Lenovo adds quad-core laptop to ThinkPad lineOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 110 days ago (http://www.infoworld.com)
Category: workstations | Tags lenovo, quad-core, laptop, thinkpad, line, Search All Tags
Agam Shah writes, "The ThinkPad W700 is designed as a workstation alternative and offers close to 1TB of storage." read more »
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Dell Inspiron 910 customers can choose between XP and UbuntuOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 103 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: workstations | Tags dell, inspiron, customers, xp, ubuntu, asus eee pc, Search All Tags
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes writes, "Interesting to see that Dell's answer to the ASUS Eee PC will ship with a choice of either Windows XP or Ubuntu 8.04." read more »
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Sub-$600 general purpose PC, complete with Blu-ray supportOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 124 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: workstations | Tags general purpose pc, inexpensive pc, blu-ray support, Search All Tags, , ,
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes offers an article on building a sub-$600 PC with Blu-Ray for under $600 using parts acquirable from consumer computer store Newegg. read more »
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End of an era: Gateway stops selling PCs directly to customersOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 124 days ago (http://www.betanews.com)
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Michael Hatamoto writes, "Computer maker Gateway has moved entirely to an indirect sales model in which it will stop selling PCs online through its own Web site, only offering PCs through retail channels." read more »
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Intel working on third generation of Classmate PCsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 122 days ago (http://www.infoworld.com)
Category: workstations | Tags intel, working, generation, classmate, pcs, Search All Tags,
Agam Shah writes, " Next generation of Classmate PC laptops will sport new hardware and software that makes them more user-friendly, Intel says..." read more »
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Apple prices are just peachyOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 115 days ago (http://education.zdnet.com)
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Christopher Dawson reports on why he chose to purchase Apple's iMacs for the middle school he oversees rather than less expensive PC's despite a tight budget. read more »
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Building Tiny, Ultra Low Power PCsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 130 days ago (http://www.codinghorror.com)
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Jeff Atwood discusses building an ultra-low power pc. read more »
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MacBook Pro’s Riddled with Faulty Nvidia Graphics Cards?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 51 days ago (http://www.crunchgear.com)
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Peter Ha relates that some MacBook Pros with Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics cards may experience distorted or scrambled video due to faulty video cards. Although Nvidia had assured Apple that the cards used in their computers would not be affected, Apple has determined that they may indeed experience problems, and has promised that,"If the NVIDIA graphics processor in your MacBook Pro has failed, or fails within two years of the original date of purchase, a repair will be done free of charge, even if your MacBook Pro is out of warranty." read more »
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