MSI Wind Top AE1900 Review: Great Touch Interface, Decent Performance
It’s not difficult to understand the appeal of all-in-one PCs. They look good, they take up little space and, if you don’t intend to use them for demanding tasks, they work. All of those benefits, of course, apply to the MSI Wind Top AE1900, a stylish little number with a very attractive price point. From [...]
HP Envy 13: Looks Great, Runs Well, Too Pricey For Its Own Good
There’s no mistaking the HP Envy 13. One glance and you know it’s an upscale piece of electronics. It looks and feels like an expensive status symbol, with a very slick, very modern design. Beyond the facade, though, it is a very good piece of hardware, with features and performance that serve to impress. Clad [...]
Lenovo T400s Touchscreen: Great Business Laptop Gets A Touchscreen
The Lenovo Thinkpad T400s was an excellent slim laptop when it first came out early in the year. None of that brilliant quality went away when Lenovo decided to release an updated version, which touts a full-featured touchscreen display to the mix. Why add touch capabilities on a laptop LCD? I’m not sure either, since [...]
AMD-Powered Gateway LT3013u Netbook Offers Top-End Netbook Performance, Low Price
If you’ve been disappointed with the lack of alternatively-configured netbooks in the market, you might want to haul your act over to the Gateway LT3013u, which brings a somewhat refreshing change of specs into the netbook scene. Powered by a 1.2GHz AMD Athlon 64 L110 at the helm, we finally have something different to compare [...]
Asus UX50V Review: Super-Slim, Not So Light And Largely Average
While Asus is largely known for their “value-for-money” computers, the company has not been one to steer clear of stylish units either. The latest of their fashionable efforts is a 15.6-inch laptop called the Asus UX50V, which marries ultra-slim lines with a low-voltage CPU. The machine is as predictable as any of the recent slim-and-light [...]
Lenovo IdeaPad U350: Stylish, Low-Profile And Cheap
The Lenovo Ideapad U350 is the Chinese company’s official entry into the growing market of CULV-based notebooks that feature a thin and light form factor, as made popular by the MacBook Air. As you can expect, it’s a great-looking piece of hardware that, somehow, manages to maintain a decidedly professional edge. Fitted with 1.3GHz Pentium [...]
Dell Studio XPS 435: Extremely Stylish All-In-One Desktop
Unlike many modern desktop releases, the Dell Studio XPS 435 isn’t built with a single purpose in mind, Instead, it offers a little bit of everything, with something all segments of computer users can probably appreciate. The machine’s most defining characteristic is its stylish case design and a highly-capable configuration. Fast and powerful, it supports [...]
Dell Studio S1440-022B: Decent Hardware, Great Software Package, No DVD
The Dell Studio S1440-022B manages to tip the scales at an impressive 4.7 lbs, a rarity among 14-inch computers, especially ones with the kind of power it brings to the table. Of course, it sacrifices having an optical drive in order to achieve the lightweight body, but makes up for it with plenty of capabilities. [...]
Sony Vaio NW160J Offers Great Hardware, Excellent Blu-ray Playback
If you’re looking to upgrade to a Blu-ray laptop for under $1,000, the Sony Vaio NW160J might prove to be just the right pick. Well-executed and attractively-styled, the slightly-above-midrange notebook offers plenty of hardware features, but is priced above similar machines with the exact same configuration, though not by much. Key specs of the NW160J [...]
Alienware M17x Review: Solid Gaming Hardware, Less Over-The-Top Design
The Alienware M17x updates the typical laptop design from the company. It does retain some of the sci-fi aesthetics the brand has been known for, but added a little sophistication into the mix. Fitting some of the highest-end tech available in a laptop, the M17x offers one powerful gaming rig. With an Intel Core 2 [...]
