Game on with Asus, DFI and Foxconn Mobos
Formula, LANParty and Mars: these are Asus, DFI and Foxconn’s newest and baddest P35-chipset gaming motherboards. All of them are packed with features, but which one rocks the boat? Continue to read more…
Archive for January, 2008
SBM 2: Mid Cost System
With prices of just about everything except computer components increasing, we stretched our budgets out a little… Continue to read more…
True story: I sold my mainframe on eBay
The CIO at Palm Beach Community College turned to the online auction site to unload an IBM zSeries system that he bought for about $500,000 in 2005. The winning bid: $40,000.
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Is this the world’s most expensive desktop PC?
You’ll need plenty of 1s and 0s to afford this digital delight
Have you got £375,000 to spare? Do you love standing out from the crowd? Well, you’ll be the King, or Queen, of hi-tech nerd bling with one Japanese manufacturer’s platinum and jewel-encrusted PC.…
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KDE 4 for Windows
Over the past few days several of you have suggested that I take a look at the new KDE 4 for Windows. Well, yesterday I downloaded the installer and took a look - and I’m pretty impressed by what I’ve seen so far. Continue to […]
Solid State Disk Drives Are Here
SanDisk’s SSD5000 shows that flash-based drives really do offer superior performance, while consuming less power. Still, there are some drawbacks. Continue to read more…
Biostar’s ‘New-and-Improved’ P35-DDR3 Motherboard
We revisit our P35-DDR3 motherboard comparison by analyzing a new-and-improved Biostar TP35D3-A7 Deluxe. Our tests show how well the new version compensates for past problems. Continue to read more…
Malaysia flirts with Google over world’s biggest data center
Hopes to taunt India and Vietnam with boxes
Always enjoyable and ambiguous “media reports” coming out of Malaysia have Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi bragging that Google plans to build the world’s largest data center in his country.…
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AMD Phenom vs. Athlon Core Shootout
Though AMD has been unlucky with its Phenom, the new processor represents a major improvement over the Athlon 64 X2. But, just how much better is the Phenom? Continue to read more…
Tiny Bluetooth Adapter Will Get Lost Easily
Brando, maker of some of the best products of the century is actually producing a product with some use — the ultra-tiny USB Bluetooth Adapter. The unit “allows for a working range of more than 10 meters, with a 723 Kbps data rate transmission.” They run $24 and […]