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Speed on the Cheap: Seagate Momentus XT RAID 0

Now we are going to take it a little further with the Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid drive. This little guy is a standard 2.5" 7200 RPM laptop drive with 32MB cache and a beautiful 4GB SSD attached. This SSD brings the performance up considerably. So, what are we going to do with it? Well Seagate gave us two, so we are going to RAID them in a RAID 0 and short stroke them to see what kind of performance we can get. Just like Artiom did with the VelociRaptor. We are directly comparing this to the SSD in Artiom's last editorial using the VelociRaptors.

Running Ubuntu 10.10 in a Virtual Machine

Ever feel like you have been chained to your current operating system? Have you thought about switching to something new before but never got around to finding the right one? Well here is your chance to explore something new. Ubuntu 10.10 released this past October and has amazed me the more I started using it. This guide will show you how to install a virtual machine with Ubuntu 10.10 installed straight from your Windows desktop.

Folding@Home Configuration Guide

For years distributed processing projects have been running in order to speed up the research process. Distributed processing clients are programs that are run across multiple machines worldwide. This allows for the researchers to gain access to a wealth of information faster than if they were to use a supercomputer.

CES 2011: Booth Babes Gallery

Each year at CES vendors have their latest wares on display but that's not all. Many vendors use amazingly attractive women to help accent their products and draw visitors in. Check out the most beautiful women we found at CES 2011.

ORIGIN Empowers GENESIS and Big O Desktops with Intel’s Next Generation Core i7 2600k Overclocked over 5.0GHz

ORIGIN PC is proud to unveil a new era of…

CES 2011: Lady Gaga Named Creative Director for Polaroid Imaging Products

PLR IP Holdings, LLC, owners of the Polaroid™ brand, today…