For people that are always on the move (or those of you that are too lazy to get up and plug your laptop in the power socket) the modern day net-book could be the essential tool to keep you connected to your work, colleagues, email and social network sites like twitter or face-book. The problem with many netbooks is that they lack the features demanded by their target market. However there are a few new ones on the market that seem to deliver all the required spec. The Samsung N1110 netbook is a compact laptop which manages to pack...
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It makes something of a refreshing change to see any kind of device released with some sort of meaningful name and while the S10-2 might not initially seem to be a sensible name it is a pretty robust moniker when you consider that it’s the sequel to the popular and impressive netbook called the Ideapad S10 (you see, they just added a – and a 2 – a stroke of genius if you ask us). Sporting the same good looks as its predecessor, there’s really only a few minor tweaks but the S10-2 happily carries on doing everything well...
Acer are launching a new and improved netbook Aspire One, model no 751and this version unusually sports a 11.6 inch screen, which is almost and inch and a half bigger than the largest screen netbook currently available. It is believed that the larger screen of the Acer Aspire One 751 has come about as a result of the widescreen aspect ration of 16:9, and clearly from a widescreen film perspective this can only help in providing a superior visual experience for the end user. The new Acer Aspire One 751 should be available during May and...
Notebooks have become the in thing to have at the moment. Low cost and low cost they provide the bread and butter computing that we tend to use the most. If you want a machine to handle specific tasks for design and editing for instance you may well need something with a higher specification. For the person on the go, however who needs to use the machine as a work tool, then the Notebook is perfect. This is especially true with the Apple MacBook Pro 17. The biggest step forward for the MacBook is the change to its battery technology. This...
The HP TouchSmart tx2-1015ea Notebook PC is the ultimate ground breaking multi-touch 12” notebook PC. This innovative notebook takes the mere laptop to a whole new level, allowing for a whole new range of features including a ‘slate mode’ function which enables the screen to be rotated and used with the integrated ‘pen’ for handwritten notes that can then be converted into type onscreen. For increased end user security the HP TouchSmart tx2-1015ea also comes with a fingerprint reader that will provide peace of mind that no one...
Practically everywhere on the internet at the moment are stories of Orange the mobile phone service provider teaming with Apple to supply MacBooks with Orange Mobile dongle contracts. It is expected that if Apple and Orange can agree on terms that the Orange MacBook deal to the end user would entail a 24 month contract with quite a high monthly contract price tag. Orange are clearly hoping that they will be able to emulate the O2 Apple iPhone success, and by providing such an attractive proposition as an Apple MacBook they will get punters...
Laptops have come a long way from the first clamshell prototype in 1982. Way back then battery powered computers consisted of just 2% of the worldwide market (source: Daily News of Los Angeles). Older Laptops often exceeded 5.4 kg in weight and comprised of technology that was not compatible with other interfaces. Growing dramatically in popularity, and with a demand for technology on the move, it is estimated that for the first time in 2009 more laptops than computers will be sold worldwide (Intel). As the market becomes more competitive...
Its been a while since we have reviewed a Toshiba laptop and to be honest it has been too long because we love them. The Toshiba equium u400-145 laptop was however worth the wait. This Toshiba is aimed at the person with a small amount of space and is great for people on the move as it is a lovely compact size. Toshiba have stuck to their guns with the design and clad this little beauty in the piano black finish that we have become used to. The U400-145 laptop has 2 gigabytes (2 GB) of ram which makes it more than capable of performing...
There’s a couple of new Sony Vaio laptops set to do the rounds; both are priced in the £500(ish) price bracket and, as you would expect from the Vaio range, they have good features combined with nice styling to provide a great overall mobile computing experience. The laptops will enable users to enjoy the latest high definition entertainment offering the option of a blu ray drive (although it doesn’t come cheap unfortunately). The 15.4” NS utilises the best Sony has to offer in screen quality so that you, in turn, get the...
Not only do Solid State Drives (SSD) sound like something incredibly cool off Star Trek (yes, that is possible) but it is actually being implemented in ways that show off what it was designed for. Hewlett Packard (HP) has developed a laptop that uses several features in order to offer an extremely impressive 24 hour battery life. HP has happily pointed out that it’s the equivalent of ten trips in the Eurostar between London and Paris, although unless you’re the driver of the damn thing I can’t imagine why you would want...