Laptops and gaming haven’t always gone hand-in-hand as laptop designers are often concerned with battery life and weight. However the designers over at Alienware have created a laptop bursting with power that is ready for hardcore game players. The Alienware M17x is a formidable machine with high specs and lots of alien juice.
The Asus Eee PC T91 touchscreen tablet netbook was announced at CES in January of this year with Asus hoping to repeat the netbook revolution it started with the Asus Eee PC 701 but this time with an Eee PC that has a touchscreen which can swivel around to turn it into a tablet. The T91 went in sale in the USA this week and should reach the UK soon. The question is should you buy one or stick with your iPod Touch?
The Compaq Presario line of machines has been around for years (since 1993 actually) and has a reputation as a solid brand name. The deftly named CQ60-313SA is one of the newer additions to this family. For under £400 HP/Compaq is offering a dual core machine with 3GB of memory, the question is, can it be trusted?
Sony has taken the wraps off its new line of mini notebooks called the Vaio W series. These small 1.66GHz netbook like machines are designed to be very portable and are aimed at those looking for a second PC which they can carry about. Sony foresees a group of users who will use these new chic notebooks as they wonder around the house from room to room surfing the web, checking email and social networking.
If you can keep up with the myriad of different Asus Eee PC model numbers then you will be pleased to hear that Asus is adding two new models to its UK lineup the 1005HA and 1101HA. Both models boast excellent battery life and are the first in this super-slim range with replaceable batteries.
The 12.1 inch ultraportable marketplace is quite crowed nowadays and is destined to become more so with more entrants like the Vostro 1220. But Samsung has always had a strong position with their NC10. Samsung announced the successor to the NC10, the aptly named NC20, a few months ago and this small laptop is now on sale in the UK and the US.
If you don’t want to aimlessly wander the streets with your laptop trying to find a WiFi connection while out and about, then take a look at the WiFi Hotspot Finder Keyring. Find a signal in two seconds.
Dell has released a new business-minded ultraportable laptop the Vostro 1220. With a compact 12.1 inch screen and weighing 1.52kg the Vostro 1220 makes an easy travel companion. The 12.1in Widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800) display means the Vostro isn’t a netbook but the small size and weight makes it a small laptop aimed specifically at small businesses and those who travel a lot.
