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    Intel 311 Series Larson Creek SSD Pictured, Tested

    Actually closer to 3x-4x the price of MLC..
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    LGA2011 Sandy Bridge-EP Xeon Processor on Ebay

    Intel has never asked me to return their ES chips..
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    Computex 2011 Launchpad for Intel X79 Motherboards

    Going without any USB3.0 is a bit disappointing, but Intel isn't invested in USB3.0 so they might as well let it be someone else's problem/investment/development in the add-on chip space. I'm sure the USB3 bridge companies aren't complaining :p I don't see much usage for USB3 at the current...
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    NVIDIA to Launch Optimus-like Technology for Desktops at Computex 2011

    That's cool I guess.. Its Nvidia's fix for higher idle power consumption versus ATI/AMD cards.. I see its benefit in gaming laptop situations, but not sure its really needed on any desktops though. I don't think AMD needs anything similar, their idle power consumption is pretty minimal as...
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    OCZ Appoints Steve Lee as New SVP of Product Management, BU General for PSU Division

    Well it could definitely affect the user in the long run.. I see they are making some acquisitions of talent but it brings into question what the actual value and stability of the company is. The paper is certainly written to make quick bucks; some of it is conjecture, some of it not...
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    OCZ Appoints Steve Lee as New SVP of Product Management, BU General for PSU Division

    Weird that the 'OCZ fraud paper' didn't make it onto this site.
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    Xigmatek Introduces Elysium Big-Tower in ''9XL'' Format

    Compensating on size much guys? Unless you guys are putting a SR-2 board or equally monster setup in this case.. bleh.
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    GELID Announces Slim Silence I-Plus CPU Cooler

    Well I think the point is that you can put this into a tiny 1U-height case, probably not an actual 1U server case.
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    OCZ Technology Ships One Millionth Solid State Drive

    Revenue ≠ Profit Their revenue is supposed to be $189 Million.. but they are still losing money
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    OCZ Technology Expects That Fiscal Q4 Revenue Increased by Nearly 100% to Record $64M

    lol, and their SSD profit margins ARE spectacular? There's a reason why they are only mentioning revenue and not profit.
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    Greenliant Sampling World's First Industrial-Grade, Single-Package SATA SSD

    Regardless of the actual figure being higher, You often make 100,000 write cycles on top something?
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    OCZ the First SSD Manufacturer to Announce Successful Transition to 2X nm NAND Flash

    Well this isn't the actual reason (the real reason is related to the larger die capacity and fewer dies per drive), but less capacity is less, nonetheless.
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    OCZ the First SSD Manufacturer to Announce Successful Transition to 2X nm NAND Flash

    lol @ OCZ marketing BS. "First to complete transition to 25nm"? Nope.
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    GeForce GTX 580 Cooling Solution Detailed to Public

    Well, well Nvidia. Good to see you're finally releasing the GTX480 like you promised so long ago.
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