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VooDoo PC founder weighs in on AMD vs. Intel

VooDoo PC founder weighs in on AMD vs. IntelAMD should sue DELL as conspiratorIF AMD has any evidence, it should sue DELL as conspirator in INTEL's monopoly behaviour. INTEL may call Michael Dell to re-iterate his "AMD is fragile" statement, and the best countermeasure for AMD is suing DELL.Hoooboy...Intel has...

Tags: Voodoo, PC, VoodooPC, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-10-13

Podcast editing dream machine?

If you're producing podcasts at the rate we are at ZDNet, roughly one every two business days, you may have found what I've learned -- that system horsepower equates to time saved. For example, in working with our raw audio using the open source-based Audacity (available for OS X,...

Tags: audio, VoodooPC, Podcasting Gear, General

Blog posts 2005-03-16

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HP Firebird 803 with VoodooDNA

We suspect many hard-core PC gamers will be turned off by the HP Firebird 803 ("with VoodooDNA", according to the official product name) because it lacks upgradeability. Fair enough. For everyone else who might consider spending $2,099 on a gaming desktop, you will find it awfully hard to turn away...

Tags: Games, Desktops, Firebird, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2009-02-21

Details on HP's new laptops and all-in-one desktop

HP released a slew of new consumer and business products--including 17 new laptops--at an event in Berlin earlier today. In addition to HP and Compaq notebooks, new products include a refresh of its TouchSmart all-in-one PC, a Voodoo-branded desktop and notebook (the Voodoo PC site had been down for several...

Tags: Voodoo, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, Laptop Computer, Notebook Roster, HP DreamColor Display HP, Desktops, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-06-10

The BIG Alienware m9750 review

The BIG Alienware m9750 reviewRe: The BIG Alienware m9750 review2" of screen space, a solid state drive, and dual graphics cards are the only thing this Alienware has over the Inspiron 1520 I just purchased.The difference in money, however, is much more prevailent. Twice as much the cost, in fact.Not...

Tags: Games, Notebooks, PC ecosystem, game, BIG Alienware m9750, BIG Alienware m9750 review, Alienware

Discussion threads 2007-11-27

HP trots out fall line of products

HP has climbed to the top of the PC mountain over the past few years. In Q2 of this year, the company garnered 18.2 percent of the worldwide PC market, up from 14.9 percent for the year earlier, according to IDC numbers. Closet competitor Dell had around 15 percent...

Tags: Blackbird 002, Blackbird 02, CBS Interactive Inc., Compaq iPAQ, Dan Farber, Game, Hewlett-Packard Co., iPAQ 200 Series Enterprise Handheld, PC

Blog posts 2007-09-05

Faster external drives arriving--slowly

Faster external drives arriving--slowlygood stuffAlready have one and it's fast. It came with a bracket to connect the drive to an internal sata port. It's a hell of a lot faster than usb and it has it's own power so it doesn't draw power from my pc's powerunit. That was...

Tags: NCQ, USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire

Discussion threads 2006-12-19

HP to acquire Voodoo PC

HP to acquire Voodoo PCAnd Patti Dunn can be the medicine woman to run it.]:)The purchase has nothing to do with "influencing" less tech savvy peopleLess tech savvy people don't buy from Alienware and company nor are they influenced by their expensive gaming products.The HP purchase is for increased profits/margins,...

Tags: Desktops, Games, Voodoo, Hewlett-Packard Co., PC

Discussion threads 2006-09-28

Initial Core benchmarks look dire for AMD

Initial Core benchmarks look dire for AMDThat would explain the Int-hell FUD I smell.After Skype, I've been casting a cautious eye on the little i. Now these "benchmarks" seem to cast even greater doubt over i's performance claims, especially when I compare the machines.Note how Int-hell's machine was made...

Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, NOW HERE, Intel Corp., Int-hell FUD, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Doper Duped Anand, Woodcrest, Conroe, chip

Discussion threads 2006-03-10

Intel's new chip family: Core Microarchitecture

Intel's new chip family: Core Microarchitectureyum.. cant waitcant wait til they have thse things out in full force... evne my Core Duo is a screamer, and doesnt have all the features these will have... Intel is gonna smack AMD back finally.Is this revenge of Itanic?Intel Wide Dynamic Execution sounds...

Tags: Processors, Intel Corp., Intel Itanium, NGMA, Intel Pentium, Intel Core Microarchitecture, chip

Discussion threads 2006-03-08

New Intel quad-core chips are really double duo-cores

New Intel quad-core chips are really double duo-coresINTEL is five generations behind, no doubthttp://sharikou.blogspot.com/2006/02/amd64-is-five-generations-ahead-of.htmlDesperation setting in...The clueless at Intel still haven't delivered a competitive dual core so they glue two inferior dual chips together and call it a quad core. Only the gullible would believe anything Intel has to say...

Tags: Game players, Semiconductors, Processors, Intel Corp., Conroe, quad-core

Discussion threads 2006-03-07

Photos: Dell overclocks for CES

Photos: Dell overclocks for CESFactory overclocked? Hope Dell expects lots of Windows crashesHopefully Dell's technical support is ready for people complaining of random Windows crashes. Take a look at this blog entry: http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2005/04/12/407562.aspxHopefully people who purchase these computers will know to blame the overclocking and not Windows.Overclocking is a...

Tags: photograph, Intel obviously, enthusiast community, overclocking, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-01-06

AMD scores huge 7-round TKO over Intel in dual-core benchmarks

The news keeps getting worse for Intel when it comes to arch nemesis AMD. The last time I checked in on AMD's rising star, the company's Turion mobile processor was holding its own against Intel's Pentium M. In the last month alone: AMD...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Blog posts 2005-12-02

Dizzying Intel chip choices

Dizzying Intel chip choicesThere's nothing dizzy about it whatsoever; I proudly use AMD.My next upgrade will be the Athlon 64FX.AMD is better in every respectThe word "Dizzy" is apt for Intel. We have used AMD for over a decade and have never regretted that position.Even the lowly sempron now...

Tags: Network technology, Semiconductors, Processors, Smith Computer, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., chip

Discussion threads 2005-10-12