Notebook
HP refreshes it’s lineup this summer
Getting ready for back-to-school frenzy, HP refreshes their lineup of notebooks and ultrabooks. The lineup includes new HP Pavilion 11 TouchSmart, HP Envy 17, HP Pavilion 14, 15 and 17 notebooks, HP Envy TouchSmart 15 Ultrabook and a HP Envy TouchSmart 14 Ultrabook. The Envy TouchSmart 14 Ultrabook will have an option of edge-to-edge glass [...]
MSI GX60 and GX70 gaming laptops
MSI’s new flagship gaming laptops GX60 and GX70 are finally ready to ship. Both devices feature the newest low-power APUs AMD A10 known as Richland. The 2.5GHz (3.2GHz max) processor is built on 32nm technology and work with Radeon HD 8000M graphic chips, promising to deliver at least 20 percent better graphic performance. To put [...]
Rugged Ultrabooks
When the ultrabook was launched last year, it was envisioned as Windows’ response to the runaway success of the Macbook Air – a light, ultra-desirable laptop that focused on performance and portability. The ultrabook embodies the modern consumer gadget – finely tuned, exquisite looking, and very powerful (though also a bit delicate). Now, manufacturers are [...]
HP SlateBook X2 – the First Android Convertible Notebook
HP launches android 4.2 tablet run by powerful quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor. HP SlateBook X2 measures 285 x 212 x 20 mm (11.22 x 8.35 x 0.8 inches) and weighs 1.4 kg (3.09 lb). The X2 SlateBook features a gorgeous 10.1-inch full HD IPS LCD display with 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution, 224 ppi [...]
HP Split X2
HP introduces Split X2 Windows 8 convertible Intel power-notebook with premium Beats Audio on two speakers and two batteries. A larger sibling to HP Envy X2, this Intel run powerhouse is a large tablet and powerful laptop in one. Much like in Envy X2, the keyboard separates from the keyboard for tablet use. Envy X2 [...]
Toshiba Kirabook ultrabook
Toshiba launches a new flagship benchmark-busting ultrabook called Kirabook. Premium brush magnesium metal chassis is said to be 90 percent stronger than aluminum counterparts in other models (like MacBook Air). The magnesium used is scratch-resistant and light. The Kira ultrabook weighs only 1.3kg (2.9lb). MacBook Air weighs about the same, but does not have a [...]
Asus Transformer Book convertible ultrabook
Asus bring first convertible ultrabook with extra battery, and extra spare hard drive in the keyboard dock. Transformer Book TX300 is out tomorrow May 21st starting at $1500. Asus’ first detachable ultrabook, the Transformer Book is a great option for oversized 13-inch tablet hybrid. This convertible ultrabook offers what others don’t. You’ll get a spare [...]
Lenovo ThinkPad X230s
China launches an upgraded X230s notebook. New X230s version is lighter and slimmer. Lenovo upgrades last year’s ThinkPad X230 notebook. The new X230s notebook is only 0.7 inches (17.7mm) thick. That is quite the trim considering the X230 was full 25mm thick. The weight came down as well. From 1.5kg on X230 we go down [...]
NEC launches VersaPro VG Ultrabook, the World’s Lightest Ultrabook
NEC has launched a new notebook lineup for 2013 in Japan, including VersaPro UltraLiteType VG ultrabook and VersaPro VX business notebook. NEC VersaPro VG ultrabook is ultralite weighing only 875g!. If I am not mistaken, this makes it world’s lightest Ultrabook! At the tickest point this VG ultrabook reaches 14.9mm. The base model has 1.8GHz [...]
Sony Vaio Duo Slider (leaked video)
Sony is getting ready its refreshed VAIO Duo slider. The 13-inch Windows 8 convertible ultrabook appears to be slimmer and promises a 10 hour battery. Looking much like Sony Vaio Duo 11, this new slightly larger slider should have similar hardware specs, including Intel Core i5 chip, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB SSD. The 13-inch [...]
Sony VAIO Fit line refreshed
Sony is eager to get ready for back-to-school sales by standardizing many improvements to their Fit line of notebooks. Sony is upgrading the entire new Fit line of notebooks, replacing Fit 14E, Fit 14, Fit 15E and Fit 15 with 2013 models which will offer 11-sec boot time and much of standardized improvements. With back-to-school [...]
Acer Aspire R7 Featuring 15.6-inch Floating Ezel Screen
Acer provides a unique hybrid solution to new Aspire R7 notebook. Display is firmly set to be closer to the user when in notebook mode. It can be swung 90 degrees for presentation purposes to face the opposite side and it can be lied down flat to serve as a large tablet. The tablet hybrid [...]
Samsung Ativ brand and new Ativ Book 5 and Ativ Book 6
All Samsungs Windows hardware will now be called Ativ. Samsung’s Series notebooks will adopt name Ativ Books and All-in-Ones will be called Ativ One. Samsung wants all Windows hardware “under one cohesive brand, representing the convergence of PC and mobile technologies,” Samsung has announced new 14-inch ultrabook Ativ Book 5 and 15.6-inch notebook Ativ Book [...]
Sony Xperia Z vs ZL
Sony has released two Z series flagship phones this year. Both sporting top specs, but slightly different dimensions, craftsmanship and speed tests’ results. Let’s see what is behind this dual phone strategy. The new Sony Xperia ZL is a slightly reworked version of the Xperia Z released a couple of months back and features a [...]
Dell Latitude 3330 – Preview
Dell has just announced the Latitude 3330, which the company describes as “performance and mobility in a sleek package” aimed particulary at small businesses and the education sector. Anodized aluminum lid aims to offer clean yet robust design. It’s thin at 21mm although that won’t qualify it officiallly for the Ultrabook designation. And tipping the [...]
Lenovo IdeaPad S405 – Review
The IdeaPad S405 from Lenovo boasts not just respectable entry level notebook with plenty of grunt for basic computing but a pretty design and quad-core processing to boot, at a very exciting price point. The appearance of hte IdeaPad S405 centres on its red display lid and brushed metal/black plastic insides and base. A few [...]
Asus Zenbook UX51VZ – Review
Dubbed MacBook killer, this UX51VZ Zenbook sets a tone in hardware, workmanship, performance and price. Asus’s new Zenbook UX51VZ notebook sports a powerful quad-core CPU-GPU pairing and an outstanding brace of SSDs hooked up in RAID config for lightning access times and system performance. The chassis is titanium-colored brushed metal and measuring 15- x 10- [...]
Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 – Review
The IdeaPad Y500 is Lenovo’s SLI-configged GT 650M gaming notebook, whose other chief attraction is its price – just $1250 as configured. Lenovo haven’t pushed the boat out design-wise – very practical, easily cleaned, quite suave in its simplicity, but ground-breaking it ain’t. It all weighs more than six pounds, but with all that metal [...]
