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A month with Asus' Eee Pad Transformer by Geoff Gasior — 12:22 AM on July 22, 2011 Asus' Eee Pad Transformer may cost $100 less than the competition, but you wouldn't know it from using the thing. I've spent more... Type: Feature article Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech	79
Zotac's Z68-ITX WiFi Mini-ITX motherboard by Geoff Gasior — 12:03 AM on July 19, 2011 What has a Z68 chipset, a full-sized PCI Express x16 slot, integrated Wi-Fi, eight-phase CPU power, four USB 3.0 ports, and a footprint small enough... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	43
What PC makers think is happening at retail by Fred Silver — 11:57 PM on July 17, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing	108
Llano motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI by Geoff Gasior — 11:54 PM on June 29, 2011 AMD's Llano APU arrives on the desktop with an FM1 socket that requires a new motherboard. We've assembled three candidates from Asus, Gigabyte,... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	20
Asus' P8H67-I Deluxe Mini-ITX motherboard by Geoff Gasior — 12:55 AM on June 29, 2011 Mini-ITX motherboards don't get more loaded than Asus' P8H67-I Deluxe, which has a Sandy Bridge CPU socket, a PCIe x16 slot, four USB 3.0 ports,... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	35
Evolution by Fred Silver — 9:18 AM on June 27, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing	87
AMD's A8-3500M Fusion APU by Scott Wasson — 7:53 PM on June 22, 2011 Can AMD's 'Llano' APU really take on Intel's excellent Sandy Bridge processors and hold its own? We've taken a deep look at its... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Mobile computing	181
A few thoughts on Ultrabooks by Geoff Gasior — 11:31 PM on June 16, 2011 As a die-hard desktop user, my laptop is more of a sidekick than my primary computing platform. I mostly use it on the couch,... Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing	39
A tour of Zotac's Dongguan factory by Geoff Gasior — 10:09 PM on June 14, 2011 Unlike some graphics card and motherboard makers, Zotac has its own production capacity. We tour the Zotac factory in Dongguan, China to see where... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Motherboards Systems	22
The more things change... by Fred Silver — 9:26 AM on June 13, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: Motherboards	37
Motherboards and their owners by Fred Silver — 10:21 AM on June 6, 2011 Some motherboards are easier to work with than others. Type: Blog post Tags: Motherboards	46
Bulldozer mobos from Asus and MSI: Sabertooth 990FX & 990FXA-GD80 by Geoff Gasior — 10:57 PM on May 30, 2011 Bulldozer-based Zambezi CPUs are coming, but motherboard makers can't be bothered to wait. We take a detailed look at a pair of Bulldozer... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	53
Z68 Express motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI by Geoff Gasior — 2:01 AM on May 11, 2011 Intel's Z68 Express has finally arrived. Join us as we explore the chipset's QuickSync transcoding support, accompanying GPU virtualization, new Smart Response SSD... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	58
Asus' Sabertooth P67 motherboard by Geoff Gasior — 12:27 AM on May 4, 2011 Asus' Sabertooth P67 motherboard offers five-year warranty coverage, loads of temperature sensors, and a novel shroud designed to cool motherboard components. We take... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	51
Asus' K53E dual-core Sandy Bridge notebook by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:19 AM on March 31, 2011 We've already put a quad-core Sandy Bridge notebook through the paces, but how does a system with a dual-core CPU based on the same architecture... Type: Feature article Tags: Mobile computing	53
Snooping Timbuk2's camera messenger bag by Geoff Gasior — 11:36 PM on March 10, 2011 For more than a decade, I lugged my notebook in a simple shoulder bag. I suppose you'd call it a messenger-style bag today, but... Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech	15
Shiny things for the easily distracted by Jason Fox — 1:31 PM on March 10, 2011 In the last two weeks, Apple has announced two major, according to them, revisions of major product lines that the majority of tech pundits have... Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing	59
Gigabyte's Fusion-infused GA-E350N-USB3 motherboard by Geoff Gasior — 12:07 AM on March 7, 2011 We take a closer look at a Fusion-equipped Gigabyte GA-E350N-USB3 Mini-ITX motherboard to see if it delivers on Zacate's potential for small-form-factor desktops and home-theater... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Motherboards	37

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CampinCarl

I'm sorry but if there's enough market demand for 13.3" 3200x1800 screens, there's MORE than enough demand for 24" 2560x1600 screens.

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lilbuddhaman

Obligatory "what about Higher resolution desktop monitors" post. +26

Star Brood

Meanwhile on the desktop scene: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=... +19

Mourmain

Pet peeve: "would have been". +19

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