Category | Student Gear Reviews

Dell Vostro 1320 Review

Posted on 26 June 2009

The Dell Vostro 1320 is a 13.3” screen small business targeted laptop with a budget friendly price tag of $549 before promotions and discounts.  The Vostro 1320 is a replacement for the older Vostro 1310 and features a professional and classy black glossy finish.  We recently reviewed the larger 15.4” screen Vostro 1520 and, as [...]

Apple Releases new Apple MacBook Pro Laptops

Posted on 10 June 2009

Apple this week unveiled updates and additions to the popular MacBook Pro and MacBook Air lineup of laptops.  The 17-inch and 15-inch screen MacBook Pros both get a performance bump and feature additions and a new 13.3” MacBook Pro member is added to the mix.  Additionally, the MacBook Air gets a performance bump.

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Dell Vostro 1520 Review

Posted on 07 May 2009

The Dell Vostro 1520 is sold by Dell as a small business targeted laptop. It has a 15.4″ widescreen display, relatively thin design, and has a black glossy finish.  The Vostro 1520 is an update to the Vostro 1510 laptop released last year by Dell.  Though not a whole lot has changed in terms of [...]

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ThinkPad T400 Review

Posted on 09 April 2009

The Lenovo ThinkPad T400 is a 14” screen laptop commonly seen being toted around by business people, but if you’re looking for a quality laptop to last you four years of school then the semi-rugged T400 could fit your needs as well.  The price isn’t as high as many people assume, often starting at just [...]

HP G60t Review

Posted on 25 March 2009

The HP Pavilion G60t is a no frills 16-inch screen laptop powered by an Intel dual core mobile processor. The major appeal with the G60t is the price, it starts at a mere $529.99. Though there’s nothing fancy about the G60t, it certainly gets the job done for the basic needs of most PC users [...]

The iPhone’s Impact on the World of Education

Posted on 23 March 2009

It’s no mystery that Apple’s iPhone is quickly working its way up the list of top trendy things for college students to own. The iPhone’s unique touchscreen interface has introduced the potential for huge numbers of applications both practical and fun. In fact, some colleges are even beginning to issue iPhones to new students. Many [...]

Asus 1000he Review

Posted on 12 March 2009

The Asus Eee PC 1000he is a 10-inch screen mini laptop, or so called netbook, that sports an amazing potential for up to 9-hours of battery life.  While earlier version netbooks released in 2008 featured smaller 8-inch screens, weak battery life and poor build the Asus 1000he really ups the bar and makes the netbook [...]

HP dv5t Review

Posted on 04 January 2009

The HP Pavilion dv5t is a 15.4-inch screen laptop powered by Intel’s Core 2 Duo mobile processor.  The dv5t is currently the most popular selling HP laptop, and for good reason as you will find out in this review.

A 15.4″ screen is the most popular form factor among buyers of PC laptops.  This is because [...]

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Amazon Kindle 2 For Students Coming Next Year

Posted on 05 December 2008

Amazon.com last year released the Kindle e-book reader that offers wireless download of digital books, newspapers and blogs for easy reading on the go.  Strangely, there has not been any movement on making textbooks available on the Kindle.  One reason for this is that the Kindle has a screen that’s too small for reading the [...]

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HP Mini 1000 Review

Posted on 17 November 2008

The HP Mini 1000 is the first consumer focused netbook from HP and enters a market that is becoming more and more crowded by the day.  I recently reviewed the Acer Aspire One netbook to take a look at the feasibility of using it as a student notebook and here we are [...]

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