Category: PC

Core i7-640LM specs

Series    Intel Core i7
Codename    Arrandale
Clock Rate    2130 – 2933 MHz
Front Side Bus    2500 MHz
Level 2 Cache    512 KB
Level 3 Cache    4096 KB
Number of Cores / Threads    2 / 4
Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)    25 Watt
Transistor Count    382+177 Million
Manufacturing Technology    32 nm
Die Size    81+177 mm2
Max. Temperature    105 °C
Socket    BGA1288
Features    Turbo Boost (2.93 GHz max), Hyper Threading, Enhanced Speed step, integrated GMA HD 266-566MHz
64 Bit    64 Bit support
Hardware Virtualization    VT-x, VT-d
Starting Price     $332 U.S.
Announcement Date    01/04/2010

The Cocoon Grid-It offers something particularly unusual–instead of a series of pockets for your gear, this one offers a series of bungee straps instead, allowing you to simply strap down things like your AC adapter and the like instead of slipping it into pockets. Most everything from a set of headphones to a DVD case can fit into one of these straps, and you’ll have a variety of sizes on hand to ensure that most everything you need held down gets, in fact, held down.

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Core i7-920XM specs

Series    Intel Core i7
Codename    Clarksfield
Clock Rate    2000 – 3200 MHz
Front Side Bus    2500 MHz
Level 1 Cache    256 KB
Level 2 Cache    1024 KB
Level 3 Cache    8196 KB
Number of Cores / Threads    4 / 8
Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)    55 Watt
Transistor Count    774 Million
Manufacturing Technology    45 nm
Die Size    296 mm2
Max. Temperature    100 °C
Socket    RPGA989
Features    2.5 GT/s DMI, Virtualization Technology, Execute Disable Bit, Enhanced Speed step Technology, Enhanced Halt State (C1E), 64, Turbo Boost, Hyper-Threading, Trusted Execution Technology
64 Bit    64 Bit support
Hardware Virtualization    Vt
Starting Price     $1054 U.S.
Announcement Date    09/23/2009

Core i7-3770K Specs

Series    Intel Core i7 (Desktop)
Codename    Ivy Bridge
Clock Rate    3500 – 3900 MHz
Level 2 Cache    1024 KB
Level 3 Cache    8192 KB
Number of Cores / Threads    4 / 8
Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)    77 Watt
Manufacturing Technology    22 nm
Max. Temperature    67.4 °C
Socket    FCLGA1155
Features    HD Graphics 4000 (650-1150 MHz), SSE 4.1/4.2, AVX, Trusted Execution, AES, Dual Channel Memory Controller DDR3-1600 (max 32GB)
64 Bit    64 Bit support
Hardware Virtualization    VT-x
Starting Price     $294 U.S.
Announcement Date    04/08/2012
Product Link (external)    Intel Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K

Core i7-3770K Benchmarks

Cinebench R10: Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit – 22190
Cinebench R10 – 22190

The Ballistic Tough Jacket for the Blackberry PlayBook is a lot like most other Ballistic cases, especially those we’ve reviewed here previously. It offers up multi-layer protection, including an inner, flexible layer that surrounds your tablet and a much more rigid outer layer. Both layers include slots for your various ports to still be accessible, like your camera and volume controls, and the inner layer clips into the outer layer. Plus, the outer layer also includes a kickstand so you can use the tablet on a flat surface, like an easel.

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EEEbox B208 HD, which sports the mighty Atom 330 dual-core processor will soon be released in UK at a price tag of 500 pounds! Ouch, that would hurt anyone’s wallet in such hard times. Anyway, here are its specs:

• Atom 330 dual-core processor
• 2GB RAM
• ATI Radeon HD 4530 graphics
• Wi-Fi support for b, g and draft-n networks
• HDMI-out video port
• 160, 250, or 320GB hard drive
• 10GB EEE storage

The overall package is pretty neat and you get a lot for 500-pounds.

[ASUS B208 HD webpage]

Acer has launched its first ION powered nettop, which offers advanced graphics capabilities when compared to the other nettops already in the market. If you’ve been living under the shelves and have not heard about the ION platform, then you have missed something really big. Remember that a couple of months back, we brought you news that the first ION based hardware will be a nettop. General manager of Nvidia says

“You will be stunned and amazed watching HD videos, editing photos, surfing the web and playing the latest online games.”

Yes, Acer promises that you can easily play directX 10 games and play 1080p HD movies on this mighty little nettop.  You can equip the nettop with HDD or SSD although I do not see the benefit of using SSD in a nettop. RAM can be increased to a total of 4GB RAM.

[press release]

The Mouse Computers have added a new product to their netbook/nettop range, a Dual Core Atom Nettop named EGPA33DR32XP. It uses the mighty Atom 330 processor with 2GB of RAM, 320GB HDD and uses XP Home as its OS. Mouse Computers have also thrown in a super DVD drive to make the package even more attractive. Price? It is going to cost you less than 400 euros. For the common man who does not do heavy video editing, this nettop can do everything you throw at it.

Most of us (except heavy gamers) use our computers for basic web-surfing; for managing media and office-editing. For such people, these nettops, especially the Dual-Core Atom processor ones are more than enough to do the job. The obvious question that immediately comes into my mind is: where does the market for cheap PC go from here?

[mouse computers (japanese)] [via akihabara]

At CeBIT 2009, ASUS  has showcased the EEE BOX B206. This EEE box features ATI’s Radeon HD 3450 graphics card with 256MB of DDR2 memory. Here are its specifications:

• Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU
• 1GB of SO-DIMM DDR2 memory
• 160GB HDD+10GB Eee Storage
• Gigabit LAN
• 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth
• Card Reader
• 4 USB 2.0 ports
• HDMI port with DVI-D via adapter
• Dimensions: 222x178x26.9mm

Is ASUS going to advertise it as gamer’s EEE? Who knows? Anway, I was expecting to see it with Dual Core Atom processor. Imagine how powerful this nettop would have become then (dual core atom+ATI’s Radeon HD 3450 graphics card)

[via fudzilla]

At CeBIT 2009, ASRock have entered into the nettop segment by launching S330, a nettop using the dual-core Atom 330 processor. For storage, it comes with 160GB HDD. It comes with a total of 6 USB ports which should be enough for your USB peripherals. ASRock have also included their popular Instant Boot to make the overall package even more attractive. No information is given on the RAM although the Asrock has put 2xDIMM slots which lets the user expand the RAM upto 4GB.

[Asrock]