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HP Mini 210 Review: Fusion is Fast but Atoms Last
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 This praise aside, the HP Mini 210, like most traditional single-core netbooks, sits in a market position that is increasingly awkward. The problem is the lower prices of dual-core netbooks and budget ultraportables. The HP dm1z has now been reduced to an MSRP of $449.99, and the Eee PC 1215B?s initial price of $450 has already been knocked down to about $435 on Amazon. These dual-core AMD Fusion powered netbooks are substantially quicker than the HP Mini 210, but only $100 more."
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HP Pavilion Elite h8-1050 Review @ TechReviewSource.com
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?The HP Pavilion Elite h8-1050 is a media desktop decked out with all the right components to satisfy power users. Blu-ray, TV tuner, and a powerful hardware tag team made up of an Intel Core i7 processor and AMD discrete graphics card is just the tip of the iceberg for this PC.?"
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The making of Damagebox 2011
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I`ll admit to being like the proverbial plumber with a leaky sink. When it comes to my own primary personal computer I`ve been borderline neglectful for a little while now. Happily I decided to end all that recently by building myself an excellent new computer."
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ASRock CoreHT-252B HTPC
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"If, on the other hand, you want an HTPC that can also act as a desktop replacement, look no further. There's adequate power for rendering of all sorts and the included RAM ought to cover most non-professional needs, but, if more is required, the board does support 8GB. Storage can be upgraded to include another 2.5" storage drive, and the included WD Scorpio Black could easily be replaced with an SSD. If more power is needed, the board will support the Core i7 2720m for more processing power (two more cores and threads!). A Blu-ray drive and wireless 802.11n wireless are included as standard."
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XFX WarPad
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"My arm never felt better after a long eight-hour day of constant computing and mouse work. I almost felt as if I had more energy to go home and continue my mouse work in a much needed gaming session. When I arrived home, I was greeted with a small complication. The table I am stuck using as a desk this summer has a rather large lip on it – larger than the rated 2" thickness. Needless to say, the WarPad didn’t fit. For the time being, I laid out the pad to enjoy its humongous size anyway. I cannot say exactly how much it improved my skills, but with great confidence I can claim a lot more head shots simply because I could actually keep my mouse on the pad for a change."
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Asrock CoreHT 252B HTPC Review
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Asrock had a hectic showing during this year's Taipei Computex, armed to the teeth with various new products including motherboards based on newfangled chipsets such as the Intel Z68 and AMD 990FX. Despite showcasing a bevy of boards, our interest was piqued by the latest entry in the company's long line of mini PCs.
Having crowned Asrock's Vision 3D the ultimate small form factor computer last year, we looked forward to what the company would deliver next. More than six months later, we now have the CoreHT Series, which promises to be the most powerful yet as it adopts the latest Sandy Bridge mobile processors.
The CoreHT Series includes three models that mostly vary based on the processor and the optical drive. The flagship model we are testing today is known as the 252B and it sports the Core i5 2520M along with a Blu-ray drive. The 231B gets a slower Core i3 2310M but keeps the Blu-ray drive, while the 231D is outfitted with the 2310M and a DVD drive.
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Dell XPS 8300 Review
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Today we have the XPS 8300 based on H67 and 2nd Generation Core CPUs (SandyBridge). With prices starting at £429/$699 the XPS 8300 is advertised as offering great multi-tasking performance and decent gaming/media features. Let's find out if Dell has achieved that.
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Alienware M18x
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“The Alienware M18x desktop replacement laptop offers a huge 18-inch display, fantastic performance and high-end internal specifications. Behind a rather bland design, however, there is an Intel quad-core CPU, a massive 16GB of memory and dual Nvidia GTX 580M video cards.”
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Sapphire Edge HD2 Mini PC Review
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“I’ve had a home theater PC for the longest time. My first one was just a normal PC that I connected to my TV. From there it has evolved getting smaller and smaller. With the progression of technology it is very impressive what all we can fit in to a small form factor (SFF) PC. Today we will be checking out the smallest form factor PC that I have ever seen! It is smaller than the Zotac ZBOX HD-AD02, Western Digital Live TV Hub and pretty much every other SFF we have got our hands on. Being super small it is still capable of HD playback, has 2GB of DDR3 memory, a 320GB hard drive, 4 USB port s and WiFi. So what is this SFF PC we are talking about? It is the Sapphire Edge HD2, let’s take a look…"
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Foxconn Netbox nT-A3500 Barebone Review
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The nT-A3500 is a perfect machine for instant messaging or other social networking applications, browsing or for playing older games at smaller resolutions; also, we can use the machine as a media center and it is also shipped with a VESA mount inside the package and necessary screws.
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HP Pavilion Elite h8xt
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“The HP Pavilion Elite h8xt is a mid-line desktop that offers some kick thanks to the quad-core Intel i7 CPU and 8GB of RAM, but it also has a sleek design that's sure to please. Thanks to its not so high price tag, this HP is a fair buy for users that want good performance without a high price.”
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Clearing the Air: Cloud Computing and Virtualization
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"The Internet age is reaching the dawn of a new era where everything can be accessed outside of your computer's physical limitations. Today's Internet is full of services ready to provide content instantly. "
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iBuyPower BTS 11 gaming rig
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Some might say, “Hey, I could build a rig similar, or better, for a lot less.” In actuality, while doing a price comparison via Newegg with the different components the system comes with, including the operating system — some parts we couldn’t find to include in the price comparison, like the Xion 700W PSU, the actual RAM, and iBuyPower’s water cooling solution, so similar parts were priced out instead — we found that it would cost about the same as what iBuyPower is offering the BTS 11 for.
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Guru3D Rig of the Month
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Each month here at Guru3D.com we feature one of you guys, your PC, your DIY project. It is quite honestly amazing how much detail and dedication you put into an PC, and every now and then it really shows. This months entry oozes in style, money spent and flamboyance. For 2011 we upped the prize that you can win a little.
The rig of the Month July 2011 is absurd. A Dutch guy pretty much transformed one room and a desk into a big PC. Everything you are about to see us customized, he built a table, he places radiators under the housing of the floor and has gotten everything liquid cooled with only the best gear. And then when you look at the finished product .. all you can say is WOW -- that's a guarantee.
A good chunk of money was spend on this setup, luckily he got sponsored a little as otherwise this project would have been unaffordable. Guys, meet Peter Brands from The Netherlands and his “L3p D3sk”, already working 8 months on this project, which we consider this to be art really.
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Disabling NVIDIA's HDMI Audio Under Linux
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For those who don't use Linux, or do use Linux but aren't aware, the audio system found within the OS is horrible. Not in quality, features or performance, but rather in configuration and execution. Since I began using Linux in 1999, and moved to it full-time in 2004, the bulk of my most frustrating troubles have had to do with audio, and a recent problem only solidifies that fact further. This time though, it's not an audio card at fault, but rather the HDMI audio chip built into NVIDIA's GeForce graphics cards.
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Sapphire Edge-HD2 Mini PC
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Housing an entire system in what is the smallest form we've ever seen, Edge-HD2 appears to be a very capable little machine for consumers on a tight budget that don't have need of the cost or horsepower of a full-sized desktop system. The HD2 gets an upgrade from its predecessor in the form of a slightly quicker CPU, a larger hard drive, and Windows 7 pre-installed, so there are some distinct advantages of going with a system setup like this. But does smaller mean less, or do good things really come in small packages? Let's find out.”
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