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VisionPlus VisionDTV USB-Ter

Kelvyn Taylor — 2004-11-04T13:07:22.000Z

Kelvyn Taylor, PC Magazine, Thursday 4 November 2004 at 13:07:22

A good-value digital TV tuner

The VisionDTV USB-Ter from Visionplus claims to be the world's first external digital TV tuner with Windows Hardware Quality Labs certification....

Aopen XC Cube AV

PC Magazine staff — 2004-11-02T14:45:37.000Z

PC Magazine staff, PC Magazine, Tuesday 2 November 2004 at 14:45:37

A multimedia barebones PC that packs a punch

The current flagship of Aopen's SFF PC XC Cube range is the multi-talented AV multimedia barebones PC.As well as the usual motherboard and CPU fan of normal barebones packages, the...

Albatron PX915G Pro

PC Magazine Team — 2004-09-03T09:29:24.000Z

PC Magazine Team, PC Magazine, Friday 3 September 2004 at 09:29:24

PC Magazine's first review of a board with the -G version of the Intel 915 chipset.

Albatron's PX915G Pro is the first board we've seen with the -G version of the Intel 915 chipset. This incorporates the updated version of Intel?s graphics core, known as the...

Gigabyte GA-8I915P-D Pro

PC Magazine Team — 2004-09-03T09:27:45.000Z

PC Magazine Team, PC Magazine, Friday 3 September 2004 at 09:27:45

A well laid out motherboard from Gigabyte.

Part of Gigabyte's PX (Performance Extreme) range, the GA-8I915P-D Pro is the most basic of the three 915 boards featured here, but basic is a relative term when you take...

Asus P5GD2 Premium Wireless

PC Magazine Team — 2004-08-31T13:03:31.000Z

PC Magazine Team, PC Magazine, Tuesday 31 August 2004 at 13:03:31

This motherboard from Asus is loaded with features.

One of the most feature-rich motherboards we have ever seen, the P5GD2 Premium from Asus is so full of extras that one of the LAN connections is supplied on an...

Shuttle XPC SB81P

PC Magazine Team — 2004-08-27T09:46:23.000Z

PC Magazine Team, PC Magazine, Friday 27 August 2004 at 09:46:23

This small form factor PC from Shuttle is ahead of the game.

Shuttle has been at the forefront of SFF (Small Form Factor) PC design since the concept first saw the light of day, and its latest offering, the XPC SB81P, shows...

Storpac 40

Alex Arias — 2004-08-25T16:12:00.000Z

Alex Arias, PC Magazine, Wednesday 25 August 2004 at 16:12:00

Extra storage on your desk.

As demand for storage continues, and the need to back that data up becomes ever greater, Storpac's desktop RAID system may provide a useful solution if you?re struggling to back...

Dell Axim X30 Wireless

Kelvyn Taylor — 2004-08-25T11:14:33.000Z

Kelvyn Taylor, PC Magazine, Wednesday 25 August 2004 at 11:14:33

Multimedia in your hand.

Dell's original Axim X5 PDA, launched almost 18 months ago, was notable for bringing the price of a Pocket PC down to an affordable level....

Fluke Networks Optiview Series II INA

Alex Arias — 2004-08-24T12:24:37.000Z

Alex Arias, PC Magazine, Tuesday 24 August 2004 at 12:24:37

Help for network managers.

Fluke recently released the latest version of the OptiView Integrated Network Analyser, adding new features to what was already a highly functional network troubleshooting tool aimed at professional users.The unit...

HP Laserjet 4650 Series

Alex Arias — 2004-08-23T14:40:15.000Z

Alex Arias, PC Magazine, Monday 23 August 2004 at 14:40:15

Fast, heavy-duty HP printer.

The LaserJet 4650dtn from HP is the newest addition to the 4600 range of printers, featuring an increase in engine speed to 22ppm and a faster processor....

Upgrades for free - Part 2

Kelvyn Taylor and Richard Hunt — 2004-08-16T13:59:53.000Z

Kelvyn Taylor and Richard Hunt, PC Magazine, Monday 16 August 2004 at 13:59:53

The second and final part of our guide to using firmware updates to improve the performance of many hardware products

Firmware updates are more than simple bug fixes: by installing new firmware you can get improved performance from a number of your hardware products.DVD writersThe performance of some DVD writers...

Upgrades for free - Part 1

Kelvyn Taylor and Richard Hunt — 2004-08-13T16:19:02.000Z

Kelvyn Taylor and Richard Hunt, PC Magazine, Friday 13 August 2004 at 16:19:02

Firmware updates are more than simple bug fixes: by installing new firmware you can get improved performance from many hardware products

Why buy a new piece of hardware if your existing model's performance can be noticeably improved by a firmware update? A firmware update can help you to achieve better performance...

Everything has its price

Paul Monckton — 2004-08-11T16:00:50.000Z

Paul Monckton, PC Magazine, Wednesday 11 August 2004 at 16:00:50

Whatever you're trying to do at home, chances are you'll end up paying - either for hardware upgrades or customised software, or at the expense of your time and domestic harmony

Rory is a winner in the dating game and tonight he's training at altitude. Spying his prey, he approaches. "Hi," he smiles, Zaurus in hand....

Smile, you're on webcam

Guy Kewney — 2004-08-11T14:51:32.000Z

Guy Kewney, PC Magazine, Wednesday 11 August 2004 at 14:51:32

Hard disks are getting bigger, and we need a use for all that extra capacity. So how about taking the webcam to the next monthly sales meeting?

It's hard being a hard disk maker. You make things bigger and bigger and bigger, and people say: 'Oh, 30GB is plenty.' So they search desperately for things to do...

Corsair TwinX CMX512-3200XLPT

Simon Crisp — 2004-07-29T11:31:16.000Z

Simon Crisp, PC Magazine, Thursday 29 July 2004 at 11:31:16

Fast performance memory from Corsair.

One of the major thorn in the sides of any overclocker is the latency of the systems memory. Latency is the time it takes for requested data to be ready...