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So, today I found myself having to go visit some local stores trying to hunt down a USB to Ethernet adapter. Something simple like this:
Amazon.com: Cisco-Linksys USB Ethernet Adapter: Electronics
Unfortunately, stores around me stock nothing like this. Overall, I was shocked with the computer sections in general at stores like Best Buy, Office Max, Office Depot, etc. It's pathetic, you cannot get anything anymore. And in my current situation, I don't have time to order this part online, as the executive who needs this for a business trip is leaving tomorrow and her ultrabook doesn't include an ethernet port.
What I did notice in visiting the 3 stores mentioned above
1). nobody was in the Windows 8 section whatsoever in any of the 3 stores
2). a few people were playing with the MacBooks at Best Buy.
3). desktop computers were almost non-existent. Pc's were pretty much laptops
4). Tablets and accessories for tablets were everywhere
5). If you needed an adapter or case for your iPhone or iPad, you had about 10,000 choices. If you needed a charger for your device, audio cable for your device, video cable for your device...they had you covered there.
I realized that desktops were less and less mainstream now...but I didn't realize just how dismal it has become. I would have had as much success had I been searching for a Token Ring adapter.
Amazon.com: Cisco-Linksys USB Ethernet Adapter: Electronics
Unfortunately, stores around me stock nothing like this. Overall, I was shocked with the computer sections in general at stores like Best Buy, Office Max, Office Depot, etc. It's pathetic, you cannot get anything anymore. And in my current situation, I don't have time to order this part online, as the executive who needs this for a business trip is leaving tomorrow and her ultrabook doesn't include an ethernet port.
What I did notice in visiting the 3 stores mentioned above
1). nobody was in the Windows 8 section whatsoever in any of the 3 stores
2). a few people were playing with the MacBooks at Best Buy.
3). desktop computers were almost non-existent. Pc's were pretty much laptops
4). Tablets and accessories for tablets were everywhere
5). If you needed an adapter or case for your iPhone or iPad, you had about 10,000 choices. If you needed a charger for your device, audio cable for your device, video cable for your device...they had you covered there.
I realized that desktops were less and less mainstream now...but I didn't realize just how dismal it has become. I would have had as much success had I been searching for a Token Ring adapter.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 7
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Self-Built in July 2009
- CPU
- Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
- Memory
- 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
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- Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
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- 23" Acer x233H
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- Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
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- Corsair 620HX modular
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- Antec P182
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- stock
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- ABS M1 Mechanical
- Mouse
- Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
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- 15/2 cable modem
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