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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

Hardware Round-Up

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, May 03, 2007

Video: GeForce 8800 Ultra Coverage @ TR, [H], Bit-Tech, Legit Reviews, PCPer, Digit-Life Sapphire X1950 Pro Dual @ Overclock3D Motherboards: XFX nForce 680i LT SLI @ Bootdaily MSI P6N Platinum @ Neoseeker Memory & Storage:... Read more...

AMD Announced 65nm Turion X2 Processors

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, May 03, 2007

AMD Delivers the Ultimate Mobile Platform with New 65nm AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology NVIDIA and Broadcom join AMD to showcase platform performance advantages in 3D graphics, Wireless Range and Throughput, and Battery Life SUNNYVALE, Calif. - May 2, 2007 - NVIDIA and Broadcom... Read more...

Jon Peddie Research Q1 PC Graphics Shipments

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, May 02, 2007

Jon Peddie Research Reports First-Quarter PC Graphics Shipments: Nvidia leaps to first place in desktop graphics chips displacing Intel Overall market down 5.5% quarter-to-quarter; laptops soar 24.6% year-to-year ... Read more...

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra SLI

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, May 02, 2007

NVIDIA has officially taken the wraps of their new flagship GeForce 8800 Ultra graphics card. As you probably expect, it's similar to the GeForce 8800 GTX it replaces at the top of NVIDIA's GPU line-up, but it offers better performance thanks to its higher clock speeds and improved cooler. We took a pair of GeForce 8800 Ultra cards for a spin... Read more...

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, May 02, 2007

It's springtime here in the United States. The rain is pouring, the trees and flowers are blooming, and as usual NVIDIA is ready with a new product to refresh their existing high-end GPU line up. A few weeks ago we showed you the new mid-range GeForce 8600 GTS, GT and 8500 GT cards, which expanded NVIDIA's DirectX 10-compatible offerings... Read more...

Hardware Round-Up

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, May 01, 2007

Video: eVGA GeForce 7600 GS 512MB Video Card @ Legit Reviews Pure Digital Technologies Flip Video @ InternetVideoMag Motherboards: P35 Series from Gigabyte @ Hardware Secrets Memory & Storage: OCZ Reaper HPC PC2-8500... Read more...

Sun tapes out Niagara 2, faces 45nm challenge

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, May 01, 2007

According to a story on EE Times, Sun Microsystems has taped out its next-geNiagara 2 and Rock processors, but the company faces a major hurdle getting access to leading edge 45 and 32nm process technology for its future Sparc CPUs... "In an exclusive interview with EE Times in his... Read more...

4-Way USB Flash Drive Round-Up

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, May 01, 2007

Although they are very common nowadays and they all seem to offer pretty much the same functionality, USB flash drives can actually differ in a number of ways. In this USB flash drive roundup, we take a close look at the features and performance of a 4GB OCZ Rally2, a 16GB OCZ Mega-Kart, a 1GB Kingston DataTraveler ReadyFlash, and an 8GB... Read more...

Hardware Round-Up

by Marco Chiappetta - Mon, Apr 30, 2007

Video Cards: GeForce 8800 GTS 320M Video Card Round-Up @ MadShrimps Systems & Notebooks:... Read more...

OCZ Unleashes VBoost USB 2.0 Flash Drives

by Marco Chiappetta - Mon, Apr 30, 2007

OCZ Technology Unleashes the VBoost USB 2.0 Flash Drive Family Designed for Windows Vista ReadyBoost Sunnyvale, CA—April 30, 2007—OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today announced an... Read more...

Corsair Introduces Flash Survivor

by Marco Chiappetta - Mon, Apr 30, 2007

CORSAIR INTRODUCES FLASH SURVIVORWORLD’S MOST RUGGED USB 2.0 FLASH DRIVE Water-resistant and Shock-Proof, Flash Survivor Safeguards Data for Users with an Active Lifestyle Fremont, CA (April 30, 2007) – Corsair a worldwide leader in high performance computer and... Read more...

8-Core Intel Xeon 'V8" Sneak Peek - Dual Quads

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Apr 25, 2007

Back in January at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Intel was showing off a rig in their booth dubbed the "V8". It was essentially a dual-socket workstation platform outfitted with a pair of quad-core Xeon processors for a total of eight cores - hence the 'V8'. In their demo, Intel ran... Read more...

Hardware Round-Up

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Apr 24, 2007

Graphics: Sapphire X1650XT 256 PCI-E Graphics Card @ Xtreme Computing Motherboards: MSI P6N SLI Platinum Motherboard @ nVNews ASUS P5B Premium @ [H] Gigabyte... Read more...

NVIDIA Quadro Plex VCS Model IV

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Apr 24, 2007

NVIDIA Takes Visual Computing to New Extremes with NVIDIA Quadro Plex VCS Model IV SANTA CLARA, CA—APRIL 24, 2007—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies, today announced a new version of the NVIDIA Quadro Plex visual computing system (VCS), which... Read more...

OCZ Announces Quiet StealthXStream 600W PSU

by Marco Chiappetta - Mon, Apr 23, 2007

OCZ Technology Announces the Ultra-Quiet StealthXStream 600W, a Best-in-Class, Gamer’s Power Supply Sunnyvale, CA —April 23, 2007—OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and power supplies... Read more...

Autumnwave OnAir USB HDTV Creator

by Marco Chiappetta - Mon, Apr 23, 2007

Hello Everyone. Marco here to let you all know that we've just posted a new article in which we evaluate the features, image quality, and overall performance of Autumnwave's OnAir USB HDTV Creator. Unlike most other analog / digital TV tuners for the PC, this device is able to receive digital HD signals over a cable connection and not just... Read more...

AMD to Offer $1.8 Billion in Senior Notes

by Marco Chiappetta - Mon, Apr 23, 2007

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. to Offer $1.8 Billion of Convertible Senior Notes SUNNYVALE, Calif. - April 23, 2007 - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) today announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $1.8 billion aggregate... Read more...

Sapphire Radeon X1950 Pro Dual

by Marco Chiappetta - Fri, Apr 20, 2007

Just in case you're the type who likes to jump right down to the news, we wanted to let you know that we've just posted an article in which we evaluate the features and performance of Sapphire's unique Radeon X1950 Pro Dual. As its name suggests, this card sports a pair of Radeon X1950 Pro GPUs on a single board. It also has 1GB of RAM and... Read more...

AMD Reports First Quarter Results

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Apr 19, 2007

AMD Reports First Quarter Results SUNNYVALE, Calif. — April 19, 2007 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. AMD reported first quarter 2007 revenue of $1.233 billion, an operating loss of $504 million, and a net loss of $611 million, or $1.11 per... Read more...

VIA Defines Pico-ITX Form Factor

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Apr 19, 2007

VIA Defines Pico-ITX Form Factor, the World's Smallest x86 Mainboard Tiny 10cm x 7.2cm complete PC platform fits into palm of hand, more than 75% smaller than the Mini-ITX, embodies VIA's "Small is Beautiful" strategy to inspire x86 system innovation Taipei, Taiwan, 19 April 2007 - VIA Technologies,... Read more...

OCZ Announces 1200MHz Flex XLC DDR2 Solution

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Apr 18, 2007

OCZ Technology Announces Ultra-High Speed 1200MHz Flex XLC DDR2 Solution Sunnyvale, CA—April 17, 2007—OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today announced the PC2-9600 Flex XLC series. The... Read more...

Intel First-Quarter Revenue $8.9 Billion

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Apr 18, 2007

Intel First-Quarter Revenue $8.9 Billion Operating Income $1.7 Billion EPS 27 cents SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 17, 2007 – Intel Corporation today announced first-quarter revenue of $8.9 billion, operating income of $1.7 billion, net income of $1.6 billion and earnings per share... Read more...

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