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Thermaltake VA3000 Tsunami Dream PC Case
When we reviewed a whole slew of PC cases this spring in our PC case roundup, the V6000A Damier—one of Thermaltake’s most expensive models—was among them. It was a decent enough case, but not particularly attractive. Thermaltake’s entire line of PC cases, though not very extensive, had similar, shall we say, aesthetic challenges. Today we’re…
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FIC’s Condor Small Form Factor PC
We review a lot of small form factor (SFF) PCs at this site, to be sure. And why not? The market for these smaller-than-usual PCs has exploded over the past two years. In fact, you can see eleven of our most recent SFF PC reviews packaged together in our recent SFF roundup. With all those…
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Review: Intel 915 Chipset-based Motherboards
A couple of weeks ago, we took an in-depth look at five motherboards using the Intel 925X chipset . As a group, we found them to be a bit on the pricey side, with the lowest-cost 925X board, the Abit AA8, at about $160. Not everyone needs the high-priced spread, and it’s not clear what…
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ProIT Express Aims for SMBs
PerformanceIT Inc. hopes to take on larger network management providers vying for the attention of small and midsize business customers by bringing more advanced functions to low-end tools. The Atlanta-based company will take on the likes of Hewlett-Packard Co.’s OpenView Network Node Manager Starter Edition and BMC Software Inc.’s Patrol Express by adding features such…
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Microsoft Stays Pricing Course
By announcing plans to maintain its current per-processor server software licensing, Microsoft Corp. has pleased customers and, in the process, put serious pressure on competing software developers to do the same. The Redmond, Wash., company announced last week that it will keep licensing products in the Windows Server System family—including SQL Server, BizTalk Server and…
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Cheap Server Bundles Bring Flexibility to SMBs
Server makers are continuing to roll out combinations of bundled software and services and scaled-down hardware to give SMBs (small and midsize businesses) the technology they need at a price they can afford. Hewlett-Packard Co. this week is rolling out the newest of its entry-level ProLiant servers, which offer the latest Intel Corp. chips and…
