If you happen to build your own desktop PC or have opened up a BTX computer case such as a desktop system from Gateway recently, you may have noticed a ... Read More

Interested in saving some money when you buy your next PC? Don't mind opening up the new PC to install some upgrades? If so, you can use the PC memory ... Read More

The title of this post should be the "Week in Motherboards" as that component dominated the reviews last week. People might be surprised to learn that the selection of the ... Read More

The budget desktop PC market has had a lot of change in the last six months. While the number of companies offering desktop PCs hasn't changed, the number of systems ... Read More

Shuttle has made a name for itself with its XPC line of small form factor barebones kits. They decided to expand on that success by actually selling complete computer systems ... Read More

Due to the low margins with budget desktop systems, many system integrators have decided to drop out of the market and focus on high end systems. Polywell computers is one ... Read More

IBM's desktop systems never seemed to really be very consumer orientated. With the purchase of IBM by Lenovo, there was an increase in the variety of computer systems offered in ... Read More

Gateway's foray into the retail marketplace didn't go well with its own retail stores. They have decided to reenter the retail market but this time through pre-configured systems sold through ... Read More

Gateway used to offer several low cost desktop models, but with their eMachines division selling strictly budget systems they have eliminated their budget specific model line. Now, they use ... Read More

Budget desktop PCs are a tough item to sell. Due to the low prices, margins are very small for manufacturers per unit. As a result, they must sell a large ... Read More

Dell was one of the last major PC manufacturers to only produce Intel based computer systems, but that changed recently. On the exterior, the Dimension E521 looks pretty much identical ... Read More

Dell's Dimension line of desktop computers used to have a wide variety of model numbers available for people to choose from. Recently they have decided to compact that down to ... Read More

It was recently announced that HP retook the lead in overall computer sales worldwide from Dell. Much of this success is likely from its lower cost computer sales through the ... Read More

Rounding out my coverage for budget computing for the month, I take a look at budget desktop computer systems. These are systems that can be found for under US$750 with ... Read More

This week's hardware news was dominated by the release of ATI's latest graphics processor and board, the Radeon X1950 Pro. Even though this is't a top of the line graphics ... Read More

OK, I admit it, I'm late in posting my week in reviews listing. Admittedly, I stated previously that I would probably be delayed due to the amount of stuff I ... Read More

Just a few years ago it was difficult to find many notebook computers for under one grand. With the changes in technology and decreasing costs, now it is possible to ... Read More

There has been a larger trend in notebook manufacturers to reduce costs by using integrated graphics processors. While the integrated processors are fine for most 2D graphics, they fail to ... Read More

Averatec has been making low cost ultraportables for some time but desktop replacements often fail to reach that sub-$1000 price point due to the expensive LCD panels and components used ... Read More

Ever since HP purchased Compaq, the differences between the two companies computer lines have become very blurred. They share much of the same basic components but are wrapped up in ... Read More

Gateway's NX250X was a decent budget notebook, but it had some significant failings and was in desperate need of an update. Gateway has finally updated it in a big way ... Read More

Intel has dominated the market in terms of mobile processors thanks to its Pentium M and now Core processors. AMD made many inroads over the years in the desktop market, ... Read More

The Thinkpad series of notebooks from IBM were never really known as low cost systems. Since Lenovo has taken over the IBM PC business, they have introduced their own line ... Read More

Most system integrators are not known to produce low cost systems. The economies of scale prevent the smaller companies for producing these systems and competing with larger companies such as ... Read More

I hope everyone in the US is enjoying the Columbus Day holidays from the comfort of work unless you happen to be a government employee. The only reason I mention ... Read More

Toshiba has been a key player in the notebook computer market for many years with many product enhancement firsts. While the Satellite M115-S3094 isn't going to bring any radical developments ... Read More

October is the beginning of the holiday shopping season for many companies and retailers. Sure, Halloween isn't even upon us but that doesn't stop them from starting up new promotion ... Read More

Whether you are upgrading your desktop computer system or installing a new drive, it is very likely that you will need to install the CD or DVD drive into the ... Read More

The BBC today ran a report about web users being baffled by geekspeak that focuses heavily upon terms used about gadgets, but many people have the same problem when looking ... Read More

The latest trend for DVD burners is the ability to record up to the 18x speeds for recordable media. AOpen is the latest company to offer a product with these ... Read More

Normally I post the collection of PC component and system reviews from around the Net on Friday's, but due to some really heavy workloads I'm under right now I had ... Read More