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- ZT Affinity 7334Ma (Phenom 2 X4 945 3GHz, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Vista Home Premium 64-bit)
- Apparently, ZT Systems didn't get our memo asking for a complete redesign of its Affinity series desktop computers. Earlier this year, we bemoaned the blase styling of the Affinity 7308Ma, and although this new $800 Affinity 7334Ma looks just as generic, it still offers a robust set of components including...
- Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, 64-bit, RAM, Microsoft Windows Vista, ZT Systems, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II
- Product reviews 2009-10-07
- Adobe and Nvidia bring GPU computing to the masses
- Adobe and Nvidia announced that the next version of the Flash player will take advantage of Nvidia graphics processing units GPUs to improve online video. Adobe Flash Player 10.1, which will be in beta by the end of this year, will be designed to get a boost from Nvidia's GeForce,...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., NVidia Corp., Video, Computing, Graphics, Netbook, GPU, Ion, Mini 311, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- Lenovo C300-3012 (Atom 230 1.6GHz, 4GB RAM, 640GB HDD, Vista Home Premium)
- If we to adopt a relativist approach and consider Nettops apart from the larger desktop market, we might actually recommend the $549 Lenovo C300. It includes an uncommonly large 20-inch wide-screen display and performs better than many of its peers because of a slightly faster Intel Atom CPU. Standing in...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Wi-Fi, Desktops, hard drive, Lenovo Group Ltd., Lenovo C300
- Product reviews 2009-09-23
- Netbooks with Nvidia's Ion wait on Windows 7
- Nvidia's Ion platform may be off to a slow start, but that could change once Windows 7 arrives in late October. To date Ion has been used only in nettops--including two new ones from Asus and Lenovo--but the first netbooks should finally arrive around the time Microsoft releases its new...
- Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows, Netbook, Ion, Eee Top ET2002T, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Hardware, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-08-21
- Why not all 12-inch netbooks are the same
- X200s w/ 6 cell weighs 2.71 lb, not 3 lbFrom the Lenovo X200s spec sheet:4 cell 2.43 lb6 cell 2.71 lb 9 cell 3.05 lbSo the X200s beats some and is in the sameweight class as many netbooks, with stellarperformance.I recently got an X200s and have both the 4...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, GMA 950, netbook, Moblin, cell
- Discussion threads 2009-08-10
- Cheaper ultraportables meet more powerful netbooks
- There are two ways to address the limitations of netbooks: 1.) offer less-costly notebooks, or 2.) give netbooks a little more muscle. Both are now happening. The ultra-thin laptops based on Intel's ULV processors or AMD's Athlon Neo are an obvious alternative to netbooks, and they've already...
- Tags: Netbook, Vostro 1220, 6-cell Battery, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-07-03
- The PC replacement cycle: Will Windows 7 light the fuse?
- The PC replacement cycle: Will Windows 7 light the fuse?Are your figures right?You seem to be suggesting that in 2009 300 million PC will be converting to or installed with Vista. This seems a little on the high side.Windows 7 will inevitably have an impact long term how long corporates...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, Microsoft Windows 7, PC-replacement cycle, PC-replacement, fuse, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- The PC replacement cycle: Will Windows 7 light the fuse?
- How long can enterprises milk their existing PCs without having to upgrade? The answer for now is: Quite awhile, perhaps forever. But technology chieftains are betting (praying?) that there's a big PC upgrade cycle looming and the Windows 7 Oct. 22 launch will be the catalyst. The...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Netbook, PC Shipment, Tech Executive, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- Maingear introduces 'world's greenest gaming PC' for $799
- Claiming a title not unlike the "world's most fuel-efficient sports car," high-performance computer manufacturer Maingear has introduced its Pulse, a small form factor gaming PC based on NVIDIA ION graphics. Maingear says the Pulse is the world's first "ION-based" PC that can be...
- Tags: Game, PC, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Gaming PC, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Maingear, Pulse, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- Computex: AMD previews first DX11 GPU, Nvidia focuses on mobile
- AMD has many challenges, but lately its ATI graphics business has been on a roll. Now the company is trying to capitalize on the momentum. At Computex, AMD demonstrated the first GPU to support DirectX 11, Microsoft's next-generation graphics API (AMD's DX11 press release). Microsoft first demonstrated...
- Tags: Computex, Mobile, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, GPU, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- HP Mini 1151nr
- The slim, sleek HP Mini 1000 remains, in some ways, the pinnacle of Netbook development, with its whisper-thin design and large edge-to-edge keyboard. Verizon is now offering a 3G-enabled version of this system, called the Mini 1151NR, as part of a package that will seem familiar to mobile phone buyers;...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Mini 1000, Mini, netbook, Verizon Communications Inc.
- Product reviews 2009-05-26
- Lenovo IdeaPad S12 pushes netbooks in new directions; Intel, Microsoft push back
- The battle over the role of netbooks appears to be escalating. Computer makers, aided by Nvidia, are broadening the features and performance of netbooks--adding larger displays and more-capable graphics. The latest example is Lenovo, which just announced a 12-inch netbook--the first from a major computer maker with Nvidia's Ion platform....
- Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., NVidia Corp., Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Intel Corp., Ion, GeForce 9400M, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Chipsets, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Intel chief: Second quarter orders better than expected; Eyes Sun Sparc customers
- Intel CEO Paul Otellini said Tuesday that second quarter chip orders are "a little better than we expected," questioned the fate of Sun's Sparc chip and handicapped the potential growth markets for the chip giant. Otellini reiterated previous comments that PC demand has bottomed out and a...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Sparc, Paul Otellini, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-12
- MSI announces two 15.4-inch gaming laptops
- MSI is better-known for netbooks and nettops, but the Taiwan-based company announced two gaming laptops today. Both have the identical design and 15.4-inch widescreen display, but they have different components. by John Morris
- Tags: Laptop Computer, MSI, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Games, Notebooks, Hardware, Personal Technology, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-05-04
- Make no bones about it: Server 2008 R2 is really Windows Server 7
- Make no bones about it: Server 2008 R2 is really Windows Server 764-bit required for memoryThe 64-bit only limitation makes since because virtualization is memory constrained more than CPU. PAE works but there is a performance hit. I believe the trend in large enterprise environments is a minimal...
- Tags: SMB/SME, Network technology, NOW IT, Microsoft Windows, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, 64-bit, server, memory, Microsoft Windows Server
- Discussion threads 2009-04-30
- ZT Affinity 7308Ma
- As boring as ZT System's Affinity 7308Ma may look on the outside, it's actually one of the best deals we've seen for a $699 desktop. Not only does it pack a Blu-ray drive and almost every display output known to man, its quad-core AMD Phenom II X4 chip helps this...
- Tags: Blu-ray, Semiconductors, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Processors, Network technology, Affinity 7308Ma
- Product reviews 2009-04-28
- Details on Acer's new notebooks, netbook and all-in-one
- Thanks to a slew of acquisitions, Acer has quickly become the world's third-largest PC company, and is now within striking distance of Dell. Yesterday Acer unveiled a new line of notebooks, netbooks and desktops that is meant not only to maintain that momentum, but also to sharpen...
- Tags: Acer Inc., Netbook, Intel Corp., Acer AspireRevo, Aspire 3935, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Desktops, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-04-08
- Novell delivers SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
- As the other Linux provider, Novell goes to great lengths to differentiate its offering from rival Red Hat. The company's expansive version 11 platform is no exception, and is said to promise unique advances in virtualization, management, interoperability, high availability and desktop computing. ...
- Tags: Desktop, Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, High Availability Extension, Open Source, UNIX, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-03-24
- Sources: Microsoft to close completely its Aces game studio
- Sources: Microsoft to close completely its Aces game studioWellWith less money earned from Windows sales, and this is not going to get better with this crisis and the rise of the netbooks and nettops, Microsoft should begin to focus on other products potentially profitable products such as for example Xbox...
- Tags: Game players, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operational accounting, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Xbox, game
- Discussion threads 2009-01-23
- CES 2009: First impressions; CES Unveiled [Day 1]
- Yes, it's that time of year again. Mere hours after my plane touched the tarmac in a surprisingly chilly Las Vegas, CES 2009 has kicked off with the unofficial opening to the show: CES Unveiled. With consideration to the terrible economic free-fall the world has and continues...
- Tags: ASUS, DivXNetworks, Page, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-01-06
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