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Entries Tagged as 'Hardware'

Why I won’t build scrap technology for my customers

March 17th, 2020 · No Comments

In my previous article I talked about the Black Swan event that led to the current tech shortages we are experiencing. In this article I wanted to address one of the main questions I have received. Why don’t I just buy what is available and build or resell those products? There are certain parts and […]

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Tags: Hardware · Purchasing

Black Swan Event of Technology

February 16th, 2020 · No Comments

A black Swan event is something that was not expected to occur, but a series of events caused it. Normally hindsight allows those looking at it to see that it was actually predictable. Here is a link where you can read more on Black Swan events: http://blackswanevents.org/?page_id=26 In our case, I can see clearly why […]

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Tags: Hardware · Purchasing · Soap Box

The hard drives we use, and why

June 22nd, 2017 · No Comments

In continuing with why I use the parts I do series, in this article I want to cover the hard drives I use and why. Yes I used the plural in hard drives. Unlike my exclusive use of ASUS motherboards, Crucial RAM and Intel processors, I use three different brands of hard drives.

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Tags: Hard Drives · Hardware · Purchasing · Soap Box

Why I use ASUS Motherboards

May 10th, 2017 · 3 Comments

Continuing on with the “Why I use the parts I do”, this article I wanted to cover the motherboards we at Ward Computers use for desktop computers and workstations. Interestingly, my first technology review back in March 2005 was of a Tyan motherboard. That article has since gone dark and is only in the bowels of my […]

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Why I use Intel processors

April 11th, 2017 · 1 Comment

Over the years, there have been only two major CPU / processor manufacturers. Yes, there have been others, they just have not been dominant in the computer and server industry. I have used both of these manufacturers, AMD and Intel, in the past, however I decided to exclusively sell Intel in 2007.

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