1. Freaky Geek-Wear: GearGrip By Case Ace?

Notebooks come pretty close to being the ideal for mobile computing. However, acquiring one means spending much more money than you would for a desktop computer of comparable performance. The main reasons for this is that most notebook hardware components are more expensive than for desktop PCs, and the notebook display accounts for a large part of the cost. Anyhow, who would want to take a notebook to a LAN party!

Besides the cost considerations, sometimes a notebook PC simply cannot meet all your requirements. If you need a dual CPU system or a machine with a fast hard drive or graphics system, there is no alternative to a standard desktop machine. Demonstrating computer products is definitely one time when having your destkop can be handy, but if you have ever had to lug a PC in and out of the trunk of your car, you'd know what a pain it can be. Add the monitor, and you are asking for back surgery.

Relief is at hand for the desktop carrier in the shape of some new carrying cases that we managed to get our hands on. Case Ace currently has two GearGrip products that will help to make your desktop system a bit more portable, while reducing much of the pain. One is called GearGrip CRT for carrying monitors, and the other is the GearGrip Pro, designed to carry a desktop or tower case, which is what we will concentrate on here. The GearGrip CRT follows the same basic principles as the GearGrip Pro.