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- Systemax Wildcat
- When the Systemax Wildcat arrived on our doorstep, its $4,500 price raised an eyebrow or two. For one thing, its AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 CPU is a step behind AMD's latest, the FX-62, but a quick trip to other desktop vendors' sites showed us that the cost is right where...
- Tags: Games, Performance management, Network technology, Processors, Systemax Wildcat, Systemax
- Product reviews 2006-06-08
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- Blockbuster can start due diligence on Circuit City
- Blockbuster can start due diligence on Circuit CitySM & CC, NF & BBSystemax is an better fit for Circuit City since Systemax already have an strong online store called TigerDirect. They also purchased most of CompUSA stores. It will be the most obvious and safest fit. Blockbuster will be better...
- Tags: Blockbuster Inc., Systemax, NetFlix Inc., Circuit City Stores Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Chart of the day: Blockbuster and Circuit City vs. Apple, Amazon, Best Buy
- Chart of the day: Blockbuster and Circuit City vs. Apple, Amazon, Best BuyName Please...I wonder which name going to get ditched? It wouldn't work even if Blockbuster folded all movie rental operations into an Circuit City in store kiosk just like Best Buy did with the Geek Squad. That scenario...
- Tags: Branding, Amazon.com Inc., intenet, Apple Inc., Circuit City Stores Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-14
- Google on the verge of launching Microsoft HealthVault competitor
- Google is finally poised to launch its long-awaited Google Health service, according to the Google Blogoscoped site. Google Health will allow users to build online health profiles, download medical records, get personalized health advice and share information (at a patient's discretion) with doctors and others. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-01-24
- Who's choosing XP over Vista?
- Who's choosing XP over Vista?Your words - not mine..>>>When I restricted the sample to only consumer machines where potential buyers were offered the explicit option to choose between XP and Vista, the proportion opting for XP increased by 5%. Out of a total of 388 desktop and notebook PCs, 49,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-12-30
- Arizona Wildcats (jar)
- A Wildcat Theme for University if Arizona Wildcats fans and Alumni built on the Cobalt Firefox theme. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Cobalt Networks, Theme, Bodizzle
- Software downloads 2007-11-12
- Poll of the Day - Vista vs. Leopard
- Poll of the Day - Vista vs. LeopardLeopard wins so far...It appears that out of the approx 19 votes so far, Vista was a disaster and Leopard was great. I apparently voted with the popular opinionAh, but the second Vista machine!Went flawlessly. Once I knew where the issues were...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Scanners, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Leopard, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-11-06
- Photos: White-box choices
- Companies like Systemax, ProStar, MicroPro, and CLT Computers put together custom PCs and offer them under a no-name brand or no brand at all. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Brand, Photograph, Branding, Marketing, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2007-10-30
- Installing Linux - The joy of live CDs
- Installing Linux - The joy of live CDsBuying a new computerA Live CD is also very handy when you want to buy a new computer. That way, you can make sure that the computer you buy, works fine in Linux.Greetz, Pjotr.You did know...There are live CDs which will let you...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, CD, Linux, Ubuntu, Live CD
- Discussion threads 2007-06-26
- News to know: Killing crapware; Ubuntu; Thin clients; AMD
- Notable headlines:Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft inks more Novell-like patent-infringement deals.Larry Dignan: Can multimedia make thin clients in finally?Dan Farber: Salesforce.com unbundles Apex platform from CRM apps.George Ou: Killing the crapware problem on PCs. John Carroll: Countering Apples ad campaign.AMD gooses Opteron to 3 gigahertz.Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First thoughts on Ubuntu 7.04...
- Tags: General
- Blog posts 2007-04-23
- Systemax Pursuit 4155 (Intel Core Duo T2250, Vista Ultimate)
- We just don't know what happened. When we reviewed a $999 configuration of the Systemax Pursuit 4155 running Windows XP earlier this year which is still available on TigerDirect, it had a strong set of features and a Core 2 Duo processor that delivered solid performance. But the Windows Vista...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Keyboards, Processors, Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Core Duo, Intel Corp., Systemax, Systemax Pursuit 4155
- Product reviews 2007-04-21
- HP reinvents sex
- HP reinvents sexHandsome beastsI have to admit that HP does have a set of rather handsome packages for their new lineup, though I prefer a matte finish to gloss, especially with black. (Mac users will probably note that white doesn't show fingerprints anywhere close to as badly as black does.)Oh,...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Engineering, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-19
- How to avoid a FAT nightmare when upgrading to Vista
- What youre about to read is a recantation of the trials and tribulations that ZDNet reader Tim Patterson experienced when he attempted to upgrade a Windows XP-based system -- one with the Windows Vista Capable sticker on it -- to Windows Vista. Although he eventually achieved his goal, things didnt...
- Tags: General, Hardware Infrastructure, Mobile, Personal Technology, Vista
- Blog posts 2007-02-14
- Systemax Pursuit 4155
- It used to be that a thousand bucks would get you a laptop stocked with previous-generation components and a mediocre feature set. But as the $999 Systemax Pursuit 4155 illustrates, a new wave of budget laptops stocked with current components and downright craveable features has hit the market. With an...
- Tags: Notebooks, Systemax, Systemax Pursuit 4155, laptop computer
- Product reviews 2007-01-20
- Systemax Venture VX2
- The Systemax Venture VX2 isn't a gaming PC to inspire envy among your fellow fraggers. It won't net you the fastest frame rates on your block, and its plain-Jane looks cannot be classified as "head turning" or "conversation starting." But what this affordably priced, fixed-configuration, $1,999 gaming system provides is...
- Tags: Games, PCI, Desktops, Systemax, Venture VX2, card, ATI CrossFire
- Product reviews 2007-01-18
- WinBook PowerSpec 7501
- Like many $999 and under PCs this year, WinBook's PowerSpec 7150 aims for a bare-essentials sweet spot, combining an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and a discrete graphics card into an affordable Windows Vista-ready desktop. At its core, its configuration is almost identical to the Velocity Micro Vector GX Campus...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PCI, Processors, WinBook, Velocity Micro, Velocity, Intel Core 2 Duo, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Product reviews 2006-12-21
- Gateway DX420X - Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86 GHz - 19" TFT
- Gateway's DX420X is as strong as any midrange desktop we've seen. Our $1,606 review unit's Core 2 Duo E6600 processor hits the price and performance sweet spot, its GeForce 7900 GT graphics card is a tick faster than what you typically find in a sub-$2,000 PC, and a raft of...
- Tags: Performance management, Processors, Desktops, TFT, Gateway Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Gateway DX420X, Intel Core 2 Duo
- Product reviews 2006-12-20
- Acer Aspire L310-ED630M - Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86 GHz
- Based purely on specs and pricing alone, the Acer Aspire L310 looks like it should knock the CNET Editor's Choice-winning HP Pavilion Slimline s7600e from its small-form-factor throne. At $850, the Aspire L310 is $125 less than the HP system we reviewed, and Acer's system even came in a little...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, Semiconductors, Intel Core 2 Duo, Aspire L310, Acer Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Product reviews 2006-12-14
- HP Pavilion Media Center TV m7690n - Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13 GHz
- If you're anxious to step into the high-definition future, HP's Pavilion m7690n Media Center TV PC makes it relatively easy. HP's first HD desktop adds HD-DVD movie-watching to the long list of its home theater PC capabilities. For $1,649, this fixed-configuration, retail-only PC is more expensive than stand-alone HD-DVD or...
- Tags: HD DVD, Desktops, Media Center PCs, DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital media, TV, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., HD-DVD, desktop, PC, DVI, Media Center PC, Intel Core 2 Duo
- Product reviews 2006-11-28
- Heating Mars with mirrors
- This University of Arizona UA project doesnt want to terraform the whole Red Planet. In fact, this project is funded with a very modest $9,000 grant from NASA and just wants to heat a one-square kilometer area of Mars surface by using space mirrors as reports New Scientist. The plan...
- Tags: Space &, Aerospace, Science &, Nature, Engineering &, Innovation, Mars, Rigel Woida
- Blog posts 2006-11-16
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