I got a stack of boxes last Thursday, somewhat previously discussed. I already owned the case. It’s this one here. It’s basic, holds a shitload of hard drives, and has several huge quiet 120mm fans. I also already had a 1TB SATA drive to use. It’s been a while since I have build a PC, … [Read more…]
I am extremely familiar with the insides and mechanics behind build a PC from scratch. I’ve put together several machines for both personal use and at (my old) work. I also have done numerous upgrades to hard drives, RAM, GPUs, etc over the years. I’ve wired up cases for better cooling and upgraded a PC … [Read more…]
This is the last part of my multipart “review” of my recently acquired HP Mini 311. This is probably the most difficult to put down since at this point, it’s changing on a regular basis. The How, is how things are going to be done, and how things are being done. For example, i am … [Read more…]
So I wrote up a rather lengthy “review” or at least partial review last week for this new machine I’ve been using. The thing to note is that, for the most part, I didn’t mention much actually pertaining to the device. That’s where this post comes into play. After careful consideration, I went with the … [Read more…]
Even back when the only option available was the OLPC, I knew I wanted a Netbook. Ok, actually I saw the OLPC for the “mostly a toy” that it is, but the concept of a cheaper “unerpowered” PC was something I’d been pushing for a while. Even with a desktop. The idea being that computer … [Read more…]