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- New Dell Inspiron consumer laptops leaked! (hint: thin)
- Those tricky people over at Engadget have gotten their digital hands on the next crop of Dell Inspirons, and it's safe to say that thin is in. The Dell Inspiron 1435, 1535 and 1735 mid-range consumer laptops seem to share the same basic design and have, as...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Spec, Laptop Computer, Dell Inspiron, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Dell XPS 730 reviews: A Ferrari stuck in traffic
- Dell XPS 730 reviews: A Ferrari stuck in trafficA Mac Pro might be a better dealJust run Windows in Boot Camp, and play your games.Cost vs Performance for Mac ProThat $4K base price would get you dual-quad Xeons, and a cooling system based on well engineered multiple cooling zones, plus...
- Tags: Performance management, Games, Processors, MAC Pro, Dell XPS 730, Dell XPS, Ferrari, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-04
- Dell Crystal - 22 inch (wide-screen)
- Priced at $1,199, this 22-inch LCD is clearly not aimed at the general consumer. For the money, you could pick up four SP2208WFP Editors' Choice award winning 22-inch Dell LCDs. Aside from the price, there's a lot to like about the Crystal, but even a perfectly outfitted 22-inch would...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Monitors & displays, Cable, cord, OSD, Dell Crystal, Dell Computer Corp., HDMI, speaker, DVI, display, video
- Product reviews 2008-05-02
- Dell XPS 730 reviews: A Ferrari stuck in traffic
- Dell has released a new version of its top-of-the-line gaming desktop, and it is a major update. The XPS 730 series is the company's first gaming rig to come--in some configurations--factory over-clocked, and Dell says it is capable of playing Crysis, a notoriously demanding first-person shooter, at a resolution of...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., ATI Radeon, Memory, Ferrari, Hardware, XPS 730, XPS 730 Series, H2C, Games, Personal Technology, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- Velocity Micro Edge E2250
- The Velocity Micro Edge E2250 is a well-rounded $1,999 midrange performance PC. What it is not is the best gaming PC at this price, as much as its overclocked quad-core chip and SLI-capable motherboard want you to believe otherwise. The overclocked chip especially helps this system's multimedia performance, but its...
- Tags: Processors, Games, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Network technology, Velocity Micro, Velocity, Velocity Micro Edge E2250, Edge E2250, Dell Computer Corp., quad-core
- Product reviews 2008-05-01
- Dell XPS 730 H2C
- Dell's brand-new XPS 730 H2C high-end gaming PC ticks off all the right boxes and even manages to pull off a few new tricks, at least for Dell. It's the first PC that Dell will ship with a factory-overclocked CPU and memory. Our $6,747 review unit features the latest quad-core...
- Tags: Video cards, Processors, Dell Computer Corp., Maingear Ephex, XPS 730, XPS 730 H2C, hard drive
- Product reviews 2008-05-01
- HP, Lenovo join Dell in extending Windows XP
- HP, Lenovo join Dell in extending Windows XPThe problem is not installing software it......is running the software. A lot of programs assume the user has administrative rights and would fail to run if they did not. Your solution doesn't appear to address that issue.Easy fix to make Xp betterThere is...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows, Lenovo Group Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-26
- HP, Lenovo join Dell in extending Windows XP
- Rumors of Windows XP's demise have been greatly exaggerated. I wrote about Dell's downgrade program in a post earlier this week (Windows Vista just can't catch a break). It looks like Dell may have started something. Both HP and Lenovo now plan to offer Windows XP to...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Lenovo Group Ltd., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-04-26
- Green PCs from Dell, Asus
- Green PCs from Dell, Asusneati want one...i wish they were available right now!it would go well with my bamboo LCD monitor http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012DEUNW/?tag=amazon-products-20
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Green PC, ASUS, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-25
- Green PCs from Dell, Asus
- Looks like computer makers were inspired by Earth Day. And while plenty of PC prototypes never see the light of day, these eco-PCs should be on sale sometime later this year. At the Fortune Green conference, Dell unveiled a compact desktop with a bamboo case. The system...
- Tags: ASUS, Dell Computer Corp., PC, Desktops, Hardware, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- Fixing Windows Vista, one machine at a time
- Fixing Windows Vista, one machine at a timeOr......you could just buy from a vendor that doesn't fill up every system with crapware like Sony. I have installed several Dell Vostros recently, and they are refreshingly clean out of the box.Once again, I fail to see why it is Microsoft's,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Windows Vista, Fixing Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- Dell rolls out premium consumer support
- Dell rolls out premium consumer supportDoes not computeAdding the words "Dell" and "Premium" and "Customer Support" caused my computer to lock up. Who do you think I should call?Here's your new car! Oh you wanted wheels on it? That's extra!This trend of the same company selling you the disease AND...
- Tags: Construction, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- Dell rolls out premium consumer support
- Dell said Monday that it is launching a premium support service for consumers. Under the arrangement, consumers would be able to contact a dedicated team for their Dell product issues--for a fee. In a statement, Dell didn't disclose the fee structure. I have calls and emails in...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Service, Team Management, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Management, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Dell Inspiron 530
- Since Dell has stopped selling its AMD-based Inspirons, that leaves the Intel-powered Inspiron 530 and 530s leading its budget desktop charge. The Inspiron 530 is a modest $539 configuration that offers some surprising features for the price. Hewlett-Packard competes very well in this price range too, but Dell's one...
- Tags: Notebooks, Bluetooth Module, Dell Inspiron, Inspiron 530, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-04-18
- Dell Vostro 1310
- Catering to companies with one to 25 employees, Dell's Vostro line of laptops occupies the space between the company's consumer Inspiron and corporate Latitude lines. Like the Inspirons, the Vostro laptops offer a decent selection of components at a sub-$1,000 starting price. Like Latitudes, they incorporate business-level features, such as...
- Tags: Notebooks, Dell Vostro, Dell Latitude, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-04-17
- Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP
- The Gateway FHD2400 may be cheaper, but the Dell UltraSharp 2408WPF display is the better value of the two 24-inch LCD monitors. It performed outstandingly in our labs-based DisplayMate tests, delivering quite possibly the best image we've seen for DVD playback. The 2408WPF packs all of its stellar...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Dell Computer Corp., connection option, DVI, display
- Product reviews 2008-04-17
- News to know: Zune VideoX; Intel; AMD; Dell; Apple
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Zune VideoX: Microsoft's iTunes killer? Vista SP1 available in more languages There's more than one way to mesh Larry Dignan: Intel's quarter on target: The tech sector exhales Dell rolls out AMD quad-core servers;...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Zune, Apple Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Telephony, Channel Management, Digital Music, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Networking, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- Dell rolls out AMD quad-core servers; AMD lands VMware certification
- Dell rolls out AMD quad-core servers; AMD lands VMware certificationIts a shame...that Dell pulled AMD from their consumer line of computers and you can only get them in the business models. Seems like Dell likes to make their AMD powered computers to have less available features than the...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Quality, server, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Dell Computer Corp., computer, VMware Inc., quad-core
- Discussion threads 2008-04-15
- Dell rolls out AMD quad-core servers; AMD lands VMware certification
- AMD plans to announce Wednesday that Dell is offering five quad-core Opteron server platforms and that the chipmaker has received VMware certification. Adding Dell to the fold brings the total number of OEM AMD quad-core systems to 13. Dell's AMD lineup is already surfaced on the PC...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Certification, Quad-core, AMD Opteron, VMware Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- Dell slims down its laptops for small business
- Dell slims down its laptops for small businessThe push should be on faster clock speedsThe computer should run click fast.Instant page loads,no hanging and no crashes.Computers freezing and crashing is truly absurd.We're stuck at two or three gig.
- Tags: Notebooks, small business, Dell Computer Corp., laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-04-15
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