Indeed, he liked to stress that wages are irrelevant apart from how they factor into per-unit production costs.

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With its NVIDIA ION-based motherboard, the Pulse delivers the best graphics solution available for low-power, small form factor designs" says Drew Henry, general manager of the desktop GPU business unit at NVIDIA. "By adding the GeForce 9800 GT ECO, gamers can enjoy superior performance in a design that saves both energy and space.

ENGADGET: Maingear introduces eco-friendly, Ion-powered Pulse SFF PC

"Acer is partnering with WD to bring advanced notebook performance and capacity in the smallest form factor, " said David Lee, associate vice president of Mobile Computing Product business unit at Acer.

ENGADGET: Western Digital builds 5mm-thick hybrid hard drive, Ultrabook makers sign on early

Unit sales are up 92%, while revenues have grown 60% and profits have improved by a factor of 16.

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