He earned behind-the-scenes access to Microsoft, Intel, AMD, and Lenovo, visiting each company campus.
He plays console games and enjoys movies on a classic 55-inch Panasonic VT60 plasma HDTV.
He also built a solar-powered home office that runs off a single 200-watt solar panel.
It includes an Intel NUC desktop and a 24-inch Viewsonic USB-C hub monitor.
A Message from Matthew S. Smith
I consider myself a card-carrying hardware geek.
What does that mean?
It means I care about whether my next CPU is built on a 14-nanometer or 7-nanometer node.
It means I worry whether a fast PCIe 3.0 solid state drive is sufficient for future-proofing.
And it means I always wish my monitor had more pixels.
But don’t worry.
I’m not here to bore you.
That’s exactly what I intend to do.
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