Things you liked that disapeared from the market.

[The_Evenger]

games having manuals in the box for when you're installing it you have a way to be familiarized with the game

[jaqiefox]

Games with compelling stories.

Half life 2 series

Mass effect series (yeah rotten end but the story sure was compelling)

Home Again (story adventure game, prettymuch brand new)

I could go on...

[jaqiefox]

twinkies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Um.... they have been back for almost a year now.

 

I don't buy them often but I have had 3 boxes since "The sweetest comeback ever" as the ads on the box say.

[jaqiefox]

Optimized games, game cartridges and surprisingly commodore 64

There are quite a few optimized games out there, just not as many as there used to be.

 

game cartridges, hear hear!

 

ummmmm.....

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/06/the-new-commodore-64-updated-with-its-old-exterior/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

[techswede]

Half life 2 series

Mass effect series (yeah rotten end but the story sure was compelling)

Home Again (story adventure game, prettymuch brand new)

I could go on...

I was thinking about the future.. All those are good. Mass effect had me choking up at times.

Games with good stories seem to be getting pushed to the sides by mindless shooters and various cash grabs.

[bmxtricky5]

There are quite a few optimized games out there, just not as many as there used to be.

game cartridges, hear hear!

ummmmm.....

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/06/the-new-commodore-64-updated-with-its-old-exterior/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

yea I did not know about that I know where my money is going next

[jaqiefox]

Don't tablets make netbooks obsolete? They can play so much more games and surf the net better and have access to smartphone apps.

Hell no. Not even the x86 ones.  Netbooks are x86 compatible and have a clamshell design.

 

I recently bought a broken and stripped for parts acer aspire one 522 for $10, then bought a replacement keyboard, ac adapter, LCD screen, 4GB ddr3 sodimm, and used a 16gb notebook SSD I had laying around I had purchased for $20. intel bluetooth/a/b/g/n miniPCI card (could have gone for AC too, but didn't want to)  Investment: ~$80 and some of my time, including soldering in a new power jack.  Performs better than a $100 tablet, can natively run DOS, windows xp, 7, 8, any linux or BSD I want, full keyboard and multitouch touchpad built in, USB2 slots x3, ethernet, 5 hour battery life (or more), and 100% x86 compatibility, meaning a huuuuge array of apps will run on it, more than any other platform ever made at this point in time.

[Enderman]

the nzxt kraken g10

http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/138-kraken-g10-gpu-bracket.html

[TheProfosist]

Hell no. Not even the x86 ones. Netbooks are x86 compatible and have a clamshell design.

I recently bought a broken and stripped for parts acer aspire one 522 for $10, then bought a replacement keyboard, ac adapter, LCD screen, 4GB ddr3 sodimm, and used a 16gb notebook SSD I had laying around I had purchased for $20. intel bluetooth/a/b/g/n miniPCI card (could have gone for AC too, but didn't want to) Investment: ~$80 and some of my time, including soldering in a new power jack. Performs better than a $100 tablet, can natively run DOS, windows xp, 7, 8, any linux or BSD I want, full keyboard and multitouch touchpad built in, USB2 slots x3, ethernet, 5 hour battery life (or more), and 100% x86 compatibility, meaning a huuuuge array of apps will run on it, more than any other platform ever made at this point in time.

Thats because you got it used. That netbook would be at least as much as a 7 or 8in tablet if not double.

[jaqiefox]

Thats because you got it used. That netbook would be at least as much as a 7 or 8in tablet if not double.

TOTALLY missingthe point.

[Mitrailleuse]

http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/138-kraken-g10-gpu-bracket.html

oh look,sold out and out of stock in every store on planet earth.

[TheProfosist]

TOTALLY missingthe point.

I am? your saying there is more used out of more expensive product, which im not surprised at. This might be a good decently powerful modern option for that netbook http://goo.gl/N4tBLK . but if you trying to say that tablet arnt really made for doing things ill agree for the most part, but there are certain specific thing tablets excel at.

[Coconut Money Affiliates]

Do the days when RAM prices weren't bullshit count?

[prolemur]

Do the days when RAM prices weren't bullshit count?

Those were the days... I got my 16gb kit of blackline mushkin (haven't seen that company in a long time either...) for around 80 dollars on black friday.

[Hazy125]

Floppy disks. That couple megs of storage

[IdeaStormer]

Floppy disks. That couple megs of storage

 

No one ever listing Floppy stats in their drive IO tests

[link07]

GeForce GTX 560 Ti

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604

 

Best GPU I ever had, back in 2012 (I did finally upgrade to a 770 around black Friday last year)

[flibberdipper]

Don't tablets make netbooks obsolete? They can play so much more games and surf the net better and have access to smartphone apps.

Well, kinda, but I just miss them.

[Enderman]

oh look,sold out and out of stock in every store on planet earth.

http://store.nzxt.com/product-p/rl-krg10-w1.htm

its called backorder

this doesnt mean it no longer exists....

its just that everyone and their mom ordered it before you, so now you have to wait until more are manufactured

[mgsstar]

The MSI Twin Frozr 7950 8+6pin version. Users reported that this was an excellent card for overclocking as it is based off of a 7970 pcb.

[TheProfosist]

Well, kinda, but I just miss them.

I still have my Eee PC 701.

[ofr057]

nokia's that didnt have windows OS on it 

 

I think the new phones look good and the specs good but yeah windows is a terrible for phones

[TheProfosist]

nokia's that didnt have windows OS on it 

 

I think the new phones look good and the specs good but yeah windows is a terrible for phones

I shall disagree with that.

[McMurderMonkey]

Pretty much every GTX 670 ever, and Non RoG Asus motherboards that weren't ugly.

[TheProfosist]

Pretty much every GTX 670 ever, and Non RoG Asus motherboards that weren't ugly.

670 is not gone cause theres the 760 and what you talking about!