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  • IDF August 2005 :: XBOX 360 - Media Extender, and VISTA

    25 August 2005, 00:00

    We spent some time talking to Microsoft about Media Centre and XBox 360. Whilst there is some good news, there is some even better news if you are planning to ...

  • Review: Shuttle XPC SB95P v2.0

    16 August 2005, 00:00

    For ultimate gaming in a Shuttle XPC, you need to look elsewhere, and in that respect the SB95P v2.0 trips over its own shoelaces in the race to the gaming ...

  • interview with MESH Computers - Tony Riccardi, General Manager

    27 July 2005, 00:00

    Following the news of the Granville Technology Group going into administration, we have interviewed Tony Riccardi, the General Manager of system builder Mesh. We asked for his thoughts on ...

  • Time and Tiny Stores Close

    27 July 2005, 00:00

    Granville Technology Group, parent of cheap-as-chips Tiny and Time personal computer brands and the UK's largest maker of PCs, has closed all its 78 retail stores leaving "uncertainty" over its ...

  • Review: Scan Cool Chameleon - A First Look

    28 June 2005, 00:00

    The Chameleon is a product unique not only in Scan's approach to its conception, development and prototyping (they're a new company to creating boutique PCs like this after all), but ...

  • Dell will make and sell Intel-based Macs if allowed

    24 June 2005, 00:00

    According to Fortune columnist David Kirkpatrick, Dell's founder Michael Dell would like his company to make and sell Intel-based Macs if Apple allowed it

  • Computex 2005: Shuttle move into your lounge with the SB83G5 M/C

    2 June 2005, 00:00

    Media PCs are becoming more popular all the time and the days of the big beige box are long gone. So Shuttle’s SB83G M/C is looking well placed to step ...

  • Computex 2005: Two into one does go with Shuttle’s Dual Core SFF

    1 June 2005, 00:00

    Those guys at Shuttle are intent on cramming as much into a small space as they possibly can, and after their SLI machine which we reported earlier, we’ve now got ...

  • Computex 2005: Shuttle SLI

    1 June 2005, 00:00

    Well, here they are, the official specs for the long awaited Shuttle SN26P! You may wonder how Shuttle have managed to cram 2 SLi cards into such a small space ...

  • Review: Shuttle XPC ST20G5

    29 May 2005, 00:00

    SurroundView in such a powerful, small space is what really sells this Shuttle XPC to me. If that appeals to you, go forth and purchase. After the disappointment of the ...

  • Review: Shuttle XPC SB86i

    27 May 2005, 00:00

    A very puzzling offering from the Taiwanese SFF giant and one I recommend you stay well away from. There are much better, and highly desirable, Pentium 4-based XPCs elsewhere in ...

  • Computex 2005: World Exclusive: Pictures and Concrete info on IWILL's upcoming ZMAXd2

    24 May 2005, 00:00

    The unit I've seen is black, which is the colour I hoped the review sample would be all those months ago, and it looks mean. Imagine dual-core Opteron, a pair ...

  • Review: MV Cubik GamePro SFF PC

    4 May 2005, 00:00

    MV\'s component choice and reasonable asking price makes the GamePro an attractive proposition for the consumer that wants both substance and style in one beautiful package. Just add in a ...

  • Review: Dell Dimension XPS Gen-4

    29 April 2005, 00:00

    Dell is both large enough and savvy enough to engineer and market the best gaming system around. This Dimension XPS Gen-4, however, is overpriced and, from a package's point of ...

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  • Review: SCAN 3XS ISOTOPE System

    23 April 2005, 00:00

    The review model's performance was good. An AMD Athlon 64 4000+ CPU is the second-fastest S939 CPU, so gaming, allied to a GeForce 6800 GT PCI-Express card, will be inevitably ...

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  • CTS 2005: An outsider's take, Pt1

    13 April 2005, 00:00

    Covering a big show the size of the recent CeBIT extravaganza is a logistical nightmare. But, in one regard, it’s easy – there’s always a shed-load of new products to ...

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  • ACON5: The Scan ACON5 machine

    4 April 2005, 00:00

    The Scan PCs are based on the “Isotope” chassis available exclusively from Scan and featured in HEXUS’ CeBIT coverage only a few weeks ago. I’ve been told that they’ll be ...

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  • CEBIT 2005: Biostar iDEQ 330P - BTX AMD System?

    13 March 2005, 00:00

    Want to see the world's first AMD-based BTX system? Sadly, I can't quite show you that, but I did see something very close. Biostar's nForce4-based iDEQ 330P has something very ...

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  • CEBIT 2005: XFX bring Extreme PC to the masses

    12 March 2005, 00:00

    On the first day of CeBIT we reported on XFX’s TV series titled “Extreme PC Garage”. If your PC is considered sad enough, XFX would fly you and your machine ...

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  • IDF Spring 2005: Concept PCs

    3 March 2005, 00:00

    The concept PC has a built in light system which can identify when the active management has kicked in. While the average user likes to go ‘ooh’ at the pretty ...

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  • Review: TriGem KLOSS KL-I915A

    4 February 2005, 00:00

    It's not as cheap as Shuttle's SB77G5 XPC but for the extra £50 it'll take to snag a KLOSS, you get more than £50 worth of extra value in this ...

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  • Review: Tranquil PC T2.e/MCE2005 EPIA-SP Preview

    31 January 2005, 00:00

    EPIA-SP gives Tranquil\'s MCE2005 product in the T2 chassis the performance boost that it needed, to remove some of the sticking points we found in operation. The chassis\' evolution gives ...

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  • Review: Shuttle XPC SB77G5

    23 January 2005, 00:00

    Overall, a fine product, somewhat soiled by the CPUs you\'d really like to use it with for maximum gaming performance.

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  • Review: Tranquil PC T2.e/MCE2005

    18 January 2005, 00:00

    It\'s a beautifully integrated device with some problems that stop me from recommending it outright. Tranquil are working on things though, and as a company in the market as it ...

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  • Review: VIA Epia MII

    24 December 2004, 00:00

    As the popularity of the \'media centre\' grows, what we have here is a perfect system for anyone requiring basic movie and music playback without using a behemoth of a ...

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  • Review: Scan International's 3XS Cobra SLI Systems

    15 December 2004, 00:00

    We've seen impressive 3XS hardware from Scan in the past and their Cobra SLI systems don't buck that trend. Incredibly well built, paint jobs to put others to shame and ...

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  • Intel Pentium 4 Processor Extreme Edition Challenge III - Bloodline - HEXUS Partners

    30 November 2004, 00:00

    As if you needed yet another reason to roll up to Black Island Studios, London, for the Bloodline LAN, then HEXUS.net has one for you. In association with some of ...

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  • Review: Shuttle XPC SN95G5

    30 September 2004, 00:00

    Very highly recommended if you need Socket 939 in a small form factor enclosure and you can afford the asking price. Pester your favourite retailer for a price drop and ...

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  • Review: AOpen EZ18-120 SFF System

    27 September 2004, 00:00

    We\'ve yet to see a perfect SFF system. AOpen does a lot of things right with the EZ18 - it also does a few things, subjectively speaking, wrong. Worth a ...

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  • Review: World Exclusive Preview of IWill's ZMAXdp

    23 September 2004, 00:00

    After we broke those spy shots back in May, a lot of people asked me whether I thought the ZMAXdp would ever get released. It's one thing to work on ...

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  • Review: Zalman TNN500A / Poweroid Silent PC

    20 August 2004, 00:00

    What it all boils down to, really, is if its very select attributes appeal to you. If they do, you'll wonder why nothing like this ever came along before. Cost ...

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  • Shuttle Interview

    5 August 2004, 00:00

    Most of the people just follow the rules defined by big companies like Intel, but that's not Shuttle. It's very risky to create a new product. Maybe just 1% will ...

  • Review: Shuttle's XPC SB81P

    20 July 2004, 00:00

    It\'s unappealing with the GMA900 on-board video, so wait for PCI Express graphics cards to appear, pick your CPU and GPU poison, then definitely consider the SB81P as the host ...