All Entries Tagged With: "specs"
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tech Tittle Tattle
NVidia has promised quadcore Android tablets by the end of the year, with quadcore smartphones in 2012. The CEO of NVidia, Jen-Hsun Huang said they were the only manufacturer seriously collaborating with Qualcomm, maker of the current generation of dual-core Snapdragon processors. He also hinted that NVidia will enter the mid-range market rather than concentrating [...]
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 [...]
HP Offers TouchPad/Palm Pre 3 Refunds
HP has promised to refund customers who bought the TouchPad PC or the Palm Pre 3 smartphone before prices were slashed last month, if they activated the device before August 23rd. Three weeks ago the price of the HP TouchPad was slashed to just $99, a saving of $300, while the 32GB was even more [...]
