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HP Pavilion dv6000: Lubed up laptop

Crave The dv6000 range uses AMD Turion 64 X2 processors -- not the more fashionable Intel Core 2 Duo, but at least they're dual-core. Fans of glossy-looking consumer technology should check out the shiny new HP Pavilion dv6000 series.

Tags: hp, wi fi, keyboard, core

22 September 2006, 12:14

Mac Mini vs. Microsoft Media Center: Round 1

Crave A newcomer to the PVR scene, the dual-core Mac Intel Core Duo Mac Mini. Noisy PCs with fans blaring don't really appeal to many of us. After a hard day at work, slaving in the sickly glow of an Excel spreadsheet, the last thing you want to do when...

Tags: microsoft, mini, remote control, fans

10 March 2006, 12:20

Apple iMac 24-inch: Love is in the air

Crave The 24-inch iMac (from £1,349) runs a 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo processor at 2.33GHz. Update: We now have a full review of the Apple iMac Core 2 Duo (24-inch) live in our Reviews channel. A few years ago it looked like Apple would stay in its niche...

Tags: apple, intel, inch, processor

7 September 2006, 12:12

New iMacs in 'getting latest CPUs again' shocker

Crave From this day forth, the uber-stylish all-in-ones will use 'Penryn'-type Core 2 Duo CPUs, the successor to the previous models, which were codenamed 'Santa Rosa'. Because Penryn Core 2 Duo CPUs are more efficient than their predecessors.

Tags: core, cpu, intel, hard drive

29 April 2008, 11:00

Dual-core: rockdirect Xtreme 64 laptop

Crave Hitting the power button, we understood the full extent of what we were dealing with: the Xtreme 64 is the world's first laptop to use a dual-core processor. Laptops are nice. They're sweet, innocent little baby PCs that let you check your email...

Tags: rockdirect, cpu, laptop, xtreme

12 January 2006, 10:51

Intel's new Core 2 Duo L7200 and L7400: Completely pointless?

Crave The Core 2 Duo L7200 and L7400 chips, clocked at 1.05GHz and 1.33GHz respectively, have a fast 667MHz front-side bus and a monstrous 4MB of shared level 2 cache. Intel has started shipping a couple of new low-voltage processors designed to help...

Tags: intel, power, battery, law

8 February 2007, 10:44

Intel Core 2 Quad QX6800: Four brains in one skull

Crave It seems like barely a couple of months ago we were singing the praises of dual-core processors. Now, at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco, Intel has upped the ante by unveiling quad-core processors -- CPUs that have four processing...

Tags: intel, laptops, core, processor

28 September 2006, 12:03

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600: More bang for your PC buck

Crave Power-hungry computer users should get a kick out of this: Intel has unveiled a new range of quad-core desktop CPUs to complement its existing Core 2 Extreme QX6700 processor. Three new chips were announced, the consumer-oriented, non-extreme Core...

Tags: intel, core, def, quad

10 January 2007, 1:27

Chris's Christmas shopping: Apple Power Mac quad-core G5

Crave My first choice is the quad-core Apple Power Mac G5.Some computers are fast, others are raging demons of hell-fulled anger that blister through Photoshop tasks like US soldiers taking out Vietnamese jungle.

Tags: apple uk, core, christmas, crave

1 December 2005, 13:30

Evesham Mini PC: Core 2 media dwarf

Crave The cheapest Core 2 Duo-equipped Mini PC Plus will set you back £799, but Evesham also has standard Core Duo models starting at £699. Crave loves the Mac Mini -- who wouldn't? It's small, sexy and powerful, but if we have one reservation, it's the...

Tags: evesham, core, mini, duo

20 November 2006, 11:07

MP3 goes dual-core: Teclast C150

Crave Only instead of Spokey Dokeys, it's dual-core processors, and instead of being clipped to BMX wheels, dual-core processors are being jammed into every electronic product going. Dual-core processors are overkill for most desktop PC apps, so why put...

Tags: core, processors, wheels, dual core

21 March 2006, 11:38

Core 2 Duo Vs. Core Duo: Merom and Yonah square off

Crave The successor to the M processor -- the Core Duo (codenamed Yonah), is a marvel of engineering that helped push the Centrino brand to new heights. But what of the recently released Core 2 Duo range of processors, known in tech circles as 'Merom'?

Tags: intel, laptops, core, processor

8 September 2006, 10:18

Photos: Sony's Vaio RM1N quad-core video-editing monster

Crave That's why it's sent us the Vaio 'R Master' RM1N quad-core desktop. It's one of the first consumer desktop PCs to use an Intel Core 2 Quad CPU clocked at 2.4GHz. Most people think two heads are better than one.

20 July 2007, 12:36

Toshiba Quad Core HD Processor: Qosmio X300, F50 and G50

Crave Other uses for Quad Core HD include face manipulation -- so you can see what you look like with different hair and make-up -- and gesture recognition. The Quad Core HD system can also be used to transcode video footage at twice the speed of a...

18 June 2008, 10:35

Asus A7J: Multimedia powerhouse

Crave The onslaught of laptops using Intel's new Core Duo processors and next-generation Centrino technology (Napa) continues in earnest this week. The unit uses an Intel T1400 Core Duo CPU clocked at 1.83GHz, 1GB of DDR2 memory, and has more switches...

Tags: asus, intel, core, adaptor

30 January 2006, 10:18