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RE: VoodooPC
By TomZ on 4/10/2007 11:37:29 PM , Rating: 2
That's funny, since Voodoo neither have the ability to manufacture their own CPUs, GPUs, memory, chipset, etc. They can only configure what already exists in an optimum way, which is something any good engineer or technician can do. The brilliance is in the marketing that they are able to convince people like you that they have done something unique. The only difference between a Voodoo PC and a TomZ PC is that Voodoo has a fancy paint job.

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Yeah just like Bose.

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I suppose there is evidence to back this up???



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I also don't consider myself a good engineer ot technician!

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RE: VoodooPC
By agile on 4/11/2007 3:20:21 AM , Rating: 1
That is not entirely correct there TomZ.

First, let me address the ad hominem attacks. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates both dropped out of college so what is your point? I am pretty sure Rahul has some college; at any rate some people are just born to do certain vocations like Rahul was done for tech.

Yes, Voodoo utilized off the shelf components, but they did things outside of the box too. they were one of the first companies to put watercooling into the mainstream. They were one of the first to offer a HTPC and XBOX media extender. Also, what companies utilized Zalman fanless cases like Vooodoo? No OEM quite had a lineup like Vooodoo. Lastly, their staple - their cases - are the most sublime. They are manufactured by Lian Li but under Vooodoo's own design specs. They have thicker aluminum, better compartmentalization for watercooling, and wider cases for better tubing and wiring routing. Not one Lian Li stock case is better than a Voodoo case.

Not every one builds their own PC, and people who can afford it reap the virtues of having a hand built PC for their choice. With that said, there are other higher value OEMs like Maingear, Hypersonic, and Velocity, but they still are not in Voodoo's realm.

What some of you are failing to see is that no OEM is doing what Voodoo is doing. As far as Dellienware. What fruits has this produced? Not much other than the cannabilization between the XPS and ALX. Off topic - what ever happened to Alienware's Video Array? :-0

Back on topic. Voodoo didn't truly do this for the money. Rahul, and his brother Ravi share a passion for tech and business respectively which is why they are still on board. they will be able to bring you new tech leverage from HP's labs, patents, and proprietary tech. Maingear can't bring it. Hypersonic can't bring it. Velcotiy can't bring it. Dell and Alienware for some reason aren't bringing it. Funnily enough Dell uses a TEC/WC hybrid cooler in their XPS which is from Coolit Systems which is based in Calgary which is where Voodoo is based. Guess what? Voodoo was a Coolit stakeholder so they may have indirectly hepled Dell in this regard.

So when you attack an OEM like Voodoo you are tacitly attacking all other OEMs who in my eyes are objectively lesser.

Well have a wonderful day.

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By TomZ on 4/11/2007 10:13:16 AM , Rating: 2
First, let me address the ad hominem attacks..

You're clearly reading too much into my short post. When did I "attack" Raul? All I'm saying is that the tech is off-the-shelf and the marketing is brilliant.


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