Reviews

Reviews of the latest notebook and tablet computers.


Nvidia GeForce GT 525M vs Intel HD 3000 Benchmark

We have finished a couple of benchmarks on a Dell Inspiron 17R laptop with the Nvidia GeForce GT 525M dedicated video card and Intel’s Core i3-2330M processor.

The notebook has both the 128-bit GT 525M 1GB GPU for more intensive graphics tasks and the Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics on the CPU for better power efficiency, so it’s pretty handy for comparison of these two. 3D Mark Vantage, PC Mark Vantage, and Crysis benchmarks we did on the system can help you decide if the Nvidia GeForce GT 525M is worth extra money when choosing between a more expensive laptop configuration with the 525M and a cheaper one with integrated Intel HD only.

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Top Web Browsers Benchmarked on Laptop – Chrome Fastest

It this test, we did a performance benchmark of the most popular web browsers. We did the comparison on one of lower-end processors used in laptops, the AMD E-450.

On higher-end notebooks, the difference between web surfing speed using different browsers is much less noticeable than on the slower ones, especially netbooks. So, we conducted this test to show you how web browser selection can help you do web surfing more smooth on a lower-performance machine, such as those cheap AMD E-series based Black Friday laptops.

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AMD E-450 & AMD Radeon HD 6320 Review with Benchmarks

The AMD E-450 is a refresh of the E-350 Fusion Accelerated Processing Unit, both aimed at cheap full-size notebooks, netbooks, and small form factor desktop computers.

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Asus K53U Review

Asus K53U

Asus K53U Laptop

Since recently, the 15.6-inch Asus K53U series laptop is available with the AMD E-450 dual-core Accelerated Processing Unit, successor of the E-350. In this review, we will present our view of the laptop regarding its design, build quality, cooling, and computing and battery life performance.

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Ubuntu 11.10 vs Windows 7 Starter on Netbook – Benchmarks

Ubuntu 11.10 “Oneiric Ocelot”, the latest version of the most popular Linux distribution among laptop PC users, is now available.

There are many improvements in the new version, including changes in Ubuntu’s Unity interface and various bug fixes. The 11.10 includes new themes and login screen, new features such as Deja Dup backup application, ability to sync installed apps across multiple computers via OneConf feature, and newer kernel version. The default browser is Firefox 7. When it comes to email, Mozilla Thunderbird replaces Evolution client.

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Samsung Series 4 400B2B Laptop Hands-On Review

The Samsung Series 4 400B2B (model NP-400B2B-A01-US) has just become available in the United States, so we put together this small review of the ultraportable business laptop, trying to help you find out if it’s a good buy.

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Lenovo IdeaPad A1 Tablet – Quick Review and Benchmark

Today at IFA, we have spent an hour and a half with the Lenovo IdeaPad A1, the recently unveiled Android tablet which will reportedly start at $199.

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Acer Aspire S3 3951 Launched + Quick Review

Acer Corp. today launched their first ultrabook laptop – the Acer Aspire S3, also known as the Aspire 3951 or S3-951.

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Intel Atom N550 Reviews, Benchmarks

Intel Atom N550 Reviews, BenchmarksThe Intel Atom N550 is the company’s first dual-core processor for netbook computers.

Besides the dual core N550, the netbook-class Atom N series lineup includes the single core N450, N455, N470 and N475, as well as older N270 and N280. The N550, as same as the N455 and N475, are designed for use with DDR3 memory, instead of old DDR2. The processor runs at 1.5GHz, whereas the single core chips have clock speeds of 1.60, 1.66, or 1.83GHz. However, it doesn’t mean that the N550 is slower in computing tasks.

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First iPad Reviews Hit the Web

iPad ReviewsThe iPad, Apple’s long-awaited tablet device that is now available, has been reviewed by several websites.

The iPad is advertised as “a magical and revolutionary product”. This 1.5-pound half inch thin tablet features a 9.7″ 1024-by-768-pixel multi-touch screen, a 1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed processor, 16, 32, or 64GB of flash drive storage, WiFi, Bluetooth, and a claimed battery life of “up to 10 hours”. Models with 3G mobile broadband connectivity are expected to hit the market later this month.

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First Intel Atom N450 Reviews Surface

Intel AtomSeveral websites have reviewed an Asus Eee PC netbook with Intel’s recently released Atom N450 Pine Trail M platform.

The conclusion is that the new platform with the Intel Atom N450 main processor, the GMA 3150 graphics, and the memory controller on a single die delivers a better power efficiency and has minor performance benchmark differences when compared to the previous Atom netbooks with the N270/N280 CPUs and the GMA 950 graphics.

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HP Mini 1000 Review Quotes

HP Mini 1000Laptop Magazine, PC World, CNet and ComputerShopper have reviewed Hewlett-Packard’s new netbook – the HP Mini 1000.

The reviewed 2.25-pound Mini 1000 features a 10.2-inch 1024×600 display, Intel’s Atom processor, 512MB or 1GB of DDR2 memory, up to 16GB of solid state drive storage or a 60GB hard drive, a built-in web camera, 3-cell battery, and Windows XP operating system. The notebook is also available with an 8.9″ screen.

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Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Reviewed

Dell Inspiron Mini 9NotebookReview and PC World have already reviewed a just released netbook – the Dell Inspiron Mini 9.

The Inspiron Mini 9, that has a starting price of $349 and a starting weight of 2.28 pounds, features an 8.9-inch LED backlit display, Intel’s Atom processor, up to 1GB of RAM, up to 16GB of solid state drive capacity, a 4-cell battery, and Windows XP Home or Ubuntu Linux OS.

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Lenovo ThinkPad T500 Review Quotes

Lenovo ThinkPad T500Lenovo’s Thinkpad T500 has been reviewed recently by NotebookReview and InsideHW.

The Thinkpad T500 is a new 15.4-inch laptop in the refreshed T Series. The notebook features the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and switchable graphics.

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HP Pavilion dv5z Reviewed, Radeon HD 3200 is Amazing

HP Pavilion dv5zNotebookReview has reviewed the latest 15.4-inch consumer notebook from Hewlett-Packard – the HP Pavilion dv5z.

According to NBR, the main advantage of the AMD Puma-based dv5z over its competition is an “amazing integrated graphics performance”. The new ATI Radeon HD 3200 GPU, paired with the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 processor at 2.1GHz and 2GB of RAM, scored 1,599 3DMark06 points. It’s “roughly three times the performance of the Intel X3100 IGP”, the review says.

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