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NVIDIA's new Optimus technology is set to change the way we interact with our laptops. The information has been under tight wraps for the past couple of months, but today NVIDIA is ready to reveal all, and what's more you can even go out and buy an Optimus laptop right now—like the ASUS UL50Vf we're reviewing. Find out why your next laptop should include Optimus technology.
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If you could get twice the performance for only a 50% increase, would you be willing to fork over the extra money? Compared to Atom, Intel's current CULV products offer exactly that, albeit with slightly less battery life. We have three representative models to look at today, and after seeing what CULV offers, you might think twice about buying that new Atom netbook.
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Today AMD announces their latest and greatest mobile GPUs, the ATI Mobility Radeon Premium graphics, otherwise known as the 5000 series. The 40nm process, improved power features, and other tweaks add up to a reasonable bump in laptop graphics performance, whatever your performance category.
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Paired with the launch of Clarkdale is Arrandale, a 32nm Westmere-based notebook part. We find out how the new CPU does in the mobile world.
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What happens when you take a dual-core desktop Atom, add in NVIDIA's ION, and you stuff it into a 12" chassis? You get the ASUS 1201N, an interesting piece of hardware if you're in the market for something a bit more potent than your run-of-the-mill netbook.
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Pine Trail and Pineview are being unveiled today. We have separate coverage of the desktop parts, but how does Pineview fair in the mobile world? Find out as we provide our initial look at the new ASUS Eee PC 1005PE.
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We've reviewed quite a few laptops from ASUS over the years; some were good and some were merely okay. The latest mobile salvo from ASUS changes what we expect from laptops… and what we expect to pay. They target different market, but the ASUS UL80Vt and G51J both hit the mark.
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The HP Mini 311 is one of the first netbooks to ship with NVIDIA's ION platform. The question everyone's asking is: does ION improve the netbook experience? The answer is yes, but there are other questions we still need to address.
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We give our initial impressions of the ASUS UL80Vt, the first in what promises to be a long line of Windows 7 laptops. The bar has just been set.
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One of the most popular mobile form factors, thin and light laptops need to carefully balance features, performance, and design. The Dell Studio 14z is one of the better thin and light offerings we've seen, albeit with a few blemishes.
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Unlike desktops, it's not currently possible to get a notebook that wins every benchmark, but we have three of the fastest currently available notebooks and we'll show you where each excels. Leave your wallet at the door….
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Take one part netbook, one part MacBook Air, and add in some other ingredients… but what we want to know is, will it blend?
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Core i7 officially migrates to the mobile market with today's launch of Clarksfield. If your current notebook isn't fast enough, perhaps this shiny new processor will help.
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What's the best OS for your laptop? Does your choice of operating system affect battery life? How does it affect overall performance? Today we have numbers showing just how much of a difference a change in OS can make, though we may end up with more questions than answers.
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With all of the press on Intel's new Consumer Ultra Low Voltage processors we're not seeing much traction from the OEMs. ASUS attempts to break the mold as it pairs a huge battery with an overclocked CULV to deliver both battery life and performance. Netbook battery life with notebook performance, it's what we all want right?
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Many people have looked at web browser performance in one aspect or another, but does your choice of browser impact laptop battery life? Let's find out.