I’ve mentioned recently that I was going to build a small form factor PC, and yesterday was the day. All the components had arrived, the stars were in alignment, and unfortunately it was 31 degrees in my kitchen. The whole build took me about 2 – 2.5 hours. You pretty much only need time, patience, and a screwdriver with a Philips bit.
As mentioned in my previous post, I’m planning on building a new PC. So started my investigation into the magical world of computer components. And what I found is that a processor is not always worth more just because it’s got some awesomely bigger digits and oh-so fancy hyper-threading.
What is a ViDock? Who the heck are Village Instruments? They are good folks who tried really hard to bring desktop-class graphics to lowly laptops that have ExpressCard 34 slots.
Well, I did indeed rave over the Seagate hybrid drive last post. And it likely deserves it. But when push came to shove, I decided to drop my dough on the full-0n SSD – the big brother of the hybrid, if you will.
Of course, it’s only 80GB vs 500GB for the Seagate.
The mad scientists at Samsung have come up with something cool. No, not a time machine, though that would be super-cool. It’s an LCD monitor that’s powered by USB. Yes, I know it’s been done, but I’m not talking about one that’s the size of your dad’s first TV. I’m talking about one that’s nearly [...]
As I’ve recently started playing a game (LotRO… in practically every spare waking moment – Oliver) with some friends, I figured (along with some encouragement) to get a headset. My PC sits in my living room hooked up to my TV (aka monitor) – a pretty standard media center setup. I’m about 8 feet from [...]
So we’re a little late to the party. But better late than never, right? Don’t answer that. Anyway, the new netbook from Asus will supposedly go for 9.5 hours without stopping. that’s longer than a flight to London from Canada! Wow. So is the battery the size of a brick? Not as far as [...]
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