Archive for the ‘Notebook and Laptops’ Category

Nvidia Reports Large Quantities of Defective Notebook Chips

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Nvidia has found that "significant quantities" of older graphics cards that shipped in notebook PCs were defective. Nvidia says it has not determined the exact cause of the problem, but it is associated with a packaging material used with some of the chips, and the thermal design of some notebooks.

HP Pavilion dv5z First Look

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
The newest 15-inch notebook from HP arrives just in time to make a big impact for back-to-school shoppers in 2008. The HP Pavilion dv5z features the latest AMD dual-core processors, cutting edge graphics that slaughter the competition, and a price that's so competitive you'll have a hard time coming up with reasons not to buy this notebook. Let's take a quick look at what makes this laptop so impressive before our full review.

250GB Seagate 5400.4 Hard Drive Review

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
The 5400.4 hard disk drive is the second generation perpendicular recording 5400RPM drive from Seagate, offering quite a few enhancements off the old model. On paper these items include lower power draw, faster internal write speeds, increased platter density allowing for larger capacities, and best of all Seagate reliability. While all the paper specifications look great, just how well does this drive perform in our real world testing?

250GB Seagate 5400.4 Hard Drive Review

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
The 5400.4 hard disk drive is the second generation perpendicular recording 5400RPM drive from Seagate, offering quite a few enhancements off the old model. On paper these items include lower power draw, faster internal write speeds, increased platter density allowing for larger capacities, and best of all Seagate reliability. While all the paper specifications look great, just how well does this drive perform in our real world testing?

Most Popular Laptops for June 2008

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Each month we compile data for the number of times a particular notebook is viewed on this site's product pages to get an idea for what mainstream consumers are looking at and thinking about buying. Which laptops are most interesting to our visitors? Did any popular notebooks fall off the list? Let's take a look and find out.

Most Popular Laptops for June 2008

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Each month we compile data for the number of times a particular notebook is viewed on this site's product pages to get an idea for what mainstream consumers are looking at and thinking about buying. Which laptops are most interesting to our visitors? Did any popular notebooks fall off the list? Let's take a look and find out.

News Bits: New Gateway Notebooks, Sony FW Leaked, New Zepto Laptops

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
  • Gateway introduces new notebooks
  • Up close with the Toshiba Qosmio X305 gaming notebook
  • New Sony FW series shows up on Circuit City website
  • Zepto to introduce new notebooks
  • ASUS to introduce new Eee PC 904/905
  • AMD’s “Puma” Mauls Intel

    Monday, June 30th, 2008
    The new Puma platform of AMD Turion Ultra processors and ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics marks a revolution in budget notebook technology. After years of lackluster media performance in budget notebooks, we finally have a low-cost solution that delivers solid performance both in terms of raw processing power and graphics. AMD's "Puma" doesn't just roar, it rips apart the low-cost market.

    Current Notebook and Tech Deals (Updated 6/29/2008)

    Sunday, June 29th, 2008
  • Current Dell Coupons, up to $350 Off Laptops
  • Current Lenovo ThinkPad Offers, up to 25% off ThinkPads
  • New HP Pavilion dv5z Now available starting at $699
  • Toshiba Satellite A205-S5825 Laptop $400 at BestBuy
  • Western Digital My Book Mirror Edition Review

    Friday, June 27th, 2008
    Few external hard drives have been more popular over the years than the Western Digital "My Book" series. The attractive casing, solid build quality, good performance, and tons of storage space continue to make these USB hard drives a common site on desks across the globe. The all new Western Digital My Book Mirror Edition offers more than just huge storage capacities. The Mirror Edition gives you the security of RAID 1 or the massive storage of RAID 0 with just a click of your mouse. Keep reading and you may discover your next "must have" computer accessory.

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