A More Powerful Mac Pro From Apple
August 18, 2010 by Sanjay · Leave a Comment
A new series in the Mac Pro brand of computers has been unveiled by Apple Inc. The basic configuration begins at USD 2,499.
The Cupertino, California-based company has built the new computer on Intel’s Xeon processors, and incorporated quad-core and 6-core CPUs that together tot up a speed of 3.33 Ghz. Because of the way these chips are designed – on a single die -, the cores share up to 12MB L3 cache, with an integrated memory controller. This translates to faster memory bandwidth and lower latency of memory. An technology called hyper-threading built into the Intel architecture has been exploited to increase the number of cores from 12 to a virtual 24.
The Mac Pro now comes with ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics processor, which the customer can upgrade to HD 5870. These processors have their own 1GB of memory.
The device has a 1TB SATA hard drive preinstalled, with space to accommodate 4 SSDs. There are two Mini DisplayPorts and one dual-link DVI port in the system, allowing customers to hook up two LED Cinema Displays without an additional graphics card or adapter. The Magic Mouse is included as part of the configuration.
Read more about the latest series of computing beasts from Apple, here.
HP Launches New Touch-Enabled PCs, Notebooks And Signage
October 22, 2009 by Sanjay · Leave a Comment
Palo Alto, California-headquartered Hewlett-Packard Development Company LLP has announced the launch of a set of new machines and devices that are touch-enabled.
In the PC segment, the company has launched three machines. TouchSmart 300 sports a 20” monitor and AMD Athlon II processor and costs USD 899. TouchSmart 600 comes with a 23” monitor and runs on Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and is available at USD 1,049. TouchSmart 9100 is tagged as a machine meant for businesses, comes with 23” widescreen display and Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and can be bought for USD 1,299.
In the notebook segment, HP has launched TouchSmart tx2, which comes with 12.1” WXGA (1,280X800) display and is touted as the world’s first notebook with touch-screen, runs on AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core processor, and has a price tag of USD 799.
In the signage segment, HP has come out with 4200tm, which has a 42” diagonal wide-aspect LCD Active Matrix display, 1,920X1,080 full HD native resolution, and can bought for USD 2,799.
All these products are scheduled to be available from November / December 2009.
Read about the latest launch of a slew of products in the touch-enabled domain by an IT leader, here.
CyberPower Gamer Xtreme 3D Desktops
August 30, 2009 by Scott · Leave a Comment
Heigh-ho. Another plain old gaming desktop… Are you crazy?! Go ahead, just a take a look at one of these beauties!
The CyberPower Gamer Xtreme desktops floor you from the word go- they don’t even need those 3D goggles to dazzle you. Better yet, this monster’s exists so you can actually use it to play every single game in the market, rather than just wish you could while staring wistfully at its price tag through the glass casing of a display showroom. Prices for the series start at an extremely reasonable $1299 (for AMD; as Intel based set up starts at $1839). And do you get your money’s worth?
Well, judging from specifications given below, we’d have to say…
Intel Core i7-920 2.66GHz CPU (Overclocked to 3.0GHz)/ Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition triple-core CPU (for AMD)
ASUS P6T Deluxe Motherboard
3GB Kingston Hyper-X 1800MHz DDR3 Memory
Sapphire Radeon 4870 X2 2GB Video Card
600W Thermaltake Toughpower Power Supply
1TB SATA II Hard Drive
Sony BR-5100S Blu-ray Drive
Sony 20x Lightscribe DVDRW
22-inch Samsung Syncmaster 2233RZ 120Hz LCD monitor
ASETEK 120mm Watercooler (CPU)
Thermaltake Spedo Advanced Case
Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit
Logitech EX 110 cordless combo
3D Vision stereoscopic glasses
…oh, yeah! Do you ever!
So the packaging may be bulkier than you expect. This machine has still wowed all circles for its delivering one of the most solid price-performance combo around. Bigger does mean better sometimes.
HP Introduces xw9400 Workstation Series
July 2, 2009 by Sanjay · Leave a Comment
Palo Alto, California-headquartered Hewlett Packard Development Company L.P. has announced the introduction of a new series of workstations, christened xw9400.
There are four models in this series: FL836UT priced at USD 2,599; FL838UT priced at USD 2,800; FL839UT priced at USD 4,299; and FL840UT priced at USD 4,799.
The new series incorporates AMD’s Opteron processors, ranging from a single quad-core 2376 Opteron CPU to two quad-core Opteron 2376’s. All the workstations have 4GB 667 Mhz DDR2 SDRAM, except the FL840UT, which sports an 8GB RAM. The basic models come with hard disk drives with capacities ranging from 250GB to 500GB.
The four models target different segments of the market. While the lower-end FL836UT is for the price-conscious, the FL838UT is for those who want a high-capacity storage (500GB) but who are not really interested in graphics. The FL839UT and FL840UT are attractive to those with heavy graphics requirements – the machines come with NVIDIA Quadro FX3700 (512 MB) graphics card.
The workstations come with the standard 16X DVD+/-RW SuperMulti SATA optical drive, and are preloaded with Microsoft’s Vista Business Version.
Read more about the latest workstations released in the market by HP, here.
ACER updates the Aspire M5, M3 and X3 range
June 30, 2009 by Scott · Leave a Comment
Acer, the Chinese computer manufacturer has recently updated its Aspire M5, M3 and X3 systems range with features like a new structural design, increasing the number of ports, HDMI units and the storage capacity. Acer announced these changes to the above mentioned desktop computers by introducing structural changes and enhanced specifications at consumer friendly prices keeping in mind the recession.
According to officials at Acer’s American plant, the most recent Aspire desktops combine aesthetics and functionality which is bound to impress even the most difficult to buyers. In words of Acer America’s senior manager for retail desktop product planning Stephanie Eggert- “Not only are the systems elegant in form, but they are efficient in function with user-friendly features that maximize time and space.”
The Acer Aspire M5800 series has an Intel Core 2 Quad CPU which reaches a speed of up to 2.66 GHz, in terms of storage the 8 GB RAM beats many desktops in that range. It also comes with Nvidia GeForce GT230 graphics with 1.5 GB of video memory, 750 of hard drive storage, 8 USB 2.0 ports (four in front, four in back). In terms of other specifications there is FireWire, 802.11n Wi-Fi, HDMI output, a Super Multi DVD burner and a multi format digital media card reader.
The Aspire M3800 has a 2.5 GHz Intel Pentium processor, 4 GB RAM, Intel GMA graphics, a 640 GB hard drive, 802.11n Wi-Fi, a Super Multi DVD burner and the same complement of USB, FireWire, and HDMI ports. Both the M5800s and the M3800s are available with Windows Vista Home Premium.
Acer has a small form-factor (SFF) Aspire X3810 with a 2.5 GHz Intel Pentium processor, 4 GB RAM, GMA graphics, a 320 GB hard drive. It has nine USB 2.0 ports FireWire, HDMI, a Super Multi DVD drive and Windows Vista Home Premium all this comes with a combined 20-inch widescreen LCD display.
