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  • Tom's Definitive Linux Software Roundup: Internet Apps September 15, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    You've already read our Ubuntu 9.04 install guide for Windows users. Now we're looking at Internet apps, including Web browsers, RSS readers, ... Read more

  • Shuttle XS29F: Is VIA's Nano Processor Powerful Enough? September 2, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    VIA’s latest Nano processors make big efficiency claims, but are these low-power processors powerful enough for daily use? We put Shuttle’s ... Read more

  • Beamforming: The Best WiFi You’ve Never Seen August 17, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    Forget 802.11n Draft 2.0. The future of video-capable WiFi depends on a signal-boosting technique called beamforming. We put the pioneers in this ... Read more

  • High-Capacity Business Hard Drives: Biggest Of The Bunch August 14, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    The Seagate Barracuda LP, WD Caviar RAID Edition 4, Hitachi Deskstar E series, and Samsung Spinpoint F2 EcoGreen battle for the attention of ... Read more

  • Gigabit Ethernet: Dude, Where's My Bandwidth? June 22, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    Once we make the jump to Gigabit Ethernet, the expected tenfold increase in network speed doesn't seem to materialize. We'll look at the basics ... Read more

  • Roundup: Hand-Held Hard Drives With Up To 500 GB May 15, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    Big hard drive capacities aren't just for immobile desktops any more. We round up the latest portable disks from Fujitsu, Samsung, Seagate, and ... Read more

  • Small Business Battery Backup: Eaton's 3,000VA PW5130 May 8, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    Uninterruptible power supplies (what most people call battery backup) are essential for protecting servers and bridging power outages. We looked ... Read more

  • Roundup: Three 16-Port Enterprise SAS Controllers April 24, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    Loaded with features and set up for maximum enterprise storage flexibility, we're looking into the performance and management capabilities of ... Read more

  • New Desktop Hard Drives: Speed Or Capacity? April 21, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    Today we're testing and dissecting Samsung’s Spinpoint F2, Seagate’s Barracuda 7200.12, and WD’s 2 TB Caviar Green. They all hold 500 GB of data ... Read more

  • Network Storage: Three NAS Units Rounded Up April 10, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    Network storage is great for centralizing data on a home or small business network. The real question is: do you build your own NAS or buy one ... Read more

  • Desktop Backplane? Three 2.5" HDD Solutions Reviewed April 9, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    Using 2.5” hard drives in RAID arrays provides increased storage and I/O performance with improved efficiency—as long as they are properly ... Read more

  • APC’s Universal Notebook Battery Booster March 27, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    The Universal Notebook Battery is a sleek, carry-on battery stack that can double your notebook battery capacity and run time, while providing an ... Read more

  • Roundup: CompactFlash Cards For Professionals March 26, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    So many high-end CompactFlash cards, so little time. Which is the fastest of them all? Kingston, Lexar, PNY, San Disk, Silicon Power, and ... Read more

  • ASUS Eee PC 1000HE Netbook - A Home and Office Powerhouse? February 25, 2009 – 1:10 PM

    Vendors of small, light and allegedly underpowered netbooks promote them as browsing tools, best suited for web browsing and email.They’re only ... Read more

  • Promise NS4300N: NAS For Small Offices February 7, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    Promise is known for its RAID controllers, but how the company will fare long-term on the NAS market remains to be seen. We took a closer look at ... Read more

  • Synology DS207+: Getting NAS Into Your Home December 12, 2008 – 1:00 AM

    Synology really impressed us with the performance of its Disk Station DS408. Can the same company do it again with its Disk Station DS207+?Read more

  • WD's 2nd Gen GP: More Speed, Less Power December 3, 2008 – 5:40 AM

    Usually, green hardware means you're giving up performance in order to cut back on power consumption. But Western Digital's second-generation ... Read more

  • Synology's DS408 Reviewed: Fast NAS For Pros November 18, 2008 – 4:10 AM

    Does a NAS device with high data transfer rate and a Web interface that is easy to configure actually exist? Synology shows how it should be ... Read more

  • Five Multimedia Notebooks, Tested November 15, 2008 – 2:20 PM

    Bigger is still better among new multimedia notebooks, where heft and battery life aren't as important as bright screens and video wizardry.Read more

  • Round Up: Five Powerful, Light Ultraportables November 5, 2008 – 1:00 AM

    Executives, road warriors, and gadget geeks all lust after ultraportable notebooks. Five of these amazing machines battle it out in this roundup.Read more

  • Intel Core i7 (Nehalem): Architecture By AMD? October 14, 2008 – 2:40 AM

    Intel's new Core i7 processors represent a major evolution of the Core 2-series, though a lot of the additions look like they come from AMD's ... Read more

  • Seagate's 1.5TB Barracuda: Bigger And Better? October 2, 2008 – 2:10 AM

    Seagate is the first hard drive vendor to offer a 1.5 TB drive in the 3.5” form factor. Meanwhile, WD sent us its RAID Edition 3 (RE3) drive. We ... Read more