Laptops
Modern higher-end 14 and 16-inch-class notebooks offer performance that is enough for the vast majority of productivity and even content creation workloads. As a result, the main limitation of notebook's capabilities in many cases is their insufficient screen real estate. Over the past few years, several leading PC makers have made numerous attempts to fix this (e.g., Lenovo's Yoga Book 9i, Razer's Valerie, and Apple's Sidecar). Now, it is time for Asus to demonstrate its vision. The Asus Zenbook Duo (UX8406) is a dual-screen 14-inch-class laptop with a detachable keyboard that works as a classic notebook with one display, a machine with two touchscreens, a laptop with two monitors, or a desktop mode. The notebook takes some pages from Lenovo's Yoga Book 9i, but Asus...
Synaptics ForcePad: A Thinner, Pressure Sensitive Trackpad for Notebooks
Late last week I talked a bit about Synaptics’ smartphone touch technology, but today’s announcements apply to their role in the notebook space. Today Synaptics is announcing two new...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/20/2012Samsung Series 7 NP700Z7C Review
We recently posted our first look at Dell’s new XPS 15, a Windows-focused laptop that took more than a few design elements of the standard MacBook Pro 15. While...
50 by Jarred Walton on 8/16/2012Dell XPS 15 L521X: A Detailed First Look
Last week Dell’s new XPS 15 L512x landed on our doorstep, and we’ve been hammering on it ever since. Combining many of the best elements of the previous generation...
109 by Jarred Walton on 7/25/2012Dell Announces New Precision M4700 and M6700 Mobile Workstations
Today Dell is updating their Precision Mobile Workstation lineup with two new model, the 15.6” M4700 and the 17.3” M6700. Along with Ivy Bridge processors, Dell is adding new...
27 by Jarred Walton on 7/24/2012The 2012 MacBook Pro Review
With most of the attention from Apple's hardware refresh event centered around iOS 6 and the new Retina MacBook Pro, the updated 2012 edition of the regular MacBook Pro...
132 by Vivek Gowri on 7/18/2012The 2012 MacBook Air (11 & 13-inch) Review
Things are getting very blurry. The MacBook Pro once stood for tons of power plus upgradability. Add a Retina Display and now it's just tons of power. It's a thicker...
190 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/16/2012Motorola Atrix HD Official: $99, LTE, 4.5" HD LCD on AT&T
After jumping the gun the other day, Motorola made the Atrix HD official today, announcing the 4.5" HD LTE device for $99 and available on July 15th at your...
17 by Jason Inofuentes on 7/10/2012Acer Aspire S5 Ultrabook Review: The Steady March of Progress
First generation technology is seldom perfect, and the fruit of Intel's ultrabook initiative was no exception. While vendors came out in force with some fairly impressive pieces of hardware...
82 by Dustin Sklavos on 7/9/2012Acer Aspire V3-571G-9435: The Value Proposition
We’ve had plenty of Acer laptops come in for review over the years (along with visits from their close relatives, Gateway). Rarely do we find such laptops reaching for...
88 by Jarred Walton on 7/4/2012Capsule Review: Toshiba's 14" USB Mobile LCD Monitor
While notebook hardware has steadily improved over the years, outside of the recent MacBook Pro with Retina Display there haven't really been any moves forward in improving desktop real...
34 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/27/2012Dell Updates XPS 14 and 15 with New Chassis, New Hardware
If you couldn't tell already, it's definitely refresh season around here and Dell has been sure to keep news about their comprehensive refreshes coming through in a steady trickle...
53 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/26/2012The next-gen MacBook Pro with Retina Display Review
Apple makes the bulk of its revenue from devices that don’t look like traditional personal computers. For the past couple of years I’ve been worried that it would wake...
471 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/23/2012Acer’s Timeline Ultra M5: Ivy Bridge Ultrabooks with Kepler GPUs
In an interesting twist, back in March when NVIDIA was unveiling their new Kepler GPUs, Acer started shipping their Timeline Ultra M3 Ultrabook before the Kepler NDA expired. While...
20 by Jarred Walton on 6/20/2012iBuyPower's Valkyrie CZ-17 Rides In
Ordinarily we try to avoid posting announcements of every new notebook system from individual boutique vendors since most of the time what they're really announcing is that they're carrying...
6 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/18/2012The Acer Iconia Tab A700 Brings 1920x1200 to $449
We've been hearing about the impending ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity with its 1920x1200 display for some time now with no concrete word on when it's coming to market, but...
19 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/13/2012Dell's Vostro 3000 Series Brings Enterprise Quality at Consumer Prices
Riding a PR wave that seems to almost inexplicably, coincidentally crest once a week, today Dell has announced the new 3000 series of their Vostro notebooks. Vostro is Dell's...
19 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/12/2012MacBook Pro Retina Display Analysis
I'm in San Francisco until tomorrow morning, but aside from dinner I've been spending as much time with the next-gen MacBook Pro as possible. Apple, as always, has done...
188 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/12/2012SSD and USB 3.0 Performance of the Retina Display MacBook Pro
Two major upgrades offered to all of Apple's new MacBook lineup are updated SSDs and native USB 3.0 support. The same updated SSD is present across all of Apple's...
33 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/11/2012How the Retina Display MacBook Pro Handles Scaling
Earlier this morning Apple introduced its next-generation MacBook Pro equipped with a Retina Display. The 15.4-inch panel features a native resolution of 2880 x 1800, or exactly four times...
74 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/11/2012Acer Launches New Aspire V5 Series Laptops for the Budget Conscious Consumer
In the midst of all the Ultrabook announcements from Computex, there are also plenty of regular laptops coming out. Acer is launching a new line of laptops called V5...
12 by Jarred Walton on 6/7/2012