fascia.
Unfortunately, the low angle of these spy shots leaves us without a view of the interior, but based on its looks alone, the MKC is shaping up to be a promising vehicle for a brand that so badly needs some fresh metal.
Want to own a piece of American history? Perhaps you should consider 35th President John F. Kennedy's limousine, a stretched 1960 Lincoln Continental, or the last car he safely rode in before his assassination, a 1963 Lincoln Continental convertible. Both of them will be up for sale at the Camelot: Fifty Years after Dallas auction on October 24, a JFK 50th anniversary auction in Boston.
The black 1960 Continental was part of the presidential motorcade and is bulletproof. The body has been restored to the tune of about $35,000, according to RR Auctions, but the interior was left alone. That's okay, because the winning bidder will be able to enjoy lounging in the well-preserved seats and stepping on the original tan carpeting, just as President Kennedy did. The next owner can even play President, with a divider window, passenger air controls and a two-way telephone - if a chauffeur is hired, of course. The starting bid for the Continental is $25,000.
The other car is more historically relevant (but in this writer's eye, less beautiful), and commands a starting bid of $50,000. The white, convertible 1963 Continental was the last car President Kennedy rode in before his assassination in Dallas - with a notarized document by the car's owner at the time as proof. It was used to transport the President, his wife, Jacqeuline, and Texas governor John Connally "from a breakfast and speech at the Texas Hotel ballroom through the streets of Fort Worth to Carswell Air Force Base, where they boarded a short flight to Dallas on the morning of November 22, 1963," according to RR Auctions. Lincoln specialist Baker Restoration in Connecticut restored the car, which included an engine replacement, body work and paint. Most of the interior, including the seats, are in original condition.
Lincoln was never a brand known for making sports cars. In fact it hasn't offered anything with less than four doors since the demise of the Mark VIII, and that was hardly what you'd call "performance oriented". But that doesn't mean that Ford's luxury marque never toyed with the idea.
In 1955 Ford delivered a Lincoln chassis (along with a 200-horsepower V8 engine and four-speed automatic transmission) to Carrozzeria Boano, an Italian coachbuilder that had just branched off from Ghia the year before. The resulting orange coupe you see here was named after Indianapolis and was unveiled at the Turin Motor Show. And while its detailing may have been divisive, the overall shape certainly caught the eye.
The Detroit News is reporting that Ford will recall some 370,000 Crown Victoria (pictured), Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car vehicles from model years 2005 through 2011, for an issue regarding the lower intermediate steering shaft. 355,000 of the vehicles in question were sold in the US, with the other 15,000 sold in Canada.
The report indicates that corrosion of the lower intermediate steering shaft could cause a "loss of steering," presumably because of a partial or complete failure of the part. The report points out the dealers will inspect and replace the offending steering component for recalled cars, and may also secure a lower steering column bearing and replace the upper intermediate steering shaft as needed. The company is unaware of any reports of the faulty part causing any accidents or injuries.
Ford helpfully lists states in which corrosion is more likely to have taken place, mostly in the Snow Belt, as you might guess. Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia are listed.
Lincoln is "not true luxury," according to Ford's design boss, J Mays. His statements come from a story in The Detroit News that saw candid language on the issues facing Ford's troubled premium brand. Notably, there's a need for a strong character, with Mays saying, "Every brand needs to have a DNA and a unique selling point and things in the vehicle that make you think, 'That's that particular brand.'"
With a range of rebadged Fords, it's not hard to see why that DNA is missing. Mays hinted that a full recovery for Lincoln will be a ten-year process, that's been kicked off with the MKZ sedan. While that car is still largely a Ford Fusion under its extremely pretty wrapper, it's the first Lincoln in some time to inject its own unique take both through the exterior styling and through interior features, such as the vertical, pushbutton gear selection.
Some analysts weren't so certain about Mays' 10-year estimate. Jim Hall of 2953 Analytics thinks it'll be more like 30 years before Lincoln can show a true return to form. The issue, as Hall explains it, is that, "luxury has a degree of exclusivity," that Lincoln just doesn't have. Michelle Krebs from Edmunds adds, "it's definitely a wanna-be luxury brand," comparing the troubled American brand with Infiniti and Acura, two other brands that have struggled to find their place in the luxury market.
With the posh surroundings of Monterey, CA during the Pebble Beach week as a backdrop, Lincoln has unveiled is new personalization and luxury service brand, called Lincoln Black Label. Following in the footsteps of programs like BMW Individual, Range Rover Autobiography, and many more, Black Label is strategic strike, aimed at upping Lincoln's brand cachet while luring new customers into the fold. Speaking about this at the Black Label's introduction in California Thursday, Jim Farley, Ford's executive vice president of Global Marketing, Sales and Service and Lincoln, told members of the media that "At Lincoln, our flagship is, you get to choose. That's our flagship."
While Black Label customers will benefit from concierge-like service from their dealers - both during the sale process and throughout ownership - the focus of the introduction is strongly focused on interior design.
Lincoln chose its current MKZ sedan and its MKC Concept crossover (seen in the inset image) as the debutants for Black Label treatment for good reason: the well-received MKC points the way forward for Lincoln styling as a whole, and the MKZ will be the first production vehicle to receive the option of the high-zoot interior design. We're told that eventually, Black Label treatment will be available for the full Lincoln lineup, but the MKZ will be the initial recipient, and not until late in 2014 according to the company's current projections.
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Capitol Hill's Central Co-op hosted Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and a collection of officials and labor representatives Friday to mark the $15 minimum wage milestone in the city.
"I feel like this is the starting whistle for a labor movement that has become progressive, that's fought for works, and that's fought for the community on issue after issue," Nicole Grant of the King County Labor Council said during her time at the mic during the small media conference inside the E Madison cooperative.
CHS reported earlier on the first wave of Seattle workers to reach the $15 minimum wage mark at large companies with more than 500 employees.
"We are very proud to play a role in the movement for providing a better, more livable wage," Central Co-op representative Susanna Schultz said in a statement on the occasion.
"Two years after implementing the $15 per hour entry-level wage at Central Co-op, our community is stronger than ever. Higher wages are better for our employees, help with retention and recruiting, and have a positive impact on our customers and community. Introducing the higher entry-level wage and offering exceptional benefits is a testament to our cooperative identity and our commitment to upholding the values we share with our partners like United Food and Commercial Workers."
The minimum wage process in Seattle has also accelerated changes in how business owners are managing changes in tipping and service charges.
The mayor put Seattle's effort into a nationwide context.
"What began by a strike on the part of fast food workers and started as a movement in Sea-Tac and grew to Seattle that then led the rest of the nation, has grown into a national movement."
Murray said he hopes the federal government does its part and raises the national minimum wage.
In a statement, newly sworn-in District 7 Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal also called for action on the federal level.
"The federal government must follow Seattle's example," Jayapal said. "We should listen to the hard-working men and women in the 'Fight for 15' movement and raise the nationwide minimum wage to $15 per hour."
The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. For many tipped employees, the minimum wage is $2.13 per hour, according to the Jayapal statement.
"I'm incredibly proud that Seattle is continuing to lead the way in the fight against income inequality," Rep. Jayapal said. "No one should work full time and live in poverty."
In questions with media after the addresses, Mayor Murray said recent criticism from owners like Tom Douglas of the city's wage changes and overall business environment isn't anything new and questioned the prolific restaurateur's support for higher wages. "He was against it before he was for it. So there's been some history," Murray said.
"There are other restaurant owners who believe it has been a good experience for them, a good experience for their employees and support it," Murray said.
"You only have to look around to see the number of restaurants that are opening."
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We had no problem for any of the site for more than 3 years. And we have not changed the code. But this issue is very recent. since last May . In April we have upgraded the PHP version from 5.3 to 7.2 in our server. After 3 weeks of doing that upgrade we have started experiencing this very weird type of issue for the first time
This issue does not happen at the same time for 3 sites and doesn't happen always. But sometimes suddenly it struck from nowhere. When this struck the affected site becomes unresponsive. It does not show any error or display any page. The spinning –grey circle (in the browser tab) spins extremely slow and waits for the webpage to load. But page does not load. It seems the site is just hanged (see screenshot). And just like a hanged pc / device we can bring the site back to normal and if we restart the Web server. After restart the site acts normally.
Our server administrator cannot see any error in the error logs. Only thing he notices is when this problem happens the server starts to use lots of memory and the number of process used starts to increase. So to fix this issue we have came to a temporary solution by setting a limit for maximum process = 50. httpd restarts if it reaches the maximum process.
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Finance is the critical component to help the enterprise capitalize on the new digital environment. How? By providing the insights, forecasts and foresights to support the enterprise in making strategic decisions. The CEO looks directly to the CFO to understand the anticipated financial impact of new business models and operational changes in an uncertain business market.
The IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) surveyed 511 CFOs and senior finance executives for a new study about Digital ReinventionTM. These executives confirmed that finance now has a more prominent role within the business, including applying analytics and creating insights that impact enterprise-wide strategic decisions. These impact areas can include identifying and evaluating organic growth opportunities; analyzing customer profiles and value; and responding to changes in strategy and business model. In addition, executives surveyed said that multiple digital technologies are critical to finance. Digital ReinventionTM can help CFOs leverage these new technologies to transform their operations, address disruption and provide influence beyond the finance function.
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Managing the transition to Digital ReinventionTM requires discipline and management. Ninety-two percent of our finance leaders have implemented strategies to help their finance employees adapt to changes associated with digital reinvention technologies — a step taken by just 51 percent of their peers.
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New diets that yet again promise more effective weight-loss over previous versions come out as often as restaurants release new seasonal menus. It seems like fad diets, or weight-control diets, that feature trendy 'science', marketable ingredients and with a hint of new-age edginess, come and go like the tide. Before you see the results, if any at all, you are now swept up by a new wave of nutrition fad.
But, you can save yourself from this over-complication of what is easily a basic health common sense—control your portions and do not overeat. Basically, it is all about putting less in your stomach and adding less to your waistline.
The US Centers for Disease Control recently released new data that showed the average weight of men and women in the US are on an upward trajectory, with their average body-mass index closing in on the cutoff line for obesity. To add to the country's fight against the epidemic, the US Food and Drug Administration is introducing revisions to recommended serving sizes for packaged foods.
The Fads Are Not For The Average People
Contrary to the diet fads made popular by Hollywood, high society and trendsetters who can afford to snap daily pictures of overpriced scientifically-unsubstantiated "superfoods", what the average man and woman on the street really need to take seriously is portion control.
Some of these fads do work, but only if your entire waking hours revolve around health and fitness like fitness instructors, motivational personalities and entertainment stars who can devote much more time into their nutrition. For the rest of us who sit by the desk typing away at our computers at work, or have other commitments that prevent us from living in the gym, these fads can do us a greater disservice than benefit.
For instance, ketogenic diets have been all the rage in recent times. Its headline-grabbing claim of eating almost zero carbohydrates and loading up on copious fat and protein has been touted to switch the body to fat-burn mode. While the biology adds up in some areas, it is a diet that is simply too hard for the average person to follow through fully. Not only does it cause people to perform badly in the psychological department, but it also puts people at higher risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Such a diet can also be very expensive in the real world.
Some diets that worship certain foods also send its followers on a wild goose chase through placeboes and feel-good nutritional sermons. Items like honey, maple and agave syrups have been making the rounds as the new international healthier alternative to the 'evil' sugar. But these same gooey substances are themselves laden with it and are even harder for people to calculate their energy packages as compared to counting sugar cubes.
"Superfoods" like blueberries, acai, avocados and many others have also been put on a pedestal alongside the non-GMO organic food movement. Not only are these "superfoods" overpriced to the point you have to either choose to be healthy but poor or so-called "less healthy", but the nutrients they provide are already represented in a balanced diet with your everyday vegetables and fruits that cost way less.
Portion Control Can Be Exercised By Anyone
Unlike these dieting fads that have not yet been able to stem the fat tide and dissuade people from going for an upsize, the practice of portion control is a (potentially) money-saving and practical approach to trimming the waistline.
The discipline of moderation can also be adapted into a way of living in other parts of your everyday life. Without demanding your utmost fealty by strictly eating avocado on gluten-free toast, Greek yoghurt with organic berry mix or completely swearing off chicken skin, controlling portion simply asks that you cut back on rice, noodles, burgers, sodas and anything we already know should not be over-indulged on.
It is a much more palatable way of conditioning our physical and mental states to gradually take on healthier approaches to eating, promoting moderation while allowing a small room for pleasures.
One good thing about how regulations are helping you to make conscious decisions to control your serving sizes is that food packagings now spell out what is in one portion. While you now have to summon your long-lost mental sums ability you learnt in primary school at the supermarket aisle, these labels help you to see your diet from a math perspective. That Tom who buys and eats 20 watermelons in your math question is surely ingesting more sugar than Stephanie will from one glass of wine. Something closer to home? You now know your one glass of fresh milk contains less sugar than its low-fat version, and you can opt to control your milk indulgence instead of switching to the bank-breaking almond milk that you may not even like at all.


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South Island Regional News July 2018
Find out what's been happening in the South Island
In brief
- Recap of last month's events and activities
- Upcoming major events
Recap of last month's events/activity:
Although July has been a quieter one for major member events in the region it has been a busy one for Christchurch CA ANZ staff following their move into new offices in Leadership House at the end of June. The Christchurch staff have made the short move up Blenheim Road from their old offices which have been the home of the South Island Regional Centre since April 2011. The new offices include conference and meeting room facilities, as well as a member lounge, that will enable the Christchurch team to host future education and networking events in the new facilities.
It has also been a busy month for finalising Fellowship nominations for this year. Nominations closed in mid-July and this year 19 nominations have been received from all parts of the South Island. A big thank you to the regional Local Leadership Teams and their respective fellowship sub-committees for the support they have provided with this year's nominations.
The August-November period is the time of the year when we get to celebrate and recognise our new members, those achieving significant milestones, as well as our 2017 Fellowship recipients. Upcoming regional events will be held in Nelson and Blenheim, Christchurch, Ashburton, Invercargill and Cromwell. What is evident with these upcoming events is the growth in recipient numbers, particularly in new members in the smaller regional centres.
Upcoming major member events
The annual Queenstown Conference is being held on 14/15 September. Major speakers include Sir Ray Avery, Dominic Stephens, Sue Lindsay and TV journalist Mike McRoberts. This year's conference is again selling out fast with only limited seats still available.
Invercargill hosts its annual Milestone Gala Lunch and New Member Dinner on 17 August. The Gala Dinner will also celebrate two new Fellows in the region, Peter Heenan and Peter Carnahan. The Gala Dinner is a highlight on the Southland Members event calendar and is always well attended.
The Mid-South Canterbury Annual Gala Dinner is being held on 29 August at the Ashburton Hotel.
This year's Christchurch New Member Ceremony will be held at the Christchurch Art Gallery on11 October. This will be the first occasion we have hosted this annual event at this iconic venue.


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Four Full Tower Cases From $150 To $600
Page 1:Introduction
Page 2:ABS Canyon 695--Unpacking And Build
Page 3:ABS Canyon 695--Build And Installation
Page 4:Antec Twelve Hundred--Unpacking And Build
Page 5:Antec Twelve Hundred--Build And Installation
Page 6:Cooler Master HAF 932--Unpacking And Build
Page 7:Cooler Master HAF 932--Build And Installation
Page 8:Thermaltake Spedo--Unpacking And Build
Page 9:Thermaltake Spedo--Build And Installation
Page 10:Test System And Acoustic/Thermal Performance
Page 11:Conclusion
The back of ABS' massive Canyon enclosure
I make it no secret that I'm a fan of small form factor systems…as business desktops. When it comes to gaming, I'm more of a realist. Processors that dissipate 140 W just don't do well in the confines of a cramped little box, nor do multiple graphics cards. Falcon Northwest managed to fit an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 and a pair of Radeon HD 4870 X2s in its FragBox QuadFire, showcased in our 2008 Holiday Buyer's Guide. We didn't have any stability issues with that configuration, but there's no doubt that it ran hot—really hot. And at $4,000, you're most definitely paying a premium for big muscle in a compact chassis.
Twin 80mm exhaust fans, circulating air from the storage chamber
Right now, the hot ticket—no pun intended—is Intel's Core i7 platform. Overclocked, an i7 920 is actually a reasonable proposition. And with most of the X58-based motherboards we've seen supporting CrossFire and SLI, your choice for budget-oriented multi-GPU setups is more diverse now than ever before. So, in the interest of testing out some of the full tower chassis that've landed in our lab during the past three months, we'll be loading each up with a complete Core i7 setup, a couple of Radeon HD 4870s, and an assortment of hard drives. We'll build up each enclosure, take note of any snags that hamper our progress, measure acoustics, measure thermals, and compare design philosophies.
Antec's Twelve Hundred
Just who, exactly, is on our dance card ? We have ABS' Canyon 695, with its elegant looks and performance-oriented construction, Antec's Twelve Hundred, with its 12 drive bays, seven expansion slots, and massive coolers, Cooler Master's beefy HAF 932, able to accommodate eATX motherboards and up to seven expansion slots, and Thermaltake's Spedo, armed with its optional Advanced Package, said to improve cooling and prevent hot air from being re-circulated.
prices range from $150 to $600, so there's undoubtedly something for everyone. If you're building a gaming box with hardware that really needs to breathe, you won't want to miss this comparison.
- Introduction
- ABS Canyon 695--Unpacking And Build
- ABS Canyon 695--Build And Installation
- Antec Twelve Hundred--Unpacking And Build
- Antec Twelve Hundred--Build And Installation
- Cooler Master HAF 932--Unpacking And Build
- Cooler Master HAF 932--Build And Installation
- Thermaltake Spedo--Unpacking And Build
- Thermaltake Spedo--Build And Installation
- Test System And Acoustic/Thermal Performance
- Conclusion
ProximonThank you Chris, another very useful article. Not enough case comparisons around, as I'm sure you realized.
I'll be sure to add the HAF to my recommendation list. I hadn't before because I thought all the extra holes would hinder cooling more than help. The hole in the MB tray sounds especially useful.
I would have liked to see on of the Cosmos cases included, although I suspect they are simply quieter but hotter.
malveauxNice article.
Though, I'm curious. 40db+ isn't whisper quiet. That's freak'n loud. What's up with calling it whisper quiet?
Pei-chenThe three cheaper cases are powerhouses but too big and overkill for most people including gamers. I think the Antec's Three Hundred ($60 a few weeks ago on Newegg) suits the need for most people. 750w PSU are usually enough for SLI/Crossfire so 1000w+ aren't needed.
malveauxI'm curious when they will start releaseing more cases that have more depth, so that they have more room for today's much larger videocard solutions.
kubesYa I agree that case designers should consider making them have more depth. With this in mind though i'm sure vidoe card manufactors will only make their card even longer however.
Lian Li has plenty of depth, and otherwise just huge (PC-A70).
antiacidGood article. Now it gives a procedure and template to test other cases as well. It'd be great to have a review of cases which could be "best of" a certain category (cooling, noise, ease of use, weight, etc). It would be even nicer if the results were put in bullet point form and were setup in a table like the ones used in hdd/video card tables. That would make it a lot easier to compare everything.
avatar_raqI do believe that all the cases available in the market these days are poorly designed especially when it comes to air flow. You may notice that front fans, rear fans, buttom, side and top panel fans -when combined- cause turbulence in air flow that reduces the overall air flow. That's why I buy a cheap $25 case and modded myself!!!
I have so many innovations regarding case designs that I hope someone buys them and excutes them in reality!!
avatar_raqHere is one of my ideas...
To put it plainly: air needs to be moved in one direction, preferably from down-upwards, since hot air tends to go upward by nature and the hottest part of any system (that's the GFX cards) is located at the lower part..Hence a PSU mounted at the upper part of the case (with its 120-140mm fan), with another 120mm top-panel exhaust fan and two 120mm buttom intake fans will be by far more efficient than all the available cases. To achieve this efficincy I close any other holes (even the ones the manufacturer meant for ventilation) so the air enters the case only from the buttom fans where I put dust filters to minimize dust inside my case. Furthermore I use a case with long "legs" to minimize inhalation of the dust at my desk's surface.
To minimize noise: I use
1.low RPM silent fans.
2.rubber washers between the fans and the case to minimize vibration noise.
3.cover all the interior surfaces with a layer of an insulator, that can be as simple as sponge!!!
4.even design external air ducts that divert the exhausted air (which carries the interior noise) to the back.
avatar_raqFortunately many aftermarket CPU and GPU coolers helped me. They can be installed in a way that the fan moves the air upwards. There is evidence that the setup I suggested above reduces -though marginally- the power consumed by the CPU and GPU fans to reach thier designated rpm and increases the lifetime of these fans, since instead of meeting resistance, the one directional air flow helps them.
I'm curious about putting sinulation in a case. I'd love to see measurments of noise levels in a case with just random sponges in the case versus not.Heya,
I'm curious about putting insulation in a case. I'd love to see measurments of noise levels in a case with just random sponges in the case versus not, and other solutions. Personally, I don't like lights and other stuff in the case, I don't look at my case, I look at my display. Reducing the case's obvious footprint and pressence is a nice thing. Less noise would be wonderful (especially since I use mine as a HTPC too). I've always been a fan of the blow hole (top fan to draw hot air out). Sealing up a case to reduce all holes to just air flow from bottom to top, with insulation of some kind to reduce noise would be a great project to try.
Again, I'd love to see some noise and temp measurements! To the forum? Got some ways to measure it?
avatar_raqBelieve it or not the setup I mentioned keeps my E6750 (overclocked from 2.66ghz 1.23v to 3.8ghz 1.44v) under 55 c under full load (hours of dual prime 95) in a very hot room that lacks a cooling system(temps:40 to 50 c !!). (Don't be smart with me, we lack electrical power in my country and private small-groups generators are the only reason I can be online!!)
I don't have the means to measure the noise level but I can tell you -though subjectively- it is very quiet when using all the mentioned steps. In the end I wish someone with enough resources (like the guys at Tom's) tests my project and give the whole world accurate objective measures and compare them to the available cases..Even the high end ones.
avatar_raqIn my last post I forgot to add that I use vertically-oriented Zalman CNPS 9500 LED as a CPU cooler.
kamkal600$ for a case? hahahahaha
almost spit out my drink when i saw the price tag
kelfenThey should make an article on water cooling for the i7!
cangeliniGetting there. Gotta remember that i7 is still new, so there aren't a ton of options available yet.
Shadow703793Good write up. But should have increased the # of cases and droped the range to a max of $350-400.
Kept the number lower so I could spend more time with the cases involved--takes a deceptively long time to build each system up, test it, etc. The ABS case is actually the one that set the whole roundup off--it was a struggle finding enclosures that could compete. I think we'd all love to have that thing, but the price is just prohibitive. Even still, very nice to look at.
ccintronWow, those are four hideously UGLY cases... I'll stick with the Cooler Master Cosmos series.
Okay I'll bite:
1.low RPM silent fans.
2.rubber washers between the fans and the case to minimize vibration noise.
Okay, these 2 ideas are pretty well established. Although personally i have doubts about #2 really making a difference.
3.cover all the interior surfaces with a layer of an insulator, that can be as simple as sponge!!!
Right, but it can also be as simple as extreme fire and inhalation hazard. Make sure what you are using doesn't burn easily.
4.even design external air ducts that divert the exhausted air (which carries the interior noise) to the back.
This may seem like a good idea on the surface, but by restricting the air flow (you build additional pressure in the outlet) you might actually be increasing fan noise and heat buildup.
High legs are a good idea to prevent dust (i have this problem as well) but can be dangerous for someone who has the case on a carpet or other uneven surface, since it increases the chances of the case tipping over.
dmbinbcI bought a Lien Li PC-V2100 Plus. I am wondering why this case isnt included in a caparison such as this? Maybe its because its a full tower? Too big? Or, just too many cases to compare? Its cheaper than the ABS but I do believe it to be a better case. I think it has more room and easier hard disk drive bays!
Good thing this is what matters i guess. The cases look fine as long as they do the job. Though all my comps are in the lian li pc-a70b. But if your more interested in your computer wining a computer case pagent then whatever.
Agree, Lian Li has a plethora of Full Tower cases that are well designed and doesnt even get a mention.


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At first many weren't feeling his unique style but soon adapted to the Pink Polos and Louis V backpacks. Kanye West is from Chicago and from there got his start in producing soul sample beats for artists. Whenever he would introduce his raps to artists he would produce for, they would tell him to stick to producing. They couldn't see his vision or understand. This motivated Kanye to keep polishing his flow. Through his production, Kanye was able to garner a network of collaborators in the music industry who would eventually work with him on his debut release The College Dropout. This classic Grammy award-winning album (Best Rap Album 2005) features the likes of Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Common, Ludacris, Mos Def, Freeway, Jamie Foxx, Twista, GLC, Consequence, and Syleena Johnson. Kanye put together a rockstar roster and dope selection of features for his debut mainstream album.
Apart from dressing different from rappers who wore tall tees and baggy pants, Kanye West pushed the envelope in hip-hop by touching on religion in his music. In 2004, this was not celebrated in hip-hop. It felt like it wasn't something you were supposed to be talking about. The reason we all love "the old Kanye" was that he crafted the amazing record "Jesus Walks". Even if you weren't religious or believed in Jesus, you agreed this song was a rebellious move for hip-hop culture. No one really believed something like this could be done and still be labelled as cool and not "forcefully religious" or "gospel rap" which still gets a bad rep. Ye said, "If I talk about God my record won't get played." He was bold enough to expose the ethics and minds of the radio promoters, A&R's and DJ's.
For this being the first album I owned as a 12-year-old, I can accredit The College Dropout for getting me into hip-hop. This album is the reason, I write music. I listened to this album so many times, and read the lyrics in the album booklet. When I was in middle school, we didn't have cable, so all I did was listen to music in my CD player and memorize music. Kanye's lyrics amazed me from his charisma to his wordplay. "Never Let Me Down" was a crucial track on this album. The chorus and all the fellas on this track crushed their verses, especially Jay-Z and J.Ivy. As a young person, I never heard anything like it. The relatability, the hunger, the lyrics touched my soul. Everything about "Never Let Me Down" is utterly amazing. This song reminds me of a "Pro-Black" track before the movement really started in 2012.
Kanye was so dedicated to his craft that it almost cost him his life. In 2003, Kanye West was involved in a near fatal car accident after leaving the studio late one night and falling asleep on the wheel. "Through The Wire" was recorded with Kanye's mouth wired shut from the accident. The record samples Chaka Khan's "Through The Fire". This track explained the aftermath of the accident and how he felt God gave him a second chance. I believe this track shows Kanye's determination and it made me truly fall in love with his sound and story. Kanye ended his debut album with a super dope outro track "Last Call" – Jay-Z started the track with an ode to Kanye. Then Ye began to spit "The all-around the world digital underground Pac, the Rudolph the red nose reindeer of the Roc". Establishing his presence and alluding to his stance in the hip-hop game. I really felt this track along with others on the album, earned him the Best Rap Album Grammy in 2005. "Last Call" was a record where Ye really expressed himself, his story and how he achieved superstar status in hip-hop when all odds were against him.


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Slowly, industry has exploded across the face of the nation's capital and the satellite towns that ring it. "When we came here barely two years ago," recalls Jitendra Tiwari, general manager at Sylvania Laxman," it was like a wilderness.
You could see miles of open fields on both sides of the road." Adds Tiwari, who's overseeing the company's recently established fluorescent tubes and television plants at the second phase of the New Okhla Industrial Development Area (NOIDA): "Today I see rows and rows of large brick and steel structures. A new industrial unit seems to be coming up virtually every other week."
Tiwari's right. Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, and other assorted towns that fall in the so-called National Capital Region (NCR) - a 30,000 sq km area that cuts through Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan - are choc-a-bloc with industrial units. Amazingly, by the turn of the century Delhi could well become the single largest industrial belt in the country, bigger even than Bombay or Calcutta.
Within weeks, the Centre is to formally unveil its NCR plan, permitting large industrial plants to be set up in the vicinity of the capital - a somersault from its earlier position that large units would not be allowed in the Delhi metropolitan area.
Evidently, the Centre caved in to pressure from the state governments. Indeed, the pressure to industrialise Greater Delhi has been enormous. Lured by the availability of skilled personnel, the prospects of obtaining access to the corridors of power in Delhi and the once-pleasant environment, businessmen have been flocking here from the '50s and '60s.
The story is broadly repeated in other satellite towns. Faridabad opened with five factories in 1951. By 1960, the number had shot up to 104. Then in the decade between 1960 and 1970, the number of industrial units multiplied by 600 per cent, before slowing down under the pressures of urbanisation.
The spotlight has now swung to new areas in Ghaziabad district such as the stretch from NOIDA to Dadri, where the Hazira-Bijaypur Jagdishpur gas pipeline is being extended to and to areas in Haryana and Rajasthan.
Industrialisation came in waves. First, agro-based and consumer product companies such as Tata Oil Mills and DCM's Hindon River Mills set up shop to cater to the north Indian market. Then the Government decided that factories would get steel and coal at uniform prices throughout the country.
Came the second wave of bicycle and automotive enterprises (Atlas, Escorts, Ficher Good earth, Goodyear), all of whom fed the national market with their wares. In turn, this ushered in hundreds of ancillary units to service their needs.
In between, there were other developments. A refinery at Mathura triggered off further growth. Soon, small and medium sized chemical, pharmaceutical, rubber and glass units (Hilton Rubber, Atul Glass, to name just two) mushroomed in the vicinity.
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managing director, Hero Honda
"We chose a site near Delhi as we could mobilize manpower better."
And government investments in the electronics industry (Bharat Electronics, Central Electronics and the U.P. State Electronics Corporation) brought in its wake a host of television and computer units eager to cash in on the new opportunities in what was then a frontier industry. Later, the automotive industry arrived in full force: Maruti Udyog, DCM Toyota and Hero Honda.
To top it all, many of the companies that recently launched manufacturing establishments in and around the capital are out-of-towners, several of them from Punjab. Explains Manmohan Singh, managing director of Frick India Ltd, the refrigeration equipment manufacturer which has a factory at Faridabad: "With the Punjab problem, some industrialists have put up new units here."
The turbulence in Punjab, however, has merely quickened a worrisome trend. Industry is moving in on Greater Delhi for a variety of reasons. A major one is that labour is relatively inexpensive. "One important reason for the growth of industry in this region is the abysmally low wage level," argues M.K. Pandhe, secretary of the CPI(M) - affiliated Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU).
Confirms Vivek Bharat Ram, managing director of DCM Toyota, whose factory is located at Surajpur, a backward district some 80 km from Delhi: "Labour costs are still lower here than in Bombay." That's changing now for the bigger companies with their organized unions, as Escorts Vice - Chairman and President Raj an Nanda is quick to point out. Yet wage levels have certainly not become prohibitive for medium and small companies.
Further, a condition attached to the production licences of many companies is that they will set up their projects in a backward area - and there are quite a few of them within a 100 km radius of Delhi. Hero Honda, for example, plumped for a site in Haryana rather than in Gujarat, even though Gujarat had offered the motorcycle company more attractive incentives. Says company Managing Director Raman Kant Munjal: "For us, this was the best answer. It fulfilled the basic backward area condition."
A host of companies also cite the availability of manpower and housing. Says Munjal: "We chose a location near Delhi because we could mobilise manpower better."
Last but not least is the capital's attraction as a seat of administrative power. Quite candidly, Frick India's Singh says: "All decisions are taken and licences are granted in Delhi. If you're around Delhi, you can get decisions expedited."
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managing director, Niichem plastics
"The lack of one authority for the region has led to unplanned growth."
The collective rush to the region has brought plenty of problems in its wake. The Haryana Government has of late stepped up electricity supply to manufacturers, but power shortage has for long been a nightmare at Faridabad. Astonishingly, Faridabad's plants got power for barely 24 hours a week during much of the last two years.
"It was worse than what it ever was in West Bengal and Karnataka," says N. Balasundaram, a director of S.K. Birla's VXL India and Faridabad's first entrepreneur. One result: at least 160 units, including Bengal National Textiles. Usha Spinning & Weaving, Fenner India and Fusebase India, have downed shutters in the last decade. The gas-based power plant at Dadri will only marginally help; it won't completely bridge the demand-supply chasm.
There's also no denying that the growth of industry has been and continues to be chaotic. Says R.C. Barar, managing director of Nuchem Plastics and a former president of the Faridabad Industries Association: "The lack of one authority in the region has led to unplanned growth." Conceding the point, a senior NCR board official says: "We have failed to plan the development of housing and the social infrastructure in industrial areas."
The states have contributed to the problem too. Not a few of them exploit the new industrial townships in their tilt toward the farmer. The Haryana Government collects almost half its tax revenue from Faridabad but invests barely 5 per cent of the revenue in the city's infrastructure.
The results have been only too visible: a breakdown of the civic infrastructure, a horrendous shortage of housing, transport bottlenecks, pollution, and mounting management-labour strife. Compounding the position in the Union territory is the annual population influx of 2.5 lakh.
Much of the problem is the multiplicity of official agencies, many of them working at cross-purposes. This has led to piquant situations. For example, sales tax is lower in Delhi than in the neighbouring states. So factories produce bread and ghee at Ghaziabad, hawk it in Delhi, and most of it is bought by enterprising Ghaziabad residents who take it back there for sale: it still works out cheaper for people at Ghaziabad.
"Every day, at least 10,000 persons bring ghee and bread produced here and sold in Delhi back to this place,'' confirms Man Mohan Goel, president of the Federation of Ghaziabad Industries Associations. "Some of them make as many as five trips a day," says he.
With the region's industrial population poised for a fresh explosion, the prospects of solving some of these problems are dim. The daily movement of vehicles carrying passenger and goods, for example, will climb 55 per cent by 2001 AD, clogging the region's roads. So the overall forecast is: more industrial growth along with more chaos and further problems.


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There are many ways to have fun in and on the water around the UK whether it's river, lake or the sea. And with numerous campsites close to the water, you will be perfectly pitched to take the plunge.
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OCZ Octane 512 GB SSD Review: Meet Indilinx's Everest Controller
Page 1:OCZ's Octane SSD Taps Indilinx For Performance
Page 2:Indilinx's Everest Controller Does 6 Gb/s
Page 3:Test Setup And Firmware Notes
Page 4:Benchmark Results: Storage Bench v1.0 And PCMark 7
Page 5:Benchmark Results: 4 KB Random Performance
Page 6:Benchmark Results: 128 KB Sequential Performance
Page 7:Sequential Performance Versus Transfer Size
Page 8:Performance Over Time And TRIM
Page 9:Octane: A Portent Of What's To Come From OCZ
Page 10:Storage Bench v1.0, In More Detail
Page 11:More Background On Our Benchmarks
Test Setup And Firmware Notes
|Test Hardware
|Intel Core i5-2500K (Sandy Bridge), 32 nm, 3.3 GHz, LGA 1155, 6 MB Shared L3, Turbo Boost Enabled
|ASRock Z68 Extreme4, BIOS v1.4
|Kingston Hyper-X 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1333 @ DDR3-1333, 1.5 V
|System Drive
|OCZ Vertex 3 240 GB SATA 6Gb/s
|Tested Drives
|Crucial m4 64 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 0002
|Intel SSD 510 250 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 1.7
|Intel SSD 320 300 GB SATA 3Gb/s, Firmware: 1.7
|Crucial m4 128 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 0002
|Crucial m4 256 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 0002
|Crucial m4 512 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 0009
|Crucial RealSSD 256 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 0006
|OCZ Vertex 3 240 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 2.15
|OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 2.15
|OCZ Agility 3 120 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 2.15
|OCZ Solid 3 120 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 2.06
|Corsair Force 3 120 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 1.2
|Corsair Force 120 GB SATA 3Gb/s, Firmware: 2.0
|Adata S511 120 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 311A
|Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 120 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 319A
|Patriot Wildfire 120 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 319A
|Kingston SSDNow V+100 128 GB SATA 3Gb/s, Firmware: CJRA
|Western Digital VelociRaptor 300 GB (WD3000HLFS) SATA 3Gb/s
|G.Skill FM-25S2S 64 GB SATA 3Gb/s, Firmware: 02.1
|Seagate Momentus 5400.6 500 GB SATA 3Gb/s
|Intel X25-M G2 160 GB, Firmware: 1.7
|Samsung 470 256 GB SATA 3Gb/s, Firmware: AXMO
|Samsung 830 256 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: CXMO
|OCZ Octane 512 GB, SATA 6Gb/s Firmware: E068
|OCZ Vertex 2 (32nm) 120 GB SATA 3Gb/s, Firmware: 1.32
|Kingston HyperX 240 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 320A
|Palit GeForce GTX 460 1 GB
|Power Supply
|Seasonic 760 W, 80 PLUS
|System Software and Drivers
|Operating System
|Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
|DirectX 11
|Graphics: Nvidia 270.61
Virtu: 1.1.101
|Tom's Hardware Storage Bench v1.0
|Iometer 1.1.0
|# Workers = # Logical CPUs, 4 KB Random: LBA=16 GB, varying QDs, 128 KB Sequential: QD=1
|ATTO Benchmark
LBA=2 GB, QD=2 & 4, varying transfer sizes
|PCMark 7
|Storage Suite
Firmware Notes
Performance can change noticeably with a firmware update. We'll try to update our benchmark library when a new firmware version is released.
You'll notice that 512 GB Crucial m4 scores are different than what was posted in our previous review because we've updated to firmware 0009. While this purportedly enabled better sequential performance, that claim only applies at higher queue depths, which is why the other m4 capacities weren't retested for this review.
- OCZ's Octane SSD Taps Indilinx For Performance
- Indilinx's Everest Controller Does 6 Gb/s
- Test Setup And Firmware Notes
- Benchmark Results: Storage Bench v1.0 And PCMark 7
- Benchmark Results: 4 KB Random Performance
- Benchmark Results: 128 KB Sequential Performance
- Sequential Performance Versus Transfer Size
- Performance Over Time And TRIM
- Octane: A Portent Of What's To Come From OCZ
- Storage Bench v1.0, In More Detail
- More Background On Our Benchmarks
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theuniquegamerI think in 2 to 3 years we can get a affodable and fast 1tb ssd in market
theuniquegamerWow CRYSIS 2 reads and writes above 1 gb data per 20minutes
Fast yes, affordable no. My guess is atleast 5 years for a 1 TB ssd to be under $100
EDVINASMStill comparing Crysis 2 to everything that moves? I had WD Blue in RAID 0 for quite a while and was relatively happy. Before Christmas however, I have replaced them with just simple, SATA 300 Intel 320 SSD 80Gb. Boy what a difference! No more HDD scratchy sounds, no heat from them, no vibrations, no annoying ticks when idle, silent.. Speed wise PC boots up within 30 sec, and I am only running Intel i3 2100 with no OC. To those who are holding onto HDD I would say unless capacity is the key - sell it off for an SSD. Especially now that HDD prices are skyroketting it is proving easier and easier to do the swap.
it's so much fun to dream....don't expect prices to drop that much....that's what people people said about CPUs a few years back, yet nothing has changed.... another example is the mid and top end video cards....since manufacturing techniques have improved and have become more efficient one would think that the products would be cheaper....that's not the case....it's called demmand....people demand faster components and will pay a premium price for it, why would manufacturers drop the prices?...they still have to make a profit
and in 2 to 3 years we can get a 20 core intel 9999 X edition for $50.
and gtx990X2 for just $100.
And I recommend folks hold onto their current hard drives and get a boot SSD. 80GB may be enough for you, but a lot of us have bigger storage needs. Its gonna take about a year for the hard drive market to recover, so hang on to those mechanical drives.
I do believe that 3-5 years from now we will see a huge increase on performance accompanied by a huge drop in price (compare with today's prices and performance)
Then we will probably have SATA 4 on the market and the "right price/GB/TB" will be on SATA 3 SSD's.
With that in mind, I have always build my systems a generation "behind" which is always more than "a few" generations of whatever I had built last, I have always double or triple my previous built performance for around the same money invested on it.
(plus/minus a few new "tricks" that probably were not on the previous built that could raise my budget
200 dollars or so)
Is is possible to get an 1TB SSD for around $100-$200 dollars in 3-5 years?
I believe it will be.
just don't expect to also be the faster SATA 4, you will have to "compromise" by been a little "behind"
in speed.
mikenygmailAdd "SSD" to the title.
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 2.4GHz circa 2005 - $475.99 inflation adjusted to 2011 ~$548.22
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz circa 2007 - $279.99 inflation adjusted to 2011 ~$304.10
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz circa 2011 - $219.99
I'm sorry, you were saying?
grodyI'm not sure why this product is being released. If its performance degrades so much, and the Vertex 3 is the same price and doesn't suffer from such an issue, who exactly is going to buy this? Seems like they are released a beta product on the public.
stevelordI am not seeing anything special here either. Crucial M4 series still seems like the best option out there for speed, reliability and price. I use them at home and several at work and they've all been great.
they are still expensive....they can by sold for a lot less....here is another example....when stores have theses so called specials around 60% off retail prices they are still making a profit....so a cpu that's around 300 dollars could be sold at 180 dollars and the company would still make a profit....like said before, we empower the companies you set such high prices
Its called R&D... It allows progress but is also adds the "high prices" If you say getting i5 2500k is too pricey then think again.
"AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 2.4GHz circa 2005 - $475.99 inflation adjusted to 2011 ~$548.22"
Man where were you buying your athlon 64s, i cant remember what i paid. But it certainly was under 200, i dont buy $200+ processors. I bought 3 A64s and 2 A64x2s and none of them were 200 let alone 476.
I can find a athlon 64x2 3800+ in my newegg history from 2006 for 154, they were not expensive. (dont remember where i bought the others, so cant check exactly what i paid)
um, core 2 duo's are around 150-180$ online in many places still, thats pretty high for somewhat old components... and a core 2 quad was like 300$ when i looked.
kamikaze1Wow this is an amazing ssd!!!!!
The prices dropped about 50 cents per GB in the last year. That's roughly 25% less.
Next year if they drop another 25%, they will be roughly 1.20$ per GB
I'm being optimist by saying you will be able to get a decent SSD at around 90 cents per GB.
A year later, we can maybe look at 85Cent per GB on average.
And then another year after that, 65 Cents.
1 TB at 65 cents is 650$
Unless there's a huge surge in flash memory production, I don't see a 1TB SSD for less than 500$ in the next 3 years.
By the way, I don't see the sandisk SSD's on here. They seem to be the best deal around price wise.
You're conflating the retail space with the manufacturing space here to make a point that would not otherwise stand. When a retail store sells at 60% off retail prices it has absolutely nothing to do with manufactuers and what profits they may or may not be making and everything to do with retail strategy. They're either loss-leading or trying to move excess inventory. Either way they're not making a profit on the item being sold they're recovering the loss some other way or just writing off the loss. Just because some retail store offers a sale of 60% off doesn't mean that every item on the market sold at 100% MSRP was a 40% profit for the retail outlet. Which, again, is not the manufacture anyway so even if you point stood it wouldn't demonstrate what you're attempting to argue.
$476 was the list price on newegg in early July 2005 for a 4000+ and the San Diego had only been released less than two months earlier in Mid April.
The 64x2 3800+ was released around August of 2005 for around $350. So they were pretty expensive parts when they came out. Tom's even mentioned the expense explicitly in their review in August 2005 even though they were themselves the newer 'cheaper' x2's after the first gens were like $550+. If you got one in 2006 for any price it was cheap because it was old.
True, but by then folks will need a minimum of 750MB for the OS etc and demand at least 5 TB from a boot drive to be acceptable :-)
My first hard disc was 5MB in size (yes, 5MB... not a typo). And I could not believe how much faster it was with it's huge storage capacity compared to the 360k 5 1/4" floppy disks I was using up to then.
Bottom line, no matter how big and cheap the next generation SSDs will be, it will always be too small and too expensive. We just want more from Moore's law :-)
I don't see a reason to upgrade to an SSD for a few more years. I only restart my PC once or twice a month when critical updates need to be installed. Having 12gb of ram most of my stuff stays open and running 24/7. Even without an SSD, I can boot from my 500gb F3 in about 45 seconds to working desktop.
I assume you meant 750GB, not 750MB and either way you are wrong, plain and simple. No time soon will an OS use that much storage. In fact I think Windows 8 will use less storage space than Windows 7 does so please explain how an OS will use that much storage space. It will probably take us a minimum of 15 years for something like that and I don't think 15 years is enough for that increase in storage requirements.
Octane is just too expensive for it's performance. I might pay half of it's current price for that performance, maybe a little more than half.
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