Just guessing, but maybe by full they mean "not a mobile browser"?

I love the fact that there are at least 5 answers above mine, and no one has actually RTFA, so no one actually knows.

I'm deducting 10 nerd-credits from this post for failing to mention G.

Are you running BitTorrent? I tried out two separate D-Link routers about a year ago, when I was looking to replace a dying wrt-54G. Both of the D-Link routers would crash in a big way within minutes of firing up BitTorrent. I ended up buying another wrt-54G from Newegg, which still works perfectly, and vowed never to buy another D-Link product again.

To answer the original poster's comments - I actually ended up buying a refurb Linksys E2000 on sale for cheap (less than $30). I continue to run my 54g, with my E2000 running alongside it in 5ghz mode. I would recommend this approach of running two separate routers for 2.4ghz and 5ghz access, as It's a lot cheaper to buy 2 selective dual-band routers than a single simultaneous dual band router. Also, if one of the routers should die on you, you'll have a backup.

Keep in mind that the originally poster is from New Zealand. Broadband internet in New Zealand is not like we are used to in the United States; it's all based on metered billing and has been since the start. In fact - as a student in New Zealand I used to get charged per MB (and quite a bit, actually) when using the school's computer labs.

The result is that monthly quotas end up being just as important (if not moreso) than bandwidth to a typical user. For example, take a look at these broadband prices and the extremely low (by US standards) "data allowances".

I'm pretty sure that the case where a employee has a better connection at home than at work would be quite rare in NZ.

Out of curiosity, what are you running (CPU, video card, etc) and what figures did the manufacturer list for power consumption of your system? It's usually possible to estimate the peak/average power consumption of a system based on the components.

In reality, most manufacturers tend to overstate numbers by listing the max power consumption numbers vs. averages. For example, while my CPU alone is rated at 85W, I've found that on average my entire system actually only consumes about 65W.

The larger the max power draw, the more overstated these numbers tend to be. For example, when I tried swapping out my 85W CPU for a 35W CPU, the average power consumption of the system only dropped by about 10W - much less than the 50W difference you might expect to see looking at the manufacturers TDP ratings. My takeaway from the whole experience is that unless you are dealing with some specialized application - i.e. an always-on file server - it's not really worth sacrificing CPU power for power efficiency.

Link?

If I can get an i3 and H61 board for $89 I'd probably buy that instead.

You're correct that they don't update as often as other review sites - but they do still release new reviews periodically, and their reviews are the best for anyone who is first and foremost interested in building a silent PC.

I'd also add that not a lot has changed in fan technology over the past few years. The Noctua and Nexus 120mm fans at the top of the page are still very high quality fans that are as quiet and reliable as anything else you'll find on the market.

Wow that is a very nice price for a silently cooled cpu+mobo - I might need to order one.

Just wanted to add that for a PSU in this system you would definitely want to go with a picoPSU.

The review on the Zotac box doesn't include any noise measurements. In fact - the only mention of noise that I found in the review was:

Probably not a great recommendation for a user who is looking for a silent pc.

My relatively small company of about 300 employees has a dedicated "legal counsel" who ranks as a VP - and she's well worth whatever amount we pay her. Part of her job description includes handling an litigation that we may be involved in.

Not sure why it would surprise you at all that a company as large as sprint would also have someone dedicated to legal issues, or even specifically to litigation.

Did you check Office Depot? A friend of mine picked one up for $129 at Office Depot earlier this morning.

It's not like I'm being dishonest here. When I return the item to Best Buy and they ask my reason for returning I tell them up front "I didn't like the product" or "I found it for $50 less online" - and they've never cared.

If they wanted to discourage this behavior they could do any number of things, like charging a restocking fee, offering to price match online retailers, or... and I know this is a stretch... just price things competitively to start with.

The reason that they don't do any of these things is that Best Buy is all about the impulse buy. They don't want their customers to research reviews or shop for the best price. Instead they offer up the guarantee that you can price match the product later or return it if you are unhappy, and bank on the fact that most people are going to be too lazy to take them up on the offer.

Don't hate me for being a rational consumer.

The Acer Iconia has been selling at $399 with a $100 gift card or rebate at several stores recently (Best Buy, Amazon, Target, etc.) - which is effectively a $299 price point. The Iconia is pretty much a piece of shit, but I bet they were selling a lot of them at that price.

The Asus Transformer can be purchased at $349 or less right now.

The problem is that right now it is still too expensive to manufacture a decent iPad competitor and sell it at $200. Each HP TouchPad, for example, was estimated to cost about $300 to manufacture. Costs will continue to drop though, and we will see Android tablets start to each into the iPad's market share - just as we are currently seeing in the smart phone market.

Even with the loss in market share, Apple will still continue to dominate the high-end market and make huge profits - just like they do with iPhones and Macs today.

They've got a pretty liberal return policy. Sometimes I "rent" from them until I am sure I want to buy something, and then I return it to best buy and order it online from Newegg or Amazon.