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update: just pulled the TV tuner out of my pc to get model numbers off the chipset, a quick google and i have found the BDA drivers and im a happy camper again

i have a 120gb Sata3 ssd Ryan and from power on to using windows is about 30secs including POST

SSDs are ruining the computer user experience.

I remember when I'd hit the power button, then have time to go and get a coffee before it had booted into the OS. Now my MacBook Pro with 128GB SSD boots in about 20-30s, and I don't have time.

Dad's new Win7 machine with 60GB Vertex SSD is about the same.

It bothers me.

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Haha I'm hearing you, someone has already made a USB coffee warmer but what about one that boils the water first

Funnily enough, I have one of those mug warmers. Need a coffee machine I can control via the web/smart phone.

^^ awesome

i am sort of deciding whether or not to buy Start8 start bar, i know there are free ones but the free one i tried doesn't look as polished as start8

I'm pretty sure there is a registry tweak that is surfacing. If I find it I'll let you know, might save the purpose ;)

Also for anyone that isn't partial to Metro being your start up screen, use this - Skip Metro Suite

Few little tweaks with that app that might prove useful for some.

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I'm keen in this http://m.samsung.com/au/consumer/pc-peripherals/notebook-pc/slate-pc/XE700T1C-A01AU

Spoke with Harvey Norman, they are only ordering the 128gb models, no idea on eta o stock, and $1800 :/

that above samsung is a tablet, docked its a laptop like all are - and running full windows. The costs is a kick in the nuts.

They are releasing the windows RT units first and holding back all full win8 units to get some sales for the RT.

So long as you don't use a media extender you should be right, I also read something with media browser doesn't work either due to not being able to mod the .dll file's my channel logos has an issue also due to .dll

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