Editor profile

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

Hardware Round-Up

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, May 23, 2007

Video: The OCZ GeForce 8800 GTX Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews Processors: Interactive AMD Athlon 64 product ID guide version 3.1 @ OCInside.de Memory & Storage:... Read more...

New Matrox DualHead2Go Digital Edition

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, May 23, 2007

New Matrox DualHead2Go Digital Edition Now Shipping Montreal, Canada, May 23, 2007 — Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of graphics solutions for professionals, is pleased to announce that the new DualHead2Go Digital Edition is now shipping. Part of our Graphics eXpansion Modules (GXM) product line,... Read more...

Sapphire to launch new Ultimate Editions

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, May 22, 2007

SAPPHIRE to launch new ULTIMATE graphics solution HD 2600 and HD 2400 series include special editions SAPPHIRE Technology has just announced that in addition to the new HD 2600 and HD 2400 series of graphics accelerators scheduled for release in July, the range will include the new... Read more...

OCZ Introduces DDR3 Memory Modules

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, May 22, 2007

OCZ Technology Premium Memory Line Expands with the Introduction of Next Generation DDR3 Memory Modules Sunnyvale, Calif. - May 22, 2007 - OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high... Read more...

VIA Brings Pico-ITX Mainboard to Market

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, May 22, 2007

VIA Brings Pico-ITX Mainboard to Market with the VIA EPIA PX World's smallest full-featured x86 mainboard now available, along with specialized I/O add-in card to aid system developers Taipei, Taiwan, 22 May 2007 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon... Read more...

Hardware Round-Up

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, May 22, 2007

Video: Foxconn GeForce 8800 GTX Graphics @ Xbit ECS GeForce 8600GTS @ MadBoxPC Asus EN8800GTS 320M @ [H] Motherboards & Chipsets: Intel P35 Chipset: DDR2 Versus DDR3 Memory... Read more...

Intel Eliminates Lead From Future Processors

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, May 22, 2007

INTEL ELIMINATES USE OF LEAD FROM FUTURE MICROPROCESSORS Innovative Intel 45 Nanometer High-k Metal Gate Processors Go Lead-Free; Part of Intel’s Broad Commitment to Environmental Sustainability SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 22, 2007 – Intel... Read more...

Hardware Round-Up

by Marco Chiappetta - Mon, May 21, 2007

Video: Viewsonic VX2235WM 22 Inch LCD Display Review @ XYZ Computing Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS & GT Performance @ TechSpot Motherboards & Chipsets: P35 'Bearlake' Launch Coverage: TR, PCPer,... Read more...

GIGABYTE Introduces P35 Series Motherboards

by Marco Chiappetta - Mon, May 21, 2007

GIGABYTE Introduces P35 Series Motherboards Taipei, Taiwan, May 21, 2007 – GIGABYTE UNITED INC., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards today announced its next generation, high performance platforms, the GIGABYTE P35 Series of... Read more...

abit Introduces the IP35 Off Limits Series

by Marco Chiappetta - Mon, May 21, 2007

abit Introduces the IP35 Off Limits Series of Motherboards Future Ready: FSB 1333, multi-core, next generation 45 nm CPUs May 21, 2007 – Universal abit today announced their newest Intel P35 chipset based motherboard series for Core 2... Read more...

Western Digital Ships 250GB Scorpio

by Marco Chiappetta - Mon, May 21, 2007

WD SHIPS INDUSTRY’S HIGHEST CAPACITY MOBILE HARD DRIVE FOR NOTEBOOKS AND PORTABLE STORAGE DEVICES New 250 GB WD Scorpio Drives Are WD's Second Generation Employing Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Technology LAKE FOREST, Calif. - May 21, 2007 - Western Digital... Read more...

Intel Santa Rosa Launch Event

by Marco Chiappetta - Fri, May 18, 2007

Last week at a small event at Milk Studios in New York City, we had a chance to meet with representatives from Intel to talk about their recently launched "Santa Rosa" mobile platform and get some hands on experience with a number of notebooks and small form factor systems based on the technology. If you're unfamiliar with the codename "Santa... Read more...

Hardware Round-Up

by Marco Chiappetta - Fri, May 18, 2007

Video: XFX 8800 Ultra XXX @ I4U Intel Q965 Graphics Performance @ Phoronix nVidia 8600 GTS and 8600 GT - Foxconn and XFX @ Overclock3D.Net Power Supplies: Thermaltake Toughpower... Read more...

AMD Reveals "Griffin" and "Puma" Mobile Platform

by Marco Chiappetta - Fri, May 18, 2007

AMD recently disclosed a few details regarding their upcoming mobile platform technologies, codenamed "Griffin" and "Puma". We've been given some preliminary information regarding these plans and thought we'd share a few of the more salient details with you here. The "Griffin"... Read more...