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The Dell Studio 17 is a full-featured multimedia laptop that borders on “desktop replacement” territory both in terms of its hardware specs, and its size. While a 17-inch laptop will probably only appeal to a limited segment of the market, Dell is looking to expand the reach of the Studio 17 by offering a number [...]
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The ASUS UL50Vf aims to be a solid, reliable mid-size laptop with a difference, namely the presence of NVIDIA’s new Optimus technology, which enables the laptop to change on the fly between the high-performance GeForce G210M graphics card and an integrated graphics option for power-saving purposes. At a price of around $850, the UL50Vf looks [...]
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Since taking over production of the ThinkPad line from IBM, Lenovo has managed to maintain and perhaps even increase the line’s prestige and respect among demanding users. The T410 is the latest iteration of the ThinkPad, and rather than make any radical changes, Lenovo has elected to make only subtle yet significant refinements to the [...]
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The Toshiba Satellite P505-S8010 is an 18-inch laptop classed by the manufacturer as a “media center.” To this end, it packs a suitable amount of processing and graphics power into its large frame. Can the P505-S8010 meet the needs of the most demanding videophiles, or does it end up being a letdown? Positives For the [...]
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The Toshiba Satellite E205 is a mid-size laptop with some solid specs that can compete with some of the best in its class, at a fairly respectable price point of about $900. While on this basis alone it would seem that the E205 is a good but not great value (unlike, say, the Sony VAIO [...]
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The Lenovo IdeaPad U150 is one of the growing number of laptop models that exist between the super-small, super-affordable and slightly underpowered netbook category, and the 11-plus-inch “ultraportable” class. In a sense, the IdeaPad U150 combines the best aspects of both, being almost identical in dimensions to a netbook yet offering the sort of processing [...]
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With the VAIO CW series of mid-size notebooks, Sony has created a combination of performance, style, and value that, on paper at least, appears to result in one of the best deals for a laptop out there. Does the VAIO CW live up to its substantial promise, or is there something holding it back? Positives [...]
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The ThinkPad X201 sees Lenovo bucking the trend toward smaller, lighter, and lower-priced tablets in favor of greater processing power, aided by an Intel Core i7 processor. The result is a unique entry in the tablet marketplace, as the ThinkPad X201 is one of the fastest laptops of its size currently available. This type of [...]
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The T135D is one of the most recent entries in Toshiba’s Satellite range of ultraportable laptops. Just a little bit larger than the average netbook, the T135D promises superior performance and a more complete computing experience coupled with the sleek look and high overall quality for which the Satellite range is known. Is the T135D [...]
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The Dell Latitude Z is one of the most innovative laptops to arrive in years, featuring a stylish, wireless-friendly design, including wireless charging capability. The Latitude Z also boasts considerable processing power, and a price tag – starting at $1700 and exceeding $2000 for the “recommended” setup – to match. While it looks impressive on [...]
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