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Review title: Good but a bit outdated now (4th edition)...
Product review: With the new 4th edition, Messmer touches on most of the changes ( more details on the pentium III and it's chipset, rambus, DVDs, PCI bus etc.) that have occured in the PC world since the 3rd edition(1997). However, the updated sections are frankly a bit skimpy.The heart of the book still remains a highly detailed description of the core x86 architecture, which is invaluable.Mueller has retained all of this material since he probably exerted a great deal of effort in writing them for the 1st edition. However, the newer material, which is equally important, lacks the same kind of depth. So the "Indispensible PC hardware book" is no longer enough on it's own. Something like Scott Mueller's "Upgrading and Repairing PCs" is needed to complement Messmer's otherwise excellent book.
