Acer’s Aspire line-up of thin laptops has been refreshed with a greater processing power and a more efficient battery-pack. The Aspire 5830T and Aspire 5830TG of the TimelineX series of laptops with second–generation Intel Corei3 and Core i5 processors. Acer claims that new battery-pack working in tandem with its ‘PowerSmart Technology’ will give eight hours on a full charge and triple the lifespan of the battery pack. Continue Reading »

Sony announced the Vaio Z series of laptop in Europe recently, it's the first Windows laptop to come with a Light Peak implementation, and uses it to pair with an independent Power Media Dock, which not only supports different optical formats, it also adds a discrete GPU to boost graphics performance. Continue Reading »

From television sets to mobiles, there's no denying that being the slimmest gadget around does wonders for desirability, irrespective of the performance. Samsung's new Series 9 notebook however, also has the performance to go with the looks. Continue Reading »

While ultra-portable laptops may not be a prominent portion of the market, they have been around since a while now. However, ever since Apple started their seduction with MacBook Air, other players in the field have responded right in line with the ongoing trend. Here we have got contenders from ASUS, Sony and Samsung for the top crown among ultra-portable laptops. Continue Reading »

When buying a laptop, it's best to go for the latest generation of processors as they give you the best performance and power efficiency. Laptops based on 2nd Generation Intel Cores bring many improvements, from Turbo Boost, decent gaming performance, and fast transcoding times. Here are five moderately priced, recent arrivals in the mainstream range for those on a budget. Continue Reading »

AMD acquired ATI back in 2006, it's only in the year 2011 that we are seeing the results of it in the form of Fusion APUs, which combine equal parts of a CPU and GPU on one die. Hardware enthusiast websites Hothardware and Anandtech have run a prolific number of benchmarks on the AMD A8-3500M, one of the first AMD-Fusion derived chipsets that should soon find their way into laptops and PCs. It's not everyday that you have you have them so excited, here's a gist of the proceedings. Continue Reading »

Dell today introduced the XPS 15z laptop, one of the thinnest 15-inch PCs on the planet, and the first in a series of new thin and ultra-powerful products from Dell to come this year. Continue Reading »

Dell has given its budget line up of 14 and 15-inch Inspiron R laptops a makeover. The new models sport chiclet keyboards, second generation Intel i3 and i5 processors, 6-cell batteries, 4 gigs of RAM and USB 3.0. The 14 and 15 inch models start at 34,300 and 35,300, optional upgrades include Continue Reading »

Asus put out a few sleek laptops on the first day Computex, but nothing pleases the home crowd like a hefty gaming machine with state-of-the-art components. The G74Sx 3D, part of their ROG catalog is the world’s first glasses-free 3D gaming notebook, the 17-inch full HD screen works with an existing catalog 3D games and movies. Continue Reading »

Intel introduced a new bunch of buzzwords into the tech lexicon this week at Computex Taipei 2011, as it outlined future processor platforms codenamed Medfield, Cedar Trail, and Ivy Bridge. Continue Reading »