Recent content by JimGunn

I was a NAV user for many years, but Avast seems to be working great for me, maybe even better than Norton with lower overhead. Free too!

Part two of the detailed article here on AnandTech has some great testing info about the new Intel dual-core processor being specifically useful for multi-tasking. It also got great test scores for video encoding, which is something I am interested in for my next system.

Dell had a press release sent out yesterday about their upcoming dual-core offerings in their server pc line and also their new versions of the Extreme Edition P4s. No specifics on exactly when they will be available though. My current Dimension 8400 2.6 Ghz hyperthreaded P4 runs Premiere Pro...

The larger cache makes the Pentium M chip fast compared to early 2004's comparable 2.x Ghz desktop Pentium pc's. I never ran any benchmarks, but if I can run Premiere Pro 1.5 on this laptop with decent real time previers, I'm happy.

A 1.7 Pentium 4 could probably get the job done but still is a tad slow nowadays for new apps like Premiere Pro. A 1.7 Pentium M chip like I have in my new laptop is roughly comparable to many 2.4 to 2.6 Ghz Pentium 4 chips and is more than powerful enough for video editing, Photoshop, DVD...

I use a Dell Inspiron 8600 for general use as well as video editing in Premiere Pro with an external hard drive connected thru firewire. It works very well and is reasonably light for a desktop replacement. It does have the advantage of better battery life because of the Pentium M chip and...

I'm a pc user, but two close friends of mine that work with me part-time are long time Mac guys. Since I'm a heavy Premiere user, since 6.5, now a Pro 1.5 user and Encore (DVD authoring) user, and those apps only work for pc, I couldn't even try a Mac if I wanted to unless I decided to spend...