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- 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
- ZDNet Holiday Gift Guide: Top desktops for any budget
- Desktops get little love these days as more and more users opt for notebook PCs. Laptops have closed the gap in recent years in terms of features and performance. But the fact remains that desktops deliver a lot more bang for buck. In fact, you can...
- Tags: Game, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Gateway Inc., PC, Memory, Microsoft Windows, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., Quad-core System, Studio, Flash Memory, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- Netbooks + Ubuntu: On fence about form factor; OS solid
- Last week, I bought a Dell Mini 9 preloaded with Ubuntu. The idea: Check out a netbook and take Ubuntu for a spin. The early reaction: Netbooks can be handy, but they can also cramp your hands with those dinky keyboards. And aside from some early problems with connecting to...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Dell Computer Corp., WEP, Operating System, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Network Security, Security, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- Black Friday '08: Deals, steals & specials guide
- Update, 12/4/08: It's been brought to my attention by a diligent reader that several of the products listed in this guide were from 2007, and not this year. I compiled this guide as an aggregation of several listings online; clearly, some of the listings were old...
- Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Home Theater, Savings, HDTV, Price, LCD, Laptop Computer, Approx, SKIP, Home Entertainment, GPS, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-23
- Why Apple and Google need to get into the Netbook business
- This crappy photo-edit of a fairly standard netbook design illustrates the power of Apple branding. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan recently picked up a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Ubuntu Netbook and pinged me for tech support questions regarding his new toy --...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Apple iPod, Operating System, Apple Inc., Wireless, Android, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-11-22
- 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
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Top 5 Netbooks
- The biggest surprise of 2008 was the arrival of netbooks. Asus was the first in the pool with its Eee PC, and after some initial hesitation, the big guys were forced to jump in as well. Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo are all among a long...
- Tags: ASUS, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Battery, Memory, Acer Inc., Intel Atom, Intel Corp., Dell Inspiron, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Averatec Buddy
- We unboxed the Averatec Buddy and immediately felt a sense of deja vu. We'd seen this Netbook before--dare we say, this Buddy felt like an old friend from the start. After taking stock of the Netbooks in CNET Labs, we traced this feeling back to the MSI Wind. Aside from...
- Tags: Averatec Buddy, Averatec
- Product reviews 2008-11-18
- Patriot Warp V.2
- Intel recently plunged into the solid-state drive market and sent storage industry hype through the roof with its ground-up design. After our own tests confirmed its speed, we wondered whether the results were indicative of SSDs across the board or simply a testament to Intel's hard work and ingenuity. The...
- Tags: Patriot Warp V.2, Intel Corp., hard drive, SSD
- Product reviews 2008-11-18
- $400 XOs and recessions
- The OLPC XO goes on sale through Amazon Monday via a redux of their Give One Get One (G1G1) program that turned into such a debacle last year. It's no secret that, despite my utter willingness to give props to OLPC for spurring an entire market of...
- Tags: Recession, Amazon.com Inc., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, OLPC XO, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-16
- Dell S1535-143B
- Editors' 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.Dell's Studio line of laptops is an attractive middle ground between the inexpensive Inspiron line and the high-end XPS line, incorporating some of the...
- Tags: Processors, Notebooks, Dell S1535-143B, Intel Core 2 Duo, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-11-07
- Linux: The Joe Sixpack Strategy
- Linux: The Joe Sixpack StrategyTruth in advertising.Given the seriousness of a decision to attempt Linux, people should be told that the software they bought won't work, their music won't play, and they'll have to rediscover everything they thought they knew about computing.Linux is a full (and perhaps full-time) commitment. ...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-11-03
- 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
- So where are the Classmates here in the States?
- I know you can buy Classmate PCs here in the States. Some smaller OEMs sell them, and you can even find them on Amazon (although this one is a first-gen model). CDW has them (here's a second-gen model), but they're priced at a point that makes them hard...
- Tags: OEM, Kid, Sales Strategy, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Sales, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-30
- HP Mini 1000 netbook gets reviewed early and often
- HP's first netbook, the 2133 Mini-note, was a favorite of reviewers because of its attractive aluminum design and great keyboard. So it's no surprise the follow-on, the Mini 1000, which HP announced earlier today, received extensive reviews coverage. As expected, the Mini 1000 line ends HP's brief...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mini 1000, Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Engineering, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
- HP Mini 1000
- It may seem as if Hewlett-Packard is arriving somewhat late to the Netbook game with its Mini 1000, but the company's business division has offered a similar system, the 2133 Mini-Note PC since the spring of this year. That model scored points with the best Netbook keyboard we've seen and...
- Tags: Keyboards, Flash memory, Processors, Netbook, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mini 1000, Mini
- Product reviews 2008-10-29
- 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
- News to know: Microsoft's cloud Azure; Android exploit; Windows 7
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft's Azure cloud platform: A guide for the perplexed Techmeme Why 'Azure'? Gallery: Microsoft takes wraps off Windows Azure Phil Wainewright:...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-28
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