AMD finally decided to show up to the netbook party and is making quite the splash with its combination of low-power processors and chipsets with integrated graphics that, obviously, outperform the competition. The Dell Inspiron M101z “net-notebook” makes good use of the dual-core Athlon II Neo K325 processor and ATI Radeon HD 4250 graphics all […]
Shuttle has, for almost a decade now, been producing a wide range of mini-PC barebone systems that manage to offer the same performance as a desktop machine in some extremely cramp cases. They continue that fine tradition with the new XPC SH55J2 which can take your LGA 1156 Intel Core i7 processor and supports dual […]
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If you count yourself among the mobile power user you’ve no doubt encountered your share of seemingly beefy undersized notebooks only to find the machine lacks in one department or the other which, in hindsight, is probably how they managed to fit everything into such a small footprint. The HP EliteBook 8440w makes no such […]
Read more HP EliteBook 8440w seeks to crush your mobile computing needs
One of the most frustrating aspects to gadgets can be their inconsistency. All of the technology that goes into creating one and you still need a cable in order to enjoy your music from an external source. The Creative Labs ZiiSound D5 plans on changing all of that by allowing your Bluetooth A2DP enabled phone/gadget, […]
Read more Creative Labs ZiiSound D5 plays your gadget’s tunes wirelessly
The miniaturization of PC components has meant a whole new generation of small computers that pack in just as much functionality as their larger desktop cousins, although you’ll still have to make some concessions. Gateway’s SX 2311-03 manages to cram up to an AMD Phenom II X4 820 CPU and 8GB of memory into a […]
Read more Gateway SX 2311-03 chooses to remain inconspicuous
Once you start throwing a whole host of network terms at a normal person you’re bound to be met with blank stares and a whole lots of head nodding. So go the easy route and set them up with a SIIG Wireless-N Router which sports an easy to setup browser-based interface with only the stuff […]
Read more SIIG Wireless-N Router gets you online with the greatest of ease
It was bound to happen sooner or later but we’re beginning to see Solid State Drives (SSD) begin the precipitous fall towards a price range where they’ll be easily adopted into PCs at large. If you’re not up on what these flash memory packed drives can do well just look around at the various examples […]
Read more Solid State Drives start their march down the pricing ladder
Multi-GPU setups are expensive, and sometimes a bit of a pain to set up with all sorts of driver finagling, but when you start to jump into the 3 graphics card and up range you’re staring at some might expensive motherboard options in order to get the most out of them. The MSI Big Bang […]
techETA Driver Database is live! Check it out for all of your driver needs. It’s rare that a new driver actually improves performance for things as mundane as a USB port but, somehow, Gigabyte’s (or more likely Renesas/NEC) new UASP USB 3.0 driver manages to improve USB 2.0 speeds quite handily when running on USB […]
Read more Gigabyte UASP USB 3.0 driver improves USB 2.0 speeds as well
If you’ve mistakenly deleted information from a gadget you know there isn’t much you can do in order to get it back. The iPhone Recovery Stick allows you to recovery data that has been deleted from your precious phone although that’s not its intended target as the company is marketing the USB key/software combination to […]
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The deluge of tablets on the market seek to emulate a design similar to that of a pad of paper which makes it more than a little awkward to carry around. Enter the Dell Streak tablet which chooses a much slimmer 5-inch multi-touch display that should improve pocket carrying friendliness. Of course there’s more to […]
Read more Dell Streak tablet enjoys a svelte form
