i know. i want that speed too. the worst part is that it's kind of random. to me slower speed is still better than nothing productive to be done.

you're lucky to have r4. it's even more obvious for newer haswell machines

hehe that's why intel classified its usb 3.0 bugs as nuisance (the last time i checked there were still many of them unfixed in the errata)

i am not sure if your problem is related to intel chip, or just hardware or driver issues.

ok. actually i have very less issues about usb 3.0 with my r4's and rog laptop. i'm not sure why also.

wo. at last?! look at this. is this for real? however, can a usb 3.0 do the job well? (i thought thunderbolt port is more promising :/)

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/msi-gamin...well,27606.html

yeah. limited 500 units only. however for gpu, i think it's better to wait for nvidia gtx 900 series. if the news is true, it will be worth waiting for

nice

more and more people are going for desktops.

hm.. no one noticed these at facebook? aw m17x r4 for 2.5k

DELL ALIENWARE M17XR4 LAPTOP
3rd Gen Intel Core i7-3740QM Processor(6MB Cache,up to 3.7GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)
Genuine Windows 8 Home 64bit
1TB 5400RPM Hard Drive
32GB mSATA MiniCard(Caching)
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM(2x4GB)
8X DVD+/-RW Drive with DVD+R double layer write capability
Integrated Digital 7.1 Surround Audio Support
2GB GDDR5 Nvidia GeForce GTX 675M
Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 With Bluetooth 4.0
Nebula Red with Soft Touch Finish
17.3"(43.94 cm) WideFHD(1920x1080) WLED LCD
FullHD Camera with dual digital microphones
Alienhead 3D / AlienFX AQUA
9-cell Primary Battery
1 Year Warranty from Dell

RM 2,499 (FREE Nationwide Delivery)

at later time, this one was posted, 2.7k:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.7...254287267942523

right? i stumbled upon these epic deals when i checked out something else lol!

from time to time, this kind of awesome sales do exist

yeah rare. and they're sold like hot cakes. just make sure you have cash ready so when you see them don't think lol!

i like the new look more.

it's just business it's better to sell them off cheap than keeping them in warehouse. (need to pay rents; need to pay jaga lol!)

lol!

oh. well there must be some reasons behind but i think many don't really mind.

desktops are more fun yeah it's much better to grab something light when you're usually on the move.

--

it's better be clear: dfo units are cheaper because for some reasons or the other, they are considered as 'not perfect' by dell's standards. one thing to note is that although they're usually tagged as refurbished, there are new ones with something like minor cosmetic wears.

i have a m17x r4 dfo. when it was passed to me i could see that it was kind of dusty. (imagine how long it stayed in warehouse lol!) later i learned that it was a refurbished unit. (i am still glad because the seller was kind enough to tell the truth).

.. and it turned out to be a damn good machine. (stock 3840qm, gtx 680m, killer 1103 .n, 1x hdd. all i did was to add 2x 512gb sata ssd, 1x 256gb msata ssd, and swapped the 32gb stock ram with performance ones).

i abuse it a lot. (i do that to my machines. the guys who handled my cases know). however come to think of it, this r4 has never let me down since day one. not even once. (there was this one time i got pissed and hit the keyboard so hard the keys came out. when i calmed down i just put the keys back and moved on. they are still working fine haha!)

to me, although it was tagged as refurbished, it's a perfect machine. however, if you really MUST have spanking new stuff, then go to dell directly, or get them from reliable sellers, and pay the right price.

clearance stock or not, as long as it's a good deal i think buyers will be grateful. (well, if they know what they are getting)

right, that, and good supports.

after sales support (with parts readiness) is important for good customer experience. (no matter how good you are in making stuff in large scale, sh!ts do happen) not many brands can fulfill that part of the product sales cycle, even if they are very well-known of producing high-quality goods.

.. and i really don't think the description, 'well-established', can be used to appropriately describe such companies, because their people are not even capable of managing their support services, the last frontier to make happy customers come back to them in future sales cycles.

what actually are these guys getting paid for?

check taobao.com.

the same happens to aurora. it's like car warming up engine on start hehe

no hehe just a few seconds of full spinning of fans.

given its compact form factor, it's better to put the radiator outside of the system.

aurora also cannot fit larger cooler without mods.

too crazy lah. for me water cooling is very good already

oh. it must be really packed inside.

haha! the stock wc unit in aurora is good enough to cool down the cpu already (and i bought a backup wc unit in case the reported problem occurs)

hm.. that depends on the air flow inside the system for a performance air cooler to work well.

this is why i don't opt for compact desktops. with my limited skills (well if i have any lol), it's better to have plenty of space to work with. i will definitely put a larger and hopefully thicker rad in future. (a 360-rad aio is on its way)