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I added you to the conversation I had with CampbellW in regards to the dimension of the of the HDD extension plate. There are pictures, a scan of the plate, and in depth dimensions.

They have parts but not the specific one he's needing. The drive sleds are probably the same in as the 350D though.

I thought it was clear your browser history.

Agreed, but Modis is a legitimate company and my number isn't just floating around in plain sight. I just wanted to know if anyone else had been called or talked to them.

I, like many of us, joined the Geekstakes giveaway and today they called me and left a voice mail. I looked into and the person who called me is with the company and is legitimate. I just wanted to know if anyone else has gotten a call or has talked to them. I didn't win anything from the contest I think it's just a marketing call.

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This is another article from the December 2013 issue of Popular Science magazine. The only problem I can see is that it is currently only available in Europe. http://www.popsci.com/bown/2013/product/fairphone Amsterdam-based Fairphone engineered its device to have a clean start and a long afterlife. The phone is assembled using conflict-free metals and fair labor practices, and it ships unlocked, with replaceable parts and open-source Android OS. It also has 16 GB of memory, 8-megapixel cameras, and a quad-core CPU. Fairphone currently ships only to Europe, but it’s working on U.S. distribution for next year. $440 Here are the full technical specs from the Fairphone website. http://buy-a-phone-start-a-movement.fairphone.com/en/specs/ The company lists the following points about the phone. Conflict-free resources Confilict Free Rescources We want our smartphone to be made only from good stuff. That means sourcing raw materials that don’t fund armed forces or violent conflicts, from mines that treat people like the human beings they are. Fairphone contains: Conflict-free tin Our soldering paste uses tin from conflict-free mines in the South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Conflict-free tantalum The tantalum in our capacitors is extracted from coltan sourced from Mai Baridi, Kisengo and Luba – conflict-free mines located in the northern part of the Katanga Province, DRC. ROAD MAP – Precious Materials Conflict-free minerals are just the first step. We believe that every resource used to create our smartphones is precious, including the people that contribute to the process. When you buy this phone, you’ll help change the way the industry sources, processes and perceives these precious materials. Worker Welfare From the mines to the factories, we want every worker involved in creating this smartphone to earn a fair wage. Beyond monetary benefits, our ultimate goal is to ensure that employees work in safe conditions that comply with environmental regulations. For our first phone, we’ve focused on our factory in China, including creating a fund to improve worker’s wages and working conditions and open discussions between workers and their employers. ROAD MAP – Made with Care The products you cherish most are the ones made with care. Learn more about the passion, commitment and empowerment this phone delivers at every step of the supply chain. E-Waste Programs Part of improving the electronics supply chain is considering the full lifecycle. For us, it’s not only about responsibly producing new phones; it’s also about finding better ways to deal with electronics that have reached the end of their lifespan. Reducing e-waste in the developing world Our phones are just starting their lives, so our first recycling efforts will focus on other phones already in circulation. For every Fairphone sold, €3 is reserved for setting up projects in countries where safe e-waste recycling is not yet facilitated. For this project we work together with Closing the Loop, a foundation that maximizes the reuse and recycling of phones worldwide by setting up pragmatic projects locally. Sell it back Ready to buy your Fairphone? That’s great – but don’t forget about your old phone! Donate it to a good cause or sell it back using recycling services like GSMloket(NL/BE) Techreturns (NL/IT) Simply Drop (UK) or Wirkaufens (DE). In the future, a new buyback program will be introduced just for Fairphones. ROAD MAP – Lasting Value Reduce, reuse, refurbish, recycle. Our end goal is fewer phones in circulation – not more! Find out how purchasing a Fairphone impacts the complete lifecycle of mobile phones. Technical Specs We’re not just a bunch of do-gooders; we’re making a super cool, high-performance smartphone packed with features bound to impress. Fairphone specs: Dragontrail glass: Ultra thin and light; super durable and scratch-resistant Mediatek 6589 chipset: Quad core CPU for faster processing and page loading 16 GB internal memory: For music, movies, apps, games and more qHD display: 4.3 inches of touch-screen goodness Dual front/ rear camera: 8 mp + 1.3 mp for photos and video calls Android OS (4.2 Jelly Bean): Special interface developed by Kwame Corporation (Also open!) But that’s just the beginning. Go here for the full list of specs plus our list of suppliersto learn more about each and every element in our smartphone. ROAD MAP – Smart Design We want our smartphone to stand the test of time and change the mentality that electronics are disposable. That’s why every element is carefully selected for optimum performance today and well into the future. Open, Flexible Design Our smartphone is built to last with unique design features that keep up with your lifestyle, take you into the future and offer radical openness to make it truly yours. Fairphone design features: Dual SIM: Seamlessly switch between two SIM cards. End reliance on a single provider or the need to carry two phones. Dual SIM also increases the phone’s usefulness during the second phase of its life in developing countries. Removable batteries: Extend the phone’s lifespan or boost your power when there’s no time to charge. It also makes recycling easier. Root access: Install your preferred operating system and take control of your data. ROAD MAP – Smart Design Once you buy our smartphone it’s truly yours. We’ve designed it with the firm belief that if you can’t open it, you don’t own it. See the other smart features we’re developing to offer an alternative to provider and manufacturers that define what we’re “allowed” to do with the devices we purchase. Transparency Fairphone costs €325. How did we come up with that price? Well, it’s not an easy question. But we’ve tried our best by creating an Infographic and Key to account for every euro in the phone, and guiding you through the process of getting a startup off the ground. We’ve written a whole blog about it which you can read here, or just go ahead and download the Cost Breakdown here. We also want to be as open as possible about our production processes and where the materials come from. Download our List of Suppliers to learn more about the elements that go into our smartphone. Thanks to your pre-orders and your commitment to be a part of the process to create a fair smartphone, we easily achieved our initial target of 5000 orders by 14 June. Your payment has helped start production and has guaranteed delivery of the first phones in autumn 2013. In addition, using the model of crowdfunding has helped Fairphone maintain its independence as a social enterprise, so thank you. ROAD MAP – Clear Deals We’re a social venture with a new way of doing business. When you buy our smartphone, we want you to know exactly where your money is going. Learn more about what your purchase makes possible.

I get the hard copy of the magazine in the mail so it comes out early i guess.

This article originally came from the December 2013 issue of Popular Science magazine. It states things that Linus has been saying for a long time now. Even to the point of the Nvidia Shield as ,essentially, a console replacement. http://www.popsci.com/bown/2013/depth/so-long-dear-console-we-knew-you-well Forty-one years ago, Magnavox introduced the first cartridge-based console, the Odyssey. Seven generations later, the boxes have become fixtures in our entertainment centers. What’s not to love? Consoles represent the pinnacle of electronic engineering (the PlayStation 4’s graphics processor, for example, can perform 1.8 trillion operations per second). Yet despite that, it’s been a rough couple of years for console gaming. Sales and rentals of disc-based games, like the ones that are core to the Xbox and PlayStation ecosystems, dropped by 21 percent last year. The console won’t be far behind. The issue isn’t that gamers have suddenly stopped playing; they’re just getting their games in different ways. Virtual shops, such as Steam, have made it easy to download titles without relying on brick-and-mortar stores. (Digital downloads spiked 16 percent in 2012.) And cloud services such as OnLive stream games directly over the Internet. As a result, developers no longer need to choose between the Sony and Microsoft ecosystems or spend time coding titles for both platforms. Games can now be console agnostic. Beyond that, what passes for a console is also changing. The Razer Edge Pro, a Windows 8 tablet, can download and render console-quality titles, such as Dishonored and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The Nvidia Shield, an Android-based handheld, can stream PC games. Both devices have powerful enough graphics engines—the Shield’s chipset can handle nearly a trillion operations per second—to drive an image on an HDTV over HDMI and do so with little sacrifice in quality. In this democratized gaming world, where consumers have more places to get games and more ways to play them, consoles can’t compete. Right now, a couple of people in a basement can release a game instantly in the Google Play store and make a solid profit charging a few bucks per download. And it won’t stop at small start-up vendors. If tablets can play blockbuster games, big-name developers can cut themselves off from Sony and Microsoft too. Consoles are going the way of CD players—and for better or worse, the eighth generation will likely be our last. —Colin Lecher

Generally you won't see an increase in range but better signal strength in the current range. Unless you want to use directional antenna or a powered yagi antenna ,for long range, there isn't much use. What is your situation there may be better options that larger antennas?

Yes, internally the 300R and 330R are identical.

That's what I thought too. I even asked Corsair support if the 350D kit would work but of course I got the generic "Get the 600T/*00D kit". The kit for the 350D is only $4 plus shipping that's why I picked up the HDD tray upgrade and 2 drive trays since I the shipping wasn't really any different.

This is off topic but if you ever want to get grommets for your 300R the kit for the 350D is compatible. Here's my thread on the subject. http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/51539-300r-compatible-grommets/#entry688406

The Corsair Link will give you expand ability since your mainboard only has so many fan headers. It should also give you more control over then fans in regards to speed and temperature. My mainboard allows me to setup fan curves that cause the fans to ramp up as heat increases. Corsair link comes with more stuff like being able to tell what fans you have where on your case. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsicM8uHUeM

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