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Mark's PC Hardware / Reviews Blog November 2006 Archive

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Essential Productivity Software

Thursday November 30, 2006
Many computers are purchased for use with businesses or schools. The ability to write up a report or build a spreadsheet is critically important. But does that new PC come ... Read More

Don't Forget to Secure That New PC

Wednesday November 29, 2006
Consumers are eager to go home and use that new computer system that they got for the holidays. One of the first things they do is hook it up to ... Read More

Common PC Buying Mistakes

Tuesday November 28, 2006
Ever buy a product, get it home, set it up and then find out that it doesn't do quite what you had hoped it would? This is a situation that ... Read More

Week in Reviews

Saturday November 25, 2006
It was a short week for a lot of people in the US with the Thanksgiving holiday and that translated into a short week in terms of the news and ... Read More

Did You Forget Something?

Friday November 24, 2006
The day is upon us. Black Friday. The busiest shopping day in the United States. If you are willing to brave through the crowds of people, traffic on the roads ... Read More

A Monitor to Go With That PC/Graphics Card?

Wednesday November 22, 2006
Whether you are buying a new computer system for the holidays and need a monitor to go with it or are looking to upgrade an older CRT screen, there are ... Read More

How About a New Graphics Card?

Tuesday November 21, 2006
Most desktop computer systems tend to use an integrated graphics processor to reduce costs rather than including a dedicated graphics board. While this is fine for those looking to do ... Read More

Give the Gift of a DVD Burner

Monday November 20, 2006
It is Thanksgiving week in the US and the biggest shopping day of the year comes this Friday. Lots of retailers will be advertising some crazy deals to draw people ... Read More

Week in Reviews

Saturday November 18, 2006
After several weeks of product launches, the list of reviews on the Net finally returns to a normal level. No massive list of reviews on the latest GeForce graphics card ... Read More

Velocity Micro NoteMagix L80 Ultra Review

Friday November 17, 2006
Gaming has been problematic for many notebook computers. Their small size has made it hard to fit in the necessary components. As the technology has improved, gaming is possible but ... Read More

Toshiba Satellite M115-S3144 Review

Thursday November 16, 2006
Toshiba was a key developer in the multimedia notebook with its Satellite M series of notebooks. They were the first to really introduce the ability of a notebook to act ... Read More

Sony VAIO VGN-FE790PL Review

Wednesday November 15, 2006
In the past, Sony has not been well known for making low cost notebooks. They tended to pack their systems with lots of features and charge consumers for those features. ... Read More

Polywell PolyNote V512NC Review

Tuesday November 14, 2006
If you read the PC Hardware / Reviews site frequently, the PolyNote V512NC probably sounds familiar. Just last month I reviewed the PolyNote V512iC budget notebook that while having a ... Read More

Lenovo ThinkPad Z61m Review

Monday November 13, 2006
While the majority of notebook computers are using wide screen displays, the ThinkPad notebooks continue to use the traditional 4:3 aspect ratio. Only the ThinkPad Z series has begun using ... Read More

Lenovo ThinkPad T60p Review

Monday November 13, 2006
The Thinkpad T series of notebooks have been extremely popular as corporate computer systems and for good reason. They have a strong mix of features that lend well to business ... Read More

Week in Reviews

Saturday November 11, 2006
Another week, another product release. This week's big product announcement comes from NVIDIA and the release of the first Direct X 10 compatible graphics card even though Windows Vista isn't ... Read More

HP Pavilion dv6150us Review

Friday November 10, 2006
HP is probably the largest supporter of AMD processors. Even with the latest Core 2 Duo processors from Intel, HP has chosen to use the AMD Turion X2 processors for ... Read More

Falcon Northwest FragBook TL-2 Review

Thursday November 9, 2006
Falcon Northwest is best known for its high end desktop gaming systems, but they also produce a like of portable computer systems. As the processing power of mobiles parts keeps ... Read More

Dell Inspiron E1505 Review

Wednesday November 8, 2006
Previously I reviewed the Dell Inspiron E1505 notebook, but when I did it was in a budget configuration. Dell offers the Inspiron E1505 in a wide range of configurations and ... Read More

ABS Mayhem Z2 Review

Monday November 6, 2006
Many computer companies have been moving away from dedicated graphics processors in their notebook computers. The main reasons for this include reducing the costs of the PCs and that many ... Read More

Acer Ferrari 5005WLMi Review

Monday November 6, 2006
For the month of November, the PC Hardware / Reviews site will be focusing on thin and light notebook computers. These are systems that typically have screen sizes ranging from ... Read More

Week in Reviews

Saturday November 4, 2006
Certainly the big news in computers last week was the release of the new Intel Core 2 Quad processor. Another product launch got overshadowed by this news. ATI launched a ... Read More

Toshiba Tecra A8 Review

Friday November 3, 2006
Toshiba's Tecra A8 business notebook shares many of the same basic design as its Satellite line of notebooks. Even though they may look very similar, the features between the two ... Read More

Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Released

Thursday November 2, 2006
Intel becomes the first company to release a processor to pack four cores onto a single chip for the desktop with the new Intel Core 2 Quad processor line. It ... Read More

What is Liquid Cooling?

Wednesday November 1, 2006
High performance computer systems packed in with multiple graphics cards and top of the line processors tend to have a large problem getting rid of all the heat from inside ... Read More
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