Netbook

Laptop Reviews: Alienware M17x, Dell Studio 14z, HP Mini 5101, Toshiba Mini NB205 and others

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

Laptop reviews of the week:

Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T-8480 (14″, SU3500, GMA 4500MHD): PC World (80%)
Alienware M17x (17″, QX9300, GTX 280M SLI): PC World (81%), Co-Optimus (P9600, GTX 260M SLI), Hot Hardware, PC Pro (83%)
Apple Macbook Pro (15″, P8700, 9400M): optimitza.cat (90%)
Asus Eee PC 1005HA-M (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): Notebookcheck (87%)
Asus Eee PC 1008HA (10″, N280, GMA 950): Digital Trends (70%)
Asus Eee PC 1101HA (11″, Atom Z520, GMA 500): Mobile Computer (83%)
Asus G60Vx (16″, P8700, GTX 260M): Bit-Tech.net (70%)
Asus U50Vg (15″, T6500, G 105M): Notebookcheck (83%)
Compaq Presario CQ60-419WM (15″, SL-42, 8200M): Computer Shopper (80%)
Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (10″, Atom Z520, GMA 500): Register Hardware (80%)
Dell Latitude 2100 (10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): PC World (76%), Notebookcheck
Dell Latitude XT2 (12″, SU9400, GMA 4500MHD): Notebook Review
Dell Latitude E6400 XFR (14″, P9600, NVS 160M, ruggedized): Notebookcheck
Dell Studio 14z (14″, T6500, 9400M): Laptop Magazine (80%), CNET (80%)
Dell Studio 15 (1555 USE006CS, 15″ ,T6500, GMA 4500MHD) PC Magazine (80%, Editor’s Choice)
Gateway NV5807u (15″, T6500, GMA 4500MHD): PC Magazine (80%),
Gateway NV5214u (15″, QL-64, HD 3200): Computer Shopper (80%), Notebook Review
HP G60-443CL (16″, T4300, GMA 4500MHD): PC World (70%)
HP Mini 5101 (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): Computer Shopper (92%), CNET (80%)
HP Pavilion dv4-1465dx (14″, T6500, GMA 4500MHD): CNET (70%)
Lenovo Ideapad S10-2 (10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): CNET UK (66%)
MSI Wind U123-003US (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): PC World (79%)
Sony Vaio NW160 (15″, T6500, HD 4570): CNET (70%)
Sony Vaio W (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): Computer Shopper (76%)
Toshiba E105-S1602 (14″, P7350, GMA 4500MHD): CNET (80%)
Toshiba Mini NB205 (NB200, 10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): Notebook Review, Geek.com, PC Magazine (80%)
Toshiba Satellite A350-12J (16″, T6400, GMA 4500MHD): Register Hardware (70%)

Other interesting links:

SSD vs HDD in comparison (Notebookcheck)
Acer Aspire One 751 vs Gateway LT3103 (The Tech Report)

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Laptop reviews: Asus G71GX, Dell Latitude 2100, HP Mini 5101 and others

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Laptop reviews of the week:

Alienware M17x (17″, QX9300, GTX 280M SLI + 9400M): Portables4Gamers
Apple Macbook Pro 13 (13″, P8400, 9400M): Register Hardware (90%)
Asus Eee PC 1005HA (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): Legit Reviews (Editor’s Choice)
Asus Eee PC 1008HA (10″, N280, GMA 950): Geek.com
Asus G71GX (17″, T9550, GTX 260M): Notebookcheck (81%)
Asus W90Vp (18″, T9600, HD 4870 CrossFireX): Notebookcheck (83%)
Clevo M980NU (18″, T9900, GTX 280M SLI): Notebookcheck (81%)
Dell Inspiron 15 (1545, 15″, T4200, GMA 4500MHD): Notebook Review
Dell Latitude 2100 (10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): Notebook Review, Computer Shopper (80%)
Dell Latitude XT2 (12″, U9400, GMA 4500MHD): PC World (71%)
Gateway UC7807u (13″, T6400, GMA 4500MHD): Techgage
HP Mini 5101 (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): PC Magazine (70%), Laptop Magazine (80%)
Lenovo Ideapad S12 (12″, Atom N270, GMA 950): Notebook Review, CNET (60%)
MSI Wind U115 Hybrid (10″, Atom Z530, GMA 500): Notebookcheck (88%)
Samsung N120 (10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): Notebookcheck (85%)
Sony Vaio W (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): Computer Shopper (76%)
Toshiba Satellite A505-S6960 (A500, 15″, T6500, GMA 4500MHD): CNET (70%)
Toshiba Satellite L505D-S6947 (L500, 16″, TL-62, HD 3100): PC Magazine (60%)

Other interesting links:

Best graphics cards for the money: July ‘09 (Tom’s Hardware)
MSI X340 part 1.
Review: Intel Core i7 processors in laptops (Notebookcheck)
Comparative review of Core 2 Quad processors in laptops (Notebookcheck)

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Laptop reviews: Asus Eee PC T91, Lenovo Ideapad S12, Dell Inspiron Mini 10 and others

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Laptop reviews of the week:

Acer Aspire Timeline 3810T (13″, SU9400, GMA 4500MHD): CNET UK (79%)
Alienware M17x (Allpowerful: 17″, QX9300, GTX 280M SLI): PC Magazine (80%, Editor’s Choice), CNET (80%)
Apple Macbook Pro 13 (13″, P8400, 9400M): Notebooks.com
Asus Eee PC T91 (9″, Atom Z520, GMA 500): Engadget, Notebook Review, Computer Shopper (59%), GottaBeMobile, CNET (80%)
Asus M60VP (16″, P8700, HD 4650): Notebookcheck (80%)
Asus N90SV-A2 (18″, T9550, GT 130M): PC World (75%)
Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (10″, Atom Z530, GMA 500): Xataka (Spanish), Notebookcheck (87%), CNET UK (70%)
Dell Studio 15 (1555, 15″, P8600, HD 4570): Register Hardware (85%)
Fujitsu Lifebook S7220 (T9400, GMA 4500MHD): CNET UK (74%)
Gateway P-7808u FX (17″, Q9000, 9800M GTS):
Lenovo Ideapad S10-2 (10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): Notebook Review, Computer Shopper (80%)
Lenovo Ideapad S12 (12″, Atom N270, GMA 950): Computer Shopper (77%), Laptop Magazine (80%), PC Magazine (80%)
Lenovo Ideapad Y450 (14″, T6400, 4500MHD): PC World (81%)
MSI GT725 (17″, P9500, HD 4850): Notebookcheck (84%)
MSI X340 (13″, SU3500, GMA 4500MHD): Notebookcheck (80%)
Samsung N310 (10″, N270, GMA 950): Register Hardware (60%)
Sony Vaio AW230JH (18″, P8600, 9600M GT): PC World (79%)
Sony Vaio NW180J/S (15″, P7350, HD 4570): Computer Shopper (81%)

Other interesting links:

Alienware M17x hands-on (Notebookcheck)

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Asus netbook-tablet PC Eee PC T91 available (and already reviewed!)

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

The Asus Eee PC T91 is an interesting netbook, because it’s a convertible tablet PC, too. It has just been presented in Spain (availability is expected in August) and seems to be already available in the US, at least at Amazon.com (via NetbookReviews).

The T91 uses a 8.9-inch screen instead of the more common 10-inch, so it can keep its weight below 1 kg. The rest of the specifications are the usual for a netbook:, but the processor is an Intel Atom Z520, that is a bit slower than the typical N270 1.6 GHz, and it uses a 16 GB SSD (plus a 16 GB SD card) that is probably slower than the average 160 GB, 5400 rpm HD. The estimated battery life is 5 h and the price is 449 € in Spain, 500 USD at Amazon.

Update: there are already some reviews published at Engadget, Notebook Review, Computer Shopper and GottaBeMobile, with video (and Slashgear has found a few more).

More information: Asus Eee PC T91.

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Laptop reviews: Acer Aspire One 751, Dell Studio 15 (1555), Toshiba NB200 and others

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Laptop reviews of the week:

Acer Aspire One 751 (11″, Atom Z520, GMA 500): Portable Monkey, Laptop Magazine (70%), Computer Shopper (77%)
Acer Aspire Timeline 3810T (13″, SU3500, GMA 4500MHD): Notebookcheck (86%)
Apple Macbook (13″, P7450, 9400M): Register Hardware (80%), Notebookcheck (85%)
Apple Macbook Pro 15 (15″, P8700, 9400M): Register Hardware (85%)
Asus Eee PC 1005HA (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): CNET UK (84%)
Asus UX50V (15″, SU3500, GMA 4500MHD): CNET UK (75%)
Dell Inspiron 1545 (15″, T4200, GMA 4500MHD): PC Magazine (70%)
Dell Inspiron Mini 10v (10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): Register Hardware (85%)
Dell Latitude E6400 XFR (14″, P9600, NVS 160M): Notebook Review
Dell Studio 1555 (15″, P8600, HD 4570): Notebook Review, Computer Shopper (84%)
HP Elitebook 6930p (14″, T9400, GMA 4500MHD): Notebookcheck (86%)
HP G70-463cl (17″, T6500, GMA 4500MHD): PC Magazine (80%)
HP Pavilion dv4-1430us (14″, T6500, GMA 4500MHD): PC Magazine (80%)
HP Pavilion dv7-2185dx (17″, Q9000, HD 4650): CNET (70%)
HP ProBook 4510s (15″, T6570, GMA 4500MHD): Notebookcheck (81%)
Lenovo Ideapad Y450 (14″, T6400, GMA 4500MHD): CNET (70%)
MSI Wind U100 (10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): Legit Reviews
MSI Wind U123 (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): PC Magazine (60%)
Sony Vaio FW480J/T (16″, P7350, HD 4650): CNET (70%)
Toshiba NB200 (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): Register Hardware (90%), Notebookcheck (86%)

Other interesting links:

MSI Wind U100 overclocking guide (Legit Reviews)
Guide to greener electronics, July 2009 update (Greenpeace)

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Laptop reviews: Acer Aspire One 751, Lenovo Thinkpad T400s, Asus Eee PC 1005HA

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Laptop reviews of the week:

Acer Aspire One D250 (10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): Notebookcheck (85%)
Acer Aspire One 751 (11″, Atom Z520, GMA 500): Notebookcheck (87%)
Asus Eee PC 1005HA (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): Liliputing, Computer Shopper (88%), CNET (80%), Notebook Review
Asus N20A (12″, T5850, GMA 4500MHD): Notebookcheck (85%)
Dell Latitude XT2 (12″, SU9400, GMA 4500MHD): Computer Shopper (80%)
Fujitsu M2010 (10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): Notebook Review
HP Mini 110 (10″, N270, GMA 950): PC Magazine (70%)
Lenovo Ideapad Y450 (14″, T6400, GMA 4500MHD): PC Magazine (80%)
Lenovo Thinkpad T400s (14″, SP9600, GMA 4500MHD): Notebook Review, Geek.com, Computer Shopper (91%), PC World
MSI GT725 (17″, Q9000, HD 4850): PC World (80%)
MSI X340 (13″, SU3500, GMA 4500MHD): Notebook Review
Samsung N310 (10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): CNET UK (70%)
Toshiba Mini NB205 (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): CNET (70%)

Other interesting links:

HP Mini 5101 first look (Notebook Review)
Netbooks for gamers (Notebookcheck)

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Laptop reviews: Apple Macbook Pro renovats, Dell Studio 15 (1555), Clevo D900F and M980NU, Toshiba Portege R600 and A600 and others

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Laptop reviews of the last two weeks:

Acer Aspire One D250-1165 (10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): PC Magazine (4/5), CNET (3.5/5)
Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T (14″, SU9400, GMA 4500MHD): CNET UK (9/10), Notebookcheck (86%)
Apple Macbook (13″, P7450, 9400M): CNET (4/5), CNET UK (8/10)
Apple Macbook Pro 13 (13″, P7550, 9400M): PC Magazine (4.5/5), CNET (4/5), CNET UK (8.6/10), Notebook Review, Computer Shopper (9/10)
Apple Macbook Pro 15 (15″, P8700, 9400M): PC Magazine (4/5), CNET UK (8.2/10)
Apple Macbook Pro (full series): Engadget
Asus N90SV-A2 (18″, T9550, GT 130M, BD): Notebook Review
Clevo D900F (AVAdirect: 17″, Core i7 975, GTX 280M): Notebook Review
Clevo M980NU (Cyber System QZ18: 18″, T9900, GTX 280M SLI): Notebookjournal.de
Dell Adamo 13 (13″, SU9400, GMA 4500MHD): Electronista
Dell Inspiron Mini 12 (12″, Atom Z520, GMA 500): Fudzilla
Dell Precision M4400 (15″, P8600, FX 570M): Notebook Review Forums
Dell Studio 1555 (15″, P8600, HD 4570): Notebookcheck (85%)
Fujitsu Lifebook M2010 (10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): PC World (76%)
HP Mini 110 (10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): CNET UK (7,0/10)
HP Pavilion dv2z (12″, MV-40, HD 3410): Hexus.net (57%)
Lenovo Ideapad Y450 (14″, T6400, GMA 4500MHD): Notebook Review
MSI GT725-212US (17″, Q9000, HD 4850): CNET (4/5)
MSI Wind U115 (10″, Atom Z530, GMA 500): Portable Monkey (2nd video), CNET UK (7/10). Warning: this netbook has been banned by Microsoft!
MSI X340 (13″, SU3500, GMA 4500MHD): Fudzilla
Samsung N120 (10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): PC World (82%), Register Hardware (80%)
Sony Vaio P21Z (8″, Atom Z520, GMA 500): Notebookcheck (86%)
Toshiba Mini NB205 (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): Laptop Magazine (4.5/5)
Toshiba Portege R600-ST520W (12″, SU9400, GMA 4500MHD): PC World (72%)
Toshiba Portege A605-P210 (12″, SU9300, GMA 4500MHD): PC World (73%)
Toshiba Tecra M10-S3411 (14″, P8600, GMA 4500MHD): Computer Shopper (8.5/10)

Other interesting links:

PC Power consumption: How many watts do we need? (X-bit labs)
Accelerate x.264 1080p movies over the GPU Guide (Guru3D)
Macbook Pro battery life (Anandtech)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M SLI benchmarks (Notebookjournal)
The Sims 3 performance (Yougamers)
Lenovo Ideapad S12 (Nvidia Ion) first look (PC Pro)
An approximation to the performance and power requirements of the new Nvidia cards (PC Perspective)
New Intel GMA 500 improves performance (Pocketables forum, via Portable Monkey)

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Laptop reviews: MSI X340, Asus Eee PC 1008HA, MSI GT725 and others

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Laptop reviews of the week:

Asus Eee PC 1000HE (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): Notebookcheck (88%)
Asus Eee PC 1002HAE (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): Portable Monkey
Asus Eee PC 1008HA (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): PC Magazine (4/5), CNET (4/5)
Asus W90Vp (18″, Q9000, HD 4870 CrossFireX): AnandTech
HP Mini 110 (10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): Computer Shopper (8/10)
MSI GT725 (17″, Q9000, HD 4850): CNET UK (8,2/10)
MSI Wind U123 (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): Computer Shopper (8,6/10)
MSI X340 (13″, SU3500, GMA 4500MHD): Computer Shopper (7.9/10), CNET UK (6.9/10), PC Magazine (3.5/5), PC World
Samsung R510 (15″, T6400, GMA 4500MHD): CNET UK (7/10)
Sony Vaio P (8″, Atom Z530, GMA 500): Alt 1040 (Spanish)

Other interesting links:

Flash video performance on Ion (Anandtech)

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Laptop reviews: Asus Eee PC T91, Asus Eee PC 1008HA, Asus W90, MSI GX400 and others

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Laptop reviews of the week:

Apple Macbook Pro 17 (17″, T9550, 9400M): Notebookcheck
Asus Eee PC 1008HA (10″, Atom N280, GMA 950): Engadget, Notebook Review, Computer Shopper (8.6/10)
Asus Eee PC T91 (tablet-PC, 9″, Atom Z520, US15W): TechRadar (4.5/5)
Asus F50SV A2 (16″, P8600, GT 120M): CNET (3/5)
Asus F70 (17″, T5850, 9300M GS): CNET UK (6.8/10)
Asus S121 (12″, Atom Z520, GMA 500): Portable Monkey
Asus W90 (18″, T9550, HD 4870 CrossFireX): CNET UK (9,1/10), Portables4gamers forum, Techgage
Dell Adamo 13 (13″, SU9400, GMA 4500MHD): Notebookcheck (86%)
Gateway P-7805u FX (17″, P8400, 9800M GTS): Notebook Review
HP Elitebook 8730w (17″ Dreamcolor, QX9300, FX 3700M): Notebook Review
HP HDX16 (16″, P8700, 9600M GT): Notebookcheck (80%)
HP Mini 1151nr (Verizon Wireless: 10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): Laptop Magazine (3/5), Digital Trends (6.5/10)
HP Pavilion dv5-1250us (15″, ZM-80, HD 3450): About.com (3/5)
HP Pavilion dv7-2043cl (17″, T6400, HD 4650): PC Magazine (4/5)
LG X120 (10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): Engadget
MSI GX400 (14″, P7350, 9600M GT): Notebookcheck (80%)
OCZ Neutrino (Do-it-yourself, 10″, Atom N270, GMA 950): Legit Reviews (Innovation award)
Samsung NC20-21GBK (12″, Via Nano, Chrome 9 HC2): PC Magazine (4/5)
Toshiba NB-100 (9″, Atom 270, GMA 950): Notebookcheck (87%)
Toshiba Portege R600-ST520W (12″, U9400, 4500MHD): CNET (3.5/5)
Toshiba Satellite Pro S300-EZ2128 (15″, T6600, 4500MHD): Computer Shopper (7.8/10)

Other interesting links:

Tom’s Hardware updates graphics card comparison
Best graphics cards for the money: May 2009 (Tom’s Hardware)
Battle of the budget gaming graphics cards (Extremetech)

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Hands-on the Nvidia Ion-based laptop Lenovo Ideapad S12

Monday, May 25th, 2009

There is a lot of expectation about netbooks based on the Nvidia Ion platform, because they use a GeForce 9400M graphics card that offers a good increase in graphical performance over current Intel offerings. Lenovo is first announcing a portable device based on this platform, the Lenovo Ideapad S12 (is it a big netbook or a small laptop?), and some lucky people have seen one and published their hands-on:

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Laptop Reviews: Alienware M17x, Dell Studio 14z, HP Mini 5101, Toshiba Mini NB205 and others

Laptop reviews: Asus G71GX, Dell Latitude 2100, HP Mini 5101 and others

Laptop reviews: Asus Eee PC T91, Lenovo Ideapad S12, Dell Inspiron Mini 10 and others

Asus netbook-tablet PC Eee PC T91 available (and already reviewed!)

Laptop reviews: Acer Aspire One 751, Dell Studio 15 (1555), Toshiba NB200 and others

Laptop reviews: Acer Aspire One 751, Lenovo Thinkpad T400s, Asus Eee PC 1005HA

Laptop reviews: Apple Macbook Pro renovats, Dell Studio 15 (1555), Clevo D900F and M980NU, Toshiba Portege R600 and A600 and others

Laptop reviews: MSI X340, Asus Eee PC 1008HA, MSI GT725 and others

Laptop reviews: Asus Eee PC T91, Asus Eee PC 1008HA, Asus W90, MSI GX400 and others

Hands-on the Nvidia Ion-based laptop Lenovo Ideapad S12