April 2005

by Rafael Hernandez on April 27, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech has coverage from the second day at Microsoft’s Windows Hardware Engineering Conference. A look at some hardware “innovations” that are coming down the pipe as well as a look back at the history of computing, Microsoft style. NeoWin also…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 27, 2005 · 0 comments

It’s HotHardware’s turn to take a crack at the Shuttle SN25P XPC. The familiar small form factor design hold’s Nvidia’s nForce 4 chipset, for AMD Athlon 64s, as well as a host of on-board peripherals including VIA’s Envy24 chip which…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 27, 2005 · 0 comments

HardwareZone has a look at the ViewSonic VX924 19″ LCD display. The monitor uses a, supposedly, fast 4ms screen which is an impressive response times but such low figures are usually paired with flaws in other aspects such as color…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 27, 2005 · 0 comments

Computerworld has the details and specs of Apple’s freshly updated Power Mac G5 series of computers. A wide range of feature changes at various pricepoints make for some nice deals on these Macs, but with memory so inexpensive now a…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 27, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech takes a look at the Dell 2005FPW monitor and Apple’s 20″ Cinema Display. The two screens use the same widescreen LCD panels but both of them come in at several hundreds of dollars apart in pricing. Interesting results although…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 26, 2005 · 0 comments

GamePC has a look at AMD’s upcoming Turion line of mobile CPUs. The chips consume less power than their desktop brothers which, in turn, increases battery life. Power usage seems a bit high, better numbers might be seen when it’s…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 26, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech has their impressions and information from Day 1 at Microsoft’s Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC). Tons of info on their latest software release (x64) and more Longhorn info as well as some storage innovations which could see speedier booting…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 26, 2005 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a review of the Lian Li PC-V800 PC chassis. The all aluminum case has that great old desktop look to it, making no effort to hide itself behind some home theater friendly cladding. A well designed…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 26, 2005 · 0 comments

OCModShop has a look at the Arctic Silver ArctiClean “goop” remover. The two part product makes easy work of thermalpads included on many heatsinks as well as the residue of previous thermal grease applications. A useful product if you’re a…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 25, 2005 · 0 comments

hardCOREware has their own set of torture tests for the Cooler Master Aquagate Mini liquidcooling kit. The device is completely put together for you, pre-filled with coolant and pre-tubed for your convenience. It isn’t the best performing setup available but…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 25, 2005 · 0 comments

ByteSector seems to like something about the NeuNeo HVD280 DVD player. The sleek little number is capable of “up-converting” DVD movies to 1080P resolutions through the good old component video out. Looks like a fine player for the HDTV owners…

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