Archive for the ‘Hardware Analysis’ Category
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 by
William George
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Traditionally, over at least the past 15 years, the main role of a video card in a computer has been to accelerate 3D graphics. That is a large part of what has made modern computer games possible, and it has also contributed heavily to CAD / CAM work and digital ...
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 by
Daniel Brown
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Along with a few other guys here at Puget, I've been really enjoying Blizzard's new game - Starcraft 2. While the basic gameplay remains the same, Blizzard has definitely brought Starcraft into the 21st century, with updated graphics, better game control mechanics, better online matchmaking, great cinematics, and overall a ...
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Friday, August 6th, 2010 by
Kyle
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Hello fellow Puget enthusiasts! My name is Kyle, welcome to my first ever entry on this blog. My job here at Puget is to take your newly built system and prepare it for the real world. Mainly, I'm in charge of installations and testing. This includes OS and application installations, ...
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Friday, July 16th, 2010 by
Richard A. Millard
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A customer called today, who had heard the term 'netbook' but didn't know what one was. This seemed like a good chance to write a little primer about what a netbook is, and also what it isn't.
The term 'netbook' is relatively recent, and used to describe a subclass of notebooks. They're designed ...
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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 by
William George
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For most of the last decade we've carried Seasonic and Corsair power supplies as our the bulk of our lineup. We've been extremely happy with both, but we've also slowly branched out and have been testing some other highly rated models. Over the last few months, we've quietly added the Antec CP-850 to ...
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Thursday, June 17th, 2010 by
Richard A. Millard
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A quick explanation for people unfamiliar with Linux: Linux is an operating system, much like Windows or MacOS. It's been around forever, it has a lot of different varieties, and it's really good at doing certain things. One of the things that it's not been particularly good at, historically speaking, ...
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Friday, May 21st, 2010 by
Richard A. Millard
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This is the first edition in a series of (hopefully) weekly blog posts titled "Puget Picks". Our goal is to shine a spotlight on some hardware that we've been recently impressed with.
There's a lot more to any particular piece of hardware than it's polygon-crunching output, so I want to stay ...
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Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 by
Richard A. Millard
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It's been a while since we've posted something to the ol' Puget Blog. Why the neglect? We've been crazy busy trying to roll out new website features and keep up with all the newest hardware launches! We've got a brand new layout on the site for each of our branded ...
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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 by
Jon Bach
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We all seem to like our products with lots of features, especially when it comes to computers. After all, the personal computer is supposed to be the most versatile piece of electronics that you own, right? How can it be versatile without a long list of features? ...
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009 by
Jon Bach
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When we began development of our Echo PC, we quickly saw how NIVIDA ION would bring a new life to home theater PCs. The small form factor, low power draw, and near-silent operation are the perfect makings for a computer in the living room. As more content is ...
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