April 21, 2010 · Guides & Reviews
Recently, I learned the hard way that it’s important to protect your laptop. When a virus wiped out my hard drive, I lost Word documents, work information, personal pictures and videos…well, the list is endless. But even then, I know it could have been much worse. What if my laptop had been stolen or being as forgetful
Read more →April 8, 2010 · Laptop Rentals
Streaming video is becoming increasingly popular. People can stream movies and televison programs directly to their TV or laptop within seconds. I know that I use my laptop all of the time to watch streaming movies that are included with my Netflix account. Now a recent survey conducted by Redbox has revealed that they
Read more →April 5, 2010 · Tablets & 2-in-1s
There has been quite a bit of hype lately surrounding Apple’s new iPad. Its a very interesting creature. The greatest selling point is definitely it’s sleek appearance. The shiny, brushed aluminum backed gadget is almost elegant looking. One of the reasons for this attractiveness is the absence of a keyboard. The probl
Read more →April 2, 2010 · Windows Laptops
This week, Acer announced its new Aspire Ethos laptops. The laptops have a secondary touchscreen, which doubles as a touchpad. The new technology is meant to help users navigate through multimedia content. The touchscreen is placed below the keyboard where a touchpad would normally be located and it displays movie and
Read more →March 31, 2010 · Laptop Rentals
Laptop rentals for Trans Atlantic travelers are becoming increasingly popular. Traveling, especially by plane, is quite the hassle these days and flights are requiring many people to check all of their baggage. This has the IT industry looking for better solutions for traveling executives. For this reason, technology r
Read more →March 24, 2010 · Tablets & 2-in-1s
Many different companies make a variety of different types of netbooks, but not many have adopted the convertible tablet netbook that has been emerging recently. This is probably because is can be a very costly netbook to design and manufacture. Convertible tablets are comparable in weight and size to an ultraportable
Read more →March 24, 2010 · Laptop Rentals
The N150 netbooks from Samsung quickly rose in popularity after being presented at CES 2010. The netbooks had a really impressive spec sheet. Packing an Intel Atom N450 (1.66GHz, 667MHz, 512KB) processor, Windows 7 Starter Edition, 1GB (DDR2/1GBx1) of memory, a 10.1-inch WSVGA (1024×600) anti-glare LED display, a 250GB
Read more →March 21, 2010 · Gaming Laptops
MSI is announcing a new “gaming and entertainment” laptop: the GE700, which is a slightly larger version of the GE600, which debuted just weeks ago. It’s powered by the Intel Core i5 and supports DirectX 11 for 3D graphics. It features two cinema-class speakers and a subwoofer, as well as Cinema Pro technology, which p
Read more →March 17, 2010 · Windows Laptops
As they often do, computer geeks everywhere got excited when they heard that Acer has made an FCC filing regarding a new laptop – the TimelineX 1830T – but not a lot of information was known about the computer. Now the mystery is solved as some computer bloggers have gotten their hands on some of the specs for the Time
Read more →March 9, 2010 · Tablets & 2-in-1s
Hewlett Packard has announced that it will be updating several of its business laptops. The new models will be thinner and lighter, feature the latest Core i5 and Core i7 chips, and they are even creating the company’s first multi-touch tablet for professionals. The Elitebook 2540p is an update to the 2530p. At just a
Read more →March 5, 2010 · Laptop Rentals
MSI has announced the latest model from its new X-Slim series. The award-winning X620 will be displayed at the CEBIT 2010 Expo on March 2nd, in Hanover, Germany, but pricing and availability information is not yet known. The X-Slim X620 is said to be nothing like the original X620. It has an optical drive and promises
Read more →March 3, 2010 · Laptop Rentals
Sony is known for having top of the line laptops. Before netbooks and CULV laptops, the Z-series of Sony’s laptops was one of the best-selling lines. They were the most chic and powerful laptops available. Right now, the VAIO VPC-Z116GXS is the only 13-inch ultraportable laptop that runs an Intel Core i5 processor and
Read more →February 28, 2010 · Laptop Rentals
According to a survey from PriceGrabber.com, over half of consumers do not see netbooks as a replacement for their traditional laptops. Of those surveyed, 55% said a netbook is a nice compliment to their laptops but they’d never buy one to replace it. The findings probably aren’t all that surprising. Sure, netbooks are
Read more →February 23, 2010 · Laptop Rentals
MSI has announced that it is adding two new models to its line of GX gaming laptops. The MSI GX740 and GX640 feature Intel Core i5 and support the latest DirectX11 gaming standard. According to the company, these are the slimmest, lightest gaming laptops available. But as many point out, gaming laptops are usually pret
Read more →February 21, 2010 · Windows Laptops
Last week, Lenovo announced two new additions to its G-Series family of laptops. The budget laptops are powerful with a AMD Turion II Dual-Core processors integrated ATI Radeon HD graphics. Both the G455 and G555 have 16:9 widescreen HD displays, come with Windows 7, and support DirectX 10. They also feature a few favo
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