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ASUS U6Sg Notebook: Fashionable 12-Inch Solution with Discrete Graphics
[09/26/08 | by Alexander Britvin]

ASUS U6Sg is a notebook with a lot of “first” features. It is a first 12-inch notebook with discrete graphics in ASUS product range and the first laptop in the fashionable U series with a built-in optical drive. It weights quite a bit, although as you will see from the review it is a pretty conditional characteristic...

ASUS M50Sv: More Megahertz, Less Nanometers
[08/17/08 | by Alexander Britvin]

ASUS M50Sv notebook turned out pretty interesting for two reasons. First, it was built with the new 45nm Intel CPU on Penryn core, and second, it featured a new Nvidia graphics chip inside. Read more in our review!

ASUS F9E Notebook Review
[04/16/08 | by Alexander Britvin]

New ASUS F9E notebook features 12.1-inch screen and is very affordable in terms of pricing. But is a screen diagonal enough to place this solution a priori into a sub-notebook category? Let’s find out from our new review!

Toshiba Satellite U300-111 Notebook Review
[04/08/08 | by Alexander Britvin]

All unique features cost a lot of money; however, not everyone actually uses them. Most users will most likely be interested in solutions with average weight, sufficient performance and moderate price. The Toshiba notebook we are going to talk about today is one of them.

SONY VAIO VGN-CR11SR/P Notebook: Life in Rosy Colors
[03/20/08 | by Alexander Britvin]

Our today’s guest is a notebook from SONY that differs from most of its competition by its color scheme in the first place. Instead of boring traditional greys and blacks, its case is of shiny pearl pink color. Read more about this solution in our new review!

Unconventional Review of Apple MacBook Air Notebook
[03/19/08 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

Are you looking for thin and light notebook? Check out MacBook Air. And don’t be afraid of the Mac OS X, you can easily get rid of it if you like, which we are going to do within our today’s review.

Dell Vostro 1400 Business Notebook Review
[03/17/08 | by Alexander Britvin]

This notebook has a robust case, balanced configuration, reasonable mass and weight parameters, neat and official appearance (which is important for a business machine), and long battery life. The Vostro 1400 is up to its positioning as a reliable companion for businessmen who travel a lot. Read more!

ASUS U3S: Two Notebooks in a Single Case
[03/16/08 | by Alexander Britvin]

The U3S is an expensive product that delivers good performance and features broad functionality. From a technical standpoint, the U3S is a well-balanced solution in terms of weight, size, and power consumption. It is not a cheap buy, yet it won’t disappoint you if you choose it. Read more in our review!

Madman Diaries: Apple MacBook Pro and Microsoft Windows Vista
[02/25/08 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

Can Apple, Intel and Microsoft coexist peacefully? In this article we are going to talk about our experience with Apple MacBook Pro mobile system on Santa Rosa platform with a very usual operating system for this type of platform: Microsoft Windows Vista. Besides, we will also compare the performance of this solution against that of a classical Wintel system - ASUS Lamborghini VX2S.

Asus F5R Notebook: Competition within the Same Company
[02/01/08 | by Alexander Britvin]

Today we are going to review another great office solution from Asus. At first glance it is very similar to the X51R we reviewed earlier. The two models seem to differ on the outside only. So is it a new model or a slightly redesigned old one? Read our review to answer this question.

A True American: Dell Latitude D620 Notebook Review
[12/07/07 | by Alexander Britvin]

This notebook boasts superb ergonomic and functional properties. Targeted at active users for whom it will make a trustworthy traveling companion, the notebook features a reinforced case made of magnesium alloy and a waterproof keyboard. Read more about it in our review!

ASUS X51R Notebook Review: Excellent Budget Solution
[11/11/07 | by Alexander Britvin]

Why will you spend lots of money for a notebook if all you need is office applications and Web-surfing, for example? An ideal solution in that case would be a notebook that provides just enough performance for office applications and comes at a low price. The ASUS X51R, which we are going to discuss today, is an example of such a product

Santa Rosa + Vista: Three Notebooks Reviewed
[11/04/07 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

We will take three mobile computers – Asus A8Sc, Toshiba Satellite A100-906 and Lenovo Thinkpad T61 - and will investigate the features and performance of mobile Santa Rosa platform in Windows Vista operating system.

Asus U1F: Ultra Compact High-End Notebook
[11/01/07 | by Alexander Britvin]

The U1 series is interesting for a number of non-standard solutions utilized in it. Particularly, the use of new materials (such as magnesium-aluminum alloy, robust carbon fiber, polished stainless steel), LED-based backlighting of the display, longer battery life, etc. Today we are going to take a real close look at this solution in our review!

Lenovo ThinkPad T61: A Modern Classic Notebook
[09/24/07 | by Alexey Drozzin]

Though it may not please lovers of the classic style, the modern notebook market is ruled by quite different trends now. Even such ultra-conservative products as ThinkPad have to change with the times. Read more in our detailed review!

Origami Project from Asus: Asus R2H Tablet PC Review
[08/15/07 | by Alexander Britvin]

We would like to introduce to you a truthful embodiment of the Origami concept. It is small, but offers high performance and a large selection of input and positioning devices. It’s got a lot of wireless interfaces as well. Read more in our detailed review!

Sony VAIO VGN-C2ZR/B Notebook: Perfect Mix of Performance and Ergonomics
[08/06/07 | by Alexander Britvin]

Once again Sony’s design team has come up with a well-balanced combination of style, performance and superb ergonomics. And today we are going to talk about this notebook series in our new review.

ASUS R1F – First Tablet from ASUSTeK Lab
[07/03/07 | by Alexander Britvin]

If you consider yourself one of those active, hard-working people whose activities are not limited to the office, then the new ASUS R1F Tablet PC is made for you. It is an excellent mix of optimal weight/size parameters and superb ergonomics. This transformer supports both keyboard- and stylus-based data input and features an advanced hardware configuration as well as a long battery life. Read more in our detailed coverage!

Affordable Solution for Multi-Threaded Environments: Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pro V3405 Notebook Review
[06/18/07 | by Alexander Britvin]

Our test lab is being visited today by the Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pro V3405 notebook that is meant to be a perfectly balanced solution for businessmen. The combination of Intel Pentium Dual-Core and Intel Calistoga 945GM platform proved to be an excellent choice for the buck. Read more in our review!

Acer Ferrari 1005WTMi Notebook Review
[06/12/07 | by Alexander Britvin]

We would like to introduce to you another member of the Ferrari racing team from Acer. This time it is going to be an ultra-compact solution based on AMD Turion 64 X2 TL60 processor running at 2.0GHz that proved very functional, very fast, and... very expensive. Read more in our review!