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AlessiTAB Android touchscreen for fancy European kitchens announced for fall originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okay, okay — so maybe Compaq‘s Presario CQ1-1020 is good for a little more than just browsing the world wide web and sending the occasional email, but there’s no denying that this one’s aimed at the “casual user.” Outfitted with an Atom D410 processor, 1GB of DDR2 memory, Intel’s GMA 3150 integrated graphics, a 160GB (7200rpm) hard drive and dual-layer DVD burner, the all-in-one isn’t exactly cut out to handle Crysis. Furthermore, it ships with Windows XP Home Edition, though we are delighted to see that 802.11b/g/n WiFi was tossed in alongside the Ethernet jack. You’ll also get inbuilt speakers, a 6-in-1 card reader, eight USB 2.0 sockets and enough bloatware to keep you busy with uninstallations for at least 10 to 12 minutes. It’s listed for the low, low price of $429.99, but that little “check back soon” message means you can’t order quite yet. Bummer, bro.

Compaq Presario CQ1-1020 all-in-one: Atom-equipped, ready for grandma’s email sessions originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HP may be getting ready to “do amazing” with its Slate, but last we checked it was still the biggest desktop PC maker around, and it’s now further expanded its offerings with three new models. Those include the Pavilion Slimline s5305z and s5350z, which are available with a range of different AMD processors and ATI Radeon or NVIDIA GeForce graphics, along with up to 4GB of RAM and a 750GB hard drive on the s5305z, or 8GB of RAM and 1.5TB of storage on the s5350z. Those are joined by the higher-end, and decidedly less slimline Pavilion Elite HPE-190t (pictured at right), which packs a 3.33GHz Core i7-980X Extreme Edition CPU, up to 24GB of RAM, up to 3TB of storage, and your choice of an ATI Radeon HD 5570 or 4850, or an NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 graphics card. Look for that one to start at $1,899.99, while the s5305z and s5350z drop all the way down to $299.99 and $479.99, respectively.

HP rolls out Pavilion s5305z, s5350, Pavilion Elite HPE-190t desktops originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Origin PC kicked things off on Friday by shoving NVIDIA’s latest and greatest into its Genesis desktop, and now a few more in the custom PC game have upped the ante by offering a similarly delectable taste of Fermi. NVIDIA’s new GeForce GTX 470 and 480 have been all the rage over the weekend, and if those raucous benchmarks have you convinced that the time to buy is now, a trio of system builders are here vying for your attention. Digital Storm’s Black|OPS rig can now be ordered with a GTX 480 (starts at $2,891), while CyberPower is giving prospective customers the ability to add the latest Fermi GPUs into a smattering of towers. Maingear’s formidable SHIFT supercomputer is also seeing the update, but it’s really asking for trouble with a triple GTX 480 configuration that demands a minimum investment of $6,199. In related news, ASUS, Zotac and a slew of other GPU makers are cranking out new boards based on the minty fresh core, so you shouldn’t have a difficult time finding one if the rest of your rig is a-okay for now.

CyberPower, Digital Storm and Maingear add NVIDIA Fermi GPUs to flagship gaming PCs originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Surely you recall that snazzy new Alienware Area-51 desktop that popped up last week with Intel’s flashy Core i7-980X Extreme Edition within, right? The benchmarking gurus over at Hot Hardware have since put the stratospherically priced ($4,569 as tested) rig through its paces, and suffice it to say, there’s hardly a machine on the planet that’s faster than this rig today. Put simply, the test machine — which was equipped with a pair of ATI Radeon HD 5970 cards — bested every other gaming desktop they’d seen, with the only shortfall coming up in the HDD tests. Naturally, SSD-equipped rivals were a good bit faster there, but nothing’s stopping you from swapping out those traditional platters and installing a bit of NAND yourself. Ah, why bother with the details — if you’re looking for “quite literally the fastest desktop PC on the earth,” this can definitely be it with the right configuration. Hit that source link for the mind-boggling benchmarks and a hands-on video.

Alienware’s Core i7-980X-infused Area-51 desktop gets reviewed, puts other rigs to shame originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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