Laptops
One of the most significant talking points of the last six months in mobile computing has been Intel and their disaggregated Meteor Lake SoC architecture. Meteor Lake, along with the new Core and Core Ultra naming scheme, also heralds the dawn of their first tiled architecture for the mobile landscape on the latest Intel 4 node with Foveros packaging. In December last year, Intel unveiled their premier Meteor lake-based Core Ultra H series, with five SKUs ranging from two with 4P+8E+2LP/18T and three with 6P+8E+2LP/22T models. Since then, many vendors and manufacturers have launched notebooks capitalizing on Intel's latest multi-tiled Meteor Lake SoC architecture as the heart of power and performance, driving their latest models into 2024. Today, we will focus on an attractive ultrabook...
ASUS Eee PC: Laptop, UMPC, or Something Else?
The ASUS Eee PC has received quite a bit of attention since its launch. Just what is the target market for this computer, and who else might like to...
37 by Jarred Walton on 11/30/2007NVIDIA GeForce 8800M: Fast DX10 Mobile GPUs Finally Arrive
Today marks the launch of NVIDIA's GeForce 8800M parts, with up to twice the performance of last generation mobile hardware. Read on to find out why gaming notebooks might...
19 by Jarred Walton on 11/19/2007Mobile Platform Wars: AMD vs. Intel
We've got a look at a couple of recent notebooks from the AMD and Intel camps. On AMD's side, we've got the latest Turion X2 TL-66 (and the older...
34 by Jarred Walton on 10/5/2007Toshiba Satellite X205-S9359 Take Two: Displays and Drivers
Our initial look at the Toshiba Satellite X205 skipped over some items, like the LCD and DX10 gaming performance. We're back with the conclusion, which includes a closer...
8 by Jarred Walton on 9/6/2007Toshiba Satellite X205-S9359: DX10 to go, please!
We've got Toshiba's latest gaming notebook, which includes NVIDIA's fastest current DX10 mobile GPU. But can the newcomer even beat the last generation DX9 GPUs, and does it matter?
13 by Jarred Walton on 8/31/2007Alienware Area-51 m9750: Power Gaming on the Go
Just how much gaming performance can you pack into a 17" notebook chassis? It seems Alienware was determined to find out.
27 by Jarred Walton on 8/24/2007PC Club Enpower ENP660: Back to School
It's that time of year when students everywhere are returning to school after summer vacation. PC Club hopes to capitalize on that fact with their latest no-nonsense laptop.
12 by Jarred Walton on 8/14/2007One Laptop Per Child: Charity, Prosperity, & Capitalism In The Developing World
The One Laptop Per Child organization is about to begin final production of their $100 laptop. Can they bring the information revolution to the developing world?
22 by Ryan Smith on 8/8/2007Gateway E-155-C: A Lightweight Convertible
Gateway's new convertible tablet PC targets the thin and light sector of the mobile landscape. Is the result a delicious low-carb notebook, or is it merely less filling?
27 by Jarred Walton on 7/4/2007HP dv6500t: A "Minivan" Notebook
Intel launched their Santa Rosa notebook platform last month, and we're finally starting to get some new notebooks in for review. What does HP have to offer people looking...
27 by Jarred Walton on 6/22/2007Investigating Intel's Turbo Memory: Does it really work?
We investigate one of the most interesting on paper but disappointing in reality technologies out there: Intel's Turbo Memory. We figured out why it doesn't work and what...
32 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/19/2007Intel Santa Rosa Preview: Centrino V Evolves
We take our first look at Intel's new Centrino Pro platform that brings new features and performance to the table in the ultra competitive notebook sector.
23 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/10/2007Dell XPS M1710 - Overclocked
What happens when you take one of the fastest gaming notebooks currently available and throw in overclocking? We put an updated version of Dell's XPS M1710 through the wringer...
20 by Jarred Walton on 5/8/2007Notebook Trio: ASUS A8JS and G2P and ABS Mayhem Z5
We've got several new Core 2 Duo notebooks to look at, but beyond the CPU and memory they couldn't be more different. We dissect the designs to find out...
17 by Jarred Walton on 12/29/2006MSI Megabook S271: a Look at AMD's Turion X2
AMD's Turion processors have been available for a while now, and we take a look at how the X2 version compares to the competition.
32 by Jarred Walton on 10/16/2006ASUS AiGuru S1: Skype goes WiFi
Our first look at ASUS's entry into the growing market for wireless VoIP phones designed for Skype.
15 by Gary Key on 7/11/2006Dell DTR Laptop Shootout - M1710 vs. E1705
Dell has sent us a few of their top laptops, the XPS M1710 and Inspiron E1705. How do the two stack up, and what about getting one without...
34 by Jarred Walton on 5/30/2006