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Poll: What will be the fate of Windows RT? Windows RT is a curious beast. It features the tablet-friendly Modern UI Style and is compatible with the ARM-based processors found in most modern... Poll Question: • What will happen to WinRT? Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Operating systems |
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Poll: What sort of products should TR cover more? We're constantly evaluating our content mix here at TR. There are only so many hours in each day and much interesting hardware to cover.... Poll Question: • I'd most like to see TR cover more: Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech |
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Poll: Notebook battery life requirements I spent a fair bit of time using my Acer 1810TZ ultraportable laptop this past week, and the thing's battery life continues to impress me.... Poll Question: • How many hours of battery life do you require in a notebook? Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing |
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Poll: What's tops on your Christmas list? Every holiday season brings a fresh batch of new hardware, and this one will be no exception. Sandy Bridge is due early in the... Poll Question: • All I want for Christmas is... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Poll: Do you prefer glossy or matte finishes on your notebook? Despite looking quite nice when all buffed up, glossy notebook surfaces easily become marred by an unsightly mess of fingerprints and smudges. When applied... Poll Question: • I want my notebook to have a... Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing |
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Poll: How important is USB 3.0? After making its debut on high-end motherboards, USB 3.0 is quickly trickling down to more affordable boards and making its way into notebooks. It's... Poll Question: • USB 3.0 is... Type: News story Tags: Motherboards Chipsets Mobile computing |
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Poll: What's your ideal laptop size? When I bought my first laptop more than a decade ago, there were only a few sizes from which to choose: big, bigger, and huge.... Poll Question: • What's your ideal laptop size? Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing |
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Poll: Does your primary portable have an optical drive? This week's poll comes to us courtesy of TR reader Ben, who wonders just how many folks have an optical drive in their primary portable... Poll Question: • Does your primary portable have an optical drive? Type: News story Tags: Storage Mobile computing |
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Poll: Enterprise IT hardware and you We tend to focus a bit more on the consumer side of the PC hardware business, but there's a whole other world out there—that of... Poll Questions: • How would you describe your level of involvement with the IT hardware in your workplace, including engineering/design, procurement, upgrades, repairs, maintenance and the like? • Have you been directly involved with the purchase or installation of a new server at your workplace in the last year? • How many PCs, workstations, or servers do you have responsibility for or control over at work? • How large is the annual IT budget at your company or organization (best guess, if not sure)? • Do you use a virtualization application in your workplace? • Which brand of server has your business or organization purchased the most in the past two years? • Which brand of workstation has your business or organization purchased the most in the past two years? • Which brand of laptop has your business or organization purchased the most in the past two years? • Do you use enterprise-class hardware to build or upgrade PCs or servers in your home? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Poll: What sort of pants do you wear to work or school? As we brave the lull leading up to Apple's tablet announcement, we thought we'd update our front page with a fresh poll. This time, our... Poll Question: • What sort of pants do you wear to work or school? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Poll: Do aesthetics ever influence your component selection? If one thing demarks enthusiast components from other computer hardware, it has to be their aesthetics. Whether you're looking at elegant copper heatsinks, motherboards... Poll Question: • Do aesthetics ever influence your component selection? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Poll: What are you most looking forward to? Looking at the latest roadmaps, both official and not, it's hard to be indifferent about the wave of shiny new products coming this year. We... Poll Question: • What are you most looking forward to? Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Mobile computing Windows |
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Poll: Will Chrome OS stand a chance against Windows 7 next year? So, it's official. Google will release an operating system for x86 netbooks next year. Chrome OS will be based on a Linux kernel and... Poll Question: • Will Chrome OS stand a chance against Windows 7 next year? Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Operating systems |
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Poll: Your take on Nvidia's mobile GPU branding If you didn't know any better, you might think Nvidia's new GeForce GTX 280M and 260M graphics processors were mobile versions of the similarly... Poll Question: • Renaming the G92 GPU as a mobile GeForce GTX 280M is: Type: News story Tags: Graphics Mobile computing |
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Poll: One last netbook question Yes, we've already done a netbook survey, but you know how those things go—some great addition can come to mind a little while after... Poll Question: • My netbook is: Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing |
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Survey: Your netbook and you (or other people) Netbooks seem to be everywhere lately, and some analysts expect hardware makers to ship about 35 million of them this year alone. Considering the... Poll Questions: • Do you own a netbook, or have you purchased/helped someone purchase a netbook in the past year? • Which company made the netbook you bought? • Who is the primary user of the netbook you bought? • Is the primary user male or female? • What is the netbook's primary use? • Aside from price, what were the most important features you considered in your netbook purchase? • Aside from price, what feature would you consider most important in a future netbook purchase or upgrade? Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing |
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Poll: What's the best netbook? We don't have to spell it out for you at this point: the netbook market is getting very crowded, with dozens of contenders from Acer,... Poll Question: • What's the best netbook? Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing |
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Friday night topic: Who's worse, Costner or Cruise? Ok, this one is blatantly ripped from Joe Posnanski, but it had to be done. The question of the evening is: Who's the worse... Poll Question: • Worse actor? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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