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June 30th, 2008 / Dell Laptops & Tablet PCs / Dell Studio / Reviews — 1 Comment

Dell Studio 15 Reviewed by PC Mag, CNet

Dell Studio 15The Dell Studio 15, a 15.4-inch mainstream consumer notebook, has been reviewed by PC Magazine and CNet.

This Intel Centrino-based laptop fills the gap between the affordable Inspiron and higher-end XPS 15.4-inchers. It is claimed to offer a great design at low prices, outstanding performance, and an excellent keyboard. The other positive sides of the Studio 15 are a wide selection of options when configuring the notebook and a variety of color choices, as well as included HDMI output and remote control.

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June 22nd, 2008 / HP Laptops and Tablets / HP Pavilion Laptops / Reviews — 2 Comments

HP Pavilion dv5t Reviewed

HP Pavilion dv5tLaptop Magazine has reviewed recently the HP Pavilion dv5t 15.4-inch laptop PC, which is a part of company’s upcoming Intel Centrino 2 “Montevina“-based enterntainment notebook lineup.

According to the review, the Pavilion dv5t sports a “futuristic-chic” design and fast performance, provided by Intel’s new Core 2 Duo 9000-series 45-nanometer processor. In fact, Laptop Mag claims the dv5t is one of the fastest notebooks they have ever tested.

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February 24th, 2008 / Apple Laptops & Tablet PCs / Reviews — No Comments

Apple MacBook Air Review Quotes

MacBook AirThe MacBook Air, Apple’s latest ultraportable notebook which gained a lot of interest, has been reviewed recently by several websites.

This laptop, advertised as “the world’s thinnest notebook“, features a 13.3-inch LED backlight display, a modified Intel Core 2 Duo processor, a spacious trackpad with multi-touch gesture support, 2GB of memory, an 80GB 1.8-inch hard drive or an optional 64GB solid state drive, 802.11n wireless connection, Bluetooth 2.1 technology, the Intel GMA X3100 integrated graphics, a micro-DVI port, and only one USB port. Ethernet LAN port and modem are provided via external USB adapters. The MacBook Air has no built-in optical drive. The system weighs three pounds and starts at $1,799.

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November 25th, 2007 / Asus Laptops & Tablet PCs / Cheap New Laptop / Reviews / Small Laptops — 4 Comments

Asus Eee PC (4G) Review Quotes

Asus EEE PCThe Asus Eee PC, a popular ultraportable notebook computer, has been reviewed recently by Laptop Magazine, NotebookReview, TrustedReviews, PC Magazine, and CNet. According to the reviews, the Eee PC is a good and affordable solution for basic computing purposes.

Currently, there are three Asus Eee PC models available in the United States: the white and black Eee PC 4G models priced at $400, as well as the Eee PC 4G Surf version in white color for $350. These compact and light sub-notebooks weigh two pounds and feature 7-inch displays with a resolution of 800 by 480 pixels. The laptops have the Intel Celeron M processor at 900MHz and 910GML chipset with the GMA 900 integrated graphics, 512MB of system memory, 4GB of storage capacity, a built-in 802.11b/g wireless module, an Ethernet LAN connection, a web camera, three USB ports, a VGA output, and a media card reader.

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July 22nd, 2007 / Dell Laptops & Tablet PCs / Dell XPS Laptops / Reviews — No Comments

Dell XPS M1330 Review Quotes

Dell XPS M1330Laptop Magazine, CNet, PC Magazine, and NotebookReview have reviewed recently Dell XPS M1330, the PC maker’s new flagship laptop with innovative industrial design.

The XPS M1330, advertised as “the World’s thinnest 13.3-inch notebook”, is one inch thick and weighs starting at 3.97lbs. It features “Santa Rosa”, the latest mobile platform from Intel, and comes with Core 2 Duo processor. There are two versions of the XPS M1330. The first is built on GM965 chipset with the integrated Intel GMA X3100 graphics, while the second version has PM965 chipset paired with dedicated NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS 128MB. Both of these solutions manage the notebook’s 13.3″ LED backlight display. The models incorporating the NVIDIA’s 8400M video solution (all of reviewed units feature this graphics card) additionally feature an HDMI output. Along with wireless N, there are also broadband wireless options and a built-in web camera.

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July 16th, 2007 / Lenovo Laptops & Tablets / Lenovo ThinkPad / Reviews — No Comments

Lenovo ThinkPad X61s Review Quotes

Lenovo ThinkPad X61sLenovo ThinkPad X61s, the PC maker’s new ultraportable notebook, has been reviewed recently by Laptop Magazine, NotebookReview, Cnet and XYZ Computing.

Built on the latest Intel’s platform codenamed “Santa Rosa”, X61s features the Core 2 Duo L7300 or L7500 low voltage processor, a 12-inch XGA (non-widescreen) display, Intel GM965 Express chipset with the integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, up to 4GB of system memory, up to 160GB SATA hard drive, the Intel Turbo memory and wireless N (802.11n draft) options, and a lots of security features, but it doesn’t have a built-in optical drive. Also, instead of a touchpad, the X61s has the TrackPoint control.

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July 8th, 2007 / HP Laptops and Tablets / HP Pavilion Laptops / Reviews — No Comments

HP Pavilion dv6500t Review Quotes

HP Pavilion dv6500tLaptop Magazine, CNet, AnandTech and PC World have reviewed recently 15.4-inch HP Pavilion dv6500t mainstream notebook, aimed at multimedia users. In addition, ReviewPub has published a review of the Pavilion dv6500t Special Edition laptop.

According to Laptop Magazine, Intel’s “Santa Rosa” platform and the latest Core 2 Duo processor in the dv6500t provide good performance and very good battery life. The reviewed model had the new integrated Intel GMA X3100 graphics, which is claimed to delivered better results on 3DMark03 tests than the previous dv6000t with integrated GMA 950 GPU. However, the X3100 is not powerful enough to handle serious 3D gaming, the Magazine says.

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July 1st, 2007 / Lenovo Laptops & Tablets / Lenovo ThinkPad / Reviews — No Comments

Lenovo ThinkPad T61 Review Quotes

Lenovo ThinkPad T61NotebookReview, PC Magazine, Laptop Magazine, CNet, and XYZ Computing have reviewed recently Lenovo ThinkPad T61 business-class notebook, built on the new Intel “Santa Rosa” mobile platform.

The reviewed T61 laptop PCs, which weigh starting at 5 pounds, have the 14.1-inch widescreen displays. Some of these computers are built on the Intel GM965 with the integrated Graphics Media Accelerator x3100, while others have PM965 chipset and the NVIDIA Quadro discrete graphics. Lenovo’s T61 notebooks have the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processor with faster 800MHz front side bus, as well as support for wireless N (802.11n draft) and wireless broadband connection in select models. There are also T61 models with 15.4-inch WXGA displays.

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