Dell's XPS 720 H2C Hot and Cool

Published on May 22, 2007 to Desktop Computers

Overclocking, liquid cooling, and gaming - from Dell? We check out the company's highest-end system to see how the PC giant differentiates itself from... itself. Read more

Notebook Cooler Pads: Do you need one?

Published on December 16, 2004 to Notebooks and Laptops

Do you own a hot notebook? Or is your boss forcing you to use that old, noisy laptop with a desktop chip in it? Perhaps you should consider a notebook cooler. We tested the Coolermaster Coolpad and two versions of the Vantec Lapcool 2 to see how they measure up. Read more

Intel Chipset Shootout! 945GM vs. 915GM

Published on April 24, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

Intel's dual core Napa (Centrino Duo) platform features the 945GM chipset, the first chipset with integrated graphics for Core Duo mobile CPUs. We used two Asus W5 laptops to compare the 945GM and the older Sonoma (Centrino) platform's 915GM to see if the former is really faster and more energy efficient. Read more

ATi's Radeon IGP320M Chipset A New Chance For Athlon Notebooks

Published on May 16, 2002 to Notebooks and Laptops

While other markets are shrinking, the notebook market is still standing strong and generating handsome profits. AMD's slice of the mobile cake used to be based on inexpensive low-end consumer stuff that was rather uninspiring from a performance point of view. ATi's new notebook chipset for AMD's recently introduced "Thoroughbred" Mobile Athlon XP could possibly change that. Radeon IGP320M allows AMD-based laptops the chance to compete with notebooks using Intel's Mobile Pentium 4 processor. Read more