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by Rafael Hernandez on July 1, 2004 · 0 comments

AnandTech questions if RAID 0 is worth the money and effort on a desktop system. There have been a number of motherboard chipsets shipping with RAID functionality built-in and with storage prices as low as they are many have been…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 1, 2004 · 0 comments

Designtechnica has a review of the Sony Vaio U50, a sleek little portable PC more at home in a sci-fi flick. An intriguing gadget with all sorts of nicely integrated features but by looking at it I would have to…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 1, 2004 · 0 comments

Reuters has some info on Sony’s upcoming Network Walkman NW-HD1, the first portable digital audio player to sport the Walkman name from the company. It’s a great looking unit but the most noticeable problem with the product is it only…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 1, 2004 · 0 comments

CNN reports on another impressive feat the fine folks at NASA have managed to achieve. Seven years after its launch date the Cassini spacecraft is now in orbit of Saturn after some impressive maneuvers. It will spend the next 4…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 1, 2004 · 0 comments

Bytesector got a hold of some of Intel’s latest chips and hardware gear in the form of their latest and greatest P4 LGA 775 CPUs and a pair of boards featuring the i915/i925 chipsets. Good performance and features from Intel’s…

Read more Socket T, i9x5 Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on June 30, 2004 · 0 comments

PC World has the details for Panasonic’s upcoming Blu-ray disc recording device which is capable of storing up to 50GB on a dual layer compatible disc. Initial pricing is steep, as always, and Blu-ray is not yet a widely accepted…

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 30, 2004 · 0 comments

ASE Labs pumped out a small guide on how to remove most spyware from an infested PC efficiently. Lots of good tips and procedures as well as software recommendations in the article. They even toss in a really scary picture…

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 30, 2004 · 0 comments

Yahoo! News reports on yet another IE security hole being abused by the less than honest in society. The flaw was patched back in April of course many people are slow at updating their software so there are still many…

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 30, 2004 · 0 comments

AnandTech has tested the rather large Syntax Olevia 30″ LCD TV capable of displaying high definition imagery. It doesn’t appear to be catered to the high end crowd but, for the price, a consumer gets a reasonably well performing piece…

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 29, 2004 · 0 comments

TheStreet.com has rumors that Dell is testing a few dual processor, AMD Opteron based, products which may (or may not) make it to sales. The usual PR lines of “we currently don’t carry such products” and “merely evaluating a product…

Read more Dell: Powered by AMD?

by Rafael Hernandez on June 29, 2004 · 0 comments

Think Computers has a look at the Vantec NexStar external hard drive chassis. The sleek unit can take most any 3.5″ hard drive and allows you to access it by either of its two Firewire ports or the USB 2.0…

Read more External Harddrive Enclosure Reviewed