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Dell has launched a new website dedicated to its new Adamo netbook, their official answer to the MacBook Air. The new flash-based site is aimed mainly at Adamo enthusiasts and will likely push word-of-mouth advertising for Dell’s new innovation. The site is, for the most part, links to press releases for the Adamo, including some stuff from CES ‘09 where this computer was first revealed. For those who are overly interested (myself included) you can sign up for email updates from Dell on the Adamo (and likely similar new products). If you are as yet unfamiliar with this amazing machine, check the engadget press release.

I have been fascinated by the recent netbook trend. If you aren’t aware, a netbook is basically my iPhone with a keyboard, or a small laptop with no optical drive and not much power. Netbooks are a low-cost alternative to buying a full-blown laptop and they work well for people who are doing basic computing type tasks. They are ultra-portable and usually weigh in at 3.0 lbs or less.

The first round of netbooks has been a little disappointing due to the fact, I think, that most manufacturers have been focused on size instead of functionality and usability. Most netbooks that you find on the market right now are powered by the Intel Atom N270 processor chip. If you read my post on processors you’ll know that this chip is in a class by itself; it’s so bad there was nothing to compare it with. Many netbooks have less memory than my phone and most of them have a keyboard that is either too small, or too flat to type on effectively. (more…)

Having a discrete (not a part of your motherboard) graphics card, sometimes called a graphics processing units (GPU) is really cool and quite helpful if you are running Windows Vista in Aero mode, or if you want to play games, do some video editing, or do anything graphics intensive. But which video card do you choose? (more…)

With the advent of the memory hogging Windows Vista, the question of memory has become more prevalent in the minds of consumers. But how much memory is sufficient? Windows vista requires 1GB of Random Access Memory (RAM) of memory to run, but 2GB of RAM to run well. Are you going to use memory for anything other than running Vista? If so, how much? (more…)

Technical Stuff:

The main thing most consumers look at when buying a computer is the speed of the processor. Is my processor a 1.3 Gigahertz, or a 2.0 Gigahertz, or a 2.26 Gigahertz? Why can I find cheap computers with high speeds. How big is the role of processor speed in the overall performance of a computer? It is important to understand that the speed of your processor (sometimes refered to as a central processing unit (CPU)) isn’t necessarily what determines its performance. (more…)