WidowPC
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| Industry | Computer Hardware |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Boulder, Colorado |
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| Products | High performance computer systems |
| Parent | Silicon Mountain Holdings |
| Website | www.widowpc.com |
WidowPC, based in Boulder, Colorado, shipped the world's first dual-core CPU laptop based on the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and debuted at the AMD press-only event at CES 2005 in Las Vegas.
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Management
The management of the company includes the management designated by the parent holding company, Silicon Mountain Holdings.
Competitors
WidowPC has traditionally competed with companies such as Falcon Northwest, Velocity Micro, AVAdirect, Cyberpower, and iBuypower[citation needed]
Operations
As of August 15, 2007, the company is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado and has its assembly facilities in Menlo Park, California. The company sells online and over the phone.
Products
WidowPC focuses on the growing niche of computer gaming enthusiasts. As a result, their computers feature technology such as the latest AMD and Intel CPUs, high performance RAM, and overclocked video cards. Their model names all have some kind of spider association. WidowPC has supplier relationships with Clevo, eVGA, nVidia, Matrox and other manufacturers.[citation needed]
Marketing
WidowPC has had full page ads in Laptop Magazine, Computer Gaming World magazine, PC Gamer magazine, Extreme Tech magazine, and smaller ads in PC Magazine. The company's growth to this point is due to word-of-mouth, according to company employees.[citation needed]
Recent acquisition
The company was recently acquired in an assets for cash and equity deal with Silicon Mountain Holdings of Boulder, Colorado. See company blog for more details.
See also
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- Computer hardware companies
- Computer companies of the United States
- Companies based in Boulder, Colorado
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