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Acer Predator Gaming Desktop is I4U Top 100 Gift Tip #49
Computers are commonly one of the most sought after gifts for the holiday seasons. While the average PC users may go more for laptop computers than desktops, the PC gamer will want to look at the desktop over the laptop system. You can get more gaming performance with a desktop for far less money than a notebook designed for gaming.
The Acer Predator gaming desktop is one of the lower cost gaming machines on the market. The system runs on 64-bit Vista and uses a quad-core Q9550 processor and 8GB of DDR2 RAM. Graphics are via up to a 9800 GTX from NVIDIA and storage is up to 1920 GB. A lower cost system has 9600 GT graphics and a Q9300 quad core CPU. The system also has room for future upgrades as well. Read more
Posted on Mon, 6 Oct 2008 07:39:19 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Dell Studio Desktop is I4U Top 100 Gift Tip #41
Computers are one of the most popular gifts of the holiday season. Dell has announced the availability of its Studio Desktop and Studio Slim desktop computers. These systems are aimed at the multimedia fan who makes videos and more with their computer.
Options for the Studio desktop systems include additional RAM and Blu-ray players. The small stature of the Studio Slim would make for a great HTPC that would make a good addition to a home theater set up. The system could be optioned with a TV tuner as well. Prices start at $549 for the Studio Desktops. Read more
Posted on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Dell Studio Desktops Launch
Dell has announced that its Studio Desktops are now shipping globally. Both the Studio Desktop and the Studio Slim desktop are available globally with prices starting at $549. Options on the line include Blu-ray players and all systems have HDMI outputs.
The Dell Studio Desktop has a traditional mini-tower design and the Slim Tower has a smaller form factor for tighter spaces. Both systems offer six USB ports. DirectX 10 graphics, 16-in-1 media card readers and more. Other options for the system include 802.11n Wi-Fi, wireless mouse and keyboard, and a built-in TV tuner. Read more
Posted on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:52:41 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
ASUS EeeBox Mini Desktop PC Review
Tweaktown published a review of the ASUS EeeBox Mini Desktop PC.
Quote from the review: "ASUS thought it was time to expand the Eee name and bring out something for your desktop; thus, the EeeBox was born. The overall purpose of this product is very similar to the EeePC; it’s got to be cheap and perform well in the tasks it’s suited for.
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Posted on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Intel Announces SSDs for Notebooks and Desktops
Intel has announced its first SSDs called the X18-M and the X25-M. The X18-M SSD is a 1.8-inch unit and the X25-M is a 2.5-inch drive. Intel says that the SSD drives are much faster than traditional SSDs and reduce the bottlenecks in performance between the storage drive and Intel's CPUs.
The Intel X18-M and X-25M SSDs can be had in capacities of 80GB and 160GB. The larger capacity drives won’t be sampling until Q4 2008. Intel says that the 80GB SSD has a read speed of 250MB/sec and a write speed of up to 70MB/sec. The 80GB SSD will sell for $595 in quantities of 1,000 and are shipping now. Read more
Posted on Tue, 9 Sep 2008 08:07:28 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Logitech unveils Cordless Desktop S520
Logitech is announcing lots of new keyboards and other items for the holiday season and back to school. One of the new desktop systems is the Logitech Cordless desktop S520. The desktop includes a wireless mouse and keyboard.
The keyboard has programmable buttons and LED indicators that flash when battery life is low. The keyboard batteries are good for up to a year according to Logitech. The keyboard has one-touch access keys for files and websites. Read more
Posted on Tue, 2 Sep 2008 07:19:31 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Lenovo A Series Desktop PC for Businesses
Lenovo has announced a new A series ThinkCenter desktop line aimed at businesses. A variety of models are available with different features. Some models take advantage of ATI hybrid CrossFireX graphics and offer DisplayPort support optionally with an add-in card.
All computers in the series include a 15-month stability warranty. Dash 1.1. Express repair, and environmental certifications. The ThinkCenter A62 starts at $399 without a display and the series will be available starting in September. The 19-inch A-series LCD retails for $239. Read more
Posted on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
GameRigs Adds Quake Wars and Quake 4 Gaming Notebooks and Desktops
GameRigs has added Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and Quake 4 gaming desktops and laptops to its line of gaming computers. The computers feature cases with baked on graphics specific to the video games that look like something the game makers would use to promote the titles at shows like E3.
The machines also come with gaming kits that include accessories like the game that goes along with the decorations on the case, a gaming mouse pad and more. The desktop gaming computers are available in three different configurations including -- HEX, EGO, and OMG. Pricing for the customized desktop gaming systems start at $2199. Read more
Posted on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:43:33 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Top 10 Desktop PCs Gift Guide 2008
The Top 10 Desktop PCs Gift Guide 2008 is part of our Top 100 Holiday Gift Guide 2008. The top 10 gift tips below will be filled over the 100 days preceding Thanksgiving.
This guide features our recommendations in this category for this year. The ten gift tips listed are not ranked. Check them out to see what is great and what is not so great about them by clicking on the links.
- 1. Asus Eee Box
- 2. HP TouchSmart
- 3. Dell Studio Desktop
- 4. Acer Predator
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Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:15:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Alienware features new ATI 4870 X2 in Gaming Desktop PCs
Alienware now offers the just announced ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, the world’s most powerful graphics card, on its award-winning line of desktops, including the Alienware Area-51, Area-51 ALX and Aurora.
The ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 features 2.4 teraflops of graphics power, 1,600 stream processing units, 2GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory and more for uncanny performance in PC gaming and HD video playback.
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Posted on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:37:24 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Seagate Annonces 1.5TB HDD for Desktop and 500GB for Notebooks
Seagate has announced the world’s highest capacity desktop hard drive at 1.5TB is capacity. The drive uses four platters to reach its capacity and Seagate says that this is the biggest increase in hard drive capacity in 50 years.
It has been about a year since Seagate launched its 1TB hard drive. The drive is called the Barracuda 7200.11 and spins at 7200 rpm. Seagate has also announced new notebook hard drives that both have a 500GB storage capacity. One of the notebook drives comes in 5400 rpm and the other is 7200 rpm, both have the same 500GB capacity. The drives will be available in Q4 2008 at undisclosed pricing. The 1.5TB drive also features the option of bulk data encryption with AES encryption. Read more
Posted on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:53:19 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Acer Aspire X1200 Desktop PC Launches
Acer announced the latest addition to the Aspire line today called the X1200. The Aspire X1200 starts at a price of $450 and is a small form factor system that can be used as a HTPC machine when properly equipped.
The X1200 series uses AMD dual-core processors, NVIDIA GeForce 8200 integrated graphics and PCI Express 2.0. The X1200 measures 10.6” H x 4: W x 14.4” L and has a high gloss case making it fit well and look good in an entertainment center. Read more
Posted on Tue, 8 Jul 2008 08:55:19 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Averatec All-in-One desktop PC Launches
All-in-one computers are nice for some users. Systems like that get you a monitor and all the other components of a computer stuffed inside the same space a LCD typically takes up. Apple does pretty well with its iMac all-in-one line and today Averatec announced that it has a new All-in-One PC that is available.
The Averatec All-In-One PC has a 22-inch LCD with a 320GB HDD, slot loading optical drive, and has a built-in HDTV tuner. The computer runs on Windows Vista Home Premium and uses an Intel Core 2 duo CPU and graphics are via an NVIDIA GeForce 8400 discrete graphics card. The system has 2GB of RAM total. Read more
Posted on Mon, 7 Jul 2008 06:25:58 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
eMachines Launches Three Desktop Computers
eMachines announced three new computer systems today with low price tags aimed at students going back to school. The eMachines T3656 is the lowest priced of the three new systems with a MSRP of only $299.99. the machine runs on an Intel Celeron, had 1GB or memory and a 160GB HDD.
The T5247 desktop will sell for $399.99 and uses an Intel Dual-core processor and 2GB of DDR2 RAM. Storage capacity for the machine is 320GB. Also being offered is a complete system called the W3653 that includes a computer running an Intel Celeron Dual-Core and 1GB of DDR2 RAM with a 320Gb HDD. This system also includes a 17-inch widescreen LCD. The W3653 will retail for $498. Read more
Posted on Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:20:53 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Gateway Announces New Notebook and Desktop Computers
Gateway has announced new notebook and desktop computer lines for back to school. The new systems are available now from Gateway and from retail stores for prices ranging from $549.99 to $1149.99.
Three new notebook lines are being launched with a P-Series desktop replacement with a 17-inch screen, the M-Series is an all-purpose system with a 15.4-inch screen, and the T-Series is a thin-and-light with a 14.1-inch screen. Read more
Posted on Tue, 1 Jul 2008 07:28:46 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
New Voodoo Desktop and Notebook Announced
HP’s Voodoo gaming line added a couple new products to its line with a new Omen gaming desktop and a new ultra-mobile notebook called the Envy 133. The new Voodoo Omen will initially be an invitation only system sent to users who have purchased Voodoo machines before. Full availability will be later in the summer.
The starting price for the very customizable Omen is a whopping $7000 and includes a 7-inch auxiliary display, liquid cooling, top loading cables, interior lighting and more. The Envy 133 will retail for $2099 and uses a 13.3” LCD. The keyboard is backlit and the touch pad recognizes gestures. Read more
Posted on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Alienware Area-51 ALX Desktop Updated
Alienware announced today that it has updated its Area-51 ALX desktop and is re-launching the line. The new ALX desktop is now available with quad graphics and a CPU overclocked to 4GHz. The Intel QX9770 processor is normally clocked at 3.2GHz.
According to Alienware 4GHz is the maximum stable frequency for the processor and the CPU is liquid cooled by the ALX high-performance liquid cooling. Graphics options for the machine include NVIDIA quad SLI with a pair of 9800 GX2 video cards or ATI CrossFireX with Radeon HD 3870 X2 cards. The system has 4GB of Corsair Dominator DDR3 running at 1600MHz. Read more
Posted on Fri, 23 May 2008 07:16:39 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Gateway Introduces New Desktop PCs
Gateway announced several new desktop computers this week, some of them have factory overclocked processors and one offers Windows XP. Gateway says that it has increased the performance of its value FX desktop the FX7026. The machine has an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300, overclocked NVIDIA 8800 GT graphics and 4GB of RAM along with 640GB of storage.
Gateway also introduced several new models in its GT series including the GT5670, GT5674, GT5676, and the GT5678. Prices for these systems range from $549.99 to $849.99. The machines use AMD Phenom quad or triple-core processors. The FX7026 will retail starting at $1099. Read more
Posted on Wed, 7 May 2008 09:39:53 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Dell Introduces the XPS 730 H2C Gaming Desktop
Dell announced its latest XPS desktop gaming machine today and it is a doosey. The XPS 730 H2C edition offers support for quad-core processors, quad GPU graphics and up to four hard drives. Both air cooled and liquid cooled versions are available.
The air-cooler XPS 730 starts at $3,999 and the 730 H2C starts at $4,999. The heart of both systems is the NVIDIA 790i Ultra SLI mainboard. RAM is corsair Dominator DDR3 and optional factory overclocked Intel Core 2 Extreme processors are available. Read more
Posted on Thu, 1 May 2008 08:08:39 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 reviewed
Everything USB published a review of the Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000.
Quote from the review: "If you're going to go wireless with peripherals, why not do it all the way, and ditch the wire on your keyboard?
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Posted on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 Review
Today we are looking at the latest wireless mouse and keyboard desktop set from Microsoft. The set is called the Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 and features an Aero-esq design.
The mouse included with the set has 1000 dpi and is for right handed users only. A wealth of special F keys and Vista shortcuts are built into the mouse and keyboard as well. Read more
Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:20:37 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
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