Thevolts | Uncategorized, hardware | September 30th, 2008 | No Comments »
With 64-bit operating systems finally becoming more mainstream, the demand for more RAM appears to be mounting. At least that is what Samsung hopes, with the company recently announcing new two-gigabit (256MB) DDR3 chips that will enable memory modules with up to 16GB capacity.
Using a new 50 nanometer manufacturing process, these DDR3 chips are twice as dense as before and boast a power consumption drop of 40 percent over one-gigabit modules. Samsung claims that the new chips are capable of faster speeds too, quoting a data rate of 1.3Gb/sec at 1.5V or 1.35V for a new 2Gb chip, compared with 800Mb/sec for a 1Gb dual-die package.
The company plans to begin mass production later this year and expects the new technology to become their primary DRAM process technology next year.
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admin | Uncategorized | September 2nd, 2008 | No Comments »
Based on AMD’s recently announced Puma platform, Toshiba’s new Satellite M305D-S4828 ($849) offers a stylish design and some cool features at a reasonable price. This notebook’s performance is nothing to write home about, but if you’re in the market for a lightweight notebook for everyday use, it will fill the bill.
Specifications
CPU : AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 (2.1GHz)
RAM : Included 3GB RAM Upgradable To 4GB
Hard Drive Size : 250GB
Hard Drive Speed : 5,400rpm
Hard Drive Type : SATA Hard Drive
Optical Drive Type : DVD+R DL
Optical Drive Speed : 8X
Display Size : (inches) 14.1 Native Resolution 1280×800
Graphics Card : ATI Radeon HD 3100
Video Memory : 256MB
Wi-Fi : 802.11b/g
Bluetooth : Bluetooth 2.0+EDR Mobile Broadband
Operating System : MS Windows Vista Home Premium
Ports (excluding USB) : Ethernet;Firewire;Headphone;Microphone;Modem;S/PDIF;VGA;eSATA
USB Ports : 2
Card Slot(s) : 5-1 card reader;ExpressCard
Size : 13.1 x 9.5 x 1.5 inches
Weight : 5.3 pounds
Test Results
PCMark Vantage : 2,377
3DMark03 : 3,001
3DMark06 : 1,389
Laptop Battery Test : 2:55
Wireless Performance 15 feet : 18.4 Mbps
Wireless Performance 50 feet : 11.5 Mbps
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With 64-bit operating systems finally becoming more mainstream, the demand for more RAM appears to be mounting. At least that is what Samsung hopes, with the company recently announcing new two-gigabit (256MB) DDR3 chips that will enable memory modules with up to 16GB capacity.
