Kaser Net'sPC2 YF810-8G Review: $100 For An Android Nettop? By Andrew Ku, Adam Overa published 5 June 13 What’s the cheapest computer you can buy today? And we're not talking Raspberry Pi. We still need enough horsepower to email, browse the Web, or play a movie. Kaser claims to have the answer with its $100 Android-based nettop. But is it up to the task?
Dell XPS One 27: Can An All-In-One Make Us Love Windows 8? By Thomas Soderstrom published 9 April 13 Windows 8 is unquestionably intended to create consistency between consoles, tablets, phones, and the PC. But the desktop world is still largely without touch input. Can Dell's XPS One 27 make the Windows 8 experience better with a gorgeous touchscreen?
Origin PC Millennium: 3-Way SLI And A 4.6 GHz Core i5 By Matt Safford published 20 December 12 After a long hiatus, Tom's Hardware returns to consumer desktop reviews with Origin PC's Millennium. Can three GeForce GTX 660 Ti cards and an overclocked Core i5 handle gaming at 5760x1080? We want to know if this elegant box is worth its $3,000+ price.
Quick Look: Hands-On With LG's 22AM33NB All-In-One Chassis By Chris Angelini published 19 December 12 We just finished building our second all-in-one using the Thin Mini-ITX form factor and a box of off-the-shelf components. Although we still don't have the graphics performance we crave, LG's 22AM33NB chassis is a clean example of a productivity machine.
iBuyPower P500X And P900DX Workstations, Reviewed By Jon K. Carroll published 3 December 12 Armed with updated workstation benchmarks, we have two systems from iBuyPower in the lab today: a $2,000 quad-core entry-level rig, and an $8,000 sixteen-core behemoth. With $6,000 separating the two, is the performance spread really what you'd expect?
System Builder Marathon, August 2012: Alternative $2000 Gaming PC By Thomas Soderstrom published 24 August 12
System Builder Marathon, August 2012: System Value Compared By Thomas Soderstrom published 23 August 12
System Builder Marathon, August 2012: $2000 Performance PC By Thomas Soderstrom published 22 August 12
AMD FirePro W8000 And W9000 Review: GCN Goes Pro By Igor Wallossek published 13 August 12 AMD’s GCN architecture, known for its strong compute and 3D performance, is finally being made available in the company's FirePro workstation graphics card family. Can AMD catch Nvidia? We test the two fastest FirePro cards to answer that question.
Fast, Small, And Complete? Samsung's $329 Chromebox By Andrew Ku published 7 August 12 Would you believe that there's a Celeron-powered nettop that sells for $329, including all of the software you need? Samsung's Chromebox gives the small form factor market something to think about with its slim profile and pre-installed Google Chrome OS.
Does Size Matter? Four Very Small Nettops Get Reviewed By Don Woligroski published 25 July 12 We're comparing four diminutive PCs: ASRock’s Vision HT, Jetway’s Mini-Top JBC700, Lenovo’s Q180, and Zotac’s Zbox Nano XS AD11 Plus. Despite their similar sizes, each tiny computer offers a unique feature set. Are any of them right for you?
Build It: Picking Parts For Your Kid's Entry-Level Gaming PC By Igor Wallossek published 11 July 12 Does your child always want to use your PC? Is it time to build him his own? If you don't trust the tier-one vendors to sell you a well-balanced machine, you'll be happy to know that you can piece together your own entry-level box for less than $450.
Good Things In Small Packages: Seven Nettop Platforms, Tested By Katharina Ulbrich, Benjamin Kraft published 6 July 12 It'd be easy to dismiss nettops as underpowered attempts at miniaturization, but they’re good enough for surfing the Web, writing emails, and watching some video. Today, we're comparing seven different platforms based on CPUs from Intel, AMD, and VIA.