Dell Inspiron 8200 (2.2GHz Mobile P4) review
Reviews The remainder of the specification is standard-issue Inspiron 8200: the hard disk is a high-capacity (60GB) 5,400rpm IBM TravelStar; the fixed optical drive is a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo unit; and the primary battery is a 4,460mAh Li-ion unit that can...
[September 24, 2002, 16:02]
Alienware MJ-12 8550i review
Reviews The panel even slides to the side of the case, allowing you to access the optical drive and front-mounted digital card reader without having an open door flopping around on the front. The system can also be packed with up to four 15,000rpm Serial...
[June 27, 2007, 10:31]
IBM xSeries 206m review
Reviews There are also two removable media-drive bays (for optical and tape) and a floppy-drive bay. For those looking for more advanced remote control, the optional IBM Remote Deployment Manager can handle disk formatting, firmware updates and OS...
[January 12, 2006, 11:35]
Integrating physical surveillance with your IT security system
News The DCS-6620G is a wireless model that has a 10x optical zoom lens, low light sensitivity, autofocus, and a built in microphone so you can listen as well as look. Software that comes with popular models of network cameras will allow you to archive...
[March 1, 2006, 12:40]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
News Especially one with an optical digital input. With a little programming, HTML can be persuaded to bully Excel into sending J Random Hacker the intimate details of your hard disk! And the media is cheap -- if you can't buy a 74 minute recordable...
[January 9, 1999, 9:17]
New spin on transistor heralds chip revolution
News Smaller, faster versions of zinc oxide's existing repertoire of optical modulators, detectors, lasers and so on should be easy to produce. It's like having a hard disk without the magnetic surface," Rao said, "and you can have very high density at...
[September 24, 2003, 17:05]
IBM to build fastest supercomputers to date
News As for physical size, ASCI Purple will weigh about 197 tons, be linked to 119 miles of optical cable and 28 miles of copper cable, and occupy 8,900 square feet of floor space -- or about two basketball courts.
[November 19, 2002, 9:53]
7Gb MO could make DVD-RAM redundant
News Tentatively named AS MO (Advanced Storage Magneto-Optical), the spec is for a 6-7Gb 5.25-inch disk cartridge and has the backing of nine top names in entertainment and data storage. A new magneto-optical specification could cut off DVD-RAM at the...
[February 20, 1997, 10:21]
Five years ago: 7Gb MO could make DVD-RAM redundant
News Tentatively named AS MO (Advanced Storage Magneto-Optical), the spec is for a 6-7Gb 5.25-inch disk cartridge and has the backing of nine top names in entertainment and data storage. A new magneto-optical specification could cut off DVD-RAM at the...
[February 17, 2002, 6:01]
What ZDNet UK's editors want for Christmas review
Reviews There's no shortage of connectors on the back -- coax, optical and composite audio, S-Video, composite and component video, plus a wired Ethernet port. Vodafone claims that the 902SH is the first European 3G phone with a 2-megapixel digital camera...
[December 16, 2004, 8:50]
HP DVD-Writer DVD200i review
Reviews The new drive picked up the pace when reading data from rewritable discs to the system’s hard disk: it was between 48 per cent faster (500MB directory) and 105 per cent faster (383MB file) than the DVD100i.
[June 13, 2002, 11:30]
MO standard to get multi-gigabyte revamp
News Vendors including Fujitsu, Phillips, Sony, Hitachi, Sharp, Sanyo, Olympus, and Imation will announce backing for the technology, called AS (Advanced Storage) MO or MO 7, in August or September, according to sources.
[February 17, 1997, 15:44]
