All Entries Tagged With: "review"
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 [...]
HP Folio – Review
HP has entered the ultrabook market with the ultra-thin HP Folio 13, and making a play for the business market with a business-oriented version of the Folio offering business-friendly features. The HP Folio 13 weighs 3.3 pounds and is just 0.6″ thick. HP claims battery life of nine hours which would give it the longest battery [...]
HP Elitebook 8560w – Review
For people who need to use professional, demanding programs on a daily basis a notebook must meet certain criteria – input devices, display and internal components have to be up to scratch. The HP Elitebook 8560w hits the mark. For $1899 the Elitebook 8560w brings a powerful dualcore i5-2540M backed up by a pixel-crunching AMD [...]
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 [...]
MSI U270 – Review
The MSI U270 is an 11.6″ netbook that sells for around $400. It’s a bit pricier than many other netbooks, but it sports a dual-core CPU with 2GB of RAM. There is also a 12.1″ model if you’re keen on a slightly larger screen. The dotted pattern on the lid and wrist-rest spices up the U270′s [...]
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 [...]
SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse – Legendary Edition
The SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse is not designed for opening the odd document in Microsoft Office; it has been designed from drawing board to finished product with input from teams of professional gamers and games designers. Gamers’ constant hunger for faster, fuller-featured and more powerful hardware has spill-over effects for lesser mortals [...]
Fusion Garage Grid 10 – Review
When is an Android tablet not an Android tablet? When it’s a Fusion Garage Grid 10. The Fusion Garage Grid 10 uses a new operating system by the name of Grid OS, which is built on top of the Android kernel, just as a Twitter client is built on top of the Twitter site itself [...]
