When talking about MP3 players, the first thing to spring to mind is Apple’s legendary iPod. As a result, Apple currently dominates the market when it comes to MP3 players. The problem with that is a lot of people will instantly go and buy iPods when there could be a better option. Here is a review of one of the iPods’ competitors: the Creative Zen...

In my last guide, I told you everything there was to know about AMD’s current desktop line up. Well, it wouldn’t be fair to shut out the Intel users now, would it? So, onto the Intel technology guide! This guide, like the AMD guide, will only focus on what is widely available on the desktop now. So don’t expect anything Pre-P4, or anything to...

The processor world is a fast moving one. A soon as people get used to one technology, a completely new one appears to baffle you even more. So, what do you do? Come to PC Mechanic of course! This guide will focus on the current technologies available from AMD on the desktop, and also some insight into what may be here next. Right now, AMD are focusing on...

This is probably one of the most confusing parts of the processor to understand. The processor pipeline is like a conveyor belt. Now, imagine that instructions for the processor to carry out is food. The way a pipeline works is like this: the food moves along the conveyor belt, and when it gets to the other end of the conveyor belt that instruction is done. That...