Friday December 11, 2009
Image Courtesy Falcon Northwest
Falcon Northwest is known for its high performance Mach V gaming desktop system. While this system offers some outstanding performance, it also comes with an outstandingly high price tag. To offer high performance systems to those on a budget, it created the Talon. With the release of the new Intel P55 chipset and Core i5/i7 processors to go with it, Falcon has redesigned their Talon to take advantage of this lower cost platform. Can they really provide a solid performance desktop for the price? Find out in my review of the Falcon Northwest Talon desktop.
Friday December 11, 2009
HP is one of the largest computer companies. Most consumers are probably most familiar with HP for their printing business. In fact, HP has a very diverse range of computer products that they support. So if you are thinking about buying a HP product or happen to have one that is having issues, be sure to check out my profile of their support department.
Included in the profile are the various avenues that users have for support, some published ratings of the their product support, tips and advice. In addition, I have a survey so users can rate how they felt HP/Compaq handled their support issues. If you happen to have used their support services, please vote to let others know how you feel how they handled your problem. If you have used their support, please add your opinions in the survey and share your experience.
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Thursday December 10, 2009
Image Courtesy Dell Inc.
Dell has reworked much of its performance desktop lineup since its purchase of Alienware. This includes the removal of the XPS performance desktops and replacement with a more subdued Studio XPS lineup. Their new top of the line consumer desktop system is the Studio XPS 9000 that might look very familiar to a previous Studio XPS system. Is this really a new performance desktop system from Dell? Find out in my review of the Dell Studio XPS 9000 desktop.
Wednesday December 9, 2009
Image Courtesy CyberPower Inc.
Intel's Core i7 changed the performance computing market with some outstanding performance gains over the previous generation of processors. The biggest problem though was the extremely high cost of the Intel X58 chipset required to run them. Intel has released its more affordable P55 chipset and corresponding Core i5/i7 processors to go with it. CyberPower is taking advantage of this new platform to offer some excellent performance desktops with a wide range of configuration options. Does this customizable performance desktop provide a good option versus building one yourself? Find out in my review of the CyberPower Gamer Infinity XLC performance desktop.
