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Atom D510 and D410 CPUs get early benchmarks

Chris Davies, Dec 11th 2009 Discuss [1]

Given the number of systems that you find Intel's Atom processors in these days, it's hardly surprising that expectations for the next-gen range are so high. German site CarTFT have apparently had early access to some Atom D510 and D410 chips (the nettop versions), and have run the inevitable comparison benchmarks [pdf link] with some of the current models in the mixture too. We're only partially surprised by the end-result: there's a small improvement over the current-gen chips, but an Atom 330 based 'board with NVIDIA's Ion still holds its own. Read The Full Story

Google Chrome OS benchmarked already: falls well short

Chris Davies, Nov 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

Benchmarking the very earliest publicly-available code for Google Chrome OS seems destined to only highlight the platform's early stage of development, especially when you throw rivals such as Moblin 2.1, Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10, Fedora 12 and openSUSE 11.2 into the mixture. Still, that's just what Phoronix have done, and unsurprisingly the new Google netbook OS came in last position. Read The Full Story

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Nokia Booklet 3G review

Chris Davies, Nov 23rd 2009 Discuss [1]

While many scoffed at the idea of Nokia building a netbook, the idea does have its share of merits. After all, the Finnish company knows a few things about eking out runtimes from compact batteries, and with netbooks being perhaps the most likely of computing devices to be in search of mobile connectivity, stuffing them with the sort of wireless access your high-end Nokia boasts certainly makes sense. Throw in eye-catching design and you’re onto a winner, right? Unfortunately, we’ve found the Nokia Booklet 3G falls short in other areas; check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Sony VAIO X benchmarked: mediocre media playback, almost 10hr battery

Chris Davies, Oct 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

We've looked at other reviews of Sony's VAIO X ultraportable, but while they've waxed lyrical over the notebook's styling we've yet to see the hard performance stats that the X's frequent-flyer target audience will demand. Thankfully LaptopMag's review covers not just processor benchmarking but battery testing, pitting Sony's claims of "a full day's use" against a harsh, stopwatch-toting reality. Read The Full Story

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Corsair P64 64GB SSD Review

Ewdison Then, Oct 8th 2009 Discuss [0]

Having long been the preserve of expensive ultraportables or performance intensive media processing and gaming machines, SSDs are beginning to trickle down the price ladder. There’s still more GB for your dollar in a traditional platter-based hard-drive, but switching to solid state is cheaper than ever. On the SlashGear test bench today we’ve got Corsair‘s 64GB P64 CMFSSD-64GBG2D SSD.

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Sony VAIO P overclocked to 2.4GHz

Chris Davies, Oct 8th 2009 Discuss [0]

A page of CrystalMark benchmark results may not be the most interesting image to lead with, but when you're showing the overclock results of pushing Sony's VAIO P not-a-netbook from its stock 1.86GHz up to 2.3GHz, then we'll take notice. EeeUser Forum member Cerano was responsible for the modifications, and in fact got his VAIO P cranked up to 2.4GHz (though he didn't benchmark it at that speed). Read The Full Story

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HP Z600 Workstation Review

Ewdison Then, Sep 30th 2009 Discuss [1]

It’s been a few months since HP launched their Z400, Z600 and Z800 workstations, and we’ve finally got the company’s mid-range Z600 on the SlashGear test bench. A dual-processor monster that HP envisage being used in midrange CAD, financial modelling and even high-end DCC, the Z600 would also make for a storming video editing workstation; HP also claim it’s environmentally friendly. That’s the theory, anyway: can the Z600 really deliver performance in a home or small-office friendly way?

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HTC HD2 (aka Leo) benchmarks trounce Touch HD

Chris Davies, Sep 28th 2009 Discuss [0]

Windows Mobile 6.5 may not be provoking all that much interest compared to rival platforms, but one device which is certainly perking up attention is the HTC Leo, aka the HTC HD2. Tipped to arrive in October, the 4.3-inch flagship smartphone's prize is its 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor; now one beta tester has released some benchmarking for the handset, and it's looking to be a real stormer. The HD2 ousted HTC's Touch HD in 3D graphics performance by around 300-percent. Read The Full Story

Intel 16 drive X25-E SSD RAID sets new 2.23GB/s speed record

Chris Davies, Jul 31st 2009 Discuss [2]

You might remember Samsung's 24 SSD RAID test-rig from back in March, which could hit peak sequential read speeds of 2.12GB/s and rip a DVD in under a second. The guys over at Tom's Hardware, however, decided they could do better, and so armed with sixteen Intel X25-E SSDs and two Adaptec 5805 PCI Express RAID cards they created a huge rival RAID that managed to surpass Samsung's. Read The Full Story

Viliv S7 UMPC battery testing: 7.5hrs Xvid playback

Chris Davies, Jul 20th 2009 Discuss [0]

Anticipation for Viliv's next UMPC, the S7, is increasing, and considering the Korean company has become the poster-child for the much-misunderstood segment that's no real surprise. After being spotted in the wild last week, now Lazion have managed to pin an S7 down for some battery testing. Read The Full Story

MacBook Pro 13- and 15-inch limited to SATA not SATA-II?

Chris Davies, Jun 15th 2009 Discuss [0]

MacBook Pro confusion this weekend, as some owners of the new unibody 13- and 15-inch notebooks are reporting that their machines are apparently limited to 1.5Gb/s SATA connections rather than the faster 3.0Gb/s SATA-II. Full details are unclear, but it seems that Apple have either switched to SATA hardware or used firmware for the newest MacBook Pros that limits hard-drive connections to the slower speed. Read The Full Story

Sony VAIO P Atom Z550 2GHz benchmarked: fastest yet

Chris Davies, Jun 15th 2009 Discuss [0]

As well as throwing WiMAX into select VAIO P models, Sony is also giving the Japanese version of their "don't call it a netbook" a processor boost. Intel's Atom Z550 - at 2.0GHz the fastest of the Z-range - is now an option, and going from the preliminary benchmarks it's clear that this new iteration is the best VAIO P to date. Full benchmarks after the cut Read The Full Story