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Laptop Reviews: Asus Eee PC 1201PN, HP Pavilion, HP Touchsmart tm2t, Acer Aspire 8943G, MSI GT660…

Monday, June 28th, 2010

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Laptop reviews: HP Pavilion dm4t and dv5t, Apple Macbook, Lenovo Ideapad V460, Samsung N150…

Monday, June 21st, 2010

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Laptop reviews: Dell Vostro 3300, HP Pavilion dm4t, Asus N61JV, Acer Aspire 8942G…

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Laptop reviews of the week:

  • Acer Aspire 1825PT (12″ Tablet PC, Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300, Intel GMA 4500MHD): UMPC Portal
  • Acer Aspire 8942G (18″, Intel Core i7 720QM, ATI MR HD 5850 DDR3): T3.com (80%)
  • Acer Ferrari One (12″, AMD Athlon X2 L310, ATI MR HD 3200): AnandTech
  • Alienware M11x (12″, Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300, Nvidia GF GT 335M + Intel GMA HD): Reg Hardware (70%)
  • Alienware M17x (17″, Intel Core i7 620M, ATI MR HD 4870 CrossFireX): CNET UK (90%)
  • Apple Macbook 2010 (13″, Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, Nvidia GF 320M): CNET (80%), PC Magazine (70%)
  • Apple Macbook Pro 2010 (13″, Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, Nvidia GF 320M): AnandTech
  • Asus G73JH (17″, Intel Core i7 720QM, ATI MR HD 5870): Trusted Reviews (80%)
  • Asus N61JV (16″, Intel Core i5 430M, Nvidia GF GT 325M + Intel GMA HD): Notebookcheck (82%)
  • Dell Inspiron 13z (13″, Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300, Intel GMA 4500MHD): Trusted Reviews (70%)
  • Dell Studio 17 (17″ multitouch, Intel Core i7 720QM, ATI MR HD 4650): PC Magazine (90%)
  • Dell Studio XPS 16 (16″, Intel Core i7 720QM, ATI MR HD 4670): Notebook Review
  • Dell Vostro 3300 (13″, Intel Core i3 330M, Intel GMA HD): CNET (70%), PC Magazine (GF 310M: 70%), Laptop Magazine(i5 430M, Intel HD: 80%)
  • Fujitsu Lifebook S760 (13″, Intel Core i5 520M, Nvidia GF 310M): Laptop Magazine (60%)
  • HP Compaq Presario CQ62Z (15″, AMD Athlon II P320, ATI MR HD 4250): Computer Shopper (80%)
  • HP Envy 13 (13″, Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600, ATI MR HD 4330 + Intel GMA 4500MHD): MuyComputer (70%)
  • HP Pavilion dm3 (13″, Intel Celeron Dual Core SU2300, Intel GMA 4500MHD): CNET UK (70%)
  • HP Pavilion dm4t (14″, Intel Core i5 430M, ATI MR HD 5450): PC Magazine (70%), CNET (i5 520M, Intel HD: 70%)
  • Lenovo Ideapad U450p (14″, Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300, ATI MR HD 4330): Notebook Review
  • Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 14 (14″, Intel Core i3 330M, Intel GMA HD): Notebooks.com
  • Lenovo Thinkpad L512 (15″, Intel Core i3 350M, Intel GMA HD): Notebook Review (60%)
  • MSI GX640 (15″, Intel Core i5 430M, ATI MR HD 5850): AnandTech
  • MSI Wind U230 (12″, AMD Athlon X2 L335, ATI MR HD 3200): PC Perspective
  • Samsung N130 (10″, Intel Atom N270, Intel GMA 3150): Trusted Reviews (80%)
  • Samsung N480 (14″, Intel Core i3 330M, Intel GMA HD): Notebooks.com
  • Samsung R730 (17″, Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300, Intel GMA 4500MHD): CNET UK (67%)
  • Sony Vaio B (15″, Intel Core i5 520M, Intel GMA HD): Notebookcheck (83%)
  • Sony Vaio M (10″, Intel Atom N450, Intel GMA 3150): Pocket-lint (80%)
  • Toshiba Satellite E205 (14″, Intel Core i5 430M, Intel GMA HD): Notebooks.com
  • Toshiba Tecra A11 (15″, Intel Core i7 620M, Nvidia NVS 2100M): Hot Hardware (Recommended)

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Laptop reviews: Acer Aspire 7745G, Clevo W860CU, Dell Vostro 3700, HP Pavilion dm4…

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

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AMD 2010 platform for notebooks: it’s OK, but too expensive for the performance

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

PC Magazine publishes one of the first reviews of a laptop with AMD’s latest mobile platform, the HP Pavilion dv6-3013cl sporting an AMD Phenom II N930 quad-core processor and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 integrated graphics. CPU-based benchmark scores are OK, close to the ones of an Intel Core i5 processor, but sometimes closer to those of a Core i3 and usually far from the slowest quad-core processor from Intel, the Core i7 720QM. Battery life is OK, too (3:42 h). So nothing is wrong about this laptop (as long as you do not plan to play any games on it).

In fact, the main problem is price: if you go to shopping.hp.com to customise a HP Pavilion dv6t with a Core i5 430M, that is a bit faster than the quad-core Phenom II N930, you finish with a price 45 USD cheaper than a similarly configured HP Pavilion dv6z with a triple-core Phenom II N830.

It seems high-end AMD processors for laptops are too expensive for the performance they offer. Fix the prices and they are a perfectly good option.

Laptop reviews: Apple Macbook 2010, Acer Aspire 1825PT, Dell Mini 10, HP G62…

Monday, May 31st, 2010

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Laptop reviews: Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG, Dell Vostro 3500, Apple Macbook Pro, Clevo X8100, Sony Vaio E and P…

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

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Laptop reviews: Apple Macbook Pro 13, Asus N61JV, HP Elitebook 2540p & 8440p, Samsung NB30…

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

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Laptop reviews: Acer Aspire Timeline 4820TG, Asus N82JV, HP G62, Dell Adamo XPS…

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Laptop reviews of the week:

  • Acer Aspire 5740G (15″, Intel Core i5 430M, ATI MR HD 5650): PC World (70%)
  • Acer Aspire 5741G (15″, Intel Core i3 330M, ATI MR HD 5470): Notebookcheck (84%)
  • Acer Aspire 7740G (17″, Intel Core i5 430M, ATI MR HD 5470): Notebookcheck (81%)
  • Acer Aspire Timeline 1810TZ (12″, Intel Pentium Dual Core SU4100, Intel GMA 4500MHD): Laptop Magazine (80%)
  • Acer Aspire Timeline 4820TG (14″, Intel Core i5 430M, ATI MR HD 5650): Pocket-lint (80%)
  • Apple Macbook Pro (15″, Intel Core i5 520M, Nvidia GF GT 330M): Muy Computer (Producto Recomendado)
  • Asus Eee PC 1001P (10″, Intel Atom N450, Intel GMA 3150): PC Magazine (70%)
  • Asus Eee PC 1201T (12″, AMD Athlon Neo MV-40, ATI MR HD 3200): Notebookcheck (85%)
  • Asus G73JH (17″, Intel Core i7 720QM, ATI MR HD 5870): PC World (80%)
  • Asus K72JK (17″, Intel Core i3 350M, ATI MR HD 5145): Notebookcheck (82%)
  • Asus N82JV (14″, Intel Core i7 620M, Nvidia GF GT 335M Optimus): Notebookcheck (83%)
  • Asus U30JC (13″, Intel Core i3 350M, Nvidia GF 310M): The Tech Report
  • Dell Adamo XPS (13″, Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400, Intel GMA 4500MHD): CNET UK (75%), Notebookcheck (84%)
  • Dell Studio 17 (1747) (17″, Intel Core i7 720QM, ATI MR HD 5650): Pocket Lint (80%)
  • Fujitsu Lifebook S760 (13″, Intel Core i7 620M, Intel GMA HD): Notebookcheck (82%)
  • Gateway NV5934u (15″, Intel Core i3 330M, Intel GMA HD): Laptop Magazine (70%)
  • Gateway NV7901u (17″, Intel Core i5 430M, ATI MR HD 5650): Mobile Tech Review (75%)
  • HP Elitebook 2540p (12″, Intel Core i7 640LM, Intel GMA HD): Notebook Review (80%)
  • HP Elitebook 2740p (Tablet PC, 12″, Intel Core i5 540M, Intel GMA HD): Computer Shopper (80%)
  • HP Mini 210 (10″, Intel Atom N450, Intel GMA 3150): Notebookcheck (86%)
  • HP Pavilion dm3-1020ea (13″, AMD Athlon Neo X2 L335, ATI MR HD 3200): CNET UK (84%)
  • HP G62t (15″, Intel Core i3 330M, Intel GMA HD): Laptop Magazine (80%)
  • Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 15 (15″, Intel Core i3 330M, Intel GMA HD): Notebooks.com
  • MSI A6200 (15″, Intel Core i3 330M, Intel GMA HD): Laptop Magazine (70%)
  • Samsung N150 (10″, Intel Atom N450, Intel GMA 3150): PC World (50%)
  • Samsung NB30 (10″ touchscreen, Intel Atom N450, Intel GMA 3150): Notebookcheck (89%)
  • Samsung R580 (15″, Intel Core i5 430M, Nvidia GF 310M): Laptop Magazine (70%)
  • Sony Vaio M (10″, Intel Atom N450, Intel GMA 3150): Reg Hardware (70%)
  • Viewsonic ViewBook 130 (13″, Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300, Intel GMA 4500MHD): Reg Hardware (60%)
  • Toshiba Mini NB305 (10″, Intel Atom N450, Intel GMA 3150): Netbook Reviews
  • Toshiba Satellite A505 (16″, Intel Core i3 330M, Intel GMA HD): Laptop Magazine (60%)
  • Toshiba Satellite L505 (15″, Intel Pentium Dual Core T4400, Intel GMA 4500MHD): Laptop Magazine (50%)

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Laptop reviews: Apple Macbook Pro, Asus U30JC, Asus G73JH, Alienware M11x, Lenovo Thinkpad X100e…

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

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