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Weekend tech reading: Haswell to be Intel's last swappable CPUs?

Weekend tech reading: Haswell to be Intel
  • Posted November 25, 2012, 1:44 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in NATW
  • As personal computers become smaller, their flexibility is decreasing. According to a media report starting from code-named Broadwell generation of processors, Intel Corp. will only offer mainstream desktop chips in BGA packaging, which will eliminate upgrade options as well as increase...

Tuesday tech deals: Inspiron 15 with Core i3-390M for $400

Tuesday tech deals: Inspiron 15 with Core i3-390M for $400
  • Posted July 17, 2012, 2:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
  • Dell Home offers its 5.2lb Inspiron 15 Notebook in Obsidian Black, model no. N5040, for $399.99 with free shipping. That's tied with a deal from two weeks ago and the lowest total price we could find by $199. It features a 15.6" 1366x768 (720p) LED-backlit LCD...

Desktop Core i3 Ivy Bridge CPUs leaked ahead of launch

Desktop Core i3 Ivy Bridge CPUs leaked ahead of launch
  • Posted February 15, 2012, 1:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • As the launch of Intel's next-gen 22nm Ivy Bridge processors draws closer, details of five upcoming chips have been leaked online complete with their with full specifications. The leak covers the upcoming Core i3 desktop lineup, including three 55W and…

Tuesday tech deals: Core i3 desktop with dual 18.5" displays for $539

Tuesday tech deals: Core i3 desktop with dual 18.5" displays for $539
  • Posted January 17, 2012, 3:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
  • Dell Small Business offers the Dell Vostro 260 Slim Desktop PC bundled with two Dell E1912H 18.5" LED-Backlit LCD Monitors for $539.35 with free shipping via the directions below. That's $180 off and the lowest total price we've seen for the Vostro 260 with two LCDs...

Mini-ITX Wars: Asrock's Intel Z68 vs. AMD A75

Mini-ITX Wars: Asrock
  • Posted October 20, 2011, 10:53 PM by Steven Walton | Filed in TechSpot, Hardware
  • Today we're looking at a new breed of Mini-ITX motherboards from Asrock called the Z68M-ITX/HT and A75M-ITX. The former is an Intel Z68 board that supports Intel's second-generation Core processors, while the latter utilizes AMD A75's chipset to support Socket FM1 processors, namely the new Fusion A-series desktop APUs.

    To spice things up we've selected Intel and AMD's $140 CPU offerings. In other words, this review will also serve as a comparison for the Core i3-2120 and AMD A8-3850.

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