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IBM ThinkPad X31 Review
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Contributed by DMOS
Article Rating:  / 7
2004-10-04
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| The IBM ThinkPad X31, light enough that you don't have to be a champion bodybuilder to carry it. But it skips features that some would consider to be absolute necessities such as optical drives. Recommended more for business people than for students. See more results in this review, including details on Intel Pentium M 1.4 Ghz processor. Discuss (5)
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AOpen EX65 SFF PC Review
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Contributed by Gnorb
Article Rating: / 23
2004-08-11
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| Smaller phones, smaller PDAs, smaller MP3 players -- why not make something smaller that would benefit from the size loss? Small Form Factor (SFF) systems aim to do just that. The problem: SFF systems just don't have the horsepower of larger systems. Until now. AOpen's EX65 challenges this notion, and a few other assumptions about SFF systems. Pros: Great looks, quiet, very customizable BIOS options, and able to handle powerful components. Cons: Loud when under heavy workloads, no on-board DVI, and lack-luster tech support. Lowdown: As far as SFF systems are concerned, we haven't seen any more rock-solid than this. Discuss (0)
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The Drive Way
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Contributed by McGraw-Hill/Osborne
Article Rating: / 9
2004-07-19
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| Hard disks, and DVD-ROMs, and CD-RWs, Oh my! With all these acronyms -- and those associated with them, like SATA, IDE, USB, and SCSI -- it's easy to lose track of what keeps what information on your computer. This chapter, from Build Your Own Server, by Tony Caputo, covers all this and more (McGraw-Hill/Osborne, ISBN: 0072227281). Discuss (0)
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The Motherboard, Processor, and Memory
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Contributed by McGraw-Hill/Osborne
Article Rating: / 16
2004-07-14
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| The choices of motherboard, the CPU and memory direct affect each other because they work in unison and determine how fast and efficiently your computer will run games and other applications. Get step-by-step installation instructions for these components from authors Chen and Durham (Build Your Own High Performance Gamers' Mod PC, by McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2004, ISBN: 0072229012). Discuss (0)
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Gigabyte GOPC CA2: Good Things Come in Small Packages
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Contributed by Quantum Skyline
Article Rating: / 11
2004-07-07
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| Gigabyte Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of motherboards, recently added to their line of miniature PCs. One of their newest offerings, the CA2, and dubbed the GOPC for 'Gigabyte Optimal Performance Computer', it is the smallest computer I have ever seen. Designed to be a desktop replacement, it comes with the capacity to do a lot, but for me and for many others whose only computers have been towers or full-size desktops, the main question that remains is -- do good things come in small packages? Discuss this article!
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The Hunt
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Contributed by McGraw-Hill/Osborne
Article Rating: / 6
2004-07-06
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| Hunting for good bargains? Join Tony Caputo as he takes you through computer shows and online auction houses in search of parts to build a server for $400 with tips for avoiding damaged or unstable goods. (chapter 2 from the book Build Your Own Server, (McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2003, ISBN: 0072227281). Chapter 1 is available also. Discuss this article!
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Toshiba M35-S320 Laptop Review
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Contributed by KaoMAN
Article Rating: / 50
2004-06-28
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| The M35 boasts Intel Centrino Mobile Technology, extended battery life, and wide-screen XGA display, making it a top-notch yet affordable notebook great for home, student, business power, and even some multimedia users. It's quiet but hot, has 60 GB of storage space, but is not suitable for the latest gaming, according to this review. Read on for the in-depth review, including testing. Discuss this article!
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The Anatomy of a Server
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Contributed by McGraw-Hill/Osborne
Article Rating: / 14
2004-06-14
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| This chapter from the book Build Your Own Server by Tony Caputo, (McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2003, ISBN: 0072227281) details reasons for creating your own server instead of using a PC or buying a new server. He lists the components and the bargain prices that he found them for when building his own, as a testament that you can build one inexpensively also. Discuss this article!
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ASUS L5GA Notebook Review
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Contributed by Memphist0
Article Rating: / 41
2004-05-24
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| Imagine a laptop that allows you to not only upgrade your memory or hard drive, but also the processor. Ok, so maybe other laptops let you do that, but how many also have a 15" SXGA+ display, either a ATI RADEON 9600 Pro or NVIDIA GeForce FX5600 graphics processor, GigaBit LAN and your choice of optical drives? Let's dig in and take a look at what the ASUS L5GA has to offer. Discuss this article!
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Well folks, it's Friday. That means weekend hobbies (and chores) are upon us. Working on that Linux-friendly music studio of yours? Here are some tips... More (0)
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So, would you do it?
By: Gnorb (Resident of Valhalla)
Posted: Yesterday @ 04:00 pm EST
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Going to space became a reality for all of us when SpaceShipOne became the first commercial flight to space. To date, over 7,000 people have signed up to take the $210,000 flight on Sir Branson's new toy. Kirk is on-board, but no word on whether Piccard, Janeway, or Sisko will join him. More (0)
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"Timothy Miller started a discussion on the lkml regarding whether or not it would be viable for a company to release a completely open video card....Timothy summarized his viewpoint saying, "the whole issue comes down to this: This is technically feasible. Should we do it?" More (0)
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Mac game developers, here's your chance to make inroads into the Japanese gaming market which has until recently been untouched by Mac-based games. (Thanks to Carlos Camacho for this heads up.) More (0)
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Every run into an HTML page with bad code? If you were running IE, you'd still be able to see it. Are other browsers simply inferior, or is IE just that much better at handling faulty HTML? More (3)
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"Google says it has patched one security hole in its search engine and will have fixed a second later this week." JavaScript fun for the whole family. More (2)
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Intel, recently in the news for canceling plans for its 4GHz P4 just yanked a few more pieces from the puzzle. The first move cans plans the 1066MHz bus on its 3.63GHz chips. The second says "bai f00s" to TV chip plans. More (0)
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Hosting an RSS feed
By: Gnorb (Resident of Valhalla)
Posted: Yesterday @ 10:30 am EST
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"Some publishers say the traffic that results is comparable to an hour-long distributed denial of service attack." See why Microsoft is trying to find a better answer. More (0)
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Texas Instruments, maker of every high school and college student's favorite graphing calculators, has just announced a mobile phone chip which allows digital TV on mobile phones. More (0)
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I know, politics isn't really something we get into here, but having seen this, I figured we could all use a good laugh. If you're tired of the mud-slinging press releases from this cycle's political candidates, then it's time you sing along with the guys at JibJab. More (1)
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