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HP t5730w Thin Client
Reviews Designed for use with server-based desktops such as Terminal Services, Citrix and VMware View, HP's t5730w is an excellent mid-range device suitable for most office applications.
Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., USB, remote desktop, Environment, Server, Thin Client, Microsoft Windows
Acer TravelMate Timeline 8371
Reviews The TravelMate 8371 is solidly built, although the degree of flex in the keyboard may annoy some users. If you need an integrated optical drive, look to one of the larger models. Otherwise, enjoy the excellent battery life.
Tags: Notebook, Audio Subsystem, TravelMate 8371, LED-backlit TFT Display, ConclusionThe TravelMate 8371, Intel Core 2 Duo, Keyboard, Webcam, optical drive, Acer Inc.
Lenovo ThinkPad T400
Reviews The ThinkPad T400 is a solidly built and reasonably configurable business notebook that performs well. We like the integrated mobile broadband, but it's a shame that a webcam and Bluetooth aren't standard on all models.
Tags: Battery, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Graphics, Notebook, Mouse, IBM ThinkPad, Lenovo Group Ltd., optical drive, performance
Higher bit-depths from ATI
News One of the fruits of the AMD-ATI merger, the graphics chip-maker's new FirePro brand signifies a fresh start for its professional line-up.
Tags: Digital media, Business applications, Operating systems, Graphics, Singapore, Card, digital content, Radeon, 3D, FirePro
AMD ships Windows 7-ready chipset
News New 785G chipset provides integrated graphics and is tailored to the upcoming Microsoft operating system, according to AMD.
Tags: Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., DirectX, Graphics, Microsoft Windows 7, modeling, Microsoft Windows, OpenGL, chipset, PC
AMD chip bundle targets 'ultra-thin' notebooks
News The chipset bundle, which includes the Athlon Neo processor, is aimed at laptops that are larger and have better components than netbooks, but are cheaper than ultra portables.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Processors, Graphics, Hardware, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Chip, AMD Athlon, Yukon, Notebook
Apple Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Product Reviews Apple Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook E8210
Reviews The feature-packed LifeBook E8210 contains one feature we've not seen before: integrated 3G connectivity. This dual-core desktop replacement performs extremely well, although its battery life is only moderate.
Tags: Battery, Mobile, Voice Call, Intel Core Duo, Watcher Software, Notebook, Fujitsu LifeBook, Fujitsu Siemens, LifeBook E8210, 3G Connection
Acer TravelMate 6592
Reviews This is an affordable notebook that should suit anyone looking for a capable, mostly desk-bound, system. The webcam is a nice extra, while fingerprint recognition is fast becoming a 'must have' feature for business users.
Apple Mac Pro
Reviews Apple's Mac Pro has design innovations that we hope will cross over to other systems. Its performance is as strong as you'd expect for a system in its class, and it's priced right, too. You might need more flexibility in your configuration options, especially for 3D design. But otherwise, the Mac Pro is as solid a professional-class PC as we've seen.
Tags: Apple Mac Pro, Apple Inc., CPU, Apple Macintosh, 3D, Apple Power Mac, Exterior, Number System, DivX Video Codec, Default Plan
Apple Mac Pro (2x2.26GHz Xeon, 2009)
Reviews Apple's new eight-core Mac Pro shows improvements in high-intensity digital media and multitasking scenarios. We also love the design tweaks that improve on Apple's already industry-leading efforts. Any Apple-bound design professional would welcome this powerful tool.
Tags: Apple Mac Pro, Apple Inc., Intel Xeon, CPU, Chip, Graphics, Card, Apple Macintosh, Model, Memory
New graphics chips raise ATI's game
News With archrival Nvidia nibbling at its market share, ATI Technologies cranks up performance in its Radeon family of graphics chips. They'll run up to three times better, but cost about the same as a year ago.
AMD, ATI squeeze new juice into laptops
Insight Advanced Micro Devices delivers its Sempron 3000+, while ATI unveils two new Mobility Radeon X graphics chips.
Tags: Processors, Notebooks and tablets
Dell Inspiron 9100: a first look
Reviews Dell's latest desktop replacement notebook is a hefty 4.1kg system with an attractively priced base specification and plenty of options.
Benchmarks: the unofficial eight-core Mac Pro
Reviews Unless you normally work on high-end workstations, perform massively multitasking workloads or just want the bragging rights, eight cores is definitely overkill -- at least for now.
