Holiday Buyer's Guide 2007: Part 1

[muk]

This time our focus is on CPUs, memory, motherboards, and other key PC components.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/11/01/holiday_buyers_guide_2007/index.html

 

[jafoca]

I have to say - I am disappointed that the last article is coming out a slim 2 days before the major holiday. That is the one I wanted to make some decisions based upon, however there will not be enough time.

And I only want it for the video camera reviews - pity the people wanting to see what laptop to get, they won't be able to get theirs until 2 weeks into the new year!

 

[drysocks]

Very funny article! Had me laughing all the way through! Thank you.

 

[Shez]

I think I speak for many of us when I say that the best part of the article was Sarah holding the equipment.

 

[The_Gremlin]

I have to say - I am disappointed that the last article is coming out a slim 2 days before the major holiday. That is the one I wanted to make some decisions based upon, however there will not be enough time.

And I only want it for the video camera reviews - pity the people wanting to see what laptop to get, they won't be able to get theirs until 2 weeks into the new year!

I second that! What's the use of holiday buyers guides if they come out too late to do any buying??

At least it's not too late to change dates!!!

 

[The_Gremlin]

Just wondering how the products are chosen to be in the buyers guide?? Is it as simple as whoever pays Tom's to be in the guide gets in? Cause some of the "guides" (ok, one in particular) seem to be little more than regurgitated marketing babble.

The secret to the BTF95's remarkable cooling ability lies in its unique engineering, which features heat pipes instead of the traditional heat sink plus fan design.

[sarcasm]WoW! That's remarkable AND unique, cause nobody else uses heat pipes!!! [/sarcasm]

What's the basis for Tom's recommending buying this HS by including it in the guide?

 

[drysocks]

What's the basis for Tom's recommending buying this HS by including it in the guide?

They have a Sense of Humor and it's a neat heat sink.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humor

 

[The_Gremlin]

True, my 9-year old daughter would love to have a HS shaped like a butterfly!

 

[Lemur]

I was skimming through the article and actually stopped reading any of the body text after seeing the butterfly cooler recommendation.

The pictures were a nice touch but the article itself seems to be a joke of some kind. Though, I did not really get it, as some of the items seem to be decent choices.

 

[cashkennedy]

A little early for an April fools day review so I'm wondering what the deal with this article is as well. The 2 heatsink reviews totaly made every other word in this article not worth reading... the second one is practically a stock intel cooler and costs 40 dollars. lol

 

[CNeufeld]

Just wondering how the products are chosen to be in the buyers guide?? Is it as simple as whoever pays Tom's to be in the guide gets in? Cause some of the "guides" (ok, one in particular) seem to be little more than regurgitated marketing babble.

The secret to the BTF95's remarkable cooling ability lies in its unique engineering, which features heat pipes instead of the traditional heat sink plus fan design.

[sarcasm]WoW! That's remarkable AND unique, cause nobody else uses heat pipes!!! [/sarcasm]

What's the basis for Tom's recommending buying this HS by including it in the guide?

Speaking of paying to be in the guide, I was wondering how Gigabyte ended up with 3 of the 10 items... But that's probably my cynical attitude showing up.

Clint

 

[coldmast]

http://www.zerotherm.net/eng/common/zerotherm.asp

what is wrong with the butterfly?

http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/cpu-coolers/zerotherm-btf80-btf90-and-btf95/5

never mind...

 

[GSTe]

I think I speak for many of us when I say that the best part of the article was Sarah holding the equipment.

There were no shots of her rear end though !?

 

[caamsa]

Ahhhhh She has a nice smile and beautiful eyes. At least she is not doing some lame cell phone review and this time you get to see the products....nice job...........

I want to see her holding an 8800GT......................

Finally, Tom's did some thing that I liked.......

Intell VS AMD?.........who cares

 

[heinekenn]

i have to say she is gorgeous... can we get a few wall papers of just her... maybe without ram or motherboards... and hike up the skirt a lil? maybe a few that are 1440 x 900 for people like me... please tom?

 

[Uber_sven]

anyone got a link to last years xmas buyers guide?

Sarah looked much hotter in that shoot !! (thou still hot in this one)

 

[altazi]

As lovely as Sarah is, she wasn't holding some of the circuit boards in an ESD-safe manner. I'd be happy to work closely with her to show her which parts are safe to touch, and which are not

Regards,

Altazi

 

[caamsa]

Tom's previous holiday buyers guides..........

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/11/02/holiday_buyers_guide_2006/

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/2005/11/01/holiday_buyers_guide_2005/

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/2004/11/15/it/index.html

As you can see I have a lot of time on my hands......

 

[nukemaster]

I am surprised the zerotherm was in there without ever seeing a review here....

 

[Uber_sven]

see, better last year !!

 

[kevdog]

Did anyone even read their suggestions??

I know for one I didnt. Was just hoping this guide would keep going and going and going!

 

[boogityboo04]

I liked last years guide better... Some of the products this year didn't really deserve to make it in IMHO.

By the way, didn't anyone at Tom's read http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=fashion?

Super red lipstick was like 3 on the list, and I agree, it doesn't look great.

 

[pidesd]

anyone got a link to last years xmas buyers guide?


Sarah looked much hotter in that shoot !! (thou still hot in this one)

had the exact same thought

so far from each other, so close in tastes....

 

[Evilonigiri]

Why are there so many ram and motherboards in the guide? Because it's part one? And most of these things has never been reviewed here on THG... Come to think of it why is there more than 1 part?

 

[randomizer]

see, better last year !!

http://images.tomshardware.com/2006/11/02/holiday_buyers_guide_2006/titan-tec-amada-model.jpg

I don't dig the elf outfit.