In the battle for budget PCs, AMD is striking out with what they're claiming is the first sub-$100 quad-core processor. The AMD Athlon II X4 620 has a $99 suggested retail price and, when paired with the company's 785G chipset and ATI Radeon HD 4200 graphics, is potent enough to run Windows 7's high-definition features.
It's all part of AMD's Mainstream Desktop Platform, the desk-bound counterpart to the company's Mainstream Notebook Platform announced last week. The company are promoting the platform both as economical - Blu-ray playback using less power than a 75W lightbulb - and practical.
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HP Announces New MediaSmart Home Servers, Desktops and Monitors
It's not all premium ultraportables and new netbooks from HP's holiday line-up. Elsewhere there's a pair of new MediaSmart Home Servers, the EX490 and EX495, together with a compact home all-in-one, the HP MS200. Finally business users have the new HP Compaq 6000 Pro and 6005 Pro desktops and various new HP and Compaq LCD displays to choose from. More details after the cut.
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Vigor Stealth NE gaming PC packs NVIDIA Ion, SFF case
We're frankly not convinced that Vigor Gaming Computer's Stealth NE gaming PC could avoid radar detection while flying low-level bombing missions, but we'll give the compact desktop credit for using NVIDIA's Ion GPU in an interesting way. The Stealth NE packs a choice of Intel Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad processors in with a Zotac Mini-ITX motherboard bearing NVIDIA's GeForce 9300, all squeezed into a 8.74 x 10.87 x 6.93 inch SFF casing.
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Dell XPS 8000 and 9000 Core i5/i7 desktops plus CULV Inspiron 14z & 15z notebooks launch
Dell have outed their latest XPS performance desktops, the 8000-series and 9000-series, based on Intel's Core i5 and Core i7 processors, together with pushing their latest CULV notebooks, the Inspiron 14z and 15z, out of the door. The 8000 and 9000 desktops have optional Blu-ray drives, standard DVD burners, and start from $799.
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ASRock ION 330-BD Nettop Review
Where netbooks go, their deskbound nettop brethren eventually follow, and as NVIDIA’s Ion GPU has made its impact on the graphics capabilities of budget ultraportables, so it has its sights set on compact desktops too. ASRock and NVIDIA worked together on the ION 330-BD, a Blu-ray toting nettop that pairs Intel’s Atom processor with NVIDIA’s ION platform, and sent one over to prove to SlashGear that just because the footprint is small, it doesn’t mean the performance is too.
Lenovo Nettop IdeaCentre C300 Review
Lenovo’s growing Idea-series of notebooks and desktops is joined by this, the IdeaCentre C300. A range of budget all-in-ones, the C300 packs a 20-inch display, DVD drive and serious levels of storage and RAM; however they also adopt Intel’s low-power Atom processors. Disappointing mismatch, or bargain second machine? Check out the full SlashGear review to find out.
Acer Veriton N260G nettop arrives in US for $399: No Ion, no love
Acer's Veriton N260G has been launched in the US, shortly after its arrival in the UK, but unfortunately the company hasn't seen fit to slot in the NVIDIA Ion GPU while it chugged across the Atlantic. The Veriton N260G-U2802CP still packs Intel's 1.6GHz Atom N280 processor, paired with 2GB of RAM and a 160GB hard-drive, but unlike its Aspire Revo consumer cousin the business-focussed N260G uses Intel GMA 4500M graphics.
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ASUS Eee Top ET2002T with NVIDIA Ion and 20-inch touchscreen debuts
The ASUS EeeTop ET2002T first shown back in June at Computex has apparently made its official debut in France, with Blogeee spotting the full spec-list and some press shots. As expected, the ET2002T brings with it a 20-inch 1,600 x 900 touchscreen display along with a DVD burner and - most interestingly - NVIDIA's Ion GPU.
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Acer prepping three Windows 7 touchscreen devices
Acer are working on three touch-enabled devices, according to a project manager from their mobile computer department, which will take advantage of Windows 7's native touchscreen support. While no specific product details were mentioned, the employee did suggest that touch-sensitive netbooks could better take market share if they were positioned as "cheaper alternatives to tablet PCs", which may indicate that one or more of the Acer devices are just such a netbook.
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Dell Inspiron Zino HD: nettop size, desktop power?
Dell's latest mini-desktop, the Inspiron Zino HD, has broken cover, but the company obviously has some blackmail-quality information about Engadget and Gizmodo as neither site are spilling the details of what's inside the low-profile box. Known so far is that there's an optical drive, plenty of ports and interchangeable top covers with various patterns and finishes.
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Lenovo IdeaCentre C300 gets unboxed: sturdy build but potentially underpowered
A whole lot bigger than the IdeaCentre Q700, but ironically packing less potent components, the Lenovo IdeaCentre C300 is the company's entry-level all-in-one and relies on Intel's Atom 230 or 330 1.6GHz CPU for its (limited) grunt. Over at Nettop Review they've been unboxing the 20-inch widescreen nettop, finding that while it may lack power, it doesn't cut corners on build quality.
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Dell Vostro All-in-One Starts Shipping to North America
The Dell Vostro was already released in China and Japan, sporting a 19" display and VESA mounting compatibility for wall-mounts or an accessory arm-stand. But as promised, now Dell is letting the United States join in the fun.
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