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Micron presents first 4Gb DDR Registered DIMM modules

HWZ review: MSI GNB Max2-L (Intel E7205) Motherboard

Dell Inspiron 8500: new notebooks with 15.4" LCD panels

M-Audio Revolution 7.1 PC Surround SoundCard Review @ Tweaknews.net

Acer releases new 17" CRT monitor — AC711

VIA Mini-ITX hits 1GHz with Nehemiah core @ SilentPCReview

Photo of the day: SimpleTech´s 512Mb Secure Digital card

March 20, 2003

Micron presents first 4Gb DDR Registered DIMM modules

Micron Technology announced first 184-pin 4Gb Registered PC1600 and PC2100 DDR SDRAM modules based on 1Gbit DDR266 SDRAM packed into JEDEC-certified 0.11µm TSOP Micron’s cases.

According to the company, new modules are designed for workstations and servers. Samples are being shipped already. Volume production is scheduled to Q3 2003.

HWZ review: MSI GNB Max2-L (Intel E7205) Motherboard

"For overclockers, the GNB Max2-L is probably a much welcomed product after MSI´s failure to address the overclockers in their initial release of the GNB Max. With good overclocking options, the GNB Max2-L would satisfy a lot of DIY users, especially those looking into the possibility of getting that extra mileage from their processor."

Read more at HardwareZone.

Dell Inspiron 8500: new notebooks with 15.4" LCD panels

Dell launches sales of Inspiron 8500 series featuring 15.4" LCD displays. Model configurations include 1280x800, 1680x1050, and 1920x1200 resolutions with 16:10 ratio.

Inspiron 8500 bases on Intel 845MP and 32Mb DDR MOBILITY RADEON 9000 graphics or 64Mb DDR GeForce4 4200 Go. All models support a number of modern interfaces. Standard batteries provide up to 3 hours of operation. Measured 361x274x38 mm, notebooks weigh about 3.3kg.

A model with 15.4" 1280x800 LCD panel, 1.90GHz Mobile Pentium 4-M, 256Mb PC2100 (up to 2Gb) 30Gb HDD, 24/10/24x CD-RW and Windows XP Home Edition will cost about $1750 (in Japan). A model with 15.4" 1920x1200 panel, 2.40GHz Mobile Pentium 4-M, 1Gb RAM, 60Gb HDD, 8/24/10/24x DVD/CD-RW and Windows XP Home Edition will cost about $3200.

Source: PC Watch

M-Audio Revolution 7.1 PC Surround SoundCard Review @ Tweaknews.net

"This would be an IDEAL sound card in a HomeTheater PC, or hooked up to a receiver. The card will minimize colouring the output and offers an affordable entry into the surround sound market. Currently, there are no 7.1 speaker systems on the market, but if sales of this card go well I would suggest that a 7.1 system will be appearing soon."

Read more at Tweaknews.

Acer releases new 17" CRT monitor — AC711

Acer announced its new 17" CRT monitor — Acer AC711, supporting 1280x1024 (SXGA) resolution and featuring 0.27mm pixel pitch, 30-70kHz horizontal scan and 50-120Hz vertical scan.

The device features analog connector and 20 display modes, including 6 presets and 14 custom. Adjustable parameters are brightness, contrast, horizontal and vertical size and position, saturation, etc. Monitor power consumption is 75W, dimensions — 427x405x419mm, weight – 14.1kg.

VIA Mini-ITX hits 1GHz with Nehemiah core @ SilentPCReview

"SPCR´s review of a pre-production 1 GHz VIA EPIA-M10000 Mini-ITX board with the new Nehemiah C3 core. Ten thousand is the next step after M9000, the last released EPIA board reviewed here late last year. It is more than a marginal clock speed upgrade, says VIA. Our sample turns out to run at 933 MHz, so we had a head-to-head between Nehemiah and Ezra-T at the same speed."