SSD is the way to go - stay away from Seagate!

I replaced my current hard drive because it was pretty much full and I hate wasting time managing my disk space. So I went ahead with a 500GB at 5400RPM. 5$ difference for the 7200RPM was not was deterred me, but my fear of the noise.

I was wrong, apparently the 7200 RPM Momemtus is quieter! However power consumption is greater.

Either way, the noise unacceptable. I hear it across the room. In fact I think it is louder than my CPU fan!

Stay away from seagates...

It seems, albeit speed is not top, that Hitachi drives are the quietest.

BCK-08 - Windows 7 and a Thinkpad T61P

I am not sure where is the weak point in my system, but I am quite sure it is the BCK-08. It is a nice stereo bluetooth receiver or headset, but there are a few problems :
- Not well balanced - it will not stay at one place when clipped to clothing
- battery life - I only get a few hours- not quite enough for a film nor a video game
- hiss - In ear bud headphones make the electronic noise worse. I put the volume up and use a pair that has a rheostat to control the volume. Unfortunately the high end is cut out, but I avoid the constant hiss.

I will add a heavier battery to the device. I do not think it will be a problem given it seems to discharge on its own. It may not be so pleasant to look at considering I will be using electrical tape to hold it together.

It makes me think it would be nice to find a way to have a "set" of AA batteries which are lithium based and voltage dropped to work with my digital camera so that the voltage is always around 1.6V rather than the NiMH of 1.2 taking so long for the flash to come on.

Samsung CLP-310

I got it on clearance. Cheap. I　should have bought two. Cheaper than getting refills for toner, but I didn't.

As for refilling the toners, it seems that it needs a chip or a mod to the EEPROM AMTEL 24c64 before it reaches the limited number of prints.

http://fcartegnie.free.fr/lines/?p=25

I guess the program estimates how much toner is left in the cartridge from the starter ones which have no chip, then will restart the count with the new cartridge. A waste really, but I guess that manufacturers are struggling with ways to make their products profitable. How much can you make of black powder?

Chrome printing features suck!

I like chrome. It opens up quickly, minimal add ons make is faster than Firefox, but the lack of addons, or even built in functions make it a pain to use.

I intended to printout a graphic that took the whole of the window, but the printout, good thing not on photo paper, only took the top edge of the sheet, even if I set it landscape!

I thnk I will stick with Firefox for good. Page rendering may not be the fastest, but the features make it the most pleasant to use.