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Dell goes full force into Vista
Darius Chang | Jan 29, 2007
A day ahead of the official consumer launch of Windows Vista, Dell declares that its line of PCs will be bundled with Vista from today.
However, configurations with Windows XP installed will still be available for now. This is a boon for those who are still undecided about whether to hop onto the new operating system, or for those who have special applications written for the older platform.
ASUS notebook hits on next-generation graphics card 
Darius Chang | Jan 29, 2007
| Editors' note : The pricing information for the ASUS A8JR has been amended in the article. It has also been confirmed that the ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 video chipset is not DirectX 10 compliant. |
Even before the official announcement by ATI, ASUS is beating the crowd by declaring that its latest A8JR notebook will hold the next-generation ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 video chipset.
The A8JR will hold a 14.1-inch display and Core 2 Duo chip. You can grab one in February for S$2,198 (US$1,582.66) with Windows XP Professional Edition operating system installed and Vista Home Premium Edition provided free. If you wish to have just the latter OS bundled, it will cost S$100 (US$72) less.
Dell ATG: Built for the great outdoors
Darius Chang | Jan 22, 2007
| Editors' note : The ATG D620 was previously reported to be a fully rugged model with an option for upgrading to a discrete graphics card. Dell has confirmed the the notebook is a semi-rugged edition with integrated video card only. The story has been amended to reflect these changes. |
Perhaps one of the more expensive notebooks in its line, Dell's latest addition is built to last in the face of rigors of the great outdoors.
The Latitude ATG D620 is a semi-rugged notebook meeting military standards for vibration, humidity and altitude. Its exceptionally bright 500nits, 14.1-inch display should be viewable outdoors, while the Latitude's shock-mounted hard drive, spill-resistant keyboard, port covers and high durability paint make this one hardy portable.
The ATG D620, however, does not come cheap. Though it is based on the latest Core 2 Duo processor with a three-year next business day onsite coverage, the starting price weighs in at a hefty S$3,730 (US$2,685.77). The base version holds an integrated graphics card, which will probably be only sufficient to run the Home Basic Edition of Windows Vista. The Latitude ATG D620 will be available on Dell's Web site before February is over.
802.11n on your MacBook? Pay up first
Darius Chang | Jan 19, 2007
Apple has given users of its Core 2 Duo systems a nice surprise that its machines are 802.11n-ready. But before you can activate it, whip out your credit card first.
Owners of Core 2 Duo or Xeon processor Macs have been unaware Apple had included a draft-N standard wireless radio in their desktops and notebooks, with the exception of the 17-inch MacBook Pro running on a 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo processor. During Macworld, this little fact was announced in conjunction with the release of the 802.11n-enabled Airport Extreme Base Station.
However, even before the cries of joy could die down, Apple threw a curve ball by requiring payment to activate the 802.11n capability in their notebooks and desktops. Unless you purchase the Airport Extreme Base Station, you will have to fork out US$1.99 (S$3.06) for the activation software.
The reason, according to Apple spokesperson Lynn Fox, is that generally accepted accounting principles requires the company to charge for significant feature enhancements when added to previously purchased products. Now where is that rebate program when you need one?
Alienware Area 51 m9750: Double or nothing
Darius Chang | Jan 09, 2007
Alienware sets new mobile gaming standards with its Area 51 m9750, which doubles processing cores as well as graphics cards.
This 17-inch monster quickly rips most games apart with its Core 2 Duo chip and dual Nvidia GeForce Go 7950 video processors. Rounding up the kill score are 2GB memory, TV tuner, Blu-ray optical drive and twin 200GB harddisks. Running on Windows Vista OS, word has it that Alienware may be selling this rig for under US$2,000, which could make it one of the most affordable high-performance notebooks in the market.
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