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Dell Dimension C521

After so much buildup, you might think that the Dell Dimension C521 would make a more dramatic entrance. It is, after all, one of the first two Dell consumer desktops to include a processor from AMD. But rather than rolling out the new partnership at the top of the desktop...

Tags: Desktops, Video cards, Processors, Dell Dimension, Dimension C521, Dell Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2006-09-18

Additional Resources

My Media Center parts and price list

Several readers have written to request a list of parts and prices that I used for my Vista Media Center system. Here it is, with the caveat that the prices are bound to fluctuate. A few parts are more expensive now than they were then, some are cheaper, and the...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Media Center PC, Logitech, Amazon.com Inc., Ed Bott

Blog posts 2007-08-27

Day 2 with a new Dell and Vista

Coming in late? Get the first installment here: Day 1 with a new Dell and Vista. The executive summary? I’m documenting my experience with a new Dell C521 that arrived last week. Day 1 was uneventful, as I unpacked the pieces, backed up the original hard drive and replaced it...

Tags: Windows Vista, Hardware

Blog posts 2007-06-12

News to know: Apple developers stiffed; Safari review; Botnets

Notable headlines:WWDC coverage:Jason O'Grady says developers stiffed: Apple lulls developers to sleep at hardware-less WWDC. Beta Nazi: No Leopard for you.Ed Burnette: Dumb move: iPhone's "sweet, innovative" dev solution is neither.Larry Dignan: Review: Safari for Windows (what took so long?). Gallery right. Analysis: Safari on Windows, Leopard gets 64 bits.Ryan...

Tags: News to know, General

Blog posts 2007-06-12

Dell Ubuntu Linux has arrived

Late yesterday Dell opened the floodgates of its grand consumer Linux experiment by offering three systems with Ubuntu Desktop Edition version 7.04 pre-installed. They are available for purchase now:The Dimension E520 N starts at $599 ($749 - $150 promotional discount), and includes an Intel Core 2 Duo processor (E4300), 1GB...

Tags: Commercial, Community, Dell, General, Licenses, Linux

Blog posts 2007-05-25

HP Compaq Presario Media Center SR2050NX PC

Six hundred nine dollars is too much to pay for a PC that uses a first-generation Intel dual-core CPU. Even after you mail in the $50 rebate, you're still paying too much for the HP Compaq Presario Media Center SR2050NX. CompUSA has it for a more reasonable $399 (after a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Processors, Hewlett-Packard Co., Compaq Presario, Presario SR2050NX, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Intel Pentium, graphics

Product reviews 2006-11-07

HP Pavilion Slimline s7600e

HP's Slimline Pavilion s7600e has a major advantage over previous incarnations of HP's small-form-factor design: a dual-core CPU. Thanks to AMD's new line of energy-efficient Athlon 64 X2 chips, HP can now compete with the Mac Mini as a powerful, feature-rich tiny PC. The Mac Mini has a size and...

Tags: Desktops, HP Pavilion, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Hewlett-Packard Co., Apple Macintosh, Slimline

Product reviews 2006-10-12