Tag archives for Laptops
Rock Tablet T200
Tablet PCs have not exactly set the mobile computing world on fire since they first appeared in 2002. Price is often cited as a reason for their relative lack of…
Dell Inspiron 6000: a first look
Dell's new Inspiron 6000 promises to be a solid and highly configurable desktop replacement notebook, although the jury's still out on the potency of Intel's Sonoma platform. The Inspiron 6000…
IBM ThinkPad T43: a first look
IBM has unveiled its first Sonoma-based notebook, an upgrade to the successful thin-and-light T42 model. Now that Intel has taken the wraps off its revamped Centrino platform, codenamed Sonoma, notebook…
IBM ThinkPad T42 with biometric security
IBM's thin-and-light ThinkPad T42, is a 'Dothan' Pentium M-based update to the popular ThinkPad T41. The T42 is almost as fast as the best-performing Dothan we've tested, the Dell Latitude…
IBM ThinkPad X40
The sad truth about small notebooks is that shaving off size and weight typically means sacrificing performance and features. The IBM ThinkPad X40 is an exception. At a mere --…
IBM beefs up security on ThinkPad T42
IBM's business workhorse notebook gets a fingerprint reader and an upgraded suite of security tools. We take a first look. IBM's 'thin-and-light' ThinkPad T42 already offers one of the most…
Sony VAIO B1 Series: a first look
Sony's recent revamp of its VAIO notebooks includes a range aimed at the business sector. Sony's new VAIO B1 series turns the company's attention firmly to business buyers. With a…
Acer Aspire 1714SMi
Think of the £1,199 (ex. VAT) Acer Aspire 1714SMi as a notebook possessed by a desktop. In other words, expect brute-force performance but don't plan on jumping hurdles at airports…
Sony VAIO X505
Dripping with seductive charm, Sony's seriously ultraportable VAIO X505 will be difficult to resist, but its beauty will cost you in both features and performance. And at £1,701 (ex. VAT,…
Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook P7010
Fujitsu Siemens’ P-series ultraportable notebooks tend to draw admiring comments -- even, as we found during this review, from seasoned technology reporters. P-series systems are comfortably small enough that when…