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Windows 7 has arrived!

2009-10-27T15:27:00.002-04:00

On 10/22/09, Microsoft released their latest operating system, Windows 7. It has been receiving great press, and after using it in house for a few months, I am excited to say it is perfect. The performance and ease of use is greatly improved.

I built a new PC for a client last week, and delivered it with Windows 7. The customer had an 8 year old computer with XP Home. I transferred their data from the old hard drive to the new pc quickly, and loaded some older applications that they required for business. I was able to load these older apps in "XP Mode" a new function that virtualizes the process so you can still run your old apps with the new ones. Everything went so smooth and quick, something Vista always had trouble doing...
Microsoft has an online tool you can run on your pc to check for compatibility with Windows 7. Here's the link: Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor
Those of you with Windows Vista can upgrade simply by purchasing the new software and loading the disc. If you have XP, a clean install will be required, contact me for details.

Intel Solid State Disks

2009-10-27T15:25:00.000-04:00

Mainstream SSD's have been around for a year or so now, but Intel has recently come out with their X25-M SSD which can outperform conventional hard drives by up to 175 times! The bigest bottleneck in the computer today is the hard drive, all of the moving parts take time to work. When you hear your computer clicking and chugging along, it is reading and writing information on the hard drive. These new SSD's have near instant read and write speeds, so now when you open up microsoft outlook, it just instantly appears, or if you open a new browser window, it's there in a split second. This is going to change the computer as we know it. Prices on the X25-M are a little high for the amount of space you get, if I were to build a pc with one, i'd use it for the OS hard drive, then add a conventional drive for file storage.
Here's a benchmark example of the X25-M:

Notice how the X25-M overall hard disk score is almost 10 times as fast as a normal hard drive. More importantly, look how the overall performance of the already pretty quick T9600 cpu computer Doubled just by swapping the hard drive with the X25-M.

Intel has done a great job with this product, i can't wait to build a few machines with these drives.

Sales and Partners

2009-10-27T13:58:00.001-04:00

G3 has been selling custom designed and built computers since 1997. Our extensive expertise in hardware sales can help you to make an informed decision when purchasing IT equipment. Our goal is to provide the perfect end result at the best price possible.

Some of our partners include:

Services

2009-10-27T12:18:00.003-04:00

G3 Systems has been a managed services provider since 2006. With a proactive approach of system monitoring, we are one step ahead of problems that can slow both your employee and business productivity. G3 takes a preventative approach to managing a network and its systems avoiding 90% of the issues that may cause them to go down. Whereas with other companies, traditionally you call them once something is inoperative and then spend additional downtime waiting for repairs.

Our Managed Service Packages Include:

Complete Secure Remote Access
Windows Update Management
Routine Maintenance Scripts
Off Site Complete Backup
Emergency Support
Personal Phone Support from G3

Additional Services:

Custom Built PCs & Servers
On-site Repair
Virus/Spyware Removal
Data Recovery/Transfers
System Upgrades
Hardware Repair
Network Wiring
Wireless Networks
Memory Upgrades
Purchase Consulting
Web Hosting
Spam Filtration