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Sony straddles the DVD fence
News Sony plans to continue supporting DVD-RW through its membership in the DVD Forum -- a group of hardware makers developing the DVD-RW, DVD-R and DVD-RAM formats -- and by selling and manufacturing the competing discs.
[November 26, 2001, 9:56]
Acer launches Dothan and 64-bit notebooks, plus a budget handheld review
Reviews Built around the latest Intel Centrino technology with 512MB of RAM as standard, the TM 8000 series will use a 1.5GHz Banias-core Pentium M processor for the entry-level 8002LCi model, which will initially be priced at £1,099 (ex.
[May 27, 2004, 17:10]
Falling EDO prices, NT 4.0 make for tough chipset choices
News Now, some vendors say that the fall in EDO RAM pricing has made the HX a wiser choice. Soon we're going to be able to offer buyers the chance to upgrade from 16Mb RAM to 32Mb RAM for about £100, the equivalent of a much faster processor.
[August 2, 1996, 17:18]
Dell's new PCs toe performance line
News The line starts at $1,299 for a 733MHz Pentium III system with 128MB of PC133 synchronous dynamic RAM, a 10GB hard disk drive and a 17-inch monitor. Also, because the line uses SDRAM memory instead of the more expensive Rambus dynamic RAM (RDRAM...
[July 11, 2000, 9:14]
SFF PCs
Blog These are the specs: magnesium (the black one) o 800 MHz Geode o 256 MB RAM o 6 GB CF drive o Onboard graphics, audio, serial, parallel, USB & 10/100 ethernet P&P potassium (the grey one) o 300 MHz Geode o 256 MB RAM o 6 GB 2.5″ IDE drive o...
[July 11, 2008, 9:17]
Apple steps up to G4 Macs
News A 500MHz configuration with 256MB of RAM, a 27GB hard drive and DVD-RAM, is due in October for $3,499 (£2,133). A 450MHz model with 128MB of RAM, a 20GB hard drive and DVD-ROM will ship in September for $2,499 (£1,524).
[September 1, 1999, 8:44]
Windows XP: Hungry for power
News Microsoft's Web site recommends a minimum 300MHz Pentium II processor and 128MB of RAM to run the Windows XP beta, up from a 133MHz processor and 64MB of memory for Windows 2000. Those suggest a 233MHz Pentium II processor and 64MB of RAM.
[March 28, 2001, 8:53]
Microsoft's Mojave just a desert vista
Blog Comment As compared to the "best foot forward" system selected by Microsoft for the Mojave stunt, an HP Pavillion DV 2500, 2.2 GHz, 2Gb RAM, Vista Ultimate, the $499 flagship version of the Studio Hybrid ships with Vista Home Basic "all the disadvantages...
[August 11, 2008, 17:41]
Processor benchmarks: Intel versus AMD
Talkback Yes thats 18,446,744,073 GIGABYTES of possible ram you could have. Pretty soon youre not gonna be able to find a 512mb stick of ram unless you look in a trash can. True, linux tests should be documented in this benchmark, as the 64 bit capabilities...
[November 29, 2004, 22:06]
Ruckus over Intel's Rambus technology - Part II
News The 440BX supports a 100MHz system bus, 100MHz synchronous dynamic RAM and 2X accelerated graphics port (AGP). The 820 will step up to a 133MHz bus, 4X AGP and Rambus Direct RAM as well as ATA66 support.
[September 23, 1999, 8:45]
Jobs unveils new hardware in Tokyo
News The iBook Special Edition, available for $1,799 (£1,124) in the same Graphite colour scheme as the recently released iMac DV Special Edition, will feature 64MB of RAM and a 6GB hard drive, twice the amount in the original consumer notebook, as...
[February 16, 2000, 11:11]
Sony goes wireless with Bluetooth kit
News The 1.36kg VAIO PCG-SR31K is built around a 750MHz Low Voltage SpeedStep Mobile Pentium III processor, and features 128MB of RAM (maximum 256MB), a 15GB hard disk and a 10.4in. You get 128MB of RAM (maximum 192MB) as before, and a 1,024 by 480...
[June 15, 2001, 10:11]
Diamond cuts deeper into 3D, modems
News The most powerful of the new graphics cards is the Fire GL 3000 (£1,499+VAT with 8Mb VRAM and 8Mb EDO RAM), aimed at high-end 3D users and featuring real-time hardware texture mapping, video editing and animation.
[September 18, 1996, 15:56]
Dan aims PCs at Web newbies
News Prices start at £863 + VAT for a 120MHz Pentium desktop system with 512Kb cache, 16Mb EDO RAM, 1.6Gb hard disk, 1MB EDO RAM graphics card, 12x CD-ROM drive, SoundBlaster-compatible sound card and 14-inch monitor.
[May 12, 1997, 13:58]
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Downloads Flawless file management support: You can copy files between RAM MS and MS MS. DOC/MeDOC file format support and the ability to show and bookmark such files stored in RAM/Memory Stick. Enhanced keyboard support, you can use keyboard to perform most...
[October 31, 2001, 7:00]
Intel plan: New chip sets, faster PCs
News PC makers shipping Rambus Dynamic RAM memory are expected to add the new chip set into production without fanfare. For consumers, the 815's most important new feature is support of 133MHz synchronous dynamic RAM.
[June 2, 2000, 9:26]
Panasonic promises longer DVD-DVR recording
News The device, set for release in August at a price of about $1,200 (£738), allows people to record live television shows to either the hard drive or to a DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc. But unlike its rivals, Panasonic is backing older formats, DVD-RAM/-R.
[July 15, 2003, 9:59]
Asus Eee 900 to hit shelves on 1 May
News The RAM has doubled from 512MB to 1GB and the built-in webcam's resolution has been boosted from 0.3 megapixels to 1.3 megapixels. The Asus Eee 900 boasts a larger screen and twice the RAM of its predecessor, as well as a multitouch touchpad
[April 16, 2008, 14:38]
System Mechanic 4 Professional review
Reviews The utility suite requires at least a 120MHz Pentium processor; Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4.0, 2000 or XP; 128MB of RAM; and 60MB of hard disk space. There's even an automatic trigger that attempts to recover RAM when it falls beneath a user...
[March 31, 2004, 9:25]
Symantec warns of 'parasitic storage'
News As most computers have space on hard drives and don't completely utilise RAM, thousands of linked, compromised computers can be harnessed for data storage. According to a blog post by Symantec security response researcher Ron Bowes on Friday, a...
[May 29, 2007, 18:17]
