All Entries Tagged With: "Laptops"
Dell Alienware M14x R2 – Preview
Dell is to release a new laptop aimed at hardcore gamers, the Alienware M14x R2. The release date seems to be timed to coincide with the launch of Intel’s next-gen 22nm Ivy Bridge processors. The Ivy Bridge architecture is the first to employ tri-gate transistors, which help reduce power consumption. Ivy Bridge also features Intel [...]
Asus U56E – Review
Asus claims that the U56E is a high-performance, maximum battery-life machine which should equip buyers for the office, all for $800. It runs on an i5-2430M CPU with 4GB RAM and a 500GB hard drive for storage. Yet machines with similar component lists are available. For direct comparison we suggest the Toshiba Satellite R850. The [...]
Packard Bell EasyNote TS13 – Review
The last generation EasyNote TS11 was already furnished with a Core-i5 Sandy Bridge CPU, and the TS13 upgrade boasts a similarly up-to-date spec list. The Intel i5-2450M processor inside the Packard Bell EasyNote TS13 features a base clock speed of 2.5GHz, rising to 2.8GHz in TurboBoost mode. That CPU is paired with a 2GB NVidia [...]
Acer Travelmate 8481TG – Review
The Acer Travelmate 8481TG is optimized for long battery life, sporting a low-voltage 1.6GHz Intel i5-2467M, and it can be configured with a faster 1.8GHz i7-2677M low-voltage CPU for even more performance, although the extra $400 being asked puts the Travelmate 8481TG into a higher, less justifiable price bracket, even with 8GB RAM instead of [...]
Asus Lamborghini VX7 – Review
The 15.6″ Asus Lamborghini VX7 targets anyone with a fondness for Lamborghinis, famed for their legendary acceleration and top speed. This test unit wielded a quad-core i7 processor, 8GB RAM and a dedicated 3GB graphics card, and can be yours for $2500. Lamborghinis are famously brash, and the shell is made from highly reflective black [...]
Bright Yellow Samsung Gaming Notebook – Preview
With the emphasis on high-performance and easily portable ultrabooks at last week’s CES 2012, the trend is design was towards sleek, minimalistic, businesslike design. Samsung pleased us with the Series 5 ultrabook but also unveiled a slightly larger Series 9 powerhouse. Yet they also released a garish canary-yellow gaming notebook , wielding a set of [...]
Origin Eon 17-S – Review
High-end ’boutique PC builders’ target hardcore gamers and usually focus more on desktop machines than on notebooks, since desktops enable faster and more powerful specifications and allow manufacturers to provide jazzed-up cases complete with space-age lighting and such like. Origin is one such company, originally founded by former Alienware employees. The Origin Eon 17-S is [...]
Lenovo U400 – Review
The Lenovo U400 looks just like a scaled-up version of Lenovo U300s ultrabook. The U400 squeezes in an optical drive, adding significantly to its dimensions and weight, but at 4.37 pounds and 0.9 inches thick, it’s still pretty portable – one of the lightest 14-inchers around. Design-wise it’s a clone of the U400s -a graphite [...]
World’s Fastest Gaming Machine Unveiled
It looks as if CES has begun early – nobody wants to wait until Jan 10 to unveil the latest machines. Now MSI has released details of two new laptops. MSI is proudly announcing the release of the MSI GT783 as the world’s quickest gaming notebook. It runs the second-gen 2GHz Core-i7 quadcore CPU and [...]
Lenovo IdeaPad U300s – Review
We have been promised 30 new ultrabooks this winter and Lenovo is not going to sit on a stand by. We have been waiting for thinner and faster ultrabook and hoping to start seeing this new wave of cool, light and portable notebooks for little less money. Acer Chairman J.T. Wang recently said he would [...]
