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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
If today's economy has you economizing, Acer hopes you'll take a look at a new notebook exclusive to Best Buy and bearing the eMachines brand. Though equipped with a humble single-core Athlon CPU, 1GB of memory, and Vista Home Basic, the 14.1-inch laptop does handle DVD burning, wireless Web surfing, and MP3 playing.
Friday , October 31, 2008 04:05:00 PM
Kingston Ships 2GHz Triple-Channel Memory for Intel's Imminent X58
You may not have gotten your hands on an Intel Core i7 (better known as "Nehalem") iX58 motherboard yet, but Kingston is ready to join the triple-channel memory controller era with 3x1GB kits of overclockable DDR3 in speeds ranging from 1375MHz to a sizzling 2GHz.
Thursday , October 30, 2008 03:00:00 PM
HP Revamps Netbook With Atom CPU Power, Special Configurations
One of the first -- and best-keyboard-equipped -- netbooks courts Internet- and social-media-centric consumers, mobile professionals, and fashion-forward women (hint: lipstick red) in a newly trim edition with an available larger screen and choice of solid-state or spinning storage.
Thursday , October 30, 2008 11:10:00 AM
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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 |
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Logitech V550 Nano Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks Review After 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 |
HP TouchSmart IQ506 ReviewEat your heart out, iMac: HP's one-piece, 22-inch PC is almost as sleek, with the added sizzle of a touch screen. The latter won't replace a mouse for most applications, but is nearly as much fun as an iPhone as you tap and swipe your way through HP's special multimedia programs and custom desktop interface. Tuesday , September 23, 2008 04:00:00 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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Platform Trends: Budget GPUs Galore We're used to reading about AMD's and Nvidia's fastest, fire-breathing graphics cards, but the rivals are now hunting bargain hunters -- Nvidia putting its GeForce 9 Series technology on a $59 diet, AMD revving up a fast integrated-graphics chipset while preparing new ATI Radeon HD 4400 cards. How do these strategies stack up against each other -- or against simple price cuts on last year's cards? Sunday , August 31, 2008 06:00:00 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 |
Get Ready To Gain Two PoundsLast week, Palm sounded the trumpets and threw confetti for what it described as a new category of portable technology -- only to get an immediate, unimpressed "Uh, no thanks" in response. But while the Treo manufacturer's new Foleo may falter, Intel, VIA, and other vendors are betting you'll crave a real, live Windows PC that weighs in at the same two pounds for way under $1,000. Friday , June 08, 2007 10:40:00 AM |
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