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A venerable video brand comes back -- and low-priced, integrated-graphics desktops turn into TiVo beaters and elite gaming PCs -- as AMD adds high-definition digital plus analog TV tuning to a Radeon HD 3600 Series DirectX 10 graphics card, all for $199.
Monday , June 30, 2008 05:15:00 PM
Brother Launches Ledger-Sized All-in-One for $300
Plenty of inkjet printer/copier/scanner/faxes can print on media as small as 4 by 6 inches, but the first entry in Brother's new Professional Series line doesn't stop until it gets to 11 by 17 inches for plus-sized signage, flyers, or business proposals. It also offers WiFi, Ethernet, an automatic document feeder, and a 400-sheet paper capacity.
Monday , June 30, 2008 05:10:00 PM
Dell Studio Brand Restyles the Laptop -- and Vista's Desktop
Stepping above its bread-and-butter Inspiron brand and sharing some styling touches with its champagne-and-caviar XPS brand, Dell launches a new label for consumer notebooks, with 15.4- and 17-inch widescreen models featuring colorful cases, slot-loading optical drives, and a bloatware-fighting spin on the familiar Windows taskbar.
Thursday , June 26, 2008 05:12:00 PM
AMD Touts Teraflop Power of Radeon HD 4800 Series GPUs
A whopping 800 stream processing cores and the graphics card industry's first use of beyond-bandwidth GDDR5 memory? It's got to be the new flagship of AMD's ATI Radeon HD fleet, for hardcore gamers and digital content creators who will spare no expense to -- Huh? The top of the line is $299? And its junior sibling does a trillion floating-point ops per second for $199?
Thursday , June 26, 2008 05:00:00 PM
NEC Unveils Premium 26-Inch Desktop Display
The newest member of the famed MultiSync family offers everything from game-worthy 5-millisecond response time to high-definition DVI output, not to mention a four-way adjustable stand and a 1,000:1 contrast ratio.
Tuesday , June 24, 2008 01:15:00 PM
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HP Color LaserJet CP1215 Review A color laser printer for $300 is a pretty good deal, but depending on where and when you buy (hint: there's a rebate offer that expires at the end of this month), HP's colorful compact can be yours for as little as $200. Don't expect onboard Ethernet or blazing speed -- the USB desktop device is rated at 12 ppm for monochrome and 8 ppm for color, with minimal paper-handling and software options -- but expect to be tempted. Monday , June 23, 2008 10:00:00 AM |
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Gateway M-1626 Review Retail laptop prices are so low these days that Gateway's 15.4-inch notebook looks like a prestige model at $850 as opposed to $599 or $699. And the six-pound, AMD dual-core-powered portable does indeed exceed the run of the mill with a spacious 4GB of memory and the 64-bit version of Windows Vista as opposed to the usual 32-bit. But do its battery life and graphics performance suit its suitable-for-power-users positioning? Tuesday , June 17, 2008 01:15:00 PM |
Lenovo ThinkPad X300 ReviewFair warning: It costs $3,000. Fair warning: You won't care. Lenovo's lightweight goes toe to toe with Apple's MacBook Air -- well, it would if the Air had a DVD burner, a LAN connection, and a sharper screen. Think about a solid-state hard disk, full-sized keyboard, ample battery life, and impeccable green credentials in a 13.3-inch, just-over-3-pound slimline. Now try to be satisfied with your current notebook. Thursday , May 15, 2008 10:30:00 AM |
Samsung SCX-4500 Multifunction Printer ReviewIt's one fancy desk accessory: Samsung's 6.5-inch-high black box looks more like a jet-black piece of home theater equipment or modern sculpture than the monochrome laser printer/scanner/copier it is. The $300 all-in-one's speed, quiet operation, and output quality are impressive, too -- but small-office operators will have to decide whether to make a few sacrifices for style. Tuesday , May 06, 2008 02:00:00 PM |
Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 2.0 ReviewYou won't get more legroom in coach, but you'll get a handful of point-and-click productivity with Microsoft's newest mouse: Like laptop mice, it has a snap-in USB receiver that won't get lost in the bottom of your briefcase, but it's a full-grown, fully comfortable desktop mouse instead of one of the child's-hand-sized miniature models usually offered to notebook users. Is it the one mouse to use with both of your PCs? Friday , April 18, 2008 03:45:00 PM |
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Platform Trends: The GeForce GTX 200 Series: Big, Bad, and Proud of It As the Incredible Hulk rampages across movie screens, Nvidia introduces a giant of a graphics processor -- the GeForce GTX 280 (and only slightly tamer GTX 260), bringing 1.4 billion transistors, 240 stream processors, and over 240GB/sec of bandwidth to smash even current dual-GPU gaming, 3D rendering, and video-encoding graphics cards. But should you wait for a smaller, less power-hungry sequel? Friday , June 20, 2008 03:00:00 PM |
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Platform Trends: Intel Does the New Chipset Thing Intel has finally filled out its lineup of supporting silicon for the 45-nanometer-process Core 2 Duo and Quad processors unveiled in January. The new 4 Series chipsets bring some of the benefits of Intel's fire-breathing X48 Express enthusiast platform to mainstream PC buyers, and the G45 Express gives a boost to the 1080p HD video bandwagon. So why does CPU guru Vince Freeman see a missed opportunity? Monday , June 09, 2008 01:30:00 PM |
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Eee, Atom, Aspire, Wind: It's a Small (Notebook) World at Computex What comes after Eee? Everybody from HP and Acer to Dell and MSI, not to mention class leader Asus, wants to star in the second generation of low-cost, low-weight, just-right-for-traveling-light laptops. This week's Computex show is packed with the ultraportable notebooks known as netbooks, with Intel's new Atom CPU in a prominent supporting role -- and Nvidia and VIA waiting in the wings. Tuesday , June 03, 2008 04:00:00 PM |
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Platform Trends: AMD/ATI: Slowdown? What Slowdown? Both product lifespans and prices are falling for PC graphics cards, but that hasn't stopped AMD from pushing the envelope with a new ATI Radeon HD 4000 series marking the industry debut of GDDR5 memory technology -- and a new brand campaign telling retail shoppers not to settle for the usual integrated graphics. Monday , May 26, 2008 10:30:00 AM |
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Platform Trends: DDR-3 Heads for the Mainstream Long ago, Intel decided that desktop PCs should use RDRAM, and riots in the marketplace forced a reversal. Now the processor giant is spurring the move from today's DDR-2 to higher-bandwidth, more energy-efficient DDR-3 memory for desktops -- and, with the forthcoming Centrino 2 spec, notebooks as well. Vince Freeman looks at the pros, cons, price points, and performance issues surrounding the transition. Friday , May 09, 2008 04:00:00 PM |
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Mini Mobile PCs: Now Comes the Hard Part It's a myth that lightning never strikes the same place twice, but what are the odds against catching lightning in a bottle twice? The ultralight, ultra-affordable subnotebook PC category that the Asus Eee ignited last winter will soon see a second generation of what are now called netbooks -- but this time around, it might be Eee II: The Laptop Strikes Back. Tuesday , July 01, 2008 02:30:00 PM |
Falling Off the CatwalkThe economy's in a slump and PCs are in danger of becoming interchangeable commodity products anyway. So how can hardware manufacturers perk up sales and prop up profit margins? Chrome trim and pretty colors, of course, as vendors ranging from Dell to Staples introduce limited-edition artistic cases and fashionable decorations. HardwareCentral editor Eric is bemused. Apple is unworried. Friday , May 23, 2008 12:00:00 PM |
The Best, the Worst, and the Ugliest: 2007Asleep by 10:30? Not at the Labs, Weather, & Sports Desk, where New Year's Eve is like any other midnight -- time to start a fresh count of the day's Diet Pepsis, along with a last look over the, uh, vista of the dozen months past. Our seventh annual flashback bounces from nifty notebooks and cool Web tools to HDTV headaches, poorly launched processors, and a surprise pick for Product of the Year. Tuesday , December 18, 2007 10:30:00 AM |
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The Tick-Tock of Doom, or For Whom Intel Tolls Processor upgrades: just say no? HardwareCentral editor Eric won't go that far, but finds reasons not to tie your purchases to Intel's newly announced policy of scheduling new CPU designs and less radical manufacturing and power-saving improvements for alternate years. He also covets a 433MHz notebook and considers the apocalypse: putting a Mac on the Labs, Weather, & Sports Desk. Tuesday , September 25, 2007 10:10:00 AM |
Get Ready To Gain Two PoundsLast week, Palm sounded the trumpets and threw confetti for what it described as a new category of portable technology -- only to get an immediate, unimpressed "Uh, no thanks" in response. But while the Treo manufacturer's new Foleo may falter, Intel, VIA, and other vendors are betting you'll crave a real, live Windows PC that weighs in at the same two pounds for way under $1,000. Friday , June 08, 2007 10:40:00 AM |
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