Gaming rig & htpc, good idea?

dont buy that FAVI keybaord!!

get the real thing --> Unisen Ipazzport mini wireless 2.4GHz keyboard

(2012-04-12 21:19)eskro Wrote:  dont buy that FAVI keybaord!!

get the real thing --> Unisen Ipazzport mini wireless 2.4GHz keyboard

Out of curiosity, what's the difference between the two?

much!

look at the two, and you'll see!

example, unisen has F1 keys up to F12 keys!

unisen holds the patent for this type of mini keyboard shape,
all the other like FAVI are copy cats.

Unisen has a scroll function on the track pad, see the lines there?
FAVI doesnt have that....

also the trackpad itself, on unisen, its flush with the rest of keyboard,
on FAVI, you take a drop, its concave...

also, unisen has more buttons like check on bottom left row completely...
you'll see more buttons then on FAVI.

anyways... LoL

(2012-04-12 21:24)eskro Wrote:  much!

look at the two, and you'll see!

example, unisen has F1 keys up to F12 keys!

unisen holds the patent for this type of mini keyboard shape,
all the other like FAVI are copy cats.

Unisen has a scroll function on the track pad, see the lines there?
FAVI doesnt have that....

also the trackpad itself, on unisen, its flush with the rest of keyboard,
on FAVI, you take a drop, its concave...

also, unisen has more buttons like check on bottom left row completely...
you'll see more buttons then on FAVI.

anyways... LoL

Good to know! *rushes off to change amazon wish list....*

also note that on UNISEN,
the media keys at the top like MUTE or VOLUME +
are directly accessible!

while on FAVI,
the media keys are 'second functions'
so its annoying having to always hold FN key to access those keys..
i mean c'mon, its meant for HTPC's,
people will have to use those media keys alot...

what were they thinking?

(2012-04-12 20:44)reksveks Wrote:  

(2012-04-12 20:20)Ryoga79 Wrote:  I wish there was a way that i could automate this with a system task. My goal for the HTPC is to never have to drop to desktop if i can avoid it (it's in my living room and doesn't have a keyboard/mouse hooked to it). Like, for example if a game gets loaded that isn't on the C drive, it caches it from D to C. Then later on a daily check is made that if a game hasn't been launched in X days, move it from C back to D, or something like that.

Although I plan to have a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, i think that would be pretty slick way of deciding the location of each games location, might look into whether there is any workaround.

@Andro, I am not sure how much a rush you are in but I assume or hope that the prices for the sandy-bridge cpu should fall with the upcoming release of the ivy-bridge cpu.

I was hoping to start getting together parts in the next few weeks... when are sandy bridge prices expected to drop? How significantly are we expecting?

well, price will drop when Ivy Bridge will be released...
should be around JUNE....
if they dont change their minds,,,,

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I was hoping to start getting together parts in the next few weeks... when are sandy bridge prices expected to drop? How significantly are we expecting?
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According to Google, Ivy Bridge's release is scheduled for somewhere between the 23rd and the 29th of this month, depending on which site you choose to believe. Most likely initially it'll be an OEM release, with a wider drop next month, so you'll probably start seen fairly decent price drops around the mid to end of May.

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(2012-04-12 21:32)eskro Wrote:  well, price will drop when Ivy Bridge will be released...
should be around JUNE....
if they dont change their minds,,,,

Looks like they pushed it up:

http://www.slashgear.com/ivy-bridge-tipp...-12222610/

woaaaaaaa, April 23rd, lets see if its true

(2012-04-12 21:36)eskro Wrote:  woaaaaaaa, April 23rd, lets see if its true

... something better is always lurking around the corner, and something is always about to get cheaper... grr tech shopping is a pain. Lol