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#345 of 391 royce by masspector Sep 04, 2002 (3:32 am)
Replying to: dusti (Apr 16, 2002 3:53 pm) I do not have any experience with ABS. But if you want to build your own pc or have someone do it for you, you can get the colored alienware cases and mouse and KB at www.buyxtremegear.com
#346 of 391 At work it is... by tboner1965 Sep 04, 2002 (3:41 am)
Replying to: dusti (Apr 16, 2002 3:53 pm) ...Solaris. I have a mixture of Winbloze, Solaris and Linux at home. My laptop dual boots Solaris 2.6 and Windows   I primarily use Windows for websurfing, e-mail and games for my children (nothing that requires a full bore game rig) In fact, I believe the fastest processor in my home is a Celeron 766.   I just finished installing one our new E12000 systems for the US Air Force. Nice rig. Maximum configuration is 52 processors and 288GB of RAM.   Typical configuration is 36 processors with 144GB of RAM and 9 IO boats that contain 4 IO cards each. It can be divided into anywhere between one and nine seperate domains.   The E15000 is essentially twice the E12K with 106 processors max and 576GB max, but typically 72 procs with 288GB RAM and of course twice the max number of IO boats and domains.   Most will not be running this at home as it requires 6 30A power circuits and some serious climate control. Not to mention it is 3000# fully loaded in the shipping crate. (Weighs a bit less when all the packing material is removed.)   See all the details at: http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems/SunFire15K/spec.html   And I believe they are cheaper than the E10000 was when it was released about 5 years ago. (Bringing it back onto topic)   TB Thinking maybe my next car needs to be the automotive equivalent of Linux, the kit car
#347 of 391 tbone by masspector Sep 04, 2002 (4:05 am)
Replying to: dusti (Apr 16, 2002 3:53 pm) Sign me up for one of those E12000 thingys. Can i get 10 geforce 4600 ti's with 10 50 inch monitors? LOL The ultimate gaming rig. Sounds like you could create a holodeck with that much processing power.
#348 of 391 GUYS by sonjaab Sep 04, 2002 (7:07 am)
Replying to: dusti (Apr 16, 2002 3:53 pm) Was at the used car dealer across street yesterday. The importer guy was not there...He is in Canada buying 4x4 trucks to bring over ! I mentioned to the mgr. about GM cutting off warranty work on Can. vehicles. He said "since when" ?). He did mention that Chrysler is/has cut off warranty repaIRS. On used cars too ! He says he don't know how much it cost to bring  them over. Yea right..I think he was trying to give me the dust off. Loopholes closing quick !.geo
#349 of 391 thboner - our worlds by robr2 Sep 04, 2002 (7:49 am)
Replying to: dusti (Apr 16, 2002 3:53 pm) My company distributes building products - manufacturers add features and better warranties with no fear of raising prices and/or cutting our margin. Unless of course their customer has an orange or blue logo.   Hardware/Software/Electronics are some of the few businesses where a drop in price is expected by the end user. Technology is expensive to develop at first then gradually costs drop as production increases.
#350 of 391 mass by robr2 Sep 04, 2002 (7:50 am)
Replying to: dusti (Apr 16, 2002 3:53 pm) Aw shucks - you're making me blush!!
#351 of 391 by kcram HOST Sep 04, 2002 (2:02 pm)
Replying to: dusti (Apr 16, 2002 3:53 pm) Feel free to email each other regardintg computer hardware and software... but it is off topic at Edmunds. Thanks!   kcram Host Smart Shopper and FWI Message Boards
#352 of 391 Gray Market Vehicles - Revisited by Car_man HOST Feb 21, 2003 (12:10 pm)
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#353 of 391 Gray Market Vehicles - Revisited by Car_man HOST Feb 20, 2003 (5:24 am)
Replying to: dikran (Jun 29, 2002 12:11 pm) Hi everyone. A while back we had a discussion about gray market vehicles here on the Smart Shoppers Message Board. Essentially gray market vehicles are cars and trucks that are purchased from dealers in Canada and imported to the U.S. Many people were and I suppose to some extent still are importing these vehicles from Canada because manufacturers price their products lower there to help offset the higher taxes and exchange rates. To combat this, manufacturers refused to honor the warranties of Canadian vehicles that are imported to the U.S. As you can imagine, this upset many people. Apparently, yesterday a group of consumers filed a class-action lawsuit against several automakers because of this situation. Here are links to two articles on this subject: USA Today - Lawsuits filed over auto prices and Automotive News - Lawsuit Claims Automakers Block Canada-to-U.S. Sales. Enjoy, and please feel free to share your thoughts on / experiences with gray market vehicles and this lawsuit in this discussion.   Car_man Host Smart Shoppers / FWI Message Boards
#354 of 391 good articles by masspector Feb 21, 2003 (4:56 am)
Replying to: dikran (Jun 29, 2002 12:11 pm) Essentially wraps up both sides of the arguements that were discussed previously. Hopefully now the courts will decide which side is crying foul.   Class action...so let me see, if consumers win I may see $3.00 for my 2002 new car purchase. At least maybe the courts will put an end to the practice of not honoring Canadian warranties in the US.   Are there any websites that list manufacturer policies on this issue?

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