HP Acquires VoodooPC 32
eldavojohn writes "HP has acquired VoodooPC, a high-end gaming PC provider who's former co-owner will now be the chief technologist of HP's newly formed gaming PC division. Back in May, we saw Dell acquire Alienware. Are gaming machines important options to consumers, or is it just plain profitable? Who will we see enter the gaming market next? Apple?"
hello, /., last month is calling, it want's it's- (Score:3, Funny)
HP + Voodoo = ??? (Score:2)
HP + Carly - Carly + Voodoo = ??? (Score:2)
I wish they'd just to back to what they were good at. My pre-Carly LaserJets are still cranking out pages that are as good as if they were brand new. I couldn't wait to get rid of my post-Carly Athlon PC because it kept breaking (needed four parts replacements in thr
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I guess it means.... (Score:2)
A profitable niche, nothing more (Score:3, Insightful)
David
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Jaysyn
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Second, the hard-core gamers who are willing to spend huge amounts of money on a high-end PC are the very people who are obsessive enough to be frequent participants in such events. More casuals gamers (which incl
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PC's have been my gaming machines since 1984. I'm considering buying a new machine for Christmas, but I don't plan on spending more than $1300. I'd be curious to see Alienware's change in sales since Dell's acquisition or how this acquisition of VoodooPC might affect HP's numbers.
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Which gaming machine does NOT require signed code? (Score:1)
If "gaming machine" == console, and all three consoles have a secret bootloader, and none of the three console makers is willing to talk to a developer who has no experience, then how are game programmers supposed to break into the industry and get noticed by a development studio?
And a lot of these people build custom rigs... (Score:2)
A voodoo PC? (Score:2)
Doesn't matter at all. (Score:2)
Oh, please. An oblivious AC post. (Score:2)
Laptops? (Score:2)
How many laptop computers did you build?
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You've just come in here for an argument. Five pounds please. If you want to continue arguing, you have to pay.
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It isn't just the time spent building the PC, its the time spent making sure you're building the right PC. I live this stuff, and even I have to spend a few days checking benchmarks and finding all the right parts.
I like building PCs, I've built over a dozen for myself, work, and friends. But, if I had more money than time, I think it would be totally worth having somebody else deal with all of it and just give me the best PC money can buy.
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I like building PCs, I've built over a dozen for myself, work, and friends. But, if I had more money than time, I think it would be totally worth having somebody else deal with all of it and just give me the best PC money can buy. If you didn't have time to research the components, how exactly
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That is where brand name comes in. I don't know if it is still true, but Falcon Northwest use to make a killer rig. Sure, it costs 2-3 times more then I'm willing to pay but, if I had the money, I would trust them to give me the best.
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Any "gamer" who needs a gaming laptop isn't a gamer at all, they're a SP-ED.
it has a nice ring to it... (Score:1)
Should be the (Score:2)
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Slashback? (Score:1)
Then why is this a full article, not a Slashback?
So Voodoo went corporate (Score:2)
After extensive pretexting... (Score:1)
(we can edit this later right?)