You’ve got a need to keep up with all of the latest in computing hardware, we’ve got the grab bag of links ready to feed your inquisitive mind.Cases, Cooling, and Power SuppliesCooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler Review -…
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Getting the smallest computer you could fit into a space used to mean a small form factor barebones that far exceeded the cost of a full-fledged tower desktop computer.Intel’s Atom processor has brought about more options when it comes…
There was a time when the Mini-ITX platform was reserved for some exceedingly underpowered hardware which was catered to with extremely expensive motherboards and cases. Intel’s Atom has changed the landscape a bit so the form-factor is much more…
RAID storage setups have been, in the past, a good way to bump up your system’s storage performance. Given that platter based drives were the slowest component in a computer any added speed was always welcome when doing any sort…
Despite all of the enthusiasm over netbooks and the amount of lightweight and long life computing freedom they offer the chips powering them are certainly up to the task of providing a decent experience on the desktop as well.The Acer…
Read more Acer's Aspire Revo R3600, Nettop Nvidia ION Action
Solid state drives offer a very attractive performance increase over the old platter based hard drives of the past, unfortunately getting the most out of them isn’t as simple as plugging in the drive. Given the technology’s early state you’ll…
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There aren’t many brands that attempt the premium quality notebook approach aside from Apple and many of the gaming laptop manufacturers, leave it to Dell to make a grand entrance.The Dell Adamo sports an extremely slim and aluminum chassis…
The netbook arms race is heating up once again and this time Samsung is busy preparing their salvo into the market. The company is preparing an 11.6″ netbook computer which is pushing dangerously close into the notebook size department which…
Read more Samsung Ups the Ante, Develops 11.6" Nvidia ION Powered Netbook…Notebook…Thing
AMD’s Phenom II CPU lineup brought the company some much needed attention at a time when the competition was trouncing them in every benchmark imaginable. Well they’re still doing that but at least they’re producing a chip that can hold…
Read more AMD's Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition CPU, Cheap Greased Lightning
The old concept behind a home theater PC was to create a system that would visually fit in with the other components which usually turns into a noisey mess because you’re cooling off some power hungry components.ASRock’s ION 330-BD…
Read more ASRock's ION 330-BD, A Compact Tweaker's Home Theater Dream PC
