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Number of Reviews collected

in Laptops

147

Total

2100

Source country

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United States

Language: English

Source rating scale

1
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Average source rating

83

Highest rating

100

Lowest rating

60

Laptops

Acer Ferrari One Netbook - Vroom Vroom

From its bright red cover to the Formula One engine whine the moment you start up the netbook, there's just no escaping the Ferrari touches on this Acer netbook. So is it worth the premium moola you'll be paying for this baby? Let's find out!

This translates to an interesting design choice, as you'll note that AMD's Congo platform is designed for ultrathin and light machines and features much better performance compared to the usual Intel Atom netbook. With Congo, AMD brings true dual-core ...

November, 2009

Rating

80

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1 reviews

Gigabyte M1022

With so many netbooks around, what can one do to differentiate itself and stand out from the competition? Gigabyte seems to have a plan, and today we'll be taking a closer look at their 1022M Booktop, a netbook that can actually 'transform' into a ...

Enter the Gigabyte Booktop M1022. From the outside, it doesn't look all that special, but with the help of a docking station, it can actually 'transform' itself into a nettop. Here are some photos and technical specifications to whet your appetite

November, 2009

Rating

80

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1 reviews

Sony VAIO X - Xtraordinary Thinness

Sony's latest take on its netbook VAIO machines have taken the netbook game right out of the ballpark with its super slim form factor and awesome battery life. Without a doubt, it's the netbook to lust after. So hop in to find out more, but don't ...

So while it was a 'wow' factor machine, Sony decided to try again with a cheaper Atom netbook with the VAIO W that stuck to the regular form factor that you'll find in most netbooks but with the VAIO look and feel. The W wasn't too bad of an effort, ...

November, 2009

Rating

80

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1 reviews

Exclusive! Samsung X420 CULV Notebook Preview

Oh look what we have here: a prototype model of Samsung's newest and sexiest notebook fresh from the factory clad in delicious matte black, the Samsung X420. Check out our preview for a look at this pretty looking Intel CULV-based notebook.

The internals too differ from the X460. Instead of your usual notebook processor, the X420 actually uses the new Intel Consumer Ultra Low Voltage (CULV) processor that's running an Intel Core Solo SU3500 processor, which means to say it's probably ...

September, 2009

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Coming Soon: AMD Tigris and Congo Platform Notebooks

AMD's successful Puma notebooks are next in line for a refresh with the Tigris platform coming soon after Windows 7 debuts. Expect a mobile AMD 785G chipset, new 45nm Turion II processors and better power management. Also, the ultrathin Yukon platform ...

, there was little performance advantage to be gained over the original AMD 780G and it was more of feature updates to inch ahead of its competition

September, 2009

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HP ProBook 4411s - Budget Business Class

It's no EliteBook, but the HP ProBook does have its own charm and obviously sports a much more affordable price tag. But does it hold up to its more illustrious and business centric cousin? We find out its specialty and lay out the facts for you.

Indeed, you'll find plenty of similarities in the design of the ProBook and the EliteBook series; after all, both are business-class notebooks but that said, the ProBooks do scale down somewhat on some of the options offered on the EliteBook series. ...

August, 2009

Rating

90

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1 reviews

Viliv S5

Here we were thinking that MIDs aren't going to materialize thanks to smarter phones, great pocket media players and portable netbooks. Imagine to our surprise when the Viliv S5 Real Pocket PC showed up at our doorstep that's small in size, yet ...

So despite the low interest and demand for MIDs, Intel has yet to give up on this platform. At CeBIT 2009 in Hannover and Computex 2009 in Taipei, Intel released more information on how they intend to evolve the MID platform using their next version ...

August, 2009

Rating

80

alaSCORE 93

16 reviews

Samsung X460-Premium P8600 Perris

The Samsung X460 is a black beauty that pretty much 'floats' lightly in your hands while delivering good performance. This is no ultra low voltage machine despite its 1.84kg weight - it's a full sized 14-inch notebook with a Core 2 Duo processor that ...

Of course, we were quite early in judging the notebook, but in this case, we aren't quite far off the mark as the notebook came clad halfway in gloss. By halfway, we mean just that. Like the Dell Adamo, the top half of the Samsung X460's exterior is ...

August, 2009

Rating

90

alaSCORE 91

57 reviews

Netbooks Galore: A Tale of Seven 10-inch Netbooks!

It's been a while since we've last covered a netbook in detail. So here we are back with a shootout that should knock your socks off. That's right, it's not just one netbook, but SEVEN of the newest 10-inch netbooks from Acer, ASUS, HP, Lenovo, MSI, ...

That said, netbooks still have quite a bit to offer for users who are comfortable with the limitations and form factor. The netbook's primary usage model is as per its name, allows a great internet usage experience on the go as compared to other ...

July, 2009

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Lenovo ThinkPad T400

Lenovo's original ThinkPad T400 was a chunky notebook that was much loved by its users. Its successor, the ThinkPad T400s sheds the bulk but still packs in a heck of a punch. We find out more in our exclusive online coverage.

At its thinnest point, the T400s is around 21mm, which is around 2 to 3mm thicker than the X300's thinnest point of 18.6mm. That's quite an improvement over the previous non-slim T400 model, and we do quite like that. While the form factor has been ...

June, 2009

Rating

90

alaSCORE 99

79 reviews

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