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Dell XPS 720 specs begin to trickle out
Filed under: Desktops
It looks like a Dell employee going by the name of “Dell-Bill B” has taken it upon himself to tease members of the Dell community forum with details of the company’s upcoming XPS 720 system, which is set to succeed the pricey XPS 710 series. While he’s saving a lot of the details for the official announcement, he has revealed that the system will be based on NVIDIA’s nForce 680i SLI chipset, and that it’ll be available with your choice of Conroe or Kentsfield processors, with a QX6700 Kentsfield the top option at the moment (although that’s apparently “subject to change”). Also, while the date’s not quite set in stone, it looks like the system (which may or may not boast one of the stylish “designs” above) could be rolling out as soon as May 21st.
[Thanks, James]
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Marantz releases VP-11S1H 1080p projector with HDMI 1.3, also offers upgrade
Marantz has released a new version of its VP-11S1H 1080p DLP projector, one which adds some HDMI 1.3 goodness with 12-bit Deep Color — and the best part is that the price point is even the same as the older model. At this point, all the people who bought the previous 1,890,000 Yen ($15,700 US) device should be weeping at the thought of having their high-end projector become last year’s has-been, but Marantz has done the right thing and offered an upgrade! For 5% of the purchase price (105,000 Yen or $872 US) you can send the projector back for minor surgery to upgrade the HDMI to version 1.3. Check with your local dealer or contact Marantz for more deets on where to send the check and the projector, and then let us know where to send the flowers and get-well cards.
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The First Terabyte Hard Drive–Review
The terabyte era arrives, with Hitachi’s 5-platter, 10-head 7K1000 hard drive. ExtremeTech puts Hitachi’s latest hard drive on the bench and let you know how it performs.
XM facing subscriber, sponsor backlash over Opie & Anthony suspension
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio
It looks like XM’s suspension of Opie & Anthony earlier this week is causing a few more headaches than the company may have anticipated, with customers apparently canceling their subscriptions in droves and a number of sponsors now reportedly pulling their advertising. While it’s not clear exactly how many customers have jumped ship, anecdotal evidence suggests that hundreds if not thousands of subscriptions have already been canceled. Orbitcast is also reporting that those trying to cancel their service are facing up to a 1.5 hour wait while they’re on hold (a few have also taken the extra step of actually smashing their XM radios). The sponsors pulling out seem to be equally displeased with the move, with one of them, The Nashville Coffee Company, saying that XM “is beholden to crybaby special interest groups who cannot separate humor from reality.” Of course, all of this is also happening in the midst of a little merger, although it’s not clear what impact, if any, it may have on that.
[Photo courtesy of AP/KTVU, thanks Chris]
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