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by vicx
Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:50 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Samsung F2 1TB false advertising!!
Replies: 4
Views: 4455

Well actually you are right; they are not F2 drives but it is a little bit interesting. You've seen lcd panel lottery now welcome to hard drive lottery. These drives I bought last week. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3382/3343164070_6201ae32aa.jpg Got pics of these drives from tomshardware.de. Highl...
by vicx
Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:50 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Samsung F2 1TB false advertising!!
Replies: 4
Views: 4455

Been a slow day so I spent some time on this. The F2 drives do seem to be unavailable and yet advertised as available in Australia under OLD designators. Ex. Samsung F2 HD103UI is advertised on a few sites. Curiously the drives I bought last week were advertised as Samsung 1TB 500GB per platter Sile...
by vicx
Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:30 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: new macs!
Replies: 109
Views: 132627

Mac mini for people with too much money. Atom Ion clone for everyone else.
by vicx
Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:18 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Silverstone TJ10
Replies: 3
Views: 2611

I own this case and I partly agree with jhhoffma. This case is absolutely beautifully finished but not designed as well as the P182 for traditonal air cooling and being quiet. I used it with air and it was very quiet and efficient but I could hear the drives (which was the only downside I found with...
by vicx
Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:58 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Lian Li PC-Q07 ... Mini ITX
Replies: 82
Views: 155066

Yeah guys this case aint for me because of the type of PSU it supports but I know its gonna be a gift for some people out there. Choice is a great thing. I have recently started ti mod a shuttle case to stand on its front with all the ports at the top (I intend to hide the ports under a breathable s...
by vicx
Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:30 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Silencing a Shuttle system - worth it?
Replies: 7
Views: 7207

Ice-pipe shuttles run very cool. You only have to work on the PSU which if its silentpower will alos be very quiet. From my experience the hard drives and video card cooler are the noisy components. Shuttles are good platform.
by vicx
Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:19 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Samsung F2 1TB false advertising!!
Replies: 4
Views: 4455

Samsung F2 1TB false advertising!!

Seeing Samsung F2 1TB drives advertised as HD103UI. Does anyone actually the F2 1TB drives yet or is this dodgy advertising by sellers. I would have thought the F2 would come with a new model designator.