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 [...]

The new Apple MacBook for 2008 is an upgrade in terms of both power and design from the previous MacBook.  Gone is the plastic case design, aluminum is now used instead, and a new faster Intel processor is part of the mix along with dedicated Nvidia graphics.  That’s all good news, but unfortunately the upgrades [...]

The HP Pavilion dv4t is a 14.1-inch notebook targeted towards those that need to be on the go some of the time, but also need a notebook with a large enough screen to provide for comfortable viewing while at a desk.  In other words, the dv4t size is perfectly suited as a student laptop.

The dv4t [...]

The Dell Inspiron 15 is a 15.4″ screen mainstream multimedia notebook that competes head-on with the likes of the HP dv6700t and Sony VAIO FZ. Dell has introduced the Inspiron 15 as a thinner and lighter alternative to the previous Inspiron 1520. Dell has always been known for its direct to order model and ability [...]

You can’t escape the buzz about “netbooks” these days.  For the uninitiated, a netbook is the term being given to laptops that have a 10-inch screen size or less, a weight of under 3lbs and a price tag of around $400.  A netbook is basically good for common PC tasks such as email, surfing the [...]

As the 2008 - 2009 school year approaches you’ll probably find yourself shopping around for a notebook and having one that functions as a Tablet PC is certainly an added bonus and well worth considering.  The Pavilion tx2500 is actually no more than an update to the Pavilion tx line that HP introduced a couple [...]

The Dell Vostro 1510 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 1510 is available in a wide variety of configurations, with processor configurations ranging from a slower Intel Celeron to speedy Core 2 [...]

The Intel T5550 is a Core 2 Duo processor, meaning it has two processing cores enabling it to handle multiple tasks at once. The T5550 has the following specifications:
Clock Speed: 1.83GHz,
Memory Cache: 2Mb
Front Side Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Socket-Type: P
The Intel T5550 can be considered a well-performing mainstream processor that can handle nearly anything [...]

The Dell Precision M6300 is a powerful workstation notebook designed for demanding applications especially addressed to 3D designers. The Precision M6300 offers a bulletproof chassis, high-end graphics card and a wide variety of configurations.

The Dell XPS M1530 picks up from the popular portable XPS M1330 notebook and carries on the tradition of a nicely designed and excellent performing notebook. The one main difference being that the M1530 is a 15.4″ screen notebook while the M1330 is a smaller 13.3″ screen notebook. The XPS M1530 also offers more powerful [...]