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Apple Releases 13-inch MacBook
News Apple on Tuesday unveiled a 13-inch MacBook, the newest member of its family of Intel-based laptops. Billed as a replacement to the 12-inch PowerBook, the 13-inch widescreen MacBook, which is on sale now, starts at $1,099 (£582) for a 1.83GHz Intel...
[May 16, 2006, 16:45]
What About British 12 Inch Disks?
Talkback computer, I was shown its already redundant 12 inch floppy drive. Ten years later, after computers emerged from their sterile computer rooms, our project's souped-up PDP11 used 8 inch disks & disk platters.
[February 27, 2007, 12:48]
15.1-inch TFT Laptops Are Coming Soon
News However, UK portable specialist AJP Business Computers will next month become the first mobile PC maker to ship a unit with a remarkable 15.1-inch diagonal TFT LCD capable of at 1024 x 768 internal resolutions.
[October 22, 1997, 16:54]
Photo: Apple Displays 17-inch MacBook Pro
News Apple Computer on Monday debuted a 17-inch MacBook Pro, expanding the screen size of its latest notebook line. MacBook Pro, which was announced in January and features Intel's Duo dual-core chip, is currently available with a 15-inch screen.
[April 25, 2006, 9:05]
14.1-inch LCD Notebooks Sketched In For Year End
News The first wave of 13.3-inch screen notebooks is only now hitting the shore but 14.1-inch portable PC screens could be here as soon as 1996, according to Dell portable group director of marketing Ben Bentzin.inch at 1,24 x 768 is possible for...
[February 14, 1997, 14:56]
Five Years Ago: 17-inch Is King Despite Fuzzy Screen Picture
News Although the arrival of desktop LCDs, 19-inch FST monitors and other trends are prompting interest, industry insiders don't see a sea change occurring just yet, despite new-ish names like ADI and Iiyama stirring the mix with lowball pricing.
[December 1, 2001, 6:00]
Rock Rolls Out 13.3-inch TFT, MMX Power
News UK direct seller Rock Computers is emulating Toshiba by releasing a notebook with a 13.3-inch XGA screen. Only the newest machines can accommodate 13.3-inch screens so there's no problem getting hold of them.inch has been the biggest volume size...
[February 20, 1997, 11:32]
Dell Announces 17-inch Notebook
News Dell's Inspiron notebook line made its big-screen debut in the US on Tuesday with the introduction of a 17-inch display. Dell said its 17-inch wide-screen display offers a 26 percent larger viewing area than a typical 15.4-inch display, the next...
[October 26, 2004, 18:00]
Windows '97: Iiyama Sees USB, TFT, 19-inch Screens
News The products will be a monitor with integral USB hub collar, a TFT screen and a 19-inch FST CRT unit. Iiyama can be contacted by telephone on 01438-745482.
[February 24, 1997, 15:30]
Mitac Offers OEM NetPC, 14.2-inch Screen Notebook
News It will also deliver a 14.2 inch screen notebook which it expects to get to market before UK OEMs in mid-November. The Mitac Essentia is a 233MHz MMX or AMD K6-based slim tower with 14- or 15-inch LCD screen.
[September 19, 1997, 11:28]
Western Digital Debuts 3-inch Hard Drive
News Western Digital (WD) has shown its plans for changing the face of portable PC hard disk storage by formally announcing a family of 3-inch drives. The WD Portfolio connects to an EIDE bus and offers up to 70 per cent more platter capacity and better...
[December 4, 1996, 12:22]
A Year Ago: WD Debuts 3-inch Hard Drive
News Western Digital (WD) has shown its plans for changing the face of portable PC hard disk storage by formally announcing a family of 3-inch drives. The WD Portfolio connects to an EIDE bus and offers up to 70 per cent more platter capacity and better...
[December 4, 1997, 9:26]
Samsung Goes Large With 40-inch LCD
News Korean electronics giant Samsung has launched a massive 40-inch LCD display which will go head-to-head with plasma screens, the traditional kings of the wall-mounted flat-screen world. Rival firm LG Philips has announced that it will launch 42- and...
[June 9, 2003, 8:36]
14.1-inch LCD Notebooks Will Be Huge... Literally
News UK notebook vendor Rock Computers will be among the first wave of PC vendors to introduce systems based on Intel's latest mobile-optimised MMX Pentium and huge hew 14.1-inch screens with a new line slated for October.
[April 21, 1997, 13:50]
Seagate Gears Up 1-inch Hard Drive
News Hard drive maker Seagate plans to boost the capacity of its PC and server drives and deliver a 1-inch drive for consumer electronics, the company said on Monday. The company plans to release a range of new products, including a 400GB, 3.5-inch...
[June 14, 2004, 15:45]
Iiyama 17-inch Monitor Hits UK Shores
News The Vision Master Pro 17 (£535 + VAT) is a 17-inch monitor capable of displaying up to 1,600 x 1,200 resolution at flicker-free refresh rates, and can be used with PCs, Macintoshes and workstations, according to Iiyama.
[January 16, 1997, 14:38]
News Burst: Sony Goggles Simulate 52-inch Screen
News There are two LCDs (liquid crystal displays) of 180K pixels each that simulate viewing a 52-inch television screen at a distance of 6.5 feet. Add to that full stereo sound with Sony's MegaBass and surround-sound technologies.
[June 24, 1999, 6:20]
2.5-Inch Enterprise Disc Drives: Key To Cutting Data Center Costs
White Papers Small form factor (SFF) 2.5-inch enterprise disc drives are spearheading a new class of high-I/O-density storage solutions that facilitate rapid and cost-effective storage consolidation. Cost reduction continues to be a top priority throughout the...
[April 12, 2008, 0:00]
Western Digital Plans 3-inch Hard Drive
News Most surprising is that WD plans to use a new form factor of 3-inch, instead of the 2.5-inch factor used by nearly all of today's mobile PCs. Western Digital (WD) surprised observers yesterday by saying it plans to expand its disk drive coverage at...
[September 25, 1996, 16:18]
Five Years Ago: 3.5-inch Hard Drive Supremacy Under Threat
News French manufacturer Gigastorage International says its Stealth range of 5.25-inch E-IDE drives will be much faster than Quantum's Bigfoot line which has struggled to win big sales. However, while Bigfoot was aimed at entry-level systems, the...
[September 30, 2001, 8:00]
