Gadget of the Week
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Samsung UA55C9000 3D LCD TV
At $10,000, the Samsung UA55C9000 costs more than twice what an otherwise similarly specified, similarly sized, Samsung TV would sell for. So what’s so special about it? We reckon that several of the more extraordinary features justify that price.
Desktop computer
ViewSonic get into the computer game with the VPC100 All-in-One PC
Anika Hillery- 03/07/2009
Tags: Anika Hillery, computer, desktop computers, ViewSonic
Looking remarkably similar to an iMac, the VPC100 from Viewsonic is an 'all-in-one' PC with an 46cm (18.5 inch) LCD supporting a native resolution of 1366 x 768. The company's first ever foray into computer territory, Viewsonic claims that the single-unit design of the VPC100 uses a lot less plastic and half the energy of a comparable separates system - so is earth-friendly - but still has everything you need.
Powered by a 1.6GHz Intel® Atom N270 CPU and Intel® GMA950 graphics chip, the computer comes with a 1.3 megapixel camera at the top of the screen and a built-in microphone to make videoconferencing easy. Micorsoft Windows XP Home is pre-installed, and specs include a 160GB SATA hard drive, 1GB RAM, GIGAbit Ethernet and 802.11 b/g wireless, an 8x DVD +/- R/W drive, four USB 2.0 inputs and 4-in-one card reader. All up, then, the VPC100 amounts to about half the base iMac in terms of CPU speed, memory and hard drive space, but at $899 is also a fair bit less than half the price.
Price and availability
Available now at Clive Peeters in Australia (Rick Hart in Western Australia), at an RRP of $899 inc GST.
Specifications
- Display: 18.5" wide colour TFT Active Matrix LCD
- Optimum resolution: 1366×768
- Viewing angle 160 degrees (H), 160 degrees (V)
- Response time (Typ.): 5 ms
- CPU: Intel Atom N270 (1.6 GHz)
- Graphic processor: Intel GMA950
- RAM: 1GB DDRII SDRAM
- Hard drive: 160GB (2.5", SATA)
- Optical disc drive: 8x DVD +/- R/W
- Communication: Ethernet LAN GIGAbit Ethernet; Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g
- Webcam: 1.3 megapixel camera
- Connections: PS/2 1 x keyboard, 1 x mouse
- Audio: 1 x earphone, 1 x microphone
- USB 4× USB 2.0
- LAN 1× RJ-45 (GIGAbit Ethernet LAN)
- Card reader 4 in 1 card reader (XD, SD, MMC, MS)
- Power: 19V DC; 65W adapter, 3-Pin AC plug
- Audio: Speakers 2× 3W
- Microphone: 1× Built-in microphone
- Accessories: Keyboard 1× 100 keys (PS/2)
- Mouse: 1× optical sensor (PS/2)
- Operating system: Micorsoft Windows XP Home
- Bundled software: SRS Sound Premium, WinRAR, Webcam AP, Antivirus software, DVD burning
- Dimensions: 450 × 360 × 35 (W x H x D)
- Weight: Net 5.32 kg; Gross 7.5 kg
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