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vegas:
Here is a nice case I have had my eye on for a while now, which specializes in cooling through good airflow (it comes in 2 colors):

AeroCool ExtremEngine 3T - BBA Black SECC 0.6mm ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811196021
AeroCool ExtremEngine 3T - SSA Silver SECC 0.6mm ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811196022

Some site reviews via google:
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=AeroCool+ExtremEngine+review

vegas:
In continuing this old thread, any new PC isn't good enough without a quality solid state disk (SSD) main drive. Benefits include faster transfers (except with MANY smaller files), less heat, runs quieter, smaller size (Space!), better responsiveness (snappier application usage), longer life, less power consumption and much less of a failure rate compared to typical hard drives.  The main downfall is recovery, not an option that I know, so you would have to be sure to backup regularily.

So far, this one wins hands down...
Corsair CMFSSD-128GBG1D 2.5" 128GB SATA II Internal Solid state disk (SSD), http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233075

f0dder:
vegas: while I'd definitely love a SSD, it's still too early to comment on longer life wrt. consumer models using MLC memory. Nobody seems to agree on the MTBF caused by limited # of erase cycles. Also, wrt. speed, the cheaper (or, rather, purchasable-without-selling-your-soul) models generally have lower transfer rates than late-model harddrives. Seek time tends to be better, though :)

The main downfall is recovery, not an option that I know, so you would have to be sure to backup regularily.
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You have to do that anyway :). Btw, when a SSD starts failing, does it actually lose data, or is it just unable to erase the failing cells?

40hz:
much less of a failure rate compared to typical hard drives.
-vegas (March 16, 2009, 09:09 PM)
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Isn't it rather early to be making such a claim? These haven't had a lot of time out in the field yet. Are there anything other than simulated studies to support that claim?

vegas:
Yes, it does seem that way, but not necessarily for fact. Hopefully it will prove to be true.

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