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Silly question. I notice that Europeans use a comma instead of a decimal point when writing numbers, why is that? Also, what do you do in the case of a number that requires a comma and a decimal point, for example: 1,500.25?

= = I had it shipped to work and the 15th is Saturday so I'll have to wait till the 17th.

Ah, self appointed mods, what praytell offends your delicate sensibilities? The post quote from Boo that explains a very select act predominately executed by Asians? Seriously? Careful, Hurlshot may puke on you.

So what makes one "hispanic"? Speaking Spanish? I mean, Mexicans are hispanic but so is Spain. Brazil is hispanic even though the populous is mainly Portugese. And the Columbians, Chileans, Venesualans, etc... So is it if youre brown and speak Spanish, youre "hispanic"?

I wonder whats the percentage of registered hispanic voters. Less than 5%? 1%? It would have been hysterical if this was happening in Arizona and those 200 protesting kids were raided for illegal immigration.

Just curious but why would anyone buy a wirless LAN card for a desktop PC? Arent they slower than wired connections?

Sure, but how do you feel about your mother?

What word?

Agreed. And it will cost $100.00. And Ill probably still buy it.

Very cool, how do you get it? Was the first pic in the LK's chamber? I havent been that far yet.

I think most people feel they are getting screwed over because DRM does almost nothing to prevent piracy yet inconveniences legitimate users. Using your examples above, just imagine if you still had dial-up. Or if the company servers go down and you cant play your game for a few days. Or if 5 years from now they take the server offline and you cant play at all.

Really. Feel free to point me in the direction of where I can find these fabled 3GB memory sticks. I want one. --- Missed your post, Spider: "Can't there be 6 dimmslots on the mb? So 3x2 + 3x1." Yes. In fact, I think all slot 1366 motherboards come with 6 memory slots, so that is probably what they're doing. That would also keep the tri-channel running. Youre right mkreku, the order confirmation just came through my email and states: 224-4399 1 Studio XPS 9000 317-0067 1 Studio XPS 9000, Intel Core i7-920 processor (8MB L3 Cache 2.66GHz) 317-0079 1 9GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 6 DIMMs 330-3828 1 Dell Consumer Multimedia Keyboard, US 320-1075 1 Dell ST series ST2410 24"W Full HD Monitor, 24.0 VIS, VGA Cable supplied only 320-8404 1 ATI Radeon HD 5870 341-8518 1 750GB Serial ATA 2 Hard Drive 7200 RPM 421-1603 1 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English 420-7938 1 Dell Connect 2.1 421-0530 1 Dell Support Center 2.0 64bit 420-8873 1 Dell Dock Consumer 421-1183 1 Download Store Links 420-6576 1 DELL WELCOME,Software Dimension/Inspiron 420-9691 1 DataSafe Local BackUp 2.0 Basic 420-6436 1 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp 421-0323 1 Windows Live Search,Multiple User Interface 330-6097 1 You have chosen a Windows 7 System 421-2087 1 eBay Webslice 421-0756 1 SKYPE VOIP Software Application 330-3826 1 Dell Studio USB Optical Mouse 313-3607 1 No modem requested for Dell Dimension 410-1867 1 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE 313-8757 1 Roxio 10.3, Easy CD & DVD 421-1412 1 Cyberlink Power DVD 8.3 Playback 313-8916 1 16X DVD+/-RW Drive 313-7186 1 Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio 313-4514 1 No Speaker Requested 430-3347 1 Integrated 10/1000 Ethernet 410-2441 1 McAfee SecurityCenter 15 Month Subscription 420-6585 1 Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition 950-3338 1 2 Year Limited Warranty 993-5468 1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service [after Remote Diagnosis], Extended Year(s) 993-5477 1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service [after Remote Diagnosis], Initial Year 986-1361 1 Banctec In-home Service after Remote Diagnosis, 1 Year Extended 992-6110 1 In-home Service after Remote Diagnosis, Initial Year 902-0931 1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty 7X24 Technical Support, 1 Year Extended 960-8700 1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty 7X24 Technical Support, Initial Year 412-0360 1 Soft Contracts - Banctec 988-7707 1 2GB DATASAFE ONLINE 1.1 FOR SDO/DIM/INS/XPS 988-0099 1 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online 420-9518 1 DATASAFE ONLINE 1.1 2GB 330-0172 1 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Desktops 468-7161 1 $75 Dell Promo Gift Card - Arrives in 6-8 wks, carries a 90 Day Exp. Dell.com/giftcard 464-8849 1 Special Offer - $30 off

Got the call back and the 9GB RAM is definately Tri-Channel configured as 3 x 3GB. Decided to go with everyones suggestion: PROCESSORS Intel

Ive got a call in about the RAM but a few flags come up. The 8GB is listed as 4 DIMMs so that will be 4 sticks at 2GB per stick. The 9GB is listed as 6 DIMMs so that comes out to a funky 3 x 2GB + 3 x 1GB, right? Does that still indicate that its Tri-Channel?

Or is that what makes a price difference between your latest configuration and the "Sweet Spot" machine? It would be a shame running that stuff as dual channel rather than tri channel. heck, wouldn't surprise me if 6gb were a better option than 8. Tri-channel in a number you can divide by 3 Gb The only choices for RAM are 8, 9, 12, 24. How do I know that 8 = Dual-channel but 9 = Tri-channel? Meh, the extra RAM was an additional $60 but I guess Ill go for it. EDIT: I can do some wheeling and dealing with my dedicated Dell rep but I may have to drop it to the 21.5" monitor to stay in budget.

I tried to go with the i5 for the Turbo Boost performance but as you've seen there isnt a decent video card option for that config. Ive decided to go with this: PROCESSORS Intel

So this config is probably the sweet spot?: Software & Services PROCESSORS Intel

Or how about this system: PROCESSORS Intel

@Spider: Thank you for taking the time to look all of that up but I really prefer a prebuilt system. I have taken some of yours and Humanoid's advise though wrt upping the RAM and changing the video card and display out entirely. Whats your thoughts on this: PROCESSORS Intel

I prfer prebuilt and specifically Dell Gaming with occasional MS Office type work. I need the OS and display. EDIT: Yes, please do. The configuration page had several upgrades for the video card for not too much more money and Im open to more memory, it was also fairly cheap to go up one level.

So the boss (my wife) has given the green light to replace my old PC. Ive been told to "keep it under $1500" and a brief glimpse at Dell offers a sale on the following system:

Ask any woman, size matter. Wait, what are we talking about again...

I think Jacks whole "Im not leaving the island" is meant to be false lead, its just too obvious. None of those others were core members from Oceanic 815 and none of their name were listed.