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sgi octane iii personal supercomputer: my pc’s faster than your pc.

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SGI’s new Octane III workstation takes the speed and performance that you’d usually find in a rack full of machines and puts it alongside your desk.

By leveraging modern miniaturization, the Octane III can handle up to 80 CPU cores, yes that’s EIGHT-ZERO CPU cores, along with up to 1TB, yes that’s ONE TERABYTE of…

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September 21st, 2009 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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nokia booklet 3g netbook coming soon, looking awesome

Nokia-Booklet3G

If Apple does release a Tablet PC, fanboys would do well to thank Nokia, because the Finland handset maker was one of the first to come up with Mobile Internet Devices, or MIDs. Now they’re back in the realm of portable computing with the Booklet 3G, a 10-inch, 2.75 lb. Intel Atom-powered netbook that will…

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August 27th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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windows 7 runs on a pentium 2 [how low can you go?]

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Some expert computer technician crazy person has managed to get Windows 7 to run on a ridiculously underpowered Pentium II PC. Why? I say, why not?

Amazingly enough, PC enthusiast Hackerman1 got his old 266 MHz Pentium II machine loaded up with Windows 7 Ultimate. The machine has a paltry 96MB of RAM, and a…

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June 23rd, 2009 comments (12) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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start saving now: next-next gen console chatter surfaces

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Ready for the NextXbox 360? The PS4 or WiiToo? It might be time to start thinking about what you want in the next generation of gaming consoles. Yes, already. The center of console gaming’s future is already being planned, and rumors about the graphics chips in the next round of offerings from Nintendo, Microsoft, and…

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February 9th, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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new macbook pro models from apple look sweet

Apple MacBook Pro Models

Apple today rolled out their new high-end MacBook Pro models, ranging in price from $1999 to $2799.

Each of the Pros features a beautiful 1-inch thick aluminum case and is powered by a workhorse Intel Core 2 Duo CPU. The 15.4-inch model comes in either 2.2GHz or 2.4GHz variants, while the 17-inch model only comes…

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June 5th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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mac pro 8-core monster officially revealed

Mac Pro

Apple today revealed new Mac Pro workstation models which features up to a whopping EIGHT CPU cores.

Fully maxed out, the systems can have two Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3.0GHz processors, up to 3TB of hard disk storage and up to 16 GB of RAM. Designed with graphics, video and multimedia professionals in mind, the new…

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April 4th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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sony vaio r master: quad core pc power, but at a price.

Sony Vaio R Master PC

For those of you who can never get enough horsepower in your PC, you might want to check out some of the new Intel Core 2 Quad core CPU machines coming out this year. One such machine is the Sony Vaio R Master desktop PC.

The machine is the new bad boy on Sony’s block,…

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January 25th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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gateway intros sub $600 core 2 duo machine

Gateway DX420 Multimedia PC

Gateway has introduced a new series of low-cost PC desktops which roll in a number of features typically found on higher-end gaming machines.

Gateway’s DX420 series starts at as little as $599.99, including a 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 processor. The systems also include Windows XP Media Center Edition and run on Intel’s…

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September 27th, 2006 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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apple releases new 24-inch iMac

iMac 3 sizes

With no advance hoopla, Apple has quietly announced the new 24-inch iMac today.

The new model features a substantial widescreen display running at 1900×1200 resolution, a 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, a 250 GB hard drive, and 1 GB of RAM for $1999.00.
The system also features an 8x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL, DVD

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September 6th, 2006 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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