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8/3/12 at 11:38am

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http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/601-falcon-northwest-tiki-mini-itx.html

Just a really great article with picture/build log and insight into what a boutique company does to get things done. I always liked these guys, and it is nice to see them accomplishing what some of OCN members do, but on a business level

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8/3/12 at 12:05pm

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Awesome read!

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8/3/12 at 12:15pm

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Enthusiast computing is quite an awesome obsession

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8/3/12 at 12:30pm

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Very cool, read the whole thing:thumb:

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8/3/12 at 12:58pm

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Good read!

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8/3/12 at 1:12pm

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Awesome read!

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8/3/12 at 1:33pm

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I enjoyed reading it.

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8/3/12 at 7:13pm

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This is what the Prodigy should have been, imo.

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8/3/12 at 7:59pm

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now that is what the xbox 720 should look like!

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8/4/12 at 6:59am

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Icredible read! I want one now

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