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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
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Lexmark X6650 Wireless 4-in-1 Review Wanna buy a printer, copier, fax, and scanner for $32.50 each? Lexmark's latest entry in the multifunction market is a $130 inkjet all-in-one with a few handy extras (wireless network printing and an automatic document feeder, for instance) and some of the nicest utility software we've seen. But do its print quality and speed hold up their end of the bargain? Monday , November 10, 2008 12:10:00 PM |
SimpleTech [re]Drive ReviewThe USB 2.0 external hard drives you can plug into your PC range from square to cylindrical, from bulky to slim. A new 500GB model from Fabrik's SimpleTech brand stands out from the crowd with a case partly made of bamboo -- a renewable resource that highlights the drive's green and clean credentials, if not its mixed bag of data backup options. Tuesday , November 04, 2008 11:45:00 AM |
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Canon Pixma MX7600 Office All-in-One Review Invisible ink? Isn't that just for spies? Canon doesn't think so -- its $400 flagship inkjet printer/copier/scanner uses a special clear ink to give output on cheap plain paper the laser-sharp, free-of-fuzzies quality that usually requires coated inkjet paper. And in-house printing will never be the same. Monday , October 20, 2008 08:00:00 PM |
Logitech V550 Nano Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks ReviewAfter you pull your notebook out of your briefcase, do you have to reach back in and rummage around to find your portable mouse? Logitech's slightly offbeat solution: a mini-mouse that sticks to your laptop like a refrigerator magnet to travel with it like a kangaroo in its mother's pouch. Other attractions are smooth performance and 18 months of battery life. Monday , October 13, 2008 10:35:00 AM |
Samsung CLP-315W Color Laser Printer ReviewSmall on your desk (occupying less than 13 by 16 inches) and even smaller in your wallet (a street price as low as $200), Samsung's most compact color laser makes up for modest print speed with easy operation, high-quality output, and standard WiFi and Ethernet for office sharing as well as the usual USB interface for solo operators. Tuesday , October 07, 2008 12:30:00 PM |
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Platform Trends: Taking the X58 Express to the Future Radical changes in Intel's Core i7 processor bring radical changes to the usually evolutionary, not revolutionary, desktop chipset sector. The X58 Express takes advantage of the i7's onboard memory controller to allow colossal bandwidth, with a new QuickPath Interface speeding communication between chipset and CPU. But when it comes to peripheral support, Intel's looking strictly forward, not back. Friday , November 07, 2008 05:00:00 PM |
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Platform Trends: Nvidia and AMD Take Graphics in Different Directions No niche is too small for the PC graphics giants to cram in a new product, but AMD's ATI Radeon HD 4000 series has lacked an entry in the $100 to $150 price range preferred by avid but unwealthy gamers -- until now. Meanwhile, Nvidia targets even more frugal desktop shoppers with faster-than-Intel integrated graphics ... although both vendors have already done that with under-$60 dedicated cards. Tuesday , October 28, 2008 11:10:00 AM |
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Platform Trends: AMD's Entry-Entry-Level Graphics Processor You've heard of sharing the wealth, but AMD is doing it with a vengeance: Even though its ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, 4870, and 4670 graphics processing units now rule the high-end, mainstream, and entry-level segments, the company has added two more members to the HD 4000 family at a lower-than-low $55 and $39. Is there a market for deliberately limited-performance PC graphics? Vince Freeman says yes indeed. Tuesday , October 14, 2008 10:00:00 AM |
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Platform Trends: Nehalem Set to Fly with the X58 After four years of LGA775 processors and motherboards, the socket-shufflers at Intel have struck again. But this time tossing your old platform is worth the cost. The Core i7 "Nehalem" CPU's all-new architecture promises a performance revolution. And the X58 desktop chipset may be even more impressive, combining colossal bandwidth with a three-channel memory controller, the return of Hyper-Threading, and a graphics-card surprise. Sunday , September 28, 2008 06:30:00 PM |
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Platform Trends: AMD's Most Affordable R700s Its ATI Radeon HD 4850 and 4870 are the champs of the mid-priced PC graphics market, and the 4870 X2 wears the single-card crown for high-end systems. Now AMD unveils more bad news for Nvidia by bringing the same R700 graphics processor architecture to the under-$100 segment -- and a mix of price, performance, and power consumption that surpasses anything yet seen. Sunday , September 14, 2008 10:15:00 AM |
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Save Us, Windows 7! Retail sales are falling like a skydiver without a parachute. The fearsome R-word -- recession -- has become the E-word, said by everyone every day. Is there any good news for the PC industry amid the doom and gloom? Yes, from some unlikely sources (let's hear it for hardcore gamers) and from users and IT managers suddenly looking favorably on that favorite bugaboo, Microsoft. Monday , November 17, 2008 06:15:00 PM |
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Mini Mobile PCs: Now Comes the Hard Part It's a myth that lightning never strikes the same place twice, but what are the odds against catching lightning in a bottle twice? The ultralight, ultra-affordable subnotebook PC category that the Asus Eee ignited last winter will soon see a second generation of what are now called netbooks -- but this time around, it might be Eee II: The Laptop Strikes Back. Tuesday , July 01, 2008 02:30:00 PM |
Falling Off the CatwalkThe economy's in a slump and PCs are in danger of becoming interchangeable commodity products anyway. So how can hardware manufacturers perk up sales and prop up profit margins? Chrome trim and pretty colors, of course, as vendors ranging from Dell to Staples introduce limited-edition artistic cases and fashionable decorations. HardwareCentral editor Eric is bemused. Apple is unworried. Friday , May 23, 2008 12:00:00 PM |
The Best, the Worst, and the Ugliest: 2007Asleep by 10:30? Not at the Labs, Weather, & Sports Desk, where New Year's Eve is like any other midnight -- time to start a fresh count of the day's Diet Pepsis, along with a last look over the, uh, vista of the dozen months past. Our seventh annual flashback bounces from nifty notebooks and cool Web tools to HDTV headaches, poorly launched processors, and a surprise pick for Product of the Year. Tuesday , December 18, 2007 10:30:00 AM |
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The Tick-Tock of Doom, or For Whom Intel Tolls Processor upgrades: just say no? HardwareCentral editor Eric won't go that far, but finds reasons not to tie your purchases to Intel's newly announced policy of scheduling new CPU designs and less radical manufacturing and power-saving improvements for alternate years. He also covets a 433MHz notebook and considers the apocalypse: putting a Mac on the Labs, Weather, & Sports Desk. Tuesday , September 25, 2007 10:10:00 AM |
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