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PCMark 2005 memory benchmark favors Intel CPUs

PCMark 2005 memory benchmark favors Intel CPUsError?That just happens to favor the marketshare leader? The same marketshare leader that is up on antitrust violations in several places across the globe?Doesn't seem likely. But perhaps I'm too cynical.RE: PCMark 2005 memory benchmark favors Intel CPUsIt is a mistake to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Chipsets, Processors, Microsoft Windows XP, PCMark 2005 memory benchmark, PCMark 2005, memory benchmark, Intel CPUS, Intel Corp., BAPCo, CPU

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

HP Compaq Presario V5000Z

The HP Compaq Presario V5000Z is virtually identical to the Presario V4000 with one major exception: where the V4000 can be configured with Intel's Celeron or Pentium processors, the V5000Z runs on one of two AMD processors--either the Pentium-equivalent Turion or the less expensive, Celeron-equivalent Sempron.Otherwise, the Presario V5000Z is...

Tags: Desktops, Hewlett-Packard Co., Compaq Presario, Presario V5000Z, Presario V4000

Product reviews 2006-03-02

AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

Editor's note: We've updated this First Take to reflect the fact that the systems on which we had trouble testing the FX-60 all arrived with overclocked parts. (1/11/06)Hot on the heels of Intel's second-generation dual-core Extreme Edition 955 chip comes AMD's Athlon 64 FX-60. More than just a speed bump...

Tags: Processors, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Athlon, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., FX-60, BAPCo SysMark 2004, BAPCo, AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

Product reviews 2006-01-10

Additional Resources

First reviews of Toshiba Qosmio with SpursEngine

More than three months after Toshiba launched its first desktop replacement that makes use of the Cell processor in Japan, the Toshiba Qosmio G55-Q802 has reached U.S. shores and received its first hands-on reviews from PCMag.com and ComputerShopper.com. The Qosmio G55 series is part of a new...

Tags: Toshiba Qosmio, Desktop, Quad-core, Desktop Replacement, Video, Toshiba Corp., PCMag.com, ComputerShopper.com, Qosmio G55, Qosmio G55 Series, Quad-Core HD Processor, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Processors, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-09-30

PC Club Enpower ENP680

The PC Club Enpower ENP680's silver lid and black case could almost pass for a Dell or a Toshiba laptop, and its $1,499 price tag, which includes the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processor and a discrete Nvidia graphics card, adds to its allure. Unfortunately, the Enpower ENP680 suffers from...

Tags: Enpower ENP680, Intel Core 2 Duo, keyboard, laptop computer, PC, PC Club Enpower ENP680

Product reviews 2006-10-06

HP Pavilion dv6000t (Core 2 Duo)

Like all the laptops in the HP Pavilion line, the dv6000's sleek design and shiny finish hold their own next to systems from style-conscious manufacturers such as Apple and Sony. Aside from its good looks, the dv6000 also provides a solid set of entertainment features and high-end components for...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Intel Core 2 Duo, HP Pavilion, dv6000, laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2006-09-26

Dell Latitude D420

Dell's business-minded Latitude notebooks have always been more about function than form, but the Latitude D420 manages to pack some decent specs into a package that is both small and attractive, making this ultraportable the smallest laptop Dell currently offers. With almost a full workday's worth of battery life, the...

Tags: Notebooks, Dell Latitude, Latitude D420, Dell Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2006-09-15

Dell XPS M1710 (Core 2 Duo)

Editor's note: Correction: In our original review, we mistakenly stated the XPS M1710's battery life. The laptop's battery lasted 2 hours, 40 minutes. We regret the error. (8/30/06)Editors' note: Since CNET reviewed the Dell XPS M1710 on April 18, 2006, Dell has incorporated Intel's new Core 2 Duo processor into...

Tags: Performance management, Processors, Games, XPS M1710, processor, Intel Core 2 Duo, performance, game, Dell Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2006-08-28

Toshiba Satellite R25-S3503

The Toshiba Satellite R25 convertible tablet has a few things going for it: it's relatively inexpensive; it has a beautiful, 14.1-inch wide-screen display; and its long list of features includes a built-in dual-layer DVD burner. Unfortunately those advantages come at the cost of portability; the 7-pound Satellite R25 is far...

Tags: Network technology, Notebooks, Tablets, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, Satellite R25, satellite, tablet, notebook

Product reviews 2006-08-21

Toshiba Satellite A105-S4074

The Toshiba Satellite A105 is a no-frills media center laptop at a rock-bottom price. Though competing 15.4-inch wide-screen notebooks, such as the Lenovo 3000 N100, the Dell Inspiron E1505, and the Micro Express EL80, all offer either slightly better performance, better battery life, or both, they charge more for...

Tags: Network technology, Microsoft Windows XP, Notebooks, Toshiba Satellite, Toshiba Corp., Satellite A105, satellite

Product reviews 2006-08-04

HP Pavilion dv2000t

With the release of the Pavilion dv2000, HP inaugurates a new look and feel for its Pavilion line of laptops. Departing from the familiar matte silver-and-black case, the dv2000 has sleek rounded edges, a high-gloss finish which HP says is particularly scratch resistant, and a subtle Zen wave design on...

Tags: Desktops, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., dv2000t

Product reviews 2006-08-03

Acer Aspire 9800

The Acer Aspire 9800 is one supersize laptop. Weighing 17.3 pounds without its AC adapter and featuring a 20.1-inch display, it sounds ridiculous to call the computer a laptop. Yet there it is: a screen hinged to a keyboard deck, like any other laptop--except a lot bigger. We've seen large...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Aspire 9800, laptop computer, keyboard, Acer Inc., display

Product reviews 2006-07-28

Toshiba Tecra M6-EZ6611

Weighing 4.1 pounds with a 12.1-inch wide-screen display, the Intel Core Duo-based Toshiba Tecra M6 notebook lies on the cusp of the ultraportable and thin-and-light categories. Designed for business users, the Tecra M6 crams features we expect in a thin-and-light--such as an integrated optical drive, biometric security, and plenty...

Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Tecra M6, Toshiba Tecra

Product reviews 2006-07-14

Systemax Epic M31E10

Perhaps Systemax should have chosen a less, well, epic name for the 4.7-pound Epic M31E10 notebook. Like the other laptops with small, wide-screen displays we've reviewed recently, the Epic M31E10 combines elements of both ultraportable and thin-and-light laptops, hitting the sweet spot between portability and usability. As with the...

Tags: EPIC, Epic M31E10, laptop computer

Product reviews 2006-07-06

Averatec AV7160-EC1

Most of the 17-inch wide-screen laptops we've seen have been high-end configurations tailored to gamers or multimedia enthusiasts. The $1,199 Averatec AV7160-EC1, the top model in the company's 7100 series, eschews pricey, powerful graphics and TiVo-like DVR functionality for a simple design, a thin profile, and a light weight. It...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Averatec AV7160-EC1, Averatec, laptop computer

Product reviews 2006-07-06

WinBook Jiv Mini

Hardly a week goes by it seems without another Mac Mini-style Media Center showing up on our doorstep. The WinBook Jiv Mini manages to pack more features into a smaller package than any small-form-factor SFF system we've seen to date. Not much bigger than a standard router, it boasts an...

Tags: Media Center PCs, DVD, Consumer electronics, Desktops, TV & Home Theater, WinBook, WinBook Jiv Mini, WinBook Jiv, Jiv Mini

Product reviews 2006-06-26

Linux Laptop Battery Life: Measurement Tools, Techniques, and Results

Battery life is a valuable metric for improving Linux laptop power management. Battery life measurements require repeatable workloads. While BAPCo MobileMark 2005 is widely used in the industry, it runs only on Windows XP. Intel's Open Source Technology Center has developed a battery life measurement tool-kit for making reliable battery...

Tags: Technique, Battery, Tool, Intel Corp., Battery Life, Battery Life Measurement, Engineering, Linux, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2006-06-26

Panasonic ToughBook 74

Are you the type of user that heaps abuse on your laptop, blowing through one machine after the other at too rapid a pace? With the ToughBook 74, Panasonic has incorporated some of the design principles used for its military-grade laptops into a more consumer-friendly "business rugged" model that's designed...

Tags: Notebooks, Keyboards, Toughbook-74, laptop computer, Panasonic, keyboard

Product reviews 2006-06-23

Maingear X-Cube

We don't usually get to make sweeping declarative statements, but Maingear has given us the opportunity. Its small-form-factor SFF X-Cube gaming desktop is the most advanced PC in its class. No other vendor of a pseudo-portable gaming computer offers a more up-to-date system. This $3,300 PC is by no means...

Tags: Chipsets, Desktops, Semiconductors, Processors, Network technology, Maingear X-Cube, Maingear, PC

Product reviews 2006-06-20

Enpower Media Center Xpress Special Edition

Good things come in small packages, according to popular lore, and PC Club's pint-size Enpower Media Center Xpress Special Edition certainly tries to live up to that axiom, cramming lots of hardware into a small-form-factor SFF case. Putting the special in Special Edition are the twin SLI graphics cards, something...

Tags: Media Center PCs, TV & Home Theater, Processors, SFF PC, Enpower Media Center Xpress Special Edition, SFF case

Product reviews 2006-06-16