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- $60 Via motherboard and C7-D 1.5 GHz CPU bundles OS and Google apps
- DailyTech is reporting that Via is selling the PC2500E development motherboard and Via C7 CPU bundled with "gOS" for $60. The cost for the VIA PC2500E mainboard and the CPU is $59.99. That isn't really a full fledged computer since you will need to add a hard drive, case, PSU...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Operating System, Board, Motherboard, CPU, DailyTech, PC2500E, Mainboard, Corporate Governance, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-11-10
- Bulging capacitors haunt Dell
- Bulging capacitors haunt DellCooling fans hooked directlyto the mainboard are what is responsible for blown capacitors. This is definitely an industry wide problem.For quite some time, all PC's I assemble no longer have any fans running off of the main board power. I leave the sensor wire attached...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Desktops, junkyard, Dell Computer Corp., capacitor, PC, main board, mainboard, motherboard
- Discussion threads 2005-10-31
- Nvidia graphics chip to debut at game bash
- Nvidia graphics chip to debut at game bashAbout time new chipsets are released!I was beginning to wonder... Now hopefully the 6800 will come down in price... (as I use Linux and never liked ATi's bug-ridden slop drivers in Windows, I went Nvidia a long time ago and never...
- Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, game, NVidia Corp., GPU, graphics, ATi, mainboard, RAM, memory, chip
- Discussion threads 2005-06-15
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- Forget the damn Linux netbooks. Can Windows replace Windows?
- My esteemed ZDNet colleague Ed Bott, God bless him, wrote a very insightful piece in which he discusses Taiwanese PC mainboard and component manufacturer MSI's challenges of selling Linux-based versions of their netbook, the Wind U90. Apparently, according to MSI, Linux-based versions of their netbook are...
- Tags: MSI, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Gauging the ThinkPad: Before (IBM) and after (Lenovo)
- Gauging the ThinkPad: Before IBM and after LenovoI'm deeply dissapointedI've bought a business Thinkpad T61 for a premium price one year ago, hoping for the best of their product line. A few weeks ago their update tool pushed a BIOS and graphics card update to fix the famous overheating issue...
- Tags: Notebooks, System Spec, Lenovo Group Ltd., IBM ThinkPad, laptop computer, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Taking a Bott beating
- My colleague Ed Bott, who writes the Windows column for ZDNet, takes issue with the problem solving approach that I used when I went about migrating my friend Christine's old PC over to Vista. From the nature of the talkbacks to that original post, I would...
- Tags: PC, Ed Bott, USB, Christine, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktops, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- NVIDIA slapped with securities lawsuit
- NVIDIA slapped with securities lawsuitLooks like some lawyers are going to get rich.Looks like some lawyers are going to get rich. man them guys are blood sucking leaches. they are akin to sharks. they smell blood and they go in for the kill. they try and make you think they...
- Tags: Notebooks, Investment, NVidia Corp., securities lawsuit, GPU
- Discussion threads 2008-09-10
- Intel takes aim at Nvidia, AMD's ATI
- Intel takes aim at Nvidia, AMD's ATIGood for LinuxThis is very good news for Linux users. Intel makes excellent open source Linux drivers, that are part of the Linux kernel by default.RE: Intel takes aim at Nvidia, AMD's ATII have no doubt that Intel's move will cause ripples, but don't...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Linux, Video cards, Games, OPEN SOURCE, Intel Corp., Intel Takes, ATI Technologies Inc., NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., video
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
- Plat'Home OpenBlockS: Made in Japan
- Plat'Home OpenBlockS: Made in JapanInterestingInteresting, but why so expensive? 500.00 for a really simple piece of hardware seems to be overpriced by a factor of 4 or 5 at least. You could easily build a single board computer for a fraction of the cost with much more processing...
- Tags: Processors, Network technology, Plat'Home OpenBlockS, Linksys WRT54GL
- Discussion threads 2008-08-03
- Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas
- Eight excellent PC upgrade ideasI did all eightNow I have a new computer.Check first is a good idea.For example, a computer may be capable of managing a maximum of, say 1 GB of RAM, so adding more will be ineffective. It's possible to play Blu-ray with existing hardware using...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Memory, PC, RAM, computer, Nero, monitor, software, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- My Sunday Afternoon: Fun with VMWare ESX 3i
- As soon as I heard the announcement from bright and bushy-tailed VMWare CEO Paul Maritz that the company was shortly going to be releasing their ESX 3i enterprise-class embedded hypervisor for free, I was absolutely thrilled. Given the pace of technology reporting, I knew that I had to get it...
- Tags: VMware Inc., VMWare ESX, Ip storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-27
- Intel faces new antitrust charges in Europe: report
- Intel faces new antitrust charges in Europe: reportRather moot, isn't it?Sort of like the US case against Microsoft after Netscape was already pushing up daisies, any fines assessed against Intel won't revive AMD. In fact, it's a good bet that any fines against Intel will show up on the...
- Tags: Corporate law, Semiconductors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., new antitrust charge, antitrust charge, antitrust
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Virtualization smackdown: Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6 vs. VMWare Server 2.0 Beta 2
- Once strictly the domain of software developers and QA engineers, personal and small-business virtualization products are now becoming an attractive solution for entry-level systems consolidation and foreign OS compatibility applications. These solutions run on host operating systems which do not require the overhead or usual high entry cost of professional...
- Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, Version, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., VMware Inc., Beta, Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6 xVM VirtualBox, Linux Setup, VMWare Server 2.0 Beta 2 VMWare Server 2.0, VMWare 2.0, Linux, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-05-21
- Geekbench: Psystar v. Mac mini (and all three MacBooks)
- Geekbench: Psystar v. Mac mini and all three MacBooksI meant MacBook....ntMac Powerbook G3 Wallstreet PDQMy Mac Powerbook G3 Wallstreet PDQ is far more stylish than any of the current heap of Laptops.RE: Geekbench: Psystar v. Mac mini and all three MacBooksWho cares about comparing apples to apples in this case?...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Processors, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Macintosh, Psystar, Geekbench, Apple MacBook, CPU
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
- VIA reveals world's lowest-power x86 processor on world's smallest board
- VIA reveals world's lowest-power x86 processor on world's smallest boardWhat are you going to use this for?It looks cool but I can't figure out one thing I could use this for.RE: VIA reveals world's lowest-power x86 processor on world's smallest boarThere are OS's more efficient than any of those mentioned...
- Tags: Corporate governance, Processors, Network technology, x86 processor, board, processor
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
- Linux's biggest victory so far - Splashtop to ship on ASUS motherboards
- Linux's biggest victory so far - Splashtop to ship on ASUS motherboardsI want one! But....How often is this BIOS replacement going to be updated? A normal BIOS gets a few updates flashes and then stays the same. That's no problem; it poses no security risks.But a BIOS replacement like this,...
- Tags: BIOS, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Cable, Splashtop, ASUS, Linux, Asus Motherboard, motherboard
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
- Benchmarks: Psystar v. Mac mini (and all three MacBooks)
- Benchmarks: Psystar v. Mac mini and all three MacBooksThe tests Adrian refused to runI guess he was going to find that his Mac Mini was not a good purchase anyway.RE: Benchmarks: Psystar v. Mac mini and all three MacBooksWell what do the numbers indicate ??? Larger numbers better or worse...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Psystar, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, computer, Tiny Computers
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
- HARDiNFO 2008 Professional (zip)
- HARDiNFO 2008 is a All-in-one System Information, Diagnostic and Benchmark application designed to be used by Small Business to Large Business and Professionals. HARDiNFO 2008 displays the hardware information in well organized categories with high quality graphical representation of each hardware component for fast and easy understanding. HARDiNFO 2008 is...
- Tags: Enterprise Edition, Information, CPU, Ultimate Systems, HARDiNFO 2008, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2008-05-05
- ReSysInfo (exe)
- ReSysInfo is a system information viewer for Windows. The tool has 25 total information modules: BIOS information, CMOS, desktop, DirectX, drives, environment, fonts, keyboard, locale, machine & APM, mainboard, MCI, memory, mouse, multimedia, network, OpenGL, passwords, ports, printers & fax, processes, processor, video system, general information about Windows and a...
- Tags: Video, Dominik Reichl, ReSysInfo, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, BIOS, Keyboards, Fax, Mice, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Components, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2008-04-17
- Cast your vote in the Windows 7 release date prediction pool
- Cast your vote in the Windows 7 release date prediction poolLost cause by then[i]- XP SP3 will keep it alive until then while MS franticly tries to push Vista harder and bring it up to snuff.[/i]Vista will be a lost cause by then. Too tainted except by the most...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Release Date Prediction Pool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Windows7, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-04-09
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