Poll: What component is standing in the way of your next PC build? There are no two ways about it right now: it is a dismal time to be a PC builder. Between cryptomining-related shortages of graphics cards... Poll Question: • What component is standing in the way of your next PC build? Type: News story Tags: Systems Miscellaneous |
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Poll: What product category are you most excited about for 2018? The almost-past year of 2017 was a big one for CPU technology announcements. We got AMD's Ryzen and Threadripper units plus Intel's... Poll Question: • What product category are you most excited about for 2018? Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Miscellaneous |
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Poll: Did you buy into the world of VR this year? 2016 is the year that VR took off, at least if you listen to the companies making VR headsets. The Oculus Rift rolled in on... Poll Question: • Did you buy into the world of VR this year? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Poll: How do you feel about your PC's noise levels? In our component testing, we put a lot of emphasis not only on how fast a given graphics card can run, for example, but also... Poll Question: • How do you feel about the noise level of your PC? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Poll: What form factor did you choose for your last PC? We were having a lively discussion about the popularity of various PC form factors in TR's staff chat today, and it occurred to me that... Poll Question: • What form factor did you choose for your last PC? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Poll: Where are you on the VR adopter curve? VR may be the most-hyped tech trend of 2016, and there are already a range of ways to jack into the Matrix with head-mounted devices.... Poll Question: • Where are you on the VR adopter curve? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Poll: What's your favorite computer these days? In our last poll, we asked gerbils what they thought of upgrading to systems with Intel's Skylake CPUs inside. Today, we have something... Poll Question: • If you were forced to choose, what would your favorite computer be these days? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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The TR Hardware Survey 2014: What's inside your main desktop PC? If you've been on TR for long enough, you probably remember our hardware surveys. Our first one went up way back in 2008, and... Poll Questions: • Processor series • If you have an Intel Core processor, is it a • Number of processor cores • Graphics card(s) • Number of graphics cards • Price of each (or only) graphics card at time of purchase • What's overclocked? • Motherboard manufacturer • System memory capacity • Solid-state drive capacity • Mechanical storage capacity (total) • Do you have an optical drive? • Do you have a sound card? • Do you have any expansion cards beside a graphics card and sound card? • PSU wattage • System form factor • Type of CPU cooler • Number of displays • Resolution of largest display • Panel type of largest display • Mouse type • Type of keyboard • Primary operating system • Home network Wi-Fi speed • Internet connection speed (down) • Internet connection speed (up) Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous The Tech Report |
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How do you prefer to read books? It's way past time for a new poll, and I have an honest question about how folks like to consume books. Have you made... Poll Question: • How do you prefer to read books? Type: News story Tags: Personal tech |
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Jury finds Samsung violated Apple patents The jury in Apple's patent infringement case against Samsung has found that Samsung violated a great many of the patents Apple sought to enforce, and... Poll Question: • Your reaction to the Apple-Samsung verdict? Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Personal tech |
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Poll: What sort of products should TR cover more? We're constantly evaluating our content mix here at TR. There are only so many hours in each day and much interesting hardware to cover.... Poll Question: • I'd most like to see TR cover more: Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech |
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Poll: Rawest tech deal? Sometimes, life gives you a raw deal. Other times, the tech industry is the one handing out crappy cards. Crysis 2's $60 asking... Poll Question: • Rawest deal: Type: News story Tags: Chipsets Gaming Personal tech |
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Poll: Are you going to buy an iPad 2? The iPad 2 is upon us and, well, I'm a little underwhelmed. While the dual-core CPU and faster graphics hardware sound enticing, the... Poll Question: • Gonna buy an iPad 2? Type: News story Tags: Personal tech |
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Poll: How do you back up your data? The more data we accumulate in our increasingly digital lives, the more we stand to lose in the event of a catastrophic storage failure. ... Poll Question: • How do you back up your personal data? Type: News story Tags: Software Personal tech |
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Poll: What's the worst PC hardware bug? Intel's 6-series chipset bug has dominated the headlines this week, and for good reason. The flaw has been traced back to a single transistor... Poll Question: • Worst PC hardware bug? Type: News story Tags: CPUs Chipsets Storage |
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Poll: What's tops on your Christmas list? Every holiday season brings a fresh batch of new hardware, and this one will be no exception. Sandy Bridge is due early in the... Poll Question: • All I want for Christmas is... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Poll: How important is USB 3.0? After making its debut on high-end motherboards, USB 3.0 is quickly trickling down to more affordable boards and making its way into notebooks. It's... Poll Question: • USB 3.0 is... Type: News story Tags: Motherboards Chipsets Mobile computing |
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Poll: Enterprise IT hardware and you We tend to focus a bit more on the consumer side of the PC hardware business, but there's a whole other world out therethat of... Poll Questions: • How would you describe your level of involvement with the IT hardware in your workplace, including engineering/design, procurement, upgrades, repairs, maintenance and the like? • Have you been directly involved with the purchase or installation of a new server at your workplace in the last year? • How many PCs, workstations, or servers do you have responsibility for or control over at work? • How large is the annual IT budget at your company or organization (best guess, if not sure)? • Do you use a virtualization application in your workplace? • Which brand of server has your business or organization purchased the most in the past two years? • Which brand of workstation has your business or organization purchased the most in the past two years? • Which brand of laptop has your business or organization purchased the most in the past two years? • Do you use enterprise-class hardware to build or upgrade PCs or servers in your home? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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