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.
If you work with lots of photos or graphic design it is very important that the colors you see on the screen are the colors that you get when the design is printed. In this type of environment, a wrong color on a printed document can mean going back to the digital drawing board.
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.
I have no problem with computers and accessories like mice, keyboards, and LCDs that go out of their way to look good. It’s cool to have a high-tech device that looks high-tech. The caveat is that the devices need to work well and not just look good.
Mini PCs are great for business and consumers who are looking to save some space on their desktop and save energy with more power efficient systems. Typically these little mini PCs use Intel Atom processors and may not offer enough power for some users.
Here’s some more all-in-one PC info for you, just in case you like that kind of thing. Shuttle has gone ahead and introduced a new version of their X500 line up, which still rocks that “ultra-thin” veneer. This time around, we’ve got a new OS for you, and it comes preloaded for your out-of-the-box using pleasure. It’s a touchscreen too, so that has to count for something, considering that’s all the rage right now, even for computers.
Medion have unveiled a new all-in-one PC, the oddly named Akoya “The Touch” X9613. Based around a 24-inch multitouch-capable touchscreen, rather than stuff the X9613 full of nettop components Medion have taken the far more sensible route and used Intel’s 2.0GHz Core 2 Quad Q9000 CPU with 4GB of RAM, NVIDIA’s GeForce GT 240M graphics card and a Blu-ray drive. Newgadgets were on hand to grab a live demo video, which you can see after the cut.
Video demo after the cut
You don’t have to look deeply at the numbers for Dell, HP, and other major computer makers to get an idea of how well the PC industry is doing in the current economic climate. We can look at things like CPU sales and GPU shipments to get a good broad overview of how well the market is doing since every computer sold no matter the brand has a CPU and a GPU inside.
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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