DesktopReview's 2011 Holiday Buyer's Guide: The Best Desktops, All-in-Ones, Accessories and More!

By J.R. Nelson | 11/17/2011

It's only five more weeks until the big day, and if you want to jump in and take advantage of the best deals, now's the perfect time to get started!

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New Western Digital Sentinel DX4000 NAS Brings Personal Clouds to Small Busines

By J.R. Nelson | 11/15/2011

We caught a sneak peek of Western Digital's Sentinel DX4000 a few weeks ago at IDF, where the company demoed it to developers in stealth mode. Now, the curtain has been unveiled, and WD is showing off the new device to the world. Powered by Windows Storage Server 2008 R2, the box promises to bring networked on-location cloud storage to small business owners with a minimum of fuss.

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Hi-Def Tri-Def: Is 3D All It's Cracked Up To Be?

By J.R. Nelson | 11/14/2011

Every holiday season, manufacturers try to reinvent themselves in order to entice more and new customers to buy their wares. CPUs might be a little quicker, hard drives a bit more spacious. This holiday, retailers are looking to add a whole new dimension to desktops - all thanks to new 3D technology.

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Hi-Def Tri-Def: Is 3D All It's Cracked Up To Be?

By J.R. Nelson | 11/14/2011

Every holiday season, manufacturers try to reinvent themselves in order to entice more and new customers to buy their wares. CPUs might be a little quicker, hard drives a bit more spacious. This holiday, retailers are looking to add a whole new dimension to desktops - all thanks to new 3D technology.

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Intel Launches World's Fastest CPU; MAINGEAR Already Shipping

By J.R. Nelson | 11/14/2011

It's only been hours that Intel's latest Sandy Bridge-powered CPU, the Core i7-3960X has been available, but boutique MAINGEAR has you covered. Billed, with good cause, as the world's fastest consumer CPU, the new chip runs at a speedy 3.3GHz.

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Battlefield 3 Review: A Broken Masterpiece

By Grant Hatchimonji | 11/2/2011

Only glimpses of greatness can be seen through the broken mess that is Battlefield 3. One reviewer shares his experience with a game that could have been one of the year's best if not for all the bugs.

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AMD Rolls Out AMD FirePro V4900 for CAD Professionals on a Budget

By J.R. Nelson | 11/1/2011

As part of their slow rebranding process of ATI's graphics division, AMD rolled out an update to their enterprise graphics division this week. The AMD FirePro V4900 is designed to offer high-end features, such as triple-monitor Eyefinity support, to CAD professionals with thin wallets.

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Western Digital WD TV Live Review

By J.R. Nelson | 10/29/2011

The gadget landscape has changed substantially since Western Digital introduced their first WD TV media player. The WD TV Live has to go up against competition such as Apple's "Apple TV" and Logitech's "Revue", running Google's own TV effort. Can it hope to prevail?

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Microsoft Creates a Glimpse Into the Future

By J.R. Nelson | 10/28/2011

Microsoft's Office team recently uploaded some videos to YouTube that show off their vision of the near future. Most of the videos relate to productivity in some fashion; no surprise given that the Office team is behind them. What makes the videos so intriguing, though, is how they present the future - not one of space travel and transporters, but one in which information is shared more easily than ever before.

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Samsung Superthin Series 830 SSDs - Now With Free Copies of Batman: Arkham City (video)

By J.R. Nelson | 10/25/2011

Samsung recently rolled out its latest generation of solid state drives, or SSDs - the Series 830. Available in 64GB, 128GB, 256GB and 512GB models, the new drives take a different tack on the SSD concept. In addition to promising high speeds (we're talking 500MB/s), Samsung made the new drives superslim and super attractive.

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Samsung Superthin Series 830 SSDs - Now With Free Copies of Batman: Arkham City (video)

By J.R. Nelson | 10/25/2011

Samsung recently rolled out its latest generation of solid state drives, or SSDs - the Series 830. Available in 64GB, 128GB, 256GB and 512GB models, the new drives take a different tack on the SSD concept. In addition to promising high speeds (we're talking 500MB/s), Samsung made the new drives superslim and super attractive.

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Western Digital Plants Flooded: Expect "Significant Impact" to Christmas Quarter

By J.R. Nelson | 10/17/2011

Western Digital just announced that flooding in Thailand has reached their manufacturing facilities. Both of the company's major plants (at Bang Pa-In Industrial Park and Navanakorn Industrial Park) were hit by the rising waters.

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