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Dell is slowly closing down their North Carolina facility, which at one time employed 1400 people. By January, 2010 the plant will be vacant and the locals are looking for a new tenant to fill the void. The plant which was opened 4 years ago, promised prosperity for the local township, has left residents angry.
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Reliability for notebook computers according to a publication by Square Trade rates Asus as the most reliable and HP the least reliable. So who is Square Trade? It is a company that offers warranties on computer systems and its results were based on 30,000 notebooks that required repairs. The chart below shows which computers it [...]

Over at PC world they have an article about what they describe as the ‘killer’ feature of Windows 7. I read with interest on their test methodology and the conclusions that were made after the testing was complete. I also gave some thought to what they reported and wanted to see what others thought.
In their [...]

Walmart is having a one day sale on electronic items, starting this Saturday at 8:00. Quantities are limited at most store so check online if your local store will be participating. Some of the items that Walmart will be offering are:

HP 15.6″ Pavilion G60-519WM Entertainment Laptop PC with Intel Celeron Processor 900 & Windows [...]

As the world wide recession lingers on and more people struggle to make ends meet, more people are hanging on to their older computer systems. We are all aware that businesses failed to embrace Windows Vista and continue to use the reliable, though aging, Windows XP. But no matter how many consumers or businesses try [...]

Reader Brandon has a question for us that I thought I would post. He asks the following questions:
I am looking to buy a new desktop. I have known very little about computers, hardware and such but I have done a lot of searching online to better inform myself of the components inside of computers so [...]

Microsoft is offering 7 days of deals in conjunction with its launch of Windows 7 today. The sale ends on October 28, 2009, so hurry.  Some offers are only ‘while supplies last,’ so you may have to hurry to take advantage of these deals. The Microsoft blog site states the following deals will be offered [...]

The CEO of Acer has recently stated that they will over take Dell and become the #2 computer seller in the world. He must know what he is talking about since recent sales in the U.S. now show that Acer is in the number 2 spot. According to a recent article it also states the [...]

The future was going to be touch screen computers. At least that is what the experts predicted. But the reality is that touch screens for the desktop may be a small sell. The reason is that using a touch screen may be uncomfortable for most of us. In one report it states that some touch [...]

Let me begin by saying that any survey, reported statistics, and repair information is always suspect to review. Rescuecom is an independent repair facility that repairs all brands of computers including most of the major brands that we are all familiar with. They have provided some statistics that may be a good barometer as to [...]

When Google posted their list of partners on their FAQ site for their new OS, I wasn’t very surprised that the list didn’t include Dell. In fact I don’t believe that the list should of been a surprise to anyone. Here is what Google posted on their blog:
What companies is Google working with to support [...]

Back in 2007 when Acer bought Gateway, rumor was that Acer was shooting for the #2 position in PC sales. Since Dell had fallen off of their perch as #1, replaced by HP, Acer has been steadily climbing the PC sales ladder. With Gianfranco Lanci behind the Acer helm, the Taiwan based company is quickly [...]

This is different. HP is introducing a printer that connects to the Internet, has a touch screen, and needs no computer to function. According to one article, the device is meant to print out stuff from the likes of Google such as documents, maps and so forth. HP states that the printer will be called [...]

My buddy Charlie from Pioneer, CA sent me a link to Home Depot which shows that they are now selling laptop computers online. I took a look at some of the brands and Home Depot is carrying Toshiba, Samsung, Lenovo, HP, Panasonic and a few other brands So I compared pricing of one brand that [...]

HP - Compaq is recalling about 70,000 laptop batteries that may be a fire hazard. The recall as spelled out by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission states the following information:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of [...]

As more and more products come to market, and as the recession weakens consumer enthusiasm, the major OEM’s are lowering prices in the hope of attracting new buyers. But will this new pricing strategy be enough to attract you the consumer? According to a recent article at the Wall Street Journal they suggest that these [...]

I was reading an article over at the San Jose Mercury News about the unemployment rate hitting Silicon Valley, when a story about a laid off HP employee caught my eye. The employee had started with HP when she was 19 years old and had been with the company for 28 years. Last September she [...]

When I read this story over at PC World this morning indicating that HP was testing Google’s Android for netbooks, several ideas crossed my mind. The first is that in these times of economic uncertainity, and when PC sales are dropping, HP may be looking for a way to distinguish itself from the pack. I [...]

My buddy Charlie [aka Goose] had asked myself and my other good buddy Denny [aka Bugsy], what laptop he should buy? He wants to buy a unit from Costco since they provide an extended warranty plus their pricing for laptops is competitive. He sent us an email yesterday with a HP model he was looking [...]

Intel originally came out with their Atom CPU and thought it would be used in Netbooks in the 10″ or smaller models. But now some OEMs are going to use the midget processor in their new 12″ models. Both Dell and Samsung have plans for new 12″ Netbooks which should be released soon.
So why is [...]