All Entries Tagged With: "battery life"
Acer Aspire One Gets Double Upgrade
Acer is giving its low cost Aspire One notebooks a 1.33 GHz AMD C-60 dual core processor makeover. The Acer Aspire One 522 10 inch netbook and Aspire One 722 11.6 inch model were originally equipped with 1 GHz AMD C-50 processors and a Radeon HD 6250 graphics card. Notebook Italia has uncovered versions of [...]
Alienware M17x review
The last incarnation of the Alienware M17x was dogged by feeble battery life and a high price. The new version is perfected in every department, doubling the performance of its predecessor. Let’s first take a look at some pictures. The distinctive grille is present again, and the lid now proudly sports a soft-touch finish. The [...]
Gateway NV55S05u – Review
The 15-inch Gateway NV55S05u is notable for its excellent graphics performance and chic white design, all for $579. There are actually 17 possible configurations for the Gateway NV55S05u, with an assortment of AMD and Intel CPUs to choose from. Our test model had a a 1.5GHz AMD Quad-core A8-3500M CPU coupled with an AMD Radeon [...]
Toshiba NB550D Netbook – Review
There’s very little difference at first glance between the new Toshiba NB550D netbook and its NB520 predecessor – the changes are mostly under the hood. The NB520 ran on a dual-core Atom processor but the NB550D makes use of AMD’s new C-50 CPUs. This range of machines is available for around $375. The Toshiba NB550D [...]
Vizio VTAB1008 – Review
Tablets rarely distinguish themselves on so many counts, but the Vizio VTAB1008 is unusual in terms of size, customized interface, remote control, and low price. In the last few years Vizio have made a name for themselves in high-def TVs with a simple combination of quality at a low price. They’ve carried this philosophy into [...]
Sony eReader PRS-T1 Wi-Fi – Review
The Sony Reader PRS-T1 has long rivalled the Amazon Kindle in capability, if not in usage figures. Sony has upgraded the specifications of its e-Reader solution and improved its capability to link with third-party software to make it a credible alternative to Amazon’s Kindle. The Sony Reader PRS-T1 Wi-Fi now supports TXT and PDF files [...]
Kogan Agora Pro – Review
Kogan is established in Australia as a budget consumer electronics manufacturer which undercuts the larger producers by selling direct to web customers. Now Kogan has launched its first notebook in Europe with the Kogan Agora Pro, which runs the latest desktop version of Linux’s Ubuntu 11.04 OS. The Agora Pro features an 11″ screen, but [...]
Jexaa JexTab 812 HD – Review
Jexaa is a British company specializing in budget Android tablets, and as with many other budget models curently on sale, its Jexaa JexTab 812 HD doesn’t feature Honeycomb. Instead the JexTab 812 offers a tweaked version of the Android 2.3 OS, which was actually designed for smartphones. Such a leap usually brings serious problems because [...]
Dell Vostro V131 – Review
The Dell Vostro V131 is aimed at the small and medium business consumer. The Vostro V131 is an affordable 13.3″ ultraportable which falls within even tight IT budgets. The lastest incarnation of the range incorporates Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors and a removable battery. It’s a fine-looking businesss notebook, done out in dark gray and silver. [...]
Packard Bell Liberty Tab – Review
Similarities between the Packard Bell Liberty Tab and the Acer Iconia A500 tablet reflect the fact that Acer owns Packard Bell. Both tablets feature 10.1″ 1280 x 800 displays, with metallic strips top and bottom, and all major ports and components are in the same positions. The Packard Bell Liberty Tab has a microSD slot, [...]
