June 20, 2012
Chugga-chugga, chugga-chugga, choo-choo! That’s the Ultrabook train coming around the bend with yet another shipment of thin and light laptops, and this time it’s carrying a load of Acer Timeline Ultra M5 models throughout the U.S. Acer’s new Timeline …
Tags: Acer, hardware, laptop, mobile, notebook, rigs, Timeline, ultra m5, ultrabook
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February 2, 2011
One of the questions we cover in our continually updated FAQ regarding Intel’s Sandy Bridge chipset fiasco is how OEMs plan to deal with the situation. With new parts not expected to ship until April, can you even buy a Sandy Bridge rig at this point? …
Tags: 6-series, chipset, design flaw, hardware, Intel, News Worthy, rigs, sandy bridge
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January 27, 2011
Excited about Nvidia’s new GeForce GTX 560 Ti videocard? You aren’t the only one. Boutique system builder iBuyPower announced it’s now offering the new GPU across its entire line of desktops, including its LAN Warrior II Paladin XLC and Level 10 lines….
Tags: GeForce, GPU, graphics card, gtx 560 ti, hardware, ibuypower, News Worthy, Nvidia, OEM, rigs, videocard
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January 25, 2011
Boutique system builder Digital Storm says you can throw overclocking caution to the wind with its new pint-sized Enix system built around Intel’s Sandy Bridge platform.
“By disregarding the common wisdom that bigger is better, the Enix’s small profile…
Tags: CPU, Digital Storm, hardware, Intel, matx, micro atx, News Worthy, OEM, overclock, processor, rigs, sandy bridge
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January 21, 2011
Custom system builder AVADirect this week announced new desktops and notebooks built around Intel’s recently released Sandy Bridge platform, paving the way for more affordable configurations with increased performance.
“We always knew the day would com…
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January 11, 2011
Bragging about a 3DMark06 score is like, well, bragging about a 3DMark06 score. But hey, Eurocom didn’t just score high on the dated benchmark suite, it set a new record for mobile performance with its new Panther 2.0 notebook, the company said.
Accord…
Tags: 3dmark, benchmarks, Eurocom, hardware, laptop, mobile, News Worthy, notebook, OEM, panther 2.0, rigs
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December 29, 2010
It looks like Windows PC makers are starting to gang up on Apple’s MacBook Air. Earlier this week we pointed out that Dell dropped the price on its ultra-think Adamo by a pair of Benjamins, and now Hewlett-Packard is following suit with a price cut of …
Tags: Adamo, Apple, dell, Envy, hardwre, hewlett-packard, HP (Hewlett Packard), laptop, MacBook Air, mobile, News Worthy, notebook, OEM, rigs, ultra-thin
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December 23, 2010
Load”*”,8,1. Look familiar? If so, then like myself, you can remember cutting your tech teeth on the Commodore 64. I can’t honestly say it’s my favorite PC of all time, but it was my first, and you always remember your first.
Well guess what, folks. Th…
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