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Alienware M11x R3
Alienware is pretty much as distinctive a computer make as you can get, and unsurprisingly the M11x R3 laptop is something of a looker. It’s small but perfectly formed, with curved lines, a sleek black finish, and the usual alien heads adorning the back cover and power button. Light fantastic Not only can the backlit…
Dell Vostro V131
Dell’s Vostro range of notebook computers is squarely targeted at small to medium business executives who need a lightweight laptop with enough oomph to handle multitasking effortlessly. The Vostro V131, successor to the V130 we tested earlier this year, may be towards the bottom end of the line, but it still manages to pack a…
Palicomp Phoenix i5 Z68 Warrior
System builder Palicomp specialises in producing some seriously overclocked machines for enthusiasts and gamers. Earlier this year we were very impressed by its i5 Sniper, and the i5 Z68 Warrior is the next step up when it comes to the firm’s Sandy Bridge range. Heart of the warriorThe system is built around the current gamer’s…
Dell XPS 17 L702X
We’ve handled a few highly portable laptops lately, and the XPS 17 most definitely isn’t one of them. It’s a hefty device that fits into the desktop replacement category, measuring 29x41cm and weighing in at 3.5kg. So it’s perhaps closer to ‘luggable’ than portable – but obviously, such is the trade-off when it comes to…
Chillblast Fusion Tranquility
If the gentle hum of a PC system is enough to drive you to distraction, UK-based manufacturer Chillblast may have a new system that’s right up your street. The Fusion Tranquillity promises all of the speed you would expect from a £1,000-plus performance desktop – but promises near-silent running thanks to a clever combination of…
Toshiba Portégé R830
Ultraportable laptops have a big job to do. They have to be small and light, but pack a good screen and quality features. And it would be good if they weren’t too expensive. Toshiba’s Portégé R830 doesn’t tick all the boxes, but then what ultraportable does? The price is high When you look at the…
Asus Eee Slate EP121
Tablets might be all the range at the moment, but tablets running Windows like the new Asus Eee Slate EP121 are few and far between. The main argument against the operating system and format match is that Windows just doesn’t work well with the tablet design. So how does it stack up? Size mattersWe all…
Asus U36J-RX197X
The U36J is an ultraportable laptop computer that packs some power into its slim body, in the form of an Intel Core i5 processor. The notebook is reasonably light, weighing in at just under 1.5kg, and is a whisker under 2cm thick at the widest part of the body. However, a semi-circular ridge protrudes from…
Acer Aspire AS5750G
Wallet-friendly. That’s one way to describe Acer’s new 2.3GHz Intel Sandy Bridge-powered laptop. Because the company has certainly pulled off something special in the value for money stakes with the price-to-specification ratio of its AS5750G-2414G50. Impressive specThe notebook comes loaded with an Intel i5-2410M dual-core processor running at 2.3GHz (with turbo-boost to 2.9GHz) and an…
Foxconn H67S Mini-ITX motherboard
In the world of computing, as in so many other areas, size matters. Uniquely, however, it’s a case of extremes: while some users are looking for the biggest beast they can possibly build, others want something small that won’t look out of place in a living room. It’s to the latter market that Foxconn, a…