Systems
System Of A Downer, PC Build Recommendations In A Time Of Drought
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 18, 2021 | Systems | 1
Offering PC build recommendations in the current market is about as enjoyable as a visit to a unmasked dentist that is out of anaesthetic. The parts you want to recommend are next…
Read MoreECS LIVA Q1D Mini PC Review: Impossibly Small Form-Factor
by Sebastian Peak | Jan 18, 2021 | Systems | 0
The LIVA Q1 is a ridiculously small mini PC platform which ECS calls "ultra tiny form-factor" - just 74 x 74 x 34.6 mm (2.91 x 2.91 x 1.36 inches). It features…
Read MoreCES 2021: ECS Announces LIVA Q1A, Q1A Plus Arm-Based Mini PCs
by Sebastian Peak | Jan 12, 2021 | Systems | 0
ECS is jumping into the Arm-based PC space with their latest LIVA mini-PCs, the Q1A and Q1A Plus. These ultra tiny form-factor machines (74 x 74 x 34.6 mm) are powered by…
Read MoreLenovo Announces Thinnest ThinkPad Ever, New Models Powered By 11th Gen Intel Core vPro CPUs
by Sebastian Peak | Jan 11, 2021 | Mobile, Systems | 0
While certain editors opine the virtues of thicker machines with more I/O, a taller 3:2 aspect ratio display is certainly a tempting feature of yet another ultra-thin laptop design. But this isn’t…
Read MoreThe Pint Sized ASUS PN50 Mini PC
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 23, 2020 | Systems | 0
For $540 you can get a barebones ASUS PN50, with a Ryzen R7-4700U and offers wired connectivity, Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200, Bluetooth 5, two USB-C 3.2 Gen2 ports, three USB 3.2…
Read MoreAzulle Byte4 Mini PC Review
by Brett VanSprewenburg | Dec 21, 2020 | General Tech, Systems | 5
It might not be you - perhaps you are the well endowed family tech genius - but you might know someone that could make use of a small…
Read MoreApple Announces First Macs Running On Arm Silicon: Enter the Apple M1
by Sebastian Peak | Nov 10, 2020 | Processors, Systems | 4
It’s happening: Apple has announced the first Mac systems powered by their own processor, the M1, coming five months after the Arm transition was announced at WWDC 2020 back...
Read MoreEKWB Will Build You An EK Fluid Gaming Vanquish PC
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Oct 20, 2020 | Systems | 0
EKWB have extended their product lines to include pre-built PCs like the EK Fluid Gaming Vanquish 275-AG Liquid-Cooled Gaming PC which Tweaktown recently reviewed. As you should expect it uses EKWB products…
Read MoreBuilding Yourself A $500 Gaming PC … Today
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Sep 29, 2020 | Systems | 0
Today is perhaps not the best day to go shopping for parts for a new gaming PC, as in a month we will have new Ryzen processors to consider purchasing, not to…
Read MoreOnLogic Announces AMD Server Offerings
by Josh Walrath | Sep 22, 2020 | General Tech, Systems | 0
Server announcements are usually a little boring. All the big players try to move as many units as possible and embrace new technologies that could give them an edge against the competition. AMD is…
Read MoreGabe Newell’s RTX 3090-Powered Falcon Northwest Talon Giveaway
by Sebastian Peak | Sep 7, 2020 | Systems | 0
Raising money to help kids has never been so awesome. Gabe Newell - Lord Gaben himself - is part of The Heart of Racing, a motorsports enthusiast organization that is dedicated…
Read MoreBuilding An RGB Gaming Machine On A Budget
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 27, 2020 | Systems | 0
Neoseeker recently described planning and building a new machine to sit in a living room attached to a TV as an entertainment centre, and posted it for your reading pleasure. ...
Read MoreFalcon Northwest Talon Review: Threadripper 3990X Powerhouse
by Sebastian Peak | Aug 7, 2020 | Systems | 9
We’re taking a short break from our usual component-focused reviews to look at a pre-built desktop system, but this is no ordinary computer. An epic build, the system is outfitted with an…
Read MoreThe Wee Seeed Studio Odyssey; A Raspberry Flavoured Celeron SoC
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 6, 2020 | Systems | 0
If you love the idea of the Raspberry Pi but even the new models just don't have the processing power you need you should pop by Ars Technica for a look at…
Read MoreLenovo’s ThinkStation P620: First Workstation With AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO
by Sebastian Peak | Jul 14, 2020 | Systems | 0
Lenovo is announcing their new ThinkStation P620 today, and it has the distinction of being the "world’s first AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO workstation". It appears that the 64-core OEM workstation era has…
Read MoreNot A Dream Machine But A Stream Machine Build Guide
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 25, 2020 | Systems | 0
The FPS Review have posted a different type of system build, one not aimed solely towards performance while gaming but instead focused on building a great game streaming machine. If you enjoy…
Read MoreLenovo Launches New ThinkPad P Series and ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3
by Sebastian Peak | Jun 17, 2020 | Systems, Mobile | 0
Lenovo is launching their new lineup of mobile workstation class notebooks today, with P Series ThinkPad models as well as the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3. (The new ThinkPad P17 is pictured…
Read MoreLenovo Adds Linux Certification to Full ThinkPad P Series and ThinkStation Lineups
by Sebastian Peak | Jun 4, 2020 | Systems, Mobile | 1
It was almost exactly one year ago that we posted news of Lenovo's 2019 ThinkPad P Series lineup, all of which featured Ubuntu as a configuration option. This week...
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