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    • #902
      Serephucus
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      They do, yeah. You can get M4 Slims. You're right though; not much in it price-wise.


    • #903
      Brian
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      Oh, good to know. Is the M4 the preferred of the two? Is it as near EOL as the 830?


    • #904
      ShadowHearth
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      Brian wrote: »
      Oh, good to know. Is the M4 the preferred of the two? Is it as near EOL as the 830?

      to be honest. which ever one you will pick, you wont go wrong. both great ssds.


    • #905
      M00lers
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      -( i )- Wicker wrote: »
      TP-Link 500 Mbps Powerline Adapter - Twin Pack for £28.49 as a lightning deal for the next few hours only.
      Cheers, just got a pair for £28.49.
      BaconZombie wrote: »
      Looks like it was a VERY fast lightning deal;

      2wxC2.png

      Click on Lightning Deal, still available! @14:24


    • #906
      Tea_Bag
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      paid £40 for them last week :(

      EDIT: for anyone interested, im very happy with them. peak around 70+mbps download speed. no hickups etc. waaay more stable than wireless.

      as mentioned in a review, the easiest way to set them up is to ignore the instruction booklet and do this:
      ignore the instructions, just do this...
      1) Connect your 1st homeplug to your broadband router via supplied network lead
      2) Connect your 2nd homeplug to your other PC/Xbox/Laptop etc
      3) Press the pair button on the 1st home plug in for 1 second (power LED will slowly flash)
      4) RUN to the 2nd homeplug and press pair button in for 1 Second
      5) Both units will flash for a minute or two (not sure why it takes this length of time, but it don't matter - go make a cuppa) and then the connection should be established. Turn on your other PC/Xbox/Laptop device etc and enjoy.


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    • #907
      N64
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      I actually bought the 200mbps pack there a couple of weeks ago. It pretty much maxes out my connection most of the time and I am happy enough with them however they are greatly susceptible to interference (e.g. a cheap laptop charger I bought off ebay was causing my speeds to half - but I presume the charger had no shielding on it)


    • #908
      Saadyst
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      In terms of LAN network speeds... would this be limited by the standard modem that Eircom provide? Would you have to get a switch to make full use of this?


    • #909
      Monotype
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      Eircom probably have different routers, so you'd have to check what the speed limits are for each individual one. Cheaper ones might be maxed out at 100Mbps, but that's only a guess.

      I got one of these myself and wow, amazon delivered the next day. Lightning fast. :pac: Nice.


    • #910
      MRTULES
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      What sort of distance will these do? Is it going to need to be on the same circuit?


    • #911
      marco_polo
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      MRTULES wrote: »
      What sort of distance will these do? Is it going to need to be on the same circuit?

      They can work across circuits once they originate from the same fuse/breaker box. The technical limit for homeplugs is about 300m, but I'd imagine the quality of service wouldn't be great at all as you get approach to the maximum.


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    • #912
      TheDoc
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      I thought these were a no go for alot of people.

      I know I cant use them in my house, as the upstairs and downstrairs power are on separate breakers. Ended up using UPC's service to move the box from downstairs upstairs and then ran ethernet accross the attic.

      All in all cost me €50 to get them out and do the job, they gave me cabling aswell


    • #913
      marco_polo
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      TheDoc wrote: »
      I thought these were a no go for alot of people.

      I know I cant use them in my house, as the upstairs and downstrairs power are on separate breakers. Ended up using UPC's service to move the box from downstairs upstairs and then ran ethernet accross the attic.

      All in all cost me €50 to get them out and do the job, they gave me cabling aswell

      By all accounts they should work fine for most Irish houses. There was an interesting thread on it here over in the broadband forum last year, although much of the finer detail went over my head at the time (and still does :o).


    • #914
      Fluffy88
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      glynf wrote: »
      Gah. I can't buy downloads as I'm not in US, what's the workaround-proxy US address?

      However, got Saints row the third for €17:46 delivered - as opposed to €30 on Gamestop.:)
      AlmightyCushion wrote: »
      Just add a US address to your amazon account. I've bought loads of download games from them.

      You can use a address generator to get a proper American address, I used this one and it worked.
      http://www.fakeusaaddress.com/


    • #915
      deconduo
      Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,282 deconduo
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      bernardamaac. wrote: »
      ASUS GeForce GTX 570 DirectCUII - 1280 MB GDDR5 €35 just ordered two! http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/search/asus-geforce-gtx-570-directcuii#amount-low=0,amount-min=0,amount-high=37,amount-max=37/sortFilter=0_0/display-list/

      Doubt they'll honour it, but I sent in an order anyway.


    • #916
      Fluffy88
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      Just put in an order too, would be amazing to get it but probably not :(


    • #917
      Tij da feen
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      Just did the same. Unlikely but in the off chance they do honour it I'd be kicking myself.


    • #918
      tuxy
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      Also ordered was tempted to order a few but have decided not to be greedy.
      A friend of mine who is always broke needs a good card so lets see how it turns out.


    • #919
      ShadowHearth
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      they will just go with some bull**** like: oh we ran out of stock etc. Plus on top of that it is pixmania we are talking about. if amazon would do such **** up then 90% chance it owuld be honored!


    • #920
      Chosen
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      deconduo wrote: »
      Doubt they'll honour it, but I sent in an order anyway.

      If people ordered only 1 card along with something else, we would have a chance. But here, "let me order a bunch and see if they're gonna honour it" nope, that never works :s


    • #921
      ED E
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      Sorry about the chat Cherryghost, got carried away in the sillyness of it all.

      Would make my christmas if they ship em anyways.


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    • #922
      darconio
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      ordered 2 myself via fatcheese :) for a total grand of €82.57


    • #923
      Tea_Bag
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      honestly, if i had seen that myself, i wouldnt have posted it anywhere.


    • #924
      ED E
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      Tea_Bag wrote: »
      honestly, if i had seen that myself, i wouldnt have posted it anywhere.

      Yep, when they get 1000 orders for them it'll definitely be stopped, where as a handful might just slip through.


    • #925
      tuxy
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      Chances look even slimmer now with so many ordering multiple cards. :(


    • #926
      Serephucus
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      Chalk up one more. :P

      Highly doubt it'll go through, but if it does it'll make a wonderful present for a friend of mine.


    • #927
      God Father
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      Now delete OP and all evidence :P


    • #928
      tuxy
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      The only one trying to delete all evidence will be pixmania.


    • #929
      Amirani
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      Just bought one. I wonder if I should sell my 7850 in anticipation...


    • #930
      PseudoFamous
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      NiallSparky wrote: »
      Just bought one. I wonder if I should sell my 7850 in anticipation...

      just the one? I had the measuring tape out to see if I had enough clearance over the PSU for 3 :P


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    • #931
      bernardamaac.
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      I have pictures of everything now anyway. So if they dont honour it il open up a false advertising case.


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