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Understanding Hard Drive PerformanceMar 5, 2007 - in Reviews
We've added 15 more hard drives to our hard drive lists, and analyzed a full model family to try to understand why some models perform better than others. Which capacity point is the fastest? Does 16 MB cache offer advantages over 8 MB? We answer these questions and many more.
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Top 10 Geek Movies for 2007Mar 4, 2007 - in Picture Story
"Death Proof" is Quentin Tarantino's half of "Grindhouse," the low budget double feature homage B-movies of the 1970s.
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Weird and Wonderful PCs: Your Stories Part 2Mar 2, 2007 - in Reviews
From Cheez-It boxes to heavy metal cases, here are more great stories about cool, strange and fantastic PCs and PC mods.
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Store, Swap and Organize: Storage AccessoriesMar 1, 2007 - in Reviews
Storage has countless faces these days, including numerous useful accessories. We found fives products to help you flexibly install, connect, silence and manage 2.5" and 3.5" hard drives.
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Microsoft Breeds Four Unique MiceFeb 28, 2007 - in Reviews
The company reacts to regain some of its lead in the race through the rodent technology maze.
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Dual Core Notebook CPUs ExploredFeb 27, 2007 - in Reviews
AMD's Turion 64 X2 battles Intel's mobile Core 2 Duo. We X-ray both product families, and provide our test results in a new Interactive Charts category: please welcome our Mobile CPU Charts!
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Can Your PC Really Handle Vista?Feb 26, 2007 - in Reviews
Our $300 PCs are powerful enough to take on everyday workloads, but can they cope with Vista's requirements? It's all in the components.
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Weird and Wonderful PCs and PC Mods, Your StoriesFeb 23, 2007 - in Reviews
We asked you to tell us about your favorite cool, strange or unusual PC or PC mod and, man, did you! The story's a click away.
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Wii Games Review, Part 2Feb 22, 2007 - in Picture Story
Link is back in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, which has become the must-have title for the Wii.
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AMD Pushes R600 Back To MayFeb 22, 2007 - in Reviews
If you were waiting for Direct3D 10 compliant hardware from AMD (formerly ATI) you will have to wait even longer. AMD pushed the launch of R600 yet once more.
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680i Motherboard Comparison Part 2Feb 22, 2007 - in Reviews
A broader selection of high-end NForce 680i SLI chipset platforms is finally beginning to surface, but was it worth the wait? We compare the performance, overclocking potential and other features of three newcomers to Part 1 entries.
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Overclocking 9 Value-Priced DDR2-800 KitsFeb 21, 2007 - in Reviews
High memory prices have traditionally plagued budget overclockers, but the release of "industry standard" PC2-6400 is bringing some relief. How do the latest modules fare?
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Does AMD's Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Have Any Kick Left?Feb 20, 2007 - in Reviews
A new Athlon 64 X2 top model launches, squeezing 3.0 GHz out of AMD's 90 nm silicon. It cannot end Intel's Core 2 Extreme supremacy, but AMD's aggressive pricing fuels the price war, making the 6000+ somewhat affordable.
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The 50-Greatest Female Characters in the History of Video GamesFeb 19, 2007 - in Picture Story
The immortal Lara Croft, the current poster girl of gaming.
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The $300 PCFeb 19, 2007 - in Reviews
You get what you pay for, right? But what happens if you build a PC on the cheap? We packed two boxes with low-cost AMD and Intel CPUs and other inexpensive components. Guess who dominates the low end?
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Rock, Roll 'n PrintFeb 16, 2007 - in Reviews
Rocker Graham Nash is a driving force in inkjet photo printing technology. How it happened in Nash's own words. Including fanstastic images.
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Weird and Wonderful PCs and ModsFeb 15, 2007 - in Reviews
Tell us about your favorite cool, strange or even wacky PC or PC mod. We might publish your story.
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Gaming Mouse Review: The Fanatec Headshot ControllerFeb 14, 2007 - in Picture Story
The Fanatec Headshot Controller gaming mouse.
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Webcam RoundupFeb 14, 2007 - in Reviews
Shopping for webcams can be a hassle. Gear Digest comes to the rescue with a set of hands-on webcam reviews to help you make a reasoned choice.
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RAID Recovery: The Data Knight Kroll Ontrack To The Rescue!Feb 14, 2007 - in Reviews
In the event of catastrophic hard drive failure, only professional data recovery can help. During a visit to Kroll Ontrack we gained insight into how data can even be restored from a crashed RAID array.
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Feb 13, 2007 - in Picture Story
Lucasarts upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed game will include "Euphoria" technology that will infuse computer-controlled characters with their own brains. Acting like real people, those characters will try to protect themselves by grabbing on to th
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The Burning Crusade: 30 Days LaterFeb 13, 2007 - in Picture Story
Draenei paladin standing outside the Exodar
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AMD Crossfire Xpress 3200 Chipset for Core 2 Rolls, But Doesn't RockFeb 13, 2007 - in Reviews
The new AMD chipset, also known as RD600, keeps pace with Intel's P965/975X and Nvidia's nForce 680i SLI, but is lacking in terms of features. Great overclocking results and a superb motherboard by DFI save the day, fortunately.
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Coraid pushes SATA over EthernetFeb 12, 2007 - in Picture Story
Coraid's SR1521T unit can hold 15 SATA drives. Two 1GB Ethernets on the back provide network connectivity.
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The AMD Squeeze: Nvidia Intros GeForce 8800 for $300Feb 12, 2007 - in Reviews
With nothing coming out of the newly merged AMD and ATI, Nvidia pushes out another product to take the sweet spot in the discrete graphics market.
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Extreme OverclockingFeb 12, 2007 - in Reviews
Is pushing your hardware further and faster actually worth it in this day and age? The answer is a resounding yes! We pushed all of the components in our test system 20% or more above specification, and got it all back in extra performance.
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BeOS addicts ressurrect their favorite OSFeb 11, 2007 - in Picture Story
Haiku's OS developers showed off their new operating system at the Southern California Linux Expo. The devs say the OS is in pre-alpha stage and people are welcome to download VMWare images to test it out.
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EUROCOM M620NC Titanium: Performance
Feb 11, 2007 - in Picture Story
In comparison to the Tecra A8 the Eurocom M620NC Titanium's No AA No AF score doesn't look so hot. Though these two notebooks have the same integrated Intel graphics controller, the two have different CPUs. The M620NC Titanium as tested only has an Intel
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EUROCOM M620NC Titanium: PhotosFeb 11, 2007 - in Picture Story
The M620NC Titanium is a compact notebook, measuring 11" x 1.25" x 9.3" and weighing only 2lb 14oz / 1304g.
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Sex is Good for the Body, But what about Games?Feb 11, 2007 - in Picture Story
After the scandalous "Hot Coffee" mod for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, sexual content in video games became a bigger issue.