October 1, 2012 · Laptop Rentals
Toshiba recently announced that it will soon begin mass production of a new line of hybrid disk drives that will come with flash memory. The company is marketing them as a low-cost replacement for the solid-state drives typically found in Ultrabook and newer laptop computers. When it comes to any computer of laptops, m
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September 27, 2012 · Laptop Rentals
Maingear has just unveiled its all new gaming laptop, the Nomad 17, dubbing it the “perfect performance mobile solution for gamers and PC enthusiasts alike.” The device itself comes with a third generation Intel Core i7 processor along with Nvidia’s GTX 600 series graphics, giving it enough power and performance to tac
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September 20, 2012 · Tablets & 2-in-1s
In a surprising turn of events, Lenovo has released official pricing information on its ThinkPad Tablet 2, the same tablet that is expected to be running Windows 8 Pro. This is surprising because PC makers don’t typically release this kind of information on models that have yet to be released, at least not without havi
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September 17, 2012 · Laptop Rentals
Intel recently demoed a new bit of technology that is poised to get rid of many of the connectors and cables that computers use to connect to a plethora of peripherals and other devices. Known as WiGig, the tech has been in development since 2009 and looks to replace cables by using a high-bandwidth, high frequency wir
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September 13, 2012 · Laptop Rentals
A lot of people are stating that tablets have all but killed the netbook market, and many of them are probably right. Netbooks used to comprise nearly 20% of the laptop market, though that number has sharply fallen to less than 10% today. The devices, which were touted as cheaper, lighter and more mobile laptops, just
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September 3, 2012 · Laptop Rentals
Acer was quite active at the IFA 2012 trade event in Berlin recently, unveiling a brand new tablet and tablet hybrid as well as two new versions of laptops. The laptops will come supporting Windows 8 and are your typical devices containing large, sunken chiclet keyboards with numeric keypads and instant-on characterist
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August 30, 2012 · Laptop Rentals
Razer’s powerful gaming laptop, known as the Razer Blade, was unveiled at PAX in Seattle not too long ago and is already set to be upgraded to a more powerful version. The new model will come with more processing power and onboard storage and still be able to keep its thin profile. However, the best part about this upg
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August 20, 2012 · Laptop Rentals
Touch experience on laptops is about to get a major boost, not in the form of touchscreens like the ones seen on the upcoming Windows 8 laptops and ultrabooks, but in a more advanced technology coming in the form of advanced touch trackpads and mechanical keyboards. Synaptics, a touch solutions company, has debuted the
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August 9, 2012 · Laptop Rentals
Lenovo has officially announced its Windows 8 ThinkPad Tablet 2 this week, which is aimed at professional users. However, the company’s consumer side is also preparing for its very own Windows 8 products, including the its IdeaPad Yoga, which was first unveiled earlier in the year at the Consumer Electronics Show. What
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August 6, 2012 · Laptop Rentals
In addition to taking a really long time to load on some devices, it appears as if the Mac OS X Mountain Lion upgrade from Apple is causing power problems as well. According to recent reports, Apple is investigating reports of shorter battery life on Mac laptops for customers who have upgraded to Mountain Lion. MacBook
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August 2, 2012 · Laptop Rentals
Intel has just begun shipping four new Celeron chips that are intended for low-priced laptops as it plans on gearing up for the back-to-school shopping season. These new dual-core Celeron 877 and 847 chips, which are based on the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture, are a part of the same family of processors that appeared
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July 26, 2012 · Laptop Rentals
If you were expecting to upgrade to Apple OS X Mountain Lion on your lunch break then you may want to think twice. According to an Apple reseller out of New York, Mountain Lion upgrades can take as little as 13 minutes or as long as nearly an hour. Tekserve, which claims to be “New York’s largest independent Apple stor
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July 23, 2012 · Laptop Rentals
Dell has been pretty off and on with the Linux desktop over the years being the first major OEM to offer consumer Linux desktops back in 2007 but only offering Linux-powered mobile PCs through special order from the company since then. However, all that has changed as Dell will soon be offering two new high-end mobile
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July 19, 2012 · Laptop Rentals
There has been a lot of talk about Dell’s “Project Sputnik” Ubuntu laptop recently with even more news about the device dropping within the past day or so. Word on the street last week was that decisions would have to be made soon about the remainder of the six-month project, which was initially made possible by an int
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July 12, 2012 · Laptop Rentals
Toshiba’s Digital Products Division has just announced a new line of Tecra business-class laptops that have been specifically designed for the needs of small and medium business users. The new Tecra R940 and Tecra R950 laptops both come with essential business features and business-class performance in a portable and d
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