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Mark's PC Hardware / Reviews Blog May 2004 Archive

By Mark Kyrnin, About.com Guide to PC Hardware / Reviews since 2002

Net Reviews: Gateway M405CS

Monday May 31, 2004
Finding notebook systems for under a $1,000 can be difficult these days. PC World has a review of the budget minded Gateway M405CS. This new unit is designed to replace ... Read More

Updated: Best Thin and Light Notebooks

Friday May 28, 2004
For the past four days, a number of new thin and light notebooks have been reviewed on the PC Hardware / Reviews site. Now that all the reviews are posted, ... Read More

Net Reviews: MSI K8N Neo Platinum

Friday May 28, 2004
The AMD Athlon 64 processor has been out for some time now, and NVIDIA has finally updated their nForce3 chipset to include some features many enthusiasts were asking for. HEXUS ... Read More

Voodoo PC Envy M:370

Thursday May 27, 2004
Got lots of money just laying around? Want a system that can be used for gaming but still is protable? Find out if the Voodoo PC Envy M:370 is right ... Read More

Toshiba Satellite M35-S320

Thursday May 27, 2004
Toshiba was once the top manufacturer of portable systems, but a few mistakes changed their fortunes. Over the part couple of years, they have seen a resurgence in their systems. ... Read More

Sony VAIO PCG-V505EX

Wednesday May 26, 2004
Sony is a major supporter of multimedia in computing. Their VAIO line of desktops and notebooks focused heavily on their multimedia functions. Find out how the Sony VAIO PCG-V505EX differs ... Read More

IBM ThinkPad T41

Wednesday May 26, 2004
IBM's line of ThinkPad notebooks have been very popular with businesses for quite some time. Their durable designs and excellent warranties help keep the systems up and running even during ... Read More

Net Reviews: Comparison of Six Small Business Desktops

Wednesday May 26, 2004
Most manufacturers who offer systems to small businesses simply repackage their consumer systems with a few extra features. PC Magazine has decided to do a Comparison of Six Small Business ... Read More

IBM ThinkPad R51

Tuesday May 25, 2004
IBM's ThinkPad of notebook computers have been very popular with corporations but have not really taken off in the consumer market. The R series is a lower priced line of ... Read More

Fujitsu LifeBook S7010D

Tuesday May 25, 2004
Fujitsu is a company that is better known for its storage products in the US than its computer systems. The LifeBook S series of notebooks does have a slight edge ... Read More

Updated: Alienware Sentia

Monday May 24, 2004
It has been a little under a year since Alienware introduced its first thin and light notebook computer system. The marketplace has changed a lot, so it was time to ... Read More

Acer Ferrari 3000LMi

Monday May 24, 2004
What do you get when you have the collaboration between the computer company Acer and the Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari? The end result is the very stylish Acer Ferrari ... Read More

Net Review: Plextor PX-712A 12x DVD+/-RW

Monday May 24, 2004
The rate of speed changes in the DVD burner market have begun to dramatically increase. Plextor continues to drive its lead in the speed department with their latest unit. Ben's ... Read More

Net Reviews: Lite-On SOHW-812S

Friday May 21, 2004
The pace of change in the optical storage market is extremely rapid right now. Drive speeds are jumping about every three months and now the dual-layer drives are starting to ... Read More

Zalman ZM400B-APS 400W Noiseless Power Supply

Thursday May 20, 2004
Zalman was one of the first companies in the PC industry to really start a push for quiet computing. Their primary foxus is on cooling products for the PC that ... Read More

Net Reviews: Zalman Reserator

Wednesday May 19, 2004
As desktop processors continue to get faster and generate more heat, liquid cooling has become more prevelant. Liquid cooling also has the added benefit of generating less noise. A1 Electronics ... Read More

Net Reviews: Coolmax Fanless Power Supply

Monday May 17, 2004
As computer systems have become more powerful, the noise levels generated by their cooling have also increased. For many PCs, it has gotten to the point where they are a ... Read More

AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Monday May 17, 2004
What would you think of using a CPU designed for notebooks in a desktop computer? That's exactly what a number of enthusiasts are doing with the AMD Athlon XP-M processor. ... Read More

ATech Flash PRO-Gear Duo Flash Reader

Thursday May 13, 2004
With the increasing number of digital cameras and audio players, the number of devices using flash memory cards is also rising. One of the most common methods for trasferring data ... Read More

Net Reviews: Antec Aria SFF Case

Wednesday May 12, 2004
The popularity of small form factor systems continues to rise, but consumers are starting to look for a bit more choice in what they can put inside of these small ... Read More

Net Reviews: WinBook W360

Monday May 10, 2004
With today's release of the new Intel Dothan based Pentium M processor, I posted a review of the upcoming WinBook W360 notebook. For a second opinion on the notebook and ... Read More

WinBook W360 (Intel Dothan)

Monday May 10, 2004
Today makes the official release of the Intel Dothan or latest Pentium M processor. WinBook was kind enough to let me evaluate this new processor in their upcoming WinBook W360 ... Read More

Understanding Computer Audio Part IV

Friday May 7, 2004
Today is the final section in my series on Computer Audio. Part IV covers Computer Speakers, an often overlooked components for a computer system that can end up providing a ... Read More

Net Reviews: Sony DRU-700A Dual Layer DVD+R Preview

Friday May 7, 2004
Not too long ago, there was an announcement from the DVD+R forum that a new dual layered technology was available that would nearly double the capacity of DVD+R meida. AnandTech ... Read More

Understanding Computer Audio - Part III

Thursday May 6, 2004
In the third segment in this series on PC audio, we examine the types of connectors used to bring the audio from the computer system to the speakers. This is ... Read More

Understanding Computer Audio - Part II

Wednesday May 5, 2004
Yesterday's section on Understanding Computer Audio covered the basics of digital audio and how it related to PC audio. In Part II, the topic is on surround sound and how ... Read More

Net Reviews: ATI Radeon X800

Wednesday May 5, 2004
A couple weeks ago, NVIDIA released its latest graphics processor that produced noticable increases for 3D graphics. Yesterday, ATI released their latest line of graphics cards called the Radeon X800. ... Read More

Understanding Computer Audio - Part I

Tuesday May 4, 2004
All this week, the About PC Hardware / Reviews site will be focusing on computer audio through a series of articles entitled Understanding Computer Audio. In Part I, the focus ... Read More

Net Reviews: Gigabyte K7NSNXP nFore3-250

Monday May 3, 2004
With the release of the AMD Athlon 64 processors, users had the choice a motherboards based on the NVIDIA nForce3-150 chipset. It had more features integrated into than the previous ... Read More
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