Tag Archive for 'desktop'
The options for compact desktop computers based on Intel’s power-sipping Atom processor keep increasing, with Korean company Ripple being the latest to throw their hat into the ring. Based on the Mini-ITX form factor, the new Ripple Mini Chocolate measures just 15 x 210 x 80mm and has a 1.6Ghz Atom CPU, up to 2GB of [...]
ASUS have surreptitiously released official photos of their misleadingly-named Eee Monitor, which in actual fact is not merely an LCD display but a full, all-in-one PC. The machine, available in black and white, will feature an as-yet unconfirmed processor, likely to follow the trend of ASUS’ Eee Box desktop PC and be Intel’s 1.6GHz Atom [...]
eMachines has announced a trio of new budget desktops, priced from $300 and all featuring Intel processors. The range begins with the T3656, with a 2GHz Celeron CPU, 1GB of RAM and 160GB, 7,200rpm hard-drive, and tops out with the T5274, with a dual-core Pentium 2GHz, 2GB of RAM and 320GB, 7,200rpm hard-drive. Both have multi-format DVD [...]
MSI are set to launch their Wind desktop PC in Asia and Europe in July, with the Atom-based machines already in production. Initially intended for business use (with consumer versions entering production in August for an estimated September launch), the fanless PCs run Windows XP on the 1.6GHz mobile processor, with 1GB of RAM, a [...]
Microsoft has confirmed that it recognises a good way to spin money from old rope, with the announcement that now low-cost desktop PCs will be able to share in the retro Windows XP goodness. With the last-gen OS’ lifespan already extended by virtue of Vista’s bloaty plumpness being too much for budget ultraportables like [...]
ASUS aren’t the only manufacturer planning a desktop version of their budget ultraportable; MSI too have been looking at alternative form factors for their Wind notebook. The Wind PC is the result, powered by Intel’s power-thrifty 1.33Ghz Atom (Z250) Silverthorne processor with passive cooling. In this prototype they’re using a standard 3.5-inch hard-drive and desktop DVD [...]
Now building a computer into a desk is, when you think about it, a pretty daft idea. Not only are you saying that you don’t need the flexibility of a laptop, but you’re saying you’ll always be using your PC wherever your desk is. But there’s something about the Art Deco design of [...]
WJS reported earlier that Dell is phasing out its XPS gaming line, however Dell denied that report on a blog post by Dell’s spokesperson, Anne B Camden. As a matter of fact, Dell is apparently giving more love to its XPS gaming line more than ever.
HP Compaq has announced two new business desktop PCs, the dc5850 and dx2450, which will be available with AMD’s Athlon X2, Phenom X3 and Phenom X4 processors, themselves freshly branded as ”AMD Business Class processors”. The dc5850 has ATI Radeon 3100 graphics and AMD’s own Cool’n’Quiet 2.0 technology, and can be specified with up to 8GB RAM and with [...]
As predicted by many online publications, Apple has released its new and updated iMac. Apple upgrades its lowest end iMac with 2.4Ghz processor and with the top of the line reaches 3.06Ghz. All the CPUs are running at 1066Mhz Front-side bus and feature 6MB L2 cache.
