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- eMachines introduces trio of ET mini-tower desktop PCs; $299 to $449
- eMachines on Wednesday introduced three new mini-tower PCs priced from $299 to $449, reminding budget-conscious consumers everywhere that bargains on desktops are greater than ever. The eMachines ET1300-02, ET1810-01 and ET1810-03 desktop PCs stand in gleaming white regalia accented by green LED lighting,...
- Tags: Desktop, Rear, USB 2.0, Hard Drive, PC, Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, eMachines Inc., Desktop Computer, Serial ATA, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, Storage, Hardware, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- Gateway NV series offers dual-core, 320GB HDD, 4GB RAM; $499
- Gateway on Thursday debuted its new Gateway NV Series notebook, an entertainment-minded laptop that packs a dual-core processor, 320GB hard drive and 4GB of RAM starting at $499. The 15.6-in. NV series touts a 16:9, 1366 by 768 resolution display for HD video...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Dual-core, Gateway Inc., Memory Stick, RAM, NV Series, Example Configuration, Memory, Flash Memory, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Desktops aren't dead (yet)
- Laptops have long since overtaken their desk-bound brethren in terms of revenues, and more recently unit sales. In the first quarter, desktop unit sales dropped 23 percent, while notebook sales actually increased 10 percent compared with the same period last year, according to iSuppli. Gizmodo even penned an obituary for...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Hewlett-Packard Co., Memory, Configuration, HP Pavilion, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., Dell Inspiron, Aspire M800 Series, SX2800-01, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Is SATA capped at 1.5Gbps on the 13" MacBook Pro
- For some, the pride of owning a brand new 13" MacBook Pro was shortlived as they discovered that the speed of their SATA hard drives are capped at 1.5Gbps, well below the expected 3.0Gbps. The difference between 1.5Gbps and 3.0Gbps makes little difference when you're dealing with...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Serial ATA, Chipsets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Storage, Semiconductors, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- What's new: Specs, prices for Apple's latest Macbook, Pro, Air
- Before all the hullabaloo about Apple's new iPhone 3GS, the company announced a refresh of the entire Macbook lineup, with added features and cheaper price tags. That's big news in this economy. So here's the breakdown of what Apple's offering in the laptop...
- Tags: Hard Drive, SD Card, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Apple MacBook Pro, Built-in, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- VSuite Ramdisk (Public Edition) 1.8.3601.2338 (Windows)
- VSuite Ramdisk can simulate a hard disk out of RAM. Access time can be greatly improved to files held on Ramdsiks which may be 50 times faster or more than a physical hard disk, besides the service life of a physical hard disk will be prolonged via reducing access. It...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Microsoft Windows, RAM, Romex Software, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-05-30
- Active SMART 2.71 (Windows)
- Active SMART must have software to monitor the health status of the hard drivesIt uses S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) to monitor the status of Hard Disk Drives, monitors the hard drives temperature, prevents data loss and predicts possible drive fails, using special algorithms. Active SMART allows every hard...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Monitor, Microsoft Windows, Ariolic Software, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-05-09
- WinSysClean 2009 9.10 (Windows)
- WinSysClean is cleans, fixes, and optimizes your computer with a single mouse click. The program is safe, using complex analysis to skip important data from removal. Other tools ask you what to delete and what not to, which takes time and sometimes means your Windows OS gets demolished. WinSysClean uses...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Web Browser, Analysis, Ultimate Systems, WinSysClean, Microsoft Windows, 64-Bit, Operating Systems, Network Technology, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-04-22
- SpeedFan 4.38 (Windows)
- SpeedFan monitors voltages, fan speeds, and temperatures in computers with hardware monitor chips. It can even access SMART information for hard disks that support this feature, and show hard-disk temperatures if that's supported. SpeedFan fully supports SCSI disks and can even change the FSB on some hardware (but this should...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Monitor, Microsoft Windows, Temperature, Almico Software, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-04-22
- New Acer laptops, netbooks: 10-hour batteries, multitouch gestures
- PC heavyweight Acer, which owns the Gateway, eMachines, and Packard Bell brands, announced a collection of new netbooks and full-feature notebooks that spans the company's brand portfolio. Here are the highlights of the dozen or so new laptop models Acer introduced, with a little help from CNET's...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Gateway Inc., Light-emitting Diode, Battery, Acer Inc., Laptop Computer, Netbook, Intel Corp., Dan Ackerman, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Engineering, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-08
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Samsung LCD monitor, SmartDisk portable hard drive, Logitech cordless keyboard and mouse
- A 24-inch Samsung LCD monitor, a SmartDisk portable hard drive, and a Logitech cordless keyboard and mouse. Here are your deals for Monday, April 6, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Samsung T240HD 24-inch T240HD TOC-Touch of Color LCD monitor for just $299.99...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Monitor, LCD Monitor, Mouse, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., SmartDisk, Logitech, Keyboards, Mice, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-04-06
- Niveus introduces new Zone HTPC with multi-room capabilities
- Niveus is best known for its pricey home theater PCs HTPCs and media servers, but its new unit carries a more reasonable price tag sort of. The new Zone is only (in Niveus' world it's only) $1,499 for an Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 processor,...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Intel Core 2 Duo, Blu-ray, Niveus, Zone, Home Entertainment, Processors, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-04-01
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Seagate hard drives, Dell widescreen monitor, Philips Blu-ray player
- Seagate hard drives, Dell widescreen monitors, Philips Blu-ray players. Check out Gadget Gal's deals for Friday, March 27: 1. Seagate is having a sale on select hard drives at its outlet center. Save up to 60 percent off until March 30 at 5 p.m. PST. For example,...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Monitor, Dell Computer Corp., Blu-ray, Seagate Technology LLC, Philips Electronics N.V., Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-03-27
- Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipe
- A pair of Argentinian researchers have found a way to perform a BIOS level malware attack capable of surviving even a hard-disk wipe. The researchers -- Alfredo Ortega and Anibal Sacco from Core Security Technologies -- used the stage at last week's CanSecWest conference to demonstrate methods...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Researcher, Attack, BIOS, Rootkits, Security, Hardware, Components, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-03-23
- Details on Apple's updated iMac, Mac Mini and Mac Pro
- In one fell swoop, Apple updated its entire desktop line this morning. The 24-inch iMac now starts at $1,499 (the previous price of the 20-inch model) and the Mac Pro workstation gets the first Xeons in Intel's Nehalem family. Meanwhile the Mac Mini is alive and...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, NVidia Corp., Memory, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Apple Mac Pro, Intel Core 2 Duo, Graphics, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-03-03
- Apple refreshes iMac (up to 3.06GHz), Mac Pro (with Xeon "Nehalem") and Mac mini (with GeForce 9400M GPU)
- The Apple Store is back up there are refreshed products to tempt those looking to spend. You have refreshes iMacs, Mac Pros and Mac minis to choose from. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Hard Drive, Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Nvidia GeForce, Memory, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Apple Mac Superdrive, Apple Mac Pro, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Xeon, GPU, Apple Store, Flash Memory, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-03-03
- Gateway's 14-inch TC Series starts at $650
- Gateway's latest laptop, the 14-inch TC Series, looks like a good value. There are currently two models, the black TC7306u and the burgundy TC7307u, but both have the same $649.99 configuration. It includes a 14-inch LED-backlit widescreen display (1,366 x 768), 2.0GHz Intel Pentium T4200 dual-core...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Gateway Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., Dv4t, Gateway TC Series, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), DVD, Consumer Electronics, Processors, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-02-20
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Laptop picks by the inch
- There has never been more choice in notebooks. The standard 12-inch ultraportables, 14-inch thin-and-lights, 15-inch mainstream laptops and 17-inch desktop replacements are still commonplace. But there are new shapes and sizes filling in the gaps ranging from 11 inches all the way up to 18 inches....
- Tags: Sony Corp., Hard Drive, Sony Vaio, Hewlett-Packard Co., Gateway Inc., Lenovo Group Ltd., Battery, Memory, Configuration, Intel Core 2 Duo, Series, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., LED-backlit, IdeaPad, U110, ThinkPad X200, X200s, Dv3510nr, Sony VAIO FW, Gateway P-Series FX Edition, 8930G, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-12-09
- ZDNet Holiday Gift Guide: Top desktops for any budget
- Desktops get little love these days as more and more users opt for notebook PCs. Laptops have closed the gap in recent years in terms of features and performance. But the fact remains that desktops deliver a lot more bang for buck. In fact, you can...
- Tags: Game, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Gateway Inc., PC, Memory, Microsoft Windows, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., Quad-core System, Studio, Flash Memory, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- Visionman Allio 32-inch and 42-inch HDTVs with built-in PCs debut
- One of the most popular posts since this blog started concerned whether people would use all-in-one PCs as their primary HDTVs. While all-in-ones from Sony may work for apartments or if you want an HDTV in your office, the fact is that a 24-inch or 26-inch...
- Tags: Hard Drive, PC, built-In, HDTV, Intel Core 2 Duo, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Media Center PCs, Processors, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-10

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