http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/13/hp.adds.probook.6445b.6545b.elite.7000/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/hpelite7000.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP on Tuesday centered its pro PC updates for Windows 7 on a new high-end tower and two frugal notebooks. The Elite 7000 desktop is HP's new high-end outside of workstations and runs on Core i5 and i7 processors and has a new black, metal case more suited to a desk than the workmanlike old models; it's also the first desktop in the category for HP that allows SuSE Linux in place of Windows. Grap... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/13/hp.adds.probook.6445b.6545b.elite.7000/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/13/compaq.outs.cq61.cq4010.500b.and.505b/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/hpcompaqcq61z.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP's sub-label Compaq tonight received three upgraded systems to ready itself for Windows 7. The Presario CQ61z refreshes the familiar 15.6-inch CQ60 with a more modern 2GHz AMD Sempron whose choice helps put the system at a particularly low $400 price (post-rebate) even while brand-new. The refresh further adds Mobility Radeon HD 4200 video in place of the older NVIDIA hardware but still has 2G... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/13/compaq.outs.cq61.cq4010.500b.and.505b/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/hp.compaq.6000.pro.business.desktop.series/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/HP6000prointro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP on Tuesday announced the release of its new family of desktop PCs aimed at businesses, in the form of the Compaq 6000 Pro and HP Compaq 6005 Pro. The main difference involves the choice of CPUs, with the Compaq 6000 Pro available with a number of Intel chips, including various Core 2 quads, Core 2 Duos, dual core Pentiums and Celerons, while the Compaq 9005 Pro can be had with chips from AMD's ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/hp.compaq.6000.pro.business.desktop.series/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/23/walmart.outs.300.notebook/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/compaqcq60.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Walmart on Thursday announced it will offer a notebook for less than $300 on Sunday, with the 15.6-inch Compaq Presario CQ60-419WM. Part of Walmart's early back to school sale, the notebook is powered by a 2.1GHz AMD Sempron processor and otherwise offers 3GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive preloaded with Windows Vista and a DVD burner. There is Wi-Fi capability, and an NVIDIA GeForce 8200M chipset pro... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/23/walmart.outs.300.notebook/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/06/medion.intros.netbook/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/medionakoya1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />PC maker Medion recently announced it will soon offer its 11.6-inch Akoya Mini E1312 netbook. The screen has a 1366x768 resolution and is paired with an HDMI output for a similar resolution on a TV, with graphics processing coming via an ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 chipset. Rather than choose Intel's Atom, Medion instead opts for AMD's low-power 1.5GHz Sempron 210U, and there is 1GB of RAM onboard. The... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/06/medion.intros.netbook/ Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/17/shuttle.intros.sa76g2.pc/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/shuttleSA76G2intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Shuttle PC has recently announced a new barebones mini-PC, the SA76G2, which is its first barebones product to support AMD socket AM3 processors using the 760G chipset, including the Phenom II as well as original Phenom, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 and Sempron CPUs. There are also two DDR2 DIMM slots for up to 8GB of RAM. The PC is backwards-compatible with AM2 and AM2+ CPUs.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/17/shuttle.intros.sa76g2.pc/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/16/benq.joybook.lite.t131/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/benqt131intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />BenQ recently announced the upcoming release of its ultra-portable netbook, the 13.3-inch Joybook Lite T131. Weighing in at just under 4lbs, the 13.3-inch T131 sports a 1.6GHz AMD Sempron 200U processor based on the same platform as the Athlon Neo and which should give performance better than netbooks without a major increase in bulk. A minimum of 1GB of RAM is onboard, as is an ATI Mobility Rade... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/16/benq.joybook.lite.t131/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/12/dell.2009.inspiron.on.sale/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/dellinspiron2009.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell today lived up to promises and put its new-look Inspiron desktops on sale today in the US. Now called the Inspiron 537 and 537s, the finished systems are distinguished by their option of several colors and range in speed from Celeron through Core 2 Quad processors for Intel systems and Semprons through Phenom X4 processors for AMD. They can all have up to 8GB of RAM as well as dedicated ATI... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/12/dell.2009.inspiron.on.sale/ Tue, 12 May 2009 19:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/29/hp.mediasmart.lx195/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/hpmediasmartserverlx195.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP tonight officially unwrapped a key update to its MediaSmart Servers in the LX195. The new version of the Windows Home Server is more compact and power-efficient than earlier models by dropping the existing AMD Sempron and Intel Celeron processors in favor of a 1.6GHz Atom and by removing interior expansion: a single 640GB drive provides storage, with 4 USB ports on the back allowing for more s... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/29/hp.mediasmart.lx195/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/30/dell.inspiron.desktop.2009/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/dellinspiron2009.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell on mid-Monday launcheed a major update to the look of its Inspiron desktops. The new models have sleeker redesigns and come in 8 solid colors for both slimline and regular mini-tower versions. The Texas PC creator also promises a wide spread between low-cost and mid-range systems ranging from either an AMD Sempron or Intel Celeron starter up to quad-core Phenom X4 and Core 2 Quad chips.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/30/dell.inspiron.desktop.2009/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:25:00 GMT