Laptops
Modern higher-end 14 and 16-inch-class notebooks offer performance that is enough for the vast majority of productivity and even content creation workloads. As a result, the main limitation of notebook's capabilities in many cases is their insufficient screen real estate. Over the past few years, several leading PC makers have made numerous attempts to fix this (e.g., Lenovo's Yoga Book 9i, Razer's Valerie, and Apple's Sidecar). Now, it is time for Asus to demonstrate its vision. The Asus Zenbook Duo (UX8406) is a dual-screen 14-inch-class laptop with a detachable keyboard that works as a classic notebook with one display, a machine with two touchscreens, a laptop with two monitors, or a desktop mode. The notebook takes some pages from Lenovo's Yoga Book 9i, but Asus...
MSI X610: Supersizing the Netbook?
Take one part netbook, one part MacBook Air, and add in some other ingredients… but what we want to know is, will it blend?
43 by Jarred Walton on 10/6/2009Mobile Core i7 920XM, Clarksfield: Nehalem on-the-go
Core i7 officially migrates to the mobile market with today's launch of Clarksfield. If your current notebook isn't fast enough, perhaps this shiny new processor will help.
65 by Jarred Walton on 9/23/2009OS Mobility Explored
What's the best OS for your laptop? Does your choice of operating system affect battery life? How does it affect overall performance? Today we have numbers showing just how...
107 by Jarred Walton on 9/21/2009ASUS UL50Vt Preview: Factory Overclocked CULV Delivers 7 Hours of Battery Life
With all of the press on Intel's new Consumer Ultra Low Voltage processors we're not seeing much traction from the OEMs. ASUS attempts to break the mold as...
52 by Anand Shimpi & Laura Johnston on 9/14/2009Browser Face-Off: Battery Life Explored
Many people have looked at web browser performance in one aspect or another, but does your choice of browser impact laptop battery life? Let's find out.
76 by Jarred Walton on 9/11/2009Acer Aspire One 751h: NetbookSize++
Acer's Aspire One 751h bumps the screen size up to 11.6", along with changing the CPU and chipset to more power friendly versions. Fundamentally it's still a netbook, but...
31 by Jarred Walton on 9/3/2009Gigabyte Booktop M1022: Merging Netbooks and Nettops
Gigabyte's latest netbook offering seeks for convergence between netbooks and nettops by including a docking station and a few other extras. We look at how well it meets the...
16 by Jarred Walton on 8/27/2009ASUS Eee PC 1005HA: Refining the Netbook
ASUS created the netbook and they continue to innovate in that market. We look at the new 1005HA to see what it brings to the table.
43 by Jarred Walton on 8/20/2009Gateway AMD and Intel Laptops, a Platform Analysis
How do AMD and Intel compare in the mobile market, particularly in entry-level offerings with integrated graphics? Gateway sent us two equivalent laptops and we provide a thorough investigation...
68 by Jarred Walton on 8/12/2009AMD vs. Intel: Battery Life Investigated
How do Intel and AMD compare when it comes to mobile processors and battery life? Find out in our "apples-to-apples" comparison.
81 by Jarred Walton on 8/5/2009Notebooks at Netbook Prices: How Low Can We Go?
Affordable laptops are everywhere with some costing as little as netbooks. We did some searching and compiled a list of sub-$500 laptops available, along with an analysis of what...
41 by Jarred Walton on 7/28/2009MSI Wind U123 and ASUS 1000HE Show Netbook Evolution
The MSI Wind U123 and the ASUS 1000HE demonstrate where the hot netbook market is headed.
42 by Wesley Fink on 7/17/2009ASUS W90Vp: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870... with CrossFire
ASUS sent us their W90Vp-A1 monster notebook, the current pinnacle of mobile ATI graphics solutions. There's plenty to like in this desktop replacement system, as well as a few...
27 by Jarred Walton on 5/29/2009MSI GT627: Bringing Balance to the Force?
For most people, it's rarely a matter of simply choosing the fastest laptop currently available. They want a nice blend of performance and features at a reasonable price, and...
48 by Jarred Walton on 4/29/2009Gateway P-7808u: to Quad or Not to Quad?
Following in the tradition of the P-6831 and the P-7811, the P-7808u FX is the latest "affordable gaming" laptop from Gateway, only it's not quite as affordable this time...
18 by Jarred Walton on 4/13/2009Dell Studio XPS 16: the Eyes Have It
Dell's Studio XPS 16 is a stylish multimedia laptop with one standout feature: it has what is undoubtedly the best-looking laptop LCD we've used. But what about the rest...
79 by Jarred Walton on 4/2/2009Toshiba X305-Q725: Quad-Core Gaming Notebook
We put Toshiba's recently updated version of their X305 through its paces. Offering a quad-core mobile CPU, SSD+HDD, and a 9800M GTX, there's plenty of performance packed into this...
33 by Jarred Walton on 3/11/2009