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- Measuring Windows 7 performance
- my scoresi have an intel i-940, 9gb, nvidia 9800gt w/1gb, nvidia gts 250 /512 amd 54 seagate 7200 rpm drives.processor 7.2memory 7.6graphics 7.0gaming 7.0hard drive 5.9RE: Measuring Windows 7 performance"I used Excel to color-code the values on this chart with a simple 'greener is better, redder is worse' key."Try doing...
- Tags: Performance management, graphics, Measuring, performance
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- Malibal Veda series
- It seems that boutique notebook builder Malibal (pronounced mal-la-bull) is ready to see desktops die. The company specializes in custom-built desktop replacements. No thin-and-lights. No ultraportables. No "mainstream" models. The Veda series is its largest, with an 18.4-inch LCD that can be loaded with Core 2 Quad Extreme QX9300 (ours...
- Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), NVidia Corp., DDR3, desktop
- Product reviews 2009-10-02
- Apple owns the market on expensive PCs
- Apple owns the market on expensive PCs91% of a market?[i]91 percent of all computers sold at retail for more than $1,000 were Macs.[/i]Windows has less marketshare than that and they are a monopoly. I guess that means Apple now has a monopoly on PCs over $1,000! I know that when...
- Tags: Desktops, Food & Beverage, Apple Inc., PC, expensive PC
- Discussion threads 2009-07-23
- 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
- News to know: IE 8; TI; VMware; Cloud computing
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily . For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Christopher Dawson: Convertible Classmate, take 2 Jason Perlow: Linux dead at hands of Windows 7? Horse puckey! ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Cloud Computing, Phone, Texas Instruments Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, E-mail, Wiki, Linux, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-01-27
- Alienware M17 - Is this the ultimate gaming notebook?
- For a few weeks over the holiday and New Year period I had the opportunity of spending a fair bit of hands on time with Alienware's mobile gaming apotheosis - the 17-inch M17. Does the M17 live up to the hype? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Alienware, Performance, Alienware M17, Games, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-01-26
- First reviews of HP's HDX 16- and 18.4-inch laptops
- No sooner had I completed a post on new desktop replacements with 18.4-inch displays then HP introduced its own version. The HDX18 is one of two new laptops HP announced today. The other, the HDX16, has a 16-inch display. Both are geared toward digital entertainment with high-resolution displays, TV tuners...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Core 2 Duo, Laptop Computer, Blu-ray Drive, HDX18, PC Magazine, Blu-Ray, Notebooks, Processors, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
- Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week
- Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including a fashionable Bluetooth headset, Bose on-ear headphones, and the BlackBerry Curve 8330 for Sprint.Here''s our weekly roundup of the new products CNET reviewers liked best. 1. Aliph Jawbone 2 black Editors'' rating: 8.7 The...
- Tags: Headphone, Bose, RIM BlackBerry, Photograph, Bottom Line, CNET', Price, It', FireWire, Bluetooth, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Wireless, Hardware, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-05-17
- Performance profiles for Vista
- Performance profiles for VistaHard to make any substantive changesEven if you did find a stable tweak, there's a good chance MS would come along and dork it for you, particularly on Vista. 36 updates and counting:[b]Another surprise: There were 36 other necessary updates, mainly security, bug fixes and enhancements....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Games, Microsoft Windows Vista, game, performance
- Discussion threads 2007-11-29
- The BIG Alienware m9750 review
- The BIG Alienware m9750 reviewRe: The BIG Alienware m9750 review2" of screen space, a solid state drive, and dual graphics cards are the only thing this Alienware has over the Inspiron 1520 I just purchased.The difference in money, however, is much more prevailent. Twice as much the cost, in fact.Not...
- Tags: Games, Notebooks, PC ecosystem, game, BIG Alienware m9750, BIG Alienware m9750 review, Alienware
- Discussion threads 2007-11-27
- The BIG Alienware m9750 review
- I don't spend anywhere near as much time gaming as I'd like to. Part of this is down to being busy, but a bigger factor is the fact that I have to be sitting at my desk, and that feels an awful lot like work even when it's not. Is...
- Tags: Game, Alienware, Notebook, Problem, Setup, M9750, Games, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2007-11-27
- My Alienware Experience - Amazing gaming system!
- My Alienware Experience - Amazing gaming system!Battery LifeExcellent, I look forward to that review. Would help me make up my mind where to buy a laptop from!That will be interesting.Check out how long the battery will last under full game power. I will give it 120 minutes tops.Price? Weight? Battery...
- Tags: Games, Engineering, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Memory, game, Alienware, battery, laptop computer, gaming system
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
- The trouble with mid-range graphics cards - they're not mid-range
- The trouble with mid-range graphics cards - they're not mid-rangeBuy an older top-end card...- Just before the 8800 was released it delivered as my card was being shipped, the 7600 I think was the "mid-range" card from nVidia, and a 7600GS (or whatever the mid-level letters are) was about $230.-...
- Tags: Games, card, game, mid-range graphics card, DVD, graphics, video card
- Discussion threads 2007-09-17
- Hasta la Vista, Nvidia
- Hasta la Vista, Nvidianot just video...Nvidia's Vista driver problems aren't limited to their graphic products. My notebook uses an nForce chipset with integrated wired Ethernet controller nForce Networking Controller. This was a rock solid device driver under XP. Under Vista it is my least stable device.Using DHCP to obtain an...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows XP, Notebooks, NVidia Corp., sleep mode, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-07-30
- Are ATI and Nvidia doing enough with their Vista drivers?
- Are ATI and Nvidia doing enough with their Vista drivers?NVIDIA drivers killed my 64-bit VistaThis isn't specific to graphics drivers, but when I installed the NVIDIA 64-bit Vista motherboard drivers for my nForce4 motherboard, Vista stopped loading. Keeping in mind that 64-bit Vista was working beforehand (other than abnormally...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), NVidia Corp., ATI Technologies Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, 64-bit
- Discussion threads 2007-06-04
- Toshiba Satellite A135-S4467
- Toshiba's first Windows Vista laptop, the Portege R400, was an impressive high-end convertible tablet that made a splash when was introduced at CES 2007. The company is now following up with Vista systems aimed at mainstream consumers, including the 15-inch Satellite A135. While our review unit cost only $999, the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Satellite A135, Toshiba Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Toshiba Satellite, hard drive
- Product reviews 2007-02-26
- Toshiba's Satellite P105: Productivity ace or gaming demon? We're not sure anybody knows.
- Editors Note: This blog entry is accompanied by an extensive image gallery that shows the various angles and features of the Satellite P105 as well as three other Vista-equipped notebooks from Toshiba. The entire gallery starts here.According to Toshiba, the Satellite P105 series is "designed for portable productivity and entertainment."...
- Tags: General, Vista, Hardware Infrastructure, Entertainment, Mobile, Personal Technology, Wired &, Wireless, Image Gallery, Satellite P105
- Blog posts 2007-02-01
- NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 8.4.6.3 (Windows)
- NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600: Powering the ultimate multimedia notebook, the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 graphics processing unit GPU delivers advanced 3D graphics and video features to notebooks. With full support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 and true high dynamic-range HDR lighting, the GeForce Go 7600 GPU enables ultra-realistic...
- Tags: Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows, Video, GPU, NVIDIA PowerMizer Technology, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2006-04-25
- So, Dell's not a Wintel lapdog? It should probably thank AMD
- According to a report by News.com's Stephen Shankland, Dell wants the world to believe that it's not the Wintel sycophant that it used to be (or, at least that other OEMs could be accused of being). Wrote Shankland:[Dell's chief technology officer Kevin Kettler] outlined several areas where Dell has...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Intel Corp.
- Blog posts 2006-04-12
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