- Author: admin
- Filed under: Laptops
- Date: Mar 17,2010
What if we told you there was a way to have the svelteness and power of Dell’s $1,500 Adamo for less than half the price? You’d be interested, right?
That’s exactly why we’ve been trying to get a Dell Vostro V13 in-hand since its launch a few months ago. Besides starting at $449 – our unit’s configuration rings up at a higher $844 — the less-than-an-inch-thick, aluminum clad Vostro V13 promises five hours of battery life and good-enough everyday performance.
Sure, it was created for small business types, but its blend of style, performance and price had us convinced that it could be the best ULV laptop out there. Ah, but is it? We’ll tell you everything you want to know after the jump in our full review. Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: admin
- Filed under: Laptops
- Date: Feb 9,2010
What do you do if your netbooks are starting to look so last season? Well if you’re ASUS, you hire a leading industrial designer like Karim Rashid to revamp it, of course. The Eee PC 1008P’s snazzy new design and removable battery certainly caught our eye at CES, but now so is its $499 pricetag.
Positioned as a designer netbook, the 1008P is a mixed bag of specs — it has got the now-typical Intel Atom N450 processor, boasts 2GB of RAM and larger 320GB hard drive, as well as a disappointingly small three-cell battery. So, are the 1008P’s slimmer body and eye-catching design enough to make you shell out $100 more than the typical netbook?
And how does the the smaller capacity battery compare to the $380 Eee PC 1005PE’s that lasts for eight hours on a charge? Follow on past the break for some answers. Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: admin
- Filed under: Laptops
- Date: Feb 9,2010
Fujitsu’s stylish little Lifebook MH380′s just popped up over on the company’s site for sale. The 10.1-inch, Pine Trail Atom N450-boasting netbook’s specs include 2GB of RAM, a 250GB HDD, built-in Bluetooth, six-cell battery and a 1366×768 resolution screen.
It also seems to be available in brown, white, black, and red — though the only one that seems to be available to buy on Fujitsu’s site as of now is the Glossy Red model. Let us know when that cute little brown number’s up for grabs and we’ll probably be back.
- Author: admin
- Filed under: Laptops
- Date: Feb 9,2010
Back in the beginning of December, when Dell outed its business-oriented, 17-inch Precision M6500 laptop, it boasted some pretty meaty specs: Core i7 CPU, up to 16GB of DDR3 memory, a choice of ATI FirePro M7740 or NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M graphics chips, plus support for up to three storage devices, and a 1920×1200 LED-backlit display.
Well, it’s added some new configuration options today, including USB 3.0 and a Core i5 processor, making this one bad boy all around.
There’s no word on the pricing yet, but the previously available Core i7 configuration runs around $2,700. We’ll let you know when we find out what these new options will cost you.
- Author: admin
- Filed under: Laptops
- Date: Feb 3,2010
Hey there, what’s this little surprise? Sony’s colorful VAIO E Series laptops have arrived to cheer us up — and it looks like they’re going to do the trick, we have to tell you.
These 15.5-inchers come in a wide range of colors, and you can mix and match lid and keyboard shades, if you dare. Inside, you get a 2.13GHz Core i3 CPU, 4GB of RAM, a DVD burner and a 500GB hard drive. A Core i5 version is also right around the corner.
You can pre-order one of these bad boys now for shipping in March — but it’ll cost you about $800. Hit the read link to check them out. There’s one more shot after the break. Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: admin
- Filed under: Laptops
- Date: Jan 27,2010
Michael Dell may not be a fan of netbooks, but you wouldn’t know that from the newest Mini 10. Joining the current Mini 10v, Dell’s completely overhauled the chassis and added Intel’s new Pine Trail processor.
But that’s not all: come February the little laptop will be available with Broadcom’s Crystal HD accelerator, which promises full HD playback on a high-res 1366 x 768 display. But does the $425 package rid us of our tireless complaints that Atom can’t handle HD, and does it rival netbooks based on NVIDIA’s Ion platform?
And perhaps more importantly, can we count on the Mini 10 to be a valuable member of the growing Pine Trail netbook fraternity when it comes to battery life and ergonomics? Read on to find out! Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: admin
- Filed under: Laptops
- Date: Jan 22,2010
The TwelveSouth BookBook is what we think of a bit of a design reversal: instead of a technological move toward digitizing the book format into an electronic device, the BookBook hides yours MacBook or MacBook Pro in the wonderfully scholarly disguise of an old fashioned book (yay, printed matter), operating as both a carrying case and protective measure for your laptop.
The $79.99 BookBook is available in two colours, Classic Black or Vibrant Red, both finished in hardback leather case sized to fit the MacBook and MacBook Pro.
Definitely sure to be a conversation starter when you open that vintage tome to reveal newfangled tech within, likely to win points with luddites and bibliophiles alike for the charming surprise. Just be sure not to put it away into the stacks!
It has been months since Lenovo announced that its IdeaPad S12 would be the first netbook (or borderline notebook) with Nvidia’s Ion, but it has since been MIA. Lenovo says, the system will now ship during the Windows 7 timeframe.
On track to ship at the end of October, the IdeaPad S12 with Intel’s Atom N270 and Nvidia’s GeForce 9400 graphics will be $50 more than the standard Intel Atom version and will retail for $550. Though more than the average netbook, we expect it to be worth it, especially if it truly performs like we’ve seen.
However, Lenovo’s delay may prevent the company from being the first to market with an Ion powered netbook. Samsung’s N510 has been confirmed to ship in the U.S. next month for $599. And we have also been told that HP has plans to release an Ion system of their own in the coming weeks. HP would not comment on the rumors.
Nevertheless, Lenovo hinted that the experience of Windows 7 on the S12 would make it more compelling than the Vista version it was originally planning to sell.
- Author: admin
- Filed under: Laptops
- Date: Jul 14,2009
Can you believe it? It’s been practically a year to the day since we’ve seen any new fragging machines from the lads over at Rock, but thankfully things are still moving after being rescued by a rolling Stone.
The latest duo to take Europe by storm involves the Xtreme 790 and Xtreme 840, both of which can be outfitted with NVIDIA’s 1GB GeForce GTX 280M (or two of ‘em, if you’re feeling froggy), Blu-ray drives, 6GB of DDR3 RAM, WiFi, four USB 2.0 sockets, an HDMI port, Windows Vista (with a gratis upgrade to Win7 this October), a 7-in-1 card reader, 3TB of HDD space and a 3-year on-site warranty.
Heck, you can even toss a Core i7 in there if you think your legs are calloused enough to handle it. Both machines can be ordered up right now, with the 790 range starting at £1,999 ($3,258) and the less extravagant 840 line picking up at £1,699 ($2,769).
- Author: admin
- Filed under: Laptops
- Date: May 11,2009
Toshiba’s 10.1-inch netbook — the Dynabook UX — hasn’t been on our radar terribly long, but already it’s beginning to make the review rounds.
Portable Monkey‘s just gotten their hands on one and while they are fans of the design, think the over all build quality is a bit better than many netbooks, and also found the battery life to be pretty good (they got about 3.5 hours per charge), there are also a few drawbacks.
The keyboard is cramped, the built-in scrolling is none too responsive, and the volume of the speakers is extremely quiet. Read the rest of this entry »
