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HP has recently released a laptop which may be one of the most impressive laptops on the market. Coming in at a meager 2.45 lbs., the HP Spectre is not the lightest laptop available, but it is the thinnest at 0.41” thick. The design of the laptop itself is also impressive. The laptop’s screen is not connected to the back edge like traditional laptops, instead the Spectre’s screen is connected to the base by two gold hinges on either side of the laptop’s base. The sleek look of the Spectre combined with its black and gold color design makes the Spectre something to behold. TheRead More →

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Hewlett Packard has announced that it’s recalling 54,000 laptop batteries. The lithium-ion batteries could possibly overheat and catch on fire. The batteries, which were made in China, came with laptops purchased both in stores and online from August 2007 to July 2008. Many were also sold independently. According to HP, less than 3% of the laptops have the defective batteries and they company will replace them for free. The batteries can burn someone or catch on fire. The company released a statement saying, “HP fully stands behind the products it makes and has taken a proactive approach to this situation to ensure the safety ofRead More →

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If you’re a PC person and you’ve been thinking about making the switch to Apple because you just can’t resist those neat little iPads, wait! Hewlett Packard is coming out with its own version of the tablet computer, called the “Slate.” Last week, the computer maker released some details about the new computer. The Slate’s screen is going to be smaller and have a lower resolution than the iPad but it has more features – from cameras to Adobe Flash Support. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer first mentioned the device at the January Consumer Electronics Show, but of course the constant talk of Apple’s iPad drownedRead More →

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According to a new study by Squaretrade, about one third (31%) of all laptops will fail within three years of being purchased. This includes both malfunctions and accidents, but malfunctions alone make up 20% of laptop failures. While the survey should be taken with a grain of salt – Squaretrade sells extended warranties – according to PC World, their last annual survey returned similar results. In addition to the number of unreliable laptops, Squaretrade also found that Asus, Toshiba, and Sony laptops were more reliable brands than MacBooks. The study had many other findings that related to laptop durability. For example, the amount of timeRead More →

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Hewlett Packard’s new “Envy” line of laptops is sleek and stylish, and according to PC World, looks a lot like Apple’s MacBook Pro line. The 13.1 inch model or the “Envy 13” has a sharp 1366 x 768 pixel screen and lots of power for its small frame. For $1700, you get a 1.86GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SL9400 CPU with 3GB of RAM (including an extra DIMM slot), plus a 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 GPU. For low-end tasks, the laptop throttles the GPU and shifts down to the integrated Intel GPU, extending battery life. The thin 12.6 x 8.5 x 0.8 inchRead More →