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- Dell Inspiron 530-115B
- Dell's Inspiron 530 may be the best PC deal on store shelves. Thanks to an aggressive CPU and hard-drive selection, this $599 desktop outclasses its competition, delivering the best performance we've seen in a desktop for less $600. It also provides an instructive lesson regarding processor speed versus processing cores...
- Tags: Notebooks, Dell Inspiron, Inspiron 530, hard drive, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-10-22
- Dell Inspiron 530
- Since Dell has stopped selling its AMD-based Inspirons, that leaves the Intel-powered Inspiron 530 and 530s leading its budget desktop charge. The Inspiron 530 is a modest $539 configuration that offers some surprising features for the price. Hewlett-Packard competes very well in this price range too, but Dell's one...
- Tags: Notebooks, Bluetooth Module, Dell Inspiron, Inspiron 530, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-04-18
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- 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
- eMachines EL1300G-01w
- We're this close to really liking eMachines' most affordable desktop. The $298 EL1300G-01w has a sharp design, and sacrifices little in the way of core features. Our hang-up lies mostly in its pokey performance. We recognize that many of you are willing to sacrifice speed for a borderline throw-away PC...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Desktops, eMachines EL1300G-01w, eMachines Inc.
- Product reviews 2009-06-11
- OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The Time
- The June 2009 (2009.06) release of OpenSolaris provides a solid Open Source GNOME desktop experience like that of a modern Linux distribution combined with the scalability and stability of UNIX. Over the weekend, I had the chance to take a look at Sun...
- Tags: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, OpenSolaris 2009.06, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-07
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on Polish
- At first glance, Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (SLED 11) is virtually indistinguishable from the company's Free/Open Source and community supported Linux distribution, openSUSE 11.1. But does SLED 11 have the extra polish and the value add to justify its position as Novell's premier enterprise...
- Tags: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, Open Source, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-03-23
- Dell Inspiron I530-120B
- We recently matched this $650 off-the-shelf Dell Inspiron I530-120B against a $560 HP Pavilion a6700y. The results weren't good for HP. But as that HP looked subpar compared with the slightly more expensive Dell, we can make a similar charge against this Dell system when we hold it next to...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron, Dell Inspiron I530-120B
- Product reviews 2009-02-23
- Acer Aspire X1700-U3700A
- The Acer Aspire X1700-U3700A is the third system in Best Buy's recent lineup of budget PCs. We gave the other two releases (Dell Inspiron I530S-119B and eMachines ET1161-07) average marks for a lack of features and poor performance scores respectively, but the $480 Acer succeeds where the others fail, by...
- Tags: Video cards, Semiconductors, Processors, Acer Inc., Acer Aspire, Acer Aspire X1700-U3700A, X1700
- Product reviews 2009-02-04
- eMachines ET1161-07
- The new year brings with it a new chance for eMachines to score big with its ET1161-07 budget desktop computer. The system contains the usual fare of baseline components with adequate room for upgrades inside the bare-bones tower, and $380 seems a decent price for the package--until you shop around...
- Tags: Video cards, DVD, Consumer electronics, Semiconductors, Processors, eMachines ET1161-07, eMachines Inc.
- Product reviews 2009-01-27
- Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!
- Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!The other halfHey Adrian, thanks for responding.The first part is that there are plenty of people who freak out at the prospect of installing Windows at all. Second, the cost of the machine includes Vista, so whether you get XP from Newegg or through...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Dell Vostro, Microsoft Windows XP, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-12-05
- eMachines EL1200-05w
- The eMachines EL1200-05w is a Wal-Mart exclusive desktop that scrapes together a series of low quality components in a cramped slim-tower chassis. Although it might look like a home theater PC at first glance, the interior reveals a barren landscape with very little room for expansion. This $298 desktop is...
- Tags: Processors, Microsoft Windows XP, Semiconductors, eMachines Inc., eMachines EL1200-05w
- Product reviews 2008-11-26
- Averatec All-in-One (18.4-inch)
- Averatec's latest all-in-one, the reasonably, unimaginatively named 18.4-inch All-in-One PC, boasts a simple, attractive design and a low price. For $549, you get a wide-screen 18.4-inch display that sits atop an 8-by-11-inch base, connected by an adjustable arm. That's less than half the price of the 20-inch iMac and nearly...
- Tags: Keyboards, Desktops, display, Averatec, NetTop, keyboard
- Product reviews 2008-11-22
- HP Pavilion A6620f
- The HP Pavilion a6620f desktop PC gives you plenty of features at a price that won't leave a smoking hole in your wallet. For $570, you get a dual core 2.5GHz Intel processor, 4GB of RAM, a low grade integrated video chip, and 500GB of hard drive space--a solid configuration...
- Tags: Desktops, Video cards, Semiconductors, Memory, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion A6620f, Intel Corp., digital audio, hard drive
- Product reviews 2008-10-31
- Gateway DX 4720-03 - Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5 GHz
- The Gateway DX4720-03 is a system perfect for shoppers with light wallets who are looking for versatility in an attractive case. The fast dual-core processor and a full 4GB of RAM will keep you happy in most applications, and an ample 640GB hard drive is enough to satiate aggressive downloaders....
- Tags: Modems, FireWire, Video cards, Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, Intel Pentium, Gateway Inc., Gateway DX4720-03
- Product reviews 2008-10-31
- Asus Essentio
- Unlike the other slim tower PCs we've reviewed this month, the Asus Essentio is the most unabashed about its intentions toward your living room. The combination of the small, high-gloss case, the HDMI video output, and the built-in wireless networking give you few reasons not to stick this little PC...
- Tags: Desktops, DVD, Consumer electronics, WIRELESS, Asus Essentio, ASUS
- Product reviews 2008-10-28
- HP Compaq Presario SR5610f
- The low cost Presario SR5610f is in Compaq's budget "SR" line of prebuilt PCs. The no frills chassis echoes our excitement about the internal components; the system features a 2.5GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800 CPU, 3GB of RAM, an integrated Nvidia graphics chip, a single 320GB hard drive, and...
- Tags: Desktops, Processors, Semiconductors, Hewlett-Packard Co., Compaq Presario, Presario SR5610f
- Product reviews 2008-10-24
- eMachines ET1161-03
- The eMachines ET1161-03 is a low-maintenance desktop PC for light users with a budget on the brain. The $400 price tag will net you get a dual-core AMD Athlon processor with integrated audio and video, 3GB of RAM, a single 320GB hard drive, and 32-bit Windows Vista Home Premium. Unfortunately,...
- Tags: Processors, Desktops, Semiconductors, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), exterior, eMachines ET1161-03, eMachines Inc., AMD Athlon
- Product reviews 2008-10-22
- C'mon, Vista really isn't that bad
- C'mon, Vista really isn't that badRE: C'mon, Vista really isn't that badI agree, it eases the transition from the digital to the physical world for computer users and seems especially geared towards newer computer users and explaining steps and giving more information about the system itself and any software installed....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, C'MON, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- The New Adventures of Christine's Old PC
- Windows XP virtualized within Vista SP1 using VMWare Player. Some of you may be aware that I have another identity besides professional technologist and tech/computer industry blogger -- I'm also passionate about restaurants, cooking, and eating (albeit with a healthier focus these...
- Tags: PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, VMware Inc., Computer, Christine Nunn, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Productivity, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Enterprise Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-09-22
- Vertical line issue also plagues some iMacs
- Vertical line issue also plagues some iMacsWhat part is breaking?The video chip on the mobo or the LCD?Good spooky story timingMy four year old Dell LCD monitor (1704FPTT) began displaying a vertical yellow line, or two, recently. Mine is still sporadic, but I'm sure it will stay or get...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, Apple Store, Dual-Core box, Apple Inc., line issue, monitor, LCD
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
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