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Review of 15 inch Macbook Pro

by Stein on September 4, 2010

Introduction I’m not gunna lie, my 15 inch Macbook Pro is a staple in my life. No matter how many other computers I use, bigger, smaller, faster, lighter, nothing feels more at home than the 15inch Macbook Pro. The size is just natural for my hands, the speakers sound great, the keyboard feels great with [...]

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Mac Does it Again

by Stein on September 2, 2010

Unbelievable So Apple came out with a huge bag of goodies today with the introduction of a whole line of upgrades: Apple TV iPod Touch iPod Shuffle iPod Nano What is so special about this release? The smallest most effective personal computer in the world just got better: the iPod touch. I bought the first [...]

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1989 Convention Looking at clips from the fabulous 80′s of laptops is just as much as looking at 80′s clothing. It really is truly amazing how closely the change in laptop size reflects that of the size of people’s glasses who use them..chuckle, chuckle. As archaic as these machines look-and work-if you listen to the [...]

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Review of Lenovo X201

by Stein on August 26, 2010

Introduction I’ve always been a 15 inch laptop kind of guy. I’ve always liked having a discreet graphics card for editing and the occasional game., 15 inch laptops have bigger keyboards, screens, and I’ve just always had the opinion that they were for me. I’ve seen friends and strangers in the past use the smaller [...]

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15 inch vs. 12 Inch Laptops

by Stein on August 24, 2010

Is There a Right Choice? If someone came up to you on the street and asked you if you would prefer to have a 12 inch or 15 inch laptop, I would not be able to give him or her a one word answer. Clearly, I would start rambling on about how it would depend [...]

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Hard drive abuse

by Stein on August 20, 2010

Hard Drive Test Ever had a hard drive fail on you? I’ve had about three. For a few years now companies have been making external drives that are supposed to put up with extreme physical abuse. This clip shows which ones will, and which ones wont.

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Review of Sony EB

by Stein on August 18, 2010

Introduction So far this is what I like to see in a college notebook, two different kinds of black color options and an affordable blue ray drive. On more serious note, Sony may have stepped up to produce a notebook that is geared towards the college student with a very customizable inside (I would say [...]

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The most powerful Mac Ever

by Stein on August 12, 2010

If you want the most powerful computer out there, the new Mac Prothat Apple came out with this week is what you want. OK ok, that may not be a fact so don’t quote me. But seriously, Apple took their most powerful computer and put it on steroids. With the ability to have up to [...]

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Toshiba M645

by Stein on August 10, 2010

Introduction In 2009, the top five personal computer vendors included Lenovo, Dell, Acer, HP, and lastly Toshiba. Dell and HP are both based in the US, Acer is from Taiwan, Lenovo is Chinese, and Toshiba is Japanese. The Japanese have always been known as the leaders in electronics and gaming. This is obvious in the [...]

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Lenovo ThinkPad T410

by Stein on August 2, 2010

Introduction ThinkPad was THE business laptop when IBM owned it, and not much has changed since Lenovo bought the ThinkPad in 2005. Lenovo continued producing IBM’s laptop line, sort of how Ford bought Volvo; Ford kept its name and roots. If you are looking for a powerful full size business laptop that can take a [...]

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