Last week we launched a new sort of buyer’s guide for AnandTech with our Best Budget Ultrabook recommendation. We’ll be fleshing out the “best XYZ” recommendations for other components and categories over the coming months, but for now my focus is on the notebook sector, and the plan is to have a new recommendation for laptops every Friday. Last week was a budget Ultrabook, and this week is the true budget category for all laptops. Let me know what you’d like me to cover next, keeping in mind that there are probably five or six categories of laptop that I’ll rotate through on a regular basis. With that out of the way, let’s talk briefly about the budget laptop sector. Laptops comprise everything from Chromebooks...
Holiday Smartphone Buyer's Guide
Since there are so many smartphones on the market, we figured that the holiday season was a great time to write our first smartphone buyer's guide. And so we...
49 by Vivek Gowri on 12/4/2010Holiday 2010 System Builder's Guide
We haven't updated our various system buyers' guides for a while, and what better time to rectify that oversight than the holiday shopping season? We're going to take a...
112 by AnandTech Staff, edited by Jarred Walton on 11/19/2010Holiday Buyer's Guide: Notebooks
Yes folks, it's that time again: time to open your wallets and let a ravenous technology industry take its cut so you can have the shiniest, latest gadgets on...
50 by Dustin Sklavos on 11/15/2010Everything You Always Wanted to Know About SDRAM (Memory): But Were Afraid to Ask
It started off as a simple enough memory review, but somewhere along the way we decided to dramatically expand the scope of our discussion and avoid the monotony...
45 by Rajinder Gill on 8/15/2010Laptop Buyer's Guide: 14-inch and Smaller
In the second half of our Mobile Buyer's Guide, we focus on portable machines with screens smaller than 14". The market as a whole is getting a thorough overhaul...
78 by Vivek Gowri on 7/19/2010Mobile Buyers' Guide: 14" and Larger Notebooks and DTRs
The back-to-school season is coming and refreshed product lines are already starting to appear on store shelves. Intel's dual-core Arrandale processors continue to dominate in terms of raw performance...
64 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/30/2010System Buyer’s Guide: $1700 Performance Midrange
Many things have changed in the nine months since our last midrange system guide hit the press, some for the worse—a moment of silence, please, for the passing of...
101 by Mike Jones and Jarred Walton on 5/12/2010Welcome to the 2010 AnandTech Beta
That old design lasted us a long time, didn't it? :) Welcome to the 2010 AnandTech Beta. We've done a lot of updating behind the scenes as...
277 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/29/2010System Buyers' Guide: PCs for Under $1000
Old system got you down in the dumps and you're tired of sinking more money into a black pit of despair? It's time to start fresh, and we've got...
87 by Sean Hollister on 2/12/2010Mobile Buyers' Guide, December 2009
Looking for a laptop, netbook, or even a notebook this holiday season? We've put together our thoughts on the various price segments and have selected a few laptops worthy...
50 by Jarred Walton on 12/6/2009System Buyers' Guide: $700 to $1700
We have some changes in our AMD recommendations as the Phenom II platform has matured. On the Intel side are a few small refinements while we wait for the...
72 by Wesley Fink on 7/27/2009System Buyers Guide: PCs under $825
Entry, Budget, or HTPC - $825 can buy a lot more PC these days. It can even buy a decent gaming rig.
66 by Wesley Fink on 5/14/2009Phenom II Buyers Guide: 955BE Edition
The new 3.2GHz 955BE is generating excitement for all PC buyers. We detail the latest Phenom II systems built for budget, best value, and top performance.
61 by Wesley Fink on 4/24/2009Deal of the Weekend - AMD Phenom II X4 940, Kingston DDR3, and more stuff...
A short story for those looking to shop this weekend for a new processor, video card, or memory.
18 by Gary Key on 4/18/2009System Buyers Guide: $800 to $1800
We assemble four systems geared for value and performance using AMD Phenom II, Intel Core 2, and Core i7 processors. The $800 to $1800 price range covers a lot...
74 by Wesley Fink on 4/7/2009Video Card Buyer's Guide - Spring 2009
It's been since the holidays that we've done a GPU buyers guide. It never seems like the right time to do a new GPU buyers guide, as NVIDIA and...
93 by Derek Wilson on 3/30/2009System Buyers Guide: PCs under $800
Entry, Bargain, or HTPC - $800 can buy a lot of PC these days.
67 by Wesley Fink on 3/16/2009Phenom II System Buyers' Guide
Phenom II is generating new excitement for AMD Buyers. We look at Phenom II systems built for value, maximum overclocking, and top performance.
50 by Wesley Fink on 3/2/2009Core i7 System Buyers Guide
Intel Core i7 is the only real high-end choice today. We take a closer look at Core i7 Systems built for value, maximum overclocking, and "go for the gold".
107 by Wesley Fink on 2/5/2009System Buyers Guide: $1000 to $2000
With four systems geared for value and performance from AMD Phenom II to Intel Core i7, the $1000 to $2000 price range covers a lot of computer real estate.
78 by Wesley Fink on 1/12/2009


















