Stories by PC World Staff

ALRC proposes privacy law overhaul

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) yesterday released a blueprint with 301 proposals for overhauling Australia's complex and costly privacy laws and practices.

Lotus updates Notes

Lotus Notes is getting the message-the instant message. Lotus Notes 6.5, to be announced Monday, adds integrated instant messaging to its e-mail and collaboration tools.

Micron dumps PCs

Micron Electronics has decided to sell its PC business, MicronPC, to an unnamed private company.

Low power chip battle

Intel Corp. looks to trump Transmeta's Crusoe chip with a pair of CPUs it claims run faster and use less power.

Super DLT takes aim at bigger backups

Backing up data is a cumbersome task, especially if you have a lot of it. Quantum Corp.'s DLTtape Group feels your pain, and on Monday is launching its Super DLT tape drives and media to help smooth the process.

The Quick and the Light

Usually regarded as light in both weight and processing power, notebooks are becoming still smaller but also gaining speed. As this month's chart shows, lightweight laptops can now be powerhouse systems. The power notebook chart contains two featherweight travel

Top 10 Graphics Boards


SAN FRANCISCO (08/28/2000) - Neither of the two new boards this month earned a spot on the chart. The ATI Radeon, with 64MB of DDR SGRAM, came closer to chartdom, but a high, $399 price and lackluster performance in 3D games kept it off. MSI's $269 StarForce 815 is inexpensive for a board with an NVidia GeForce2 GTS chip, but it lacks video features that others include. The Matrox Millennium G400 MAX and Diamond's Viper II hang tight to the top two spots..

Top 10 Printers


SAN FRANCISCO (08/28/2000) - The excellent color quality of Lexmark International Inc.'s new laser, the Optra C710N, launches it into this month's number three spot. It's also speedy and reasonably priced at US$2199. Nearly as appealing is the number four debut, Minolta-QMS's $2804 Magicolor 6100 DeskLaser. NEC Corp. discontinued a few of its older lasers, bringing the SuperScript 4650N in at number seven, and Brother's new HL-3400CN just misses the Top 10..

Top 10 Monitors


SAN FRANCISCO (08/28/2000) - Four new models debut this month. The Compaq Computer Corp. P1100 offers the best overall image quality. Units from CTX, NEC Corp., and ViewSonic come with a flat-screen CRT, but the CTX PR1400F offers the best combination of price and performance. Meanwhile, Cornerstone Technology's c1025 again distinguishes itself with a rock-bottom price of US$595. An HP monitor we tested failed to make the chart. Next month we review new 17-inchers..

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