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Sony VAIO VGN-TXN15P/W

With the VAIO VGN-TXN15P/W, Sony updates its flagship ultraportable with a fresh Intel Core Solo processor that, while not overwhelmingly powerful, delivers enough performance for the typical productivity work that most users need to complete while on the road. More importantly, the new component resulted in nearly 10 hours of...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, VAIO VGN-TXN15P/W, Sony Vaio, Sony VAIO VGN-TXN15P/W, Sony Corp., ultraportable, laptop computer

Product reviews 2006-11-17

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Sony Vaio FW560F/T (brown)

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. Several months ago, one of our favorite retail laptops was the Sony Vaio FW480J/T. Besides offering no-hassle Blu-ray playback and a large...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, game, Intel Core 2 Duo, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-25

Sony VAIO VGN-NW270F/S

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The Sony Vaio VGN-NW270F/S is a stylish, spacious laptop for high-definition fans with low budgets. For a reasonable $699 at Best Buy, the Vaio...

Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-24

Toshiba Satellite U505-S2970

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The Toshiba Satellite U505-S2970 is a thin-and-light laptop that is neither thin nor light. It feels solidly built, but this is a 13.3-inch laptop...

Tags: Notebooks, Network technology, laptop computer, satellite, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2009-11-24

HP Pavilion dv6-1375dx

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. HP had better hope its Pavilion dv6-1375 is not sitting on retail store shelves directly next to the Sony Vaio VGN-NW270F/S. Both are...

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

Product reviews 2009-11-24

Dell Inspiron i1470-3282CRD

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.At what cost to battery life? That's the question we're left asking Dell after testing its Inspiron 1470-3282, a $729 laptop sold at Best...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Dell Inspiron, laptop computer, processor, Dell Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-21

Toshiba Satellite E105-S1802

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.Toshiba's latest Blue Label laptop from Best Buy, the Satellite E105-S1802, is an exact replica of the company's earlier Satellite E105-S1602 model with one...

Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, laptop computer, satellite, battery

Product reviews 2009-11-16

Sony Vaio X (VPC-X115KX/N Signature Collection, gold)

Sony has thus far taken a position just adjacent to Apple's when it comes to the question of Netbooks. Rather than embracing these low-cost, low-power systems that have become incredibly popular with bargain-hunting consumers, Sony stayed out of the market initially. Its subsequent entries have skirted the outer edges of...

Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, Vaio X, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-02

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Samsung camcorder, Sony VAIO laptop, 3M mini projector

A Samsung hi-def camcorder, a 3M pico projector, and a Sony VAIO netbook-style laptop. Here are your daily deals for Tuesday, August 18, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Samsung HMX-R10 High Definition Camcorder in silver or black for $399.96, down from $499.99. The camcorder...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 3M Co., Camcorder, Laptop Computer, Projectors, Hardware, Components, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Sony Vaio VGN-NW125J/T

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. It won't be the lightest laptop on campus this fall, and it may not fit into every knapsack or laptop bag, but...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, software bundle, laptop computer, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-08-07

Sony Vaio FW480J/T

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.In a growing field of Blu-ray-playing laptops, it's important to take note of Sony, who created the Blu-ray format in the...

Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-06-30

Microsoft Security Essentials beta to be capped at 75,000, kicks off today

Microsoft Security Essentials beta to be capped at 75,000, kicks off todayLast I heard... *edited*OneCare had less false positives then all the other AV/AS software, and scored pretty high in tests.Assuming it's junk just because it's Microsoft kinda makes you look like a... fool.*Edited after realizing I had typed the...

Tags: Desktops, Branding, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Security Essentials Beta, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Windows 7, public beta, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

Sony Vaio P-series updated with 1.6GHz Atom, 128GB SSD

The underpowered but oversexy (I know, I know) Sony Vaio P-series "Lifestyle PC," which translates in the real world to a ladies' wallet-shaped netbook, is getting a slight kick in the proverbial pants thanks to a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom CPU and a 128GB solid state...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-22

Gadget Gal's daily deals - Laptop Edition: Sony VAIO, Dell Studio XPS, Lenovo ThinkPad

It's laptop sale time! Find sales on Sony laptops and desktops, Dell Studio XPS and Inspiron 15 laptops, and Lenovo ThinkPad laptops. Here are your deals for Thursday, June 18, straight form the Gadget Gal: 1. Save up to 51 percent off of select Sony laptops and...

Tags: Sony Corp., Lenovo ThinkPad, Dell Computer Corp., Sony Vaio, Lenovo Group Ltd., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-06-18

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

VAIO VGN-SZ440 CTO Series Notebook PC VGN-SZ440

VAIO VGN-SZ440 CTO Series Notebook PC VGN-SZ440Sony repair is dishonestthe SZ series is notrious for having a crappy trackpad - I struggled with mine for years - sent it back to Sony and they said that I needed a new motherboard. Yeah, right... to fix the track pad. Well I...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, computer, SZ series

Discussion threads 2009-04-24

Reviews: Dell Adamo is all beauty, not enough brains

After a prolonged, elaborate marketing campaign, the Dell Adamo 13 ultraportable is finally widely available and several sites have recently posted full reviews. Reviewers agreed that the Adamo succeeded in the design department with a sturdy, aluminum case that, at 0.65 inches thick, can stake a reasonable...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, PC, Engadget, Laptop Computer, PC Magazine, Inspiron 15, Notebooks, Performance Management, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-04-14

Microsoft's third Laptop Hunters commercial - Lisa and Jackson

The third television commercial in Microsoft's Laptop Hunters series is out and this time it's Lisa and Jackson. The tagline: With just $1500 in hand, Lisa and Jackson look for a laptop that can handle gaming and much more. This time more regular people off the street paid...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Sony Vaio, PC, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-04-10

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

Sony Vaio VGN-FW351J/H

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. Considering its price tag of $949, the fixed-configuration retail Sony Vaio VGN-FW351J/H has the basic components--namely the processor and graphics adapter--of a less expensive laptop....

Tags: Blu-ray, Notebooks, Processors, Sony Corp., laptop computer, Sony Vaio

Product reviews 2009-03-17