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The iPad: So 2001 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Chris Tom   
Wednesday, 27 January 2010 12:44

Color me not impressed. We reviewed FIC's Aquapad in December of 2001. Guess what, it had a touch screen keyboard, was a bit smaller screen-wise, but frankly, you could run whatever Linux you wanted, or Windows 2000. It had a Transmeta CPU, PCMCIA slot, dual compact flash slots, two USB port, speakers, audio connectors, and a mic. As a hackable product it frankly blows anything Apple is putting out today. As usability goes I mean come on Apple. Do you really think an overgrown Ipod is going to be a hit? Do you think that many people read ebooks? Do you think you are a gaming company again? Do you really think netbooks are that bad? I assure you Steve, Asus is no joke. The little AMD powered Gateway/Acer is quite competent, and I can run whatever I want on it. The iPad is a niche product. It is too expensive, and the webpad was done before, back in 2001 people. 2001. This is not going to save the New York Times. This is not going to change the world. It isn't really great.

Update: I pulled out one of my old Aquapads. It booted right up into Midori Linux. The battery is actually still charging. I'm tempted to get a big compact flash drive and put Windows 7 on it. It will then be more full featured than the iFad as soon as I plug in my Clear 4G USB modem.

Update:Yes, this is it charging currently at 14% with a gasp, on screen keyboard.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 13:31
 
Idiot Analyst Blames AMD For 27" iMac Issues PDF Print E-mail
Written by Chris Tom   
Monday, 14 December 2009 14:01

Technewsworld reports on users being angry about the 27" iMac problems. I had a customer here at Tek Republik who often plays World of Warcraft ask about purchasing one of them. I told him that I was concerned about the 27" model with the Radeon HD 4850 in it. That GPU is going to put off a lot of heat, and the new iMac has a very small case, and it is going to cause failure and overheating issues. This was of course before they came out. It is the same thing as laptop GPU failure, and Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 GPU failure. Too much heat in too tiny of a space is the problem.

"Brilliant" analyst Brian Marshall, with Broadpoint AmTech claims that is is because they switched to AMD from Nvidia. Really. Wow. For one Apple won't admit to a problem, and certainly they won't admit to the nature of it, but it does not matter. If that was a GTX 260 in there instead the same exact issue would be happening. You can not put a high end part in a confined space like that, and not expect problems. End of story. Don't expect Mac fans to realize them. Expect them to pass the buck to AMD, or Nvidia with the 9400M when they have a badly designed product that does not have adequate cooling.
 
AMD Shows Off Dell Zino PDF Print E-mail
Written by Matthew Cameron   
Tuesday, 10 November 2009 13:11

According to PCWorld, AMD has given a preview of Dell's upcoming Inspirion Zino - a portable HD home theater, of sorts. The small footprint computer makes use of a dual-core AMD chip which is designed to use 25-35 watts of power. Dell plans to launch the Zino platform this Thursday and pricing might come in at $200.

Slated for pricing as low as $199, Dell's cube-shaped Zino is targeted at households wanting a handy and moveable multimedia center low on energy consumption..
 
HP Pavilion MS214 Review PDF Print E-mail
Written by Chris Tom   
Monday, 02 November 2009 16:58

Computer Shopper has reviewed the HP Pavilion MS214. This is a all in one PC with a low end Athlon X2 3250e chip at 1.5GHz.

Those looking for a compact, inexpensive all-in-one PC for Web surfing and light productivity, with a design that will blend in well in most rooms, won’t be disappointed in the HP Pavilion MS214. Its performance is noticeably better than the often sluggish budget all-in-ones that sell for less. But those looking for a solidly performing PC for CPU-stressing tasks like watching HD and Hulu.com video, or editing large video and image files, should opt for something more powerful, like a traditional budget tower desktop at about the same price, or an all-in-one at about $100 more.

You can get it here from HP for $599.99
 
New MSI Wind Top AMD Based PDF Print E-mail
Written by Chris Tom   
Thursday, 27 August 2009 12:03

Fudo reports that MSI is pumping out a new Wind Top all in one desktop that will be AMD powered.

The new Wind Top AE2010 will be available with either AMD Athlon 2650e 1.6GHz CPU or a much powerful dual-core Athlon X2 3250e 1.5GHz CPU. Both will be paired with AMD's RS780G/SB710 chipset that comes with integrated ATI Radeon 3200 graphics with 128MB of DDR3 graphics memory. The 20-inch 16:9 touchscreen features native resolution of 1600x900 pixels.
 
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