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- OS X versus Vista, RAM division
- OS X versus Vista, RAM divisionWhy must we try to compare apples to oranges?Two different OSes. Two different ways of managing memory.Period.b .bu..but, everybody knows Vista is sluggishThe Apple ads say so, the army of valley tech bloggers keep repeating it, so it must be true - just like the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Memory, Operating systems, RAM, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X, Vista RAM, Vista RAM division, Apple MacBook
- Discussion threads 2008-10-24
- Report: Three Intel Nehalems in November
- Intel will launch its first three Nehalem processors on November 17, according to a report on the site Expreview.com. These Bloomfield high-end chips will include the 3.2 GHz Core i7-965XE ($999), 2.93GHz Core i7-940 ($562) and 2.66GHz Core i7-920 ($284). Nehalem is manufactured using the same 45nm...
- Tags: Desktop, Mobile, Intel Corp., Chip, Nehalem, Server Processor, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Processors, Network Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-10-11
- Can two AMDs be better than one?
- Can two AMDs be better than one?They should never have bought ATIATI was content with competing with NVIDIA, and if market conditions had let them fail at it, so be it. What we're seeing now is the failure of 2 companies, not just one.ExpensiveThe cash infusion may have been...
- Tags: Research & Development, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Nehalem - Not build for gaming
- Nehalem - Not build for gamingIn the mid term more than two wore and intergated memory controller...will make a huge difference.Only for the graphic engine my professionnal specialty there is room for three or four concurrent RT threads; add to that AI, physics, GUI, sound processing.... and...
- Tags: Games, Processors, Nehalem, Anandtech, game, processor
- Discussion threads 2008-08-22
- Nehalem - Not built for gaming
- Interesting analysis of the Core i7 "Nehalem" processor over on AnandTech. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: CPU, Nehalem, Integer Performance, Penryn L2, Games, Processors, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-08-22
- Get the best graphics card upgrade
- Get the best graphics card upgradePerformance CheckThe low-end part was right, but then again upgrading to just about any card >$100 from a low-end is common sense. Moving on, say you do have a 8800GT or a HD3870, the HD4850 happens to be a rather large upgrade to either card...
- Tags: Processors, Games, graphics, video card, ATI Technologies Inc., NVidia Corp., HD4850
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- New AMD Opterons are good news for schools
- New AMD Opterons are good news for schoolsYou need to get out more!The low power Intel designs have been out for months.And, with continuing competition, Intel will deliver what customers want.Isn't AMD great????Not a flame, just a question.I just happened to look today and saw that the AMD Phenom quads...
- Tags: Processors, Servers, AMD Opteron, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Xeon, New AMD Opterons, server
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?
- AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?Is "asset smart" the new term for "fabless"?Is the term "asset smart" another way of saying, "Fabless"? I mean, "Fabless" does have a negative connotation to it. "Asset Smart" sounds new and fresh and exciting. I like it !!! Perhaps it means...
- Tags: Video cards, Semiconductors, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., graphics, chip, Intel Corp., graphics chip, new roadmap, Puma, asset
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Toshiba making *another* bad storage bet
- Fresh off the HD-DVD fiasco, Toshiba execs are stepping up to pursue another expensive flop: notebook SSDs. Memo to Toshiba: flash SSDs cost too much and deliver too little to win that much market share. That won't change in the next 3 years. Here's why. Please sir,...
- Tags: Notebook, Disk, Storage, USB Flash Drive, Toshiba Corp., SSD, Flash Guy, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-04-27
- The new, improved AMD Phenom
- As expected, AMD announced its updated quad-core Phenom processor lineup, and made the new triple-core version official. The expanded Phenom X4 line includes four chips: the 2.2GHz 9550, 2.3GHz 9650, 2.4GHz 9750, and 2.5GHz 9850 Black Edition. AMD also released a low-power version of the quad-core, the...
- Tags: AMD Phenom, Quad-core, Link, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Phenom X4 Line, 95W, Processors, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- 1.6GHz processor and 2GB of RAM not enough for Mac OS X?!?!
- 1.6GHz processor and 2GB of RAM not enough for Mac OS X?!?!You are being mean[i]If the MacBook Air really isn’t up to web browsing and email, then maybe this system should ship with a Vista Capable or should that be Vista Incapable sticker on it.[/i]Mean, but absolutely hilarious!!!! :)Maybe [url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=399]...
- Tags: Memory, Notebooks, Desktops, Mac OS X?!?, RAM, MBA, processor, Apple Mac OS, Jason, notebook, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- AMD ships triple-core Phenoms
- AMD has begun shipping triple-core Phenom processors. The company had promised the Phenom 8000 series would ship by the end of Q1, so this seems to be a sign that AMD is getting things back on track. There is no press release on its site and the...
- Tags: AMD Phenom, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Anandtech, Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- Thoughts on Principled Technologies' Vista vs. XP reports
- Thoughts on Principled Technologies' Vista vs. XP reportsIf Vista and XP are so close what is the uproar about?This confirms what I have experienced myself on a dual boot system - both OS are about the same, give or take. Yet so many out there claim Vista is a slow...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), MSFT, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Principled Technologies
- Discussion threads 2008-02-29
- XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmark
- XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmarkI wonderOf those games, how many are optimized for DirectX 10?sigh . . ."Well, XP SP2 is still the better OS when it comes to gaming. ". . . except there's no DirectX 10.When I look at the scores, it's really...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Games, Anandtech, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, game, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
- Discussion threads 2008-02-28
- Nvidia 9600 GT gets rave reviews
- Nvidia has released its first 9000 series GPU. The GeForce 9600 GT (also known as the G94) is a mid-range GPU designed for 3D cards that cost about $170 to $200. That space was previously occupied by the GeForce 8600 GTS, but AMD's Radeon 3850 was delivering better performance at...
- Tags: Card, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Radeon, Nvidia 9600 GT, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-02-22
- MacBook Pro Penryn update imminent (updated)
- MacBook Pro Penryn update imminent updatedReason for not using PenrynAccording to Anandtech, a small form factor package is the reason for using Merom instead of Penryn:"The CPU used in the MacBook Air isn’t your run of the mill mobile Core 2, instead it uses a new small form factor packaging...
- Tags: Chipsets, Notebooks, Semiconductors, MacBook Pro Penryn, Apple MacBook, Penryn, Apple MacBook Pro, chipset, CPU
- Discussion threads 2008-02-20
- MacBook Air SSD review
- MacBook Air SSD reviewThanks for the laugh!![i]More kudos to Apple for an excellent job of engineering the MBA for maximum battery life and performance with hard drive technology.[/i]Wait, Apple gets [b]kudos[/b] for selling a $1,000 option that does nothing at all? Seriously? Honestly? What? This is the equivalent of congratulating...
- Tags: Engineering, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Inc., MacBook Air SSD, battery, Apple MacBook
- Discussion threads 2008-02-07
- Mac Air and the cost of flash
- Mac Air and the cost of flashHDD RPM ClarificationJust to clarify, RPM's do indeed dictate how many times a read/write head will pass by the same spot on a disk. So 5400 RPM's will naturally spin faster than 4200, as opposed to the description above. Stuka has the...
- Tags: Notebooks, Stuka, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, MacBook Air, Mac Air, disk
- Discussion threads 2008-01-16
- AMD's Phenom - For suckers only
- I was quite interested in AMD's Phenom quad-core CPU, that is, until I read some early reviews of the processor. Now I've come to the conclusion that you'd have to be a sucker to be an early adopter of AMD's new quad-core line. First off, four cores...
- Tags: Processor, AMD Phenom, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Tom, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2007-11-19
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