Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.
In my experience, watching an xvid video off the hard drive uses a lot more juice than watching a dvd. You'd think the spinning of the disc would kill the battery but apparently decoding the video is more demanding.
My first powerbook's dc-board went out close to a year after purchase, and now my girlfriend's display connector is going out on her ibook after 11 months. You just never know. The good thing is you can purchase it up to the end of your first year. Save the money now and use the factory...