Monday, May 25, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Liquid Crystal Displays
NEC EA261WMThe largest of NEC's EA series of enterprise-class displays, the EA261WM ($599 direct), targets business users who require the screen real estate needed to view side-by-side documents and multiple application windows without having to run a multi-monitor setup. This pricey, 26-inch wide-color-gamut panel delivers rich colors and stellar text reproduction and offers a handful of business-friendly features, but it struggles with grayscale and viewing-angle performance.runSlideShow();
A very thin (0.6-inch) matte black bezel surrounds the screen, which has a resolution of 1,920 by 1,200 pixels and uses wide-gamut technology to display up to 92 percent of the NTSC color spectrum. A large, round base and telescoping arm provide plenty of support for the big panel and allow a wide range of ergonomic adjustments, including height, tilt, swivel, and pivot. A set of hooks on the mounting arm keeps all cabling organized and tucked away behind a removable cover. Despite the panel's size and weight, the stand can be easily adjusted using one hand, and the wide base prevents it from wobbling or tipping while pivoting the screen. I/O ports include DVI and VGA inputs, one upstream USB port, four downstream USB ports (two of which are conveniently positioned on the left side of the cabinet), and an audio input. The down-firing 1-watt speakers are adequate for low-volume use but are no substitute for a pair of desktop speakers. Given the panel's ability to display high-definition content, the lack of an HDMI port is a glaring omission.
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Mounted on the lower right-hand bezel are four well-marked function buttons and a power switch that glows blue when the monitor is in normal operating mode and turns amber when it's in standby mode. The Menu button launches and closes the on-screen display (OSD) program, while the Select button activates the highlighted selection and acts as a hot key for selecting an input source. The Reset/DV Mode button restores the highlighted selection back to its factory default setting and lets you choose one of the five preset luminance modes (Standard, Text, Movie, Gaming, and Photo). There's also a handy four-way toggle switch, which makes it easy to navigate the OSD by allowing you to move up, down, left, and right within the menus as if you were using a joystick. Once inside the OSD, you can tweak a variety of settings, including color temperature, brightness and contrast, sharpness, and speaker volume. There's also an Off Timer option that will power down the monitor after a predetermined period of inactivity. If you prefer to change these settings using a keyboard and mouse, you can do so using NEC's NaViSet utility, but it is not included in the box. Instead, you'll have to go to NEC's Web site and fill out an electronic form before you can download it.
The EA261WM features an ECO mode setting that, when activated, reduces the panel's brightness to 50 percent from the factory default of 100 percent; this in turn reduces power consumption from 85W to 48W, as measured using a P3 International Kill A Watt meter. When ECO mode is enabled, a "carbon footprint meter," which indicates the reduction in carbon emissions while operating in ECO mode, appears in the brightness adjustment screen. For example, according to the meter, switching to ECO mode results in a 15 percent carbon footprint reduction. The meter begins tracking total carbon savings (in kilograms) from the moment the monitor is powered up. NEC offers a Total Trade recycling service that provides credit toward new NEC products when you trade in your old equipment. Additionally, the EA261WM is EPEAT Gold, Energy Star, and RoHS qualified. All of this earns it our GreenTech Approved seal.
If you work with multipage documents or desktop publishing apps, you'll appreciate this monitor's ability to reproduce the smallest fonts. Using images from the DisplayMate testing suite (http://www.displaymate.com/), the EA261WM did an excellent job of displaying fonts set to 5.3 points (the smallest setting on the Scaled Fonts test). Text quality was crystal clear, and every character was well defined and perfectly legible.
Color quality was also very good; the wide-gamut panel produced rich colors without any trace of tinting or oversaturation. The panel's 5-millisecond (black-to-white) pixel response rate offered good motion-handling performance as well. I played a round of Far Cry 2 without experiencing any artifacts or ghosting, and Pixar's Madagascar 2 on DVD played smoothly and looked spectacular on the big screen. However, the monitor did not fare so well when it came to rendering grayscale swatches. It was unable to display the lightest and darkest shades of gray on the DisplayMate 64-Step Grayscale Test, showing them as pure white or black instead.
The panel's horizontal viewing-angle performance pretty much bore out NEC's claim of 170 degrees, but the vertical angle was much narrower, especially from the bottom, where colors began shifting at around 150 degrees. The flaw may not be an issue when you are operating the display in landscape mode, but when you rotate the panel to view it in portrait mode the weak viewing angles offer a faded, subpar picture from either side.
The EA261WM comes with a three-year warranty covering parts, labor, and backlighting. DVI and VGA cables are included in the box, along with an audio cable, an upstream USB cable, and a setup guide.
The NEC EA261WM will appeal to business users who require the extended viewing area provided by a 26-inch display and don't mind paying a premium for niceties such as a USB hub and a sturdy, fully adjustable stand. If you don't have $600 to spend on a big-screen monitor, there are cheaper alternatives, such as Acer's B273HU (check back soon for my review), which offers a 27-inch screen with a higher resolution, for around $200 less.
Source: www.pcmag.com
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Friday, May 15, 2009
Latest Laptop
Verizon Follows AT&T with $200 Netbook
Following in the footsteps of AT&T, which is currently selling a 3G equipped netbook—the Acer Aspire One—in its stores, Verizon has come up with its own answer.
Apparently, HP isn't the only company selling a 3G equipped Mini 1000. On Thursday Verizon announced that it, too, will sell a version of the Mini this Sunday in Verizon Wireless stores or at verizonwireless.com; only its version—the HP Mini 1151NR—will come with the company's embedded 3G wireless and costs only $200.
Like all too-good-to-be-true deals, the $200 offer comes with two catches: First, you'll have to put up $250 up front, before a $50 mail-in-rebate is reimbursed to you in the form of debit card, sent to you at a later date.
Second, you'll have to sign up for a 2-year Mobile Broadband plan, where there are several options: There's a $39.99 monthly access for a 250 MB monthly allowance, plus a 10 cents-per-megabyte overage fee; or a $59.99 monthly access plan with a 5 GB monthly allowance and 5 cents-per-megabyte overage fee. And then there's Verizon's day pass, which allows access to its networks on a per day basis, for $15.
But that's not all. Global travelers have the option of purchasing the GlobalAccess plan, which offers a 100 MB allowance in more than 30 select international destinations ($0.005/KB after the allowance), as well as a 5-GB allowance for the U.S. and Canada and $0.25/MB overage. All other destinations are charged pay-per-use rates.
In case you're wondering which carriers are supported internationally, the Mini 1151R is equipped with Qualcomm's embedded Gobi chipset, which provides access to both CDMA and GSM networks. Customers will get a SIM card when they sign up for a Global Access plan. This particular plan starts at $130 per month. If you don't get the Global Access plan, the 1151NR will use an EV-DO Revision A (Rev. A) embedded modem instead.
Source: www.Pcmag.com
Friday, May 8, 2009
Samsung NC20
Samsung's NC20 stands out from the crowd in two very important ways. First, it's one of only a handful of 12-inch Netbooks (the best-known example being Dell's Vista-addled Mini 12); secondly, it's the first laptop we've tested with Via's Nano CPU, intended as an alternative to Intel's popular Atom processor.
The Atom is found in virtually every other Netbook, so it's always good to see some competition, and the new Nano managed to fight Intel to a tie, beating it in some benchmarks and falling behind in others--but keep in mind the Nano was powering a larger screen with a higher resolution. We look forward to seeing the Nano in other systems, especially if it can undercut Intel's Atom pricing and bring Netbook costs down even more.
We're more concerned about the NC20's 12-inch size, which blurs the line between typical Netbooks (and we're even hesitant to use the term in reference to a 12-inch display) and more full-featured ultraportable laptops. The key to Netbook satisfaction is keeping one's expectations realistic, and with a larger screen and keyboard, the NC20 looks and feels more like a traditional laptop, but still struggles, as all Netbooks do, with multitasking and video streaming.
Our test unit was an imported Korean version of the NC20, but when it's available in the U.S., we expect it to sell for between $500 and $600, based on prices in other markets and current exchange rates. We'll update this review when we get our hands on the American version of the NC20.
As most 12-inch laptops are high-end ultraportables built around expensive ultralow voltage processors, you may be expecting a slim, highly designed system along the lines of Lenovo's U110 and Toshiba's Portege R600. But at about a third of the price, you instead get a thicker, heavier system with a plastic chassis that looks and feels like a grown-up version of the Samsung NC10.
The no-frills chassis contains a reasonably comfortable keyboard with slightly tapered keys and a shortened space bar. The large touch pad is a big improvement over the ones we've seen on smaller 10-inch Netbooks, but the single wide rocker switch that takes the place of left and right mouse buttons feels cheap. There are no media-control or quick-launch buttons, which, while we wouldn't expect them on a Netbook, are common on more traditional 12-inch laptops.
The 12.1-inch wide-screen LCD display offers a 1,280x800 native resolution, which is the same as you'd typically find on a 13- or 15-inch laptop. That lets you view more of a Web page than the 1,024x600 resolution we've seen on most 10-inch Netbooks. Even though it's the right resolution for watching 720p HD video, the system showed typical Netbook-style stuttering when trying to stream HD content. Via's integrated graphics chip also includes an app called Screen Toys for monitor management, screen rotation, and other option tweaks.
Netbooks in general are starting to add higher-end extras such as HDMI ports or ExpressCard slots, but the Samsung NC20 has a standard no-frills selection.
More important is the 1.3GHz Via Nano CPU, which is this system's main selling point. As described by CNET blogger Brooke Crothers: "Formerly referred to by the code name Isaiah, Nano is based on the x86 architecture, meaning it can run the same software as chips from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices...One of the principal differences between Nano and Atom is that Intel's chip uses a more simple 'in-order execution' design compared to Nano's superscalar, out-of-order design. Because of this more sophisticated design, Nano may deliver better performance than Atom in some cases."
This is not the first time we've seen a Via CPU in a Netbook. HP's Mini-Note 2133, one of the very first pre-Atom Netbooks, used Via's C7-M ULV to disappointing results. But the new Nano, specifically designed for small, low-power laptops, was a different story.
In our benchmark tests, the Via Nano held its own against the Intel Atom, beating both the N270 and N280 versions in our iTunes encoding test, and coming in between them in our JAlbum image-processing test. Only in our multitasking test--which has never treated single-core Netbooks kindly--did the Atom perform notably faster than the Nano.
In anecdotal use, we didn't notice a real difference between using an Atom-powered Netbook and the Nano-powered NC20, which indicates that this new CPU could easily find acceptance as an alternative to the widely used Intel CPU.
The Samsung NC20 ran for 4 hours and 35 minutes on our video playback battery drain test, using the included six-cell battery. That's excellent, even for an energy-efficient Netbook, although both the Asus Eee PC 1000HE and the Acer Aspire One AOD150 topped 6 hours in the same test. Note, however, that the NC20 had to drive a larger display with a higher resolution.
The Samsung NC20 has not been released in the U.S. as of this writing, but we expect the warranty to be similar to that offered by the 10-inch NC10 Netbook, which included an industry-standard one-year parts-and-labor warranty with the system with a 24-7 toll-free phone line, an online knowledge base, and driver downloads.
The Atom is found in virtually every other Netbook, so it's always good to see some competition, and the new Nano managed to fight Intel to a tie, beating it in some benchmarks and falling behind in others--but keep in mind the Nano was powering a larger screen with a higher resolution. We look forward to seeing the Nano in other systems, especially if it can undercut Intel's Atom pricing and bring Netbook costs down even more.
We're more concerned about the NC20's 12-inch size, which blurs the line between typical Netbooks (and we're even hesitant to use the term in reference to a 12-inch display) and more full-featured ultraportable laptops. The key to Netbook satisfaction is keeping one's expectations realistic, and with a larger screen and keyboard, the NC20 looks and feels more like a traditional laptop, but still struggles, as all Netbooks do, with multitasking and video streaming.
Our test unit was an imported Korean version of the NC20, but when it's available in the U.S., we expect it to sell for between $500 and $600, based on prices in other markets and current exchange rates. We'll update this review when we get our hands on the American version of the NC20.
As most 12-inch laptops are high-end ultraportables built around expensive ultralow voltage processors, you may be expecting a slim, highly designed system along the lines of Lenovo's U110 and Toshiba's Portege R600. But at about a third of the price, you instead get a thicker, heavier system with a plastic chassis that looks and feels like a grown-up version of the Samsung NC10.
The no-frills chassis contains a reasonably comfortable keyboard with slightly tapered keys and a shortened space bar. The large touch pad is a big improvement over the ones we've seen on smaller 10-inch Netbooks, but the single wide rocker switch that takes the place of left and right mouse buttons feels cheap. There are no media-control or quick-launch buttons, which, while we wouldn't expect them on a Netbook, are common on more traditional 12-inch laptops.
The 12.1-inch wide-screen LCD display offers a 1,280x800 native resolution, which is the same as you'd typically find on a 13- or 15-inch laptop. That lets you view more of a Web page than the 1,024x600 resolution we've seen on most 10-inch Netbooks. Even though it's the right resolution for watching 720p HD video, the system showed typical Netbook-style stuttering when trying to stream HD content. Via's integrated graphics chip also includes an app called Screen Toys for monitor management, screen rotation, and other option tweaks.
Netbooks in general are starting to add higher-end extras such as HDMI ports or ExpressCard slots, but the Samsung NC20 has a standard no-frills selection.
More important is the 1.3GHz Via Nano CPU, which is this system's main selling point. As described by CNET blogger Brooke Crothers: "Formerly referred to by the code name Isaiah, Nano is based on the x86 architecture, meaning it can run the same software as chips from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices...One of the principal differences between Nano and Atom is that Intel's chip uses a more simple 'in-order execution' design compared to Nano's superscalar, out-of-order design. Because of this more sophisticated design, Nano may deliver better performance than Atom in some cases."
This is not the first time we've seen a Via CPU in a Netbook. HP's Mini-Note 2133, one of the very first pre-Atom Netbooks, used Via's C7-M ULV to disappointing results. But the new Nano, specifically designed for small, low-power laptops, was a different story.
In our benchmark tests, the Via Nano held its own against the Intel Atom, beating both the N270 and N280 versions in our iTunes encoding test, and coming in between them in our JAlbum image-processing test. Only in our multitasking test--which has never treated single-core Netbooks kindly--did the Atom perform notably faster than the Nano.
In anecdotal use, we didn't notice a real difference between using an Atom-powered Netbook and the Nano-powered NC20, which indicates that this new CPU could easily find acceptance as an alternative to the widely used Intel CPU.
The Samsung NC20 ran for 4 hours and 35 minutes on our video playback battery drain test, using the included six-cell battery. That's excellent, even for an energy-efficient Netbook, although both the Asus Eee PC 1000HE and the Acer Aspire One AOD150 topped 6 hours in the same test. Note, however, that the NC20 had to drive a larger display with a higher resolution.
The Samsung NC20 has not been released in the U.S. as of this writing, but we expect the warranty to be similar to that offered by the 10-inch NC10 Netbook, which included an industry-standard one-year parts-and-labor warranty with the system with a 24-7 toll-free phone line, an online knowledge base, and driver downloads.
Source: www.reviews.cnet.com
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Computer Fundamentals
Array in a Manger: Do you speak Geek?
Do you prefer your quizzes straight-up or with a twist?
Do you prefer your quizzes straight-up or with a twist?
1. What well-known guiding principle, usually seen as an acronym, is based on the theory that an uncomplicated approach is often the best one?
2. What's the name of the leading software company that assembles open source components for the Linux operating system and related programs into a distribution package?
4. What type of technology makes it possible to find out if someone else is or is not online? Click here for a seasonal hint.Answer
5. What's the term for circuitry designed to provide expanded capability to a computer?
5. What's the term for circuitry designed to provide expanded capability to a computer?
6. What term is used to describe aesthetically appealing visual elements of Web sites or displays?
7. What term describes a level of computer responsiveness that is perceived to correspond to the way that events unfold, time-wise, in the external world?
8. What's the name of a protocol used by a proxy server to accept requests from users in a company's network for forwarding across the Internet?
9. What's the term for a small file containing user information that disappears when the user's browser is closed?
8. What's the name of a protocol used by a proxy server to accept requests from users in a company's network for forwarding across the Internet?
9. What's the term for a small file containing user information that disappears when the user's browser is closed?
10. What's the term used to describe the modification of personal information stored on a computer to illicitly gather information about the user?
How many could you guess correctly without peeking?
How many could you guess correctly without peeking?
Still feeling festive?
Source: www.whatis.techraget.com
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Computer History
Microelectronic silicon computer “chips” have grown in capability from a single transistor in the 1950s to hundreds of millions of transistors per chip on today’s microprocessor and memory devices. From the first documented semiconductor effect in 1833 to the transition from transistors to integrated circuits in the 1960s and 70s, this website explores key milestones in the development of these extraordinary engines that power the computing and communications revolution of the information age.
*Source: “Moore’s Law: Raising the Bar” (Intel Corporation 2005)
*Source: “Moore’s Law: Raising the Bar” (Intel Corporation 2005)
Source: www.computerhistory.org
Latest Netbooks
Netbooks: The New Norm for Laptops
04.22.09
There's no denying the appeal of these overhyped systems for consumers and business.
Total posts: 7
by Lance Ulanoff
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For all their hype, netbooks may simply be laptops in disguise. Thing is, they've also managed to define the new norm for computer-buying habits.
I had this epiphany recently when a reporter asked me if I could imagine a time when the economy would right itself (I can, thank goodness) and PC-buying habits would return to normal. Essentially, he was asking when people would resume buying traditional desktops and laptops. In his scenario, I believe, netbooks would fade from memory.
I laughed at this because I am convinced that netbooks are no more than a sneaky, albeit brilliant, marketing scheme to sell less-powerful, low-priced mini laptops to the masses. I'm also fairly certain that netbooks are not going away. Over time, we may just stop calling them netbooks. Our expectations when it comes to features, performance, and the price we expect to pay for any kind of computer have been permanently reset. I don't care what happens with the economy, there is no turning back from this.
Netbooks certainly found their moment, didn't they? Cheap laptops, like the original ASUS EeePC, sold well enough, but it wasn't until Acer and ASUS rebranded them as netbooks that sales took off. If the economy had not been in the crapper, I wonder if this gimmick would have been as successful. That's money under the bridge (billions, right?), however. Now the concept of netbooks is firmly ensconced in the consumer consciousness. In fact, netbooks are the first stop in most consumer-PC-buying decisions.
I'm not saying that netbooks are right for everyone. My own experience with one made it clear to me they're not. We bought my son a lovely ASUS EeePC 1000HE. It's an Editors' Choice–winning netbook that shipped to us—tax included—for about $426. The slightly smaller keyboard doesn't bother my son (or me for that matter), and the power is fine for his needs. It even handles iTunes, though it could be faster. I'm getting used to the lack of an optical drive (I should, since I've written about how I don't think they're necessary anyway, and I'm teaching my son how to transfer what he needs on flash drives. The screen is a tad small, and I've noticed that traditional browsers, including IE8, are really not designed for 10-inch, 16:9 screens. There's too much interface or "chrome" eating up the top third of the screen. In fact, I may switch my son to the least "chromy" browser, Google Chrome. Overall, we're pleased.
Still, I can see how someone who wants to game or edit videos might struggle with this system. That's fine; it's the reason we have choice. Want more power? Pay up and get a more powerful system—maybe even a desktop.
Consumers will continue to buy netbooks in record numbers, and I'm guessing that 95 percent of those systems will be running Windows XP. One thing I can't assess, despite Microsoft's promises, is how Windows 7 will run on netbooks. Microsoft has shown us the OS running on netbooks, but we haven't seen the stripped-down Windows 7 Starter Edition that's ostensibly designed for them. I wonder if Windows 7 Starter will be as full-featured as the RAM-friendly Windows XP. It better be if Microsoft hopes to finally euthanize XP.
It's also occurred to me that netbooks could be perfect for businesses, especially for small businesses and mobile workforces. I've long been a firm believer that all employees in most businesses that use computers should have laptops. Laptops automatically increase productivity because workers can take the system home and keep working, if they choose to (some employees even work during the commute). Businesses have been reluctant to dole out laptops, though, because they're typically more expensive and more fragile than desktops. When companies do give in and buy laptops, they have a habit of choosing heavy, slow desktop replacements. These things usually have cheap, underperforming parts and are too heavy and are a drag to lug back and forth to the office.
The netbook is a different story. Most, like my son's EeePC, weigh significantly less than 4 pounds. They're smaller than the average notebook and slip easily into any case. They come preloaded with things like Star Office, which is a decent (and free) Microsoft Office replacement, as well as other free productivity apps. Whatever your business can't find, it can download.
We're having this conversation in my own office right now, though one person raised a concern about Adobe Photoshop. Many of us use it to prep images for use on the Web. You can't load that resource hog onto a netbook. That said, when I traveled to CES earlier this year, I used Google Picasa 3—another free and easy-to-use app—to resize and compress all of my images.
I'm surprised that businesses aren't beating down the doors of computer manufacturers to get their hands on these netbooks. An ultraportable laptop like the Dell Latitude E4300 could run you over $2,700. For that same money you could buy six ASUS EeePC 1000E netbooks or almost ten HP Mini 1000 Mi systems. What's more, these netbooks come with features not always found on cheap, business-friendly desktop replacements, including a built-in webcam (often coupled with Skype for cheap videoconferencing), Bluetooth connectivity, and 802.11n wireless networking. The hard drives on netbooks are typically small, although only in comparison with those in today's new computers. For example, my last home laptop came with just a 60GB hard drive. My son's EeePC has a 160GB spinner. The RAM is light (usually about 1GB), but it works for Windows XP. I think most businesses would be hard-pressed to find a day-to-day app or task that they couldn't perform on one of these laptops.
For business users who can't abide the smaller keyboard and 10-inch screen at the office: Have your company buy you a wide-screen standalone display, a USB-powered mouse, and a keyboard, all for about $150. In the end, the company is still saving money—and lots of it.
Recently, some netbooks have come under fire because they do not ship with security software. Our ASUS didn't; the company now has a deal with Symantec to ship future netbooks with Norton Internet Security trialware. Even so, concerns that these netbooks can't handle security software are, in my experience, unfounded. Maybe they couldn't handle last year's security software models, but the latest versions from Symantec, Panda, and CA are all built to minimize resource consumption. Norton Internet Security 2009 is the current champ in this regard.
People may say: "I thought he said they were all hype. Guess Lance has drunk the netbook Kool-Aid." That's not the case, I assure you. "Netbook" remains a great marketing term for defining sub-$500, highly portable, middle-performing laptops. Whatever you call them, these systems are here to stay, and they're a great choice for home and, perhaps more important, business.
04.22.09
There's no denying the appeal of these overhyped systems for consumers and business.
Total posts: 7
by Lance Ulanoff
pc_magazine512:http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2345698,00.asp
Buzz up!on Yahoo!
For all their hype, netbooks may simply be laptops in disguise. Thing is, they've also managed to define the new norm for computer-buying habits.
I had this epiphany recently when a reporter asked me if I could imagine a time when the economy would right itself (I can, thank goodness) and PC-buying habits would return to normal. Essentially, he was asking when people would resume buying traditional desktops and laptops. In his scenario, I believe, netbooks would fade from memory.
I laughed at this because I am convinced that netbooks are no more than a sneaky, albeit brilliant, marketing scheme to sell less-powerful, low-priced mini laptops to the masses. I'm also fairly certain that netbooks are not going away. Over time, we may just stop calling them netbooks. Our expectations when it comes to features, performance, and the price we expect to pay for any kind of computer have been permanently reset. I don't care what happens with the economy, there is no turning back from this.
Netbooks certainly found their moment, didn't they? Cheap laptops, like the original ASUS EeePC, sold well enough, but it wasn't until Acer and ASUS rebranded them as netbooks that sales took off. If the economy had not been in the crapper, I wonder if this gimmick would have been as successful. That's money under the bridge (billions, right?), however. Now the concept of netbooks is firmly ensconced in the consumer consciousness. In fact, netbooks are the first stop in most consumer-PC-buying decisions.
I'm not saying that netbooks are right for everyone. My own experience with one made it clear to me they're not. We bought my son a lovely ASUS EeePC 1000HE. It's an Editors' Choice–winning netbook that shipped to us—tax included—for about $426. The slightly smaller keyboard doesn't bother my son (or me for that matter), and the power is fine for his needs. It even handles iTunes, though it could be faster. I'm getting used to the lack of an optical drive (I should, since I've written about how I don't think they're necessary anyway, and I'm teaching my son how to transfer what he needs on flash drives. The screen is a tad small, and I've noticed that traditional browsers, including IE8, are really not designed for 10-inch, 16:9 screens. There's too much interface or "chrome" eating up the top third of the screen. In fact, I may switch my son to the least "chromy" browser, Google Chrome. Overall, we're pleased.
Still, I can see how someone who wants to game or edit videos might struggle with this system. That's fine; it's the reason we have choice. Want more power? Pay up and get a more powerful system—maybe even a desktop.
Consumers will continue to buy netbooks in record numbers, and I'm guessing that 95 percent of those systems will be running Windows XP. One thing I can't assess, despite Microsoft's promises, is how Windows 7 will run on netbooks. Microsoft has shown us the OS running on netbooks, but we haven't seen the stripped-down Windows 7 Starter Edition that's ostensibly designed for them. I wonder if Windows 7 Starter will be as full-featured as the RAM-friendly Windows XP. It better be if Microsoft hopes to finally euthanize XP.
It's also occurred to me that netbooks could be perfect for businesses, especially for small businesses and mobile workforces. I've long been a firm believer that all employees in most businesses that use computers should have laptops. Laptops automatically increase productivity because workers can take the system home and keep working, if they choose to (some employees even work during the commute). Businesses have been reluctant to dole out laptops, though, because they're typically more expensive and more fragile than desktops. When companies do give in and buy laptops, they have a habit of choosing heavy, slow desktop replacements. These things usually have cheap, underperforming parts and are too heavy and are a drag to lug back and forth to the office.
The netbook is a different story. Most, like my son's EeePC, weigh significantly less than 4 pounds. They're smaller than the average notebook and slip easily into any case. They come preloaded with things like Star Office, which is a decent (and free) Microsoft Office replacement, as well as other free productivity apps. Whatever your business can't find, it can download.
We're having this conversation in my own office right now, though one person raised a concern about Adobe Photoshop. Many of us use it to prep images for use on the Web. You can't load that resource hog onto a netbook. That said, when I traveled to CES earlier this year, I used Google Picasa 3—another free and easy-to-use app—to resize and compress all of my images.
I'm surprised that businesses aren't beating down the doors of computer manufacturers to get their hands on these netbooks. An ultraportable laptop like the Dell Latitude E4300 could run you over $2,700. For that same money you could buy six ASUS EeePC 1000E netbooks or almost ten HP Mini 1000 Mi systems. What's more, these netbooks come with features not always found on cheap, business-friendly desktop replacements, including a built-in webcam (often coupled with Skype for cheap videoconferencing), Bluetooth connectivity, and 802.11n wireless networking. The hard drives on netbooks are typically small, although only in comparison with those in today's new computers. For example, my last home laptop came with just a 60GB hard drive. My son's EeePC has a 160GB spinner. The RAM is light (usually about 1GB), but it works for Windows XP. I think most businesses would be hard-pressed to find a day-to-day app or task that they couldn't perform on one of these laptops.
For business users who can't abide the smaller keyboard and 10-inch screen at the office: Have your company buy you a wide-screen standalone display, a USB-powered mouse, and a keyboard, all for about $150. In the end, the company is still saving money—and lots of it.
Recently, some netbooks have come under fire because they do not ship with security software. Our ASUS didn't; the company now has a deal with Symantec to ship future netbooks with Norton Internet Security trialware. Even so, concerns that these netbooks can't handle security software are, in my experience, unfounded. Maybe they couldn't handle last year's security software models, but the latest versions from Symantec, Panda, and CA are all built to minimize resource consumption. Norton Internet Security 2009 is the current champ in this regard.
People may say: "I thought he said they were all hype. Guess Lance has drunk the netbook Kool-Aid." That's not the case, I assure you. "Netbook" remains a great marketing term for defining sub-$500, highly portable, middle-performing laptops. Whatever you call them, these systems are here to stay, and they're a great choice for home and, perhaps more important, business.
Source: www.pcmag.com
Netbooks: The New Norm for Laptops
Netbooks: The New Norm for Laptops
04.22.09
There's no denying the appeal of these overhyped systems for consumers and business.
Total posts: 7
by Lance Ulanoff
pc_magazine512:http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2345698,00.asp
Buzz up!on Yahoo!
For all their hype, netbooks may simply be laptops in disguise. Thing is, they've also managed to define the new norm for computer-buying habits.
I had this epiphany recently when a reporter asked me if I could imagine a time when the economy would right itself (I can, thank goodness) and PC-buying habits would return to normal. Essentially, he was asking when people would resume buying traditional desktops and laptops. In his scenario, I believe, netbooks would fade from memory.
I laughed at this because I am convinced that netbooks are no more than a sneaky, albeit brilliant, marketing scheme to sell less-powerful, low-priced mini laptops to the masses. I'm also fairly certain that netbooks are not going away. Over time, we may just stop calling them netbooks. Our expectations when it comes to features, performance, and the price we expect to pay for any kind of computer have been permanently reset. I don't care what happens with the economy, there is no turning back from this.
Netbooks certainly found their moment, didn't they? Cheap laptops, like the original ASUS EeePC, sold well enough, but it wasn't until Acer and ASUS rebranded them as netbooks that sales took off. If the economy had not been in the crapper, I wonder if this gimmick would have been as successful. That's money under the bridge (billions, right?), however. Now the concept of netbooks is firmly ensconced in the consumer consciousness. In fact, netbooks are the first stop in most consumer-PC-buying decisions.
I'm not saying that netbooks are right for everyone. My own experience with one made it clear to me they're not. We bought my son a lovely ASUS EeePC 1000HE. It's an Editors' Choice–winning netbook that shipped to us—tax included—for about $426. The slightly smaller keyboard doesn't bother my son (or me for that matter), and the power is fine for his needs. It even handles iTunes, though it could be faster. I'm getting used to the lack of an optical drive (I should, since I've written about how I don't think they're necessary anyway, and I'm teaching my son how to transfer what he needs on flash drives. The screen is a tad small, and I've noticed that traditional browsers, including IE8, are really not designed for 10-inch, 16:9 screens. There's too much interface or "chrome" eating up the top third of the screen. In fact, I may switch my son to the least "chromy" browser, Google Chrome. Overall, we're pleased.
Still, I can see how someone who wants to game or edit videos might struggle with this system. That's fine; it's the reason we have choice. Want more power? Pay up and get a more powerful system—maybe even a desktop.
Consumers will continue to buy netbooks in record numbers, and I'm guessing that 95 percent of those systems will be running Windows XP. One thing I can't assess, despite Microsoft's promises, is how Windows 7 will run on netbooks. Microsoft has shown us the OS running on netbooks, but we haven't seen the stripped-down Windows 7 Starter Edition that's ostensibly designed for them. I wonder if Windows 7 Starter will be as full-featured as the RAM-friendly Windows XP. It better be if Microsoft hopes to finally euthanize XP.
It's also occurred to me that netbooks could be perfect for businesses, especially for small businesses and mobile workforces. I've long been a firm believer that all employees in most businesses that use computers should have laptops. Laptops automatically increase productivity because workers can take the system home and keep working, if they choose to (some employees even work during the commute). Businesses have been reluctant to dole out laptops, though, because they're typically more expensive and more fragile than desktops. When companies do give in and buy laptops, they have a habit of choosing heavy, slow desktop replacements. These things usually have cheap, underperforming parts and are too heavy and are a drag to lug back and forth to the office.
The netbook is a different story. Most, like my son's EeePC, weigh significantly less than 4 pounds. They're smaller than the average notebook and slip easily into any case. They come preloaded with things like Star Office, which is a decent (and free) Microsoft Office replacement, as well as other free productivity apps. Whatever your business can't find, it can download.
We're having this conversation in my own office right now, though one person raised a concern about Adobe Photoshop. Many of us use it to prep images for use on the Web. You can't load that resource hog onto a netbook. That said, when I traveled to CES earlier this year, I used Google Picasa 3—another free and easy-to-use app—to resize and compress all of my images.
I'm surprised that businesses aren't beating down the doors of computer manufacturers to get their hands on these netbooks. An ultraportable laptop like the Dell Latitude E4300 could run you over $2,700. For that same money you could buy six ASUS EeePC 1000E netbooks or almost ten HP Mini 1000 Mi systems. What's more, these netbooks come with features not always found on cheap, business-friendly desktop replacements, including a built-in webcam (often coupled with Skype for cheap videoconferencing), Bluetooth connectivity, and 802.11n wireless networking. The hard drives on netbooks are typically small, although only in comparison with those in today's new computers. For example, my last home laptop came with just a 60GB hard drive. My son's EeePC has a 160GB spinner. The RAM is light (usually about 1GB), but it works for Windows XP. I think most businesses would be hard-pressed to find a day-to-day app or task that they couldn't perform on one of these laptops.
For business users who can't abide the smaller keyboard and 10-inch screen at the office: Have your company buy you a wide-screen standalone display, a USB-powered mouse, and a keyboard, all for about $150. In the end, the company is still saving money—and lots of it.
Recently, some netbooks have come under fire because they do not ship with security software. Our ASUS didn't; the company now has a deal with Symantec to ship future netbooks with Norton Internet Security trialware. Even so, concerns that these netbooks can't handle security software are, in my experience, unfounded. Maybe they couldn't handle last year's security software models, but the latest versions from Symantec, Panda, and CA are all built to minimize resource consumption. Norton Internet Security 2009 is the current champ in this regard.
People may say: "I thought he said they were all hype. Guess Lance has drunk the netbook Kool-Aid." That's not the case, I assure you. "Netbook" remains a great marketing term for defining sub-$500, highly portable, middle-performing laptops. Whatever you call them, these systems are here to stay, and they're a great choice for home and, perhaps more important, business.
Source: www.pcmag.com
04.22.09
There's no denying the appeal of these overhyped systems for consumers and business.
Total posts: 7
by Lance Ulanoff
pc_magazine512:http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2345698,00.asp
Buzz up!on Yahoo!
For all their hype, netbooks may simply be laptops in disguise. Thing is, they've also managed to define the new norm for computer-buying habits.
I had this epiphany recently when a reporter asked me if I could imagine a time when the economy would right itself (I can, thank goodness) and PC-buying habits would return to normal. Essentially, he was asking when people would resume buying traditional desktops and laptops. In his scenario, I believe, netbooks would fade from memory.
I laughed at this because I am convinced that netbooks are no more than a sneaky, albeit brilliant, marketing scheme to sell less-powerful, low-priced mini laptops to the masses. I'm also fairly certain that netbooks are not going away. Over time, we may just stop calling them netbooks. Our expectations when it comes to features, performance, and the price we expect to pay for any kind of computer have been permanently reset. I don't care what happens with the economy, there is no turning back from this.
Netbooks certainly found their moment, didn't they? Cheap laptops, like the original ASUS EeePC, sold well enough, but it wasn't until Acer and ASUS rebranded them as netbooks that sales took off. If the economy had not been in the crapper, I wonder if this gimmick would have been as successful. That's money under the bridge (billions, right?), however. Now the concept of netbooks is firmly ensconced in the consumer consciousness. In fact, netbooks are the first stop in most consumer-PC-buying decisions.
I'm not saying that netbooks are right for everyone. My own experience with one made it clear to me they're not. We bought my son a lovely ASUS EeePC 1000HE. It's an Editors' Choice–winning netbook that shipped to us—tax included—for about $426. The slightly smaller keyboard doesn't bother my son (or me for that matter), and the power is fine for his needs. It even handles iTunes, though it could be faster. I'm getting used to the lack of an optical drive (I should, since I've written about how I don't think they're necessary anyway, and I'm teaching my son how to transfer what he needs on flash drives. The screen is a tad small, and I've noticed that traditional browsers, including IE8, are really not designed for 10-inch, 16:9 screens. There's too much interface or "chrome" eating up the top third of the screen. In fact, I may switch my son to the least "chromy" browser, Google Chrome. Overall, we're pleased.
Still, I can see how someone who wants to game or edit videos might struggle with this system. That's fine; it's the reason we have choice. Want more power? Pay up and get a more powerful system—maybe even a desktop.
Consumers will continue to buy netbooks in record numbers, and I'm guessing that 95 percent of those systems will be running Windows XP. One thing I can't assess, despite Microsoft's promises, is how Windows 7 will run on netbooks. Microsoft has shown us the OS running on netbooks, but we haven't seen the stripped-down Windows 7 Starter Edition that's ostensibly designed for them. I wonder if Windows 7 Starter will be as full-featured as the RAM-friendly Windows XP. It better be if Microsoft hopes to finally euthanize XP.
It's also occurred to me that netbooks could be perfect for businesses, especially for small businesses and mobile workforces. I've long been a firm believer that all employees in most businesses that use computers should have laptops. Laptops automatically increase productivity because workers can take the system home and keep working, if they choose to (some employees even work during the commute). Businesses have been reluctant to dole out laptops, though, because they're typically more expensive and more fragile than desktops. When companies do give in and buy laptops, they have a habit of choosing heavy, slow desktop replacements. These things usually have cheap, underperforming parts and are too heavy and are a drag to lug back and forth to the office.
The netbook is a different story. Most, like my son's EeePC, weigh significantly less than 4 pounds. They're smaller than the average notebook and slip easily into any case. They come preloaded with things like Star Office, which is a decent (and free) Microsoft Office replacement, as well as other free productivity apps. Whatever your business can't find, it can download.
We're having this conversation in my own office right now, though one person raised a concern about Adobe Photoshop. Many of us use it to prep images for use on the Web. You can't load that resource hog onto a netbook. That said, when I traveled to CES earlier this year, I used Google Picasa 3—another free and easy-to-use app—to resize and compress all of my images.
I'm surprised that businesses aren't beating down the doors of computer manufacturers to get their hands on these netbooks. An ultraportable laptop like the Dell Latitude E4300 could run you over $2,700. For that same money you could buy six ASUS EeePC 1000E netbooks or almost ten HP Mini 1000 Mi systems. What's more, these netbooks come with features not always found on cheap, business-friendly desktop replacements, including a built-in webcam (often coupled with Skype for cheap videoconferencing), Bluetooth connectivity, and 802.11n wireless networking. The hard drives on netbooks are typically small, although only in comparison with those in today's new computers. For example, my last home laptop came with just a 60GB hard drive. My son's EeePC has a 160GB spinner. The RAM is light (usually about 1GB), but it works for Windows XP. I think most businesses would be hard-pressed to find a day-to-day app or task that they couldn't perform on one of these laptops.
For business users who can't abide the smaller keyboard and 10-inch screen at the office: Have your company buy you a wide-screen standalone display, a USB-powered mouse, and a keyboard, all for about $150. In the end, the company is still saving money—and lots of it.
Recently, some netbooks have come under fire because they do not ship with security software. Our ASUS didn't; the company now has a deal with Symantec to ship future netbooks with Norton Internet Security trialware. Even so, concerns that these netbooks can't handle security software are, in my experience, unfounded. Maybe they couldn't handle last year's security software models, but the latest versions from Symantec, Panda, and CA are all built to minimize resource consumption. Norton Internet Security 2009 is the current champ in this regard.
People may say: "I thought he said they were all hype. Guess Lance has drunk the netbook Kool-Aid." That's not the case, I assure you. "Netbook" remains a great marketing term for defining sub-$500, highly portable, middle-performing laptops. Whatever you call them, these systems are here to stay, and they're a great choice for home and, perhaps more important, business.
Source: www.pcmag.com
Comparing Netbook and Laptop Performance
Comparing Netbook and LapOur performance
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It's safe to say that netbooks are here to stay, and they could even come to dominate the laptop landscape in a couple of years. Since their humble beginnings as cheap laptops that could be used to surf the Web, compose e-mails, do light office tasks, and play music or videos but not much more, they are evolving into more substantial machines. Set against their low price and portability are limitations such as screen and keyboard size, and lack of a built-in optical drive. But perhaps the biggest differentiator between netbooks and other laptops is performance. We know netbooks can easily handle the sort of basic tasks I mention above, but how do they do at more rigorous tasks such as resizing photos, transcoding videos, or ripping an audio CD? And how do they stack up against mainstream laptops?
First, I'll say a few words about netbook limitations other than performance. We know that the small screens (most less than 12 inches), lack of optical drive, and constricted keyboard influence price (and buying decisions), but we'll keep our focus here on performance, which for many users is paramount.
Key to the performance of any PC, netbook or otherwise, are its processing parts. The vast majority of netbooks (including the two we'll focus on here) run on an Intel Atom processor, a small percentage use VIA processors, and a scant few with processors from Texas Instruments and ARM have trickled out. Netbooks typically ship with 1GB of memory, while bigger laptops are standardizing at 3GB and 4GB now. And let's not forget that graphics components and hard drives can influence the performance of a netbook.
Performance-wise, netbooks are configured with very few differentiating features between them. But how do they fare against other laptops that cost a little more, run faster processors, and pile on memory? Is improved performance commensurate with the increase in price? Well, we took two netbooks—the Acer Aspire One (10-inch) and the Dell Inspiron Mini 12, which cost $350 and $500, respectively—and compared them with mainstream laptops that aren't outrageously expensive (ranging from $700 to $1,300) but cost considerably more than your average netbook.—Next: How We Tested >top Performance
It's safe to say that netbooks are here to stay, and they could even come to dominate the laptop landscape in a couple of years. Since their humble beginnings as cheap laptops that could be used to surf the Web, compose e-mails, do light office tasks, and play music or videos but not much more, they are evolving into more substantial machines. Set against their low price and portability are limitations such as screen and keyboard size, and lack of a built-in optical drive. But perhaps the biggest differentiator between netbooks and other laptops is performance. We know netbooks can easily handle the sort of basic tasks I mention above, but how do they do at more rigorous tasks such as resizing photos, transcoding videos, or ripping an audio CD? And how do they stack up against mainstream laptops?
First, I'll say a few words about netbook limitations other than performance. We know that the small screens (most less than 12 inches), lack of optical drive, and constricted keyboard influence price (and buying decisions), but we'll keep our focus here on performance, which for many users is paramount.
Key to the performance of any PC, netbook or otherwise, are its processing parts. The vast majority of netbooks (including the two we'll focus on here) run on an Intel Atom processor, a small percentage use VIA processors, and a scant few with processors from Texas Instruments and ARM have trickled out. Netbooks typically ship with 1GB of memory, while bigger laptops are standardizing at 3GB and 4GB now. And let's not forget that graphics components and hard drives can influence the performance of a netbook.
Performance-wise, netbooks are configured with very few differentiating features between them. But how do they fare against other laptops that cost a little more, run faster processors, and pile on memory? Is improved performance commensurate with the increase in price? Well, we took two netbooks—the Acer Aspire One (10-inch) and the Dell Inspiron Mini 12, which cost $350 and $500, respectively—and compared them with mainstream laptops that aren't outrageously expensive (ranging from $700 to $1,300) but cost considerably more than your average netbook.—Next: How We Tested >top Performance
Source: www.pcmag.com
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As smartphones have become more powerful, increasing numbers of people are using them as laptop replacements. Still, the small size of a smartphone can make this difficult. A concept device could provide the hardware that the iPhone currently lacks.
The OLO Computer Concept is similar to Celio's Redfly, adding a notebook-like shell to a smartphone, including a keyboard, larger screen, and battery. The rest of the device needs are handled by the smartphone -- software, storage, and wireless connectivity.
The concept device would apparently work similarly to the Redfly, showing the iPhone's display enlarged and allowing for full utilization of the device. Unlike the Redfly, the concept has the iPhone device "dock" into a panel and become a touchpad or second screen.
OLO's concept image (at right) shows that a full version of Mac OS X is running, but it's not clear at this point how OLO Computer will enable this to happen.
It is also not clear if the iPhone would support this type of docking as the hardware only supports TV-Out through an Apple-approved cable.
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For more information, there is a single webpage about the OLO Computer Concept and the A.I.M. website.
The OLO Computer Concept is similar to Celio's Redfly, adding a notebook-like shell to a smartphone, including a keyboard, larger screen, and battery. The rest of the device needs are handled by the smartphone -- software, storage, and wireless connectivity.
The concept device would apparently work similarly to the Redfly, showing the iPhone's display enlarged and allowing for full utilization of the device. Unlike the Redfly, the concept has the iPhone device "dock" into a panel and become a touchpad or second screen.
OLO's concept image (at right) shows that a full version of Mac OS X is running, but it's not clear at this point how OLO Computer will enable this to happen.
It is also not clear if the iPhone would support this type of docking as the hardware only supports TV-Out through an Apple-approved cable.
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Friday, May 1, 2009
Vigor Force Recon T7n
The Vigor Force Recon T7N ($3,699 direct) is a gaming PC that's reaching for the performance crown. Like the Maingear Ephex (Core i7), the current PCMag.com über-gaming Editors' Choice, the Force Recon has a heavily overclocked Core i7 processor, three graphics cards working together in an SLI configuration, and a tower case filled to the brim with high-end components. The results are similar: Both are at the top of the performance heap. The Force Recon wrests a few of the top performance laurels away from the Maingear, though not the overall title. That's because of its tiny C: drive capacity, among other things, and the need to practically take it apart to do any upgrade.Of course, many of the gaming PCs I review for PCMag.com are focused like a laser on gaming performance. Some make sacrifices to gain performance, but none as many as the Force Recon. The system uses an enterprise-grade Intel X25-E 32GB SSD (solid-state drive) as its C: drive, and two 1-terabyte Western Digital drives in a RAID 0 array as the data drive (E:). The X25-E is speedier at read/write operations than mainstream SSDs are, but the capacity is so small that you'll be rebuilding the drive for every new game you want to install. I had to do that when I was testing: install, test, uninstall, install next test—you get the picture. You could install some programs to the data drives, but I believe this would make the system unlivable because some programs—particularly games—don't work right if they're not installed to the C: drive. You could also choose a slower (and cheaper) spinning hard drive option from Vigor.
The other sacrifice is that in order to overclock the system and still come in under $4,000, Vigor installed a Core i7-920 processor. The fact that Vigor was able to overclock this "entry-level" Core i7 beyond 3.6 GHz in an air-cooled system is impressive. I'm not sure how that would affect the Core i7's life expectancy, but the system does have a three-year parts-and-labor warranty, and by the time the warranty expires there will be a new hotness to buy. The real problem is that with so many fans in this box, the system sounds like an industrial air-conditioning cooling tower. The Maingear's extra-complicated, extra-expensive liquid cooling system will pay off in the long run—if only by saving you money you'd spend on therapy sessions. The Force Recon's blanket of droning fan noise would have driven me nuts if I hadn't used a pair of Bose QuietComfort 3 headphones, and I hate the feeling of pressure that active noise cancellation puts on my eardrums.
The rest of the chassis is packed with three Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 graphics cards in an SLI configuration, all working together to give the Force Recon some of the best 3D graphics scores I've seen. The problem is that it generates so much noise while doing so, and also, there's too much wiring in the chassis. The system builders that produce the rigs in the $5K club usually shorten and route their cables so as not to block airflow or ports in the case. The T7N is less expensive than some gaming boxes, like the Falcon FragBox 2 (Core i7) and the Maingear, but although the T7N's wiring is neatly tied up, it still sticks out like a sore thumb when you open the case. In particular, the extra power wires for the graphics cards snake around the bottom of the case, as do the slack power leads running to the power supply. The sole unoccupied SATA port on the motherboard is blocked by wiring, so DIY upgrades are limited to the three free memory DIMM slots. If you want upgrades down the road, you'll either need to send the system back to Vigor or accept that you'll be frequently unplugging or replugging components.
Source : http://www.pcmag.com
HP Compaq Business Desktop dx2400
The HP dx2400 Microtower delivers powerful business PC performance at an entry-level price. Packed with all the essential features and industry standard components to help you compete in today's business world, the HP dx2400 offers professional level quality without the high pricetag.
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OCZ DIY Neutrino
When we saw the pitch for Neutrino, a do-it-yourself netbook for hands-on kind of people like us, we were pretty excited. Build your own ultra-portable? A sub-notebook for DIYers who live to turn screws? What's not to love?Source : http://www.pcmag.com
Acer Aspire 3935
Acer has been delivering affordable systems for as long as it has existed, but the majority of them have come with design trade-offs. Often they were too thick or too heavy, or just plain ugly. The Acer Aspire 3935 (6504) ushers in what hopefully will be a new era for the company. Forget the fact that it's a $900 laptop, because Acer is widely known for being a price aggressor. The sleek metallic cover, the 1-inch-thick chassis, and the sheer portability of this system are qualities that customers have been yearning for but hadn't been able to get in such a sweet deal. Pairing aesthetics with good performing parts further cements the Aspire 3935 as the new Editors' Choice for our budget category.
Source : http://www.pcmag.com
Getac V100
When driving through rough terrain or enduring the worst that Mother Nature can throw at you are part of your typical workday, you need a laptop that can take more than its share of punishment. You won't find rugged laptops at your local Best Buy, but services from law enforcement to utility companies have taken to deploying them in every vehicle, and military personnel and field workers have been relying on them for years. The Getac V100 ($3,130 street) is lightweight for a fully rugged laptop, by virtue of a 10.4-inch screen that doubles as a swivel touch display. Although the ultra-low-voltage parts are a great way to rid the machine of clunky cooling fans and prevent overheating, the ones in the V100 are outdated. If you can live with that performance hit, this sturdy laptop has plenty of worthwhile outdoor features.
Source : http://www.pcmag.com
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