Category: Laptop Reviews

May 11

Google Chromebooks coming to the UK by way of Three UK

Now that Google has divulge everything about its upcoming cloud-based laptop/netbook – the Chromebook, what’s left now in the minds of those who’ve seen, touched, and read about it is how those who are interested about this machine will be able to get it. Obviously, Google’s marketing people are hard at work negotiating with prospective resellers by now. And since the Chromebooks will come with 3G connectivity by way of a SIM slot, mobile carriers are also keen on getting the Chromebooks on board their data plans. One of them is Three UK. Three

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May 07

HP revives the Mini 210 netbook with audio improvement and some funky colors

Just when I thought HP was about to give the Mini 210 netbook a rest, here comes the company announcing that the HP Mini 210 was just redesigned – now featuring candy-colored lids, nicely working touchpad and bumped up 6-cell battery as compared to the previous 4-cell battery pack. HP has also added Beats Audio into the system hoping to make it a great entertainment and productivity mini-machine. Unfortunately, when it comes to technical specs, the redesigned HP Mini 210 doesn’t have anything new to offer. I

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May 06

Sony VAIO Y Series 11.6-inch Notebook Review – AMD E-350 APU

We’ve been hearing about the AMD Fusion APU for years now, so when we got the opportunity to do a review on a Sony VAIO laptop with the dual-core E-350 APU we jumped at the chance to see what it can do. The notebook we received for testing was the Sony VAIO Y series notebook, which is a very small 11.6″ ultra portable notebook.

The Sony VAIO Y series laptop measures in at 11.42″ (W) x 0.99″-1.25″ (H) x 7.99″ (D) with a weight of just 3.23 lbs. This type of a notebook is a travelers dream as it is compact and light.

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May 01

AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Quad-Core Processor Review

When Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) first introduced the Phenom II line of processors, we were still stuck in the days of the AM2+ socket. The processor that the Phenom II launched with was the AMD Phenom II X4 940 back in 2009. The Phenom II X4 940 is a quad core processor that cruised along at 3.0GHz and proved to be a very capable processor. Here we are though, a little more than two years later, looking at the latest variation of the original Phenom II X4 940, the AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition.

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May 01

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