If you were looking for a cheaper MacBook, then you might be in for a treat. A recent report claims Apple is developing a “low-cost” MacBook planned to release next year, competing with Google's Chromebooks and other entry-level laptops. The M1 MacBook Air from 2020 is Apple's current cheapest MacBook …
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Read More »AMD readies faster A8 and A10 accelerated processing units
Advanced Micro Devices is working on two new A8 and A10 accelerated processing units for desktop systems. The new chips will be based on the code-named “Kaveri” design and will not bring tangible performance improvements compared to existing APUs. Nonetheless, the new processors will help AMD to maintain average selling …
Read More »AMD unveils A8-7670K accelerated processing unit
Advanced Micro Devices on Monday introduced its new A8-7670K accelerated processing unit designed for low-cost personal computers. The new APU is based on “Kaveri” design and features slightly lower performance than the flagship A10-7870K. The AMD A8-7670K features four “Steamroller” cores (two dual-core modules) with 3.60GHz/3.90GHz clock-rate, integrated AMD Radeon …
Read More »EVGA offers £20/€25 cashback on its GeForce GTX 960 graphics cards
For a limited time only EVGA offers a special discount in the form of cashback on its Nvidia GeForce GTX graphics cards. The promotion is open to residents of the U.K., European Union, EEA countries as well as Switzerland. Customers, who buy any EVGA GeForce GTX 960 graphics card from …
Read More »AMD refreshes ‘Kaveri’ lineup, touts great overclockability, up to 5GHz clock-rates
Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday formally introduced new accelerated processing units for desktop computers based on the “Kaveri” architecture. The new chips belong to the A10/A8-series 7000-sequence family and have slightly increased performance compared to APUs introduced a year ago. While the new chips have exactly the same design as …
Read More »AMD cuts price of Radeon R9 285 in Europe
Advanced Micro Devices and its partners have started to cut prices of graphics cards based on the Radeon R9 285 graphics processing units in Europe. It is unclear how long will the promotion will last and whether it is a widespread price-cut or an attempt to clear out some local …
Read More »AMD to release ‘Kaveri Refresh’ chips in late May – report
Advanced Micro Devices plans to formally introduce its code-named “Godavari” (also known as “Kaveri Refresh”) accelerated processing units next month, slightly ahead of Computex Taipei trade-show. While the new chips will feature slightly improved performance compared to existing APUs from the company, they will hardly improve AMD’s competitive position on …
Read More »New unlocked AMD A10, A8 ‘Kaveri’ APUs detailed
Specifications of the upcoming accelerated processing units from Advanced Micro Devices have been published by a web-site. As expected, the new hybrid processors code-named “Kaveri” are only slightly faster that those, which have been available on the market for a long time. As it turns out, AMD is about to …
Read More »AMD could be preparing high-performance A10-7870K APU
Advanced Micro Devices may be working on a new accelerated processing unit that belongs to the current-generation of its hybrid microprocessors. The AMD A10-7870K chip has not been announced yet, but it could hit the market in the coming weeks or even days. AMD is expected to release its new …
Read More »Asus unveils ‘military grade’ TUF Trooper Intel B85 mainboard
Asustek Computer has announced a new mainboard that weds extreme durability and reliability with moderate cost. The new TUF Trooper B85 features complete protection against lightning strikes and electrostatic discharge (ESD) as well as uses “military grade” components that will last longer than standard ones. The platform supports virtually all …
Read More »Asrock adds support of AMD ‘Godavari’ processors to FM2+ mainboards
Advanced Micro Devices plans to release its code-named “Godavari” accelerated processing units (also known as “Kaveri Refresh”) sometimes in June, but manufacturers of mainboards already add their support to their platforms. Asrock recently enabled operation of AMD “Godavari” hybrid microprocessors on its FM2A78M-HD+ R2.0 mainboard with a new BIOS release. …
Read More »Specs of AMD ‘Kaveri Refresh’ revealed: no performance boost coming
Advanced Micro Devices is expected to introduce new versions of code-named “Kaveri” accelerated processing units (APUs) with a bit higher performance in the first half of the year. In fact, the company is already shipping samples of its “Kaveri Refresh” products also known as “Godovari” to clients, which is why …
Read More »Overclockers UK slashes £300 from a £1000+ PC DIY bundle
As reported, Overclockers UK has decided to follow its colleagues from the U.S. with special discounts on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Unlike “traditional” price slashes many of which look rather symbolic, deals on the special days usually result in rather dramatic savings. For example, OcUK will offer a bundle …
Read More »AMD to drop prices of ‘Kaveri’ APUs, to discontinue A10-7700K
Advanced Micro Devices plans to lower prices of its A-series “Kaveri” accelerated processing units, according to a media report. The company wants to fight back some market share from Intel Corp. before the end of the year and will lower prices of popular APUs so that to make them more …
Read More »Apple confirms that it will never make a budget iPhone
Leading up to the launch of the iPhone 5c, rumors were circulating that this would be Apple's first cheap alternative to the flagship iPhone. However, the plastic backed device turned out to still be fairly expensive and as a result, it didn't sell very well at all, at least at first. Now …
Read More »AMD slashes prices on select A-series desktop APUs
Advanced Micro Devices this week quietly updated its official price-list and published the new prices of its A-series accelerated processing units. In addition to updating its official price-list, AMD also notified several web-sites about price-cuts on low-end models not listed at the company’s web-site. For the first time since the …
Read More »Cougar MX500 Mid Tower Case Review
Today we are going to take a look at the latest case from Cougar, the MX500. This particular model has been designed for those users looking for a well featured case that is still affordable. We look forward to examining the extent to which this is true and if it …
Read More »Aerocool Vs-92 Case Review
Today we are going to look at one of the latest cases from Aerocool – the Vs-92. This particular model features in Aerocool's PGS (Performance Gaming System) range, and has been designed for those gamers who are looking to build a well-featured system, on a budget. We look forward to …
Read More »Cheap Android tablets just keep getting cheaper
Over the last few months we've seen plenty of cheap Android tablets come out: Tesco came out with the Hudl, Argos released the ‘MyTablet‘ and Asda partnered up with electronics company, Medion, to exclusively sell the ‘LifeTab‘. Prices of these tablets currently range from £77 all the way up to £130 …
Read More »At 48p per GB the SSD price war we predicted is underway
A few months back, KitGuru was analysing the slow down in system sales brought on by the start of the summer holiday period, combined with an overall sluggishness in the economy, and wondering why SSD prices were looking decidedly higher than for the same period in 2012. Prices had to …
Read More »Aria now offering £1.99 next-day shipping option
If you've ever ordered from online PC part sellers before, they usually know what they're doing when it comes to sending through full systems or big orders, packaging everything up nicely so it arrives in perfect condition. However when you're making a small order, it can suck paying that full …
Read More »OCZ dives deep to offer 240GB Vertex at £89
It's a bit like tasting porridge. For a desktop user, 60GB is not right and even though a 120GB boot drive can give you joy – it's not quite perfect. The size that makes you lick the bowl clean and head upstairs to test the beds is definitely 240GB. OCZ …
Read More »Aria cuts prices to tempt even more spending
While the UK is still looking forward to the credit card bills that will accompany a record breaking Boxing Day push of £2.6 billion, online retailers are not giving up hope that us consumers will consider one last wafer-thin-mint. KitGuru says ‘Better. Better get a bucket'. Shakespeare wrote of Cleopatra, …
Read More »Anyone remember T1? Adobe helps us remember
No, it has nothing to do with Arnie and the search for John Conner. Back in the day, T1 lines were the stuff of legend, with so much bandwidth that you'd be running an enterprise and a half on the throughput. But how does it stack up today? KitGuru downloads …
Read More »Nigerian tablet faces huge market entry battle
When a young Nigerian entrepreneur and Bournmouth graduate, Saheed Adepoju, borrowed £40,000 from his family to begin working on a tablet PC for his home market, he had little idea of how much attention and energy his idea would attract. But there are huge struggles ahead. KitGuru scans the 8″ …
Read More »Can SSD prices get pounded any lower?
These days, watching heavyweight boxers in the ring is like watching children eyeing up chocolate bars. Almost nothing happens for ages, then a tiny bit of action and it’s all over. Back in the day, when Ali, Foreman, Norton, Frazier and co ruled the world – the action started when …
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