There's not that many people out there whose interest in hardware extends beyond: * Regurgitated Vendor PR, idiotic brand flamewars * Filling up shopping c

There's not that many people out there whose interest in hardware extends beyond: * Regurgitated Vendor PR, idiotic brand flamewars * Filling up shopping carts at Newegg * Fad-driven tutorial bullshit about 'mods' and 'hacks' The sterotypical participant in such forums is an adolescent fanboy whose coworkers at Best Buy think he's a genius.