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Mark's PC Hardware / Reviews Blog December 2006 Archive

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Week in Reviews

Saturday December 30, 2006
Things really slow down just before the New Year's, but that doesn't stop the myriad of computer web sites from posting review on products from 2006. Soon CES will be ... Read More

Best PC Tech of 2006

Friday December 29, 2006
2006 saw a large number of technology advancements when it came to personal computers. Some of them are very direct and noticeable to consumers in terms of increased performance, capacity ... Read More

Week in Reviews

Saturday December 23, 2006
The holidays are upon us and today is supposedly the busiest shopping day of the year. Try to avoid the malls and shopping centers if at all possible. If you ... Read More

"All I Want For Christmas is ..." Poll

Friday December 22, 2006
I should have asked this question earlier, but with Christmas just a few days away I figured I had to get it up. Computers and their upgrades are big sellers ... Read More

Upgrade Those Graphics!

Thursday December 21, 2006
PC graphics have come a long way in the past few years. The default graphics cards installed in most desktop computers just aren't developed to handle the 3D graphics from ... Read More

A Flat Panel Holidays

Wednesday December 20, 2006
Flat panel high-defintion TVs are all the rage this year. These screens may be replacing the traditional television tube in the home entertainment center, but they have all but wiped ... Read More

A Gift to Store Those Holiday Memories

Tuesday December 19, 2006
Digital cameras, MP3 players and camcorders are all popular technology gifts. Whether it is storing all your digital music, those photos of family around the christmas tree or video of ... Read More

Giving the Gift of a PC

Monday December 18, 2006
Personal computers are a popular item for families to purchase during the holidays. It is not a purchase to be taken lightly as finding the right computer system to meet ... Read More

Week in Reviews

Sunday December 17, 2006
Welcome to the power outage edition of the Week in Reviews. I had the lovely experience of being without power for the last two days due to the Pacific Northwest ... Read More

Gaming on a Gateway

Wednesday December 13, 2006
Gateway has made several forays into the high performance desktop market in the past. None of their systems really made it into the enthusiast marketplace because while they were strong ... Read More

Dell's XPS Redemption

Tuesday December 12, 2006
When Dell announced the XPS 700 system, a lot of people were excited about the performance the system offered. The problem was that Dell was unable to get the system ... Read More

Ultimate Gaming PC or Not?

Monday December 11, 2006
Every year just before the holidays finally roll around, I take a look at the performance desktop computer systems. These are the dream systems sold by companies towards those who ... Read More

Week in Reviews

Saturday December 9, 2006
The holidays are rapidly approaching and it seems the number of reviews is increasing the closer we get. This week saw a huge number of reviews and no one product ... Read More

WinBook JIV Mini Review

Friday December 8, 2006
Several months ago I took a look at the WinBook JIV Mini small form factor system. While this system doesn't exactly look like a consumer home electronics piece like the ... Read More

Voodoo PC Aria Media Centre HTPC Review

Thursday December 7, 2006
Voodoo PC is well known for making high performance desktop gaming systems that are very stylish. Their systems are also some of the most expensive and highly engineered solutions available ... Read More

Velocity Micro CineMagix M50 Review

Wednesday December 6, 2006
Velocity Micro is known for making high performance systems that can compete with the high-end prestige systems but without that same costs. They are one of the few system integrators ... Read More

Shuttle XPC M2000 HTPC Review

Tuesday December 5, 2006
Shuttle's small form factor cases became a hit early on with consumers wanting to build their own home theater computers. The small cases could be integrated into a home theater ... Read More

Sony VAIO VGX-XL2 Review

Monday December 4, 2006
Sony developed the Digital Living System as a means for consumers to have a completely integrated home theater system and computer. The design compliments the high definition LCD and plasma ... Read More

HP z565 Digital Entertainment Center Review

Monday December 4, 2006
Ever since the release of Windows XP Media Center Edition, there has been lots of talk about integrated computing where the computer becomes the center of the home entertainment system. ... Read More

Week in Reviews

Saturday December 2, 2006
The big news of the week in terms of PC computing was the release of the new AMD 4x4 platform. This is their answer in the short terms to Intel's ... Read More

Essential Multimedia Software

Friday December 1, 2006
Computers have really entered into the entertainment sector the past few years. They can be used to listen to music, build customized audio CDs, editing together home videos for a ... Read More
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