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Toshiba's second desktop of the year, the 23-inch DX730.
(Credit:Toshiba)
Former laptop-exclusive Toshiba has introduced its second all-in-one desktop this year, debuting the 23-inch, touch-screen-equipped DX730. This new unit joins the 21.5-inch DX1210 which Toshiba introduced this past August.
Based on its specs, the $956.99 DX730 sounds like a competitive-enough all-in-one compared with other Windows-based touch-screen models in its price range. Toshiba offers a choice of second-generation Intel Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs, a 1TB hard drive, 4GB of RAM, and an HDMI input for connecting external media components. Toshiba also highlights the DX730′s Onkyo-provided speakers, giving this system a point of comparison against HP’s new Beats Audio-powered TouchSmart all-in-ones.
Other than the larger screen size, the DX730 seems to mirror the DX1210 we reviewed this summer, almost exactly. That system debuted at $935, and it has the same 1,920×1,080-pixel resolution as the DX730, but it currently sells for around $899. At that price, the $970 baseline DX730 and its larger screen looks like a fairly priced deal compared with the DX1210, but we’re interested to see the price increase and what other features might come along with the Core i7-based version. presumably we’ll find out when the DX730 goes on sale, at best buy only, on October 2.
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Hey,
I need to upgrade a few parts in my computer, now I'm looking for a good website/online store of computer parts and accessories in Canada with, preferably, free shipping option, good deals and promotions every now and then.
Could you suggest me of some good places to buy computer hardware?
Thank you in advance.
There are some most trusted online stores who can ship your desired computer parts and accessories without any shipping cost. These stores includes Amazon.com, ebay.com and shopping.com
Basically these are trusted and recognized online shopping places which are not constrained in geographical location of consumers. anybody from anywhere can order for products and they will deliver at most of their efficiency.
Try ebay. there are lots of sellers there with "stores" for pieces and parts as well as new systems. most U.S. sellers will ship to Canada, and some sell from Canada, and others ship and sell internationally. the prices and shipping costs, are competitive with the standard market practices everywhere.
I use bestbuyuniforms.com/ you can find computer accessories under "Promotional Products"
The two I use are:
tigerdirect.ca
and
newegg.ca
New Egg & Amazon they re the Elite 
High Class Quality the Best you Can Get.
Tigerdirect…
Depending on where you live, you can go into store instead of online…
I live in India. Its hard for me to get an Electronics and communications seat in a good college (I dont like Electronics and electricals) . but I can get a Computer Science bachelor seat (according to my rank). I want to do masters abroad. Can I become a computer hardware engineer without an electrical degree but a computer science degree?
Help is appreciated.
I am planning on buying a new laptop soon and would like to know what the difference is between the different processors. I don't need to know about all of them…maybe just the more popular ones. which one would be recommended for a college student? I mostly use my laptop for word processing, surfing the internet, chatting, watching DVDs, etc.
Also, what do the processor speeds mean? what speed would be sufficient for a college student?
you just go to the compaq web
Processors are speed of processing of computer task.
you caqn buy P-IV processor.
the differece is speed and power managment about the laptop it depende on how much u want to spend and do u want wireless or not and f u want it use it on battry for long time
Let's start with what "Clock Speed" actually means. Clock Speed can be defined as the basic speed at which a computer component such as the CPU takes to perform a basic operation, measured in Hertz (MegaHertz, GigaHertz…). when used as a speed measurement of a computer, the "clock speed" being talked about will be that of the CPU.
The problem with using clock speed to measure processor performance is that different processors can perform a different amount of work in the same clock "tick" or cycle. For example, lets say that processor a runs at 4 Mhz, and processor B runs at 1 Mhz. Each processor executes one processor instruction with every clock tick, so Processor a executes 4 times the amount of instructions as Processor B in a second. now lets look at those instructions. if we want to multiply two numbers together, processor a needs to perform 10 instructions to complete this operation but Processor B needs only to complete 2 instructions to perform the same task. which CPU will give you the answer first?
As you see above, comparing CPU performance by clock speed works well only when comparing two CPUs which are identical in every aspect except for clock speed. For comparing two different processors, e.g. an Intel Pentium 4 with an Intel Core Duo or with an AMD Athlon 64, measuring the clock speed only tells us what the clock speed of each processor is. It tells us nothing about how each processor performs in comparison to the others.
Performance in the real world can be even harder to understand, if comparing processors by clock speed. Other important aspects of a processor are the bus speed (the speed the CPU talks to the memory and other components on the motherboard, usually different to the internal clock speed of the processor) and the amount and speed of the cache memory available to the processor.
The most important thing is understanding how the system will be used and designing a good "balanced" system for that need. Essentially a computer system working on a task can be thought of as like a production line in a factory, and all the steps in the line need to be kept full of just the right amount of material in order for the line as a whole to be working at optimal performance.
Fitting a upgraded packing machine at the end of a factory line will not increase that line's rate of production if the other parts of the factory line are already working at capacity, all that will happen is that the new packing machine at the end of the line will sit idle some of the time.
Installing the fastest processor you can find but fitting the computer with insufficient RAM or a very slow hard disk will constrain the processor and prevent it from reaching its full potential. The same applies of course to neglecting the processor in order to fit very fast RAM or hard disks.
Hope this helps…
Processory speed can be important for watching movies, and keeping sanity while trying to open new web pages and whatnot. if you ever play games, you'll want to have a fast processor for that as well.
My advice, although I don't know much about laptops/laptop processors, is see which ones are available to you. Then research them. Here's a couple of links for you.
cnet.com
tomshardware.com
If you don't think you need a whole lot of power, go ahead and skimp on it. But if you hate a slow computer, or if you have very intensive things you do on the computer, get the best you can afford within reason. By that, I mean, don't pay another $80 for a 2.8 instead of a 2.6Ghz.
Look for Hyper Threading too (HT technology).
And most importantly, make sure you have a lot of RAM. (random access memory). It makes all the difference in the world. get dual channel, if possible.
What you're looking for depends entirely on what you plan to use it for. if you just want to type stuff in a word processing program, then speed really doesn't matter. if you want it for games, then you definitely want speed. go for a balance of both. a Pentium 3 would work just fine, but the 4 will be more future-proof. get it?
RAM is probably the most important item you can have in terms of having a quick and efficient computer. I would recommend at least 1 gig. Most entry-level processors in computers today are more than sufficent for simple tasks (ie: web browsing, word processing and office applicatons, graphic-easy gaming). you should only consider an expensive, high-end processor if your primary role for the computer is hard core gaming and/or professional video editing.
I would also suggest that you use Windows XP Pofessional versus XP home edition as your operating system. Win xp pro is much better at allocating storage than home edition, in addition to being a bit safer. Mac OSX is also an awesome alternative, if you don't mind a slight learning curve.
You computer usage does not require a top end laptop. one thing you did not mention is your level of computer expertise. given the needs you have expressed, and putting in mind ease of use, I would recommend an Apple MacBook or MacBook pro depending on your budget. I am sure you can also get an older Mac at a sensible price. The ease of use and setup make it commendable for a student. and the styling certainly is nice. However I must warn you, some Games have only PC versions, and if this is an overriding factor then go for a Pentium series laptop.
Whatever you do go for, add RAM. Most manufacturers put in inadequate RAM. I would recomend you have at least IGB or RAM.