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TR's March 2012 system guide by Cyril Kowaliski, Geoff Gasior, and Scott Wasson — 4:16 PM on February 22, 2012 Not much new hardware has come out since we published our last guide in December, but this edition is still choc-full of small, incremental... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems Workstations	217
OCZ's Octane 128GB solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 10:19 AM on February 16, 2012 We were impressed by OCZ's Indilinx-powered Octane SSD when we reviewed the 512GB version last year. Now, we have the 128GB model in-house to... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	42
A closer look at the new AMD by Scott Wasson — 4:08 PM on February 9, 2012 AMD has a new management team and a new direction. They recently shared their vision for the company's future, and we were there, listening... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Servers	78
Intel's 520 Series solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 10:00 AM on February 6, 2012 Intel's newest solid-state drive pairs a SandForce controller with custom firmware and 25-nm NAND. We've tested the 60 and 240GB models to see... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	83
Samsung's 830 Series solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 5:40 PM on February 2, 2012 Samsung's new 830 Series SSD has a triple-core controller, a vast array of Toggle DDR NAND, and a download code for Batman: Arkham City. ... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	61
SSD performance scaling across the spectrum by Geoff Gasior — 8:09 PM on February 1, 2012 An SSD's capacity can have a big impact on its overall performance. We've tested a collection of different drive models in a range of... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	89
PCs in decline? Not for enthusiasts by Geoff Gasior — 5:19 PM on January 26, 2012 Have you read the tea leaves? The PC is an endangered species, doomed to obscurity at the hands of tablets, smartphones, or whatever new... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	65
Of CES 2012 and missed expectations by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:10 AM on January 20, 2012 Ah, Las Vegas. I had hoped never to return. Yet there I was last week, in the ticket line at the Vancouver airport, cursing myself... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	18
CES 2012: the shape of things to come? by Scott Wasson — 11:08 AM on January 17, 2012 One of the funny things about going to CES is that you're expected to be plugged into the overall vibe of the show, so you... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Displays Personal tech	15
Holiday gifts for the discerning geek by Geoff Gasior — 10:51 AM on December 16, 2011 I lost count of how many times my girlfriend asked me what I wanted for Christmas this year. After replying with "oh, you know... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	37
TR's Christmas 2011 system guide by Cyril Kowaliski, Geoff Gasior, and Scott Wasson — 8:06 PM on December 6, 2011 With our latest system guide, we've attempted to weather the surge in hard-drive prices while taking advantage of some of the latest hardware releases.... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems Workstations	82
OCZ's Octane 512GB solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 4:18 PM on November 30, 2011 OCZ bought SSD controller maker Indilinx earlier this year, and the first product of that acquisition is now out. Join us for a look... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	41
Seagate's Momentus XT 750GB hybrid hard drive by Geoff Gasior — 12:26 AM on November 29, 2011 Seagate has upgraded its Momentus XT hybrid drive with more storage capacity and a bigger, faster flash cache. We dig deeper to see how... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Mobile computing	69
A quick look at Gunnar's glasses for computer junkies by David Morgan — 11:46 AM on November 18, 2011 Quick poll: everyone who regularly squints at a computer monitor or television at least eight hours a day, raise your hand. Do I... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	52
Execution by Fred Silver — 10:09 AM on November 15, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Graphics	89
Intel's Core i7-3960X processor by Scott Wasson — 2:01 AM on November 14, 2011 The new Extreme version of Sandy Bridge doubles up on nearly all of the resources included in the original quad-core variants. The result? ... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs	182
A quick look at OCZ's 2.15 SSD firmware by Geoff Gasior — 2:44 PM on November 2, 2011 SandForce SSDs have been dogged by reports of BSODs and other issues, but new firmware promises relief. We take a quick look at... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	69
A quick look at Bulldozer thread scheduling by Scott Wasson — 5:32 PM on October 27, 2011 Is an awareness of the shared nature of AMD's Bulldozer architecture the key to unlocking its performance? We investigate. Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs	106

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CampinCarl

I'm sorry but if there's enough market demand for 13.3" 3200x1800 screens, there's MORE than enough demand for 24" 2560x1600 screens.

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danny e.

Based on the content of the presentation, it almost feels like gaming is taking... +41

Xenolith

No Start menu, so the Xbox One is dead to me. +38

superjawes

I am thinking PC. +29

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