“The 12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaway: Day 6
[Thank you, we have our winner. This contest is closed. Congratulations to faithful Macenstein reader RandomPerson]
On the Sixth Day After Christmas, Macenstein gave to you (or, more accurately, gave you a chance to win…) A 320GB OWC Mercury On-The-Go Oxford924 FireWire 800&400+USB2 5400RPM 8MB Cache Portable SATA 2.5″ based Storage Solution
“Huh?”
That’s a fancy way of saying “hard drive”, dummy! And a big one too (at least storage-wise – at 320 GB!). Physically, it’s actually quite small and fits easily in your laptop bag inside its included carrying case. I have 2 of these, and I love them – perfect for running Time Machine on my MacBook Pro.
Above: Palm-sized, FireWire 400/800, and USB 2 connections, a cool carrying case and cables included! What more could you want?
Finally! Now you have no excuse not to back up your laptop (you know you’re not doing it).
The OWC Mercury On-The-Go FireWire 800/400 + USB 2.0 Portable Kit packs an incredible punch into a 3″Wx5.5″Lx1″H 11 ounce package!
If you’re looking for one of the most compatible mass storage solutions made, look no further! The OWC Mercury On-The-Go drive is all you’ll need! Packing a one-two punch of super fast FireWire 800 and USB 2.0, the OWC Mercury On-The-Go has what it takes to truly work cross platform.
The OWC Mercury On-The-Go keeps everything running silent while still keeping your drive cool with a built in aluminum heatsink underneath the hard drive, and passthrough cooling vents on the top of the case.
The OWC Mercury On-The-Go drive uses the latest Oxford chipset, the 924, for both FireWire 800/400 and USB 2.0. Designed to work with SATA hard drives, this chipset is the latest evolution of the best performing FireWire chipsets on the market.
FireWire/1394 makes it easy, OWC Mercury makes it faster! With transfer rates of up to 800mbs, plug and play connection, and professional level FireWire software, you will not go wrong with an OWC Mercury FireWire Drive.
To enter: Since the Mercury On-The-Go is all about space (both storage, and not physically taking up much), leave us a comment telling us what you think is the best Sci-Fi Space movie ever. Winners will be picked randomly 7 days later and notified (kind of like in The Ring, only with less killing… we hope). Open to all readers world-wide. Good luck, and thanks for reading Macenstein! (Oh, and be sure to enter ALL our “12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaways!)
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E.T.
star wars
Dune
2001: A Space Odyssey
Another vote for “Bladerunner”
Star Wars – Empire Strikes Back
By far the best is Star Wars~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Hands Up!
2001: A Space Odyssey
Spaceballs…. I laughed my @r$$ off. Or Serenity
I’m going to have to agree with some other commenters and say the original Star Wars (aka Episode IV), if only because it really brought sci-fi movies into the mainstream movie-goer consciousness. It’s not my favorite sci-fi movie of all time, but its positive impact on the sci-fi genre – particularly of the action-packed variety – cannot be denied.
My personal favorite is probably Serenity, but I’m a Browncoat through and through.
Star Trek: First Contact
2001: A Space Odyssey
Not to be bandwagon jumping or anything, but I must add my voice to SERENITY. There’s a lot of great tales in the sci-fi genre but that’s one I keep reaching for…
Star Wars! I was 7 years old when it came out and it still is in my mind when my parents took me to see it… I begged to go! Best experience ever for a 7 year old… even though my Dad fell asleep!! After that, got all the SW toys including the Millennium Falcon and Death Star… after I went to University, my Mom sold them in a garage sale… DOH!!!!
Ice Pirates!
“the ship has space herpes.”
For the best space-based Sci Fi movie, I would choose the original Star Wars. Runners up include Star Trek: First Contact, Serenity, Forbidden Planet, The Day the Earth Stood Still (well, Klatu came from space), and Alien. Honorable mentions to 2001 and to Independence Day.
Space Balls
The Fifth Element.
Serenity. I cried like a baby when I saw the uncut raw version.
I am and always will be a Star Wars fan. So the original Star Wars, A New Hope
WALL•E !
Star Trek
2001: A Space Odyssey… saw it for the first time last week and I love it!
I’m in for 2001: A Space Odyssey starring the HAL 9000 computer.
Wrath of Khan. The Best Trek Movie Ever. KHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Star Wars
The Star Wars movies do it for me…
My vote goes to Aliens.
Serenity
Barabrella for its awesome badness.
Plan 9 From Outer Space. Fun to watch and never gets old.
Star (Wars/Trek)
Star Wars
OK, so this might surprise people, but Star Wars is NOT science fiction! It’s actually fantasy! You’ll notice the story doesn’t focus around the technology, but on Princesses, Knights, Magic, Rogues and evil Emperors. Anyway!
One of my favorite (just for giggles) sci-fi movies is Galaxy Quest! If anything just because it makes fun of Star Trek so well. And everyone loves a good parody.
I’ll go with Serenity, just ’cause I’m rewatching Firefly at this moment!
Dark Star
Spaceballs
Im not really into Sci Fi but I loved Spaceballs
It’s gotta be Ice Pirates! :p
Since you qualified it with “Space” Sci-Fi, as opposed to general Sci-Fi, I’d have to say The Wrath of Khan.
Empire Strikes Back.
Star Wars – It revitalized the genre. And Kyle B. is wrong. A focus on technology is NOT a requirement for science fiction. Witness Bradbury, Heinlein, Herbert, Le Guin and many other SF authors.
Star Wars
Alien.
Star Wars Episode 4
Serenity – I love that movie….
The best space movie ever is “Star Wars.” The original, where Han shoots first. Because he is a pirate, George! He will always shoot first. So Star Wars, the original, unedited, unrevisionist history, so George can sleep better at night, is the best. And keep up the great work Mac. Oh and happy New Year.
Solaris, hands down.
Here’s a throwback from my childhood:
Flight of the Navigator
As an adult, it’s probably a pretty crappy movie. But when I was little, it was a lot of fun.
Aliens
i was gonna go with wrath of khan for those lovely little earwigs, but i’ve gotta go with serenity and curse at fox for shuttin it down