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AMD aims for low-power computing with Bobcat by Scott Wasson — 4:01 PM on August 31, 2010 The Bobcat core could mean big things for cheap, low-power computing. We've taken a quick look at its prospects and architecture. Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs	56
Toshiba's Nile-powered Satellite T235D notebook by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:46 PM on August 30, 2010 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	31
Zotac's Zbox HD-ND22 barebones mini PC by Geoff Gasior — 12:16 PM on August 26, 2010 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	45
Asus' bamboo-infused U33Jc 13-inch notebook by Geoff Gasior — 12:02 AM on August 23, 2010 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	30
SLI vs. CrossFireX: The DX11 generation by Scott Wasson — 9:24 PM on August 11, 2010 We've tested 23 different single- and multi-GPU configs to answer the question: are two mid-range cards better than a single expensive one? Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	114
7,200-RPM terabytes from Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate, and WD face off by Geoff Gasior — 10:04 PM on July 27, 2010 Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate, and WD all have two-platter terabytes spinning at 7,200 RPM. We've rounded up all four to find the sweet spot... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	77
Intel's Xeon 5600 processors by Scott Wasson — 12:13 AM on July 23, 2010 These Xeons promise two more cores at the same clock speed and TDP. How good are they? We collected a host of systems in Damage... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs	40
Zotac's Zbox HD-ID11 barebones nettop by Geoff Gasior — 11:25 AM on July 13, 2010 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	40
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 460 graphics processor by Scott Wasson — 4:21 AM on July 12, 2010 The Fermi architecture has shed much of its fat in the GF104, a new chip focused intently on graphics. The result? Perhaps the... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	180
Thermaltake's Level 10 enclosure by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:56 PM on July 8, 2010 Is the $700 Level 10 the ultimate enthusiast case, or is it the ultimate example of form over function? We investigate. Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	28
Corsair's Force F120 solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 12:55 PM on June 21, 2010 The first SandForce-based SSDs only squeezed 100GB of storage capacity from 128GB worth of flash. Corsair's Force F120 kicks that capacity up to 120GB,... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	10
Crucial's RealSSD C300 solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 11:36 PM on June 13, 2010 Crucial's RealSSD C300 is the first SSD with a 6Gbps Serial ATA interface and ONFI 2.1 flash memory. Let's see how it compares. Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	56
Seagate's Momentus XT hard drive by Geoff Gasior — 3:38 PM on June 1, 2010 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	52
Super Talent's USB 3.0 RAIDDrive by Geoff Gasior — 11:51 PM on May 25, 2010 Super Talent's USB 3.0 RAIDDrive stripes dual internal SSDs to offer 32GB of SuperSpeed connectivity in a lightweight and easily pocketable package. We run... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	34
Asus' Eee PC 1201T ultraportable by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:00 PM on May 18, 2010 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	78
SandForce showdown: Corsair's Force F100 and OCZ's Agility 2 and Vertex 2 SSDs by Geoff Gasior — 11:29 PM on May 17, 2010 An SSD's controller chip largely determines its destiny. SandForce's SF-1200 is the latest controller to hit the market, and we've taken it for a... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	58
Eyefinity to the sixth degree by Scott Wasson — 11:39 PM on May 16, 2010 The newest Radeon HD 5870 unifies six monitors as one giant display wall. We've played loads of games on such a rig, purely for... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Displays	82
Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI tackle AMD's 890FX chipset by Geoff Gasior — 1:39 PM on April 29, 2010 With 44 Gen2 PCIe lanes and six 6Gbps SATA ports, AMD's new 890FX may be the finest high-end chipset on the market. Join us... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	65

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