Microsoft Surface Pro Now on Display in Some Retail Stores
Microsoft is gearing up for their big rollout of the new Surface Pro next Saturday and the Microsoft Stores, Best Buy and Staples have already begun to set up the sales displays. You are welcome to come in and look, but you'll have to wait until Saturday to make a purchase. Some Stores are taking pre-orders for a Saturday delivery with a $50 gift card purchase.
The 64 GB version of the Surface Pro, running on Windows 8 Pro, will be priced at $899 while the 128 GB version has a price tag of $999.
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The Web-Deprived Study at McDonalds Would you like fries with your Internet access? That isn't as absurd as it sounds since many rural and disadvantaged students are turning to the free broadband access in McDonalds restaurants to reach the Internet for study purposes and completing reports. The children and teenagers huddled over their devices at McDonald's Corp. restaurants and Starbucks Corp. coffee shops across the country underscore the persistence of the Internet gap in education. McDonald's has 12,000 Wi-Fi-equipped locations in the U.S., and Starbucks has another 7,000. Together, that is more than the roughly 15,000 Wi-Fi-enabled public libraries in the country. Comments Read More ...
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2012 NVIDIA Video Card Driver Performance Review We are taking the time to look back at NVIDIA's driver performance and support for 2012. Last year NVIDIA introduced to the world the GeForce GTX 600 series video cards. We will be using a GeForce GTX 680 and a GTX 670 to compare 2012's WHQL driver performance over time to see if and how much performance has improved. Read More ...
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Seasonic G-Series: G-550 Power Supply Review The Seasonic G Series PSU is here for review in its 550 watt capacity and it looks to be a return to basics for the company with this being basically a "no-frills" unit that has been released without much fanfare. But the basics for Seasonic usually outline what you truly need in a PSU; reliable clean power with a low sound profile. Read More ...
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Corsair Carbide Series 200R Compact ATX Case Review All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and Corsair looks to remedy that with its Carbide Series 200R; or something like that. Outside of the motherboard installation, no tools required is the message Corsair is looking to get across about this compact size "mid-tower" case. Read More ...
FSP RAIDER 750W Power Supply Review With single GPU and CPU enthusiast desktop computer systems coming down in power, mid-level power supplies are once again becoming the sweet spot. FSP claims its new RAIDER series PSU is the "best choice in performance." We put its RAIDER 750 watt unit to the test to see if it is the best choice for you. Read More ...
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