22Jun2010
Acer Aspire 8935G-904G1TBwn: A Strange Mix of Old and New Technology
Acer's latest multimedia laptop is a puzzling mix of technology. The Aspire 8935G-904G1TBwn boasts a massive eighteen-inch screen and a full-scale desktop keyboard, yet lags behind its rivals with a slightly outdated CPU and minimal gaming hardware. But beneath its behemoth enclosure and unimpressive spec sheet is a worthwhile laptop, especially for all-purpose users. Measuring over nineteen
Read More20Jun2010
MSI X400-225UK: A Great, Albeit Flawed Ultra Portable Machine
MSI's latest creation isn't a low-end netbook or a high-end gaming laptop, but a relatively standard portable notebook computer. The X400-225UK pulls very few punches, offering a laundry list of standard features and performance benefits, though it pulls them very well; the machine is one of our favourite portable laptops, despite its few small usability and power issues. Despite housing a
Read More19Jun2010
Hannspree SN12-E22B: Our Budget Portability Favourite
Hannspree are an unknown in the notebook world -- a consumer electronics manufacturer with relatively few models available. The notebook division of large Taiwan-based consumer device manufacturer HannStar Corp, their first ventures into the laptop world have been largely successful. The SN12-E22B is a low-cost laptop, priced at just £469 and packing an impressive array of features for the
Read More18Jun2010
Lenovo ThinkPad X100e: Professional Enclosure, Limited Performance
ThinkPad laptops are legendary amongst business users. Remembered as much for their uninspired but functional design as they are for their performance, IBM's (and now Lenovo's) ThinkPad lineup has served as the backbone of corporate mobile computing for the better part of two decades. The ThinkPad X100e continues this tradition in inexpensive, compact, and remarkably portable style. One of the
Read More18Jun2010
Fujitsu Lifebook T4410: Performance, Design, and Usability
Tablet notebooks have always fallen into a slightly difficult position; they're slim, nicely designed, and reasonably powerful, yet at the same time they lack the battery longevity or processing power to be effective as a mobile workstation. Fujitsu, one of the most prominent tablet laptop developers, have aimed to combine portability and power with the new Lifebook T4410. At first glance, the
Read More17Jun2010
Getac B300: The Laptop World's Ludicrously Expensive 007 Rig
Go anywhere, do anything, compute without fear. That's what the new Getac B300 laptop promises, and we have a feeling it's a promise that's completely accurate. You see, this isn't an ordinary laptop, but a James Bond-style piece of technology; a piece of rugged computing tech that wouldn't seem at all out of place on the inside of a military transport or cockpit of a fighter jet. The Getac B300
Read More16Jun2010
Mesh Edge15 Value Plus: Inexpensive, Surprisingly Comfortable, and Based in the UK!
While the name Mesh may look slightly unfamiliar alongside Apple, Sony, and Asus, it could soon find itself residing permanently in the UK's consumer electronics catalogue. A small computer and consumer electronics manufacturer based in the UK, Mesh Computers offers a growing range of desktop computers, laptops, and computing peripherals. The Edge15 Value Plus is their entry-level model, a
Read More13Jun2010
Tech Retrospective: 3 Revolutionary Laptops
The technology world has seen some incredible advances over the last five years. Netbooks have grown from a techie-only obsession into a remarkably mainstream product, something as at-home in a student's bag as in a technology office. High-end laptops have started replacing desktop PCs, capitalizing on people's need for portability and flexible computing. But despite the truly huge advances in
Read More11Jun2010
The 17-Inch Macbook Pro: Is it Worth Converting For?
While Apple's public relations renaissance may be nearing its end, the Cupertino-based technology company's new laptop lineup certainly leaves a lasting impression. The ultra-popular Macbook Pro series has seen a significant internal upgrade for 2010, now boasting improved processors, greater amounts of RAM and larger hard drives. This is in addition to the system's already impressive design
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