With Vista and all the relative negative publicity I played it real safe and only got a new laptop when Vista SP1 was around. But after having successfully tried Windows 7 RC, I have to admit that I never looked back and went ahead with a new desktop PC purchase.
I cannot argue that I know [...]
Since the advent of USB connections the number of available accessories have grown exponentially and never seize to impress. In case you disagree, take a look at the USB 2.0 Data Copy and Internet Connection Sharing Dongle. For $29 you can exchange data directly between two computers and even share a single Internet connection. No [...]
There is two things amazing me about this photo. One, how amazing and creative Japanese figure culture is. Two, how dirty my coffee-stained keyboard is… [Source: Dannychoo via Taitan-no]
Before reading further, I make it clear I am talking about modern gaming PCs and not about any box lying on a desk. So now that this is out of the way I will draw your attention to recent performance and graphics comparisons between the PS3, the Xbox 360 and new powerful PC rigs.
Almost all [...]
The Cinematograph HD is a custom monster video editing PC that can be carried in a beautiful metalick ruggedized case. The two 22-inch screens are superb and the system has enough power for anybody’s need. Kudos to the guy that took the design and construction to his own hands! [Source: Engadget]
GigaOM has a very interesting interview of Michael Dell, the founder and CEO of Dell. The questions are quite direct and Michael Dell is not hiding behind his finger. He makes it very clear that desktops, laptops and notebooks remain the core of Dell’s business.
On cloud computing, Dell is participating in the infrastructure but it [...]
While back in January we were wondering if SP1 would help Windows Vista sales, the real deal for Microsoft was to not only iron out bugs, but to mainly improve a not-so-great public image. Pressure on Vista is unprecedented and comes from everywhere:
Apple which has taken the predictable direct comparison route.
Businesses and professionals that work [...]
A month ago I wrote an post titled 5 questions posed by the arrival of netbooks, in which two of the five questions were:
Why traditional notebooks are so expensive?
What distinguishes netbooks from laptops apart from size?
Apparently these two questions are becoming a major headache for big PC manufacturers and are destined to keep them occupied [...]
Dell is not exactly the most responsive kid in town so the fact that they offer SSDs as an option at a reasonable price is quite an event. We are talking about 128GB solid state drives for the XPS, Alienware and Precision laptop lines at an extra cost of $600.
Dell is rightly not going for [...]
Remember all the netbook noise back in May? Computex seems months old and in the meantime we have had many distractions in the form of new camcorders, cameras, TVs, iPhones, audio equipment… But the netbooks are coming, and even if there is some delays like in the case of the MSI Wind, the market will [...]
So Dell has decided to pull the plug right? Well not really, because although the mothership has decided to stop XP sales at the end of this month, you can still play the back-door man and wait it out with XP till the arrival of Windows 7. Here is some options:
Buy a new computer with [...]
The new Mac OS 10.6 also known with the code name Snow Leopard will arrive in about a year. It will support up to 16TB of RAM, improve multi-core support and generally tidy up internal operations. As for Windows Vista, it is this time for development teams to focus on smooth operation or maybe shortcomings [...]
Many times Apple gets it right. This time though the timing was incredibly hopeless. Releasing the Macbook Air just before the torrent of new netbooks floods the market was in my opinion a horrible idea. For more than one reason. Here is five good ones:
Looks: The Macbook air is cute and thin, but so are [...]
Intel might be spreading its wings with Atom for the mobile skies, but nobody says that the new CPU family is not suitable for desktop nettop applications. TranquilPC of the UK is a good example, already listing on its site models with a Microsoft or Linux OS and usual, low cost optical drive and hard [...]
