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One of the more subtle trends at this year's Computex was that the majority of high-end motherboards now come equipped with a 5GbE network controller. At present, this might be considered a limited benefit as 5GbE and 10GbE switches and routers are still pretty expensive. But Realtek is planning on tackling the issue from both ends, as the company is preparing a hardware platform for sub-$100 5GbE switches. Realtek’s quad-port 5GbE switch platform consists of five key chips: one RTL9303 switch system-on-chip, and four RTL8251B 5GbE physical interfaces (PHYs). The chips are accompanied by various other components, such as power management ICs, but in general it relies solely on in-house developed components, which is why it can be made so cheap. RealTek's platform is...
E3 2000 Report
Another year, another E3. For those of you who are unfamiliar with E3, it stands for Electronic Entertainment Expo. Every year, the computer entertainment industry gathers for a ho-down...
5 by Jason Clark on 5/19/2000IDF CPU Report - Intel & AMD
In our final IDF related article we explore Intel's Willamette on a much deeper level as well as talk about the next big overclockers, the mobile Celerons vs mobile...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/2/2000Intel IDF Report #4 - Wrap Up
In the last part of our IDF coverage, we take a look at Intel's memory roadmap, concept PC's, low profile PCI/AGP, CNR, and throw in some pics of Itanium...
0 by Mike Andrawes on 2/29/2000Intel IDF Report #3 - Itanium
Aside from the Willamette, Intel's biggest focus right now is the release of the first IA-64 processor, the Itanium. While there is quite a bit of information available...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/17/2000Intel IDF Report #2 - Serial ATA & USB 2.0
Willamette stole the show on Day 1 of Intel's Developer Forum, but there was a lot more going on beyond just CPU's. Intel is involved in a number...
0 by Mike Andrawes on 2/16/2000Intel IDF Report #1 - CPUs
Day one of Intel's Developer Forum has left us with a very interesting perspective on the next year's worth of CPUs from Intel. Intel demonstrated a brand new...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/15/2000Audio Report - Comdex '99
What's new on the floor of Comdex '99 in terms of audio? Our own Mike Andrawes explains its all.
0 by Mike Andrawes on 11/30/1999Comdex 99 Coverage Part 2
Our Comdex 2000 coverage continues, this time with information about the audio world.
0 by Jason Clark on 11/19/1999AMD Comdex 99 Coverage
What's AMD got planned for the year 2000? Read on as they told us everything at this year's Fall Comdex in Las Vegas.
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/19/1999E3 1999 Coverage
From the floor of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) we bring you as close as you can possibly get to actually being at the show.
0 by Mike Andrawes on 5/18/1999Fall Comdex '98 Coverage
AnandTech pays a visit to the Fall Comdex in Las Vegas.
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/21/1998
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