Category: Gadget News and Reviews

Sources close to Asus have announced that the new UX21, due to be released in September, will be priced at about 80% to 90% of the Macbook Air family, putting it at less than $1000. Considering the higher processing power (it can come equipped with either an i5 or i7 chip) this model should be [...]

Starting at $1,499, the third generation M17x is a top of the line, highly customizable 17-inch gaming notebook. It can come with either of two possible processors: the i7-2630QM or the slightly faster i7-2720QM. The graphics card is an AMD Radeon, either the 1GB HD 6870M, or the 2GB HD 6970M. The combination produces devastatingly [...]

The updated Asus X53E-SX082V arrives sporting an aluminum case that gives it a high-end appearance. It’s performance is also impressive for it’s class. The Intel i5-2410M and the integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 are equipped to allow users a good office, web-browsing, or multimedia experience, though the system falters, as can be expected for an [...]

Starting at 650 dollars and highly customizable, HP’s newly available dv6z series offers a range of processors, graphics, and memory. That makes them ideal for the user who knows what they want and who is interested in ordering it direct from HP. Among other things, customers have the choice of four Llano-based chips. There is [...]

The 13.3 inch Samsung NP900X3A aims at giving new competition for the 2011 Macbook Air. Ultrathin at 0.64 inches and high-performance, it runs a 1.4GHz Intel Core i5-2537M and houses a 128GB SSD. The only thing holding it back: it’s price of 1700 dollars. There is also a catch when we talk about its thickness. [...]

Lenovo’s upgrade to its x100 super-netbook is available, and seems a successful improvement over its predecessor. This is mainly due to its improved performance. It runs an AMD Fusion E-350 APU, a dual-core processor which is an upgrade from the single-core Athlon Neo MV40. Its graphics are also handled by a Radeon 6310 GPU, which [...]