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Marco Chiappetta

Managing Editor

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com

Recent posts

Synology Cube Station CS407 - DIY NAS

by Marco Chiappetta - Fri, Aug 24, 2007

We’ve just posted a new article here at HotHardware in which we evaluate the build quality, advanced features, and performance of the Synology Cube Station CS407. This do-it-yourself NAS device and server comes configured "bare-bones", ready for installation of up to four SATA hard disks with RAID 0, 1 and 5 capabilities. In addition to... Read more...

The Ultimate Computer Desk - Literally

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Aug 23, 2007

Yes, this was a monumental waste of good hardware and the average enthusiast will never have access to the resources necessary to pull something like this off, but the end result is so cool you just have to check this out. Matt Tovey is an HPC and Storage IT specialist currently living near Munich, Germany. He recently worked on a project... Read more...

Hardware Round-Up

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Aug 23, 2007

Video: Gigabyte GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB @ Sharky Extreme Sapphire Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB GDDR3 @ EB Full HD: Hip or Hype? @ Digital Trends Gainward GeForce 8600GTS 512MB Video Card @ OzHardware... Read more...

Ideazon REAPER EDGE Gaming Mouse

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Aug 23, 2007

Ideazon Slashes PC Gaming Market with REAPER EDGE Gaming Mouse Intense printed graphic finish and battery of features gives REAPER Edge mouse the truest all around appeal for PC gaming community VAUGHAN, ON (August 22, 2007) – Ideazon Inc., designer and developer of the Zboard, the world’s first... Read more...

VIA Announces 1-Watt Processor

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Aug 23, 2007

VIA Announces 1-Watt Processor, the World's Most Power Efficient x86 CPU 500MHz VIA Eden ULV processor opens up the benefits of x86 design and performance to the embedded industry, gains wide industry adoption Taipei, Taiwan, 23rd August 2007 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator... Read more...

More AMD G3MX Details Emerge

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Aug 22, 2007

A few weeks ago, news broke of an upcoming AMD technology co-developed with a couple of their IC partners dubbed G3MX, or the Socket G3 Memory eXtension. In essence, G3MX is designed to be AMD’s answer to the current FB-DIMM (Fully Buffered) memory used on Intel’s high-end server and workstation platforms. While DDR2 FB-DIMMs, that are outfitted... Read more...

VIA Introduces New pc3500 Mainboard

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Aug 21, 2007

VIA Introduces New pc3500 Mainboard Enables OEMs and SIs to build most energy-efficient Windows Vista PCs that draw over 50% less power than the latest Energy Star requirements Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday 21 August 2007 - Further strengthening its leadership in providing the world's... Read more...

Hardware Round-Up

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Aug 21, 2007

Video: XFX GeForce 8600 GT XXX Edition @ [H] Bioshock PC Demo Performance @ AMDZone Sparkle Calibre P850+ 8500GT 512MB @ Techgage Processors: AMD 6000+ AM2 X2 Processor Review... Read more...

OCZ Announces Partnership With PC World

by Marco Chiappetta - Mon, Aug 20, 2007

OCZ Technology Announces Partnership with Leading UK Reseller PC World Sunnyvale, Calif.—August 20, 2007—OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, is pleased to announce their high-end computer hardware solutions will be available at one... Read more...

Hardware Round-Up

by Marco Chiappetta - Mon, Aug 20, 2007

Video: BFGTech ThermoIntelligence Cooler Works? @ [H] ASUS EN8600GT Silent @ EB Processors: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @ PCStats Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0: An Overclocker's Dream... Read more...

A Trip Down Computer Memory Lane

by Marco Chiappetta - Sun, Aug 19, 2007

For an old-timer like me, C|Net's tour of the DigiBarn, a 19th-century farmhouse deep in the Santa Cruz mountains, about 90 minutes south of San Francisco, brings back a lot of memories. Late nights huddled in front of my C64 using Nibble-Copy to "backup" some games, hammering my way through Sword of Sodan on the IIGS and Shadow of the beast... Read more...

Corsair VX450W PSU

by Marco Chiappetta - Fri, Aug 17, 2007

We're closing out the week with some new content for you all. We’ve just posted a new article here at HotHardware in which we evaluate the features and performance of Corsair’s brand-new VX450W 450W power supply. Here’s a snip from the piece... “Looking over the specifications,... Read more...

Bioshock Pre-Orders Available via Steam

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Aug 16, 2007

2K Games' Bioshock Pre-Orders Available via Steam NEW YORK, NY, August 16, 2007 - Valve today announced that BioShock, the highly-anticipated and award-winning first-person shooter by 2K Games is available for pre-purchase now via Steam®. Starting today, gamers can pre-order BioShock... Read more...

Hardware Round-Up

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Aug 16, 2007

Video: Leadtek 8800GTS 640MB @ TheTechLounge Processors: All Pentium M Models @ Hardware Secrets Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160 Overclocking @ HardwareZone... Read more...

P35 Shootout: Asus P5K3 vs. Gigabyte P35T-DQ6

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Aug 16, 2007

We know some of you like to jump right down to the news, so w e’re writing to let you all know that we’ve just posted a new P35 chipset-based motherboard shootout here at HotHardware in which we pit the Asus P5K3 Deluxe against the Gigabyte GA-P35T-DQ6. The P5K3 Deluxe is... Read more...

AMD Releases New Spec For Real Time Optimization

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Aug 15, 2007

AMD Releases Specification Designed to Enable Real-Time Performance Optimization for Software Applications -- AMD “Light-Weight Profiling” is the first specification under AMD’s Hardware Extensions for Software Parallelism initiative; targeted to helping developers... Read more...

Hardware Round-Up

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Aug 15, 2007

Video: Open-Source ATI Driver Gets TV-Out Support @ Phoronix Memory & Storage: AENEON XTUNE AXT760UD00-19D 2GB Kit @ HardwareZone Power:... Read more...

New Team Fortress 2 Tech Demo

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Aug 15, 2007

We posted some imagery from Valve's upcoming Team Fortress 2 in our coverage of AMD's ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT launch, but there is only so much a few screenshots can convey. To truly appreciate the fluidity of the animation and the character interaction, you have to see the game in motion. If you haven't already had a chance to see TF2 in all... Read more...

AMD Closes $1.5 Billion Offering of Senior Notes

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Aug 14, 2007

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Closes $1.5 Billion Offering of 5.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2012 SUNNYVALE, Calif – August 14, 2007 --Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) today announced the closing of its offering of... Read more...

OCZ Introduces Flex XLC DDR3 RAM

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Aug 14, 2007

OCZ Technology Introduces High-Speed DDR3 within the Flex XLC Series for Ultimate Performance and Optimal Cooling Options Sunnyvale, CA—August 13, 2007—With the goal of providing proprietary technology combined with the latest industry platform hardware, OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative,... Read more...

Hardware Round-Up

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Aug 14, 2007

Video: One Ultra or Two 2900s @ t-break Sapphire Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB GDDR4 @ Elite Bastards Processors: Intel E6750 CPU Review @ OCC Motherboards... Read more...

Corsair Flash Padlock USB

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Aug 14, 2007

Just in case you like to jump right down to the news, we wanted to let you all know that we’ve just posted a new article here at HotHardware in which we evaluate the features and performance of Corsair’s new Flash Padlock USB drive. If you have ever been concerned about data security, the Flash Padlock may appeal to... Read more...

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