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Wait, doesn't a graphics processor company always introduce a new architecture with a $400 or $500 hardcore gamers' card? Apparently not: The successor to Nvidia's sizzling GeForce 8 Series sets its sights on $199 budgets (and AMD's ATI Radeon HD 3800 and 3600 family) with a DirectX 10, PCI Express 2.0, and high-definition-video GPU that promises high frame rates at affordable prices.
Thursday , February 21, 2008 11:00:00 AM
S3 Graphics Launches Power-Saving DirectX 10.1 GPU
Ready for the high-definition experience on a skinny subnotebook, or Media Center entertainment on a silent, small-form-factor home theater PC? Video underdog S3 Graphics returns with an HDCP HDMI- and dual-link-AVI-compatible, ready-for-1080p graphics processor built to require less power and generate less heat than its Brand A and Brand N competitors.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 01:35:00 PM
Corsair Cranks Up DDR-2, DDR-3 Speed
The last time a bus went this fast, Sandra Bullock was driving it: Corsair's newest DIMMs reach bus speeds of 1066MHz and 1142MHz for DDR-2. And if you think you're in the fast lane with 1800MHz DDR-3, Corsair has 2GB kits capable of exceeding 2000MHz (PC3-16000) ready for production.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 10:15:00 AM
Intel Unleashes "Skulltrail" Eight-Core Platform
We knew it was coming, but it's still a shock to see it face to face: Intel ships its new ultimate PC gaming platform with a motherboard featuring PCI Express slots for up to four AMD or Nvidia graphics cards and sockets for two overclockable, quad-core Core 2 Extreme processors with 12MB of Level 2 cache apiece.
Tuesday , February 19, 2008 03:00:00 PM
Blu-Ray Reigns As Toshiba Abandons HD DVD
The high-definition optical disc's version of VHS versus Betamax has ended with Toshiba shutting down its HD DVD business, thus ceding the field to Blu-ray technology. Recent high-profile defections to Blu-ray by Warner Home Video, Best Buy, and Wal-Mart sealed the Microsoft- and Intel-backed HD DVD's doom.
Tuesday , February 19, 2008 11:50:00 AM
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Logitech MX Air Review Three, two, one -- we have liftoff! Er, wait a second, liftoff of what? A mouse? Yes, Logitech's latest wireless mouse works fine on your desk, but with a bit of practice does the same in midair -- tracking smoothly through MP3 tracks or Web pages while you make waves from across the room. Add a few nifty stunt-flying maneuvers or gesture commands, and you might almost forget the pointer's high-flying price. Tuesday , February 12, 2008 02:10:00 PM |
Xerox Phaser 6130 ReviewTempted to put a color laser printer on your desk? Xerox just increased the temptation with an easy-to-use, 12-ppm PostScript 3 model that's a few inches trimmer -- and at $374, a few dollars cheaper -- than anything you've seen before. We think its price/performance mix is bad news for color inkjets, but it may not quite knock other color lasers -- including other Xeroxes -- out of competition. Friday , January 25, 2008 11:40:00 AM |
Fujitsu LifeBook U810 ReviewNotebooks don't come any more compact than Fujitsu's ultraportable LifeBook U810 -- especially not if they're fully capable, Windows Vista-powered Tablet PCs. Is this 1.5-pound, $999 keyboard- or pen-input convertible the right traveling partner for you? Wednesday, January 02, 2008 04:00:00 PM |
Systemax Assault T72212P ReviewOops, we dropped it again: TigerDirect.com's made-in-USA house brand ventures from its usual good-but-generic PC territory with a ruggedized notebook priced far below better-known bump- and spill-proof brands at $1,300. We put the 14-inch laptop to the test -- making sure, of course, we don't accidentally stand on it and being very careful with that cup of water next to the keyboard ... Tuesday , December 04, 2007 01:10:00 PM |
Lexmark X6570 All-In-One ReviewWhen it comes to inkjet printers and multifunction peripherals, bang for the buck has become a sonic boom. The trend toward more features for less money continues with Lexmark's latest $150 printer-copier-fax-scanner, which turns options such as an automatic document feeder, double-sided printing, and wireless networking into standard equipment. Thursday , November 29, 2007 06:10:00 PM |
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PCs for Five C's Grand Openings is back! Well, half back, anyway, as HardwareCentral's once-quarterly quest for the best notebook and desktop PCs priced under $1,000 returns -- with a rock-bottom new budget of $500. We're not talking about humble family PCs, either: Join our online hunt for dual-core CPUs, hefty hard disks, and a sufficient-for-Vista 2GB of RAM, hitting system vendors' own Web sites, retail chains, and discount warehouses. Tuesday , February 26, 2008 03:10:00 PM |
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Platform Trends: Nvidia's Chess Moves Competing with Intel in desktop chipsets and with AMD in both chipsets and graphics processors, Nvidia Corp. is no stranger to strategic planning. So why has the company neglected its chipset business, seemed caught by surprise when AMD tried Nvidia's own dual-GPU-graphics-card gambit, and gambled its acquisition of gaming physics specialist Aegia on third-party software support? Sunday , February 17, 2008 02:40:00 PM |
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Platform Trends: AMD Sees Double With the Radeon HD 3870 X2 Some people are always spoiling for a fight. When AMD introduced the ATI Radeon HD 3870 graphics processor, fanboys were disappointed that the GPU aimed for the affordable mid-market instead of challenging Nvidia's GeForce 8800 Ultra for the unlimited-price gaming-performance crown. What they didn't know is that the gang at AMD were busy fitting two HD 3870s onto one card ... Saturday , February 02, 2008 04:30:00 PM |
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Platform Trends: The Celeron Comes Back Two cores in every cubicle? The Celeron has always been the entry-level, economy model -- less politely, the runt of the litter -- among Intel's desktop processors. That's still true, but the newest model stands a little taller: According to CPU guru Vince Freeman, the Celeron E1200's specifications may not be stellar, but it brings dual-core multitasking even to IT managers' lowest-budget office-worker buys. Saturday , January 19, 2008 11:45:00 AM |
Let Loose in the Toy Department: Report From CES 2008Once a year, Las Vegas goes from rolling dice and shuffling cards to rolling home videos and shuffling graphics cards. HardwareCentral returns to the colossal Consumer Electronics Show, getting the scoop on everything from Intel's 45-nanometer processors to HP's home theaters, Gateway's affordable gaming systems, and displays to die for. Plus roller skates. Tuesday , January 15, 2008 12:30:00 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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Paint It Piano Black When Intel sponsored a contest for radical new PC design ideas, the winners were ... not radical enough. HardwareCentral editor Eric may be just a bit color-blind (OK, his wife picks his clothes, all right?), but that won't stop him from giving the industry some fashion as well as feature advice. Wednesday, April 25, 2007 07:00:00 PM |
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The Best, the Worst, and the Ugliest: 2006 Pop the champagne and open the Cheetos: It's time for HardwareCentral to embrace the great and kiss off the not-so-great PCs, peripherals, and technologies of 2006. This sixth annual recap from the Labs, Weather, & Sports Desk features Intel über alles, the mixed bag named Vista, why printer manufacturers are like Scrooge McDuck, and our editor's slightly imperfect New Year's predictions record. Sunday , December 31, 2006 02:40:00 PM |
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