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Ever since Advance Micro Device has purchased graphic processing unit (GPU or in layman term “the video card unit) giants ATI Technologies on July of 2006, they retained the ATI brand for the GPU units until today on which AMD has formally drop the ATI brand name for all their upcoming Radeon GPU units.
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Netbooks and Laptops are now a commodity for IT professional like me and we can’t help that there are times that your laptop gets damage like a frayed charger cord, cracked case, etc.
With that in mind you can check out this article by ComputerWorld.com entitled 6 easy laptop repairs: Your step-by-step guide.
When you’re strapped for cash for a can’t-avoid-it purchase, sometimes it’s worth sacrificing a few frills. We zeroed in on a desktop, a laptop, an inkjet printer, a camera, and an HDTV. Each represents a great value in its category.
The latest release of light laptops are now using solid-state hard drives. Macbook Air and even the Asus Eee Pc 107 laptop are now using these type of drives.
Solid state drives, which use flash memory, are significantly more expensive than laptops with hard drives.
But with no moving parts, unlike hard disk drives, they’re also considered more reliable and rugged, boot up more quickly and can offer longer battery life.
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There is nothing definite yet but several reports of the Blu-Ray DVD format winning is mostly because of Time Warner’s move to exclusively use Blu-Ray DVD format. There are also reports that retailers may also put pressure on other media companies like Universal and Paramount to back Blu-Ray.
Blu-ray discs can hold more data, while HD DVD discs and players are less expensive to make. Also, several readers who have used both say they prefer the menu system on the current batch of HD DVD players.
For now let’s wait and see who wins the DVD format war because the fight between the systems has hurt studios, electronics makers and consumers.
Windows Mobile-based cell phone offers an appealing design and an impressive array of software, but its talk-time battery life is poor.
Don’t let the sleek design of Palm’s new Treo 750 fool you: This is a serious business device. The Windows Mobile-based phone, available for $500 with a two-year contract from AT&T’s Cingular Wireless unit, includes mobile Office applications, world phone capabilities, and support for Cingular’s 3G UMTS high-speed network; but business users may not tolerate its poor talk-time battery life.
The good: Slide-out QWERTY keyboard; solid feel; wide range of connectivity options including A2DP; faster Intel processor compared with the 838 Pro.
The bad: Soft keys hinder typing; 2.5mm audio jack; no HSDPA; average battery life.
The bottom line: With a faster processor, the Xda Zinc has a slight performance edge over the Dopod 838 Pro but falls short by a slight margin in terms of aesthetics. Unless you’re looking for a QWERTY handheld, there’re more options out there.
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