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Asus U46 laptop
The new Asus U46 notebook lays claim to up to ten hours of battery life – a lure for any potential laptop user. Add in a neat, slim chassis and some top notch specs, and what’s not to like? Battery lifeOne of our first ports of call when looking at the U46 was that battery…
Dell Inspiron 14z laptop
This refresh of the Dell Inspiron 14z is the second laptop we’ve recently reviewed that plumps for a sporty red colour scheme along with black trim – and a very smart piece of hardware it looks, too. The 14z is also available in black as standard, and in this form you can knock a tenner…
HP ProBook 5330m laptop
Hewlett Packard’s ProBook range features no nonsense notebooks designed for portability and power. If you wish to, you can configure a model with an solid-state disk (SSD), but an old-fashioned mechanical drive is also available. Often touted as business-friendly, does the ProBook range also have what it takes for consumers? Solid but not so stylishThe…
Lenovo ThinkPad X121e notebook
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X121e is a basic laptop for mobile professionals. It isn’t an all-singing, all-dancing machine. But it is an affordable machine with some great design features. Small, neat, portableWeighing in at just 1.36kg, the Lenovo ThinkPad X121e is exceptionally light – and small, too, at 290x208x24mm. It’ll fit into tiny bags or rucksacks easily….
Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830T notebook
Acer’s Aspire TimelineX series is designed for business, making the most of Intel’s new second-generation Sandy Bridge processors to offer up to eight hours worth of battery life. In keeing with the rest of the range, the Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830T is suitably stylish and slim (at just 24mm) to impress your colleagues without being…
Toshiba Satellite L755D-12L
The Satellite L755D-12L makes a good initial impression, looking more expensive than it actually is. Not to mention feeling more expensive. While this is a budget laptop, you wouldn’t guess that from the build quality or finish. It’s a very well put together piece of hardware with no corners cut in terms of construction. Smart…
Asus ZenBook UX21 and UX31 hands-on first look
With the launch of Asus’ new ZenBook ‘ultrabook’ laptop range – currently comprising the ZenBook 11.6in UX21 and 13.3in UX31, equipped Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors, respectively – Apple’s MacBook Air finally has a fight on its hands. Slim and lightHeralded by Asus as the “perfect blend of elegance and power”, we were…
Dell Vostro 3750 laptop
Dell’s Vostro range is deliberately pitched at small business users on the go, but thanks to the new generation of Sandy Bridge CPUs, consumers into general entertainment will also find that several models function quite happily as entertainment centres too. The Vostro 3750, a 17.3in laptop that Dell envisages as a desktop replacement, is just…
Acer Aspire 5755G laptop
The AcerAspire 5755G announces its style in an understated way, with an almost invisible wave pattern on the shiny piano black lid. Similarly, inside there’s an unassuming feel to the gun metal grey and black tones of the work surface and keyboard, as though inviting you to avoid frivolities and get to work. But beneath…
Dell Vostro 3350 laptop
Going compact – and in the laptop world, that means anything below a 15.6in screen – usually means ditching performance and features, but Dell’s Vostro 3350 promises to change all that. Borrowing a few design features from its rivals, it’s a 13.3in laptop with some serious grunt under the hood – but is it all…