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AMD & Seagate demo SATA 6Gbps HDD

, Mar 9th 2009 Discuss [1]

Seagate and AMD will be demonstrating the world's first SATA 6Gbps hard-drive today, theoretically offering twice the throughput of the existing SATA 3Gbps standard.  The demo will compare an existing Barracuda 7200.12 HDD and a SATA 6Gbps HDD that uses a prototype AMD chipset to offer 5.5Gigabits per second performance.   Read The Full Story

Sony VAIO P benchmarks: 1.33GHz to 1.86GHz plus SSDs

, Mar 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

Sony is still causing no amount of frustration among would-be VAIO P buyers with the various levels of configuration and the bemusing differences in availability.  Three processors have been employed - ranging from the 1.33GHz Atom CPU you can buy in the US, through the 1.60GHz version, and up to the 1.86GHz VAIO P that you'd have to source through importers if you wanted it.  Now there are finally benchmarks of all the different configurations (including SSD and HDD versions) to help decide. Full benchmark results after the cut Read The Full Story

Samsung NC20 gets reviewed, benchmarked, liked

, Mar 5th 2009 Discuss [0]

It didn't take LaptopMag long to make up their mind over the Samsung NC20, but then we've known about this VIA-based 12-inch netbook for so long that it might prove tough finding anyone still on the fence.  Obviously it's bigger and heavier than the NC10 - but then it has a larger display, keyboard and trackpad, too - but what we all really want to know is how well the VIA Nano U2250 processor and Chrome9 HC3 integrated graphics stand up. Read The Full Story

Intel deny X25-M fragmentation problem: blame poor life-cycle simulation

, Feb 20th 2009 Discuss [0]

Intel's X25-M solid-state drive has generally aced all testing, with its combination of super-high read and write speeds, which is why SSD-loving geeks were so disturbed by PC Perspective's long-term performance analysis.  According to their findings, Intel's file controller - which cycles through available flash cells progressively, so as to avoid wearing out regularly-accessed blocks - results in a significant slow-down of performance due to the OS being unable to keep track of fragmentation.  Now Intel are denying that the PC Perspective testing - which simulated a longer life-cycle - is in fact an accurate representation of an X25-M's use. Read The Full Story

NVIDIA Ion platform gets tested: promising HD and gaming performance

, Feb 3rd 2009 Discuss [0]

After talking the big talk last week, NVIDIA are looking to walk the walk this week with preview samples of the NVIDIA Ion reference nettop hitting at least two review sites.  Both LaptopMag and PC Perspective have been playing with the Ion platform, which couples an Intel Atom CPU with NVIDIA's GeForce 9400 chipset for improved gaming performance together with 7.1 HD audio and Blu-ray full-HD video. Read The Full Story

Hackintosh netbooks benchmarked: on a par with 2004 G4 iBook

, Feb 2nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Since Apple won't give us the netbook so many people have been calling for, the past six months have seen a surge in Hackintosh netbooks: formerly Linux or Windows XP machines tweaked into running OS X.  It's not exactly allowed in the terms of Apple's EULA, no, but with the latest drivers it's not exactly difficult, either; question is, is the machine you end up with worth it?  Over at Apple Insider they've been running benchmarks on an Advent 4211 (an MSI Wind U100 rebadge), comparing it to a late-2004 G4 iBook and a first-gen MacBook Air. Read The Full Story

OQO Model 2+ gets video unboxing, SSD benchmarks

, Jan 20th 2009 Discuss [0]

There are now two of OQO's Model 2+ UMPCs out in the wild, and the second - which has the SSD option - paused long enough to get unboxed by MID Moves' Steve Paine.  The solid-state drive seems to make a big difference, with its maximum 53MB read and 35MB write rates keeping Vista moving along smoothly, despite the Intel Atom processor. Unboxing video of the OQO Model 2+ after the cut Read The Full Story

OQO Model 2+ UMPC benchmarks: HDD holds it back

, Jan 19th 2009 Discuss [0]

OQO's new Model 2+ was only officially announced back at CES, but the OLED touchscreen UMPC is already going places.  Pocketables' Jenn is taking it on an Intel-sponsored MID tour, and since one of the biggest changes in this generation of hardware is the switch to the Atom Z540 1.86GHz processor, she's run some benchmarks of her test device.  Read The Full Story

ASUS P565 800MHz CPU whips rival in video benchmarking

, Dec 8th 2008 Discuss [3]

Back when ASUS announced their P565 Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone last month, one of their most impressive claims was that its 800MHz processor is good for Vsbenchmark scores near double those of rival handsets.  Now video demos of the smartphone in action, up against an HTC Touch Diamond, show just how fast the P565 is. Check out the video comparisons after the cut Read The Full Story

NEC SX-9 supercomputer reached fastest standing in HPC benchmark challenge

, Nov 13th 2008 Discuss [0]

We don't talk about supercomputers very often here on SlashGear, but this is definitely interesting. NEC announced yesterday that their SX-9 supercomputer had reached the pinnacle! Yes, it reached the fastest standing in the world when it comes to high performance computer or HPC. Read The Full Story

Intel Atom 330 dual-core benchmarks less impressive than expected

, Nov 13th 2008 Discuss [0]

Intel's Atom 330 is most definitely intended for the nettop, not the netbook, market, we're told, and so hopes were high that the latest super-efficient chip would offer a pleasing boost of dual-core performance what with battery concerns no longer an issue.  PC Pro brought a Shuttle barebones - I'm guessing the X27D - based on the Atom 330 in from the cold and proceeded to benchmark it against not only the single-core Atom N270 but a 2GHz VIA C7-D system too.  The results were, to be blunt, mildly disappointing. Read The Full Story

Windows 7 pre-beta benchmarks prompt controversy

, Nov 11th 2008 Discuss [1]

After a week or so of positive reports on Windows 7 pre-beta performance - with testers generally finding the upcoming OS, even in its current early state, besting Vista in real-world challenges such as start-up and friendliness to ageing or low-power hardware - we're perhaps overdue a more critical one.  InfoWorld's Randall Kennedy certainly delivers the goods, with a full-on benchmarking comparison that, on the face of it, suggests that Windows 7 "threatens to deliver zero measurable performance benefits while introducing new and potentially crippling compatibility issues." Read The Full Story
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