Laptops

Intel Core 2 CULV Roundup: Who Needs Atom?

If you could get twice the performance for only a 50% increase, would you be willing to fork over the extra money? Compared to Atom, Intel's current CULV products...

AMD Announces ATI Mobility Radeon 5000 Series

Today AMD announces their latest and greatest mobile GPUs, the ATI Mobility Radeon Premium graphics, otherwise known as the 5000 series. The 40nm process, improved power features, and other...

Intel Arrandale: 32nm for Notebooks, Core i5 540M Reviewed

Paired with the launch of Clarkdale is Arrandale, a 32nm Westmere-based notebook part. We find out how the new CPU does in the mobile world.

ASUS Eee PC 1201N: Dual-Core Atom + ION FTW?

What happens when you take a dual-core desktop Atom, add in NVIDIA's ION, and you stuff it into a 12" chassis? You get the ASUS 1201N, an interesting piece...

ASUS Eee PC 1005PE: Pineview Arrives

Pine Trail and Pineview are being unveiled today. We have separate coverage of the desktop parts, but how does Pineview fair in the mobile world? Find out as we...

ASUS UL80Vt and G51J: Going for the Gold

We've reviewed quite a few laptops from ASUS over the years; some were good and some were merely okay. The latest mobile salvo from ASUS changes what we expect...

HP Mini 311: Netbooks get ION

The HP Mini 311 is one of the first netbooks to ship with NVIDIA's ION platform. The question everyone's asking is: does ION improve the netbook experience? The answer...

New Acer Timeline and Windows 7 Laptops

ASUS UL80Vt First Look: Mobility Redefined

We give our initial impressions of the ASUS UL80Vt, the first in what promises to be a long line of Windows 7 laptops. The bar has just been set.

Dell Studio 14z: Thin and Light Done Right

One of the most popular mobile form factors, thin and light laptops need to carefully balance features, performance, and design. The Dell Studio 14z is one of the better...

The Highest-End Notebooks, 2009

Unlike desktops, it's not currently possible to get a notebook that wins every benchmark, but we have three of the fastest currently available notebooks and we'll show you where...

MSI X610: Supersizing the Netbook?

Take one part netbook, one part MacBook Air, and add in some other ingredients… but what we want to know is, will it blend?

Mobile Core i7 920XM, Clarksfield: Nehalem on-the-go

Core i7 officially migrates to the mobile market with today's launch of Clarksfield. If your current notebook isn't fast enough, perhaps this shiny new processor will help.

OS Mobility Explored

What's the best OS for your laptop? Does your choice of operating system affect battery life? How does it affect overall performance? Today we have numbers showing just how...

15 Hours of Mobility with MSI's Wind U110

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ASUS UL50Vt Preview: Factory Overclocked CULV Delivers 7 Hours of Battery Life

With all of the press on Intel's new Consumer Ultra Low Voltage processors we're not seeing much traction from the OEMs. ASUS attempts to break the mold as...

Browser Face-Off: Battery Life Explored

Many people have looked at web browser performance in one aspect or another, but does your choice of browser impact laptop battery life? Let's find out.

Acer Aspire One 751h: NetbookSize++

Acer's Aspire One 751h bumps the screen size up to 11.6", along with changing the CPU and chipset to more power friendly versions. Fundamentally it's still a netbook, but...

Gigabyte Booktop M1022: Merging Netbooks and Nettops

Gigabyte's latest netbook offering seeks for convergence between netbooks and nettops by including a docking station and a few other extras. We look at how well it meets the...