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Packard Bell debuts updated ixtreme desktop PC {Engadget}
Jul 11th 2009 4:17PM I completely forgot about the necessity of a rather expensive 24 bit monitor - that does make things more difficult ;). However, if you wanted, you could scale down to a single processor i7 setup. I'm not as knowledgeable with desktop type equipment as I am when it comes to servers though, so if you were feeling up to building your own you might want to start checking newegg for components and asking people doing similar work what their bottlenecks tend to be.
Packard Bell debuts updated ixtreme desktop PC {Engadget}
Jul 11th 2009 10:51AM If cost is (basically) no object with 1500 pounds, deciding between a mac or rolling your own PC is largely a choice about the software you want to use for the video editing, at least.
That said, for 1500 pounds (~$2,400), you can build a machine with...
2x Xeon E5520 (2.26GHz, SMT enabled) + coolers @$400 apiece
12GB DDR3 RAM @ $100 per 3x2GB pack
Asus Z8NA-D6C motherboard @ $260
$200 for case & PSU (board is ATX)
which ($800+$200+$260+$200) leaves you close to $1000 for a graphics card and drives, although you'd probably have to find some way around the VAT.
Packard Bell debuts updated ixtreme desktop PC {Engadget}
Jul 11th 2009 10:38AM I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that if you care about your keyboard and mouse, then there's not a bundled I/O set in the world that would please you.
Microsoft's "Gazelle" browser detailed -- it's more of a research project {Engadget}
Jul 10th 2009 10:41PM Wow, you're right. Microsoft backdated the Gazelle whitepaper and paid Ars Technica to "dig it up". The wool has been lifted from my eyes. Or, perhaps you're some sort of tool. It's definitely one of those two though...
Microsoft's "Gazelle" browser detailed -- it's more of a research project {Engadget}
Jul 10th 2009 10:31PM MS R&D is amazing - just because you have no idea about the research projects that MS has done AND are too stupid to put two and two together regarding the Xbox (what a failure that was, right?) doesn't mean that they don't do anything. Microsoft has tons of internal projects in R&D and most of them (like Gazelle) are not supposed to be for commercial release - it's taking an idea as far as it can possibly be taken and then seeing what works and what doesn't.
T. Boone Pickens scouting new home for $2 billion wind farm {Engadget}
Jul 8th 2009 9:04PM And I'm sure the government of Texas would just be totally cool with a company profiteering while people died for lack of water. If it was another country gaining control of our water supply, sure, that would be bad, but it's entirely domestic and the government would not allow that. Well, outside of Chicago at least, that's kind of the exception that proves the rule.
SCEA's Lempel says Sony isn't playing "catch up" with Xbox Live {Engadget}
Jul 8th 2009 8:55PM the PS3 servers cope with far less traffic than XBL has to. It's the truth, plain and simple. And yes, the servers can still lag and drop you. And no, I don't own an Xbox and yes, I do own a PS3.
Best Buy set to offer 80GB PS3 bundle with MGS4 and Killzone 2? {Engadget}
Jul 6th 2009 7:23PM You're missing that you'd be hard pressed to find someone who believes that the 360 isn't nearing the end of its lifecycle, and the Wii is no more cannibalizing PS3 sales than the existence of vegetarians cannibalize meat sales (the analogy is that if you're choosing a Wii, you probably would never have chosen a 360/PS3 anyhow).
Just as a disclaimer, I own a PS3, but I also don't put in enough play time to justify an annual multiplayer fee and don't buy enough games to miss the 360's exclusives.
Dell Taiwan gets sidelined after second 'bargain' incident {Engadget}
Jul 6th 2009 1:16PM So, you're saying you're dumb enough to find a huge, unmentioned discount on an online store not once, but TWICE and not realize that it's a pricing error that is not going to be resolved in your favor? I suppose you feel cheated when the bank misplaces a decimal on your deposit then takes the money back too.
Apple blames hot iPhones on the weather, others find oleophobic screen to be fleeting? {Engadget}
Jul 4th 2009 11:13PM Then companies would realize they'd betrayed the trust of their market and would be forced to thoroughly test things instead of being in some insane race to be first to market (cough, Xbox 360) in order to convince customers that they won't get screwed by buying the newest things.
