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Join us for a new iteration of our system guide, in which our four core builds have simultaneously gotten hardware upgrades and price cuts.

Type: Feature article Tags: Systems

Does AMD finally have a good alternative to Intel's CULV platform, and should this 13" Toshiba notebook be on your shopping list this back-to-school...

Type: Feature article Tags: Mobile computing

Atom-based nettops easily get bogged down, but Zotac's latest Zbox pairs a capable CULV Celeron with an Ion chipset. Let's see what this budget...

Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Cases Systems

Asus' U33Jc wraps a powerful thin-and-light notebook in luxurious a mix of bamboo and brushed aluminum. We find out if this $1,000 system is...

Type: Feature article Tags: Mobile computing

I spend an almost embarrassing amount of time in front of my desktop PC. It's my workhorse, and the system that I endeavor to...

Type: Blog post Tags: Storage Systems Servers

This red-and-black notebook touts a Core i5 processor, discrete GeForce graphics, and generous connectivity. Are those perks worth the extra bulk over thinner and...

Type: Feature article Tags: Mobile computing

Zotac's Zbox HD-ID11 brings a dual-core Atom, Ion GPU, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and XBMC support to a barebones nettop. Is it the ultimate bargain HTPC?

Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Cases Systems

I built my first proper home-theater PC so long ago that I don't remember exactly when. Five years ago sounds about right, but it...

Type: Blog post Tags: Systems

Though he might not publicly admit it, I think I could detect some jealousy in Scott's voice when I called to say I was hanging...

Type: Blog post Tags: Systems Miscellaneous Mobile computing

Taking advantage of a short lull in component launches, we've refreshed our system guide with the very latest processors, graphics cards, and solid-state drives...

Type: Feature article Tags: Systems

As you might've noticed if you read our front page (or my Twitter feed), I flew to Taiwan last week and attended the Computex...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing

I'll admit it. I'm hot for tablet. Not since Lego started doing Star Wars kits have I been this excited about a new...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing

Seagate's Momentus XT swaps the Windows-only shackles of previous hybrid drives for a scheme dubbed Adaptive Memory.

Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Mobile computing

This latest Eee PC defies convention with AMD guts and no operating system in the box. Is it the perfect ultraportable for Linux geeks,...

Type: Feature article Tags: Mobile computing

The new Atom platform, code-named Moorestown, brings a PC-compatible system into a pocket-sized package with dramatically reduced power consumption.

Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Mobile computing Personal tech

What happens when you put a Core i3 processor, GeForce GPU, and Optimus graphics switching technology into a 13.3" laptop? Can such a system compete...

Type: Feature article Tags: Mobile computing

In this edition of the guide, we've fine-tuned our four main builds, added a hexa-core processor to our fastest config, and whipped up an...

Type: Feature article Tags: Systems

About a year and a half ago, I bought an Eee PC 1000HA as an experiment of sorts. Both batteries for my aging 14"...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing