Last week we launched a new sort of buyer’s guide for AnandTech with our Best Budget Ultrabook recommendation. We’ll be fleshing out the “best XYZ” recommendations for other components and categories over the coming months, but for now my focus is on the notebook sector, and the plan is to have a new recommendation for laptops every Friday. Last week was a budget Ultrabook, and this week is the true budget category for all laptops. Let me know what you’d like me to cover next, keeping in mind that there are probably five or six categories of laptop that I’ll rotate through on a regular basis. With that out of the way, let’s talk briefly about the budget laptop sector. Laptops comprise everything from Chromebooks...
Holiday 2006 Shopping Guide: CPUs
Looking for advice on what to get your favorite computer geek (or yourself) for the holidays? We will cover all of the major components over the next couple...
30 by Jarred Walton on 11/27/2006Budget Buyer's Guide - October 2006
Sometimes it's difficult to put together a decent budget PC, especially when the costs of certain components are on the rise. We've got recommendations and advice for those...
71 by Jarred Walton on 10/25/2006High-End Buyer's Guide - October 2006
Looking for a top-quality computer where price is not the primary concern? Our high-end buyers guide has the information you need, along with a quick look at what's...
45 by Jarred Walton on 10/9/2006Midrange Buyer's Guide - September 2006
A lot of things have changed in the past few months, and we've got top to bottom new recommendations for our latest midrange buyer's guide.
49 by Jarred Walton on 9/26/2006Price Guide, July 2006: Storage
Join us for a current look into the storage marketplace where we'll also take the time to make various purchase recommendations.
13 by Haider Farhan on 7/17/2006Price Guide, July 2006: Video Cards
We're back again with a complete overview of most of the video card solutions available today. Read on to see what kind of deals we have found this time around.
33 by Haider Farhan on 7/12/2006Building a Better Budget PC
People often ask about which components they should use for a budget PC. We'll try to answer exactly that question, as we will be running benchmarks on several popular...
56 by Jarred Walton on 7/10/2006Price Guide, June 2006: Motherboards
We have an updated look at the motherboard marketplace just as the AM2 and nForce 5xx roll onto the scene.
7 by Haider Farhan on 6/26/2006Price Guide, June 2006: Processors
Looking for a new AM2 processor to go with AMD's recently launched platform? We've got an updated look at the CPU market and prices with this week's Price Guide.
23 by Jarred Walton on 6/19/2006Price Guide, June 2006: Storage
We're back again this week with a new storage price guide, bringing you the best available storage deals online!
20 by Haider Farhan on 6/11/2006Price Guide, May 2006: Video Cards
We know many of you have missed having our weekly price guides to help make your shopping decisions easier, so here we are today with a complete look at...
39 by Haider Farhan on 5/27/2006Pre-AM2 Mid-Range Buyers' Guide, May 2006
Thinking about upgrading, even with AM2 and Core Duo 2 right around the corner? We've got some analysis on the situation, as well as some currently available recommendations.
56 by Jarred Walton on 5/9/2006Price Guide, March 2006: CPUs
Join us in this week’s CPU price guide as we point out some hot deals about the latest hardware.
17 by Haider Farhan on 3/27/2006Price Guide, March 2006: Storage
Check out this week’s storage price guide, bringing you the best available deals online!
15 by Haider Farhan on 3/12/2006Price Guide, March 2006: Video Cards
In the recent addition to the video card segment, we have the 7800 GS, X1900 and for the low-end, the 7300 GS. Read on to find out what new...
19 by Haider Farhan on 3/8/2006Price Guide, February/March 2006: Motherboards
In this week’s motherboard price guide, we can see that the new nForce 4 Ultra for the socket 775 boards have become available and the i975X have become a...
8 by Haider Farhan on 2/28/2006Price Guide, February 2006: CPU
Be sure to check out this weekend's CPU price guide as we analyze the latest development in CPU pricing.
11 by Haider Farhan on 2/20/2006Price Guide, February 2006: Storage
In this week's Price Guide, we'll take a look at pricing trends of one of the core components in a PC, the hard disk drive.
7 by Haider Farhan on 2/12/2006Price Guide, February 2006: Video Cards
You can see the newly released Radeon X1900 cards featured in this week's video card price guide. We're also seeing quite a bit of action in the price side...
8 by Haider Farhan on 2/5/2006Price Guide, January 2006 - Motherboards
In this edition of our motherboard price guide, we are seeing the newly released i975X chipset based boards have begun to slowly roll into the market while we expect...
7 by Haider Farhan on 1/28/2006