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- Micron sampling smallest 1 GB DDR2 memory chip
- Micron sampling smallest 1 GB DDR2 memory chipInterest by Apple?This size sounds like something that might catch Apple's interest. Perhaps they could use it in another line of mac mini's or ultraslim macbooks....- John Musbach
- Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, DDR2 Memory, Micron Technology Inc., chip
- Discussion threads 2007-12-18
- Intel launches Caneland MP platform and Tigerton CPUs
- Intel has announced the launch of the "Caneland" 7300 series MP (multi-processor) 4-socket chipset and the Tigerton XEON MP 65nm CPU. The clock speeds for the new chip are 1.6, 1.86, 2.40, and 2.93 gigahertz and they are based on Intel's Core Micro-architecture which launched last summer with the Core 2 Duo desktop and Xeon 5100 series dual processor server platform. The 50...
- Tags: Chipset, Server, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., IBM Corp., X4 DDR2, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-09-08
- Versus Intel, has AMD's day of reckoning arrived?
- On several occasions, over the past couple of years, I've heard Intel executives predict that any advantages that AMD has on the desktop would evaporate. Although I can't tell if it's the case here, one explanation Intel offered as part of its prediction was AMD's choice to marry its...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., processor
- Blog posts 2006-06-05
- AMD Athlon 64 FX-62
- AMD's Athlon 64 FX-62 represents a major shift in design for AMD. The chip itself is straightforward; it's a dual-core performance CPU that offers a marginal performance increase over the older Athlon 64 FX-60. More importantly, the FX-62 is the flagship of AMD's new AM2 motherboard chipset, which introduces several...
- Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, AMD Athlon 64 FX-62, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon 64, DDR2 Memory, Athlon 64 FX-62, Intel Corp., chip, Intel Core 2 Duo, AM2, CPU, performance
- Product reviews 2006-05-23
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- HP Pavilion dv4-2045dx
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The HP Pavilion dv4-2045dx offers more multitasking muscle than many of the other mainstream budget retail laptops we've recently reviewed. Helped by a 7,200rpm...
- Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, Overall IT, lid, Hewlett-Packard Co., AMD Turion II, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., keyboard, HP Pavilion
- Product reviews 2009-11-24
- Sony VAIO VGN-NW270F/S
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The Sony Vaio VGN-NW270F/S is a stylish, spacious laptop for high-definition fans with low budgets. For a reasonable $699 at Best Buy, the Vaio...
- Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-11-24
- Asus Essentio CG5270-BP004
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. The Asus Essentio CG5270-BP004 bears a striking resemblance to a young teenager trying too hard. With its oversized, canted case, it's easy to...
- Tags: ASUS
- Product reviews 2009-11-24
- Toshiba Satellite U505-S2970
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The Toshiba Satellite U505-S2970 is a thin-and-light laptop that is neither thin nor light. It feels solidly built, but this is a 13.3-inch laptop...
- Tags: Notebooks, Network technology, laptop computer, satellite, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite
- Product reviews 2009-11-24
- HP Pavilion P6230y
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The $680 Pavilion P6230y is another midrange HP desktop PC that looks good on paper, but can't keep up with the competition in...
- Tags: Desktops, LANs, Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, DVD, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., ASUS, graphics, chip
- Product reviews 2009-11-23
- Gateway One ZX4800-02
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The good news about the Gateway One ZX4800-02: it's not a Nettop. Nope, instead this is a full-fledged, $750 all-in-one desktop, complete with a...
- Tags: Keyboards, Desktops, Monitors & displays, Processors, Gateway Inc., desktop
- Product reviews 2009-11-20
- Gateway DX4822-01
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.Although we weren't fans of Gateway's midrange Gateway DX4300-03, the $520 DX4822-01 makes a more convincing argument with budget-minded features like a spacious hard...
- Tags: Video cards, DVD, Consumer electronics, Semiconductors, Processors, Gateway Inc., Intel Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-11-20
- Asus Essentio CM5570-AP003
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The $480 Asus Essentio CM5570-AP003 is a stripped-down version of the CM5570-AP006 we reviewed in July. It uses the same basic tower but replaces...
- Tags: Video cards, Semiconductors, Network technology, DVD, Processors, Consumer electronics, 64-bit, Intel Corp., ASUS, Intel Pentium Dual-Core, graphics, chip
- Product reviews 2009-11-20
- Asus K60IJ-RBLX05
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. Buying a budget laptop often means cutting corners, so let's take a look at the Asus K60IJ-RBLX05. With a 16-inch screen and a...
- Tags: Processors, Notebooks, ASUS, processor, laptop computer
- Product reviews 2009-11-19
- Toshiba Satellite E105-S1802
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.Toshiba's latest Blue Label laptop from Best Buy, the Satellite E105-S1802, is an exact replica of the company's earlier Satellite E105-S1602 model with one...
- Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, laptop computer, satellite, battery
- Product reviews 2009-11-16
- Alienware M15x (Intel Core i7 720QM, 250GB HDD, 3GB)
- Keeping the same revised look and feel as the recent 17-inch M17x version, the Alienware M15x is an imposing black slab of computing power that's thicker and heavier than most 17-inch laptops. We love having high-end options such as Intel's uberpowerful Core i7-920XM CPU, and it's a plus that...
- Tags: Alienware, Alienware M15x
- Product reviews 2009-11-13
- Sony Vaio L117FX (Core 2 Quad Q8400s 2.66GHz, 6GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium)
- Had Apple not introduced a 27-inch iMac for $1,699, we'd have fewer reservations about Sony asking $1,999 for its new 24-inch Vaio L117FX. Yes, HP's TouchSmart 600 expanded on some of Sony's innovations from its previous generation all-in-ones. Sony also doesn't even attempt to match HP's creative multitouch software. But...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, RAM, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., HDMI
- Product reviews 2009-11-13
- HP Pavilion Slimline s5220y
- HP's $480 Pavilion Slimline s5220y is another low-end slim tower PC that offers mediocre performance and equally unexciting performance packaged in a relatively boring case. Its small stature might tempt some of you to use it as a light-duty PC, or even a media-streaming box, but its out-of-date connectivity options...
- Tags: Desktops, Ethernet, Video cards, DVD, Consumer electronics, Slimline, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-11-12
- Asus UL50AG-RBBBK05
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. This year has undoubtedly been defined, if not by Netbooks, then by the growth of affordable thin laptops that shave size--and even...
- Tags: Notebooks, Processors, ASUS, laptop computer, processor
- Product reviews 2009-11-11
- Nokia Booklet 3G (black)
- Mobile phone maker Nokia is jumping into the Netbook pool with its recently announced Booklet 3G laptop, offering a premium-feeling system for a rock-bottom price, as long as you agree to a two-year AT&T mobile data contract. The Booklet 3G is easily one of the most upscale-looking Netbooks we've...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, 3G, Nokia Corp., Booklet 3G, netbook
- Product reviews 2009-11-10
- Dell Inspiron i1545-4374PBU
- Editors' note: This review is part of our holiday 2009 retail desktop and laptop review roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores. There's something to be said for simplicity. The Dell Inspiron i1545-4374PBU might not look like much and its limited supply...
- Tags: Notebooks, Keyboards, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., Intel Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-11-07
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