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Quad-core chips for the holidays

Darius Chang | Dec 13, 2006

Just as we have finished reeling from the onslaught of dual-core chips, Intel throws a double whammy by forming a quartet with its processing cores.

Intel's Xeon 5335 is a quad-core package that merges two 2.0GHz Xeon 5100 processors (codenamed Woodcrest) on a single chip. Each core pair has individual 4MB memory cache, and runs at 1,333MHz front-side bus speeds. This move puts the chipmaker ahead of its rival, AMD, in the quad-core server space, with the latter's quad-core "Barcelona" chip due only next year.

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Sony Blu-ray internal drive unveiled

Philip Wong | Dec 08, 2006

With High Definition gaining popularity in broadcast, gaming and home video recording, the traditional DVD media is fast becoming a bottleneck with its limited storage capacity. To meet the growing demand from high-end video enthusiasts and graphics production houses, Sony has announced the availability of its suite of Blu-ray products. This comprises an internal PC burner and companion recordable media.

Backward compatible with most, if not all, formats of CD and DVD recordables, the S$1,199 (US$863.34) BWU-100A features 2x Blu-ray burning speed and comes value-added with a CyberLink BD Solution software bundle. This stylish burner also plays back commercial Blu-ray movies and runs on Microsoft 2000 professional and XP Home Edition/Professional operating systems.

To realize the maximum potential of the new Blu-ray recorder, Sony has also released three flavors of next-gen recordables. At the high-end spectrum, we have the 50GB double-layer write-once disc going for S$79 (US$56.88), while its single-layer 25GB variant retails at S$33 (US$23.76). For those users requiring reusability, there is also the 25GB rewritable available at S$41 (US$29.52). All these feature scratch- and stain-resistant properties with a claimed lifespan of 30 years or longer.

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