Have Laptop Will Travel

Alienware M11x available for pre-order

Originally posted on February 3, 2010 @ 8:17 am

I’m not a fan of the way they design their computers, but the sheer power Alienware computers pack in such small packages more than make up for the borderline-tacky designs. After all, we might be able to see the launch of the most powerful sub-12″ notebook ever.

The Alienware M11x boasts an 11.6-inch, white LED backlit screen that displays high-definition (HD) graphics at 720p resolution and 30 frames per second – thanks to a 1GB NVIDIA GeForce graphics card. this gaming notebook packs a lot of juice – it can last up to 8.5 hours on its battery. For $1,699, you get a 1.3GHz processor, 4GB of memory, a 320GB hard drive and Windows 7 Home Premium. [Read more…]

What’s your home laptop setup?

Originally posted on January 18, 2010 @ 8:36 am

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I know we travel a lot with our laptops, and wherever we end up, we usually have no control as to how we position our laptops, and we don’t have a choice if we end up in a non-ergonomic setup. This usually ends with us being reduced to a screaming contorted ball of pain. Personally, I am taking the time to set up a nice, comfortable working area at home. I use my laptop as my main computer, and back when I was using an Asus Eee, I was used to just setting it up wherever I can. I usually work on the bed – which explains the typos of posts past, but that’s another story – which is in no way comfortable or safe for the laptop. [Read more…]

Intel Atom N450, N470 processors benchmarked

Originally posted on April 26, 2010 @ 2:41 am

It’s been a while since we’ve seen new Intel Atom processors hitting the market, and now we have the new Intel Atom N450 and the Atom N470 processors. How do these new Atom chips match up to each other? [Read more…]

The Rise of Netbooks according to GigaOM

Originally posted on March 10, 2010 @ 6:41 am

In three years, netbooks have entered the computer market and have been successful beyond any computer manufacturer’s dreams. If there’s anything the Asus Eee PC 701 and its descendants proved, there are people willing to sacrifice a bit of computing power for a huge price difference and portability. But I wonder, how far have netbooks gone? There’s really no other way to look at it than seeing it in graphs and the like so we’d be able to take it all in. [Read more…]