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For a long time Intel have dominated the low powered processor market with the Atom series.
However for a while the rival company AMD have been working on two new processors called Athlon Neo and Turion Neo; we have already started to see the first batch of PCs with these new processors (like the HP dm3 and Lenovo x100e) but as with all things it can only get better.

The idea behind these new processors is to provide a greater level of performance by including a HD ready graphics processor at the same time; so while many Atom powered ‘netbooks’ are limited by graphics processing the AMD ‘ultralights’ aren’t.

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The all new Acer Aspire 5740 notebook PC quite simply packs in every last feature that a HD entertainment PC should have.
With a Blu Ray disk drive, dedicated ATI Radon HD graphics and the very latest Intel i5 mobile processor this PC can display full resolution HD video on either its 15.6” LED backlit display or onto your HDTV through the included HDMI port.

Priced at £699.99 from PC World (link) this PC is sure not to disappoint when it comes to HD video and gaming.

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With a 17.3” HD widescreen and powerful dedicated graphics processing the Asus K70IO-TY014Y notebook PC is certainly something not be missed if your interested in a affordable desktop replacement PC.

With Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit edition pre installed and with a Intel Core2Duo processor this PC is capable of taking on the very latest applications and games.

Priced at £549.97 from Laptops Direct (link) this PC also comes with a 2 year warranty (as a testament to the reliability of Asus PCs).

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PC World (link) have dropped the price on the HP s5229 slimline desktop PC by £30 to £579.99. With its AMD Quad Core Processor, Blu Ray Disk drive and TV Tuner this media centre PC (designed to be used in your living room with a HDTV) is one of the best HP have ever made.

As well as being special feature rich this PC comes with a massive 500GB hard drive (which is good for days of recorded TV), 4GB of ultra high speed DDR3 RAM and Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit edition.

For more information about this fantastic PC visit the original article at this link here.

With a massive 500GB hard drive the Samsung R520-JA01UK is a great option for those looking to store large amounts of digital photos/video/music.

At £519.97 from Laptops Direct (link) this Intel Core2Duo powered notebook is fast enough to keep pace with multiple applications open at the same time; however with only basic graphics abilities don’t expect to start doing anything more than light video editing (no gaming with this PC).

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For quite a while the site has has included the 1-5 star rating for the ability of each PC to perform cretin tasks (as powered by the wonderful GD Star Rating plug-in); now that feature has been expanded to include some of the vital hardware information which makes up every PC (e.g. hard drive capacity,screen size e.ct.).

However please note this information shouldn’t be considered as a gauge of ‘how good a PC is’ – that’s what the star ratings are for.

As with the naming feature that was added yesterday it will take me a while to update the last few months of PCs with this information so please be patient if not all the information is present.

To help you (the readers) find out which PC each article is about I am now adding ‘meta tags’ (little bits of additional information) to each post which has the full name of the PC .

This information is then displayed just underneath the posts date and time so that you can instantly find out which article is about which PC. Its going to take a few days to update the most recent posts so don’t worry if some posts seem to missing the name.

Ever since Asus launched the very fist ‘EEE PC’ people have been looking on with awe at the mini ‘netbook’ style PCs. However the Intel Atom processor (which is featured in most netbooks) just can’t handle a world where the web is becoming filled with processor intensive flash applications.

Lucky AMD has come along with the Athlon Neo processor which has been combined with the ATI Radon HD3200 graphics core ultimately making a capable and powerful PC without the normal restrictions of a netbook.

One such ‘Ultraportable’ that has just been released is the Lenovo ThinkPad x100e.
Built with business in mind (but also a great option for students looking for a portable PC) the x100e certainly ‘raises the bar’ with its £403.96 (Laptops Direct) price tag and 5 hour battery life.

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Novatech have just launched their January Clearance Sale (link) and have wide range of Desktop and Notebook PCs on offer with dramatic price cuts.

While browsing the online store please be sure if the PC you are buying includes a copy of Windows or not, as always if your not sure about any Novatech product there is a dedicated sales team just moments away on the Novatech Live Chat service (link).

Read on for some of the best offers this month!

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If your looking to bring the power of a PC to your HDTV but without cramping your style then you might want to take a look at the Asus EEE Box B1501 from Laptops Direct (link) for £344.97.

By combining the Intel Atom CPU and a dedicated nVidia Ion graphics processor Asus have created a mini PC that consumes only a fraction of the power of a full sized desktop while still keeping the ability to show full HD video on your TV.

With a HDMI port, S/PDIF audio port and integrated N class Wi-Fi there’s tones of ways that you can bring your all multimedia to your TV.

A remote control and wireless keyboard + mouse is included as standard which makes interacting with Windows 7 Media Centre as easy as flicking through the TV guide.

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If you are one of the kind of people who like to store everything (every last digital photo/music track/etc) and never let anything go then you may find your hard drive is filling up faster than you expected.

So what’s the solution to this storage space problem? 
How about a Western Digital Network attached hard drive.

With capacities of both 1TB (£79.99 – Comet) and 2TB (£219.99 – Comet) these hard drive have more than enough space to store your digital memories and even share them with other computers in the house via your home internet wireless router.

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After a PC that will get you onto the Internet, type up a letter to your aunt and play around with your photos in Windows Live Photo Gallery? If so it sounds like the HP p6313 is the perfect Desktop PC for you.

As you might expect this £359.99 PC from Comet (link) doesn’t have the most powerful processor on the planet although if all your looking to accomplish with your PC is a little bit of web browsing there’s no point in wasting money on something more expensive. All the same the AMD Athlon II Tri Core processor that sits inside the stylish case still outperforms its smaller dual core brothers.

As a big bonus HP have included a 500GB hard drive which ultimately means more storage space to keep hold of all your digital photos/videos.

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