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Best PC Products of 2006
By: Gaurav Seth   |   Dec 30, 2006

Sony BWU-100A Blu-ray Recordable Drive


Although Blu-ray was technologically ahead of HD-DVD on the storage front, HD-DVD edged ahead by shipping consumer HD-DVD players much ahead of Blu-ray players and at a lesser price. But on the PC front, Blu-ray optical drives were the first to arrive. Though a little premature to adopt due to its high price (the Sony BWU-100A costs Rs. 44,300), it's the next generation, high definition, high capacity optical drive. Along with Blu-ray discs that come in 25 and 50 GB capacities it can also burn and read DVDs and CDs. The BWU-100A ships with a Cyberlink software that lets you play High-Definition movies. The Cyberlink package also contains a mastering software to help you burn Blu-ray discs.

Nvidia 8800GTX Graphics Card


2006 has been a hectic year for GPU manufacturers, Nvidia and ATI. They have released so many cards in one year, it almost feels like graphic cards have become cell phones. In January, ATI released its successful R580 GPU (x1900) that was based on the R520 chip. To counter that, Nvidia released the G71 chip in March that restored the balance a bit. Again, Nvidia came out with its dual GPU-based card in June, the 7950 GX2. To that ATI replied with its X1950XTX, which became the fastest single card solution.

The G70 and the G71 were actually improvements of the NV40 GPU, which was released way back in 2004 and with the dual GPU-based 7950GX2, it looked like Nvidia was running out of technological advancements. The G80, on which the 8800GTX is based, broke the mold and came with a completely new architecture. Along with being the first DirectX 10 card in the market, it features unified shader units. It has a whopping 682 million transistors and to give you a modest comparison, Intel's flagship quad-core Kentsfield CPU has 582 million transistors. This powerhouse is priced at Rs. 44,000.

Seagate 160GB Laptop Hard Drive with PMR ( Perpendicular Magnetic Recording)


With storage requirements dramatically increasing with the introduction of high definition media, it was becoming more and more difficult for manufacturers to pack in more data in the same space. 2006 saw the introduction of the drives with perpendicular magnetic recording. Along with the ability to pack in as much as 4 times the data, the drives based on PMR are also 5% to 15% faster. The Seagate 2.5 inch 160 GB hard drive not only beats the previously highest 120 GB barrier but also generates less heat and consumes lesser power making it ideal for consumer devices like Digital Video Recorders (DVRs).

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this article is very good..its about the processor, the review is very useful and many have the advantage of choosing the best..thanks for this superb article..
Vivek Ambekar @ Feb 17, 2007
Nice ariticle ,overall information is useful
Hemant Bagul @ Jan 02, 2007
Excellent reviews. You are doing a wonderful job by demystifying PC components/parts. This review will help me in selecting my next notebook. Could you also review the best of optical drives and sound cards?
Arun Chatterjee @ Jan 01, 2007
Nice effort. Idealogical pesentation. Clear presentation. Anyone can get clarity about any products ignoring the confusing market mimigries.
mohan nv @ Dec 31, 2006
It is a highly commendable effort to come out with crisp reviews on the latest gadgets affecting our lives on a daily basis. The simplicity in language and presentation makes your stories more interesting. Keep it up.
avaneesh jain @ Dec 31, 2006
It is a highly commendable effort to come out with crisp reviews on the latest gadgets affecting our lives on a daily basis. The simplicity in language and presentation makes your stories more interesting. Keep it up.
avaneesh jain @ Dec 31, 2006
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