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Apple's 'fastest PC' claim scrutinised

...s boast that its new Power Mac G5 is the world's fastest PC Read more

25 June, 2003 by Ina Fried

All you want for Christmas is the fastest PC

PC sales at Christmas are often disappointing for the trade. This year, it may be different. There may actually be a shortage of PCs for Christmas. Read more

3 December, 1999 by Guy Kewney

Power Mac G5 fastest-PC-on-earth claim 'misleading

The advertising watchdog says so Read more

11 June, 2004 by Jo Best

Apple warned over 'misleading' Power Mac speed claim

...has clamped down on Apple's claim that the G5 is the fastest PC ever Read more

11 June, 2004 by Jo Best

Apple Power Mac G5

Whether it's the world's fastest PC is up for debate, but the Power Mac G5 certainly delivers... Read more

29 October, 2003 by Daniel Drew Turner
X-Win32 9.5

X-Win32 9.5

The fastest PC X server now includes LIVE Sessions. With X-Win32, users can... Read more

25 August, 2009

Intel quad-core chips launched

...certain PC enthusiasts are always excited about the prospect of having the fastest PC processor on earth for a short time, which Intel's QX6700... Read more

14 November, 2006 by Tom Krazit

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700

If you thought dual cores were over the top, get ready. Intel presents the Core 2 Extreme QX6700, a single CPU with four distinct processing cores. At $999, the first quad-core CPU will remain an enthusiast part for a while, but as a glimpse of the future, it's clear that clock speed is out and core counts are in. Read more

2 November, 2006 by Rich Brown

Apple MacBook Pro (17in., 2.16GHz Core Duo): photos

...Duo processor should deliver performance that's on a par with the fastest PC notebooks, and we can expect the ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 GPU... Read more

27 April, 2006 by ZDNet

Apple MacBook Pro (17in., 2.16GHz Core Duo): a first look

...Duo processor should deliver performance that's on a par with the fastest PC notebooks, and we can expect the ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 GPU... Read more

26 April, 2006 by Justin Jaffe

Hush ATX Media PVR

If you're looking for a silent PC with a bit of style about it, consider Hush Technologies' Hush ATX: it does what it says on the tin. Read more

11 November, 2004 by Charles McLellan

Are Apple's new products too little, too late?

...machines built around it (one of them touted as the world's fastest PC, a claim that later came under some fire), and the next... Read more

30 June, 2003 by David Coursey

Nvidia chips to make tardy debut

Graphics chip leader Nvidia is expected to unveil the fastest PC graphics processor yet at the Comdex trade show next month, but... Read more

25 October, 2002 by David Becker

Intel: Pentium 4 to clock up 1.8GHz

...early July, sources said. But instead of trumpeting that it has the fastest PC processor lineup, Intel appears to be plotting to use the new... Read more

19 June, 2001 by John G.Spooner

Chipmakers on fast track to 10GHz

...manufacturing machines capable of producing processors running at 10GHz and faster. The fastest PC processors today top out just above 1GHz. EUV LLC will spend... Read more

16 January, 2001 by John G.Spooner

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