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...
Eurocom Monster 1.0: Clevo's Little Monster
When Alienware announced the Ivy Bridge refresh for its gaming notebook lineup, one model was conspicuously absent. Word filtered out that the smallest member of the range, the 11.6&rdquo...
47 by Vivek Gowri on 5/18/2012Lenovo Announces Their 3rd Generation Intel Core Laptop Updates
It’s been a couple weeks since Intel officially unveiled Ivy Bridge, and we continue to see plenty of product announcements from the major OEMs. Yesterday, while we were busy...
53 by Jarred Walton on 5/16/2012The AMD Trinity Review (A10-4600M): A New Hope
AMD’s microprocessor history goes way back, predating even the now venerable x86 architecture. Their first foray into x86 territory came as a subcontractor to Intel, and from there AMD...
272 by Jarred Walton on 5/15/2012HP Unveils New Ultrabooks, "Sleekbooks"
At the 2012 Global Influencer Summit in Shanghai, HP announced a full slate of new thin-and-light and ultrabook systems, and we've gotten to go hands on with all of...
23 by Vivek Gowri on 5/10/2012Clevo's W110ER Now Available from Additional Vendors
We provided a full overview of Eurocom's Monster 1.0 last week. For the interested, the same Clevo W110ER chassis used in the Monster 1.0 is available with a variety...
22 by Jarred Walton on 5/2/2012Dell Reveals Ivy Bridge for XPS and Vostro Desktops, Inspiron Laptops
In the continuing deluge of Intel 3rd Generation Core i-Series product announcements, Dell has released details on their XPS and Vostro desktops, along with their Inspiron laptops. For now...
17 by Jarred Walton on 5/2/2012BlackBerry 10 Teased Kicking Off BlackBerry World
As the lights came up on Thorston Heins opening remarks at BlackBerry World 2012, expectations were... well, low. There was always the possibility that we would hear of some...
24 by Jason Inofuentes on 5/1/2012Alienware M14x, M17x, and M18x: Now with Ivy Bridge and New GPUs
The launch of any new mobile processor line almost always precedes retail availability, but with Ivy Bridge mobile just previewed last week, we’re already seeing various companies ship updated...
26 by Jarred Walton on 4/30/2012Eurocom Monster 1.0: Gaming with Quad-Core IVB and Kepler at 11.6”
Eurocom is a company that we’ve seen a few times over the years. Mostly, their focus is on the high-end mobile workstation market, though they also sell plenty of...
32 by Jarred Walton on 4/27/2012AMD Launches Radeon 7700M, 7800M, and 7900M Mobile GPUs
Late last year, we covered the first part of AMD’s HD 7000M product lineup, the 7400M, 7500M, and 7600M. Today, the other shoe drops as we get the high-end...
53 by Jarred Walton on 4/24/2012Mobile Ivy Bridge and ASUS N56VM Preview
Intel is firing a massive artillery barrage at its competition today with the release of desktop and mobile Ivy Bridge processors. Last year’s Sandy Bridge gave Intel a huge...
44 by Jarred Walton on 4/23/2012HP Folio 13 Review: Deviating From the Norm
The initial bum rush of ultrabooks resulted in, with limited exception, a lot of designs that took most of their cues from Apple's MacBook Air. Even Dell's XPS 13...
88 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/17/2012Capsule Review: GeChic's On-Lap 1302 Laptop Monitor
Just three months ago we took GeChic's 13" USB 2.0-powered monitor, the On-Lap 1301, for a test run. What we found was a compelling concept for a product that...
23 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/15/2012Toshiba Teases New Notebooks, Tablets
We recently had a chance to take a meeting with Toshiba representatives in San Francisco, California, where we were previewed their upcoming releases for 3Q12. Toshiba is essentially targeting...
21 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/11/2012Toshiba Satellite P755D: Nearing the End of the Road for Llano
While the launch of Trinity isn't too far away, it's important to remember there are still plenty of Llano notebooks available today with a lot to offer on their...
34 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/11/2012HTC And Sprint Announce The EVO 4G LTE: Krait and LTE, on Sprint for $199 [Updated w/ Hands-on]
HTC and Sprint teamed up today to announce the latest in the EVO line: the EVO 4G LTE. So, not the most novel name, but it gets to the...
22 by Jason Inofuentes on 4/4/2012Sony VAIO SE: An IPS Laptop for Under a Grand
Yes, folks, we finally managed to get someone to send us a mainstream laptop with an IPS display. Not that there are many choices; besides the Sony SE reviewed...
58 by Jarred Walton on 4/3/2012Toshiba Portege R835: Less Ultra, More Notebook
With the deluge of ultrabooks stemming from Intel's initiative over the past few months, it's easy to forget ultraportables have been a part of the Windows PC landscape for...
81 by Dustin Sklavos on 3/30/2012NVIDIA's GeForce 600M Series: Mobile Kepler and Fermi Die Shrinks
While the desktop-bound GeForce GTX 680 is undoubtedly the most exciting release from NVIDIA today and the true flagbearer for their new Kepler microarchitecture, NVIDIA actually has a whole...
25 by Dustin Sklavos & Jarred Walton on 3/22/2012Acer Iconia Tab A510: Tegra 3 Hits $450
Asus's Transformer Prime just got some company. Available for pre-order today, the Acer Iconia Tab A510 brings the price of entry for a 10.1" Tegra 3-powered tablet down to...
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