by Rafael Hernandez on January 31, 2006
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AnandTech has a comparison between the “old” Apple iMac G5 and a newer Intel Core Duo based machine. They have a number of benchmarks with each CPU having some strengths and weaknesses but, with some optimizations, the Core Duo will…
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by Rafael Hernandez on January 31, 2006
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Xboxic has the details on an update for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console. The “patch” clears up a number of nagging issues and bugs behind the scenes but beyond the generic bullet points there aren’t many details. For the few of…
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by Rafael Hernandez on January 30, 2006
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Digit-Life has gone crazy and benchmarked 40 modern CPUs in a number of programs. They cover both single and dual-core CPUs from Intel and AMD and even toss in a few Pentium M results. A good list to consider if…
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by Rafael Hernandez on January 30, 2006
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Big Bruin has a look at the 160GB version of the Seagate Momentus drive. Notebook storage has lagged a bit recently but the company’s latest drive line has managed to squeeze more data on platters by going perpendicular. There isn’t…
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by Rafael Hernandez on January 30, 2006
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The Tech Report has a review of the Asus A8R-MVP ATI CrossFire capable motherboard. A few more designs featuring ATI’s chipset have been popping up at fairly decent prices. A nice option if you’re going with a CrossFire setup of…
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by Rafael Hernandez on January 27, 2006
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AnandTech has a look at four different Nvidia GeForce 6800GS based graphics cards. The chip has been a surprising performer at the mid-range to low-end segment it sits at and it provides some inexpensive SLI options to the gamer on…
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by Rafael Hernandez on January 27, 2006
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Digit-Life has a review of the Foxconn Tuckaway mini-barebones system. The product supports Intel 775 chips but its non-existent room and power supply keep the options limited. A great concept but, perhaps, a choice of another Intel CPU to support…
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by Rafael Hernandez on January 27, 2006
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AnandTech has a look at the Seagate 7200.9 160GB hard drive. It’s not that big of a storage device but it does feature a high data density which could translate to increased performance. A good batch of numbers from this…
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by Rafael Hernandez on January 26, 2006
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Motherboards.org has a review of the XFX 7800GT XXX graphics card. The board comes out of the factory clocked at high speeds, with a normal warranty, which should put up some impressive numbers. A great looking card with plenty of…
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by Rafael Hernandez on January 26, 2006
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GaemPC has their own take on Sapphires’s latest top-of-the-heap Radeon X1900XT/XTX. The ATI graphics chips have had some behind the scenes remodeling done that makes them even more shader friendly, perfect for the new batch of gaming titles on the…
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by Rafael Hernandez on January 26, 2006
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HotHardware has a review of the Squeezebox Wireless Media Player. The device can pipe your favorite tunes to your hometheater which isn’t a new concept but the device is slim and damn cool looking. A nice option and optical/coax output…
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