http://www.pcw.co.uk/The most recent articles from Personal Computer World (Generated on Sunday 7 September 2008 at 01:44:12)VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKCopyright © 1994-2008 VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKhttp://www.pcw.co.uk/2008-09-07T01:44:12.070Zhttp://www.pcw.co.uk/images/rss/pcw_logo.gifhttp://www.pcw.co.uk/http://www.pcw.co.uk/2224975<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2224975/review-asus-eee-box-b202"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/hardware/asus/asus-eee-box-b202/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Tom Royal, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Friday 29 August 2008 at 11:53:00</small></p><p><i> Intel’s Atom processor in a desktop case </i></p><p>It’s fair to say that Asus’ Eee 701 marked a turning point in the evolution of notebook computers, proving that many people are happy to sacrifice speed for a computer...http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2224975/review-asus-eee-box-b202<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2224975/review-asus-eee-box-b202"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/hardware/asus/asus-eee-box-b202/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Tom Royal, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Friday 29 August 2008 at 11:53:00</small></p><p><i> Intel’s Atom processor in a desktop case </i></p><p>It’s fair to say that Asus’ Eee 701 marked a turning point in the evolution of notebook computers, proving that many people are happy to sacrifice speed for a computer...VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKCopyright © 1994-2008 VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKTom Royal2008-08-29T11:53:00.000ZHardware Reviewsdesktop-computershttp://www.pcw.co.uk/2223587<p><small>Clive Akass, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Friday 8 August 2008 at 12:42:00</small></p><p><i> Opinion: Refusal to comment on Quicktime hijack shows an arrogance exceeding that of Microsoft in its bad old days </i></p><p>A recent reader’s letter suggesting that I am anti-Apple touched a sore point, as I had been fretting about whether I was guilty of prejudice....http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/news/2223587/apple-getting-big-boot-camp-4144407<p><small>Clive Akass, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Friday 8 August 2008 at 12:42:00</small></p><p><i> Opinion: Refusal to comment on Quicktime hijack shows an arrogance exceeding that of Microsoft in its bad old days </i></p><p>A recent reader’s letter suggesting that I am anti-Apple touched a sore point, as I had been fretting about whether I was guilty of prejudice....VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKCopyright © 1994-2008 VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKClive Akass2008-08-08T12:42:00.000ZNewssoftware-applicationsdesktop-computershttp://www.pcw.co.uk/2223198<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2223198/review-arbico-elite-4870-xfire"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/hardware/arbico/elite-4870-xfire/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Emil Larsen, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Tuesday 5 August 2008 at 12:26:00</small></p><p><i> ATI’s Crossfire technology gives Nvidia’s SLI a run for its money </i></p><p>Crossfire, the dual-graphics card technology from AMD’s graphics arm, ATI, hasn’t had the best of times in recent years. Despite its complete monopoly on Intel’s chipsets (SLI only works on...http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2223198/review-arbico-elite-4870-xfire<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2223198/review-arbico-elite-4870-xfire"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/hardware/arbico/elite-4870-xfire/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Emil Larsen, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Tuesday 5 August 2008 at 12:26:00</small></p><p><i> ATI’s Crossfire technology gives Nvidia’s SLI a run for its money </i></p><p>Crossfire, the dual-graphics card technology from AMD’s graphics arm, ATI, hasn’t had the best of times in recent years. Despite its complete monopoly on Intel’s chipsets (SLI only works on...VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKCopyright © 1994-2008 VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKEmil Larsen2008-08-05T12:26:00.000ZHardware Reviewsdesktop-computershttp://www.pcw.co.uk/2222803<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2222803/review-mesh-elite-iq-2180"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/hardware/mesh/mesh-elite-iq-2180/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Anthony Dhanendran, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Wednesday 30 July 2008 at 10:00:00</small></p><p><i> Basic price, with decent performance </i></p><p>Opening up a desktop PC and inspecting the internals gives a few clues as to how much care and attention has gone into the making of the machine....http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2222803/review-mesh-elite-iq-2180<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2222803/review-mesh-elite-iq-2180"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/hardware/mesh/mesh-elite-iq-2180/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Anthony Dhanendran, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Wednesday 30 July 2008 at 10:00:00</small></p><p><i> Basic price, with decent performance </i></p><p>Opening up a desktop PC and inspecting the internals gives a few clues as to how much care and attention has gone into the making of the machine....VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKCopyright © 1994-2008 VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKAnthony Dhanendran2008-07-30T10:00:00.000ZHardware Reviewsdesktop-computershttp://www.pcw.co.uk/2222804<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/features/2222804/hands-desktop-server"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/pcw-hands-on/aug-08/linux-distro/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Alan Stevens, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Wednesday 30 July 2008 at 10:00:00</small></p><p><i> Do something useful with your old PC by converting it into a network server </i></p><p>I’m often asked if it’s a good idea, or even possible, to use an ordinary desktop PC as a network server....http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/features/2222804/hands-desktop-server<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/features/2222804/hands-desktop-server"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/pcw-hands-on/aug-08/linux-distro/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Alan Stevens, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Wednesday 30 July 2008 at 10:00:00</small></p><p><i> Do something useful with your old PC by converting it into a network server </i></p><p>I’m often asked if it’s a good idea, or even possible, to use an ordinary desktop PC as a network server....VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKCopyright © 1994-2008 VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKAlan Stevens2008-07-30T10:00:00.000ZFeaturesdesktop-computershome-networkinghttp://www.pcw.co.uk/2222499<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2222499/review-win-b2-stealth-bomber"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/hardware/in-win/win-b2-stealth-bomber/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Simon Crisp, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Friday 25 July 2008 at 14:00:00</small></p><p><i> A case that won't fly under the radar </i></p><p>A case designed in the style of America’s controversial B2 bomber might not get everyone’s approval, but this model from In-win will definitely stand out from the crowd....http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2222499/review-win-b2-stealth-bomber<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2222499/review-win-b2-stealth-bomber"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/hardware/in-win/win-b2-stealth-bomber/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Simon Crisp, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Friday 25 July 2008 at 14:00:00</small></p><p><i> A case that won't fly under the radar </i></p><p>A case designed in the style of America’s controversial B2 bomber might not get everyone’s approval, but this model from In-win will definitely stand out from the crowd....VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKCopyright © 1994-2008 VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKSimon Crisp2008-07-25T14:00:00.000ZHardware Reviewsdesktop-computershttp://www.pcw.co.uk/2222542<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2222542/novatech-solo-pro"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/hardware/novatech-solo-pro/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Emil Larsen, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Friday 25 July 2008 at 11:25:00</small></p><p><i> We give Centrino 2 a test run… in a desktop PC </i></p><p>Centrino 2 laptops have been devilishly hard to come by since Intel launched the redesign. Novatech has, however, fitted the core components of a Centrino 2 laptop into its Solo...http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2222542/novatech-solo-pro<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2222542/novatech-solo-pro"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/hardware/novatech-solo-pro/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Emil Larsen, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Friday 25 July 2008 at 11:25:00</small></p><p><i> We give Centrino 2 a test run… in a desktop PC </i></p><p>Centrino 2 laptops have been devilishly hard to come by since Intel launched the redesign. Novatech has, however, fitted the core components of a Centrino 2 laptop into its Solo...VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKCopyright © 1994-2008 VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKEmil Larsen2008-07-25T11:25:00.000ZHardware Reviewsdesktop-computershttp://www.pcw.co.uk/2221136<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2221136/review-cyberpower-liquid-gamer"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/hardware/cyberpower/cyberpower-water/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Simon Crisp, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Wednesday 9 July 2008 at 12:30:00</small></p><p><i> Water-cooled, overclocked and supremely fast </i></p><p>Water cooling used to be the domain of the true enthusiast, hidden away in a darkened room trying to get the last drop of performance from a highly overclocked system...http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2221136/review-cyberpower-liquid-gamer<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2221136/review-cyberpower-liquid-gamer"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/hardware/cyberpower/cyberpower-water/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Simon Crisp, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Wednesday 9 July 2008 at 12:30:00</small></p><p><i> Water-cooled, overclocked and supremely fast </i></p><p>Water cooling used to be the domain of the true enthusiast, hidden away in a darkened room trying to get the last drop of performance from a highly overclocked system...VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKCopyright © 1994-2008 VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKSimon Crisp2008-07-09T12:30:00.000ZHardware Reviewsdesktop-computershttp://www.pcw.co.uk/2221065<p><small>Clive Akass, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Tuesday 8 July 2008 at 15:22:00</small></p><p><i> Vadim and Maxdata UK hit by downturn, though Maxdata trade will continue through Belgium </i></p><p>Two UK companies have gone bust in the past couple of days after being hit by the economic downturn. The German parent company of Bracknell-based Maxdata filed for insolvency in...http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/news/2221065/two-pc-firms-under<p><small>Clive Akass, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Tuesday 8 July 2008 at 15:22:00</small></p><p><i> Vadim and Maxdata UK hit by downturn, though Maxdata trade will continue through Belgium </i></p><p>Two UK companies have gone bust in the past couple of days after being hit by the economic downturn. The German parent company of Bracknell-based Maxdata filed for insolvency in...VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKCopyright © 1994-2008 VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKClive Akass2008-07-08T15:22:00.000ZNewsdesktop-computershttp://www.pcw.co.uk/2221052<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2221052/review-sony-vaio-vgx-tp2b-home"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/computeractive/review-images/sony-vaio-tp2/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Anthony Dhanendran, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Tuesday 8 July 2008 at 14:30:00</small></p><p><i> Windows Media Center in a strange new shape </i></p><p>It’s fair to say that home entertainment PCs tend towards an unorthodox design. They need to be able to fit in with people’s hi-fi and television equipment, as well as...http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2221052/review-sony-vaio-vgx-tp2b-home<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2221052/review-sony-vaio-vgx-tp2b-home"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/computeractive/review-images/sony-vaio-tp2/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Anthony Dhanendran, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Tuesday 8 July 2008 at 14:30:00</small></p><p><i> Windows Media Center in a strange new shape </i></p><p>It’s fair to say that home entertainment PCs tend towards an unorthodox design. They need to be able to fit in with people’s hi-fi and television equipment, as well as...VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKCopyright © 1994-2008 VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKAnthony Dhanendran2008-07-08T14:30:00.000ZHardware Reviewsdesktop-computershttp://www.pcw.co.uk/2219226<p><small>Clive Akass, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Tuesday 17 June 2008 at 11:49:00</small></p><p><i> Firestream 9250 processor leverages ATI graphics expertise </i></p><p>AMD claims its new specialist high-performance processor the Firestream 9250, is the first to process more than a more than a thousand billion single-precision floating point operations (one teraflop) per...http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/news/2219226/amd-claims-teraflop<p><small>Clive Akass, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Tuesday 17 June 2008 at 11:49:00</small></p><p><i> Firestream 9250 processor leverages ATI graphics expertise </i></p><p>AMD claims its new specialist high-performance processor the Firestream 9250, is the first to process more than a more than a thousand billion single-precision floating point operations (one teraflop) per...VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKCopyright © 1994-2008 VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKClive Akass2008-06-17T11:49:00.000ZNewspc-componentsdesktop-computershttp://www.pcw.co.uk/2218930<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2218930/review-chillblast-fusion"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/hardware/chillblast/chillblast-fusion-juggernaut/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Simon Crisp, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Thursday 12 June 2008 at 18:38:00</small></p><p><i> A powerful gaming PC that ploughed through our benchmarks </i></p><p>Juggernaut is a very apt name for Chillblast’s latest creation as, with an overclocked quad-core processor, 4GB of memory and a fast high-end graphics card, it produces some monster performance...http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2218930/review-chillblast-fusion<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2218930/review-chillblast-fusion"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/hardware/chillblast/chillblast-fusion-juggernaut/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Simon Crisp, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Thursday 12 June 2008 at 18:38:00</small></p><p><i> A powerful gaming PC that ploughed through our benchmarks </i></p><p>Juggernaut is a very apt name for Chillblast’s latest creation as, with an overclocked quad-core processor, 4GB of memory and a fast high-end graphics card, it produces some monster performance...VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKCopyright © 1994-2008 VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKSimon Crisp2008-06-12T18:38:00.000ZHardware Reviewsdesktop-computershttp://www.pcw.co.uk/2218721<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2218721/review-verypc-treeton"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/hardware/verypc/verypc-shadow/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Emil Larsen, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Wednesday 11 June 2008 at 10:00:00</small></p><p><i> The draw of low power in an attractive case </i></p><p>VeryPC claims its Treeton Performance draws just 29W when idle. However, we rarely saw that due to Vista’s excessive hard disk use....http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2218721/review-verypc-treeton<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2218721/review-verypc-treeton"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/hardware/verypc/verypc-shadow/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Emil Larsen, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Wednesday 11 June 2008 at 10:00:00</small></p><p><i> The draw of low power in an attractive case </i></p><p>VeryPC claims its Treeton Performance draws just 29W when idle. However, we rarely saw that due to Vista’s excessive hard disk use....VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKCopyright © 1994-2008 VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKEmil Larsen2008-06-11T10:00:00.000ZHardware Reviewsdesktop-computershttp://www.pcw.co.uk/2218702<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2218702/review-shuttle-xpc-g5-6801m"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/shuttle-xpc-g5-6801m/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Anthony Dhanendran, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Tuesday 10 June 2008 at 15:46:00</small></p><p><i> A sleek entertainment PC with a combined Blu-ray and HD DVD drive </i></p><p>While Shuttle is best known for its barebones computers, it is increasingly producing more complete computers. This one, the XPC G5 6801M, is firmly pitched at the home entertainment market,...http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2218702/review-shuttle-xpc-g5-6801m<a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2218702/review-shuttle-xpc-g5-6801m"><img style="border:px solid black;float:right;" align="right" src="http://ivory.vnunet.com/images/shuttle-xpc-g5-6801m/medium.jpg"/></a><p><small>Anthony Dhanendran, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Tuesday 10 June 2008 at 15:46:00</small></p><p><i> A sleek entertainment PC with a combined Blu-ray and HD DVD drive </i></p><p>While Shuttle is best known for its barebones computers, it is increasingly producing more complete computers. This one, the XPC G5 6801M, is firmly pitched at the home entertainment market,...VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKCopyright © 1994-2008 VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKAnthony Dhanendran2008-06-10T15:46:00.000ZHardware Reviewsdesktop-computershttp://www.pcw.co.uk/2218326<p><small>Barry Fox, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Thursday 5 June 2008 at 10:00:00</small></p><p><i> Even seasoned hacks aren’t immune from the odd rude awakening via the internet </i></p><p>We are continually warned to install PC protection, keep it up to date and set Windows to install critical patches....http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/comment/2218326/straight-talking-cautionary<p><small>Barry Fox, <a href="http://www.pcw.co.uk/">Personal Computer World</a>, Thursday 5 June 2008 at 10:00:00</small></p><p><i> Even seasoned hacks aren’t immune from the odd rude awakening via the internet </i></p><p>We are continually warned to install PC protection, keep it up to date and set Windows to install critical patches....VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKCopyright © 1994-2008 VNU Business Publications LTD, London UKBarry Fox2008-06-05T10:00:00.000ZCommentdesktop-computers