Tuesday, November 18, 2003

Daily mailbox: TweakPC, Bjorn3D, Legit Reviews, Legion Hardware, HWZ, Computer Critics, etc. — Cormac @ 12:49 

PDA Group test @ TrustedReviews

"PDAs started out as simple diary, address book and to do list repositories. Over the years since their inception almost everything about them has changed, apart from their ‘fit into the palm of your hand’ size. They’ve acquired colour screens, fast processors, longer battery life, wireless connectivity, the ability to support GSM and GPRS, competent facilities for viewing and editing documents produced by PC productivity tools, the ability to complement their features sets with hardware add-ons, and a range of software that can only be described as enormous."

Read more at TrustedReviews.

New Intel Mainboards @ TweakPC

"Intel doesn´t give up to present its own Mainboards, based on its own Chipsets. So we can tell you a little bit about Millersburg and Plum Island (Intels i845E and i848P MicroATX-Mainboards)."

Read more at TweakPC or this translation.

New Aeolus Cards from AOpen @ TweakPC

"The new Aeolus Cards will be presented soon on the global Market, but we can now give you a view what will come. We show you the GeForceFX 5700, 5700 Ultra and the 5950 Ultra, with Pictures and Prices."

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GeForce FX Go5700 Preview @ Bjorn3D

"As we know, notebooks are becoming more powerful and flexible. Robust graphics solutions, better portability and longer battery life have been in demand ever since the first 3D games appeared on Laptops. Today, NVIDIA brings us the updated mobile solution: GeForce FX Go5700."

Read more at Bjorn3D.

Clear View for XPC Review @ Legit Reviews

"Some computer modders mod for looks, others mod for enhanced performance. Well, the Clear View casing gives the best of both worlds. The plastic design with numerous air holes provide a cooler case, while the fact that it is clear give a lot of room to show your system´s innards hard at work!"

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Legion Hardware — Albatron & DFI 865PE Motherboards

"The performance was expected and the results received from these two boards are close to that of the i875P competition. However, performance aside these are extremely good value products. The DFI 865PE Infinity in particular offers extreme value, while the performance figures were better than expected the price tag of $110 US is hard to refuse. With loads of Serial ATA, a highly tweakable BIOS and the numbers to back it up..."

Read more at Legion Hardware.

Steelpad 4s Review @ Creative Mods

"The first thing I noticed about the steel pad was its simple, design. It doesn’t have any busy texture, or pattern which makes the steel pad very easy look at. The pad itself is smooth and cold to the touch."

Read more at Creative Mods.

HWZ Review: AOpen AK79D-400 Max (nForce2 Ultra 400)

"The AOpen AK79D-400 Max seems to be a very ideal nForce2 Ultra 400 motherboard with just the right sort of features that would be handy to most mainstream users. Some of these are Firewire ports, Promise SATA / IDE controller, Fast Ethernet port and six-channel surround sound with S/PDIF in/out interfaces."

Read more at HWZ.

I4U News: New DIVA GEM 256MB MP3 Player with Bluetooth

"The DIVA GEM GB4000 MP3 Player features MP3 and AAC Playback, FM Radio, Recording, SD/MMC Card Slot and also features a bluetooth headset interface. With the bluetooth users can answer their calls without picking up the mobile phone or interrupting the music. The bluetooth mp3 player said to be available in November. No pricing information available. "

Read more at I4U.

Concord eyeQ Bluetooth Digital Camera @ Computer Critics

"Imagine being able to beam your pictures across the room with the greatest of ease. A new product from digital camera maker Concord lets you do just that..."

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JVC Interlink 7310 notebook review @ Designtechnica

"The 7310 would be the perfect notebook for anyone that demands style and elegance. For most people, the small size of the 7310 will more than likely be an immediate turnoff. The small keys and display are not practical for most people which is why we say the 7310 is more suited to advanced notebook users. The fact that there is no internal CD/DVD drive also means that an external drive will need to be purchased on top of the initial cost. If a PDA is not sufficient for your needs and a full blown laptop is too much, the JVC Interlink 7310 is a perfect compromise. Just be prepared to pay for this compromise; both in price and functionality."

Read more at Designtechnica.