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In Between: The HP ProBook 4310s

In Between: The HP ProBook 4310s

HP has produced some very solid notebooks in previous years, and this recently announced model is no exception to this rule: The HP ProBook 4310s. It’s aimed for more advanced users who need more power than a netbook can provide, yet not a fire-breathing monster for $1,000+. This one’s starting price is $779 at HP’s [...]

“Heavy Duty” Business: The Getac 9213 Business Notebook

Usually business type notebooks tend to be pretty fragile as a rule. Well, it seems Getac (a small notebook maker) has bucked that rule, and wants to make a notebook with solid specs that can take a bit of a beating too. Getac has recently announced the 9213 notebook PC. It has a 13.3-inch screen [...]

Priced Just Right: The Sony VAIO W Netbook

Priced Just Right: The Sony VAIO W Netbook

Sony’s line of laptops have traditionally held two things to be true: they’re stylish and cool, and they tend to be a little overpriced. Perhaps they’re starting to get the message, because Sony has responded by announcing the release of their new Vaio W line of netbooks with some very decent stats at a reasonable [...]

Small and Useful: The BenQ JoyBook Lite U102

Small and Useful: The BenQ JoyBook Lite U102

Small package, still pretty powerful and useful. That seems to be the theme for many laptop makers these days, and BenQ isn’t an exception to this philosophy. Witness: The JoyBook Lite U102. BenQ has released a new netbook computer that weighs only about 1Kg, so it can literally go anywhere you need it to go. [...]

Speedburner at the right price: The Gateway NV5807u Notebook

Speedburner at the right price: The Gateway NV5807u Notebook

Notebooks are getting more and more muscular, and the price tags are getting smaller and smaller. The latest laptop from Gateway’s latest release serves to emphasize this fact. Gateway has released out a strong, highly affordable notebook with the NV5807u. This system offers a 15.6-inch Ultrabright LED-backlit screen with 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, a [...]

Listening in Action: Sony launches new lower priced laptop with the VAIO NW

Listening in Action: Sony launches new lower priced laptop with the VAIO NW

After being known for rolling out a lot of overpriced notebooks the last few years, Sony has gotten the hint and lowered their prices to compete with the rest of crowd. Now they’re upping the ante with a blu-ray notebook for under $900? Indeed they are. The Sony VAIO NW is its name, and this [...]

Power + Small Size = Acer Aspire One 751

Power + Small Size = Acer Aspire One 751

Usually smaller netbooks are pretty underpowered, but Acer wants to change those traditional rules with their new release, the Aspire One 751, soon to be released and available for pre-order now at Amazon. It starts with a sharp 11.6-inch display with 1366 x 768 res, a 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 processor (one of the higher [...]

Jumbo Netbook: Panasonic Let's Note R8 Light Notebook

Jumbo Netbook: Panasonic Let’s Note R8 Light Notebook

Lots of netbooks are small in specs and features, but this new line from Panasonic ups the ante with netbook features, and leverages SSD while they’re at it. The new Panasonic Note Light R8 notebook/netbook comes packed with a pretty strong 1.4-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 CPU, 2GB of RAM (upgradable to 4GB), and [...]

Netbook Joy: The MSI Wind U123

Netbook Joy: The MSI Wind U123

Netbooks have become the darlings of the laptop industry of late, and this is just another example. They’re small and easy to carry, and are perfect for on the go business needs. MSI is a company specializing in tiny, efficient netbooks, and they released their latest model in the US finally. The MSI Wind U123 [...]

Light as Air: Asus U Series Notebooks

Light as Air: Asus U Series Notebooks

Asus has announced more stuff regarding its super-slick and ultra-thin U series laptop that traces its design lineage to the Apple MacBook Air (which is a compliment). The line breaks down as follows: The 12-inch U20A, 13.3-inch UX30 and 15.6-inch UX50V, and they have all the very power-sipping Intel Consumer Ultra Low Voltage (CULV), ranging [...]