Tag: PC

Diablo III RoS
Gaming
Jordan Pollock

No Offense: PC Diablo 3 is a port of Console Diablo 3

Diablo 3 has finally been released to the delight of console gamers, while PC gamers worldwide let out a collective sigh of discontent. So before getting into the meat and potatoes of the console version of Diablo 3, it would be best to take a look at the original version that came out on May

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roccat header
Gaming
Andrew Plein

Roccat Kone+ Mouse

With the release of The Old Republic , it was time to dust off the PC and locate a proper mouse. My infamous Logitech Revolution is primarily used for design work, and something with more buttons would make MMO-ing just a bit easier. After a vigorous search, the Roccat Kone+ caught my eye. Armed with

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mac vs pc
Science and Tech
Taylor Tate

State of Play: Mac Vs PC

Most of us have probably seen the previously ubiquitous all-white background commercial regarding how a trendy, young, and known actor who represents an Apple computer is so different from the stodgy, suit & tie, middle aged lesser known actor portraying a PC. At first I treated this series of commercials with the same level of regard as I would water coming out of the faucet. But in the past couple of years as I’ve been interested in the computer market and trying to design a desktop computer for myself, the ad campaign has haunted my thoughts.

This commercial had returned to me as I began to consider whether or not people actually cared about this supposed ongoing argument between Macs and PCs. The acronym PC is after all just personal computer, and are not Macs computers for personal use? Truly this is just a commercial that was meant to create opposition and conflict between different computer users, rather an “us versus them” attitude, all for the sake of crafting brand loyalty. In the market for computers, competition for consumers should be won and lost based on the performance and price of their products. There should not be any hesitance to switch computer brands just because you had previously purchased from “x” brand. It is similar to not being resistant to buying honey wheat bread if you bought nine grain wheat bread before.

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$25 micro-PC Possibly Heading Our Way

Computers really are just getting smaller and smaller.  I remember a time when my 9GB Dell tower was all the rage, drawing envious stares form my freshman hall dorm-mates.  From there, the hard drives just kept holding more data with less physical space consumed.  Then came the USB flash drive that was the size of

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magicka
Gaming
Jess Brohard

Review: Magicka – PC

Magicka is described as “an action-adventure game set in the fantasy world of MidgÃ¥rd, where elemental magic rules the land, goblins and trolls are perfectly harmless — well, perhaps not entirely, and all the villagers are wise-cracking smartalecks.” Though technically correct, to rely solely on this description would be to overlook some of the key

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sharkoon
Gaming
Nelson Abalos

Sharkoon Xtatic SX [Headset Review]

In the past, we have reviewed some new gaming audio accessory brands headsets. Now a new challenger has entered the ring coming all the way from Denmark. Sharkoon has sent us its Xbox 360/PC gaming headset for review. Will this new headset from this new brand from Denmark be the right fit for you? Check out

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