Capacity and price have been the advantages of traditional hard drive technology over the increasingly popular solid state disk drives. Samsung is the first HDD manufacturer to ship a gigantic 500 GB 2.5” hard drive (Fujitsu was first to announce such a drive), which is almost 16 times the capacity of the mainstream SSD (if we can call the SSD mainstream) and twice what is currently considered the higher-end of mainstream notebook hard drives (250 GB).You won’t be able to achieve any speed records...
Jumat, 31 Juli 2009
New Samsung 1 TB HDD
Samsung sent over a press release revealing the new Spinpoint F3 line of high-density hard drives that only use two platters. Operating at 7200 RPM rotational speed, the new line provides up to 1 TB (Terabyte) of storage, meaning the drive's two platter disks would consist of 500 GB each. By using only two disks, the drives use less power and offers 30-percent higher performance than a three-platter drive in the same 3.5-inch form factor.“Our customers require not only additional capacity but also...
Minggu, 12 Juli 2009
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss Andrew House says PSP Go’s $249/€249 price point is based on a “premium” associated with new hardware.
Speaking to MCV, House explained that PSP Go’s price wasn’t set in a bid to protect retailers’ margins – which will be hit by the handheld’s download-only software model - or to cover Sony’s research and development costs. “Those aren’t the factors,” he said. “When you introduce a new piece of hardware you have the opportunity to say there is a certain premium that is associated with it, and we took that into account. “As with all hardware launches you look at the business model, the cost structure,...
Zotac's Ion Board On Windows 7: Nvidia Re-Arms Intel’s Atom : Introduction
We’ve done a ton of Atom-oriented content, from reviewing the processor’s merits on its own, to pitting it against Athlon and Nano, to testing it in a ready-made machine and evaluating performance under Windows Vista. When we say the CPU is an enabler in the netbook market, but sorely lacking as a solution to your desktop needs, we’re basing that judgment on almost a year’s worth of power and performance data.Of course, we’re also grouping Intel’s accompanying 945G-series chipsets in with that opinion,...
Asus And DFI: Core i7 Micro-ATX Motherboards Compared : ATX Without The Waste
With support for full-sized components and up to four expansion cards, the Micro ATX format has always been more than adequate for the majority of high-end builds. Yet while enthusiasts have typically cited inadequate quality or design as the primary reason for not considering this option, manufacturers have cited lack of demand as a reason for not putting their best efforts into a board this small. A few attempts by manufacturers to win loyalty among space-conscious enthusiasts have mostly been...
When I first looked at Nvidia’s Ion platform last month, I tested in three different ways: as a desktop PC, as a gaming system, and as a home theater machine.Of course, this meant a lot of extra time was spent actually using the configuration that Zotac sent my way. During the course of testing, I convinced myself that I’d never be truly happy with Ion as a desktop system, even under Windows 7—the operating environment I used, assuming Vista would be too cumbersome. It was just too slow. Sitting...
Why is Microsoft dropping the Xbox 360 price so fast?
The Xbox 360 is on track to have 2 million sales in the UK by next week, according to industry number crunchers at Chart-Track, as Microsoft continues its Baked Beans strategy of slashing the price in quick succession.Microsoft’s 360 strategy has become more than apparent since the most basic model, the Arcade rejig of the old basic package, is being sold for less than the Nintendo Wii ; one of the main selling points of which had been its low cost for mass appeal.Microsoft announced a series of...
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