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HP Pavilion dv5-1250us Entertainment - Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 2.1 GHz - 15.4" TFT

HP Pavilion dv5-1250us Entertainment - Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 2.1 GHz - 15.4" TFTPoorly designed keyboard!The laptop works fine, but the keyboard is terrible. Someone decided to label the shiny gold keys in black, instead of white, so they are illegible in most scenarios, whether low or high light. Except...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Processors, Turion X2 Ultra, AMD Turion X2, keyboard, AMD Turion, TFT, HP Pavilion, entertainment, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

AMD officially unveils next-generation "Puma" notebook platform

With notebook sales being strong, AMD is hoping that its third-generation "Puma" platform will position the company to take advantage of this growing market. So what is at the core of a Puma system? Here's a quick run down of the technologies involved: Turion...

Tags: AMD Turion, Performance, AMD Turion X2, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Puma, Notebooks, Performance Management, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-06-03

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Will Windows 7 have the right touch?

The touch interface has arrived on smartphones, thanks largely to the iPhone. But it hasn't found much mainstream success on the PC despite years of trying. The imminent arrival of Windows 7, which has multi-touch support built-in, and a separate Touch Pack with sample apps and games, has rekindled interest...

Tags: John Morris

Blog posts 2009-10-19

HP TouchSmart tx2-1275dx

Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-school 2009 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. The HP TouchSmart tx2-1275dx represents a minor update to the company's consumer tablet. Compared with the TouchSmart tx2z we reviewed earlier this...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP TouchSmart

Product reviews 2009-08-07

HP debuts Compaq 515, 610 budget full-size business laptops; $429

HP on Tuesday announced the Compaq 515 and 610 budget business laptops for mobile professionals, further blurring the lines between the "netbook" segment and the full-featured "notebook" segment. The Compaq 515 is 14.1-inch laptop with an AMD Athlon X2...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Laptop Computer, Compaq Computer Corp., Compaq 515, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-04

HP Pavilion G60-445dx

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores. The HP Pavilion G60-445dx should look familiar--that's because we reviewed a similar and similarly named dual-core HP Pavilion in our...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., processor

Product reviews 2009-07-17

Toshiba Satellite P505D-S8930

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores.It's hard to believe that it's possible to get a laptop with an 18-inch screen for less than $550 and have it...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Processors, keyboard, laptop computer, Toshiba Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2009-07-15

Netbook or notebook? Confusion reigns at 12 inches

Market researcher NPD says that consumers are confused about the difference between a netbook and a notebook. It's no wonder. In the world according to Wintel, the distinction would be fairly clear: Netbooks have 10-inch or smaller displays, use Atom processors and 1GB of memory, and run...

Tags: Memory, Microsoft Windows, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Laptop Computer, Netbook, Gateway LT3100, Dell Mini 12, Notebook Price, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Living with a netbook: The performance penalty

No one claims that netbooks can match the performance of laptops that cost hundreds or even thousands more. The real question is whether the performance of a netbook is good enough. Over the past few weeks, I've been doing some testing on five netbooks with 10-inch displays:...

Tags: Performance, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-05-19

Living with a netbook: Toy or tiny notebook?

There is no denying the popularity of netbooks, but there's still much debate about who's buying them and for what purpose. Netbooks were conceived for emerging markets--along the lines of the OLPC's XO laptop and Intel's Classmate PC--but they turned out to be more popular in developed countries. More recently,...

Tags: Notebook, Netbook, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Dads & Grads: Top 10 laptops for college students, class of '09

Got a kid who is about to graduate high school and pestering you for a laptop to accompany him or her on the great adventure that is higher education? As if the last 18 years and the next four years of tuition bills isn't enough. ...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Student, Battery, HP Pavilion, Intel Core 2 Duo, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Satellite Pro U400, Battery Life, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-05-01

HP Pavilion Dv2

When we first saw the 12-inch HP Pavilion dv2 at CES 2009, we noted that, "at first glance, another glossy HP laptop with an AMD processor may induce yawns, but when we learned this was the first system to use AMD's new Netbook-like Athlon Neo platform, our ears perked up."...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, laptop computer, netbook, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, HP Pavilion Dv2, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Neo

Product reviews 2009-04-08

MSI GX733 energy-efficient 17-inch gaming laptop

MSI recently announced a AMD-based gaming notebook, the 17-inch MSI GX733. The new laptop has energy-saving features that can help you play green. MSI added their ECO Engine power management system -- a unique power-saving function by MSI Notebook that extends your battery's...

Tags: Battery, Mode, Laptop Computer, MSI GX733, Notebooks, Games, Engineering, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-04-02

HP Pavilion dv4-1275mx

Editors' note: This review is part of our latest Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.Smacked with a higher price for a "special edition" lid design and packing a slow AMD processor and a mammoth 12-cell battery, the $749 HP...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, HP Pavilion, laptop computer, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2009-03-24

The sleeper HP Pavilion dv3 13-inch laptop

HP introduced two consumer laptops at CES in January: the 12-inch Pavilion dv2 and the 13-inch Pavilion dv3. The dv2 got all the press because it employs a new AMD Neo processor, which is the closest thing AMD has to a netbook chip, but the dv3 seemed like a potential...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Battery, HP Pavilion, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Laptop Computer, Dv3z, Notebooks, Desktops, Engineering, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-03-16

HP Pavilion dv7-1245dx

Editors' note: This review is part of our Winter 2009 Retail Roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. HP's Pavilion dv line of multimedia laptops, available in 14-, 15-, and 17-inch versions, are all attractive systems aimed at mainstream consumers with a...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., CPU

Product reviews 2009-03-13

HP TouchSmart tx2z Tablet PC - 2.4 GHz, 400GB HD, 4GB RAM

The HP TouchSmart tx2z stands alone as a rare example of a consumer-focused convertible tablet PC. We're not sure if this is because non-business-related laptop users don't see the value of a touch-screen tablet, but hopefully they'll catch on soon. The tx2z is an evolution of HP's previous tx1000...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, PC, HP TouchSmart, tx2z, tablet, Hewlett-Packard Co., tablet PC

Product reviews 2009-03-05

Toshiba Satellite L355D-S7901

Editors' note: This review is part of our Winter 2009 Retail Roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. The Toshiba Satellite L355D-S7901 gives you a decent-looking 17-inch desktop replacement for less than $600, with all the necessary ports and connections for average day-to-day...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Digital music, Digital media, Toshiba Satellite L355D-S7901, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, keyboard

Product reviews 2009-02-17

Toshiba Satellite L305D-5934

Editors' note: This review is part of our Winter 2009 Retail Roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. For less than $530, the Toshiba Satellite L305D-5934 is a decent-looking laptop with all the necessary ports and connections for average day-to-day use, and just...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, keyboard, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-02-14

HP bundles XenDesktop with two blade PCs

HP said Wednesday that it will bundle Citrix's XenDesktop 3 with its blade PCs that reside in data centers. HP's BladeSystem bc2800 and bc2200 Blade PC statement are designed to be centralized clients that are controlled by an enterprise. Citrix has long been able to centralize applications....

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Blade, Blade PC, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-11