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March 28th, 2008

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08

Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:11 am

Categories: Hardware

Tags: ASUS, Card, Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, CPU, List, Intel Core 2 Duo, RAM

OK, it’s time once again for … (drum roll please) … The Hardware 2.0 “Best Kit List” for Apr 08/May 08. Here I’ve put together a list of the best high-end and mid-range components currently available, with some decent budget parts listed too, along with a few honorable mentions. These components are on this list because I firmly believe them to be the best either in terms of performance or price - although I’m ready to admit, as always, that there’s room for debate and some choices “go with the gut” more than others.

NOTE: Each time I come out with a list of kit I always end up fielding a few emails and comments from people wondering if companies have “bought” space on the list. Let me tell you now that the only way for a product to get on this list is to be the best - period. Manufacturers, vendors and PR companies have zero influence over this or any other recommendation that I make.

My plan is to publish a new list every couple of months. I’m pretty sure that this will mean that not only the list will grow but that it’s kept fresh as new products are released. If you want to suggest some additional categories that you’d like to see, please let me know.

Let’s get started!

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Adrian Kingsley-HughesAdrian is a technology journalist and author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology. He also runs a popular blog called The PC Doctor. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations

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No problem with USB's here
I plug and unplug them all the time, they recognize just fine and no side effects.

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Posted by: Dr_Zinj Posted on: 04/23/08 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Good List  draco5758@... | 03/28/08
Great list  Stuka | 03/28/08
RE: Hardware 2.0  Loverock Davidson | 03/28/08
Oh, optical drives?!  Stuka | 03/28/08
Q6600, Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L and 8GB of Corsair DHX (4x2GB) here  HypnoToad | 03/28/08
My opinions  CobraA1 | 03/29/08
The dual core equivalent of the Q6600 can sometimes be faster,  HypnoToad | 03/29/08
nVidia more stable?!?  Stuka | 03/29/08
Overstated and outdated  CobraA1 | 03/29/08
More Cases Wanted  nucrash | 03/31/08
Be creative  ragnar.moller@... | 03/31/08
RE: Hardware 2.0  gigaferz | 03/31/08
Biostar TForce 7050-M2  winddrift03 | 03/31/08
Anything like this is going to help in the decision..  JCitizen | 03/31/08
Learned in twenty plus years  morwen | 03/31/08
RE: Hardware 2.0  Mihail.a.dimitrov@... | 03/31/08
RE: Hardware 2.0  alohatim | 03/31/08
Q6600 - Quad Core  cljones@... | 03/31/08
RE: Hardware 2.0  mddrcefish@... | 03/31/08
"Piece of mind" lol  james.faction | 03/31/08
Budget Cases  rmjones8@... | 04/01/08
RE: Hardware 2.0  Wayne Reid | 04/05/08
RE: MSI 975 X Platinum  Aleks58 | 04/07/08
No problem with USB's here  Dr_Zinj | 04/23/08

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