HotHardware Holiday Buyer's Guide 2008

 

Finally, for those of you who are looking for do-it-yourself components for completely new system builds, here’s a quick look at the various systems we’ve configured in the previous pages, including the high-end Intel system, a more price-conscious Intel Core i7 system, and a budget AMD Phenom system.

System 1: High-end Intel Core i7

Total Price: $5,740

 

System 2: Upper Mid-range Intel Core i7

Total Price: $1,963

 

System 3: Budget AMD Phenom

Total Price: $831

 

And if you asked us what our favority sexy laptop toy might be this year, we'd have to concede the Sony VAIO FW series, has visions of sugar plums dancing for us - or was that just too much egg-nog?

 



Sure hope you’ve enjoyed our Holiday Buyer’s Guide and we wish you and your families a happy and safe holiday season, filled with fun, laughter and lot of wholesome Tech goodness. Thanks for another great year, and we’ll see you again in 2009!


Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer grew up around technology. From an early age, she was curious about all things related to computers. As a child, Jennifer remembers spending nights with her dad programming in BASIC and taking apart hard drives to see what was inside. In high school, she wrote her senior term paper on her experiences with building custom computers.

Jennifer graduated from the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. After college, she began writing full-time for various PC and technology magazines. Later, she transitioned to the Web. In these roles, Jennifer has covered a variety of topics including laptops, desktops, smartphones, cameras, tablets, and various consumer electronics devices. When she's not playing with or writing about the latest gadget, Jennifer loves to spend time with her family, capture memories with her camera, and scrapbook.

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