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Ballmer: Ultra-thin PCs will be the answer to netbooks

Ballmer: Ultra-thin PCs will be the answer to netbooksThe never ending quest to charge more for a commodity product ntntI am already using an ultra-thin PC, the Toshiba R600.Ultra-thin computers have been out for a decade. People buy netbooks not only for the size but also for the price. Honestly,...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, R600, netbook, Ultra-thin PC, Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Toshiba Portege R600-ST520W

Before the influx of low-cost Netbooks, small, thin laptops then called ultraportables were typically very expensive. Now, however, it's a little trickier to slap a high price on something just because it's small and light. Toshiba is banking on people realizing that small is one thing, but small, secure, and...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Processors, DVD, Intel Core 2 Duo, Toshiba Portege, Toshiba Corp., R600

Product reviews 2009-05-21

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Toshiba Portege R600-ST520W

Toshiba Portege R600-ST520WToshiba Portege R600-ST520WThe only thing that prevents me from purchasing one of these small systems is that there is no firewire connection. Otherwise this would be the one to buy. If memory serves me right this is also the first one to run windows vista, hence, it should...

Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Portege R600-ST520W, Toshiba Portege, Toshiba Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-31

Toshiba ups solid state drive laptop ante for a price

Toshiba U.S. unit said that it has loaded a Portege laptop with a second-generation 512GB solid state drive SSD in what it claims is a first in the notebook market. However, it'll cost you.  The Portege R600-ST4203 carries the 512GB solid state drive. In the last two...

Tags: Toshiba Portege, Solid State Disk, Toshiba Corp., Laptop Computer, Portege R600-ST4203, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-14

Samsung NC20

Samsung's NC20 stands out from the crowd in two very important ways. First, it's one of only a handful of 12-inch Netbooks (the best-known example being Dell's Vista-addled Mini 12); secondly, it's the first laptop we've tested with Via's Nano CPU, intended as an alternative to Intel's popular Atom processor....

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung NC20, netbook, Nano

Product reviews 2009-04-01

Samsung Hue II SCH-R600 (Alltel)

Photo gallery:Samsung Hue II SCH-R600Though Alltel's Samsung Hue II is an update to the original Samsung Hue, the two phones share few characteristics beyond their flip designs. While the first Hue had a vertical external display with red bands on either side, the Hue II features a standard external display...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Alltel Corp., backlighting, Hue

Product reviews 2009-03-05

Lenovo, Toshiba earn props in second annual Greenpeace green tech survey

The green tech police at Greenpeace have published their Green Electronics Survey 2008, which considers the credentials of approximately 50 products submitted by 15 major consumer electronics and computing vendors. Not exactly a total world view, but you can find out how some of the better-known brands in the world...

Tags: Sustainability, Greenpeace, Monitor, Phone, Lenovo Group Ltd., Survey, Toshiba Corp., Computer, Monitors & Displays, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware, Components, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-01-12

How will Dell's Adamo laptop measure up?

If the rumors are accurate, Dell will soon launch a new laptop to compete with ultra-thin models from Apple, Lenovo and others. So just how thin would this new "Adamo" laptop need to be to lure some of those premium buyers over to Dell? Here's how the competition measures up:...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Apple MacBook, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-12-22

NVIDIA launches the 'best performing GPU on the planet'

NVIDIA launches the 'best performing GPU on the planet'Think ATI?Precisely why I'm waiting for the 4800 series. 55nm and lower price is what won me over. I think ATI's gamble is starting to pay off.Even higher clock would worry me though, seeing that they're already using dual slot cooler for...

Tags: R700, GPU, card, ATI Technologies Inc., shader, NVidia Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-16

Video:AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT(256MB PCI-Express x16 (Dual DVI) RV630) 8.471.0.0000 (Windows)

This package supports the following driver models:ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT ATI Radeon HD 3870 R600 R680

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Radeon, PCI Express, PCI, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-02-22

Video:AMD HMGA16 RV670 8.440.0.0000 (Windows)

This package supports the following driver models:ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT ATI Radeon HD 3870 R600

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-11-16

Everything you've read about Vista DRM is wrong (Part 3)

This is the final installment in my series debunking Peter Gutmann's widely read and undeservedly cited paper on Vista content protection. (If you missed Part 1 and Part 2, go read them before you dive into this conclusion.) Today, I want to deal head-on with one of the most...

Tags: Paper, HDMI, PC, Digital-rights Management, Output, NVidia Corp., Codec, Microsoft Windows Vista, Video, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, 1080p, Peter Gutmann, HD, Laptop Magazine, DVI, D-CINEMA, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2007-09-20

What's the plan, Hector?

Intel and AMD have unveiled their latest plans for the future. AMD’s aim is to return to profitability, the company’s top executives told its shareholders at a meeting held yesterday. The company is looking to its quad-core Barcelona Opteron chip, due this summer, to help it become more competitive...

Tags: Uncategorized, semiconductors, notebooks, multicore processors, Intel, Desktops, AMD

Blog posts 2007-05-04

ATI R600 Prototype Close Up (ATI R600 Prototype)

ATI R600 Prototype Close Up (ATI R600 Prototype)AMD verses ATI graphics card....who?Hmmmm, so the question is, based on the logo pasted to the front side of the R600 does AMD really and truly sell graphic cards? Seems to appear that we have one really messed up company with a lack...

Tags: Branding, ATI Technologies Inc., ATI R600

Discussion threads 2007-03-02

News to know: Oracle goes shopping; Dell's new focus; Google and click fraud

Notable headlines:Larry Dignan: Oracle kicks off business intelligence consolidation.Dana Gardner: Oracle and Hyperion combo moves them closer to the ultimate business dashboard.Inside AdWords: Invalid Clicks – Google’s Overall Numbers. Larry Dignan: Google: Click fraud costs us $1 billion a year.Dells new focus: Dont look back. ArsTechnica: Why Dell and other...

Tags: General

Blog posts 2007-03-01

Photo Gallery: AMD claims its ATI R600 is primed, ready to beat NVidia's 8800

Photo Gallery: AMD claims its ATI R600 is primed, ready to beat NVidia's 8800level505 is not credibleThe benchmarks you refer to that show r600 beating the 8800 across the board have been fairly universally accepted as uncredible by the enthusiast community. They were disclosed by a site (level505.com) that...

Tags: Chipsets, PCI, Games, ATI Technologies Inc., FPS Compare, NVidia Corp., ATI R600, level505, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., card

Discussion threads 2007-02-28

Photo Gallery: AMD claims its ATI R600 is primed, ready to beat NVidia's 8800

Among the various agenda items at todays AMD press conference was a report card on its plans for CPU/GPU integration -- a part of the companys long term vision now that it has acquired graphics tech titan ATI. During the conference, company spokespeople were very frank about the lead in...

Tags: General, Hardware Infrastructure, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2007-02-28

ATI R600 Prototype

While at an AMD press conference, David Berlind captured some photographs of what apparently is a prototype of a discreet graphics card with ATI's R600 technology on it.

Tags: ATI R600, ATI Technologies Inc., David Berlind, video card, graphics, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., photograph

Image galleries 2007-02-28

AMD launches integrated graphics chipset

AMD launches integrated graphics chipsetintegrated graphics chipWill I still be able to buy a high end video card in a box labeled ATI or will the name change to AMD?Not sure if it will sell if price is higherMany PC's do sell with graphics on board, but gamers and designers...

Tags: Corporate governance, Video cards, Games, graphics, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATI Technologies Inc., board, X1250

Discussion threads 2007-02-28

XFX GeForce 8800 GTS (320MB)

We know that AMD's next-gen ATI Radeon graphics cards are on the way this year, but until they make their debut, Nvidia's GeForce 8000-series cards continue to offer far-and-away the best 3D graphics performance. XFX's new 320MB GeForce 8800 GTS card is no exception, and its $300 price tag means...

Tags: card, Nvidia GeForce, GeForce 8800 GTS, GeForce 8800, 3D, NVidia Corp.

Product reviews 2007-02-12