Which Disc is Which and What Can My Drive Burn?.
PC World.com 20081006
This is actually pretty simple, although the alphabet stew can be confusing to the uninitiated. So, assuming youre even more of a novice than you probably are, here are the basics:CD vs DVD: CD is an older technology, and holds about 700MB. A DVD holds about 4. 7GB--or about seven times as much as a CD. Minus (-) vs. Plus (+): These two competing standards for writable DVDs dont really compete with each other anymore. Almost all drives can read and write both standards, and have for many years now. Which kind of disc should you buy? The one on sale. There is no such thing as CD+R. R vs. RW: Talk about stupi ...
Pioneer BDR-101ABK Blu-Ray Burner Review.
Xbit Laboratories.com 20081006
Finally, we’ve got the first of Blu-ray optical drives in our labs. Frankly speaking, we could have performed such tests earlier but we didn’t want to. Why? Most of our readers should still remember the war between the DVD+ and DVD- standards or rather between the developers of those standards. The outcome of the war had an important practical implication. The winning group of companies rakes in maximum profit thanks to larger production volumes and licensing fees from third parties. As you remember, all attempts to come to an agreement, i. e. to a single standard, were fruitless. The manufacturers produced drives with support for only one format at first and users had to buy either DVD+R/RW or DVD-R/RW drives, which was very inconvenient. However, even when the companies kept adhering strictly to their clan in producing optical drives, there were devices that supported, even though unofficially, media of the antagonistic format. Any manufacturer is interested in increasing its sales volume by offering “universal” products, after all. We have eventually come to the present situation when every modern optical drive supports both “plus” and “minus” formats. Some of them support DVD-RAM, too. The storage capacity of DVD discs seems to be insufficient now as the approaching era of high-definition digital television (and video) calls for storage media with much larger capacities. The maximum “full” resolution in the new standard is 1920x ...
HP alcanza las 24 horas de autonomia en un portatil.
El Pais.com 20081008
Los portátiles viven condenados a un enchufe, les guste o no la autonomía es una de las barreras que deben superar los grandes fabricantes. Hoy HP ha presentado un equipo portátil que es capaz de mantener una autonomía de 24 horas de funcionamiento continuado con tan solo una carga. Las pruebas han sido realizadas con el nuevo modelo HP Elitebook 6930p y para poder alcanzar un día de autonomía ha sido necesario aunar distintos factores:1. Combinar la nueva batería con distintos drivers: En primer lugar es necesario comprar una la Batería Ultra Capacity -que no incluye el equipo-, descargar una serie de drivers de Intel y la última Bios de HP para el equipo. 2. La pantalla también influye: Otra de las claves para incrementar la duración de la batería lo da la combinación con el equipo de HP, que incorpora los LED sin mercurio en la pantalla y que proporcionan 4 horas más de autonomía que las pantallas de LCD tradicionales. 3. SSD: Otro factor es el uso eficiente de la energía a través de componentes como SSD (Solid State Hard Drivers), que ofrecen un 7% más de rendimiento en la batería en comparación con los discos. 4. El sistema operativo: El rendimiento del equipo varía según el sistema operativo del equipo preinstalado, siendo de 20,75 horas en el ca ...
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