Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Dell and Alienware Offer Samsung 64-GB SSDs (NewsFactor)


Dell and Alienware Offer Samsung 64-GB SSDs (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - For those awaiting the day when solid state drives (SSDs) are commonplace options on desktops and laptops, the good news is that Samsung announced on Monday it is shipping its 2.5-inch SATA, 64-GB SSDs for Dell and Alienware notebooks. The bad news is that the drives are an expensive option.

Notebook Configuration Forecast, 1Q04
Even though liquid-crystal display panel prices continue to rise, average selling prices for notebook computers fell in the first quarter of 2004.

AMD reveals triple-core desktop CPU
While dual-core CPUs are becoming commonplace in desktop and notebook computers, AMD officials quoted Mercury Research's finding that less than two

Few Takers for OLPC's $188 Laptop (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - How much is that $100 laptop again? One Laptop Per Child, the organization formed by former MIT Media Lab director Nicholas Negroponte, confirmed on Friday that the price of the little green machine has edged up to $188.

Talks under way to put Intel inside OLPC's $100 laptop (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Discussions are under way to put an Intel microprocessor inside a version of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project's "$100 laptop" for children in developing countries, according to representatives from both parties.

Toshiba A70 CPU monitoring
Is there a CPU monitoring utility for this laptop>? I've tried core temp, speedfan and they dont seem to work...