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The Falcon and the Bull: A Wide Screen Shootout


 	 by Matt Hartley on October 5, 2006 at
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This one will be getting pretty juicy I suspect. Seriously, as
these types of reviews go, things could get ugly!
 

After HP’s recent acquisition of Voodoo PC, it seems fair to
compare and contrast a very high-end, luxury gaming PC with a
high-end, stock gaming PC from a mainstream PC manufacturer.


The Gateway FX510XT has been previously reviewed by PC Magazine.
That review included a fairly wide range of tests. Due to the scope of
the review, PC Magazine only included two actual games, Doom 3 and
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, plus 3DMark06. They also only tested at
one wide screen resolution, 2560×1600. The review gave the
Gateway system and EditorR17;s Choice.
 
Our sister
publication hasn’;t yet looked at the Quad SLI iteration of the
Falcon Northwest Mach V, but the previous version of Falcon
Northwest̵7;s ultimate game machine also garnered an
Editor’s Choice. The company shipped us their latest iteration,
featuring a highly overclocked, liquid-cooled Core 2 Extreme X6800
processor, a BFG physics accelerator card based on Ageia̵7;s PhysX
chip, and a pair of BFG 7950 GX2 video cards set up in Quad SLI
mode…. Source: ExtremeTech 
 	 	 	 



 	 	 
Fanatec Heäd$h0t–The Most Over-featured Mouse
Ever
 	 	 
 	 by Matt Hartley on October 5, 2006 at
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Alright, even cynical old me has to admit that this is pretty
darn cool. A mouse of all seasons, even?
 
We do plenty of
mouse reviews here at ExtremeTech. And why not? High-end products like
Logitech’s G7 Laser Cordless and Creative’s Fatal1ty line
cater to the kind of performance enthusiast gamers and
do-it-yourselfers want. Even mice that aren’;t specifically for
gamers will sometimes have a pretty steep price tag attached because
they bring nifty new technology to your desktop—the new Logitech MX
Revolution is a good example.
 
Together with a keyboard, a mouse
is the primary way we interface with our computers. It’s
practically impossible to use a modern OS without a pointing device of
some kind, and choosing a great mouse (or pen, or tablet) that suits
your needs can really improve the whole experience of using your PC.
Most devices focus on one or two significant new features—high DPI
sensitivity, programmable buttons, customized weight distribution,
special ergonomics—whatever…. Source: ExtremeTech 
 	 	 	 



 	 	 
Analysis: VoodooPC - Why so little could mean so much
for HP
 	 	 
 	 by Matt Hartley on October 3, 2006 at
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Oh there is no question that this could put them back on the map.
And so long as HP understands the importance of leaving the VoodooPC
guys alone to do what they do best, this could be quite the success
story.
 

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Alex Gets the
Case Mod Prize
 	 	 
 	 by Matt Hartley on October 3, 2006 at
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Holy Bat-puter, Robin! Yup, the mod described below is simply
incredible. Click through to the website as well to check out the
great pics of the rig.
 

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Logitech’s G11 Gaming Keyboard
 	 	 
 	 by Matt Hartley on October 3, 2006 at
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I actually own a keyboard very close to this model described below,
it’s fantastic. If you try a new keyboard this year, make it a
Logitech.
 

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Intel Classmate PC


 	 by Matt Hartley on October 3, 2006 at
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It cracks me up. Where in the hell are third world kids supposed
to plug these things into? A tree perhaps?
 

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Archos 504 PMP Details Officially
Revealed: 160GB Hard Drive For The Win
 	 	 
 	 by Matt Hartley on September 28, 2006
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OK, so the Archos 504 portable media player looks very cool.
However I am still not sure where this would best meet the needs of
most people.
 

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Radeon X1900XTX à la Diamond Multimedia and Viking


 	 by Matt Hartley on September 28, 2006
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No matter what your feelings might be on ATI, you simply have to
admire where ATI is going these days…;
 

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Mediagate MG-350HD: Multi-talented but
multi-buggy
 	 	 
 	 by Matt Hartley on September 28, 2006
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Is this a must have? Eh, it depends. If buggy toys are your thing,
then go for it.
 

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Intel CEO Paul Otellini Refers To
TomR17;s Hardware Guide As The Reference
 	 	 
 	 by Matt Hartley on September 28, 2006
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Intel has very big things happening. If AMD is not careful, they
could find themselves falling behind Intel̵7;s latest efforts.
 

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Man saves
laptop from battery blaze
 	 	 
 	 by Matt Hartley on September 27, 2006
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I am sorry, but you just have to love the dedication of saving a
notebook from a blazing battery fire. Seriously
 

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Micron samples DDR3
memory
 	 	 
 	 by Matt Hartley on September 27, 2006
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The sample shipments are coming! The sample shipments are coming!
OK, so this is not likely to be the reaction from review desks all
over the place. Still, seeing DDR3 samples is something to get excited
about I think.
 

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The IDEA, .. more or
less
 	 	 
 	 by Matt Hartley on September 27, 2006
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Some of the best concepts out there start from crazy people. This
one is no different I suppose.
 

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Intel announces plans to launch 4-core
microprocessor in late 2006
 	 	 
 	 by Matt Hartley on September 27, 2006
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Intel is working to stay ahead of the curve and from the looks of
the latest development news, I’d say that they are on the right
track to be sure.
 

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Digital home devices to shine
in 2007 	 	 Digital home devices to shine in 2007
 	 	 
 	 by Matt Hartley on September 26, 2006
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Digital Home Hardware is supposed to be a shining star amongst a
lot of uncertainty. Check it out for yourself.
 

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GNU/Linux on old
hardware
 	 	 
 	 by Matt Hartley on September 26, 2006
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There is nothing better than watching old hardware come to life
with some help from Linux. Just check this out…
 

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Nobu N8: 8-inch Wall-mounted Touchscreen PC
 	 	 
 	 by Matt Hartley on September 26, 2006
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Who would not want one of these bad-boys? Seriously, it’s
just obvious logic as far as I am concerned. Flat and wall mounted,
sounds good to me!
 

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New Mini MCE
PCs hit the market
 	 	 
 	 by Matt Hartley on September 26, 2006
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It’s about time, folks. Today I learned that there are mini
MCEs on the way out the door and to be honest, they are just in time
for competition with Apple.
 

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Gizmodo Exclusive: Dash GPS Navigator Has
Cellular Data and WiFi
 	 	 
 	 by Matt Hartley on September 25, 2006
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Alright, so this would definitely rank under cool with an extra
twist perhaps? I think it’s a safe bet myself.
 

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The Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer
3.0–Review
 	 	 
 	 by Matt Hartley on September 25, 2006
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Everyone’;s favorite mouse is back, folks. It’s back and
itR17;s as ready to go as ever. Just take a look for
yourselves…
 

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