Asus Eee PC: When the price is as small as the wireless laptop
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- Asus Eee PC: When the price is as small as the wireless laptop
- Digital Music to Please Even the Snobs
- … Servers & Storage TechGuides Best storage strategies…
- Clawing Into Microsoft
- The Record Hackensack NJ Spotlight on Technology column.
Asus Eee PC: When the price is as small as the wireless laptop
Telegraph.co.uk – Oct 25, 2007
The continued success of the ne Laptop per Child project which aims to provide schoolchildren in developing nations with a sub-$100 computer shows that the technology and expertise exists to build inexpensive robust basic machines that nonetheless boast solid functionality. The problem is very few of these are available to general consumers although the ne Laptop per Child machines may eventually go on sale worldwide with the caveat that you have to buy two computers and donate one to the project. So the arrival of the Eee PC 701 from Taiwanese computer makers Asus is both timely and welcome – launched in the UK on November 12 it’s about the same size as the TZ21 but almost ten times cheaper. I had a chance to test one of the full retail units earlier on in the week and was very impressed by what I saw. First the Eee PC might be compact but it’s by no means ugly. The model I tested had a glossy white finish reminiscent of Apple’s MacBooks but if that’s too clinical for your tastes you can opt for the shiny black model or perhaps those in pink green and blue pastel shades. Tipping the scales at less than a kilogram and measuring a diminutive 22.
Digital Music to Please Even the Snobs
New York Times – Oct 25, 2007
And it costs about $1000. PCs and iPods are essentially the same thing but we are talking about music for audiophiles here. If they tried running the audio output of a computer into their sound system even on the most expensive sound system they would be sorely disappointed. PC sound cuts the high and low frequencies. And because a single chip on the motherboard has to handle all the digital and analog chores of converting bits into.
… Servers & Storage TechGuides Best storage strategies…
ZDNet Asia – Oct 25, 2007
If the S is located on the massive RAID volume it won’t ever spin down. A typical hard drive consumes about 8 watts in idle and five drives in a RAID array consumes a minimum of 40 watts. That means your PC will idle at 100 watts instead of 60 watts on a modern efficient computer. To put this in context even a new refrigerator averages around 57 watts 24 hours a day. Whether you care about being green or not saving green bills in your wallet is always a good thing.
Clawing Into Microsoft
Newsweek – Oct 25, 2007
And next year when the second generation of iPhone makes its debut she says she’ll probably get one. But does she compute on an iMac? “No. I have a PC” the 26-year-old paralegal says while browsing through a Los Angeles Apple store. “My husband works on a PC and it’s easier if I have to do work at home. “With the release Friday of Leopard Apple’s much-anticipated new operating system the Cupertino Calif. -based computer company is hoping to take next a big step forward in getting customers like Gartner–and maybe even her husband–to jump over to the Mac side. “It’s the best upgrade we’ve ever released” says Lynn Fox a spokesman for Apple… “My husband works on a PC and it’s easier if I have to do work at home. “With the release Friday of Leopard Apple’s much-anticipated new operating system the Cupertino Calif. -based computer company is hoping to take next a big step forward in getting customers like Gartner–and maybe even her husband–to jump over to the Mac side. “It’s the best upgrade we’ve ever released” says Lynn Fox a spokesman for Apple. “It’s packed with new innovative features. “To be exact Leopard boasts 300 new features. They range from the highly useful (it automatically backs up anything on your computer) to relatively arcane (it can translate English to Japanese and vice versa).
The Record Hackensack NJ Spotlight on Technology column.
Free with registration – The Record – AccessMyLibrary.com – Oct 25, 2007
25–The heavily advertised GoToMyPC service has always been alluring. They promise you can run your work computer from your home PC with ease allowing even the most junio.
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