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Gateway's FX Gaming Series Gets X58 and Core i7 Muscle
An ATI Radeon HD 4850 card in the base model? Not too shabby. The HD 4870 X2, i7-940, and Intel SSD in the deluxe model? Whoa. Retail shoppers may not fully realize what they're getting from Gateway's newest desktops.
Monday , November 17, 2008 05:25:00 PM

Dell Launches Studio XPS Line With Core i7 Under $1,000
The direct and retail PC powerhouse puts the very latest technology -- Intel's Core i7 "Nehalem" processor -- into a very affordable, stylishly designed desktop that may not thrill i7 Extreme Edition/SLI or CrossFire gamers but should delight consumers looking to take advantage of the new CPU's unprecedented performance.
Monday , November 17, 2008 05:10:00 PM

Lenovo Portable Hard Drive Has a Combination Lock
You've seen data encryption setups that require you to type a passcode on screen and then wait for documents to be locked or unlocked. Lenovo speeds up the process by providing on-the-fly, 128-bit encryption and no entering codes from the keyboard -- because you use a numeric keypad on the drive itself.
Thursday , November 13, 2008 03:10:00 PM

Alienware 750i SLI Gaming Desktop Starts at $1,049
OK, you're probably ogling the loaded $4,879 configuration with Core 2 Extreme quad-core horsepower and ultra-fast dual solid-state drives, but your less fanatic friends can pick up a capable, expandable gaming platform for just over a grand.
Thursday , November 13, 2008 03:00:00 PM

Seagate and McAfee Team for Self-Encrypting Notebook Hard Drives
Whether it's left in a taxi or taken by a thief, a missing notebook and the loss of the private information it holds are disasters for company managers and users alike. Now Seagate offers a line of laptop hard drives that automatically encrypt their contents, providing government-grade protection from snoops and stealers with help from the security experts at McAfee.
Monday , November 10, 2008 03:50:00 PM

Nvidia Professional Graphics Products Range From Integrated To Incredible
Workstation-class graphics at PC -- make that entry-level PC -- prices? Nvidia unveils an integrated-graphics chipset for under-$700 systems and a fanless PCI Express card for small-form-factor designs. Oh, yeah, and a 4GB, 240-processing-core graphics Godzilla for the most demanding, cost-no-object visualization applications.
Thursday , November 06, 2008 09:30:00 AM

SanDisk File System To Speed Up Solid-State Drives
Since flash drives are not hard drives, why should they use the same drivers? SSD vendor SanDisk's new flash file system accelerates random data writes up to a hundredfold, with extra utilities or metrics helping end users judge the relative performance of hard and solid-state disks and stretch an SSD's reliable lifespan.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 01:10:00 PM

New Fujitsu Notebooks Include 1.3-Pound, GPS-Equipped Tablet
Smaller than a netbook, Fujitsu's littlest LifeBook is a complete Tablet PC convertible with an Intel Atom CPU, hard disk or solid-state drive, and 5.6-inch touch screen. It's also a Garmin GPS receiver with turn-by-turn directions to millions of destinations. If that's not innovative enough for you, there's a desktop replacement with double vision.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 12:20:00 PM

Alienware Unleashes Quad-Core Extreme, ATI CrossFireX, DDR3-Loaded Notebook
This ain't no netbook, this ain't no slimline, this ain't no fooling around: Dell's hardcore division delivers a 17-inch widescreen laptop with a choice of dual- or quad-core CPU power, dual 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 graphics, and 1TB of RAID 0 performance or RAID 1 security storage.
Tuesday , November 04, 2008 10:15:00 AM

Dell Enhances, Enlarges All-in-One Desktop
Any one-piece PC-and-monitor combo adds fashion and flair to your desk, but a 24-inch widescreen addition to Dell's XPS One family adds quad-core performance, 1080p HDTV plus available Blu-ray, a choice of Intel integrated or Nvidia GeForce discrete graphics, and a donation to a worthy cause -- the PROJECT(RED) campaign against AIDS in Africa -- as well.
Monday , November 03, 2008 01:40:00 PM

eMachines Woos Holiday Bargain Hunters With $430 Notebook
Friday , October 31, 2008 04:05:00 PM

Kingston Ships 2GHz Triple-Channel Memory for Intel's Imminent X58
Thursday , October 30, 2008 03:00:00 PM

HP Revamps Netbook With Atom CPU Power, Special Configurations
Thursday , October 30, 2008 11:10:00 AM

An Investment in USB Flash Drives
Thursday , October 30, 2008 10:45:00 AM

Japan Gets First Look at Dell's 12.1-Inch Netbook
Tuesday , October 28, 2008 12:10:00 PM

NEC Launches Professional Monitor Line With 22-Inch Widescreen
Monday , October 27, 2008 08:45:00 AM

Dell Buyers Get a Head Start on Music and Movie Libraries
Friday , October 24, 2008 10:30:00 AM

Pick an Interface, Any Interface With OWC's Blu-ray External Drive
Thursday , October 23, 2008 02:00:00 PM

AMD Brightens Gamers' Holidays With Powerful Under-$150 Graphics Card
Thursday , October 23, 2008 01:25:00 PM

SanDisk Debuts Doubly Secure USB Flash Drive
Thursday , October 23, 2008 09:40:00 AM

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