Laptops
Modern higher-end 14 and 16-inch-class notebooks offer performance that is enough for the vast majority of productivity and even content creation workloads. As a result, the main limitation of notebook's capabilities in many cases is their insufficient screen real estate. Over the past few years, several leading PC makers have made numerous attempts to fix this (e.g., Lenovo's Yoga Book 9i, Razer's Valerie, and Apple's Sidecar). Now, it is time for Asus to demonstrate its vision. The Asus Zenbook Duo (UX8406) is a dual-screen 14-inch-class laptop with a detachable keyboard that works as a classic notebook with one display, a machine with two touchscreens, a laptop with two monitors, or a desktop mode. The notebook takes some pages from Lenovo's Yoga Book 9i, but Asus...
IBM ThinkPad X31 1.4GHz Pentium M: A Traveler's Best Friend
Many road warriors swear by the ultraportable notebook design which mates computing power with portability. Today we look at a new breed of ultraportable systems enabled by Intel's Centrino...
8 by Matthew Witheiler on 4/11/2003Electrovaya Scribbler SC500 Tablet PC
Today we take a look at a tablet PC solution from a company many of you have probably never heard of: Electrovaya. Their Scribbler SC500 promises good performance and...
1 by Matthew Witheiler on 3/18/2003The Future of Mobile Gaming: New Chips from ATI and NVIDIA
With the Centrino/Pentium M announcement still fresh on our minds, ATI and NVIDIA capitalize on the buzz surrounding mobile computing and give us a glimpse of the next generation...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 3/13/2003Intel Centrino/Pentium-M Notebook Roundup: Dell, FIC and IBM Examined
Along with the release of Intel's new Pentium M processor come a variety of new notebooks. Today we look at four notebooks with a Pentium M at the helm...
4 by Matthew Witheiler on 3/12/2003Intel's Centrino CPU (Pentium-M): Revolutionizing the Mobile World
Learn all there is to know (and all we can tell you) about Intel's brand new mobile processor - called the Pentium M. Find out exactly why this...
8 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/12/2003Sager NP8886 2.8GHz Pentium 4
As the line between notebook computers and desktop ones blurs even further a new line of desktop replacement computers have found their way to the market. Offering everything you...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 1/21/2003Hypersonic Sonic Aviator 3.06GHz Pentium 4
New power arrives to the mobile arena with the Hypersonic Sonic Aviator desktop replacement notebook. Featuring a 3.06GHz Pentium 4 processor, 1.0GB of PC2100 memory, and a 5400RPM hard...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 1/7/2003The Tablet PC: An in depth look with the FIC SlateVision
The latest version of Microsoft Windows XP launched about a month ago now and has been met with quite a bit of press. Today we make up for what...
2 by Matthew Witheiler on 12/12/2002Tablet PCs - Stealing Comdex 2002
What's hot at Comdex this year? Well, tablet-PCs for sure. Read on to see what the future of notebook computing holds in store as well as get a quick...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 11/20/2002NVIDIA GeForce4 4200 Go: Bringing mobile gaming to new heights
NVIDIA ushers in a new standard in mobile gaming with the GeForce4 4200 Go. Follow us as we take a look at what proved to be the most exciting...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 11/14/2002Dell Inspiron 8200 Pentium 4-M 2.0GHz
Equipped with a 2.0GHz processor, 512MB of PC2100 memory, a Mobility Radeon 9000 or a GeForce4 440 Go, a 5400RPM hard drive, and more, the Dell Inspiron 8200 is...
1 by Matthew Witheiler on 10/23/2002ATI Mobility Radeon 9000: Raising the bar again
Today ATI announces its third graphics chip in less than two months. The newest addition to the Radeon line is the Mobility Radeon 9000, a mobile RV250 based part...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 8/29/2002Compaq Presario 900 1500+: The Radeon IGP Goes Mobile
It has taken a while for the Radeon IGP chipset to make its way into laptops. The chipset from ATI was announced back in March but it was not...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 8/15/2002WinBook J4 Pentium 4 2.4GHz
Today we take a look at the top of the line WinBook model: the WinBook J4. Featuring a 2.4GHz processor, an ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 graphics chip with 64MB...
2 by Matthew Witheiler on 8/7/2002Shuttle SS51 XPC - A True High Performance Small Form Factor PC
The SS51 is the first Small Form Factor PC we would ever consider using as our personal system, but can you really use such a small machine as your...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/24/2002ECS i-Buddie XP Athlon XP 2100+
Today we take a look at a second offering in ECS' desknote like: the socket-A based i-Buddie XP. How does the i-Buddie XP with an Athlon XP 2100+ hold...
1 by Matthew Witheiler on 7/10/2002NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go
A month ago we took a look at the Mobility Radeon 7500 and proclaimed it king of mobile graphics. Today we look at NVIDIA's answer to the Mobility Radeon...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 6/21/2002ASUS in the Mobile World
At Computex last week, we got a chance to sit down and speak with the mobile team at ASUS. We grilled them on not only their current PDA...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 6/17/2002ECS i-Buddie 4 Pentium 4 1.6GHz
A new type of mobile system is here. Called desknotes, they are PCs made of desktop components placed in a case the size of a notebook. Attach a screen...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 5/28/2002ASUS S1 Mobile Pentium III-M 1.2GHz
Thin-and-light class notebooks have been met with great success in the Eastern world but have only recently started to make an impact on Western consumers. Today we take a...
5 by Matthew Witheiler on 5/21/2002