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- Core Duo supply & demand means premium pricing. But on price/performance, Intel still has AMD beat (by a country mile)
- Apparently, the law of supply and demand is kicking in with respect to Intel's new dual core microprocessors (officially, Core Duo, but previously code-named Conroe). Not only does short supply mean higher prices, but also a bit of rationing as well. Fellow ZDNet blogger Adrian Kingsley-Hughes writes:With almost...
- Tags: Intel Corp., Intel Core 2 Duo, E6300, E6400
- Blog posts 2006-08-09
- Core 2 Duo - Pricing and availability
- With almost any product, the success comes down to two things; pricing and availability. It seems that Intel may have stumbled on both of these with the launch of the Core 2 Duo range of CPUs.Intel's latest range of CPUs, the Core 2 Due codenamed Conroe has had plenty...
- Tags: E6300, E6400
- Blog posts 2006-08-09
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- How long should a Windows 7 upgrade really take?
- Even if it takes 20 hours, it's still faster than starting from scratchIf you have a massive PC that needs 20 hours for upgrading, you'll need a week to re-install and configure all your apps before you have a configuration that's even remotely comparable. So even if it takes 20...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, clean install, user data, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
- New dual, triple and quad core CPUs from AMD
- New dual, triple and quad core CPUs from AMDMeh, quad cores are overkill......for most consumers, including me. I mean, last time I checked we didn't have Minority Report type touch-holographic applications, right? Why do I need a quad core system if I'm only using Word, Final Draft, Firefox...
- Tags: Processors, Operating systems, Network technology, CPU, operating system, overclocking, quad-core, quad-core CPU, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-02
- Intel unveils Atom chips
- Intel unveils Atom chipsatom chipI can't figure out why a slow chip with low power is any good. How about a fast chip with low power. If all this is intended to do is to save a few minutes of laptop time on the battery, how about when...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, chip, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-02
- Failing to cross the great divide
- Last weeks series on the tendency of political and technological groups to barricade themselves among their friends drew this example - by "defconvegas" in reply to "Mactels carbon footprint" I wonder who came up with ACP and ACPI ACP...
- Tags: General, Media bias/incompetence, Unanswered questions
- Blog posts 2007-05-15
- Failing to cross the great divide
- Last weeks series on the tendency of political and technological groups to barricade themselves among their friends drew this example - by "defconvegas" in reply to "Mactels carbon footprint" I wonder who came up with ACP and ACPI ...
- Tags: General, Unanswered questions
- Blog posts 2007-05-00
- Intel cuts Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad prices
- Over the weekend Intel dealt AMD another blow by cutting the prices of the Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors.This latest round of price cuts make the Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors even better value compared to AMD processors. The Core 2 Quad Q6600...
- Tags: Intel, Components
- Blog posts 2007-04-23
- Has AMD busted itself trying to beat Intel?
- Has AMD busted itself trying to beat Intel?Thanks to AMDI hope AMD makes it again. If they do not customers are actually the losers and back to Intel monopoly, high prices and back to Intel processor technology strangulation. Intel advancement in processor technology has been mainly due to AMD technology...
- Tags: Research & Development, Processors, Semiconductors, Core 2, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-20
- Build a cheap, overclockable PC
- Build a cheap, overclockable PCOverclocking is interestingBut how safe is it?[1]I suppose if you don't mind the risk, it might be interesting to see what difference there is, but, I'll stay out of the passing lane thanks.(Can over-clocking be done on a dv2000z AMD Turion64X2 1.6Ghz?)[1] You wan't to insert...
- Tags: Corporate governance, overclocking, PC, More RAM, board, ASUS
- Discussion threads 2007-02-26
- Build a premium Vista PC - Step by step
- Build a premium Vista PC - Step by stepWould you like some Vista with that? Oh, No Thank You!I don't know George you seem to be a bit 'conflicted' today. ;)Your 'Build a premium Vista PC - Step by step' story is good--every bit--except for just one part: the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Ford Motor Co., Right Now IT, TigerDirect, CPU, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Corp., premium Vista PC, PC
- Discussion threads 2007-02-23
- Living with Windows Vista: Week one report card
- Living with Windows Vista: Week one report cardHardware support not MS' faultGeorge says:"Still waiting for a few hardware vendors to get their driver act together. This isn't Microsoft's fault, but it's a problem for Vista. Now that all new PCs are beginning to be sold with only Vista,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, hardware, desktop search, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-02-20
- Gateway, the quad-core pioneer
- Earlier this week, I asked, “Where are the quads?” I’ve been wondering when Intel’s Core 2 Quad, released in January, would show up in a brand-name consumer desktop PC. I expected to see the chip first from a company like Alienware. But the first Core 2 Quad system that I...
- Tags: Uncategorized
- Blog posts 2007-02-15
- WinBook PowerSpec T470
- By itself, WinBook's new PowerSpec T470 looks like a strong-enough machine for Windows Vista Home Premium. If it came in around $800 or so, we'd be happy with its overall price performance, too. The problem is that at $999, it's too close in price to the faster Dell Dimension E521....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Performance management, Processors, WinBook, PowerSpec T470, PowerSpec, Dell Dimension E521, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Dimension, Intel Core 2 Duo, performance
- Product reviews 2007-02-02
- AMD versus Intel: CPU wars roadmap
- AMD versus Intel: CPU wars roadmapThat IMC is also hurting AMDAMD's integrated mem controller IMC, while it has some benefits is also starting to cost them. Because the mem controller is integrated onto each core, AMD cannot do die pairing like Intel. This is a huge handicap that will continue...
- Tags: Processors, CPU, Overclockers, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor, Intel Corp., overclocker
- Discussion threads 2007-01-30
- Gateway DX420X - Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86 GHz - 19" TFT
- Gateway's DX420X is as strong as any midrange desktop we've seen. Our $1,606 review unit's Core 2 Duo E6600 processor hits the price and performance sweet spot, its GeForce 7900 GT graphics card is a tick faster than what you typically find in a sub-$2,000 PC, and a raft of...
- Tags: Performance management, Processors, Desktops, TFT, Gateway Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Gateway DX420X, Intel Core 2 Duo
- Product reviews 2006-12-20
- Acer Aspire L310-ED630M - Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86 GHz
- Based purely on specs and pricing alone, the Acer Aspire L310 looks like it should knock the CNET Editor's Choice-winning HP Pavilion Slimline s7600e from its small-form-factor throne. At $850, the Aspire L310 is $125 less than the HP system we reviewed, and Acer's system even came in a little...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, Semiconductors, Intel Core 2 Duo, Aspire L310, Acer Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Product reviews 2006-12-14
- ZT Group Reliant VPX6001
- The marketing efforts behind Intel's various platforms have met with differing degrees of success. While the Centrino mobile platform was one of Intel's more successful campaigns, it's safe to say that the Viiv platform for Media Center PCs has failed to resonate with PC buyers. The jury is still out...
- Tags: Desktops, Processors, NETWORKING, Intel vPro, Intel Corp., PC, ZT Group, Intel Core 2 Duo, network
- Product reviews 2006-12-12
- HP Pavilion Media Center a1640n
- We wish that HP would update the visual design of its PCs, because the gray plastic box is only a shade or two removed from the bleak sea of beige we thought we left behind five years ago. Case color aside, when you head to the store and find HP's...
- Tags: Desktops, Media Center PCs, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, PC, desktop, Media Center PC
- Product reviews 2006-10-26
- Systemax Venture C2D
- House brands are fine if you're looking for frozen vegetables in the supermarket, but do they work for personal computers? Systemax is essentially the house brand for TigerDirect, a large online retailer of tech products, and the company offers a wide variety of both fixed-config and configurable PCs. The Systemax...
- Tags: House brand, Intel Core 2 Duo, multimedia card reader, Systemax
- Product reviews 2006-08-28
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