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Maingear unleashes Shift desktop, child-sized 'personal supercomputer' for $2,199 (or $13,394)

Without demonstrated Linux or OSX support......what's the point? Who does video stuff on Windows?Plenty do.....You just don't get out much. My XP system with cakewalk software did me just fine and that was on a P4 system that couldn't keep itself cool, ever. But my audio quality...

Tags: Desktops, Maingear, personal supercomputer, supercomputer, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Maingear debuts eX-L 18, 'world's most powerful laptop'; dual GeForce, triple HD, $3-6K

Maingear debuts eX-L 18, 'world's most powerful laptop'; dual GeForce, triple HD, $3-6KWhat's the battery life like?Sweet laptop, but what's the battery life like? I'm guessing it flashes the low battery warning just about the time it finishes booting up, or else the thing weighs as much as a...

Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, eX-L 18, battery, Maingear, laptop computer, Nvidia GeForce

Discussion threads 2009-07-24

Maingear debuts eX-L 18, 'world's most powerful laptop'; dual GeForce, triple HD, $3-6K

High-performance computer builders Maingear on Thursday announced its eX-L 18 desktop replacement laptop, 'the world's most powerful' notebook, according to the company. The system features dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M GPUs (1080p HD resolution, of course), Intel Core 2 mobile processors and dual-channel...

Tags: Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Intel Core 2 Duo, 1080p, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Maingear, eX-L 18, Serial ATA, Processors, Storage, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-24

Maingear Pulse

PC gamers demand speed, a pursuit that--at least with current technology--runs directly counter to the idea of saving energy. HP's Firebird struck a reasonable balance between the two earlier in the year, and had we reviewed Maingear's new Pulse six months ago, it would have given the Firebird stiff competition...

Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, PCI, Maingear, Firebird

Product reviews 2009-07-21

Maingear introduces 'world's greenest gaming PC' for $799

Maingear introduces 'world's greenest gaming PC' for $799This is NOT the IonThe Ion platform is the chipset designed for Atom processors. It is NOT the same as the GeForce 9300 chipset that is available for Core 2 processors. I advise that you change the wording in your story...

Tags: Chipsets, NVidia Corp., Maingear, greenest gaming PC, power supply, gaming PC, PC, game

Discussion threads 2009-06-05

Maingear introduces 'world's greenest gaming PC' for $799

Claiming a title not unlike the "world's most fuel-efficient sports car," high-performance computer manufacturer Maingear has introduced its Pulse, a small form factor gaming PC based on NVIDIA ION graphics. Maingear says the Pulse is the world's first "ION-based" PC that can be...

Tags: Game, PC, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Gaming PC, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Maingear, Pulse, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-05

Dell XPS 625 Desktop Computer (AMD Phenom X4 940, 500GB HDD, 4GB)

Normally we criticize gaming PCs from large vendors like Dell for failing to keep their specs as aggressively up to date as their boutique competition. But after looking for systems to compare with Dell's new $1,499 XPS 625, it seems as of this writing that the entire desktop market is...

Tags: Chipsets, Desktops, Semiconductors, hard drive, computer, Maingear, AMD Phenom, desktop computer, Dell Computer Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., motherboard, XPS 625, Dell XPS 625, PC

Product reviews 2009-02-12

Maingear Ephex (Intel Core i7 965)

Even though lots of vendors offer the capability, we've resisted reviewing a three-way SLI PC until now. Our hesitation had to do with a desire to keep the high-end PCs we reviewed at or around the $6,000 mark, hard to do with $1,800 worth of graphics cards alone. But last...

Tags: Maingear Ephex, Maingear, Intel Core Microarchitecture

Product reviews 2009-01-27

Velocity Micro Edge Z15

Velocity Micro's Edge Z15 midrange gaming desktop is a perfect example of what this mid-sized vendor does best. The sleek, sturdy chassis houses an expertly assembled selection of hardware, and the price and performance compete well with systems from both mainstream vendors and smaller specialty shops. Velocity Micro doesn't attempt...

Tags: Desktops, Edge Z15, Velocity, Velocity Micro, Maingear, PC

Product reviews 2008-09-08

Maingear Prelude (AMD Phenom X4 9850)

Maingear's AMD midrange Prelude desktop clearly has the Dell XPS 630 in its sights. The Prelude is faster almost across the board and at $1,499 it's less expensive. Our only reservation is with its interior. The Prelude case is very attractive on the outside, but to achieve its unique,...

Tags: Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Voodoo PC, AMD Phenom, Prelude, Maingear

Product reviews 2008-06-04

Puget Deluge-i L2

If we've learned anything about the first part of this year, it's that you can get an outstanding gaming PC for about $1,500. That's why we're so stymied by Puget Systems' Deluge-i L2. For $4,877, this system only barely edges out its midrange competition. It also can't compete with a...

Tags: Processors, Deluge-i L2, Puget Systems, Intel Core 2 Duo, Maingear, hard drive, PC

Product reviews 2008-04-08

Maingear Ephex (Intel and ATI)

Welcome to $5,184 of gaming PC. We haven't reviewed a high-end desktop like this Maingear Ephex in a while, largely because we've wanted to upgrade our gaming benchmarks. Now that we're able to tackle the high end again, we're surprised at what we've found. On most titles, you can expect...

Tags: Games, Desktops, Intel Corp., performance, Uberclok, ATI Technologies Inc., Maingear, Maingear Ephex, PC, game

Product reviews 2008-02-21

Maingear F131 SLI (Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600)

Maingear's new F131 SLI gaming PC comes at our recent Velocity Micro Editors' Choice winner strong and hard. Both are equally well-designed, and while the Maingear is a bit more expensive at $4,200, it also includes a few features the Velocity Micro lacks, at least in the PC it sent...

Tags: Games, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), DVD, Consumer electronics, Processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Maingear, Velocity, Velocity Micro

Product reviews 2007-06-29

Gateway FX530XT (Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX)

With this newest reiteration of its high-end FX530XT, Gateway finally brings it flagship desktop in line with the other enthusiast PCs in its class. And all it took was a graphics card. Our $4,449 build comes with an overclocked GeForce 8800 GTX. Combine that with the system's familiar overclocked Intel...

Tags: Video cards, Games, Processors, NVidia Corp., Gateway Inc., Gateway FX530XT, Maingear, Nvidia GeForce

Product reviews 2007-05-31

Maingear X-Cube (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800)

Maingear may not have changed its X-Cube's case since we last looked at one about a year ago, but the hardware and software on the 2007 model are entirely brand new. With the latest in everything, this high-end, semiportable gaming system has a comparable price tag, coming in around $4,570...

Tags: Performance management, Processors, Intel Corp., Intel Core 2 Duo, Maingear X-Cube, Maingear, performance

Product reviews 2007-05-09

Shuttle XPC P2 3700g

The Shuttle XPC P2 3700g is the newer, Intel version of the AMD-based XPC P2 2700 model we reviewed earlier this year and adds a couple of important upgrades. First, the P2 3700g features Intel's Core 2 Duo processors, which our tests show improve overall performance. Using the same chassis...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, Shuttle, Maingear, power supply, Falcon Northwest, card, SFF, graphics

Product reviews 2006-11-20

Maingear X-Cube

We don't usually get to make sweeping declarative statements, but Maingear has given us the opportunity. Its small-form-factor SFF X-Cube gaming desktop is the most advanced PC in its class. No other vendor of a pseudo-portable gaming computer offers a more up-to-date system. This $3,300 PC is by no means...

Tags: Chipsets, Desktops, Semiconductors, Processors, Network technology, Maingear X-Cube, Maingear, PC

Product reviews 2006-06-20

Additional Resources

AVADirect Nano Cube

AVADirect's $2,266 Nano Cube tries to take on Shuttle's XPC H7 5800 at its own small form factor game. Both systems come with smaller-than-normal SFF cases, and each requires sacrifices, even more than with a standard SFF PC, in exchange for its tiny dimensions. Therein lies our problem with this...

Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Games, Shuttle XPC, SFF, small form factor, Cube, Shuttle, Nano, DVD burner, PC, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., AVADirect, game

Product reviews 2009-11-04

News to know: Ruiz, Moffat resign; Microsoft; Psystar; Smartphones

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ruiz resigns as GlobalFoundries chairman; no mention of insider trading scandal Moffat no longer with IBM as...

Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, CBS Interactive Inc., Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Smartphone, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Mainframes, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Servers, Hardware, Sales

Blog posts 2009-11-03

Maingear unleashes Shift desktop, child-sized 'personal supercomputer' for $2,199 (or $13,394)

Boutique computer maker Maingear on Monday unleashed its Shift desktop PC, a child-sized "everyday supercomputer" that marries extreme performance and upgradeability to industrial design for a barnburning rig that can handle the highest-definition media. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Desktop, Supercomputer, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-11-02