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boasts a massive eighteen-inch screen and a full-scale desktop keyboard, yet lags behind its rivals with a slightly outdated CPU and minimal gaming hardware.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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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