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Review: Sony VAIO VGN-NS30E/S
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Sony is best known for its high-end ultraportables, but it also produces a range of cheaper laptops. The Sony VAIO VGN-NS30E/S is a stylish and well-made machine that uses budget components to keep its price down. The 15.4-inch screen offers good colour reproduction and is bright. It's also one of the only machines to feature a more upright 16:10 aspect ratio – which isn't so good when watching the latest films. At 1280 x 800 pixels, it does feature more vertical pixels than rivals, however, making it better for working with spreadsheets. Graphics are handled by an integrated Intel chipset. This helps to keep costs down and also leads to an excellent 357 minute battery life. 3D ...
Review: Samsung R620
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The Samsung R620 is a large desktop replacement machine combining great value for money with strong performance and a Blu-ray drive. Despite the 16-inch screen sharing the same 1366 x 768-pixel resolution as the Sony VAIO VGN-NW11Z/S, images aren't as sharp. Read TechRadar's Sony VAIO VGN-NW11Z/S review Colour reproduction is accurate enough for films and photos, but again fails to match the VAIO. The glossy Super-TFT screen is also distracting in bright light. The chassis is attractive, if a little uninspiring. Shiny plastics have been used which quickly attract fingerprints and, with slightly bendy panels, build quality isn't as good as we would have liked. ...
Review: Toshiba Satellite U500-10Z
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The U500-10Z is the result of a Toshiba Satellite line refresh. This 13.3-inch laptop aims to provide a neat combination of power and portability and, with high-end components onboard, it's a laptop that's easy to use and like. The 1280 x 800-pixel resolution doesn't produce the detailed images of the Sony VAIO VGN-NW11Z/S, but you won't have any problems working with spreadsheets or viewing your photos. A shiny Super-TFT screen coating is in place and can prove distracting in changing light. Build quality is generally excellent. The chassis is built from a tough, patterned plastic that looks great and doesn't show up fingerprints and smudges. Considering how robust the chassis ...
Latest picture tease on Dell's Adamo XPS
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Dell continues to play the teasing game with its 9.99 millimetre thin Adamo XPS laptop, issuing two new pictures of the machine this week. The company has still to confirm the specs and cost and release date on the new superslim lappy, but we expect to have all of those details in the very near future. For now, Dell is only informing us that "the Adamo XPS is as intriguing open as it is closed" which is, well, a little short on detail... "In March, Dell introduced the Adamo By Dell brand and Adamo laptop as the pinnacle of craftsmanship and design," adds Dell's press release. " Derived from the Latin word meaning "to fall in love with," the Adamo laptop is the ...
Acer aim for 30 million laptop sales in 09
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Acer expects to have shipped a massive 30 million laptops during 2009, with a rebound in the tech market handing it a 5 per cent increase in revenue and a boost to the overall industry. Acer was expecting to have moved around 28 million laptops this year, but a major sales spurt in the third quarter has given them hope that they can hit the 30m mark. New target With the traditionally high-selling fourth quarter ahead – and the arrival of Windows 7 of course – Digitimes has pointed to the new target and the 8.6 million units that it would take to reach it. The latest figures for the company in the third quarter of the year saw revenue at $5.19 billion ...
