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Cisco IPN430MC Set-Top Box Teardown

The Cisco IPN430MC is a High-Definition IPTV Media Center with DVR. To qualify as 'Media Center' as Cisco calls it, the box features home networking capability by the100Base T Ethernet compatibility or the integrated Home PNA 3.0 for IP-over-Coax line.

Asus EEEPC 2GSurf-BK Notebook Computer Teardown

The Asus EEE PC (pronounced 'E' PC) is the first of a growing line of ULPC (or Ultra Low-Cost PCs) entering the marketplace.

Everex CloudBook CE1200V Notebook Computer Teardown

The Everex Cloudbook CE1200V is a low-cost Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) offering by Everex aimed at a slightly more feature-rich segment of the ULPC (ultra low-cost PC) market.

Samsung HDSky Set-Top Box Teardown

The Samsung manufactured Sky HD box for BSkyB is a private labeled satellite receiver set-top box with dual digital tuners made exclusively for the BSkyB network in the UK and ROI (Republic of Ireland) markets.

Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe Desktop Motherboard Teardown

This does not represent a teardown of an entire finished product (desktop system in this case), but rather a 'motherboard-only' analysis of ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe model. The board features an AMD chipset / solution.

Asus P5E3 Deluxe Desktop Motherboard Teardown

The board features an AMD chipset / solution. As part of our extended analysis, this unit is compared side-by-side with an ostensibly similar ASUS motherboard (M3A32-MVP Deluxe) with competing AMD solution.

Dell Optiplex 755 Desktop Motherboard Teardown

This does not represent a teardown of an entire finished product (desktop system in this case), but rather a 'motherboard-only' analysis of the USFF (ultra-small form-factor) motherboard from a Dell OptiPlex 755 system. The board itself appears to be a cus

Gateway GZ7220 Computer Teardown

All-in-one PC from Gateway, the One GZ7220 is part of a new line of Gateway all-in-ones designed to compete more head-on with Apple's hardware approach (and follows the trend of other PC manufacturers to enter this 'space').

Samsung SMT-2110C Set-Top Box Teardown

The Samsung SMT-2110C is a basic digital cable box that supports DOCSIS1.1, Cable card, SCART and Optical S/PDIF output.

Scientific Atlanta 8300 Set-Top Box Teardown

The Explorer 8300DVB is a European version HD DVR Set-Top-Box (STB) with Modem and is toward the high-end in the Explorer series.

Sony VGC-LT18E (PCG-281L) Computer Teardown

All-in-one PC from Sony, the Vaio VGC-LT18E is part of a line of Sony Vaio all-in-ones designed to compete more head-on with Apple's hardware approach (and follows the trend of other PC manufacturers to enter this 'space').

Supermicro SYS-8025C-3RB Server Teardown

The SuperMicro SYS-8025C-3RB is a mid-to-high end 2U Rackmount server under the SuperServer 8025 series.

TomTom GO 920 Portable Navigation Device Teardown

High-end portable navigation system with features such as 4.3 touch-screen (16:9 format, 16M color 480x272 display, an internal rechargeable li-polymer battery (1320 mAh) and 4GB of internal embedded flash memory, as well as an SD card slot.

BorgWarner Advanced Turbo Actuator (Electronics Only) Teardown

The scope of this teardown is 'electronics only' and does not include the cost of the metal enclosures and 'actuator' portion of the assembly.

Dell Optiplex 740 Desktop Motherboard Teardown

Sony Ericsson W580i Mobile Phone Teardown

The SonyEricsson W580i is a mid-range Walkman phone, within the Walkman Phone Series, from SonyEricsson.

Blaupunkt 7 612 032 081 Car Radio Teardown

The unit appears to be an 'in-dash' entertainment system for VW vehicles and supports GPS functionality.

Blaupunkt 7 647 211 360 Car Radio Teardown

The unit appears to be an 'in-dash' entertainment system for VW vehicles and does not seem to support GPS functionality.

NEC FOMA N905i Mobile Phone Teardown

High-End GSM/WCDMA/HSPDA/GPS dual-camera 5.0MP swivel flip phone, 1.5Gb of internal SDRAM memory, and 1Gb of NOR Flash (a bizarre design choice when compared with most new models).