USB Power: Apricorn Ez-Bus-Mini 20 GB External Hard Drive

Published on August 25, 2004 to Notebooks and Laptops

One downside of some external 2.5 inch hard drives is that they sometimes require a separate power supply. Apricorn's Ez-Bus-Mini 20 GB external drive gets its juice from a USB connection. Does the device's performance live up to the convenience factor? Read more

Stay Unplugged Longer With The Valence N-Charge Battery Power System

Published on October 31, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

Valence Technology builds external battery systems to extend the off-AC uptime of notebook computers. Just how much additional run time can you expect from such a system? Read more

AMD Power in a Notebook: Mobile Athlon XP

Published on January 2, 2003 to Notebooks and Laptops

The mobile AthlonXP-1800+ and ATI's IGP320M chipset team up to form the basis for a fast notebook with lasting power - but do they really attain these goals? We test the Compaq Evo N1015v from Hewlett Packard to give you some answers. Read more

Music Remixing and Matching Power with StikAx

Published on December 17, 2005 to Digital Entertainment Miscellaneous

StikAx from Ministry of Sound purportedly transforms your music remixing experience. Compared to the legions of competing software out there we found improvements, but "revolutionary" is not quite the right word. Read more

Two Lightweight Laptops With Plenty of Battery Life and Power

Published on August 4, 2005 to Notebooks and Laptops

Just because a laptop is thin and light doesn't mean that it lacks power. Two laptops from Fujitsu and Toshiba, weighing in at less than 3.5 pounds, deliver more than enough performance for home and office applications on a four-hour battery charge. Read more

SMC2532W-B 802.11b High Power Wireless PC Card reviewed

Published on August 24, 2003 to Networking

Will higher power really solve your wireless networking problems? We set out to answer that question in our review of the SMC2532W-B 2.4 GHz 802.11b High Power Wireless PC Card. Read the review and see what we found. Read more

Graphics power is key to playing HD videos on a PC

Published on July 28, 2006 to Digital Entertainment Miscellaneous

Games may not be the only applications anymore that create an incentive for buying a faster graphics card. HD DVD and Blu-ray videos require enormous processing power to decode codecs and overwhelm virtually all CPUs available today. So, how much does it take to make HD look good on a PC screen? TG Daily got a first impression at an exclusive meeting with Nvidia. Read more

Adding Power To Outlook

Published on November 7, 2007 to Desktop Computers

We take a look at four different tools that are designed to make Microsoft Outlook more useful. Read more

ATI All-In Wonder X800 XT: Killer Gaming Power For Multimedia Freaks!

Published on May 5, 2005 to Digital Entertainment Miscellaneous

ATI's new All In Wonder comes with almost every cable and connector imaginable. The card combines good performance with excellent video capturing capabilities. Is it worth considering if you are into multimedia and were already in the market for an X800 XT? Read more

HP Adds AMD's Turion 64 to Its Notebook Power Equation

Published on September 27, 2005 to Notebooks and Laptops

HP seeks to offer a sub-$1,500 notebook that is sturdy, quiet and powerful enough for office and Internet applications that run on a three-hour battery charge. Instead of relying on Intel's Centrino, does HP's first Turion 64 notebook, the Compaq nx6125, do the job? Read more

ThinkPad G40: Desktop Power with Notebook Trappings?

Published on August 19, 2003 to Notebooks and Laptops

Have you ever thought about replacing your desktop PC with a comparably priced notebook that has desktop-like features? We took the IBM ThinkPad G40 out for a test run to see if the combo notebook/desktop could go head-to-head with its desktop counterpart. The verdict: it most definitely can hold its own. Read more

DIY HD HTPC Extravaganza - Part 2: Mobos, CPUs, Memory & Power

Published on February 28, 2006 to Home Theater

Part 2 of our build-your-own HTPC series surveys the wide world of motherboards, CPUs, memory and power supplies and comes up with the picks to match our chosen case. Read more

Acer Packs the Athlon64, More Fire Power Under Its Ferrari 3200 Notebook's Hood

Published on July 8, 2004 to Notebooks and Laptops

The comparison between Acer's bright red Ferrari 3200 notebook and the legendary sport's car par excellence is obvious enough. But for a reasonable $2,000 (€2,050), does Acer's Ferrari desktop, equipped with a mobile Athlon64 and ATI's MR9700 graphics architecture, have a leg up on the competition? Read more

SMC EZ Switch GS8P: Speed, Power and Smarts

Published on December 12, 2007 to Networking

Networking is not always as straightforward as it should be. Could the EZ Switch make it easier? Read more

LAN Party How To - Part 1: Planning and Power

Published on April 20, 2005 to Networking

Ever think about throwing your own LAN Party? Or maybe you already have an didn't have a great experience. Chris Dickens has been there and done that and in Part 1 of our LAN Party How To shares his secrets of getting set up for success and making sure that there's power a'plenty to keep everyone happy. Read more