Archive for November, 2010
Saturday, November 27th, 2010
When someone talks about budget gaming on a laptop, a lot of things might go through your head. Are they talking about ten year old games on netbooks? Maybe by “budget” they mean 00? Or perhaps they’re referring to a pathetically slow IGP that can barely run modern games at 768p (but does reasonably well [...]
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Thursday, November 25th, 2010
When we first looked at the ASUS Eee PC 1201N last year, we thought it was a unique take on the netbook idea, and possibly one of the first acceptably performing netbooks on the market. Fast forward to 2010, and we have the Eee PC 1215N, basically an updated 1201 with a dual-core Atom D525 [...]
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Sunday, November 21st, 2010
If you pardon my language, the Windows Mobile based HTC HD2 was the latest uber-flagship from the Taiwanese company. It is the type of devices that has the highest price in a particular segment. The HTC HD2 was exactly like that at its launch and remains one of its kind in the WM cohort to [...]
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Friday, November 19th, 2010
On Black Friday this year BJ’s Wholesale Club is going to offer the HP DV6-3124nr for $499.99, which is $100 off their current price. Other retailers are selling it for even more, so this could be a good deal. So lets see what’s included in this 15.6-inch laptop. The foundation of the computer is an [...]
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Friday, November 19th, 2010
Toshiba’s holiday update of one of our favorite laptops, the Satellite E205, adds graphics and WiMax, but its higher price and lack of other new features prevent it from being a standout at the end of 2010. Back at the beginning of 2010, one of our favorite laptop surprises was the Toshiba Satellite E205-S1904. Available [...]
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Thursday, November 18th, 2010
The display is 3.2 inches wide, has a resolution of 640х360 pixels, supports up to 16 million colors and is covered with glass (that is how they refer to the special plastic layer also used in the X6 and C7). The display type is AMOLED, and my guess is that it is made by Samsung, [...]
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