Ryan passed this along early this morning (really early for Ryan, seeing that we’re not even in the double digits of the morning hours!), and while this issue is only likely to affect a very small subset of users, anything that can completely brick a laptop in a matter of seconds is worrisome enough that we wanted to pass it along. File this one under the "things that should never happen" category. You can read more of what is known at H-Online, but the short summary is this: Samsung’s UEFI implementation appears to be faulty. It was most likely tested with Windows only and found to work, but thorough testing with other operating systems doesn’t appear to have been a priority—or perhaps a consideration at...

Linux Desktop CPU Roundup: Cutting Edge Penguin Performance

We have seen several server processors operating on Linux, but what about the best desktop offerings from AMD and Intel? We put five high end processors to the test!

34 by Kristopher Kubicki on 9/19/2004

Building a Linux PVR, Part 2: Microsoft's MCE 2004

In this second part of our personal, home-made PC-based PVR solution, we focus on Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004. See how it compares to the Linux-based MythTV.

27 by Purav Sanghani on 9/16/2004

Building a Linux PVR Part I - MythTV Setup and Install

As the first part of a multi-part series, we will be installing, customizing and benchmarking a Linux PVR setup using MythTV. In Part II, we will benchmark our...

38 by Kristopher Kubicki on 9/3/2004

Linux and L2 Cache; Sempron vs. Athlon

As many applications are L2 cache sensitive, we took three 1.8GHz offerings from AMD; the results may surprise you.

59 by Kristopher Kubicki on 8/18/2004

Linux Shootout: Opteron 150 vs. Xeon 3.6 Nocona

We got a preview of performance on the upcoming Pentium 4 3.6F processor a few days ago. Today we go one step further and compare the two best server...

93 by Kristopher Kubicki on 8/12/2004

Linux and EM64T; Intel's 64-bit Suggestion

Intel's newest Xeon processor packs full x86_64 support, but can it put one of AMD's more tried and true CPUs in place on a 64-bit OS?

278 by Kristopher Kubicki on 8/9/2004

Riding the 64-bit Chariot: Choosing Socket 939 and Linux

Inquiring minds ask us which Socket 939 platform prevails in 32-bit and 64-bit operation - no problem.

24 by Kristopher Kubicki on 7/19/2004

AMD and Linux: Reaching for the 64-bit Trophy

Over a year ago, AMD introduced its 64-bit platform without any hint of Microsoft backing the bold chip maker. We still don't have a true 64-bit Windows operating...

29 by Kristopher Kubicki on 7/12/2004

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