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Managing a two-computer installation review
Reviews I like my little corporate notebook, and I take it with me nearly everywhere, but at home I much prefer working on my home-built PC, with its sweet dual-monitor setup and blazing speed. When I do need remote access, these days I'm using the free...
[June 21, 2005, 7:15]
Virtually Psycho Mouse
Blog Complicating the entire mess was the XVGA setup I was attempting to run it on, a dual monitor extended desktop running on a 22” wide-screen Dell monitor with a second 19” standard aspect ratio monitor.
[January 12, 2009, 7:06]
Lenovo launches own-brand notebooks and desktops review
Reviews VAT without monitor) respectively. VAT, without monitor). Lenovo, China's leading computer maker, didn't buy IBM's computer business eight months ago just to maintain the status quo -- although it did retain the ThinkPad and ThinkCentre notebook...
[February 24, 2006, 10:05]
Dell Inspiron 8600c review
Reviews WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200) screen is driven by ATI's 128MB Mobility Radeon 9600 Pro graphics chip, which delivers full DirectX 9.0 support, complex lighting and shading effects and dual-screen desktop capability if you attach an external monitor via...
[June 10, 2004, 16:25]
Apple iMac (24in., 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 2009) review
Reviews You can also purchase an adapter for either VGA (£20), single-link DVI (£20), or dual-link DVI (£68) outputs if you want to connect an older monitor. Still, anyone with an existing DVI-based 30in.monitor will probably resent having to pay an...
[March 5, 2009, 10:50]
Multi-Monitor Wallpaper Tool
Downloads The Multi-Monitor Wallpaper Tool allows you to easily customize your desktop wallpaper for dual and multi-monitor systems. Up to nine images can be resized, cropped and tiled as desired across any size desktop image.
[September 28, 2007, 22:30]
ThetaWall
Downloads This is the perfect utility for your dual-monitor image collection or for making lively collages on any number of screens you may have.Version 1.0.21 adds Windows Vista compatibility, improved TIFF handling, and a new option called "Exclude...
[April 16, 2009, 17:45]
Blades cut a dash in dual monitors
News ClearCube Technology, a company adapting space-saving blade server architecture for use with desktop PCs, is coming out with multi-monitor desktops, one of those design trends that just might finally take off.
[March 4, 2002, 10:50]
Inveneo Computing Station review
Reviews To put these figures in perspective, a typical desktop PC (including monitor) might idle at around 65W and peak at around 120W. A metal sleeve bolted to the VESA mounting points on the back of the 14.1in.monitor secures the metal-cased system unit.
[February 19, 2008, 11:41]
Sony VAIO VGN-A197XP review
Reviews This GPU delivers full DirectX 9.0 support, complex lighting and shading effects and dual-screen desktop capability if you attach an external monitor via the system's VGA port. There are three USB 2.0 ports (two at the back and one on the left-hand...
[July 15, 2004, 17:00]
Sony VAIO PCV-LX1 review
Reviews The LCD monitor is connected to the system unit with a single cable, and features built-in stereo speakers and a dual hinge stand. Around the back there are three more USB ports, a standard-size IEEE 1394 (i.LINK) port, a VGA connector, a digital...
[July 10, 2001, 0:00]
Ubuntu prepares Gutsy Gibbon
News The interface is intended to make it easier to choose graphics card drivers, set up dual monitors, change the default resolution for all users or change the monitor's refresh rate, settings for which users might previously have had to resort to...
[August 24, 2007, 15:46]
ViewSonic airpanel V110 review
Reviews Those considering the 15in.version of this device, the airpanel V150, may balk at the product's lack of adjustability, since a Smart Display of this size could potentially double as your primary desktop monitor, although neither product is meant...
[February 10, 2003, 13:56]
Sony predicts rebirth of television
News For people looking for inexpensive DVD burning, Sony announced the new Vaio PCV-RS100, a desktop that offers a built-in DVD burner for a price less than $800, without a monitor. The company's offerings also include new notebook and desktop PCs that...
[January 10, 2003, 7:28]
How to deal with Dell and what to buy when you do.
Blog Monitor(s). If India are on form expect to pay around £245 including VAT and shipping plus the cost of the monitor. Which Desktop PC? For a desktop PC I recommend a Vostro 220 Mini Tower, with the following options (in order of selection on Dell's...
[December 8, 2008, 15:03]
Acer Aspire 1502LMi review
Reviews The Aspire 1502LMi's 15in.screen is driven by ATI's Mobility Radeon 9600 chipset, which delivers full DirectX 9.0 support, complex lighting and shading effects and dual-screen desktop capability if you attach an external monitor via the VGA port.
[June 15, 2004, 17:00]
Apple turns to Xeon for Xserve
News Easier system management and lower power costs are key features for IT managers these days and the system also has quick deployment rails for rack mounting, a new lights-out management system that lets administrators control the hardware from a...
[August 8, 2006, 13:30]
Evolution of the Mac
News The Macintosh II series, introduced in 1987, dropped the all-in-one monitor and computer design in favour of a desktop look. The multicoloured design, introduction of USB ports and emphasis on simplicity brought a lot of buzz back to Apple, and...
[January 23, 2009, 13:40]
PC makers embrace new Intel chipset
News The new systems will be far more widespread and will start around $799 with a monitor included. A 500S with a 2.4GHz Pentium 4 with hyper-threading (called the 2.4C Pentium 4), 256MB of memory, a DVD ROM drive, a CD-RW drive, an 80GB hard drive and...
[May 21, 2003, 10:24]
ecoquiet RM ONE 50: a first look review
Reviews In particular, the '50' in the model name refers to its claimed power consumption 'under stress (including a monitor)' of less than 50 watts — something we have put to the test in ZDNet UK's labs (see below).
[June 3, 2008, 13:20]
