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Acer Aspire 5742G review

The Aspire 5742G is typical of the latest breed of Acer laptops, with its slimline design, powerful processor and relatively low price. We're amazed sometimes how much Acer crams into its laptops; not only do you get the latest Core [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

CES 2011 Gadget Preview

For some reason, despite our increasingly mobile society in which people regularly carry around fancy tech devices, there is a severe lack of stylish, attractive laptop bags. Finnish designer Golla seeks to bring sexy to the stage with i [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Dell XPS 15 (L501X) Laptop Review

In the past many people would associate Dell's XPS laptops with large, heavy, bulky designs that were undoubtedly fast but far from portable or cheap. In the last few years though, as a result of the Alienware acquisition, things hav [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Review: MacBook Air 11-inch

'Netbooks aren't better than anything.'' That was Steve Jobs's summation of the cut-down, ultra-portable, cheap and cheerful netbook computers that typically sold for less than US$500. The chief executive of Apple add [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2010 | Comments : 1

Acer Aspire 5745PG review

By adding a touchscreen, Acer's new 5745PG mid-range laptop tries to combine the versatility of a Windows laptop with the simplicity and immediacy of a tablet. The laptop chassis looks sleek with a textured lid and gunmetal grey wris [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Review: New MacBook Airs still skinny on power

The first MacBook Air laptop hit the catwalk in 2008 as an elegant but somewhat impractical statement about how far Apple would go to make the thinnest laptop ever. It wasn't very powerful, had a short battery life and started with a [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

MSI CR630 review

The MSI CR630 is from MSI's Classic range of laptops and, while it's cheaper than the other similarly priced laptops, it lacks the power and portability to compete. An AMD 2.1GHz Athlon II P320 chip provides the processing p [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Acer Extensa 5230E-581G16Mn review

Acer's laptop range covers all sectors of the market, with its Extensa brand comprising its entry-level business systems. The Acer Extensa 5230E-581G16Mn (£392 inc. VAT) is a 15.4-inch machine, which manages to combine effective perfo [...]