Desktops
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Asus EN9800GX2
20 Mar 2008 2:21 PM
Nvidia's new flagship 3D card delivers almost all the performance we expect for its price. We wouldn't blame Crysis fans for waiting to see what's in store later this year.
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Asus EN9600 GT
17 Mar 2008 3:02 PM
Nvidia's new GeForce 9600 GT graphics chip gives the Asus EN9600 GT some of the best bang-for-the-buck we've seen in a midrange 3D card.
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ATI Radeon HD 3850
17 Mar 2008 3:02 PM
ATI's Radeon HD 3850 delivers good performance at a great price — but is now outclassed by NVIDIA's 9600GT.
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Acer Aspire L3600
14 Mar 2008 6:13 PM
The Aspire aspires to be one half media center, one half desktop PC, and it's ultimately one half as compelling as a result.
Specs: 2GB , Windows Vista Home Premium , Intel Core 2 Duo , DDR2-800
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Linksys Media Center Extender DMA2200
13 Mar 2008 5:43 PM
The MCE DMA2200 is probably the best media streaming device we've ever tested. It only works with Windows Vista, but for streaming media from a PC to the TV, it's ideal.
Specs: Media Center Extender , Ethernet, USB, S-Video, HDMI, Wireless, Coaxial, Optical , MPEG-1, MPEG-2, LPCM, DVD audio , 802.11g, 802.11n
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Dell XPS 630
13 Mar 2008 5:40 PM
With its newest full-fledged gaming PC, Dell shows that it understands the mainstream gaming desktop as well as the high-end.
Specs: 4GB , Windows Vista Home Premium , Intel Core 2 Quad , DDR2-667
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Asus GeForce EN8800GT (512MB)
13 Mar 2008 2:45 PM
Asus and Nvidia have teamed up for a compelling midrange 3D graphics card with this EN8800 GT. If you can find this card for a good price, we recommend it, especially if you intend to use two of them.
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Sony VAIO TP2
12 Mar 2008 4:46 PM
Sony's designed a nice looking unit in the TP-2, but its beauty proves to be only skin deep.
Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo , 2.1 GHz, 500 GB, Windows Vista
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Apple Mac Pro (2x 2.8GHz Quad Core Xeon, 2GB RAM)
06 Feb 2008 12:00 AM
The Mac Pro is still near the pinnacle of workstation machines, elegantly fusing style, power and features.
Specs: 2GB , Mac OS X , Intel Xeon , DDR2-800
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Sony VAIO VGC-LM18G
08 Jan 2008 6:20 PM
No doubt the VGC-LM18G will find its way onto some people's walls and benches, and is thoroughly enjoyable to use. But it's got a few more revisions to go before it's perfect.
Specs: 2GB , Windows Vista Home Premium , Intel Core 2 Duo , DDR2-667
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Articles
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Eee PC maker Asus goes gadget
Taiwanese company, Asus, finds itself smack in the middle of a transition from components maker to serious contender in PCs and accessories. Could Asus be an Acer in the making?
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Intel's new Core i7, Core i5 desktop chips bring faster CPUs to the mainstream
Intel's new Core i5 and i7 CPUs, released today, look to bring performance to the masses just in time for Microsoft's Windows 7 launch.
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Poll: Apple Store coming to Brisbane, Perth; where to next?
According to job advertisements on Apple Australia's website, the company is planning on opening retail stores in Brisbane at the Chermside shopping centre and in Perth. After this, where should Australia's favourite fruity friend go?
















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