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What did you actually get in the mail?

Congrats, ed! Did you set a date yet? We all said you were spending too much! Sorry I'm not much help with your request.

Whoa, whoa... when did you get engaged?! It was just a few months ago you were asking about advice on taking money out of your IRA so you can get a ring. Fill us in!

He he he... "the squeaky wheel..."

LOL, leave it to Ross to find a good use for it... he uses GD's PM system as his own personal notepad! :)

Like Ross, I have IE at work and FF at home too... I'm curious to know why FF doesn't like it - and how you'd get it to work, Brad.

Really?! I didn't know you can do that... LOL - I just tried it... me like. :)

Quick - someone PM me... I haven't seen this yet.

Well done, Brad... I think that's a good idea. Here's another new one I believe:

So, what's the best deal you'd recommend, good sir? :)

Wish I had a tree big enough for this... great price, though.

Great advice, Homer! Is portability (weight/size) the only issue against a 5.25" enclosure? How about the extra space? I've never had an enclosure, but I assume the hard drive would be screwed down, no? Is it shock-resistant then? You know, as in, it wouldn't move around if I "shake" it or something like that? :)

So, does a check come in the mail or something? How does that work?

Thanks for the coupon, Ross. I didn't get to use it, though - I used a $400 off discount from Dell Home instead. How does GottaDeal get compensated by Dell? This is the second system I purchased through here in four months - curious.

Oh, I know... I laugh after getting one!

LOL - much better! Ross, thanks!

I see now... that Small Business listing is so easy to see - how did I miss that?!

How'd this one get in that list of possible configs then? :) Dell Inspiron 2200 Notebook, Celeron M 1.4GHz, 14.1" XGA, 512MB, 30GB, DVD-ROM, XP Home, Dell 720 Printer » only $599.00 + Free Shipping

NEED HELP: any config where I can get one for less than $600 shipped today?

Yep, looking for something with a fan hopefully... will be using a 7200RPM drive. (On an unrelated note, I added a second drive (7200RPM) to my desktop, and it's running quite hot. Any suggestions - aside from replacing the case?)

How about a combo with a fan? Is the second one from Geeks good enough without a fan?

Thanks for the reminder - just got one! :)

OK, I'll bite. What's the best deal on a 3.5" USB/FireWire Combo Aluminum enclosure (preferably with a fan)? Would that be the Venus DS3?

Very hot deal! I wish it wasn't so hard to wire existing homes.

Good points... commence deciding whether to get one or not. :)