IBM deals a pair of powerhouses
With its new eServer OpenPower 710 and eServer p5 510, IBM has delivered two state-of-the-art enterprise servers that can handle transactions galore.
PC and Components: Reviews
Reviews
HP's 2430tn fits nicely into corporate world
The two-tone gray body of the $US999 HP LaserJet 2430tn strikes an efficient, businesslike look that will fit easily into any corporate workgroup.
Shuttle system powerful but noisy
Shuttle's new bare-bones system, the XPC SN25P, lets do-it-yourselfers build a small PC with all the power and technology typically found in a full-size tower. Unfortunately, the end result is too noisy.
ATI's new TV-tuner cards no match for the real deal
ATI Technologies has sold PCI-based TV tuners, and graphics cards with TV-tuning capabilities, for several years. Its most recent such products make TV on a PC look better than ever before - but they are still no match for the real thing, TV on a TV.
Double the pleasure and impressive
Interested in a tablet PC but not sure that one would be right for you? A convertible notebook is one way to get your feet wet. Convertibles typically have a conventional notebook design but come with the Windows XP Professional Tablet PC Edition operating system and a swivel touch screen. Though the HP Compaq Tablet PC Tc1100 fills the need well, it takes the opposite tack: It's a conventional tablet that doubles as the occasional notebook.
Acer Aspire EL
Within the confines of this machine's mini-tower case, Acer has packed components that could put many larger units to shame.
Shrinking form factors: Dream PC
Styled with acrylic and best orientated vertically, the pre-production Dream PC we saw packs all of the functionality expected of a mid-tower PC, plus the mobility, but without the expansion possibilities.
Power Mac G5 is Apple’s best work yet
Companies large and small routinely set their expectations of computer systems according to the capabilities of Intel-based x86 computers and 32-bit Windows. We’re due for a shift in standards.
