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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

Intel Pentium Dual Core Win 7 benchmark results

Intel Pentium Dual Core Win 7 benchmark results? Compatability factors in a mixed OS environmentI brought a Laptop home with Vista on it and tried to get it to communicate bilaterally with my desktop computers running XP. I think not.We know the OS's may or may not be fast in...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Intel Pentium Dual-Core, Intel Pentium, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-06

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Asus Essentio CM5570-AP002

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores. Aside from the fact that it's a midtower system, the Asus Essentio CM5570-AP002 has much of the same charm that we...

Tags: Desktops, DVD, Processors, Consumer electronics, ASUS, Asus Essentio, Asus Essentio CM5570-AP002

Product reviews 2009-07-02

How to get Windows 7 Beta 1 scot-free

How to get Windows 7 Beta 1 scot-freeHad To Use IE To Download ItFirefox wouldn't download for some reason...Hmm...think that was on purpose?Sniff the sourceand you will find the link to the page.Or google : Windows 7 direct download.I downloaded on my Mac and installted in to VirtualBox.My first impressions.....Well...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Notebooks, Dual-Monitor Support, Windows 7 Beta 1 scot-free, scot-free, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 beta 1, Windows 7 Beta, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-01-13

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows Vista

The Mother-in-law versus Vista battle cold war never ends. Every week, it's something different that goes wrong that brings us to the brink of annihilation, and I have to swoop in on the weekends to fix the inevitable new problem that comes up. Fortunately, I have the system more or...

Tags: Internet, Jason Perlow, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Mozilla Firefox, Operating Systems, Software, Web Browsers

Blog posts 2008-08-04

Asus' 8.9" Eee draws crowds at CeBIT

Asus' 8.9" Eee draws crowds at CeBITYou can't buy anything this size or close for double the priceYou can't buy anything this size or close for double the price. If you want a small portable device, this is the best you can do under $400 or even $800. ...

Tags: Operating systems, Notebooks, ASUS

Discussion threads 2008-03-07

1GB, 2GB, 3GB ... more!

1GB, 2GB, 3GB ... more!"Dude, Where's My 4 Gigabytes of RAM?""Addressing more than 4 GB of memory is possible in a 32-bit operating system, but it takes...": ...hardware hacks... ...36-bit PAE extensions... ...software hacks like the AWE API...http://tinyurl.com/36uqqtRule #1There is no such thing as too much RAM. ;-)2 Gig...

Tags: Memory, Games, Operating systems, RAM, 32-bit, operating system

Discussion threads 2007-08-15

A bump on the road to Windows Vista

A bump on the road to Windows VistaHardware compatabilityOlder than 12 to 18 months? Of the 600 PC's I manage, I think 3 of them are NEWER than 12 to 18 months - If you're running MS Office, XP, what do you need anything faster than a 2 Ghz...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-08-15

eMachines T5230

The $500 eMachines T5230 sits on the top-end of eMachines' new systems for the third quarter of 2007. It's also the strongest of the company's new batch of nonconfigurable, retail-only PCs--which you might imagine given that it's the most expensive of the bunch. Our major gripes are that it doesn't...

Tags: Notebooks, DVD, Consumer electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Video cards, eMachines Inc., eMachines T5230

Product reviews 2007-07-02

Why does Linux hate me?

In the Talkback section of this blog, my loyal readers routinely urge me to switch to Linux. “Try it!” they say. “Once you do, you’ll never look back.” I’m perfectly willing to try, and indeed I’d love to have at least one Linux machine on hand so I can test...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Ubuntu, SuSE, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, DVD, disk, Microsoft Windows, CD

Blog posts 2007-03-27

Yahoo runs mobile phone advertising in 18 nations

Yahoo runs mobile phone advertising in 18 nationsNokia Neo for $250BUSSINESS PROPOSALWe are selling all kind of electronics such as Mobile Phones,Ipods,Laptops,Video Games etc and they are brand new.We are buying our products direct from the manufactuers itself and we buy in large units.WE ARE SELLING ALL KINDS OF MOBILE...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Media players, Monitors & displays, advertisement, Sony Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Nokia Corp., TV, Panasonic, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2007-02-27

Reflections on Building a High-Performance Computing Cluster Using FreeBSD

Off late this paper has developed and maintained a general purpose technical and scientific computing cluster running the FreeBSD operating system. In that time they have grown from a cluster of 8 dual Intel Pentium III systems to the current mix of 64 dual Intel Xeon and 289 dual AMD...

Tags: FreeBSD, High-performance Computing, High-performance, Aerospace, Aerospace & Defense, Cloud Computing, Leadership, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Processors, Manufacturing, Management, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2007-02-15

Vista Hands On

Vista Hands OnAlready ran into thisI already had to deal with this Vista defect.My ACER notebook came with XP pre-installed on a FAT32 partition.I did the convert as I don't do anything important in Windows but this situation can cause huge problems.What if an average user runs into this and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, FAT32, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2007-02-14

CES devices that help you work where you want to be

OQO model O2: While there didnt seem to be any major breakthrough announcement at CES, there were several devices that had upgrades made and a couple specific new devices in the mobile PC category. The company that I saw just about everywhere was OQO who was showing off their new...

Tags: UMPC, Ultra portable PC, On the road, Gadgets, Tablet PC, OQO

Blog posts 2007-01-11

Congratulations, Apple

Congratulations, AppleSorry to disappoint...This has nothing whatsoever to do with new sales. MacIntosh owners are simply switching processors, which they do en masse everytime Apple changes architectures. One could almost imagine that Apple switches architecture every seven years so that the installed base has to switch. At that rate, in...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Desktops, Processors, Digital media, Digital music, Macintosh owner, Apple Inc., sales

Discussion threads 2006-10-20

22" LCDs become the new reasonably priced monitor

22" LCDs become the new reasonably priced monitorwhat's the resolution?don't those top out at 1366 or something like that?Idea...?I use a 42 inch LCD TV as a screen for my PC... The only problem is, that it's still to small... :-( , but that's probably because you get used to...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Secunia, LCD, monitor

Discussion threads 2006-10-19

Vista RC2 x64 'Ultimate' progress report

This weekend I had a chance to install and review Windows Vista RC2 x64 Ultimate edition (x64 is the 64 bit extensions for 32 bit x86 computers based on modern AMD or Intel CPUs) on my main desktop computer. I had the urge to be brave and try the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista

Blog posts 2006-10-09

How to upgrade laptop to 802.11 abg for $30

How to upgrade laptop to 802.11 abg for $30You have optionsIf you don't want to mess with the BIOS, you can get a Lenovo branded 2915ABG for about $60. Of course, I'd go with the Toshiba 802.11A/G mini PCI, 'cause the Atheros based card allows you to do packet injection...

Tags: Wireless LANs, LANs, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, IEEE 802.11, DD-WRT IT!, Linux, WLAN device, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2006-09-01

AMD processor prices

AMD processor pricesAMD's chart was confusingIt left a lot of the prices out. How did you get prices on the Energy Efficient processors? What I really want to know is how much the energy efficent semprons are, the ones that run 35 watt TDP. AMD doesn't list...

Tags: Processors, OS Install, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor

Discussion threads 2006-07-25

Okoro GX300

While the latest technology usually tends toward miniaturization, including PCs such as the Apple Mac Mini and the Blueado Mini m5e, some people just like the feeling of conspicuous consumption they get from a big, bold box of electronics. Home-theater types are especially size conscious, looking for ever-bigger preamps, speakers,...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Desktops, touch screen, Okoro GX300

Product reviews 2006-05-05