Convertibles that can jump between being tablets and full-on notebooks are becoming an increasingly popular option due to both the design of Windows 8 and, to a greater extent, the gradual convergence between those product types. We're not quite at the point where anyone has nailed it without making some kind of serious sacrifice, but we're definitely getting there and the experimentation by different vendors is nothing if not interesting. Enter Toshiba's Portege Z10t. Unlike most full x86 tablets currently available, which use either Intel's current-generation Atom (thus sacrificing performance) or 17W Ivy Bridge (thus sacrificing weight and heat), the Z10t is coming out of the gate with 13W Ivy Bridge. It also includes 4GB of DDR3, a minimum 128GB SSD, and per its business-class...
HP Spectre XT TouchSmart Ultrabook Review
HP offers another premium ultrabook experience with a 1080p IPS touch-enabled display, but is it everything it could be?
64 by Dustin Sklavos on 5/27/2013Sony Announces VAIO Fit Series of Laptops
Today Sony is launching their newest line of laptops, the VAIO Fit series. There will be two different lines, the Fit and the Fit E, and all of the...
15 by Jarred Walton on 5/7/2013Acer Aspire V Series: New AMD APUs and Other Upgrades
The final piece of news out of Acer from today consists of updates to their Aspire V series of laptops targeted at value-conscious consumers. We’ve previously reviewed the Aspire...
42 by Jarred Walton on 5/3/2013Acer Aspire P3 Ultrabook Launched
In contrast to the Aspire R7, the P3 is basically a reworking of the Iconia W700 tablet from last year, only with a shell that makes the result very...
6 by Jarred Walton on 5/3/2013Acer Aspire R7: A Laptop to Make You Flip
Today Acer held a press conference in New York to announce a variety of new products. Given the timing, it’s no surprise that Intel 4th Generation CPUs aren’t specifically...
16 by Jarred Walton on 5/3/2013ASUS Zenbook UX51VZ: Great Laptop, High Price
I have quite a few laptops that have been languishing in a non-fully-reviewed state for a while. The New Year was been a bit crazy, and in the midst...
64 by Jarred Walton on 4/30/2013CompuLab Intense PC System Review: Fanless Ivy Bridge
The last time we checked out a fanless desktop system, it was Logic Supply's LGX AG150. While affordable, that system was powered by Intel's Cedar Trail Atom processor, a...
44 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/20/2013Intel Releases OpenCL 1.2 Driver and Tools Update for Ivy Bridge and Haswell
Intel has released an updated OpenCL driver for their 3rd Generation Core (Ivy Bridge) and 4th Generation Core (which we can safely call as Haswell) products that brings OpenCL...
22 by Rahul Garg on 4/9/2013Best Budget Laptops, April 2013
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...
39 by Jarred Walton on 4/5/2013NVIDIA’s GeForce 700M Family: Full Details and Specs
With spring now well under way and the pending launch of Intel’s Haswell chips, OEMs always like to have “new” parts across the board, and so once more we’re...
91 by Jarred Walton on 4/1/2013Best Budget Ultrabook, March 2013
We’re planning to start a regular revolving list of recommended products at AnandTech—sort of like a mini buyer’s guide focused on a single product or component. Anand has asked...
30 by Jarred Walton on 3/28/2013Vizio Thin+Light CT15: Something New and Edgy
Last year was very eventful in the notebook world. Beyond the UX upheaval brought on by Windows 8 and the blurring of the line between notebooks and tablets, we’ve...
55 by Vivek Gowri on 2/14/2013Addendum Regarding AMD’s Mobility Catalyst 13.1 Drivers
Late last week AMD release their first drivers for 2013, the Catalyst 13.1 drivers. The drivers as noted already are available for both desktops and laptops, but I did...
16 by Jarred Walton on 1/22/2013Getting the Best out of an Ivy Bridge HTPC: Windows 8, madVR and More..
The build process and thermal performance of a fanless Ivy Bridge HTPC was covered in detail last month. I had indicated that the piece would be the first of...
140 by Ganesh T S on 1/20/2013Intel's Quick Sync: Coming Soon to Your Favorite Open Source Transcoding Applications
Intel's hardware accelerated video transcode engine, Quick Sync, was introduced two years ago with Sandy Bridge. When it was introduced, I was immediately sold. With proper software support you...
46 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/14/2013Intel Brings Core Down to 7W, Introduces a New Power Rating to Get There: Y-Series SKUs Demystified
For all of modern Intel history, it has specified a TDP rating for all of its silicon. The TDP rating is given at a specific max core temperature (Tj_MAX...
56 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/14/2013Hands on with Samsung's 2013 Notebook Lineup
A few days before the big show, Samsung announced updates to their notebook line, including a new Series 7 ultrabook and a redesigned Series 7 Chronos. As someone who...
6 by Vivek Gowri on 1/12/2013Lenovo Announces IdeaPad Yoga 11S
Last year at CES 2012, Lenovo unveiled their Yoga 13 laptop/tablet hybrid. The product was one of the most interesting ideas I saw at CES 2012, and it started...
5 by Jarred Walton on 1/9/2013Razer Announces 10.1" Edge Gaming Tablet with Ivy Bridge, Kepler, Windows 8
We saw Razer's Project Fiona gaming tablet last year at CES, and came away from the hands-on opportunity and corresponding conversation with Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan fairly impressed with...
27 by Vivek Gowri on 1/8/2013
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