Archive for the ‘Hardware’ Category

Hardware: Managed vs. Unmanaged switches in a LAN Center

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Making a decision between a managed and an unmanaged switch will ultimately be based on cost and/or whether you want to segregate your traffic. There are many other features possible with a managed switch, but VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is the popular feature. Incoming search terms:switchescisco switchesmanaged vs unmanaged switchswitches ciscomanaged switches in lancisco [...]

OnLive: The Lan Center Killer!

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Okay, I’ve heard alot about this service.  I’ve had a lot of people ask my opinion on it, and I’ve always said, “I doubt it will change much.”  Well, I finally bit the bullet signed up for an account and began gaming.  I used the computer client for my purposes, but they do have a [...]

Just another Reason I always Build using AMD

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I’ve personally always been a fan of AMD Processors and probably will be for a very long time. Advanced Micro Devices just announced Tuesday another reason I will continue my beloved relationship with them.

DIY Center Repair: Troubleshooting Hard Drives

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This is essential little piece of internal hardware on a Game Center PC is one of the two most common points of failure on a Game Center PC.  Btw, the other one is the Power Supply we’ll get into that on another post.  Troubleshooting a hard drive and determining that a hard drive is bad [...]

Kinect Price is $150 also a New Xbox 360

Okay the kinect price is going to be 150 bucks and will include a game called kinect adventures.  Awesome enough I guess.  But what really caught my attention is the new entry level Xbox 360 that is coming out with the amazing price tag of $200 bucks.  Its going to have onboard 4GB of flash [...]

3D on Playstation 3 will be a big draw Game Centers can Capitalize on

Well, it looks like Sony trying its damnedest to ensure the evolution of PS3 could pay off to Game Centers in a big way.  Imagine sitting in a PS3 gaming suite where you are immersed in the 3D of a game like Kill Zone. Well maybe we won’t get Kill Zone but the PS3 already supports [...]

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