CHEAP COMPUTERS GET CHEAPER

Prices have been in freefall for a long time, but I still get taken by surprise every time I look at the low end of the market. How about an entire HP system – including Presario computer, 17″ monitor, and printer – for under $500? The computer has a...

ALIENWARE

Alienware is a relatively small PC manufacturer that’s on a roll lately. They hand-assemble PCs and tune them for performance with high-end components, then put them in very stylish cases. Gamers are snapping them up. Even non-gamers might want to take a look....

TERMINATOR 2: MAXIMUM HARDWARE

There’s yet another release of Terminator 2 on DVD, the “T2: Extreme DVD” in a cool embossed metal box. One of the features you’ll see advertised is an ultra-high resolution version of the movie with 5.1 sound for your PC, in addition to the regular version for your...

HARDWARE WARS

Dell continues to dominate the computer market, of course. Here’s what some of the other players are doing. Sony just announced its summer lineup, loaded with multimedia components (DVD rewritable drives, digital video recorder software, and the like), at the higher...

NEW DELL NOTEBOOK

Dell has just introduced another Latitude notebook, if you’re willing to pay extra to get less – less weight, that is. The Latitude D D400 is a full Centrino notebook, with the power-saving Pentium M processor and built-in wireless, with a 12 inch screen and the...

CENTRINO NOTEBOOKS

Make sure you’re up to speed on the Centrino notebooks. Within a year it’s likely that they will completely dominate the notebook market and you’d regret having bought anything else. The Pentium M processor at 1.6GHz is as fast as desktop systems running at 3.06GHz,...