Cover of the July 2001 issue of Computer Shopper
By 2001, Computer Shopper was no longer the phone book sized monstrosity it once was in the late 1980s and 1990s but this issue still weighs in at almost 250 pages. The July 2001 issue includes:
Features
- The Dynamic Duo - A look at some of the earliest PCs based on the 1.2 and 1.3 GHz Athlon CPUs which were paired with DDR RAM and faster than 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 systems. Models looked at here include the Atlas Micro XS5000, Compaq Presario 7000Z-1.2, MicronPC Millennia Max XP2, and Polywell Poly 880KR-1300.
- Hearing Is Believing - A look at some of the best sound cards of the time including the Abit Home Theater AU10, AOpen Audio Phantom AW744 Deluxe, Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live Platinum 5.1, and Philips Acoustic Edge.
- Get Personal With a Printer - A guide to picking the printer that's best for you including a look at the HP OfficeJet G8Sxl, Lexmark Z43 Color Jetprinter, Minolta-QMS PagePro 1100L, and more.
- Sensational Site Design - A look at web site design tools including Adobe GoLive 5.0, HoTMetaL Pro 6.0, Macromedia Dreamweaver 4.0, Microsoft FrontPage 2002, and NetObjects Fusion MX.
- Online on the Road - A look at options for staying connected while traveling.
- Putting the Pieces Together - A guide to saving money by building your own computer. Examples used here includes a Pentium III 800 based system and an Athlon 800 based system.
News
- Net Now - Microsoft's upcoming Windows XP OS, half the country has internet access, Microsoft introduces Tablet PC, Microsoft introduces smartphone platform based on Windows CE optimized for future 2.5G and 3G networks, and more.
- Hot Gear - The Sanyo SCP-5000 "picto-phone", the Kenwood Excelon Z828 car stereo, the Olympus Camedia C-700 Ultra Zoom 2.11 megapixel digital camera, the Sony Clie PEG-N710C, and more.
Table of Contents from the July 2001 issue of Computer Shopper
Opinions
- John Blackford - Wi-Fi (only 802.11b at the time) starts making its way onto notebooks.
- John Dvorak - The fast pace of technology development leads to Technology Fantigue Syndrome.
- Jim O'Brien - After the success of Napster, record companies try to cache in on digital music.
- Michael Slater - A home media server may replace the PC.
Help & How To
- Your Own Digital Domain - A guide to building your own website.
- Alfred Poor's Computer Cures - Questions answered about covering your tracks after using a computer, the swap file, e-mail viruses, modems, and more.
- Buying Advisor - Advice for buying an LCD suitable for watching movies. Ultimate, the nearly $2100 ViewSonic VP181 ViewPanel was chosen.
Table of Contents from the July 2001 issue of Computer Shopper (continued)
Reviews
- Desktops - Reviews of the Duron 850 based Atlas Micro AS5000, the 1GHz Pentium III based Dell Dimension 4100, and the $1499 iMac Special Edition (graphite, flower power, or blue dalmation) based on the 600MHz G3.
- Hardware - Reviews of the Olympus Camedia C-2040 Zoom, Dazzle Hollywood DV Bridge, Pioneer DVR-A03 DVD burner, KDS V5-190I CRT monitor, and more.
- Networks - A review of the D-Link DWL-920 11MBPS USB Wireless Home Network Kit.
- Mobile - Reviews of the 1 GHz Pentium III based Compaq Armada E5000, IBM ThinkPad iSeries 1300 1171-7WU, the Winbook X1, the Handspring Visor Edge PDA, the Motorola V Series 60C mobile phone, the Compaq iPaq Pocket PC H3150 PDA, and the Palm M105 PDA.
- Software - A look at Microsoft Office XP Professional Special Edition.
- Games - Reviews of Black & White, Serious Sam, The Sims: House Party Expansion Pack, and Star Wars: Battle for Naboo.
Back cover of the July 2001 issue of Computer Shopper
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