Benchmarking addicts will want to head straight to Techgage for a look at Futuremark’s new system benchmarking suite, Vantage. They’ve dropped two things from this version that will probably get more than a few backs up. The first is the lack of a free version; you can download and run it once, but in order to ever benchmark your system again, you will need to drop $6.95 for the basic version. The second decision is to make this a Vista only version. If you are still running XP, and most of you are, then stick with PCMark2005.
For those that have abandoned the wild world of Windows, the new Ubuntu 7.10 has arrived. Head over to Ubuntu and get your Gutsy Gibbon on.
“Futuremark’s latest PC performance analyis tool is here. PCMark Vantage is the result of two-years worth of development and becomes a worthy replacement for PCMark 05. We take a quick look at what’s new, what to expect and what you will be paying. Yes, we said paying.”Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Futuremark PCMark Vantage @ Bjorn3D
- PCMark Vantage review @ Elite Bastards
- Quad Opteron FP scores out @ The Inquirer
- SMC 45nm now ready for production; Altera ties to be more secure on cutting-edge processes @ DigiTimes
- 2-in-1 Car and Home USB Charger Adapter from USBFever @ DragonSteelMods
- Why Users Ditch OS X for Windows @ OSWeekly
- Wall Street Journal Unfairly Reviews Ubuntu @ OSWeekly
- No Linux Love for New iPods: Why You Shouldn’t Care @ OSWeekly
- GPL, BSD Fight for Best Licensing Agreements @ MadPenguin
- Symbian launch SCREENPLAY: See it FIRST on HEXUS.tv
- Windows Home Server – Sysadmin Made Easy! @ Hardware Zone
- Digit-Life Review: Detailed Platform Analysis in RightMark Memory Analyzer. Part 14: 65nm AMD Athlon 64 X2 Energy Efficient Processor
- Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy Gibbon” Is Out @ Slashdot
- Ubuntu Studio 7.10 @ Phoronix
