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    Dell's latest PowerEdge servers may be an all-Intel team, but there's an AMD super-slab warming up on the sidelines.

  • IBM to unwrap expanded top-end Intel option

    IBM announced the four-processor xSeries 260 server on Wednesday, the third server model in a line that differs from competitors' products by using supporting chips of the computer maker's own design.

  • Lenovo details ThinkServer line

    Chinese PC manufacturer Lenovo has released details of its upcoming ThinkServer line, which will be available in Australia from today.

  • Lenovo servers to hit Oz in Sept

    Lenovo's global chief executive Bill Amelio this week said the Chinese hardware specialist would start offering its ThinkServer line in Australia from late September.

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    Blade servers were once the saviours of the datacentre. Expandability was king. But do blade servers still make sense today? We find out if they're still worth it.

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    What's the best mid-range server on the market? We put machines from Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Lenovo through their paces in our labs.

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    We compare Xeon 5500 (Nehalem) servers from Dell, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Lenovo and Sun Microsystems and pick a winner.

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    Asus' TS500 offers reliability, speed and efficiency at a low price for a mid-range tower server. However, case design is not ideal, and the system strangely requires a PS2 keyboard and mouse.

  • Dell announces first quad-core servers

    Dell has launched its much-anticipated range of servers and desktops based on Intel's quad-core Xeon processor.

  • Lenovo ThinkStation S20

    This is a well-built workstation with quad-core power to spare, although it could do with more storage options...

  • Xenon Nitro Z5 Visual Workstation

    If you are in a processing/graphics-intensive role and your employer wants to increase your productivity, then start your purchase requisition for a Xenon Nitro Z5 Visual Workstation.

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