Zalman is mostly known from their high quality cooling solutions, but during the last months Zalman has expanded their product range to cover also other interesting products. New products are FG1000, their new mice, and couple of innovative monitors. It is true, that display markets are full of products, which differ only a little from each other. Zalmans monitors have some attributes which other manufacturers do not. Zalman provided us ZM-M220W 3d-monitor for test and now we will have a look at it.
I think the intro should read like this: "Hol-eee shitballs, a three-frickin'-dee monitor! No longer are 3D accelerated games castrated like a lonely, bespitupon beast of burden! So often have I drank myself into double vision, my chest weeping like a sub-standard wizard expelled from Hogwarts. No, Zagnuts has thrown off the shackles of my dimensionally-crippled displays, leading me unto their majesty and weirdo glasses. Jeepers, to think I didn't even care until now!"
wizard people, dear readers continued here
First Look: MSI's Wind sub-notebook @ bit.tech.net
Having played with the Eee PC and quite frankly, finding it much too small to be comfortable, the 10-inch Wind was a real pleasure to use without crippling my hands into looking like a lobster claw (fingers all pinched together). The Wind will launch in plain white, but will also have the option of these cool tattoos. Now, not being one for art splashed over the cover of electronic gadgets I have to say (while reaffirming my masculinity here) that it looks awesome.
Desktop Atom 1.6GHz tested @ fudzilla.com
Intel is already selling a mini-ITX board called D201GLY, and this plaform has a Celeron 220 CPU. As we have one we decided to compare them, as this platform is fitted with a Conroe-L Celeron 220. We know this is a slower CPU, as it's only clocked at 1.2GHz, but in some tests it was more than twice as fast as the Atom N230. It scored 11.260x in Lame. As it's a single core CPU without Hyperthreading the benchmark runs within a single thread.
So while this may be a disappointment for lots of people, it makes getting a Mini Note now that much cooler--unless their next version is a dual-core Atom, which I have a hunch it will be, delayed as that could make it.
That and the Mini Note is, you know, smaller.
A state judge in Albany, NY has found that Dell "has engaged in repeated misleading, deceptive and unlawful business conduct,including false and deceptive advertising of financing promotions and the terms of warranties, fraudulent, misleading and deceptive practices in credit financing and failure to provide warranty service and rebates."
In addition, the judge also found that Dell Financial Services "has engaged in repeated misleading, deceptive and unlawful business conduct, including false and deceptive advertising of financing promotions, fraudulent, misleading and deceptive practices in credit financing and improper debt collection practices."
So yeah, everyone who owns a computer should be willing to learn how to take it apart and put it back together, install Windows from scratch, and download up-to-date drivers, or (and I think this accounts for more people than will admit to it) buy a new computer every damn year.
At it turns out, everyone just so happens to know a guy. And I'm that guy. To the people who depend on that guy: bring him booze when he does stuff for you. A bottle or six-pack per day of being elbow deep in your machine is about right. If you think that's steep, think about this: that dust inside your PC? It's, like, your dandruff. Yeah, better make it two bottles.
Dual-core Atoms to enter mass production in July @ DigiTimes
Intel's first dual-core Atom will feature a core frequency of 1.6GHz and support Hyper-Threading-like technology allowing each core to process up to two instructions per clock cycle under certain circumstances. System TDP for the CPU and chipset combined will rise to 16W, from 12W for single-core versions.
MSI Atom motherboard up close @ Fudzilla
The CPU and Northbridge are cooled by a single large heatsink, whereas the Southbridge got its own little heatsink. More details, such as availability and pricing, should be revealed during Computex next week, as the official launch for the Atom 230 will happen during the show.
Up close with MSI WIND desktop in Taipei @ Tweak Town
As far as specifications go, we can tell you that models we saw on display in Taipei this afternoon were using a new Intel CPU, 1GB DDR2-533 memory, 160GB SATA hard disk drive, Gigabit Ethernet, DVD combo drive and 65-watt power adapter.
First Look: Intel's Atom CPU @ Tom's
We had a short time to test a mini-ITX Gigabyte GA-GC230D motherboard equipped with a 1.60 GHz Intel N230 Atom CPU. The motherboard is HyperThreading compatible and includes 945G/ICH7 support. The processor’s FSB speed is 533 MHz; it has 512 KB of Level 2 cache and is HyperThreading compatible.
ARM Not Afraid of Intel Atom Microprocessors @ X-bit Labs
Currently ARM powers about 98% of mobile phones sold worldwide, however, with the trend towards low-power computers and consumer electronics, ARM microprocessors can compete against Intel’s x86 chips on their territory, said chief exec of ARM Holdings, an IP company.
I've begun to appreciate the separation of the performance of desktop processors and the power consumption of these not-quite-embedded processors. I really like the idea of having a laptop for productivity with a gargantuan battery life and a gaming desktop that I can, you know, game well with. As unlikely as the two are to merge in the short-term, I've definitely decided to split my interests and go high-end desktop plus ultra-portable.
I'll say, though, MSI can't put out their GX400 soon enough.
There is no obvious advantage to quad cores over dual cores, at least according to the graphics-based benchmarks. In order for the Q6600 to compete with the dual core E6750, the same clocking rate is recommended. If you wish to combine an E2160 with a Geforce 8800 or Geforce 9, you will need to overclock. Without a clock rate of at least 2400 MHz, you will lose a considerable amount of graphics performance, because the card is not fully loaded.
This shouldn't really come to anyone as a surprise: the prices have changed, not the rules. Also, I can't really agree with the Crysis benching, 'cause they use the GPU benchmark--like that reflects gameplay, I'm sure. But yeah. Buy a mainstream processor and a high-end video card if you can, and never the other way 'round.
the above image the search results of "the other way 'round," which was topical, but not punctuated, so stfu guy on the hexus.net forum. and your fx5700le, 9700 xt ftw!
It sounds like some cool stuff, if only it was ready to roll. It's just not. This stuff is very hard, technically speaking, and has already been delayed several times. I've had a micro-ATX motherboard with a 730a chipset for weeks now, waiting for the right BIOS and drivers to make it work.
Yeah, everything's cheap, everything's great, it benches faster than never ever before, and nothing God damn works.
actually, i have an asus m3n-ht deluxe and i haven't really hit any snags. maybe i'm doing something wrong
MSI Wind Revealed: 10-Inch Mini-Notebook to Hit U.S. in June @ Laptop
MSIâ's Director of US Sales Andy Tung certainly thinks his company’s entry will shake things up. In our 40-minute interview, Tung shared that the Wind will: Come in two display-size variations: an 8.9-inch and a 10-inch. Only the 10-inch display will be available to the U.S. market. Be available starting June 3rd.
New Mini-Note Models are up with Custom Config as Well! @ HP 2133 Guide.com
HP has new Mini-Note models up as well as a custom config option! Check them out. In the comments Heather posted a chat she had with an HP rep which states that XP will come pre-loaded with XP and a Vista Business install CD so you can upgrade in the future.
c|net Reviews: Asus Eee PC 900 @ c|net
The 9-inch Asus Eee PC 900 adds a bigger screen and a larger capacity solid-state hard drive than its 7-inch precursor, but the new price has passed the point of an impulse purchase.
Hypersonic Avenger AG2 12" Notebook @ Techgage
While other sub-notebooks, such as the Lenovo X300 or the Apple MacBook AIR build for better battery life, Hypersonic packs a powerful Penryn processor along with lots of RAM and a large hard drive. That's the trade off, though. Better battery life or a faster machine?
All I want is a 12" laptop that can play Crysis on high for eight straight hours on battery. Is that too much to ask?
and it shouldn't cost more than a grand, right?
Just a teaser, there's no specs or nothin'.
they don't even look like motherboards anymore
Presentations have just completed and we are on a break and the benchmarking session will begin shortly. At our benchmark desk when we arrived was sitting a GK-K8000 gaming keyboard. We were told they were delayed due to design issues but there seems to be many of them scattered throughout this meeting room. Maybe they are not the final version though.
First impressions are good though… first thing I noticed is just how solid it is. If I were to estimate, I’d say it weighs around 1KG without cables attached and the keys are very solid and feels great when typing. It has a detachable USB connector which is a bit odd but might be good if you are moving around to LAN parties for example.
I still think I'll keep my diNovo Edge.
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