Tech Review: Hardware: Monday, July 16, 2012

 

SYBA SD-CM-UAUD USB Stereo Audio Adapter ($9)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812186035

• Suppose to work with Linux

Pano's PC Killer

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/03/panos-pc-killer/?smid=li-share

Thinking this is a PC Killer show how little people really understand about the changing nature of personal computing.  This will never work because it offers none of the benefits of the real PC Killer, the table/smart phone.  The smart phone in my pocket has, or will have in near future, comparable computing power.  This thing is dead from the start and I doubt it "can stand for another 20 years."

Tech Review Computer Tech: Monday, June 11, 2012

Next step in the Chrome OS journey

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/next-step-in-chrome-os-journey.html

Looks nice.  Quick boot and low maintenance.  However, I believe that it will be fully overshadowed by tablets.

Tech Review Linux: Monday, June 11, 2012

First Computer that Comes with Mint Loaded ($476/$549)

http://www.fit-pc.com/web/purchase/order-direct-mintbox/

• dual monitors

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/first-linux-mint-pcs-go-on-sale/11193?alertspromo=&tag=nl.rSINGLE

Tech Review Computer: Wednesday, June 6, 2012

hybrid hard drive (HHD)

http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/definition/hybrid-hard-drive

Tech Review Computer: Friday, May 4, 2012

 

http://gcn.com/Articles/2012/04/30/IEEE-802-11ac-WiFi-standard-beware-drafts.aspx?s=gcndaily_010512&Page=2 

Tech Review Computers: Monday, May 1, 2012

 

Nvidia unleashes $999 GeForce GTX 690 dual-GPU graphics card

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/computers/nvidia-unleashes-999-geforce-gtx-690-dual-gpu-graphics-card/7989?tag=nl.e505

• Dual GK104 GPUs
• 3,072 Nvidia Cuda cores at 915 MHz
• 2 GB of 6 GHz GDDR5 RAM for each GPU
• 300W TDP

Tech Review Hardware: Monday, April 9, 2012

http://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Refurbished-Steel-Gray-15.6-Pavilion-DV6-6153CL-Laptop-PC-with-Intel-Core-i7-2630QM-Processor-and-Windows-7-Home-Premium/19793191

• 15.6 "
• refurbished
• $698
• 8 GB memory 
• expandable to 16 GB
• 750 GB drive
• DVD Burner
• 1000 Ethernet
• HD webcam
• Win 7 Home Premium (sic.) 64-Bit Edition
• 90-day parts/labor

Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM Processor 
(6M Cache, up to 2.90 GHz)

http://ark.intel.com/products/52219/Intel-Core-i7-2630QM-Processor-(6M-Cache-2_00-GHz)

• # of cores
• 4
• # of threads
• 8
• clock speed
• 2.0 GHz
• Max 2.0 GHz
• memory
• Max 16 GB
• Type DDR3-1066/1333