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• Build-to-order notebooks present new opportunities for Taiwan contract makers
  Tuesday 18 June 2002 – 06:23
  Notebook computers are likely to track the build-to-order (BTO) path of their desktop PC counterparts as users clamor for lower prices and flexible purchasing, and some Taiwanese contract manufacturers are already moving to address the new demand.
• AMD to build massive 32 nm chip factory in New York
  Sunday 25 June 2006 – 08:07
  AMD has still room to expand its current manufacturing capabilities in Dresden, Germany and through its contracted manufacturing partners, but a recent surge in demand for its microprocessors apparently has prompted the company to build another high-capacity factory - New York State has won the race and will get a new fab between 2012 and 2014.
• NASA to build 10,000-processor Linux computer
  Wednesday 28 July 2004 – 09:15
  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has given the green light to a project that will build the largest ever supercomputer based on Silicon Graphics Inc.'s (SGI) 512-processor Altix computers.
• Intel to build $200-million facility in China
  Wednesday 27 August 2003 – 12:26
  In a boost to China's economy, semiconductor giant Intel Corp.
• Oracle to build $199 Linux-based net PC
  Thursday 28 October 1999 – 06:49
  Oracle boss Larry Ellison said the company will take another stab at the "thin client" market by introducing a $199 network computer.

• How to Build Your Own Solar Powered PC, Part 1*
  Wednesday 29 August 2007 – 10:10 in Hardware
  Tom’s drives a desktop PC including monitor with solar cells 24/7. In the first part of this project we focus on the technical foundations that underlie solar energy. After that, we dig into the necessary configuration of a solar-powered PC, including co
• We Build Four HDMI-Based HTPCs*
  Friday 4 May 2007 – 01:01
  Despite numerous gotchas and design conflicts, we manage to put together and test four different AMD and Intel CPU-based home theatre PCs with HDMI capability. We're exhausted. You enjoy.
• How To Build A PC, Part 3: Putting It All Together*
  Thursday 14 December 2006 – 03:17
  With parts in hand, you're now ready to "build the dream". This final segment in our "How To Build" series will show you how to put everything together, and attempt to answer your remaining questions.
• How To Build, Part 1: Component Selection Overview*
  Monday 20 November 2006 – 06:34
  The first step in building a system is to choose the right components. These general guidelines should help the new or rusty builder avoid common mistakes that might otherwise turn cash into trash.
• Build Your Own Mini-PC For The Office*
  Friday 11 January 2002 – 06:00
  Home-grown mini-PCs can be ultra compact and powerful, as proved by the Spacewalker kit that we tested. Could this be one of the new trends for 2002?