Goodbye IBM. Lenovo's G550, part of its 'Value Line' range, was designed with the price-conscious consumer in mind. At 15.6 inches it gives you a comfortably large desktop workspace, although its high-gloss screen makes it less suitable for long-term ...

Comfortable keyboard with number pad , Casing has a matt finish , Good peformance, Comfortable keyboard with number pad, Casing has a matt finish, Good peformance

Reflective display , Limited choice and poor positioning of ports, Reflective display, Limited choice and poor positioning of ports

That Lenovo's marketing talks in all seriousness of 'supercharged graphics and gaming', despite the G550's basic graphics set-up

Judge a book by its cover? Asus wants to poach in the starter sector of multimedia notebooks with glossy piano lacquer, a snazzy design and a switchable graphic solution. Or don't they? Is the 15.6 inch notebook UX50V more an office device that looks ...

Switchable graphic cards , Keyboard light , Many function keys , Quiet and cool , Flat and attractive design..., Switchable graphic cards, Keyboard light, Many function keys, Quiet and cool, Flat and attractive design

but sensitive surfaces , Awkward positioned headphone output , Loud slot-in drive , Poor display , Mediocre battery life , Low performance under Vista with core solo, ...but sensitive surfaces, Awkward positioned headphone output, Loud slot-in drive, ...

That low performance and low battery life turn up together

Business Ruggedized. Panasonic wants to collect points from their customers with an especially stable case that allegedly protects the Toughbook CF-W8 against several damages. Of course, the communication alignment doesn't come too short in this ultra ...

Robust magnesium alloy , Low total weight , Good application performance , Long warranty of 3 years , Long battery life , Integrated optical drive , Comprehensive communication configuration, Robust magnesium alloy, Low total weight, Good application ...

High price , Fairly dark screen, High price, Fairly dark screen

That devices with a 4:3 format can still make it onto the market again

The little red. The collaboration between Acer and Ferrari has tradition: Acer sponsors the Scuderia and in turn uses the famous logo of the prancing horse for selected high-performance notebooks. Now Acer wants to provide speed in the Netbook sector, ...

The touchpad can be described as smooth-running and pleasant, and supports diverse gestures, with which it is possible to scroll and also zoom and turn pages in some applications

Hot Stuff. Fans of Dell's efficient XPS series might once again get their money's worth - Dell now offers the Studio XPS 16 with an efficient ATI Mobility Radeon HD4670 graphic card. In comparison to the new Studio XPS range's configuration at its ...

Good application performance , Good 3D performance , Mediocre case heating in office mode , Reasonable system noise, Good application performance, Good 3D performance, Mediocre case heating in office mode, Reasonable system noise

Adapter's high temperature , Varying frame rate in gaming mode , Mediocre battery life with the standard 6 cell battery , Partly disproportional surcharge items, Adapter's high temperature, Varying frame rate in gaming mode, Mediocre battery life with ...

Always again: The price design in the online shop. A few things are inconceivably expensive, whereas other components are actually shown as much too cheap. There probably is only a guaranty in a written offer

Multimedia Notebook with Gaming Ambitions. The Toshiba A500-15H is especially aiming at movie fans with its 165 inch HD-display in a cinematic-friendly 16:9 format and its over dimensional Harman/Kardon loudspeakers. The A500-15H promises a good ...

Chic design , Good gaming performance , Many connections and supplies (remote control) , Impressive loudspeakers , Illuminated keyboard, Chic design, Good gaming performance, Many connections and supplies (remote control), Impressive loudspeakers, ...

Gets fairly loud , Keyboard bends , Contrast poor and pallid display , Low battery life , Very sensitive case, Gets fairly loud, Keyboard bends, Contrast poor and pallid display, Low battery life, Very sensitive case

The incredibly good loudspeakers. Seldomly, do you get to hear such a superior sound in notebooks. Furthermore, the given gaming performance convinces completely

Long life Acer has had great success with the slim, light notebooks in its Aspire Timeline series. Having previously offered models ranging from 13" to 15", Acer is now closing the gap between notebooks and netbooks with the 11.6" models of its Aspire ...

Extremely long battery life , Pleasant keyboard , Smart design , Good screen..., Extremely long battery life, Pleasant keyboard, Smart design, Good screen

which unfortunately is also reflective , Tendency to overheat when the processor is overworked , Poorly positioned speakers , Takes a long time to recharge, ...which unfortunately is also reflective, Tendency to overheat when the processor is ...

Competition comes mainly from the hordes of netbooks that are currently offered by Acer, Asus and so on

Up in the Clouds... Around a year and a half ago Steve Jobs introduced the MacBook Air. Even if it was partly refuted, it was advertised as the "thinnest notebook in the world". What was fascinating about it: at the time there was still no mention of ...

Design with high recognisability , Excellent workmanship , High mobility thanks to slender dimensions , Keyboard is pleasant to use , Very good measurement results for the display , Good 3D performance thanks to Geforce 9400M, Design with high ...

Very limited range of interfaces , Battery and memory not exchangeable , No integrated broadband/WiMAX available, Very limited range of interfaces, Battery and memory not exchangeable, No integrated broadband/WiMAX available

In our bootcamp installation with Windows Vista we have also tested the battery life under load (BatteryEater Classic Mode). Here the integrated battery lasts for 1 hour and 38 minutes, so somewhat shorter than on Mac OS with a comparable load

A few months ago, I published the editorial Battery shops in Lesotho. Due to several requests, here is now a continuation and, once again, I can fall back on a vast amount of mails that had better never been sent via our contact form. ...

This mail is herald of the sea of those senseless messages that reach us every day and represents an adequate final word

A Gamers' Dream? Asus shows courage for design and equips the G60VX with a white notebook lid with a futuristic stamp. There is also a Core 2 Duo T9400 and a GeForce GTX 260M that provide for exceptional performance values inside of the 16.0 inch case ...

Futuristic design , Many connections , Very high performance , Stable turbo mode , Mouse and backpack included , Express Gate, Futuristic design, Many connections, Very high performance, Stable turbo mode, Mouse and backpack included, Express Gate

Poor display lid stability , Slightly yielding keyboard , Fairly high noise development , Low battery life , Medium display brightness , Disappointing sound, Poor display lid stability, Slightly yielding keyboard, Fairly high noise development, Low ...

That the turbo mode barely provides more performance in gaming on the one side and on the other, that it barely has any influence on the temperature or soundscape. The generous supplies in the way of a high-end gaming mouse (Razer Copperhead) and a ...