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NVIDIA unveils the GeForce GTX 200 series

Today NVIDIA unveil their next-generation high-performance GPUs aimed at power-hungry enthusiasts - the GeForce GTX 200. All the graphical power you'll ever need for now for $650! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Game, Performance, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., GPU, CUDA, GeForce GTX 280, GeForce GTX 260, GT200 GPU, Application Area, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-06-16

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Apple agrees to repair MacBook Pros with bad NVIDIA GPUs

Months after Dell and other notebook manufacturers came clean, Apple has admitted some culpability for failing Nvidia GPUs. The GeForce 8600M GT has been failing recently in MacBook Pros and Apple has agrred t0 will pay for the repairs.Read more about it at setteb.it english translation. by...

Tags: NVidia Corp., Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, GPU, GeForce 8600M GT, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Toshiba Qosmio G55-Q802

The 18-inch laptop has truly come into its own, with recent systems from Sony, Acer, HP and now Toshiba threatening to clutter the desks of multimedia enthusiasts everywhere. The Qosmio G55-Q802 is the odd man out among this group in that it does not offer a Blu-ray drive or even...

Tags: Processors, Notebooks, Qosmio G55, Cell, Intel Core 2 Duo, Toshiba Qosmio, Toshiba Corp.

Product reviews 2008-10-08

HP Compaq CQ50-215NR

Note: This review is part of our Holiday 2008 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.With a glossy lid and relatively trim profile, the Compaq Presario CQ50-215nr looks more expensive than its $549 price tag. Unfortunately, looks aren't everything: the...

Tags: Desktops, Compaq Presario, Compaq Presario CQ50-215nr, Compaq Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2008-10-08

Asus announces quad-core gaming laptop (again)

There are now several quad-core mobile workstations for work, but Asus is laying claim to the first quad-core laptop designed purely for play. This week it announced that the G71 "Republic of Gamers," a 17-inch gaming laptop, now offers Intel's new 2.53GHz Core 2 Extreme Quad QX9300....

Tags: Game, ASUS, Quad-core, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-08

How a Mac Mini can beat a quad-core Vista behemoth (or how Apple can't write good software for Windows)

How a Mac Mini can beat a quad-core Vista behemoth (or how Apple can't write good software for Windows)Adrian - why would Apple write good Windows software?Apple has historically had an edge with video editing / graphical design applications. Now, since they've moved to an Intel platform, any hardware advantages...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital music, Desktops, Digital media, Operating systems, software, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Vista behemoth, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple QuickTime, quad-core

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Sony AW series: The best laptop display?

With expansive 16:9 displays and Blu-ray drives, the new crop of desktop replacements with 18.4-inch displays are geared toward mobile entertainment. Though its design is nothing special, the Sony VAIO AW series stands out from this group, according to reviews at PCMag.com and LaptopMag.com, thanks to its high-quality, LED-backlit 1,920-by-1,080...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Desktop Replacement, Laptop Computer, Entertainment, Display, Desktops, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Marketing, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Lenovo ThinkPad SL400

Take the ThinkPad R series, remove the internal roll cage and the TPM chip, add dedicated GeForce graphics, an HDMI port, and a glossy lid, and you get the ThinkPad SL400. This 14-inch laptop is Lenovo's play for small business buyers, trading in enterprise features such as the aforementioned security...

Tags: Notebooks, Lenovo ThinkPad, IBM ThinkPad, ThinkPad SL400, lid, Lenovo Group Ltd.

Product reviews 2008-10-03

HP's first 13.3-inch Pavilion vs. the competition

HP is shipping its first laptop with a 13.3-inch widescreen display. The HP Pavilion dv3500t series is already available on HP's site starting at $1,000, and a slightly higher-end configuration, the dv3520nr, is available for pre-order at Best Buy for $1,200. Other sites have reported that this model will be...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, Dv3520nr, DVD, Desktops, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-01

Reports: AMD changes naming scheme for 45nm chips

According to industry sources via Tom's Hardware, AMD has decided to modify the naming scheme for their 45-nanometer desktop processors. While AMD is keeping the Phenom X3 phenom x3 and Phenom X4 branding, model numbers have changed from four digits to five digits in length, causing some...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-09-26

(Photos: Cracking open Alienware's Area 51 ALX)

(Photos: Cracking open Alienware's Area 51 ALX)Ditto hereSame video setup and RAM, slightly slower processor (hey, it's 2yo) as youCrysis runs fineRE: (Photos: Cracking open Alienware's Area 51 ALX)I Own a system , with the same amount of ram same processor and only one , Not 3, NVidia 8800 GTX...

Tags: Cracking Open Alienware, Area-51 ALX, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

Dell Studio Desktop

With its new Studio Desktop, Dell finally brings its mainstream desktop line into the 64-bit era. The glossy black midtower PC presents little in the way of innovative design, but by offering the 64-bit version of Windows Vista, Dell now competes on even footing with HP, Gateway, and other vendors...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Network technology, Microsoft Windows, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Studio Desktop, Dell Studio, 64-bit, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Vista, wireless, desktop

Product reviews 2008-09-24

HP Pavilion Slimline s3500f - Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 2.8 GHz

Similar to the New York Yankees, who will miss the playoffs this year after 13 straight October campaigns, the HP Pavilion Slimline s3500f snaps the Slimline's run of four consecutive Editors' Choice awards. But just as the 2008 Yankees are still an above .500 team, the Slimline s3500f is still...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Desktops, Processors, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Athlon 64 X2, Slimline, HP Pavilion, Acer Inc., HP Pavilion Slimline, Wi-Fi, Hewlett-Packard Co., AMD Athlon

Product reviews 2008-09-23

Would you use an all-in-one PC as your HDTV?

Last year saw Dell, Sony, and Gateway racing to bring out all-in-one desktop PCs that were clearly influenced by the success of the Apple iMac. And earlier this year, HP updated its TouchSmart PC with a friendlier iMac-style design and improved touch-screen interface. With Blu-ray options and included TV tuners,...

Tags: Touch Screen, Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, PC, HDTV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Keyboards, Desktops, Blu-Ray, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Peripherals, DVD, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-09-22

HP HDX18

For several months after they became a buzzed-about topic, the only 18-inch laptop we had actually seen in person was Acer's inventive Aspire 8920. Now we're seeing a mini-flood of them, with new models arriving from HP, Sony, and Toshiba. These new 18-inch displays--and a handful of new 16-inch displays--differ...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, HP HDX18, laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2008-09-19

Shuttle XPC P2 4800X

Shuttle says that the idea of its tiny XPC P2 4800X gaming PC is to compete with the Falcon Northwest FragBox 2. We suggest that Shuttle head back to the lab. The chief hallmark of this $3,200 configuration is its Intel X48 chipset and its Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor....

Tags: Chipsets, Games, Processors, Shuttle, FragBox 2

Product reviews 2008-09-18

First reviews of HP's HDX 16- and 18.4-inch laptops

No sooner had I completed a post on new desktop replacements with 18.4-inch displays then HP introduced its own version. The HDX18 is one of two new laptops HP announced today. The other, the HDX16, has a 16-inch display. Both are geared toward digital entertainment with high-resolution displays, TV tuners...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Core 2 Duo, Laptop Computer, Blu-ray Drive, HDX18, PC Magazine, Blu-Ray, Notebooks, Processors, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-09-16

The "As close to $150 as you can get it" PC

The "As close to $150 as you can get it" PCThe cost of the OS is the issueWhen I bought my current system, 5 years ago, it was cheaper to buy a prebuilt system then build it myself if I wanted Windows.If I had wanted Linux, then it would have...

Tags: Desktops, Memory, Operating systems, PC, RAM, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-09-16

The "As close to $150 as you can get it" PC

As usual, my mailbox is brimming with great comments and questions from Hardware 2.0 readers. Here's one that caught my eye: I notice that you talk about building PCs regularly. If you wanted to build a PC but spend as close to $150 as possible, what components would you...

Tags: PC, Motherboard, CPU, RAM, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-09-16

Alienware Area-51 m17x

We'll just come right out and say the Alienware m17x is about as powerful as a laptop gets, at least if it's as tricked-out as our $6,000-plus review unit was. More modest builds are available for as little as $1,999, but at that level, you get a fairly yawn-inducing set...

Tags: Games, Processors, Alienware, Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000, game, Intel Corp., laptop computer

Product reviews 2008-09-15