Advanced search
Random link

• Dell Inspiron 700m Review   [Review, NotebookReview]
  The Dell Inspiron 700m has been on the market since October 2004, but, like the Inspiron 600m, it has managed to maintain its popularity. At 4.1 lbs, the 700m sits inbetween the spectrum ultraportable (3-4 lbs) and a thin and light (4-6 lbs). The Inspiron 700m replaced the Inspiron 300m, one of Dell's first ultraportable notebooks. The difference between the two is that the 700m features a 12.1" widescreen (Dell touts this as a multimedia machine so the widescreen is the only logical choice) and an integrated optical drive. One of the things that make this notebook so popular is definitely the features you get for the price. So here we go, a full review of the Dell Inspiron 700m.
   Mon, 22 Aug, 2005 | 31 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Gigabyte's W511A Is A Multimedia Notebook At An Attractive Price   [Review, TomsHardware]
  Gigabyte is a relatively new player in the laptop and notebook market. Its W511A notebook promises a lot for its price. Based on our evaluation we can say that most of that promise is met. However, there are some areas where the computer could be improved.
   Mon, 22 Aug, 2005 | 47 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• OQO model 01   [Review, PCPro]
  But the OQO model 01 makes even the Libretto look bulky. Despite being only the size of a large PDA, the OQO runs a full version of Microsoft Windows XP Professional. However, rather than simply creating a tiny notebook, OQO has gone for a radical approach. The problem with the Libretto was that the standard notebook layout forced you to place it on a desk or on your lap to type on the keyboard, as you would with any other notebook. Not only was the keyboard cramped, but the screen was uncomfortable to read at this distance.
   Mon, 22 Aug, 2005 | 9 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Sony VAIO T350 Review   [Review, NotebookReview]
  The Sony T series ultraportable notebook has always had something new upon each release. Hot off the heels in replacing their TR series, Sony redesigned the aesthetics and the T stopped trying to look like an Apple iBook and they took away the built in webcam. The darker (midnight blue chasis), yet still small and stylish T notebook is a much more serious workhorse than its predecessor with built in Bluetooth and more powerful hardware.
   Mon, 22 Aug, 2005 | 24 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Acer Ferrari 4005 WLMi AMD Turion64 ML-37 Laptop Review   [Review, PCStats]
  Acer's Ferrari 4005 WLMi laptop is the latest in a line of high-end gaming notebooks bearing the Italian motor company's signature. You don't have to be a Ferrari fan (I'm partial to Sato myself) to appreciate this notebook's features though... Starting with the AMD Turion Athlon64 mobile processor purring away at 2GHz, the Ferrari 4005 WLMi represents the state of the art in notebook technology, including its own carbon fiber panel and Ferrari emblem.
   Sun, 21 Aug, 2005 | 73 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• WinBook X512   [Review, PCWorld]
  The $1098 WinBook X512 is a "decontented" version of the $1599 WinBook X540 (which we reviewed in March), with half the RAM, half the storage, a slightly slower processor, and a CD burner instead of a DVD burner. It has all of the X540's other features, however, and costs considerably less (as low as $749--without business applications--in some stores such as Micro Center). A thin-and-light black unit with a silver lid, the X512 weighs 4.6 pounds, not including a power adapter. It comes with an attractive 12.1-inch WXGA wide screen, a good keyboard and one of the nicest knockoffs of the Windows Media Center Edition interface I've seen.
   Sun, 21 Aug, 2005 | 5 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Evesham Quest Roma MT 37 - Turion Notebook   [Review, TrustedReviews]
  Although we’ve already seen a couple of Turion notebooks recently from Acer, this is the first one to arrive from a UK system integrator. The Evesham Quest Roma MT 37 is a mid-range machine which should appeal to a broad spectrum of users, based on specifications alone. It might not look as cool as the Acer Ferrari 4000 notebook, nor does it feature the same build quality - but it is a lot cheaper. The price difference is most likely due to the MSI M610 chassis which is far more basic than that of the Ferrari 4000 – there’s no sign of carbon fibre here.
   Thu, 18 Aug, 2005 | 54 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• HP Compaq NX6125 Review (AMD Turion 64 Notebook)   [Review, HardwareCentral]
  Who says cost-conscious home-office and small-business workers can't afford up-to-date technology? HP's Compaq NX6125 notebook starts at a frugal $999 ($1,249 as tested), but combines security, durability, and connectivity with PCI Express architecture and readiness for 64-bit software. It doesn't pretend to be a full-on desktop replacement, but it's well suited to work on the road. The 64-bit migration path is courtesy of AMD's Turion 64, the Athlon 64's low-wattage mobile sibling. HP offers a choice of Turion 64 processors, starting with the ML-28 (1.6GHz, 512K of Level 2 cache) and topping off with the ML-37 (2.0GHz, 1MB L2 cache) in our test system.
   Tue, 16 Aug, 2005 | 81 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Toshiba Portege S100 Review   [Review, HardwareCentral]
  Toshiba's Portege brand helped pioneer the executive status symbol known as the slimline notebook -- a thin, stylish laptop that trims weight by packing only an internal hard disk, with no floppy or optical drive apart from a desktop docking station or plug-in external accessories. The 12.1-inch-screened, under-3-pound Portege R100/R200 continues that tradition today. But sometimes, even an exec traveling light prefers to travel with a DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive -- to watch movies on the plane or burn backup discs at the hotel -- or craves a larger, higher-resolution LCD. So Toshiba has tweaked its recipe with the Portege S100 ($2,099 for the S100-S213TD model tested here, with a rebate cutting it to $1,999 through August 31).
   Tue, 16 Aug, 2005 | 11 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Acer Aspire 5000   [Review, LaptopMag]
  Acer’s Aspire 5000 is one of the first notebooks to feature AMD’s new Turion 64 mobile processor. The Turion 64 is designed to expertly blend performance with portability, and Acer extends that theme well into this affordable widescreen notebook. It lacks a FireWire port and skimps in the graphics department, but this 6.2-pound system has the performance and features to capably serve as a desktop replacement, yet it’s light enough to free you from your desk.
   Sat, 13 Aug, 2005 | 18 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Panasonic Toughbook-Y2   [Review, LaptopMag]
  Wrapped in a durable magnesium frame, the refreshed Panasonic Toughbook-Y2 is ready for anything that’s thrown its way. Aside from its resilient shell, the Y2 packs nearly six hours of battery life, a fast processor, and a high-resolution 14-inch display into a 3.4-pound chassis.
   Sat, 13 Aug, 2005 | 8 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• The 1st Annual Notebook Decathlon   [Roundup, LaptopMag]
  We have to confess. Most of the laptop reviews in this magazine are missing something. We may publish the most comprehensive laptop reviews in the world, but they are missing one piece of information. In fact, none of the reviews in any magazine mention this. We refer of course to a little thing called durability. Even the fastest laptop with the biggest screen will turn into the world’s priciest paperweight if it cannot withstand some bumps and bruises. No matter how careful we are, our laptops are eventually going to get dropped, stepped on, doused, or left out in the car overnight when it’s 20 below.
   Sat, 13 Aug, 2005 | 16 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• HP Compaq Presario V2000 (Sempron)   [Review, PCMag]
  The HP Compaq Presario V2000 ($699 as tested) is a value notebook in the truest sense of the word. It's void of all bells and whistles found on more expensive systems, but it performs well and comes with the basic necessities—namely a 40GB hard drive, a DVD/CD-RW combo drive, and an AMD Sempron processor, that will get you through the daily grind.
   Wed, 10 Aug, 2005 | 32 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• HP/Compaq TC4200 Tablet PC   [Review, HotHardware]
  Now that we've got the IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad X41 Tablet PC review under our belts, we are going to backtrack a bit to take a look at the HP/Compaq TC4200. Although the IBM ThinkPad X41 Tablet PC hit the HotHardware lab first, the HP/Compaq TC4200 was actually introduced before the X41. These two Tablet PCs are targeted at slightly different audiences, however. The HP/Compaq TC4200 is a quasi-ultraportable, rather than being a true "ultraportable," and as such, this is a mobile PC aimed at the professional user...
   Tue, 09 Aug, 2005 | 14 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Rockdirect XTI 3.8 Performance   [Review, Hexus]
  ATI, and by inference Rockdirect, has hit back with the Mobility RADEON X800 XT 256MB GPU, boasting hither-to unseen levels of notebook performance. Put quite simply and without adding hyperbole on top, it's the fastest mobile 3D solution to date, and it's almost as fast as a desktop ATI RADEON X850 XT 256MB. That's serious food for thought, isn't it?
   Tue, 09 Aug, 2005 | 9 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Acer Ferrari 4000 Notebook   [Review, TrustedReviews]
  When Benny reviewed the Ferrari 3200 notebook, the general consensus around the office was that it was a decent, well featured machine, but no one was really sure that they wanted a bright red laptop. It seems that Acer has taken this onboard and the new Ferrari 4000 is more understated - in fact the general opinion this time around is that it looks damn cool. Although there's still a liberal amount of Ferrari red splattered over this machine, the lid has been given a carbon fibre finish, which not only looks superb, but also fits in with the Formula One theme. OK, so I'm a sucker for a bit of carbon fibre, but having kitted out various mountain bikes with this wonderful substance over the years, I can't help but admire its implementation on a notebook.
   Sun, 07 Aug, 2005 | 27 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Two Lightweight Laptops With Plenty of Battery Life and Power   [Review, TomsHardware]
  Just because a laptop is thin and light doesn't mean that it has to lack power. We took a look at products from Fujitsu and Toshiba, both of which have harnessed improved battery technology and low power components to make laptops that weigh less than 3.5 lbs and can run as long as five or four hours respectively on standard batteries. The two laptops, Fujitsu's Lifebook B6110D and Toshiba's Portege R200, feature 12.1" displays, standard-size keyboards and fingerprint sensors for added security. Though our tests show neither to be a computing powerhouse, both can readily support office applications and Web browsing at home, in the office or on the road.
   Thu, 04 Aug, 2005 | 17 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Acer TravelMate 8100   [Review, PCWorld]
  Wider screen. Sleeker case. Easier upgrades. The Acer TravelMate 8100 offers several advantages over its predecessor, last year's impressive TravelMate 8000, which the company is still selling. The 8100 weighs about the same--6.4 pounds including an integrated DVD burner--yet boasts an impressively large 15.4-inch wide-aspect screen for working on documents side by side more easily. (The native 1680-by-1050-pixel resolution renders screen elements slightly small but crisp and perfectly readable.)
   Wed, 03 Aug, 2005 | 32 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Apple iBook G4 (12-inch) Preview   [Preview, Cnet]
  Apple has delivered a small but important refresh to its iBook line of budget notebooks, doubling the amount of standard RAM to 512MB, offering slightly faster processors, and doing away with the previously most expensive configuration. With the updated specs, the new iBooks are priced at $999 and $1,299 and offer an even more attractive alternative to Apple's higher-end and considerably more expensive PowerBook line.
   Tue, 02 Aug, 2005 | 5 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Apple PowerBook G4 (17-inch, SuperDrive)   [Review, Cnet]
  With the latest version of its 17-inch wide-screen PowerBook, Apple incorporates some nice upgrades but leaves out the one most of us were hoping for: a mobile version of the high-performance G5 chip. Still, the impressively designed 17-inch PowerBook G4, Apple's premiere desktop replacement, is equipped with a new-and-improved set of specs and features, including a scrolling trackpad, for easier navigation through documents and Web pages, and Sudden Motion Sensor technology to protect the hard drive. Apple has also lowered the price by about $100; unfortunately, at $2,699, the 17-inch PowerBook G4 still costs hundreds more than the PC competition.
   Tue, 02 Aug, 2005 | 8 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail