review-hardware
Eurocom Monster 1.0 (Clevo WS110ERF) – Review
The Alienware M11x is disappearing from gamers’ consciousness, but there’s no shortage of OEMs eager to fill the void. Such tip-top 11-inchers as the Maingear Pulse 11, and Origin EON11-S are now joined by the Clevo WS110ERF – an 11-inch beast of a notebook which also goes by the name of the Eurocom Monster 1.0. [...]
Fujitsu Lifebook E781 – Review
The Fujitsu Lifebook E781 is configurable in a range of options costing from $1100 to $1800. The unit reviewed here is the E781-MPCN2DE and costs $1400. At that price it’s a fairly well-specced business machine – matte 15.6-inch display, excellent port selection, modular slot and an all-important UMTS module for the ultimate in global connectivity. [...]
HP Envy 14 Spectre – Review
HP has been on fire lately as they released multimedia laptop DM4 with Dr. Dre Beats Audio sound system, then their business oriented ultrabook EliteBook Folio, then their new Probook B-series and S-series got upgraded and now another new ultrabook HP Envy Spectre. We have been given a sneak peak at this Spectre ultrabook at [...]
Eurocom Leopard 2.0 – Review
Eurocom has released the Leopard 2.0 notebook , described by the manufactrurer as a ‘gaming class notebook’. The Eurocom Leopard 2 stands out for its finessed contors, slick lighting effects and outstanding graphical oomph. And it’s a big beast – an 18.4-inch screen sits ready to display everything the Core i7 Extreme Edition CPU and [...]
Asus Eee PC 1011CX – Review
Some manufacturers have ceased producing netbooks, other continue, not least because there is still a market for ultra-portable, low-priced Windows machines. Asus has released the Asus Eee PC 1011CX , packing in a third-gen Cedar Trail N2600 processor – a 1.6GHz dual-core hyper-threaded chip with GMA 3600 integrated Intel graphics. Four execution threads should mean [...]
HTC One X – Review
HTC had a difficult 2011, but the One X, One S and One V are a new trio of handsets that could well restore the company’s fortunes. All three smartphones run HTC’s lightweight Sense 4 UI atop Google Ice Cream Sandwich. AT&T One X launched on May 6 for $199 on contract. It loses NVidia’s [...]
Samsung Galaxy S3 – review
Enough tittle-tattle, it’s time for some cold hard, silicon and Gorilla Glass to put all those Samsung Galaxy S3 rumours to bed. The first thing that will strike consumers about the Samsung Galaxy S3 is its fantastically vibrant 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display. And delving a bit deeper, we’ll notice how wonderfully smoothy everything runs [...]
Ivy Bridge Explained
The Ivy Bridge upgrade constitutes a ‘tick’ in Intel’s tick-tock roadmap, meaning a shrinking of the die rather than an overhaul of the architecture. So it’s basically a 22nm version of the last generation Sandy Bridge 32nm CPUs, though Intel is keen to stress there is more to the new Ivy Bridge range than a [...]
Asus N56VM – Review
The arrival of Intel’s third-gen Ivy Bridge CPUs means massive discounts are starting to appear on machines featuring the old Sandy Bridge generation of processors. But some people won’t be swayed from buying an Ivy Bridger anyhow. Such as the Asus N56VM , priced at $1200, a 15.6-inch desktop replacement. That means powerful. The Asus [...]
Acer Travelmate 6595 – Review
At first glance the Acer TravelMate 6595 is identifiable as a corporate machine; fingerprint reader, 34mm ExpressCard reader, SmartCard slot. Then there’s a ’3G’ sticker advertising the 6595′s internal 3G/UMTS module, which is tucked away in the battery compartment. The appearance of the TravelMate 6595 is sombre black and gray, and the brushed aluminum of [...]
