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AMD A75 Motherboard Shootout: Asus, Gigabyte & Asrock
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AMD's integrated graphics received a new lease on life when the company unleashed its 32nm "Llano" desktop processors earlier this year. Sporting an on-die Radeon HD 6550D graphics processor, the AMD A8-3850 APU rendered many low-end discrete graphics cards obsolete and made Intel's HD Graphics 3000 engine look foolish in the process.
AMD is clearly targeting -- and in our opinion, commanding -- the budget market. We check out three of the most attractive AMD A75 boards from Asus, Asrock and Gigabyte.
Asus readies new all-in-one computers, UX-series ultrabook
- Asus' is finally rolling out its latest batch of all-in-one computers, the 21.5-inch ET2210, 23.6-inch ET2410 and 27-inch ET2700. The machines were unveiled over a month ago and the medium-sized ET2410 is now available with a starting price of $899…
The Honeycomb Netbook: Asus Eee Pad Transformer Review
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The iPad was able to outclass virtually every other tablet computer experience before it, and it's not going too far in saying that it created a market that didn't even exist. Fast forward to the present, everybody wants in, and most are taking advantage of the Android OS.
The Eee Pad Transformer goes beyond what most tablets are capable of by doubling as a Honeycomb-based netbook. Based on that premise and an attractive price since launch, it quickly became one of the most attractive Android tablets around.
Asus pledges to ship Eee Pad Slider this month for $479
- First introduced during CES in January, the Eee Pad Slider has made headlines repeatedly over the last eight months, but Asus has casually omitted the device's release details. Although we still don't have a precise launch date, the Taiwanese manufacturer…
Asus' MeeGo-based Eee PC X101 hits e-tailers for $200
- First announced at Computex, Asus is preparing to shove its latest mini-notebook out of the gates with units already available for preorder through online retailer including Amazon. Netbooks have undoubtedly lost ground to tablets, but major vendors seem agree that…
Notebook players to ship less than 50k Ultrabooks initially
- Notebook vendors Acer, Lenovo, Toshiba and Asustek Computer are limiting initial availibility of Ultrabooks to fewer than 50,000 units to test the market. The collective group is well aware that demand for notebook computers isn’t likely to recover by the…
Asus readying five to seven ultrabooks, starting at $799
- Ultrabooks are coming and, as expected, Asus will be among those leading the charge. According to a report by the Financial Times, the company is expected to release "five to seven" models later this year with prices between $799 and…
Asus' next-gen Eee Pad Transformer to be first Kal-El device?
- Nvidia’s upcoming Tegra 3 quad-core mobile processor could debut inside the Asus Eee Transformer 2 tablet, multiple sources have told Fudzilla. The original Tegra 2-based Asus Transformer sold well based on its flexibility as a tablet and makeshift notebook.
Asus Eee Pad Transformer's successor to launch this October?
- The successor to the Asus Eee Pad Transformer will arrive in the next few months, says Asus Chairman Jonney Shih. In fact, it may just be two months away (October 2011), according to Eee Pad Transformer supply chain makers cited…
Asus chairman: the Wintel era is over
- Asus chairman Jonney Shih has declared that the so-called Wintel era is over. This means one OS vendor and one CPU vendor will no longer be able to dominate the PC market. The death of Wintel will offer a brand…
Asus: Eee Pad Transformer to outsell all tablets (except for iPad) this month
- Asus CEO Jerry Shen said his company is planning on shipping 300,000 units of its Eee Pad Transformer this month. Those shipment figures, Shen argues, will exceed shipments of all other tablets, besides the Apple iPad. Shen also noted that…
Asus offers 24-inch monitor powered solely by USB 3.0
- Asus recently demonstrated a USB-powered monitor, the MS248B, which is a modification of the current MS248H. You may want to know why this is so significant. What if I told you that the 24-inch monitored has just one USB 3.0…
Asus to start shipping some Eee PCs with Ubuntu preloaded
- Back in 2007 when the netbook craze was just starting there was a lot of talk about Linux finally going mainstream. The first Eee PC model shipped with the Xandros distribution and several subsequent models offered both Windows and Linux…
Intel pushes new category of thin laptops, Ultrabooks
- Intel has unveiled design guidelines for what they claim is a new class of laptops, which will combine thinner and lighter form factors with tablet-style features such as touchscreens and near instant-on capabilities. Ultrabooks, as the company is calling them,…
Asus unveils smartphone-tablet combo, the Padfone
- Asus has unveiled a range of new products at the Computex 2011 trade show in Taipei, including notebooks, netbooks and a curious tablet device that houses with a 4.3-inch phone on the back. Dubbed Padfone, the latter is somewhat similar…
Asus readying a phone and tablet called PadFone?
- Update: The device is now official. Read more about it here: Asus unveils smartphone-tablet combo, the Padfone.
Asus: Eee Pad Transformer shortages due to demand, not supply
- Last week, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer arrived in the US, and was quickly sold out. Rumors around the Internet quickly erupted, suggesting that the device was low in volumes due to component shortages or even because of quality control…
Asus working on Intel and quad-core Tegra 3 tablets
- The Asus Eee Pad Transformer officially arrived in the U.S. little over a month ago amid favorable reviews and decent sales, due in part to its attractive price point -- it's the cheapest Honeycomb tablet -- but also for its…
Asus Eee Pad Transformer arrives in the US; already sold out
- The Asus Eee Pad Transformer officially arrived in the US today but you may have trouble finding a unit for yourself. A quick check on the Asus' Where To Buy webpage for the Eee Pad Transformer shows that many retailers,…
Asus Eee Pad Transformer hits U.S. on April 26 for $399
- The Asus Eee Pad Transformer will be officially arriving to the U.S. on April 26. Priced at $399 for the 16GB Wi-Fi only model, the Honeycomb tablet is one of the first to offer a 10.1-inch display while also meaningfully…
Asus refreshes 15.6" Lamborghini VX7 gaming notebook
- Asus has unveiled its refreshed Lamborghini VX7, a gaming notebook inspired by the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. We imagine the system's aesthetics will be a hit or miss with most folks and we tend to find car-themed computers to be unattractive.…
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