Reviews

We were very happy to have the Asus N55SF for a few reasons: it’s got the latest technology, very good audio quality and one feature that separates it from the notebook crowd: the subwoofer. Of course these aren’t the only features so make sure you read the following lines. The Asus N55SF was reavealed at Computex2011 along with its brothers – the N45SF and N75SF and we immediately were impressed by the list of features: the design, external subwoofer and the resemblance with the NX90. It hasn’t been long and we welcomed... 

The Acer Iconia Touchbook is the most exciting gadget to have ever come to our office and we immediately started exploring its features. We really like the looks and for once we haven’t done all the benchmarks because, let’s face it, people won’t buy the Touchbook to design 3D Star Trek space ships. If you’re curious what happens when Acer throws away the keyboard and replaces it with a giant touchscreen you might want to spend a few minutes reading about the Acer Iconia Touchbook. At the end of June we received the Acer... 

Standing in a corner was a box containing a colourful laptop that we just had to test. Maybe we were very amazed by the colour but as serious laptop reviewers we had to dig inside and find out what the HP Pavilion dv6 (3106sl) was made of. Looking at it you immediately realize it’s not an office power station that will run spreadsheets and charts. The Pavilion dv6 Series by HP consists of multimedia portable computers that are aimed at the everyday consumer. Users will love the overall design: the metal enclosure, the colour and the fact... 

This is it! Asus’ latest gaming laptop has arrived in our office and it’s ready to tell us all its secrets. The G74SX 3D was announced back at CES 2011 and we’ve been waiting it for quite a while. Join us in our quest of finding the best features of the Asus G74SX 3D gaming laptop. In a few words So what exactly is a gaming laptop? Aren’t desktops supposed to do gaming? It’s true but a laptop gives you the chance to face your friends in Mortal Kombat… literally! So the Asus G74SX 3D comes with an Intel Sandy... 

The smallest of the new Lenovo ThinkPad Edges has arrived at our office and we were more than happy to see what it can do. The E220s comes with a lot of goodies inside so if you want to find what’s what just read the lines below. In a few words Obviously you’re gonna look at the outside first and you should know that the “S” after the E220 stands for slim and speed (why not? we’ll explain in a moment). If you like to be apart you’ll love the chromed touches, the glossy LED Infinity Glass display and the chiclet... 

The current OS market is flooded with Microsoft Windows vs. Apple Mac OS X wars. If you’re too busy deciding which party to join then you might look at an absolutely free and open-source OS: Ubuntu. Before jumping to conclusions and yelling “that’s Linux! way too complicated” you might want to know that Ubuntu has always been the “Linux for human beings”. The more obvious question should be whether it is worth all the trouble transferring your files from your old PC or Mac to a computer running the latest Ubuntu: Natty Narwhal. We tested... 

We finally got our hands on the Toshiba NB520 as we wanted to test it to the very limits. In case you’re wondering what’s so special about a Toshiba netbook you’ll need to read our review in order to understand why we think this is one of the best netbooks out there. In a few words Just by looking at it you can see Toshiba designed the NB520 for people who want to have a little bit of fun. If we could link the whole laptop family with the iPod line, the Toshiba NB520 would clearly be the iPod Nano thanks to its special speakers.... 

Sony has a lot of impressive Vaio laptops. The specs are very good, the design as well and the overall feel of the device is incredible. However, we don’t think you’ll want a Vaio EA for its specs, but more for its color. Design The most obvious thing about the Vaio EA is the color. Back at our office we tested the almost ”electric” green model, but you can buy yours in purpe and blue if that’s more to your liking. The only thing not green on the laptop is the 14-inch display and the keyboard. Speaking of the keyboard, Sony... 

Netbooks have alwasy had a downside on design and that problem hasn’t been solved but recently with the launch of the Samsung NF210 back at IFA 2010. So, if you want to see if design will make people buy this netbook make sure you read the following review. The first thing you’ll notice is the design. You can’t get away from it, the lines are bold yet smooth and we couldn’t stop thinking of beaches and the sea. The ”wave” shape is certainly different from what we have seen on the market, although the design is very simple.... 

Last year’s autumn brought us the 3rd generation of Sony’s portable computers, including the most powerful business laptop on the market – the Sony Vaio Z13. We’ve heard a lot about the Z series but only last November we had the chance of testing this business notebook. Features At first glance there isn’t much to look at. Yes it’s elegant and refined but it doesn’t have special effects on board so you tend not to take it seriously. All this changes when lifting the screen and start fiddling with the buttons...