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pcs
Asus Eee Keyboard Open and Fully Naked
I liked the Asus Eee Keyboard before. A lot. I like it because it looks like a super-sleek 21st century version of a Commodore 64. Now, seeing it naked on a French site, I want to have babies with it. More » -
review
Toshiba Portege R600 Review: 512GB SSDs Are the Bee's Knees
Just last summer, Toshiba's Portege R500 was the first laptop with a 128GB SSD. A year later, Toshiba's Portege R600 is the world's first 512GB SSD lappie. So for this one moment, Toshiba is on the top of the world. More » -
pcs
The BFG Phobos Is a Hefty HTPC, But Its Sequels Sound Even Better
I stopped by BFG yesterday, makers of the Phobos—a mega performance/home theater PC aimed at the rich and the lazy. Their touchscreen-wielding Phobos is an understated beast of a PC, but I'm more interested in what they're planning next. More » -
alienware
Alienware OptX AW2210 21.5-Inch Gaming Monitor Goes 1920x1080, Actually Isn't Hideous
We caught Alienware's OptX AW2210 21.5-inch gaming monitor a couple months back—it's part of Alienware's "more accessible" push, but it's got respectable specs, cramming in a 1920x1080 resolution with a supposed 80,000:1 contrast ratio for $299. More » -
proclamations
So Long Desktop PC, You Suck
Desktop PCs have been in decline for a decade, and countless people have said their piece about it. But new evidence suggests the desktop tower's death spiral is underway—and we're not too broken up about it. More » -
acer
Acer Quietly Poised To Surpass Dell As Second-Largest PC Maker
Don't look now, but Acer—yes, that Acer—is on the verge of unseating Dell as the second-largest PC maker. More » -
pcs
Edelweiss PC is Absolutely Stunning
Holy crap, is this an awesome looking computer. The Edelweiss, created by Pius Giger in Switzerland, is one of the coolest custom rigs I've ever seen. More » -
lenovo
Lenovo's T400s Aims For the Line Between Portability and Performance
Lenovo's new T400s laptop aims for the sweet spot between portability and performance, offering up a whole bevy of options in a device with a 14.1-inch screen that weighs under four pounds. More » -
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transport
2UNFOLD Laptop Bag Is Probably Too Attractive for You or Your Computer
Your MacBook Air or whatever is a sharp machine, sure. But it's not timeless, handcrafted Italian leather that's transformable into one of eight different styles. More » -
laptops
The Acer Aspire AS5739G Is a Powerful Blu-ray Laptop For $750
Today, Acer announced their updated line of Aspire laptops. But the most interesting has to be the Aspire AS5739G, a no-compromises performance machine with a tempting price of $750. More » -
netbooks
The Vaio P Is Now As Fast As Average Netbooks
If you're willing to fork over $1500, the Vaio P got a slight spec jump this morning as you can now score one with a 1.6GHz Atom processor (up from 1.33GHz). More » -
computers
Stealth's Fanless WPC-500F Computer Is Bathtub Safe
"Barney wanted a tiny waterproof computer for his million-dollar playboy lifestyle submersible, and he wanted it for under $2,000. We told him, 'you find it, you keep it.'" More » -
asus
Asus Eee Keyboard Shown Running Intel's Moblin Netbook OS
The Eee Keyboard PC was pretty amazing before, but now that we're seeing it running Intel's Moblin OS, we want one even more. More » -
furniture
The Bar Desk Makes Facebook Stalking Feel Like a Night on the Town
The evolution of the computer desk seemed to stop somewhere in the mid 90s. But this bar-style desk made (entirely?) from IKEA components is a refreshing way to hide a hefty tower PC. More » -
rumor
Buy Vista PC After June 26, Get Windows 7 Upgrade for Free (or At Least Cheaper)
We already heard about this on the Best Buy front, but it looks like several computer makers will let you upgrade to Windows 7 for free—or at least cheaply—if you buy a Vista computer after June 26. [InfoWorld] -
lightning review
Razer Sphex Mousepad Lightning Review
The Gadget: Razer's ultrathin Sphex mousepad is sufficiently neat: It's more like a sheet of rugged paper that's sticky on one side and a solid, plasticky, mousing surface on the other. More » -
ie8
Dean Cain Helps Us Overcome S.H.Y.N.E.S.S With Internet Explorer 8
Dean Cain helps us overcome "Sharing Heavily Yet Not Enough Sharing Still" (S.H.Y.N.E.S.S) with this commercial for IE8. It doesn't make up for Lois and Clark, but he is definitely funny in this. -
blockquote
Asus Wants to Walk in Apple's Shoes
There's no question, the Eee changed everything. But can Asus offer products that are on par with Apple design? According to Asustek vice chairman Jonathan Tsang, that's the aspiration. More » -
mids
Viliv X70: A 7-Inch Netbook Without the Keyboard
The Viliv S5 was sort of charming in its own way—a tiny Atom-powered touchscreen MID that went for $599. Well the Viliv X70 is the S5's bigger cousin, and it runs just $599, too. More » -
aios
Averatec D1200: A 25.5-Inch, 1080p All-In-One PC For $1000
Averatec's AIO efforts have always been budget conscious, and the D1200 is no different: Soon to be sold at Best Buy and Tiger Direct for $1000, the D1200 is a 25.5-inch, 1920 x 1200, TV-tuning exercise in value. More » -
best buy
Best Buy: Windows 7 Isn't Just "Vista That Works" (Also: Free Upgrades)
Oops! A leaked Best Buy memo manages to both trash-talk Vista as well as give out the details of Best Buy's Windows 7 upgrade plans. More » -
pcs
Via Amos 3000 Fan-Less PC Is Half the Size of a Mac Mini
The Via Amos 3000: A monitor-mountable Pico ITX board running at 500Mhz, with 1GB of RAM, gigabit ethernet, four USB, and DVI video, in a cool metal case with no fan. It can probably grill burgers too. [BBG] -
keyboards
Asus Eee Keyboard With PC and Touchscreen Caught Looking Great On Video
Engadget Chinese got some footage of the Eee Keyboard in action, and judging from the video, the touchscreen-endowed keyboard looks like it has some promise. The secret behind its mojo? It runs a standalone version of Windows XP. More » -
computers
25 Of The Most Influential PCs Ever Made
A visit to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA has Maximum PC feeling all nostalgic about the history of the personal computer. More » -
netbooks
Nvidia Ion-Powered Cheap PCs Arrive En Masse
Lenovo and Acer were the first, but now they're not the only ones with cheap computers powered by Nvidia's Ion platform—GeForce 9400M graphics paired with an Intel Atom CPU. Besides Asus's eeetop here, there's 20 others, though you won't find the likes of Dell or HP here: More » -
alienware
Alienware's 'Allpowerful' m17x Obliterates Crysis With Dual 1GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M Graphics Cards
The mystery of the Alienware 'allpowerful' has been pierced a few days before E3—a brand new m17x stuffed with so much power it might just cause cancer: Dual 1GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M graphics cards and a Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core CPU for starters. More » -
gaming
Corsair Cooling Ice Series T30 Chills Memory for More Overclocking Pew Pew
How nerdy are you? Oh really? Yea rly? Corsair's Cooling Ice Series T30 "world's first" sub-ambient PC memory cooler gives you 20 degrees of breathing room for overclocking your memory to make your computer more fasterer. [Fareastgizmos via Ubergizmo] -
mods
Absurd Liquid-Cooled Desk Computer Is a Tribute to Mod Excess
One year ago, some Popular Mechanics editors set out with the broad goal of building the most ridiculously extravagant PC mod they could. This is what they came up with. More » -
laptops
Intel: Kinda Thin, Kinda Cheap Laptops Are the Next Big Thing
For all its impressive engineering and hyper-stylized design, the ultrathin laptop category isn't very enticing, mainly because every entrant is laughably expensive. But now, Intel's trumpeting an entirely new approach to thin laptops: compromise! More » -
cooling
Little Ionic Winds Stop Laptops From Burning Body Parts
We first heard about ionic winds cooling down computers by 250% in 2007. Two years later, Tessera—a chip-packing company—has modified the technology so that it would fit into a working laptop. More » -
nerd history
The Glorious, Hulking History of 3D Graphics
From the Voodoo1 in 1996 to the wallet-and-pixel crushing Nvidia GeForce GTX 285, Maximum PC recounts the entire history of 3D graphics in ultra-gory detail. A fantastically nerdy way to kill 30 minutes. [Maximum PC] -
pcs
Luxurious Meco HTPC Demands You Always Use a Coaster
You see that table on the right? That's not a table, it's a PC. Well... I guess it's sort of a table too. But it's also a PC. More » -
lightning review
Killer Xeno Pro Network Card Lightning Review
A specialized networking card—with blingtastic LIGHTS—designed to murder lag for gamers, the $130 Killer Xeno Pro practically screams "snake oil." It's not quite. More » -
netbooks
Acer's Aspire One AO751h 11.6-Inch Barely-a-Netbook Officially $380
We saw Acer's new netbooks last month—they're not quite as schnice as Asus's latest Eee, but the 11.6-inch Aspire One has a full keyboard and is $50 cheaper. Full specs and prices: More » -
laptop hunters
Meet Microsoft's New Laptop Hunter: Lauren 2.0 Likes Pink
The original laptop hunter Lauren was a cute librarian-type who wanted a giant lapmonster. Microsoft's latest flamespot has a new Lauren. She's a blond law student who likes pink. More » -
pc
The Three Things You Really Need to Know About RAM
Maximum PC tests and answers the three biggest questions you have about RAM: How much better is DDR3 than DDR2? Is high-speed RAM worth it? How much RAM do you really need? More » -
ssd
Toshiba Bringing 512GB SSD to US in Portégé R600
It's not Japan-only anymore: Toshiba's Portégé R600-ST4203 gets a 512GB SSD in June, with an official USD price of $3500—steep but more realistic than Asus' claimed $1650 512GB SSD lappy. [Toshiba] -
diy
Sew Your Own Functioning Keyboard Pants
You'll need a laser cutter to do it right, but otherwise, these keyboard pants are easy enough to make yourself. More » -
pc cases
Handmade Vertex Pyramid Cases Entomb Your PC
Pyramid-shaped PC cases are nothing new, but these handmade Vertex-cases are a little snazzier than most—and will ensure that your PC successfully completes the transition to the afterlife. More » -
netbooks
Asus T91 (Convertible Eee) Arriving to UK Next Month
I find the Asus T91, spotted at CES, to be one of the most interesting netbooks coming to the market today. More »








































