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Alienware Student Discount

Want a way to save over 10% off the cost of an Alienware PC?  The Dell student discount for Alienware laptops and desktops is how to get that!  Alienware laptops and desktop PCs are focused on top-notch performance and design – many people that buy Alienware are interested in gaming and simply having a premium [...]

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Dell Vostro 3300 Review

The Dell Vostro 3300 is a 13.3-inch screen entry level business laptop that comes with the latest Intel Core i3 and i5 of processors and features a thin and light design.  The Vostro 3000 series the 3300 belongs to is replacing the old Vostro 1000 series.  The new Vostro 3000 series features an updated design [...]

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Toshiba Satellite T115D Review

The Toshiba Satellite T115D is an 11.6” screen ultraportable budget laptop powered by an AMD processor. The T115D I have to review here is the T115D-S1120 model with the following configuration: Processor: 1.6GHz AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 Processor Memory: 2GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM Memory Storage: 250GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive (5400RPM); Wireless: 802.11b/g wireless [...]

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HP TouchSmart tm2t Review

The HP Pavilion tm2t is a convertible laptop to Tablet PC notebook that was released at the beginning of 2010.  The tm2 is the first HP consumer Tablet PC to feature an Intel processor, in the past the tx series of HP tablets featured AMD processors.  In addition to switching processors HP has overhauled the [...]

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Best Student Laptops 2010

UPDATE: Please read the Best Laptops 2011 Article for the most up to date information I often get asked by my friends what the best laptop to buy in 2010 is for students and when they should buy it. The simple answer to the when should you buy question is “when you need it.” You [...]

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Lenovo ThinkPad X100e Review

The Lenovo ThinkPad X100e is an 11.6” laptop, which you might call a netbook, except Lenovo isn’t using that nomenclature to avoid the perception that the ThinkPad X100e is a cheap underpowered notebook.  Many people were surprised that Lenovo released a budget level ultraportable ThinkPad, after all the ThinkPad branding is associated with high-end business [...]

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Lenovo G450 Review

The Lenovo G450 is a 14-inch screen laptop designed for buyers that are on a budget but still want a laptop that is of decent quality and portable enough to take places outside of the home or office.  The Lenovo G450 could be a good laptop for students as they certainly have to be cost [...]

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HP dm3t Review

The HP Pavilion dm3t is a 13.3-inch screen portable laptop targeted towards students and other consumers that need a laptop that’s easy to carry around and yet has a large enough screen and decent enough performance to easily get work done.  The dm3t was recently released by HP along with the Pavilion dm3z.  These two [...]

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HP dm3z Review

The HP Pavilion dm3z is a 13.3-inch screen portable laptop targeted towards students and other consumers that need a laptop that’s easy to carry around and yet has a large enough screen and decent enough performance to easily get work done.  The dm3z was recently released by HP along with the Pavilion dm3t.  These two [...]

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Acer Aspire 1410 Review

I like to play with different laptops and am on a perpetual quest to find a laptop that fits my needs for carrying around campus and using in my studies.  I’ve used a lot of laptops and the Acer Aspire 1410 I recently purchased from Amazon.com has left me more impressed than just about any [...]

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