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With colleges and schools back in session, many people will be looking for laptops. When looking to buy or even when trying to get a laptop rental, people look for a lot of different things when making their selections. A commonly sought after trait when finding the right laptop is a decent, if not good, battery life. But, let’s say that you’re not satisfied with a decent average battery life, which is typically anywhere from 4-6 hours. If you want the best laptop battery life, you generally have to look toward the notebook category of laptops. Since there are a metric ton of laptops that canRead More →

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The new Dell XPS 13 keeps everything that was good about the previous model, plus its near edge-to-edge display and an awesome keyboard. Not to mention its latest Intel Kaby Lake processor and Thunderbolt 3. However there are some downsides to this new model, since the QHD-resolution touchscreen is so beautiful it adds a lot to the price and hurts battery life. If you are interested in renting any dell systems contact rentacomputer.com for an estimate today. FULL STORYRead More →

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The year 2017 is looking to be a big year for Dell. At CES in Las Vegas, the company is refreshing a bunch of its best laptops for consumers and even adding in a few new notebooks to its lineup, including the long-awaited XPS 13 convertible. From 2-in-1s to regular laptop computers, here’s what to expect from Dell this year. If you are interested in renting a Dell to see if you like it before buying one contact rentacomputer.com for all computer rental services .   Dell Precision 5520 : Available January 5, 2017 starting at $1,399,  will contain 7th generation Intel i5, i7, or Xeon CPU, NvidiaRead More →

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The new Alienware 18 laptop from Dell is enhancing its performance with a 4.4GHz Intel Core i7 chip! The company also announced an Alienware 17 laptop with the option of having Core i7 chips with clock speeds outshining the 4.0GHz threshold. It’s rare in laptops to have processors running at this frequency, other than in gaming laptops. Having higher clock speeds help boost PC performance. That’s why gamers normally overclock CPUs to run faster. Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are always trying to beat each other with the best performance by increasing their desktop CPU clock speeds. Chip makers, over the last decade, have focusedRead More →

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For people looking for the best performance in the thinnest and lightest laptops possible, the best choice is going to be an Ultrabook. Ultrabooks were created by Intel, and devices must have certain specifications to fall into this category, like a really long battery life and a svelte chassis. Newer models have started shipping with 4K screens and super fast processors. For anyone looking into an Ultrabook of their own, here are a few of the best ones on the market today. Dell The 2015 edition of the Dell XPS 13 has the worlds thinnest bezel, which allows it pack a 13-inch screen into aRead More →

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Sponsored By RentOurLaptops.com–A Brand By Rentacomputer.com As it has been recently, we’ve been seeing a rise of tablets and tablet-laptop hybrids. It seems as if the production of laptops has slowed, and that tablets have jumped up to the main forefront of mobile technology. I personally still use a laptop, and I genuinely enjoy it. I don’t really have a need for anything touchscreen, aside from my smartphone. To some, it might be all about application and what you need to do. To others, it could be about what looks the best and what is, in fact, more mobile. No one ever thought that somethingRead More →

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When Lenovo announced its 2-in-1 Yoga hybrid series of laptops, it got people talking, but the above average prices didn’t really get too many people buying. Users were waiting for something that offered essentially the same thing the Yoga series did but at a price that didn’t make them feel like they were making a ritualistic sacrifice of their wallets…. and that’s exactly what Dell has come up with. Dell’s new Inspiron 11 3000 is basically a stripped down version of the company’s $1,200 XPS 11, leaving in only the essential technologies with a $500 price tag. In addition to that, Dell also managed toRead More →

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Dell has unveiled three new Alienware laptops, the Alienware 14, 17 and 18. They all include Haswell processors, the newest NVIDIA graphics, but the first thing you’ll notice is the look. Dell replaced the old plastic body with an aluminum lid and magnesium alloy chassis. The edge has LED lights that run around it and the touchpad fully lights up. With the keyboard, there are 10 color areas on the 17 / 18 while the 14 has 5. While the Aleinware logo has always glowed on the top it is now customizable. They include Klipsch speakers, backed by Dolby Audio Theater. Even though thinner andRead More →

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Dell recently announced that availability of the new Dell Wireless Dock, the fist docking station in the industry to be based on the multi-gigabit Tri-Band WiFi standard WiGig. The new wireless docking station is compatible with Dell’s Latitude 6430u Ultrabook and currently sells for $249. According to Vice President of Dell’s Commercial PC Group Kirk Schell, “We are proud to introduce the Dell Wireless Dock, the industry’s first and only WiGig dock that is the result of a five-year-long leadership effort. WiGig represents a new era in wireless connectivity and a shift in the way enterprises and consumers will experience connectivity and interact with theirRead More →

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Ubuntu Linux laptops seem to be all the rage right now. I just wrote about System76 releasing a new Ubuntu Linux laptop and now it seems that Dell has jumped on the bandwagon as well. After tinkering with the final product for months, Dell has finally started shipping the new thin-and-light XPS 13, which comes with the Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS, code-named Precise Pangolin. This laptop was developed as a part of an internal project from Dell known as “Project Sputnik”. Over the course of six months, Dell worked with the open-source community in order to develop tools, drivers and software for the OS toRead More →