Net Reviews: Dell Latitude X300
Friday October 31, 2003
Business traveller looking to get a small lightweight notebook? Anandtech today reviews the Dell Latitude X300. This is the business version of their X300 line of ultraportables. For a look ... Read More
Top DVD Burners Updated
Thursday October 30, 2003
Today I have posted my updated selection of the Top DVD Burners to reflect some of the most recent releases by the manufacturers. If you are in the market for ... Read More
Net Reviews: ATI AIW 9600 Pro
Thursday October 30, 2003
ATI's line of All-In-Wonder video cards have been some of the best integrated multimedia video cards available on the market, but there has been little change in their design. Accelenation ... Read More
Net Reviews: Sony SDM-HX73 LCD
Tuesday October 28, 2003
It seems like all the reviews one finds on the net these days on LCD monitors is the Samsung models. Its to the point where people might wonder if anyone ... Read More
Net Reviews: Polywell Poly 865RF-3200
Monday October 27, 2003
Multimedia computing is becoming a huge trend. An obvious example of this is the Windows XP Multimedia edition that is sold with systems designed to be integrated into home entertainment ... Read More
Promotions: IBM ThinkPad 11th Anniversary Sale
Thursday October 23, 2003
IBM is putting on a very big sale this week. Their ThinkPad 11th Anniversary Sale is offering up to 15% off select IBM ThinkPad notebook computer systems. Ihe promotion only ... Read More
Net Reviews: NVIDIA GeForceFX 5700 Ultra
Thursday October 23, 2003
Today's big news is the launch of NVIDIA's two latest graphics processors the GeForceFX 5700 Ultra and 5950 Ultra. The 5950 is really just an clock increase on the core ... Read More
Net Reviews: Comparison of 6 Ultraportables
Tuesday October 21, 2003
As more and more people convert to using laptop computers, portability has become a big selling point. TechTV has posted a Comparison of 6 Ultraportables. Find out how they felt ... Read More
Net Reviews: Budget PC3200 Memory
Monday October 20, 2003
Much of the hardware community focuses heavily on the performance computing parts and tend to forget the value minded consumer. The Crucible has posted a Budget PC3200 Memory Comparison. In ... Read More
Vantec ICEBERQ CCB-A1C and DIY
Sunday October 19, 2003
Many of the latest motherboards and VGA cards are using active cooling solutions to help reduce heat. Some of those products still use passive heatsinks or active solutions with less ... Read More
Net Reviews: 15" LCD Monitor Comparison
Friday October 17, 2003
LCD panels have come down significantly in price making them affordable to those even on a tight budget. TechTV has a posted a 15" LCD Monitor Comparison. In it, they ... Read More
Updated Top Budget Desktops Under $500
Friday October 17, 2003
With the review of eight of the latest desktop PCs that can be found for under $500, it was time to update the list with my latest picks for Top ... Read More
Promotions: Sony VAIO PCG-Z1VA Rebate
Thursday October 16, 2003
Sony doesn't offer too many special rebates on its notebook computers, but they recently have announced a $100 Rebate on Sony VAIO PCG-Z1VA. Purchase a Sony VAIO PCG-Z1VA before March ... Read More
Net Reviews: PCI Video Card Roundup
Thursday October 16, 2003
With all the news about the latest and greatest video cards to be released, there are still a large number of people out there with older machines that don't have ... Read More
Polywell Poly 845GL1
Thursday October 16, 2003
The final sub-$500 desktop computer reviewed this month is the Polywell Poly 845GL1. Polywell is known for using high quality name brand components in their computer systems. In fact this ... Read More
Microtel SYSD1001
Thursday October 16, 2003
Microtel is probably best known for the $300 LINUX based PC that was offered last year through Wal-Mart. They do offer a line of other budget PCs that use the ... Read More
Net Reviews: ATI Radeon 9600XT
Wednesday October 15, 2003
Ever since the release of the ATI Radeon 9600 Pro graphics card, it has been the choice for the best mainstream video card. ATI recently updated their top of the ... Read More
IBM ThinkCentre A30
Wednesday October 15, 2003
IBM has recently started to introduce its new line of desktops to replace its aging NetVista line. For the budget minded consumer, they offer the IBM ThinkCentre A30 desktop computer ... Read More
HP Pavilion a300n
Wednesday October 15, 2003
Hewlett-Packard is very focused and making their PCs very interactive with digital peripherals. This is no different with the HP Pavilion a300n budget desktop system. This sub-$500 computer system includes ... Read More
Gateway 310SE
Tuesday October 14, 2003
The Gateway 310SE has the least expensive base price of all the budget desktops currently available for under $500. Of course, much of the cost savings comes from a reduction ... Read More
eMachines T2542
Tuesday October 14, 2003
eMachines is one of the leader in budget priced systems. Their latest eMachines T2542 system set a lot of trends in the sub-$500 market. It was one of the first ... Read More
Net Reviews: Sharp Actius RD20
Monday October 13, 2003
Many people don't realize that Sharp is a producer of laptop computer systems in the US because the name is more familiar with consumer electronics. In fact, it can be ... Read More
Dell Dimension 2400
Monday October 13, 2003
Dell is one of the largest PC makers in the industry. With their budget minded Dell Dimension 2400 desktop system, they have much of offer. Most of their configurations are ... Read More
Compaq Presario S5000nx
Monday October 13, 2003
Last week the PC Hardware / Reviews site looked at budget laptop computers. This week the site is looking at budget desktop computer systems that can be found for under ... Read More
Net Reviews: 19" LCD Comparison
Friday October 10, 2003
With the prices dropping quickly on LCD monitors thanks to advances in the technology larger size LCD screens are starting to become affordable. X-bit Labs has put together a Comparison ... Read More
Updated Top Budget Laptop PCs
Friday October 10, 2003
Now that all the reviews for the laptop computers for under $1000 have been posted, its time to find out which ones I picked as being the Top Budget Laptop ... Read More
WinBook M102
Friday October 10, 2003
The WinBook M102 budget laptop computer system is one of the largest that I have reviewed for this roundup. Part of this bulk includes a large number of external connectors ... Read More
Promotions: Dell Monitor Upgrade
Thursday October 9, 2003
Dell has released a large number of promotions today. The most notable of these is their Free 17" Panel Upgrade with the purchase of select Dell Dimension desktop computer systems. ... Read More
Toshiba Satellite A10-S127
Thursday October 9, 2003
One of the key areas that companies save money on notebook computers is the software packages they include. In the case of the Toshiba Satellite A10-S127 they have removed a ... Read More
IBM ThinkPad R40 Value
Thursday October 9, 2003
Previously I reviewed the IBM ThinkPad R40 for the thin and light laptop computers. This time around, I'm looking at the IBM ThinkPad R40 Value version of the notebook. It ... Read More
ATI Catalyst 3.8 Released
Wednesday October 8, 2003
ATI has released their latest 3.8 Catalyst drivers for their Radeon line of cards. There are a lot of new features that were added into the software. The most notable ... Read More
Net Reviews: DVD Burner Guide
Wednesday October 8, 2003
Looking at purchasing a new DVD burner? Maybe you are confused by all the acronyms surrounding the format. Well, PC Magazine has posted a very detailed DVD Burner Guide that ... Read More
HP Pavillion ze4502us
Wednesday October 8, 2003
Hewlett Packard seems to have split personality since its merge with Compaq. Its been some time since the merger, yet they continue to offer both brands to the consumer market. ... Read More
Gateway M305X
Wednesday October 8, 2003
Gateway has lately been focusing heavily on the consumer electronics market, but they still produce a wide range of computer systems. For a budget laptop, they offer the Gateway M305X. ... Read More
Net Reviews: Carbon Black Thermal Paste
Tuesday October 7, 2003
There was a huge news story a while back about a breakthrough at a University research lab in New York that was going to create a revolution in computer and ... Read More
Dell Inspiron 1100
Tuesday October 7, 2003
Dell has been known as one of the companies that has some of the best deals on computer system. The Dell Inspiron 1100 budget laptop computer is one of the ... Read More
Compaq Presario 2172us
Tuesday October 7, 2003
Budget laptop computers tend to have some of the low cost parts that don't necessarily provide the same power as other portables. The Compaq Presario 2172us is HP's latest budget ... Read More
Net Reviews: Biostar IDEQ-200P SFF
Monday October 6, 2003
Small form factor computers have become very popular in the last year. With the release of the latest AMD Athlon 64 processor, the companies that produce the SFF kits are ... Read More
Averatec 3150H
Monday October 6, 2003
Want a thin and light laptop but don't want to spend more than $1000? Today we have a review of the Averatec 3150H thin and light value notebook. This system ... Read More
Acer TravelMate TM242X
Monday October 6, 2003
The month of October on the About PC Hardware / Reviews site is focusing on budget computing. Kicking off this look at budget computers is a review of the Acer ... Read More
Net Reviews: HP Pavillion zd7000
Saturday October 4, 2003
17" wide screen notebooks seem to be the latest craze for PC manufacturers ever since Apple introduced their 17" Power Book. CNet has a review of the latest HP Pavillion ... Read More
64-Bit Computing
Friday October 3, 2003
With the recent release of the AMD Athlon 64 processors, 64-bit computing is finally starting to be made available to the consumer. But what affects will 64-bit computing have over ... Read More
Net Reviews: ATI Radeon 9800XT
Wednesday October 1, 2003
All the big news in the hardware industry yesterday was on the release of ATI's latest video card. HardOCP has a review of the latest ATI Radeon 9800XT video card. ... Read More
Merrill Lynch on the Graphics Industry
Wednesday October 1, 2003
IPKonfig has posted an interesting article in regards to Merrill Lynch's analysis of ATI and NVIDIA. To sum up the article, apparently Merrill Lynch has analyzed the financial statements of ... Read More