You know it, we know it, the whole damn world knows it: On ever-so-rare occasions, there are technologies that we, the nerd elite, have ever-so-slightly... umm... overhyped. That's right, we said it. Overhyped. It's just that when we're talking with engineers or reading about about some hot new technology, we get so damn excited. So excited! And can you really blame us? I mean, who wouldn't get excited when you hear about CPUs that clock in over 4GHz, or instruction sets that will multiply your CPU's performance? And geez, who wouldn't want to turbocharge his gaming framerate? Hell, we shouldn't be blamed for overhyping, it's those damn engineers fault!
In case you do blame us, hit the jump before you collect your torches and pitchforks, and definitely read our apology to the world before you bring an angry mob to Maximum PC HQ.
Antec SX1040B 10-bay 1.1mm steel [upgrade soon to Antec 900]
Cooling
4 x 80mm Antec fans, VGA air duct [upgrade soon to 120mm]
Mouse
MS SideWinder Mouse & MS Wireless Laser Mouse 6000
Keyboard
MS Wireless Laser Keyboard 6000 v2.0
Internet Speed
56K, Satellite, WiFi Hotspot
Other Info
Plextor PX-810SA SATA DVD+/- R/RW Drive
HP dvd1070 Lightscribe SATA DVD+/- R/RW Drive
MS X360 Wireless Controller (Black)
MS Wireless Receiver (for X360 controller)
MS X360 HD-DVD Drive (to PC)
HP PhotoSmart C7280
HP LaserJet 3380
HP ScanJet 4670 w/ Negative Adapter
MicroTek ScanMaker 5950
I agree mostly, except for a couple things like the iPhone and SLI. Two cards in SLI is still a noteable upgrade, but anything over that is wasted imo. As for the iPhone, it's like they never even USED one for practical situations. The GPS and map system is amazing, and the web browsing is insanely fast for a Phone, I'd buy one in a heartbeat if I coud afford one...
Ah yes, the I-Phone, the swiss army knife of mobile phones. Great for impressing your friends "And, according to my i-phone I am only 100 metres from my office" or "According to my i-phone it's raining outside". "I can use it to guide me to work everyday, while watching movies, playing games, downloading from the web AND, photographing pretty girls on the train". Like all good army knives it is best used to impress all those wannabees who don't have one, a male mine is bigger than yours thing. 99% of the time you will use it for ringing people, sending texts and emails. You could do that with an ordinary phone, but it isn't the same is it.
