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Tuesday, March 14, 2006

VoodooPC ENVY U909 SLI: Laptop to the Max


VoodooPC ENVY U909 SLI: Laptop to the Max: "
Here's a company that's putting all the heavy juju it can think of into a laptop, and the result is the VoodooPC ENVY U909 SLI Laptop, going over the top with two NVIDIA GeForce 7800GTX graphics cards in an SLI configuration and an AMD Turion 64 processor. The thing is huge, though, with a 19-inch 1680x1050 screen, and don't expect to be exactly light, either—at nearly 16 pounds it's more like a luggable computer than a sprightly notebook. Continuing the maximum theme, it's got a 160GB hard disk and includes a 4-in-1 memory card reader as well. The company was coy with pricing but said the laptop would be released next month.

Monday, March 13, 2006

Apple easing out 20-inch G5 iMac


Apple easing out 20-inch G5 iMac: "Filed under: Desktops This shouldn't come as any surprise, given the fate of its 17-inch sibling, but it looks like Apple is finally easing out the 20-inch G5 version of the iMac. The G5 version has already disappeared from Apple's online stores in the UK and some other markets, though it's still available in the US for now. Apple has been selling it for $1,499, vs. the $1,699 price tag on the Core Duo model, so if you're in the US and you're content to live on the trailing edge, you may still have a little more time to save $200 before Apple shuts the door on this one. Once the 20-inch iMac is gone, Apple will have just one G5 model left in its lineup: the PowerMac, which starts at $1,999 for a dual-processor model