The definition of a laptop according us is changing every passing day. The machine that we initially thought was simple and straightforward computing functions now has started boasting spectacular features and exceptional design. But sadly none of those aspects could be seen in Lenovo IdeaPad V470. Now, that’s not to say that the Lenovo IdeaPad V470 is a bad or poor laptop. It’s just that this system this is just too average. Priced at $599, the Lenovo IdeaPad V470 comes loaded with Intel Core i3-processor, and is a pretty bulky, but with an incredibly exceptional keyboard. In comparison to the $549 priced Dell Inspiron 14z, the IdeaPad V470 is priced $50 in addition and brings in USB 3.0 instead of an eSATA port, though at the same brings a fingerprint reader. Seeing at all those features  [...]

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The ThinkPad X130e from Lenovo is company’s latest offering and it will take over from its precursor ThinkPad X121e. The ThinkPad X130e is an 11.6-in system and hence it surfaces in between Netbook and laptop, but the hard drive of the system classifies it as a laptop computer. This latest offering from Lenovo is aimed at the scholar market, and has been given all the attributes to lure the students. The ThinkPad X130e boasts a tough exterior body, and is being offers with a decent choice of specifications which allows the students and the parents to get the correct system at right price. The ThinkPad X130e from Lenovo is an 11.6-in system and will be available with a selection of central processor from AMD E-450 and AMD Fusion E-300. You even will get a second generation Intel Core  [...]

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Nothing beats Ultrabooks when it comes to portability, and if you also are looking for something that’s incredibly portable, then we’d suggest you to go for an Ultrabook.  The simple reason for that is the fact that Ultrabooks are light and slim laptops with minimized design. The manufacturers of Ultrabooks keep the weight and space in control by replacing hard drive with SSD (solid state drive), which is small, light and at the same time could handle a decent amount of storage space. The Toshiba Dynabook R631 is an attractive looking system which already is offered in Japanese market, where Ultrabooks are considered as a major improvement in the laptop technology. Though, you don’t get all that for cheap and it very well could be a problem for someone who thinks that shedding the  [...]

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Acer Inc. is expecting a fall in the retail prices for their ultra thin laptops from second quarter of the next year. Jim Wong, the president said that his company will be concentrating more on ramping up the production. Ultra book will be retailing somewhere between $799 and $899 by next year and this number is less than the current $1,000 that the computer is being sold for right now. In the year 2013, this price might fall down to $499. The president is maintaining a shipping target of 250,000 to 300,000 ultra books in fourth quarter but he declined to say the number of laptops that were sold in the month of October. The manufacturer also said that the ultra books will be accounting for twenty five to thirty percent of the notebook shipments for  [...]

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Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 is an ultrabook contender and it is made to compete with laptops like Asus Zenbook, Lenovo U300s, and Acer S3. It is also a good alternative to the high end Apple MacBook Air. The best thing about the Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 is its price. Unlike most Ultrabooks out there, this system is priced below $1,000. The review model which I got in my offices costs $899 and for this money, you get 128 GB SSD memory (Acer S3 which was priced similarly had just 20 GB of SSD memory with traditional platter drive). However, the CPU is dropped to Intel Core i3 and the Toshiba has cut serious corner here for keeping the price down. Everyday users won’t see much difference but this one is definitely slower than a Core i5 chip. This isn’t the Apple MacBook Air but Toshiba  [...]

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Microsoft recently released a statement saying that their next OS will have fewer restarts after bug fix, patch or other Windows updates installs. A lot of people are bugged by the restarts post the update installation because the files inside have to be updated and cannot be modified while the PC is working. Microsoft has now acknowledged that this problem is irritating and has promised to take care of it. Farzana Rahman, the Windows Update group program manager said that when there are any talks about Windows Update, the first thing that springs up to the mind is the frequent restarts. He also said that these restarts might come in the way of something important that you might be working on. One big question that Microsoft faced while making Windows 8 was if it was possible to update the  [...]

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There is plenty on the HP Pavilion dv7-6B55DX to like about. This isn’t extraordinary laptop by any means but it feels good because I was kinda bored with the cheap looking, ugly laptops at this price. The dv7 feels and looks much better than what the price tag says. The component mix on the inside is quite good; you get Core i5 second generation processor along with a lot of memory and this will make every day tasks run smoothly. The battery life is long and this is something that you don’t need or expect in desktop replacement laptop. This machine also has all the connections and ports along with some extras like WiMax support and wireless display. Biggest shortcoming on the HP Pavilion dv7-6B55DX is the integrated graphics card used. It isn’t powerful for handling  [...]

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These are the days of Ultrabooks and thin laptops and hence we aren’t really surprised when we see a thin laptop ending up in our offices for reviewing. The word ‘thin’ relates to two kinds of laptops now – the razor thin Ultrabooks or the full size laptops which aren’t really slim. I got the Asus U46E-BAL6 in my offices which is a normal sized laptop but has a pleasingly compact design. It is a 14 inches full fledged laptop just like Dell XPS 14z and there is an optical drive too. This notebook is a tad thicker than the Apple MacBook Pro. Asus U46E-BAL6 belongs to a family of thin laptops and it still has a lot of power under the hood. You get Core i7 dual core processor, 8 GB of RAM, and 750 GB hard drive. The cost of this notebook is $829 and it seems good value for money considering  [...]

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Before this, we saw the Samsung Series 9 laptops which were made to compete with MacBook Air. But it was expensive and out of reach for a mid-range user. Samsung then made a mainstream laptop for called Series 3 and the first version of this laptop is a 11.6 inches model. It is a step down version of the high end Samsung Series 9. It is an 11 inches ultraportable laptop having a pretty good design. The Korean manufacturer has used an Intel Core i3 chip inside instead of the higher end processors inside. 11 inch version of Samsung Series 3 will put you back by $699 and some are offering a discount of $100 too. This price tag isn’t close to any laptop in the full featured pricing territory and it is also more expensive than the ultraportables having AMD chips inside. The  [...]

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Every laptop maker in the market is launching one or another Ultrabook, with the claim of it being the thinnest Ultrabook in the world. We already had seen the Ultrabooks from HP and Acer, and now we have Fujitsu with their Fujitsu LifeBook SH76/E. The newly launched LifeBook SH76/E is Fujitsu’s Ultrabook and the company is claiming that it’s the thinnest Ultrabook in the world. But the sad thing here is that the LifeBook SH76/E fails on a lot of departments. Let’s have a look at the departments where the Fujitsu LifeBook SH76/E fails or falls short of the claims made by the company. The first and foremost area is the claim of being the “thinnest Ultrabook”, measuring 16.6 mm, the LifeBook SH76/E clearly is not the thinnest notebook, and weighing 1.34 kg it also is not the lightest  [...]

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