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Intel Releases X25-V Value Solid State Drive
Kingston has its 30GB SSDNow V Series Boot Drive and OCZ has its 32GB Onyx SSD, both intended as entry-level or 'affordable' solid state drives. Now Intel has hopped on the bandwagon with the release of its X25-V 40GB value SSD being offered at $125. With the cost-per-gigabyte of solid state drives still much higher than traditional hard drives, 'affordable' is a relative term as companies are simply offering drives with reduced capacity and lower performance in order to approach the $100 price point.
The Intel X25-V SSD incorporates 10 4GB NAND chips using a five-channel architecture with sequential read/write speeds of 170MB/sec. and 35MB/sec. In comparison its bigger sibling, the 80GB X25-M drive, has a ten-channel architecture and boasts sequential read speeds of up to 250MB/sec. and write rates of 100MB/sec. The 80GB drive can be had for around $230US, so while the price of the X25-V is lower, the actual cost/GB is about the same and you forfeit a great deal of performance to boot.
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Dell Introduces G2410H
At the end of last week, Dell introduced the successor to their 24” G2410 – the G2410H. It comes with a Full HD resolution of 1920×1080. This display is environmentally friendly, as it comes free of Arsenic (display is glass only) and a mercury free backlight. It’s a TN panel and comes with a White LED backlight to reduce power consumption by a claimed 60% compared to their other widescreen monitors. Power consumption is relatively low consuming only 0.15W in sleep mode and 20W under typical power consumption. There is also a light sensor that automatically changes the brightness of the display which should further reduce power consumption. Specifications are mediocre coming with a 5ms response time, a contrast ratio of 1,000:1 and a brightness of 250 cd/m2. Input options aren’t plentiful, but you get VGA and DVI with HDCP. The price tag is $339 which also covers a three year warranty.
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GTX 480 to Include Voltage Adjustment?
Voltage adjustment has grown to be a mainstay on most of ATI's upcoming 5000 Series graphics cards, and it looks like NVIDIA will follow suit with Fermi. According to Shane Baxtor from our affiliate TweakTown, it seems that NVIDIA will include the option on the GTX 480 to adjust the core voltage through the PWM chip. Although this may be limited by the GTX 480's stock cooler, it's more than likely that NVIDIA's AIBs will take advantage of this new feature and produce custom-cooled cards. I think that move is a positive step for us overclockers, it's always nice to get some extra juice out of a graphics card. Who knows? Maybe the rest of the Fermi line-up will include voltage adjustment too.
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iPad Battery Replacement Policy
As with its other hand held devices such as the iPod and iPhone, Apple will require users to send their unit in for battery replacement. It will cost you $99 plus shipping and tax to get a new battery for your iPad. However, you won't just get a new battery, you will get a new iPad. Users will receive a refurbished iPad, but it likely won't be theirs. Apple is recommending that users backup any data before sending the iPad in, or risk losing it forever. Not mentioned is any sort of warranty period, though it may be similar to the iPhone battery policy. iPhone users can receive a free replacement within the first year if the battery capacity drops below 50%.
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