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07/22/2008 The Year of Serious Storage: 1.5TB Hard Drives and Mainstream SSD
With the jump to a full one and one-half terabytes of disk space, Seagate has increased capacity by 50% compared to top-end 1TB drives, and raised the bar for desktop storage. That's not the only news, as mobile hard drives continue to get bigger and faster, while vendor adoption rates have increased in solid-state drives, helping to move these closer to the mainstream.
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07/08/2008 AMD Fires Back with the ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
The ink isn't even dry on the latest NVIDIA GeForce GTX 200 series launch, and AMD has moved ahead with a new Radeon HD 4800 series, including the impressive Radeon HD 4850 and 4870 graphics cards. AMD has also exhumed the old All-in-Wonder name and released a new HDTV tuner-graphics card combo.
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06/23/2008 The GeForce GTX 200 Series: NVIDIA Unleashes the Godzilla of GPUs
The summer movie season is well known for its blockbuster mentality, but now NVIDIA has joined the crowd with its latest GeForce GTX 200 series - a 65nm behemoth that brings 1.4 billion transistors, 240 stream processors, and over 240GB/sec of bandwidth to the table, perhaps making even the Incredible Hulk green with envy.
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06/18/2008 Razer Lachesis Laser Mouse & Razer Destructor Gaming Mouse Pad Review
Razer has introduced two products that function on their own, but also compliment each other quite well. The Lachesis Laser Mouse offers a Precision 3G Laser sensor and an unprecedented 4000 dpi tracking engine, while the Destructor Gaming Mouse Pad provides a slip-free, "gunmetal" coated gaming pad for the serious gamer.
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06/10/2008 All in the Family: Intel Releases the 4 Series Chipsets
After introducing the powerful X48 chipset, Intel had a big hole in their mainstream lineup - one that has just been filled by the new P45 and G45 4 Series chipsets. The P45 standardizes mainstream support for the 45nm Core 2 processors, while the G45 offers 1080p HD video with all the fixin's.
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05/27/2008 AMD GAME! and GDDR5: Graphics Slowdown Does Not Halt Progress
The price of dedicated graphics cards may be falling, but that hasn't stopped AMD from announcing several new initiatives - the console-emulating AMD GAME! program and the upcoming Radeon HD 4000 series - complete with high-speed GDDR5 memory.
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05/22/2008 Transforming a Notebook into a Desktop: Logitech Alto Cordless Review
The growth in notebook sales has been astronomical, and many have replaced desktops in the home and office. But sometimes you just want to sit back and type on a regular keyboard. Enter the Logitech Alto, a notebook stand + wireless keyboard combo that not only provides a full-size keyboard, but also properly aligns the LCD.
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05/13/2008 DDR-3 Memory Heads for the Mainstream
In a world where "excess bandwidth" seems like an oxymoron, DDR-3 memory is looking more like a potential option for mainstream buyers. Prices are falling, power requirements have dropped, and new platforms and processors are emerging that just might take full advantage of DDR-3's extreme bandwidth.
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