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On the Bench: nVidia’s AGP-based GeForce 6600 GT
In the latest running of the GPU bulls, there was a bit of a snag in the red cape—the platform transition from AGP to PCI Express. Because large OEMs were locking and loading to put PCI Express systems in the market, and because OEM business carves out 85–90% of the discrete PC graphics pie, both…
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Firefox 1.0 Lives Up to Hype
There’s been a lot of hype surrounding the Mozilla Foundation’s Firefox browser, and eWEEK Labs’ tests of Version 1.0, released today, show the hype is well-deserved. During tests, we found Firefox 1.0 to be extremely intuitive, with probably the most minimal learning curve imaginable. In addition, the Linux and Mac OS X versions of Firefox…
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Review: Ten Extensions Enhance Firefox
Firefox is taking the world by storm. Its preview release has already chalked up more than 5,000,000 downloads. And it’s even begun (albeit in a small way) to have an impact on the market share of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser. Firefox is clearly off to a great start and it certainly should be—it’s a great…
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Thermaltake VA3000 Tsunami Dream PC Case
When we reviewed a whole slew of PC cases this spring in our PC case roundup, the V6000A Damier—one of Thermaltake’s most expensive models—was among them. It was a decent enough case, but not particularly attractive. Thermaltake’s entire line of PC cases, though not very extensive, had similar, shall we say, aesthetic challenges. Today we’re…
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FIC’s Condor Small Form Factor PC
We review a lot of small form factor (SFF) PCs at this site, to be sure. And why not? The market for these smaller-than-usual PCs has exploded over the past two years. In fact, you can see eleven of our most recent SFF PC reviews packaged together in our recent SFF roundup. With all those…
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Review: Intel 915 Chipset-based Motherboards
A couple of weeks ago, we took an in-depth look at five motherboards using the Intel 925X chipset . As a group, we found them to be a bit on the pricey side, with the lowest-cost 925X board, the Abit AA8, at about $160. Not everyone needs the high-priced spread, and it’s not clear what…
