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- Analyst: Cheap ultrathin laptops push design limits; cracked plastic
- Been eyeing a thin-and-light laptop recently? You know, the kind that usually comes prefixed with the "Macbook Air killer" tag? Be careful what you wish for. Broadpoint AmTech analyst Doug Freedman said Wednesday to CNET contributor Brooke Crothers that some...
- Tags: Apple MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, OEM, Manufacturer, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Design Limit, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Toshiba debuts six new Satellite L Series budget laptops; start at $549
- Toshiba debuts six new Satellite L Series budget laptops; start at $549All of them loaded with crapware, Toshiba style?A Toshiba without crapware is unthinkable. Their aim is to load the OS with such a weight of crap bs programs, that the user has no possibility whatseoever to become productive. If...
- Tags: Notebooks, Network technology, Toshiba Corp., Satellite L-Series, satellite, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!
- PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!CrapwareYour average non geek will get a fair amount of pressure at the point of sale to drop another $35-$50 to get the junk off the computer. Let's see, now... If you crank the subsidy to Dell,etc from the crapware makers, then that extra...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Desktops, OEM, Crapware, laptop computer, PC, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!
- Buying a new PC from one of the Tier 1 OEMs can often be a frustrating exercise in crapware removal. My Tuesday morning started like this. Phone rings. 9AM. Hey Jason, uh, it's Christine. Javi just booted up the laptop...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Costco, PC, OEM, Intuit QuickBooks, Laptop Computer, Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- Toybox Ten: 10 full-featured laptops for less than $750
- Toybox Ten: 10 full-featured laptops for less than $750It's a laptop.If you need a terabyte get a server with Raid 1 or better.Ok here you go.A 1TB Hard Drive laptop, decent specs, 18 inch screen.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220538Sometimes it is hard find what you want, now if you need something cheaper then I...
- Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, full-featured laptop, Toybox
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- Toybox Ten: 10 full-featured laptops for less than $750
- Prices for notebooks are lower than ever before, yet a dizzying amount of options -- netbooks notwithstanding -- are available for your next machine. Which laptop will give you enough bang-for-your-buck? Here are 10 fully-featured systems under $750. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- Desktops aren't dead (yet)
- Desktops aren't dead yetDesktops will never be deadAt least for high definition gaming. While I applaud Notebooks like Gateway's P-7811FX and the others in their FX line.... they leave a little to be desired for HIGH-RESOLUTION gaming.For gaming in Crysis under 1200*1080.... they do well. For anything above that, unless...
- Tags: Desktops, Games, desktop
- Discussion threads 2009-06-30
- Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on order
- Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on orderRock on Maine! [nt][b][/b]RE: Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on order"Imagine going to a job where the company provides you with a laptop for 3 years and then switching jobs, only to find that...
- Tags: Desktops, Recruitment & Selection, Apple Macintosh, job
- Discussion threads 2009-06-30
- Who here has ever needed to replace the battery in their notebook?
- Who here has ever needed to replace the battery in their notebook?Not personallyI have never replaced a battery in a notebook that I owned, but my girlfriend tends to keep computers for a long time, and I just replaced the battery in her +/- 5 year old G4 Powerbook recently....
- Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, laptop computer, battery, notebook
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
- Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week
- Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the AVADirect Clevo D900F Core i7 laptop, the Asus Eee PC 1005HA laptop, and the Iomega eGo 250GB Portable Mac Edition hard drive. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Photograph, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-06-27
- Lenovo debuts ThinkPad T400s business thin-and-light laptop; 0.83 in. thick, under 4 lbs.
- Lenovo debuts ThinkPad T400s business thin-and-light laptop; 0.83 in. thick, under 4 lbs.Bad link in newsletterIn the Tech Update Today newsletter sent 6/25/09, the links to the SKOOBA Checkthrough Brief take you to something about Lenovo laptops.0.83inches?"Just 0.83 in. thick at its thinnest point" Wow now that's going to start...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Notebooks, Lenovo Group Ltd., ThinkPad T400s, laptop computer, IBM ThinkPad
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- Netbook or notebook? Confusion reigns at 12 inches
- Netbook or notebook? Confusion reigns at 12 inchesThere's also a real difference in battery lifeSo if battery life is more important than performance and this is true for many people on the road you're better off with a netbook.Netbooks and ultralightsI've long been a fan of the ultralight category of...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook market, netbook, laptop computer, Confusion Reigns, notebook, battery
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- 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
- Lenovo ThinkPad T400s
- Although Lenovo has been re-inventing itself as of late with its IdeaPad and Netbook lines, they're still a company known for boxy, business-end ThinkPads. There's no shame there: the ThinkPad was revolutionary in its time, and the iconic if plain design defined the modern business laptop. It also put Lenovo...
- Tags: Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, Lenovo ThinkPad, Lenovo Group Ltd., IBM ThinkPad, laptop computer
- Product reviews 2009-06-24
- Lenovo ThinkPad T400s business thin-and-light laptop
- Lenovo' new ThinkPad T400s laptop is a thin-and-light notebook for business users that features solid state drive storage and falls between the featherweight ThinkPad X300 and its T400 predecessor. It sports a super-slim profile, just 0.83-in. thick at its thinnest point, and starts under 4 lbs. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Lenovo ThinkPad, IBM ThinkPad, Lenovo Group Ltd., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, product photos, Lenovo, ThinkPad, laptop, notebook, thin-and-light, T400s, business, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-06-24
- HP's new 13" ProBook 4310s offers Core 2 Duo, discrete GPU; starts $799
- HP's new 13" ProBook 4310s offers Core 2 Duo, discrete GPU; starts $799Whoa!For once a very small laptop with an internal optical drive that actually gets me excited. It's been a long time since I've ever considered HP for mobile machines let alone desktops But this unit has...
- Tags: Notebooks, ProBook, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Core 2 Duo, GPU
- Discussion threads 2009-06-24
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Sling Media Slingbox, Dell Inspiron 15 laptop, iRiver MP3 player
- A Dell Inspiron 15 laptop, an iRiver 8GB MP3 player, and a Sling Media Slingbox SOLO. Here are your daily deals for Wednesday, June 24, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Today is the last day of Dell's Day's of Deals special, so make sure to check...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., MP3 Player, Sling Media, iRiver, Laptop Computer, Dell Inspiron, Inspiron 15, Woot, Notebooks, Media Players, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-06-24
- Toshiba debuts six new Satellite L Series budget laptops; start at $549
- Toshiba on Tuesday announced the latest iteration of its Satellite L Series laptops, with a new look, new screen sizes and value-minded price tag. Intended for consumers and students looking for a budget system, the L Series offers six models in four sizes...
- Tags: Multimedia, Satellite, Toshiba Corp., Laptop Computer, L Series, Network Technology, Networking, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-06-23
- New Acer Aspire laptops start at $480
- New Acer Aspire laptops start at $480Have an Acer Aspire 5315I can't say anything bad about it. I got it from a friend and I use it mainly as a jukebox for playing music and streaming Hulu to my TV.Only issue I had was my fingers got caught in the...
- Tags: Notebooks, Acer Aspire, Acer Inc., Acer Aspire Laptop, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-06-23
- New Acer Aspire laptops start at $480
- Everyone knows that PCs get faster and cheaper every year. For a while the shift to laptops seemed to slow things down a bit, but those days are over. Laptop prices have been dropping fast as computer makers vie for a bigger piece of the industry's only growth area. Even...
- Tags: Acer Inc., Laptop Computer, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-06-23

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