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IBM ThinkPad X31 1.4GHz Pentium M: A Traveler's Best Friend

One of the primary purposes of Intel's Pentium-M mobile processor and Centrino technology was to breath new life into thin and light and ultraportable notebooks. While desktop replacement notebooks could turn to the high powered Pentium 4-M processor and Intel 845MP chipset, thin and light and ultraportable solutions were left with older, slower hardware at the helm. System designers had two… → Read More

Electrovaya Scribbler SC500 Tablet PC

It has been a little over four months since Microsoft released its latest operating system, Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, and to date the software has been met with mixed success. Unlike previous versions of Microsoft's operating systems, sales of Windows XP Tablet PC Edition are directly tied to sales of tablet PC hardware. This is because in order to purchase and use the latest and… → Read More

The Future of Mobile Gaming: New Chips from ATI and NVIDIA

Intel created quite a buzz in the computer world yesterday with the launch of its latest processor and chipset solution for the mobile market. Unlike other Intel mobile solutions, the Pentium M processor, 855PM chipset, and PRO/Wireless 2100 network card are pieces of hardware designed from the ground up to be mobile-only solutions. The products run at a fraction of the power required to run… → Read More

Intel Centrino/Pentium-M Notebook Roundup: Dell, FIC and IBM Examined

If you could not tell from our Pentium M processor review, we are extremely excited about Intel's new mobile chip. The first Intel processor designed from the ground up to find its way into notebooks only, Intel's Pentium M processor and Centrino solution are certainly giant leaps forward when it comes to mobile processing power. Many kudos to Intel for the technology but ultimately it is up to… → Read More

Sager NP8886 2.8GHz Pentium 4

Test sytem provided by Powernotebooks.com. The use of desktop components in portable systems has started a new trend in mobile computing. Whereas in the past mobile systems were reserved as systems with limited functionality and speed that catered to a fairly niche market, mobile systems of today are quickly becoming the ubiquitous electronic component. Take the desktop replacement notebook for… → Read More

Hypersonic Sonic Aviator 3.06GHz Pentium 4

The launch of Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system is ushering in a whole new class of mobile devices. From convertible tablet PCs, like the Acer TravelMate c100, to slate tablet PCs, like the FIC SlateVision we looked at last week, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition is enabling notebooks to venture to areas previously reserved for pen and paper. The operating system is… → Read More

The Tablet PC: An in depth look with the FIC SlateVision

Every few years a new electronic product comes along that promises to revolutionize the computing world. The past few years have seen everything from digital cameras to LCDs arrive in an attempt to change the way we use our computers. Obviously, some of these products are met with more success than others. For the most part, the success of these products is largely dependent on the backing of… → Read More

Tablet PCs - Stealing Comdex 2002

As always, there are one or two key products which have visitors buzzing at Comdex this year. Last year you may recall that NVIDIA's NV17M and Intel's 845DDR chipset were received with the most enthusiasm at the show, gaining attention not only on AnandTech but on most hardware review sites. So, what has been the big story this year at Comdex thus far? Well, Tablet PCs for one. Mockup systems… → Read More

NVIDIA GeForce4 4200 Go: Bringing mobile gaming to new heights

Things have been quiet on the NVIDIA side as of late. If we look back, one can see that the GeForce4 Ti 4200 AGP 8x and the GeForce4 MX 460 AGP 8x parts (NV28 and NV18 respectively) were the last NVIDIA products to be released. Launching one month ago these two chips were fairly un-revolutionary on the whole, offering NV25 and NV17 performance in an AGP 8x certified package. In fact, one has to… → Read More

ATI All-in-Wonder 9700 Pro

Today we embark on the second part of our All-in-Wonder 9700 Pro adventure. You followed us through the preview, now it's time for a hands-on look at the video card that will have many drooling. At the end of September we were given the opportunity to bring you an in-depth preview of a product that proved to be very exciting. It promised to offer the fastest desktop 3D graphics available,… → Read More

Dell Inspiron 8200 Pentium 4-M 2.0GHz

As the world's largest PC manufacturer, Dell has played an important role in ensuring the personal computer's success. It all started in 1985 with the release of the 8088 Dell Turbo. This computer was the first in a long line of quality computers and computing components that have allowed Dell to reach milestones other computer manufacturers only dream of: internet sales of $50 million per day,… → Read More

Buyer's Guide: Value Professional 3D

This article was first available on the AnandTech Newsletter. Click Here to Subscribe. Deciding what components to put in a professional 3D system on a budget can be a daunting task. As 3D modeling and programing increases in popularity, more and more computer shoppers are looking for a system that can handle not only Word and Excel but also 3D Studio Max and Maya. Obviously the hardware… → Read More

Buyer's Guide: Value Gaming

Of our seven buyer's guides, one of the most popular configurations is that of the budget gamer. This is likely so for a number of reasons. First off, determining what components go in a gaming system on a budget is not an easy task. Unlike high-end configurations, where a product's performance or feature set can distinguish it from others in the market, budget systems must be configured with… → Read More

ATI All-in-Wonder 9700 Pro Preview

ATI has put on quite an impressive show as of late. The company, which had been one upped by NVIDIA in years past, has now found itself in an interesting position. Thanks to a series of very impressive product launches, ATI chips have become the chip of choice for a wide segment of the computer graphics market. The success began two months ago with the highly anticipated Radeon 9700 Pro, a… → Read More

Buyer's Guide: Value SOHO

This article was first available on the AnandTech Newsletter. Click Here to Subscribe. When we set out over a month ago to bring you weekly buyer's guides we knew we had quite a task on our hands. Choosing components and assembling them into the best system for the appropriate situation is not an easy task. We are forced to evaluate a number of products on a number of levels, from price to… → Read More

ATI Mobility Radeon 9000: Raising the bar again

ATI surprised us all with last month's announcement of the R300 based ATI Radeon 9700 Pro. We had an idea of how the chip would perform and what kind of milestones it would reach, but ATI met and exceeded our expectations. With the R300 core, ATI produced a graphics chip that proved to be above and beyond all the other products on the market. Amid the fanfare that the Radeon 9700 Pro created it… → Read More

Buyer's Guide: Dream System

Today's buyer's guide is the last in our first set of buyer's guides. We revived this popular feature of AnandTech seven weeks ago and have continued to publish a new guide every week. We began with the value systems (SOHO, gaming, and professional 3D) and then moved to the high-end guides (SOHO, gaming, and professional 3D). For our seventh buyer's guide we tackle a different type of system… → Read More

Compaq Presario 900 1500+: The Radeon IGP Goes Mobile

Intel has been the major player in the mobile processor market pretty much since the laptop concept took off in the mid 1990s. In the ten or so years that have passed since then, Intel has faced little competition in the mobile processor and chipset market. On the desktop side Intel faced competition from companies such as AMD and Cyrix but all the while their laptop market share went relatively… → Read More

Buyer's Guide: High-End Professional 3D

One thing we pride ourselves on at AnandTech is taking our reader's input into consideration. Many times the feedback that you guys offer us can change the way we handle a product review. You want more gaming benchmarks; we deliver. You want CPU scaling; we can do that. With this in mind, this week's high-end buyer's guide is going to be a bit different. Many have written expressing concern over… → Read More

Buyer's Guide: Value Professional 3D

This article was first available on the AnandTech Newsletter. Click Here to Subscribe. We keep with our promise and today bring you the third AnandTech Buyer's Guide in three weeks. To date we have made system recommendations for value SOHO systems and the value gaming systems. Today we add to that list by looking at value systems in the professional 3D space. Let's take a look at what the… → Read More