We Test Our BYO HTPCs With Intel's DHCAT

Published on June 11, 2007 to Home Theater

Intel's Digital Home Capabilities Assessment Tool (DHCAT) was designed to evaluate multimedia hardware performance. We test our System Builder AMD- and Intel-based HTPCs with it. 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

Intel's Dothan Makes Its Late Debut

Published on May 10, 2004 to Notebooks and Laptops

Intel's Dothan mobile processor has the trappings to boost performance while consuming less power. With a 2 MB L2 cache backed by Intel's 90-nm production technology, Dothan's promise is put to the test in a notebook from Winbook. Read more

AMD's CPUs Help Put The Magic In Lucasfilm's Special Effects

Published on May 18, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

As Chief Technology Officer of Lucasfilm and Industrial Light and Magic, Cliff Plumer is responsible for bringing together the people and computers behind the spectacular special effects we see on the big screen and in games. AMD CPUs power virtually every stationary and mobile graphics workstation and server at Lucasfim. Read more

Intel's RAID 5 NAS Makes the Grade

Published on May 18, 2006 to Networking

Intel has decided it wants to play in the SOHO/SMB NAS market and produces a first product that should get it into the game. Read more