Manufacturers are expected to shift production to enterprise level drives to increase revenue, but this going to leave most of the consumer market, including PC manufacturers out in the cold. Already pricing has skyrocketed – last week a 1 Terabyte hard drive cost $69 – now it’s $199.

We’re going to the Intel Technology Conference, so we will not be in the shop Thursday, Nov. 10th. We will still be available by phone and e-mail though, so give us a call. Got any questions for Intel?

In order to properly recover data – drives must be examined without risk of contamination from outside sources such as dust and other household substances. Our partner DriveSavers has shared this video with us – and we think it’s pretty cool. Let us know what you think!

Go pick up your copy of the “Best and Worst 2011,” from Richmond Magazine. Avec Computers was rated #2 Best in home computer repair service, after the Geek Squad.

Okay, so the monitor is the piece that allows you to see what you are doing, in essence the entire computing experience – so it’s pretty critical that it stay clean to maximize productivity, right?

Summer’s here – and that means your PC is even hotter than ever. Keep it out of the shop, and give it a good scrubbing. Andrew has written a fantastic guide to getting your PC spic and span, which we will be posting all this week.

We just got them back from the printer. Pretty exciting stuff – and it really makes the systems we build look even better. All past clients are welcome to swing by the shop and pick up one if they’d like. All new clients – well, you’ll get one anyways.

From 3D gaming and HD video to faster multitasking and immersive multimedia, now you can have a visibly better computing experience when you choose a PC with a 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor inside.

This project was started in October, and it’s finally done. It’s been months of digging through code, creating new graphics, and writing a lot of content from scratch. Thank you Andrew and Sarah for proofreading pretty much everything. And for being patient when I stayed at the office until 2AM. You’ve by now noticed a whole new look, but this update goes more than skin deep.

“Designation as a CompTIA A+ Authorized Service Center is validation that a computer service center has achieved the technology industry’s highest recognized level of competence,” said Richard Rysiewicz, Senior Dir., Services, at CompTIA.