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PostSubject: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeThu May 28, 2009 3:08 am

i know alot of people are mac fans but this looks pretty cool, i have an older zune and i love the new software for it. Should be interesting http://www.switched.com/2009/05/27/the-daily-engadget-zune-hd-revealed-apple-tweaks-macbook-deal/
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeThu May 28, 2009 2:00 pm

Looks interesting. From what it seems Microsoft is doing, it looks like they want to eventually have a seamless media platform across their Xbox products, Zune products, and Windows Mobile products; for example, download a movie in one online store and you can use it on ANY product Microsoft supports.

I'll post something interesting as well: PSP-Go is now pretty much confirmed (to be announced next week at E3), and a thinner PS3 is likely to be available this August or September [along with a possible price drop].
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/05/mole-confirms-psp-go-details-with-a-smaller-ps3-on-the-way.ars
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeSat May 30, 2009 2:41 pm

Alienware is officially insane.
http://gizmodo.com/5272560/alienwares-allpowerful-m17x-obliterates-crysis-with-dual-1gb-nvidia-geforce-gtx-280m-graphics-cards

Technical specs for this upcoming LAPTOP:

17" 1920x1200 Screen
nVidia GeForce GTX 280M (x 2)
Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad Core
8GB DDR3-1333
1TB 7200RPM HDD or 512MB SSD
Blu-Ray Drive
Integrated GeForce 9400M for extra battery life
4 USB Ports
HDMI Port
12 lbs

The battery life for this thing may only be about 45 seconds with all that hardware.............................................................................................

I don't know what else to say except Alienware is nuts.
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeSat May 30, 2009 5:22 pm

The best tech toy...EVER!

http://reviews.cnet.com/coupe-hatchback/2009-nissan-gt-r/4505-10867_7-33108986.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

And I will destroy anyone who says otherwise.

SenaiERI

P.S. I love that car.
P.S.S. Do engineers really use mac? I mean for multimedia and graphics I can understand people using Apple. But I don't think Solidworks or AutoCad are even available on mac (or linux) without virtualization.
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeSat May 30, 2009 6:16 pm

SenaiERI wrote:
The best tech toy...EVER!

http://reviews.cnet.com/coupe-hatchback/2009-nissan-gt-r/4505-10867_7-33108986.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

And I will destroy anyone who says otherwise.

SenaiERI

P.S. I love that car.
P.S.S. Do engineers really use mac? I mean for multimedia and graphics I can understand people using Apple. But I don't think Solidworks or AutoCad are even available on mac (or linux) without virtualization.

DAMNN. that's a sick car. I want one. :]
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeSat May 30, 2009 10:27 pm

Dan Curhan wrote:
SenaiERI wrote:
The best tech toy...EVER!

http://reviews.cnet.com/coupe-hatchback/2009-nissan-gt-r/4505-10867_7-33108986.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

And I will destroy anyone who says otherwise.

SenaiERI

P.S. I love that car.
P.S.S. Do engineers really use mac? I mean for multimedia and graphics I can understand people using Apple. But I don't think Solidworks or AutoCad are even available on mac (or linux) without virtualization.

DAMNN. that's a sick car. I want one. :]
Oh hells yes. On top of that, it's a fraction of the cost of supercars with similar performance.

And as far as the Macs thing goes, yeah there are a few people I know who are engineers with Macs (not many), and they start kicking themselves when they need to do CAD for projects and have to hike across campus to use computer labs that can actually run CAD software Razz.
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeSun May 31, 2009 12:17 am

SenaiERI wrote:
The best tech toy...EVER!

http://reviews.cnet.com/coupe-hatchback/2009-nissan-gt-r/4505-10867_7-33108986.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

And I will destroy anyone who says otherwise.

SenaiERI

P.S. I love that car.
P.S.S. Do engineers really use mac? I mean for multimedia and graphics I can understand people using Apple. But I don't think Solidworks or AutoCad are even available on mac (or linux) without virtualization.

Sick car...if u drag race. 15 mpg at the best!! really?? u better be sick rich or just drive it on weekends when you race or attempt to get chicks. besides that...id love to have one in my garage.
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeSun May 31, 2009 12:44 am

First off, one does not "attempt" to get "chicks" when driving this car. They flock by the hundreds just like in the axe commercial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_zwft9VMP0

Second, if I had that car, I would drive it everywhere. Going to the cleaners, going grocery shopping, picking up kids from day care (other people kids, I have none), everywhere. If you have that monster you better show it off.

Third, if you can afford that car, you don't care about mpg. Besides, 15 mpg is still better than the hummer but it's way more fun. You might actually have a chance of getting away from the cops.

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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeSun May 31, 2009 12:46 am

SenaiERI wrote:
First off, one does not "attempt" to get "chicks" when driving this car. They flock by the hundreds just like in the axe commercial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_zwft9VMP0

Second, if I had that car, I would drive it everywhere. Going to the cleaners, going grocery shopping, picking up kids from day care (other people kids, I have none), everywhere. If you have that monster you better show it off.

Third, if you can afford that car, you don't care about mpg. Besides, 15 mpg is still better than the hummer but it's way more fun. You might actually have a chance of getting away from the cops.

SenaiERI

As if any of us can afford that car other than Will Bales.
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeSun May 31, 2009 1:41 am

haha
Thanks, Sean..
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeSun May 31, 2009 2:18 am

im not a big fan of it actually, id much rather spend the money on a gt 500 and put the rest into mods
i will admit the numbers are impressive tho lol
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeSun May 31, 2009 2:22 am

good luck at actually getting 15 mpg in that car, it has a 7 speed automatic but you'd have to keep it out of boost.
My dads truck gets 12 mpg at the best , my brothers 07 mustang gt/cs gets about 16 and new diesel trucks only get about 14 mpg anymore
Your mileage isnt anywhere close to the rated numbers usually
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeTue Jul 28, 2009 12:54 am

Best. Machine Tool. EVER.

^An 8-Axis Robot with a mill on the end.
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeTue Jul 28, 2009 1:35 am

I suppose if I needed to cut an eight foot piece of foam into a round shape, that would be an option....

I prefer my 700 hp Z06, but i just sold that....lol
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeTue Jul 28, 2009 2:53 am

corvettes are for girls hahahah
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeTue Jul 28, 2009 5:14 am

Cody Harris wrote:
corvettes are for girls hahahah

I think that you might change your mind if you saw this one....3.3 liter whipple at 16 psi....I sold it to a friend along with a forged blueprinted stroker motor with over 20 psi boost capability...probably 800 to 1000 rwhp when it's done.
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeTue Jul 28, 2009 9:58 am

For some reason i cant even force myself to like corvettes lol
My uncle owned a ford dealership so thats what ive grown up around and my dad is a mopar guy
I built up a 340 small block that number wise should be around 425 hp NA for his challenger
Coolest motor ive worked on is my neighbors 555ci big block with 924hp and two stages on 500hp N2O
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeTue Jul 28, 2009 12:22 pm

There are a lot of nice rides out there, but not all of them can corner as well..lol

In the 70's I was a big mopar fan...had a 69 hemi charger and a 71 440 six pack...nice cars as well....

I have another girlie car....a 2000 Miata....just over 400 rwhp on oem block , supercharger and a shot

www.biggulp.net
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeTue Jul 28, 2009 1:10 pm

Ha my cousin had a blown 5.0 in one!
Ive been thinking about your earlier post. a 3.3L?
Different cars are always fun to play with and every likes what they like and theres never any use of arguing about it lol
I wish i had the money to play around with stuff like that
Ill never like vettes tho lol
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Cody Harris wrote:
Ha my cousin had a blown 5.0 in one!
Ive been thinking about your earlier post. a 3.3L?
Different cars are always fun to play with and every likes what they like and theres never any use of arguing about it lol
I wish i had the money to play around with stuff like that
Ill never like vettes tho lol

yes...3.3 liter...it's like strapping a bmw engine on top of a 5.7l v8...lol only better

It's the same 3.3 liter sold as an aftermarket blower for the hot fords....iirc

The one nice thing about my 01 coupe and 03 Z06 is that they handle like the best of the best and at a cost of 100k less or better
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeTue Jul 28, 2009 4:26 pm

haha and even thats a bigger BMW engine lol
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeTue Jul 28, 2009 10:29 pm

Gotta confess I don't know much about this stuff, but if you were looking at a Miata, why not go with a Honda S2000 instead, about the same size but actually engineered for handling and speed?

(My guess is 1-price and 2-you get to make the Miata a go machine, instead of just buying one)
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeWed Jul 29, 2009 1:09 am

i dont feel like looking up numbers but i think s2000 are around 240hp and maybe a 40k msrp.
He supercharged his miata for around 400hp and it probably has a nice whirrrrr sound to it lol
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PostSubject: Re: Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol)   Tech Toys(titles have to be 10 characters lol) I_icon_minitimeWed Jul 29, 2009 1:32 am

Bugati W16

AWESOME car. Sooooo much power.

...(drooling) Surprised
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rdubard wrote:
Gotta confess I don't know much about this stuff, but if you were looking at a Miata, why not go with a Honda S2000 instead, about the same size but actually engineered for handling and speed?

(My guess is 1-price and 2-you get to make the Miata a go machine, instead of just buying one)

I like one of a kind projects...at the time, Big Gulp was the FIRST and only cold side mounted supercharger in the world, plus it made more power than any other eaton based sc miata as well. I believe that the record still stands today

I don't follow it anymore, but nothing touched Miatas on winding type tracks...not sure whether the S2000 has changed that since it was released.

You really have to drive a hopped up Miata thru Deals Gap in North Carolina...it's a ride that you'd never forget.

My 03 Z06 was also a first.....only top mounted whipple on a C5 in the world at the time.
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