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  1. Rob Williams

    Apple Announces Updated MacBook Pro Line-up, OS X Snow Leopard

    I thought the MacBook Pro pricing in the USA was bad. It's even worse in Canada, but far worse in AUS: http://store.apple.com/au/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro?mco=MTE4NDY After AUD > USD conversion, the differences aren't quite as stark, but still. Such a premium for these things...
  2. Rob Williams

    Book smell... spray?

    Yeah, their "compatible with" page tipped me off, haha. The hilarious thing is that none of us would be truly surprised if this was real.
  3. Rob Williams

    The Girls of Computex 2009

    Just take a look through our round-up article. There are a few good products in there. I'm behind on getting the Best of article done. For some reason, I've been exhausted a lot lately, so I can't focus. Gah!
  4. Rob Williams

    Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition

    Oi, that was LONG ousted... but not quite sure when. I moved to air because it was just easier to deal with, and after a while, the N500 began to work worse than air, so it was a no-brainer. I'm also hearing mixed things about the new Corsair self-contained water-cooler as well though, so I'm...
  5. Rob Williams

    Intel's "Skulltrail 2" to Feature 16 Cores?

    From our front-page news: It looks as though Intel's next dual-socket platform might not be a straight-forward dual desktop CPU setup like the original Skulltrail. Bright Side of News is reporting that "Skulltrail 2" will instead be comprised of Octal-Core (8) processors based on Nehalem-EX...
  6. Rob Williams

    Apple Announces Updated MacBook Pro Line-up, OS X Snow Leopard

    From our front-page news: When Apple's annual WWDC rolls around each summer, people stop and listen. The reason is simple: new product launches. Between the new iPhone 3G S, Max OS X Snow Leopard (desktop and server), Safari 4 and an updated MacBook Pro line-up, I think it's safe to say that...
  7. Rob Williams

    The Girls of Computex 2009

    The cutest girl I found here wasn't a booth babe, so I'd be inclined to agree.
  8. Rob Williams

    Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition

    We use Ultra-120's on all of our machines (I even use it on my personal machine). It's the ambient heat that's the problem, and with summer coming, that's not going to get better. I might just have to get one of those new Corsair CPU coolers for the time-being. Better than air, but not so...
  9. Rob Williams

    Tony Hawk's "Ride" Introduces Skateboard Peripheral

    From our front-page news:It's not all too often I bring a rant about a console game into our main news section, but when Tony Hawk's Proving Ground came out in late 2007, I felt like I couldn't keep my mouth shut. As a huge fan of the series since the original game was released in 1999, I felt...
  10. Rob Williams

    Windows 7 Launch Date & Box Art Revealed

    From our front-page news:Alright, so this isn't new news, but for the few people who don't know, Microsoft announced the Windows 7 launch date last week, and that happens to be October 22, a Thursday. This is semi-odd placement, as it misses the "back-to-school" rush and also lands a bit short...
  11. Rob Williams

    The Girls of Computex 2009

    Given the sheer number of reads this article has had in relation to the rest of our Computex coverage, the number of responses here is a little lackluster ;-)
  12. Rob Williams

    Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition

    I agree. This is something we need to take a bit more seriously, which means I need to find a new cooling solution as soon as possible. When the CPU overheats from a modest overclock, our OC reports aren't as useful as I'd like them to be. Well, chances are still good that they are early...
  13. Rob Williams

    Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200

    It's bizarre... I just ran into this debate in a conversation just the other night. I also agree with Kougar... spot-on. Throughout all of our CPU testing, we don't change our PC components at all, in order to have all of the results remain comparable. If we swapped out the motherboard just to...
  14. Rob Williams

    Book smell... spray?

    Geez, and I thought "new car smell" was a bizarre gimmick. Here's one for you Kindle users who miss the distinctive smell of books: http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/07/got-a-kindle-but-miss-that-booky-smell-this-spray-is-for-you/
  15. Rob Williams

    Google Releases Mac OS X and Linux Chrome Developer Builds

    From our front-page news: When Google's Chrome browser hit the market last September, very few seemed to be not impressed. For the company's first shot at a commercial browser, it worked well, was incredibly fast and was the furthest thing from being bloated. The biggest caveat though, was the...
  16. Rob Williams

    Jobs Set to Return to Apple Later this Month

    From our front-page news: This past January, it became known that Steve Jobs was going to take a ~six month hiatus from Apple in order to focus on getting better. Probably a good thing, too, given that his health was noticeably taking a toll. Well, we're just about at the end of that six-month...
  17. Rob Williams

    How important is overclocking to you?

    That's true, but that's the reason we ALL overclock. That's not what I need to know. What I need to know is what kind of effect these overclocking events have on YOU. Do you even pay attention? Do they help you decide on a product? Do you find that extreme overclocking has any relevance to what...
  18. Rob Williams

    Wacom Intuos4 Professional Pen Tablet

    Wacom's tablets have long been considered an industry standard, and reasons as to why are obvious to anyone who uses them. Though the Intuos3 was a masterpiece of a tablet, the Intuos4 improves things all-around, such as with a higher level of sensitivity, LED-labeled quick-keys, removable USB...
  19. Rob Williams

    How important is overclocking to you?

    Hi all: Most people who visit this site, and especially this forum, are overclockers. Some take it a little more seriously than others, but for the most part, I think we can all agree that overclocking serves a real purpose. Purchasing a $100 CPU and pushing it to $500 CPU speeds isn't just...
  20. Rob Williams

    Gigabyte's Silent Cell GPU Cooling Promises Huge Temp Drops

    From our front-page news: During our meeting with Gigabyte at Computex, the company brought up their brand-new "Silent Cell" cooling technology which aims to beat out any other passive GPU cooler on the market. Pretty bold claims, but given that the company asked me if I'd be interested in doing...
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