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Toshiba Satellite A505-S6980

You can't argue with a large-screen, value-priced laptop when it delivers good performance, and looks nice to boot. We appreciated the Toshiba Satellite A505-S6960 when we reviewed it in our 2009 back-to-school retail roundup, liking its affordability, large screen, strong battery life, and excellent-sounding speakers. Just a few months later,...

Tags: Keyboards, Microsoft Windows 7, Notebooks, Processors, Toshiba Corp., keyboard, laptop computer, Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2009-11-04

Walmart unveils 15.6" HP Pavilion G60 laptop for $298

hmmfor once, i agree with you. why are they still making the celeron...? shouldn't the atom replace that?Intel Celeron?is Inhel still making this 10 year old crap?surplus maybe? ntnti feel 298 is bad for celron processor..but still good option for ppl who r new to these creepy labtops..RE: Walmart unveils...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, HP Pavilion, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Walmart unveils 15.6" HP Pavilion G60 laptop for $298

To heck with netbooks. Walmart's got plenty of retail weight to swing around, and that's manifesting itself in the form of a $298 HP Pavilion G60 laptop. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., HP Pavilion, Laptop Computer, Desktops, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-11-04

HP prepping Envy 14 premium thin-and-light laptop

It's Not Screen Size...So much as it is resolution and contrast.1368-1660 horizontally seems to be in the correct range.

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

HP prepping Envy 14 premium thin-and-light laptop

HP may soon add a third notebook to its MacBook-targeting Envy premium thin-and-light laptop family, which currently includes 13-inch and 15-inch models. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-11-04

Stolen laptops

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Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

VAIO? BZ Notebook Spill Test

Distilled Water You could possibly do this with many laptops with distilled water, and it wouldn't affect it for a while! But its good to see laptops designed for this sort of thing!RE: VAIO? BZ Notebook Spill TestThat is hardly a test...Who drinks water? In a glass?Spill something that conducts...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, BZ Notebook, Sony Vaio

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

SugarSync Manager 1.7.3 (Mac)

SugarSync is a premium sync service that revolutionizes the way you access and backup documents, photos, music, videos and more. With our powerful real-time synchronization technology, all your files are automatically synced across your computers PC or Mac and your mobile phone so you can access them from anywhere--even if...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Phone, File, Laptop Computer, Sharpcast, SugarSync, Backups, Productivity, Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Software downloads 2009-11-03

Toshiba Satellite L455-S5975

We've said it before, and we'll say it again: especially in this economy, it's hard to hate a laptop that only costs $350. It's even harder to hate a Windows 7 laptop that costs that much. The Toshiba L455-S5975 is, by 50 dollars, the least expensive notebook computer in our...

Tags: Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Intel Celeron, Microsoft Windows 7, Toshiba Corp., laptop computer, processor, Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2009-11-02

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Laptop computers

Not High Tech - but some think it's wiredHere is a unique not high tech affordable Gift that I give to my friends, family and students who enjoy plants, nature or gardening. ?A TickleMe Plant! Ever see a plant move when you tickle it? The TickleMe Plant grows year round...

Tags: computer, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Laptop computers

This year the laptop list was a tough assignment for several reasons. First, the emergence of a new class of ultra-thin laptops--spawned by lower-cost processors from Intel and AMD--has made things more complicated. Second, there's a fresh crop of Windows 7 laptops, and...

Tags: Processor, Hard Drive, Performance, Apple MacBook, Memory, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Computer, Intel Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Compaq CQ61z, Timeline 1810T, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows 7, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-11-01

More laptops combine Core i7, Windows 7

dear zdnet editors,please put sign "commercial" before you write one.who cares for lenovo and win 7 anyway?i agree !The low cost PC manufacturers DON'T CARE about things like heat problems ! They just want to make money and sell PCs that will have a short lifetime because of their poor...

Tags: Notebooks, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, MIL-SPEC, Microsoft Windows, Little Man, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

More laptops combine Core i7, Windows 7

The arrival of Windows 7 has unleashed a wave of new notebooks including more Core i7 models such as Lenovo's IdeaPad Y550P. by John Morris

Tags: Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-10-27

CultureWatch - traditional cafes or cafe office-spaces?

Some cafe owners are discouraging laptop customers by switching off wifi and returning to traditional roots. It could be a good trend... by Tom Foremski

Tags: Cafe, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Wireless LANs, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Wireless And Mobility, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-10-27

Apple slate "impending," says NYT exec editor; Much ado about nothing?

What does it matter?I really do not know how this matter's. We do think Apple will come up with a product sooner or later to match the netbook craze. Unless of course they feel that craze is over with? I would imagine something on the order of a iPod Touch...

Tags: Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Lenovo Y500P Core i7 laptop

Lenovo's first consumer Core i7 laptop has a 15.6-inch screen and an optional Blu-ray drive. by CNET News.com

Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., Laptop Computer, Blu-Ray, Notebooks, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-10-26

Asus K50IJ-RX05

asus k50IJThe ASUS K50IJ series is one of the latest budget notebooks designed to provide better performance than a netbook and a larger screen for only a modest price increase. ASUS K50IJ-C1 Specifications:Windows Vista Home Premium (SP1, 32-bit)Intel Core 2 Duo processor T6500 Processor (2.1GHz)15.6" 16:9 Wide Format (1366 x...

Tags: Notebooks, Engineering, Wireless LANs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), notebook, battery, ASUS, speaker, RAM, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-25

LAlarm 4.0 (Windows)

LAlarm is a free laptop alarm. LAlarm emits a loud alarm sound when a thief tries to steal a laptop and it recovers and destroys sensitive data if the laptop is stolen. Besides, it alarms when the battery is under stress in order to prevent the battery capacity loss and...

Tags: Battery, Microsoft Windows, Laptop Computer, Lalarm Systems, LAlarm, Engineering

Software downloads 2009-10-23

Gateway NV5207u

A very good dealI bought this laptop today in the morning. It has been 6 hours since i purchased it. This is my 1st Gateway laptop out of 8 laptops and 5 desktops for the past 9 years. I am a computer power user and I have not been able...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Gateway Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

iFixit: Disassembling the new MacBook unibody

Taking a lookI've one of last year's black MacBooks and have been extremely happy with it. The realignment of the laptop line, bringing back the 13" MacBook Pro and consigning the consumer MacBook to the under $1K polycarbonate model has seemed to be a good arrangement. If you're buying a...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, laptop computer, Apple MacBook, Firewire port, new MacBook, MACBOOKS, FireWire, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-10-22