Published November 14, 2008
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Often times going for style nets you considerably weaker hardware and an inflated price tag, Samsung thought they’d change things up a bit. Their slick looking R560 15.4″ laptop has the sleek style and the hardware to handle most everything…
Read more Samsung R560: In A Word, Sleek
Published November 14, 2008
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The one drawback for running some form of high-end gaming computer is the massively huge PC tower case decked out with 20 fans to in order to keep it all cool. Thankfully Smooth Creations has come up with their LanShark…
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Published November 13, 2008
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Boutique built gaming rigs are becoming a popular choice for those that don’t want to go through the hassle of building their own PC and tweaking the heck out of the poor thing. Maingear’s F131 brings together an overclocked, optionally…
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Published November 13, 2008
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While the latest and greatest in notebooks has you choosing between blazing dual core CPUs, advanced graphics chips, and the odd aluminum chassis sometimes you just need a basic machine. Asus has something for your budget conscious mind with their…
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Published November 13, 2008
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Nothing spells excitement like a server processor refresh. AMD’s quad core Opterons have been the darling of the virtualization community, holding sizable performance leads over the competition in that category but not much else. In comes their 45nm die shrink…
Read more AMD Shanghai, Redefining Performance per Watt
Published November 12, 2008
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As with any new platform or technology as time goes on the product is refined and bettered making you really regret your early purchase. In come’s the Asus Eee PC 1000HA tempting you with its 10-inch LED backlit display and…
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Published November 11, 2008
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The gaming laptop segment has become very popular with those that enjoy the odd game or require a beefier graphics chipset than the usual integrated graphics core can provide. If you’re in the market for a 15″ notebook with plenty…
Read more Asus G50V Notebook, Packing Gaming Power
Published November 10, 2008
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Solid State Drives have been gaining press because of their durability (which tends to skyrocket when you get rid of moving parts) and lower power usage. Performance has been a hit or miss affair on the other hand as there’s…
Read more MySQL and Solid State Drives, A Match Made In Heaven?
Published November 9, 2008
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For your perusal: a collection of stories and reviews that popped up this weekend:Cases, Cooling, and Power SuppliesArctic Cooling Accelero TWIN TURBO GPU Cooler Review – Bjorn3DGELID Silent Spirit Quad Heatpipe CPU Cooler Review – FuturelooksNexus BeamAir 120mm Fan Airflow…
Read more Weekend Roundup – November 9th 2008