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Number of Reviews collected

in Laptops

368

Total

788

Source country

GB

United Kingdom

Language: English

Source rating scale

1
100

Average source rating

85

Highest rating

90

Lowest rating

75

Laptops

of Toshiba Tecra M10-1D7 Notebook

Mobility, security and performance for business customers. With the Tecra family Toshiba bundles its business-line devices together, which should appeal to mobile business customers due to their security and performance features. For our test we had ...

Matt Display , Good User Guide , Good Entry Devices , Choice of Operating System, Matt Display, Good User Guide, Good Entry Devices, Choice of Operating System

Relatively dark display , Low maximum contrast, Relatively dark display, Low maximum contrast

That the case gives the impression that it is more solid than it is

October, 2009

Rating

86

no alaScore

1 reviews

Lenovo ThinkPad T400

The ThinkPad Evolution. Lenovo promises high performance packed in an ultra-light 14" notebook with its ThinkPad T400s. However, the low test weight of 1.75 kg isn't supposed to make compromises in view of the known ThinkPad quality or in the supply ...

Very good case quality , Very good interface configuration , Very good interface distribution , Good keyboard and trackpoint , Very good application performance , Very fast mass memory , Low weight , High energy efficiency , Bright and unreflective ...

Contrast poor and viewing angle dependent display , Depending on the scenario, disagreeable frequency noises (probably wireless modules) , Knobby touchpad not very suitable for multi-touch , Display lid and keyboard stiffness not of the usual high ...

That Lenovo has managed to save more than 500 g of weight in comparison to the standard T400 and barely had to make compromises in view of quality and equipment, anyway

October, 2009

Rating

88

alaSCORE 99

79 reviews

Lenovo IdeaPad U350

Cheap Subnetbook? With the Ideapads, Lenovo wants to appeal to the price oriented consumer. With an energy-saving processor, integrated graphics card and three gigabytes of RAM, the light and slender U350 should be primed for ultra-mobile use with ...

Compact and light , Good battery life , Useful performance for office/internet , Good keyboard, Compact and light, Good battery life, Useful performance for office/internet, Good keyboard

Reflective display , Arrangement of interfaces , Touchpad buttons need some getting used to, Reflective display, Arrangement of interfaces, Touchpad buttons need some getting used to

A matte display, a UMTS option, maybe a larger battery, a fast connection to peripherals like e-SATA

September, 2009

Rating

87

alaSCORE 96

28 reviews

Column: Windows 7 vs. Mac OS X

I like Windows 7. A public evidence of affection for a Microsoft Product? Wouldn't be that the same as if I were to walk around with an "I love David Hasselhoff" - T-shirt in the open and then go to a psychiatrist to certify my sanity ...

Leading to an entirely different problem: Since Microsoft has renewed its security-related issues, cyber felons don't joke about any leaks in the operating system. Instead applications like Firefox, iTunes, Adobe Acrobat or Flash are prone to attacks ...

September, 2009

No rating

no alaScore

1 reviews

: Lian Li NC-09 Notebook Cooling Pad

The NC-09 is the latest in a series of cooling pad unveiled by this Taiwanese manufacturing giant. Lian Li is into manufacturing of Aluminum Chassis and Chassis peripherals, so it is not surprising that the NC-09 comes from them. This notebook cooling ...

So here we have in our hands a cooling unit that doesnot only cools your laptop, but also enhances its looks

September, 2009

No rating

no alaScore

1 reviews

Purchase Advisory: Market Overview of current Gaming Notebooks

Performance at any cost? The notebook market is presently overflowing with various alleged gaming-machines, which penetrate into new performance territories that man has never before seen - according to the manufacturers. We have rummaged around in ...

The notebook market is presently overflowing with various alleged gaming-machines, which penetrate into new performance territories that man has never before seen - according to the manufacturers. We have rummaged around in the vast offer and ...

September, 2009

No rating

no alaScore

1 reviews

HP Envy 13

HP EnvyBook Pro. The new HP Pavilion Consumer Notebooks do not look a bit like being made of plastic: With the Envy Notebooks HP introduces two aluminium-flagships that are meant to set new standards regarding haptics as well as performance. This is ...

Speaking of aluminium-bricks. Here we find an essential difference to the mentioned notebooks. Only the outer case of the Envys by HP is aluminium, while Apple mills the case tray out of a massive piece of aluminium. This nicely solves the necessary ...

September, 2009

No rating

alaSCORE 91

57 reviews

Unimall Classmate PC Convertible/Tablet

Flying? Classroom. The Intel Atom platform makes possible a large number of mobile devices for specific application areas. For this reason, particularly in the realms of education, new concepts like the "digital classroom" are realised better than ...

Touchscreen , Tablet-capable , Shock resistant , Matte display, Touchscreen, Tablet-capable, Shock resistant, Matte display

Display is not firmly closable , Hot under load, Display is not firmly closable, Hot under load

The netbook is offered by Wortmann and Tarox in a similar configuration and at similar prices

September, 2009

Rating

79

alaSCORE 87

2 reviews

MSI GT628 002NL

Too hot for this world? The GT628 is the youngest scion from MSI's gaming series. The 15.4" GT628 aims for the upper performance category with an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 and the new Nvidia Geforce GTS 160M . Our extensive review tells you whether MSI ...

High gaming performance , Cleaned up installation , Case made from brushed aluminium , Good touch pad , Many ports , Turbo-Mode..., High gaming performance, Cleaned up installation, Case made from brushed aluminium, Good touch pad, Many ports, Turbo ...

which does not run stable under full load , Display is not particularly bright , High temperatures develop , Loud background noise , Keyboard yields and has a poor layout , Low battery life , Mediocre sound, ... which does not run stable under full ...

Why MSI squeezes a hot-headed Quadcore-CPU into a 15" notebook. It is no wonder that the G628 crashes under full load. Moreover, a Dual Core with a higher clock rate would fit the current gaming scenery better

September, 2009

Rating

82

alaSCORE 88

2 reviews

Chiligreen X7 Outdoor Notebook

When the going gets tough... You can often find a variety of low-cost notebooks at discount retailer Hofer/Aldi. This time the supermarket is offering a Chiligreen outdoor notebook. For the knockdown price of €700, Austrian laptop distributor ...

Robust magnesium chassis , Extensive accessories , 3-year warranty , Comfortable keyboard , Good battery life, Robust magnesium chassis, Extensive accessories, 3-year warranty, Comfortable keyboard, Good battery life

Workmanship not perfect , Reflective display , Fan keeps starting and stopping, Workmanship not perfect, Reflective display, Fan keeps starting and stopping

Classic "rugged" notebooks cannot really be found in this price range. Competition comes more from inexpensive business notebooks which also offer a degree of protection against vibrations and drops: for example the Thinkpad SL/R-Serie, Acer ...

September, 2009

Rating

80

alaSCORE 87

2 reviews

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