Great Deal For Lenovo Desktop PC (India) at Rs. 21,100November 16th, 2007 Lenovo (formerly IBM division) announced very good price for Lenovo H Series (531188Q) Desktop with Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor E2140 (1.6 GHZ), 512MB RAM, 80GB HDD and 17" Flat CRT monitor. E2140 Mini Review
E2140 processor has 1MB L2 cache at 1.6Ghz speed.
Intel Launches First Broadwater Chipset - P965 ExpressJune 7th, 2006 Intel officially launched its first Broadwater chipset, the P965 Express. It is pitched at the upcoming Core 2 Duo dual-core processor - 'Conroe' operating on a 1066MHz frontside bus.
Intel Unveils New Chips - Woodcrest (Server) And Conroe (Desktop)March 10th, 2006 The company said the new chip for server computers, called Woodcrest, would offer an 80 percent performance improvement and require 35 percent less power; the Conroe chip for desktop computers, which will be released later in the year, will offer 40 percent performance improvement and require 40 percent less power. The foundation for the chips is derived from the company's popular Pentium M chip for notebook computers, the company said.
Recommended Value Desktop PC (Assembled) Configuration for Home Users in IndiaFebruary 24th, 2007 We recently purchased parts for a home desktop PC in India for the value oriented price sensitive segment (along with several new computers for office). My objective was to choose a solid home desktop personal comnputer with decent graphics, solid sound system and strong processor speed.
Intel takes off Centrino Introduces Core i3, i5, i7 brands June 18th, 2009 Intel has announced the brand name for its new core series of processors. In 2003, Intel had introduced the first x86 chip platform for PCs/laptops branded as Centrino.
How To: Triple Monitor Setup With Dual Monitor & Laptop (Linux & Windows)April 29th, 2007 I started using dual monitors (SyncMaster 740N) on Linux (Fedora Core 6) about a month back on my new dream computer. I used GeForce 6200 LE with 256 MB RAM which provides for dual monitors with a VGA and DVI output.
My Dream Computer... AssembledMarch 14th, 2007 I am in the last stages of assembling have assembled my dream computer. The final hurdle is a DVI to VGA connector which turned out defective.
Computer Hardware Recommendations (India)October 15th, 2005 With my experience and yours I want to compile a list of safe and reliable computer hardware to use to buy / create / maintain your computer and peripherals like printers, UPS etc. This is a work-in-progress.
Dell XPS M1710 Laptop Rocks Mobile Gaming WorldApril 19th, 2006 It is arguably the fastest mobile gaming machine with Intel dual core processor and nVidia GeForce Go 7900 GTX. Specifications:
Operating System: MS Windows XP Media Center
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo T2600
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
RAM: 2048 MB
Hard Drive Capacity: 100 GB
Graphics: nVidia GeForce Go 7900GTX
Primary Optical Drive: DVD+R DL
Wireless: 802.11a/g
Screen Size: 17 inches
Screen Size Type: widescreen
System Weight: 8.8 lbs
Price: 2558-2902-3474 (base configurations) from Dell Direct
XPS M1710 is equipped with six grills, lacing the laptop's edges, that light up in a myriad of user-definable colors.
Renovation in Progress...Please waitMarch 26th, 2007 We are completely renovating the office for better, more spacier accomodation. The new electrical outlets and LAN connectivity is almost completed.
Xubuntu versus Fedora Core / Cent OS as Desktop OSMarch 8th, 2007 I have been evaluating both Xubuntu and Fedora Core along with Cent OS (Open Source version / fork of Red Hat Linux Enterprise Edition). The key value and differences between these releases are:
Xubuntu
Xubuntu is definitely faster to use in general due to its light-weight Xfce desktop interface.
Converting RAID1 + LVM (Fedora Core) To EVMS (Enterprise Volume Management System) Experiences...September 3rd, 2007 I currently use RAID1 with LVM on Fedora Core including RAID 1 on boot partition. This provides a fully redundant storage system with the ability to expand volume size in future.
World's Smallest DVD Writer LaunchedAugust 25th, 2006 Plextor launched what it claims as the world's smallest DVD writer, a slim external unit aimed at notebook users. It weighs 250g, 1.6cm high and barely bigger than a CD.
Solving pppoe: Timeout waiting for PADO packetsJune 6th, 2007 Our DSL link, provided by BSNL (aka World's crappiest broadband service), was down yesterday causing enormous hardship. However today when it came back up, I could connect it using Windows (yeah, we still have couple of spare laptops lying around) but not on Linux.
iPod Makes its Mark - Beginning of End of Microsoft?January 11th, 2006 According to Steve Jobs keynote address at Macworld, 14 million iPods were sold in the holiday quarter (compared to 4.5 million a year earlier); 8 million videos sold through iTunes since October 12, when videos were first offered. Apple's retail stores also had their first billion-dollar quarter!
Jobs introduced a super cool new accessory for the iPod.