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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 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…
Sapphire Pure Black P67 Hydra
It’s been a while since Sapphire ventured into the motherboard market, but with the launch of AMD’s Fusion and Intel’s Sandy Bridge technology the company has decided to re-launch its motherboard line. Using AMD’s technology is a no-brainer, as after all they are AMD’s biggest manufacturing partner in the graphics card sector – but the…
Asus – P8P67 Deluxe Motherboard
Asus will be the first to admit that the launch of its motherboards for Intel’s Socket 1156 processors fell short of perfection, allowing rivals Gigabyte and MSI to get an early foothold in the market. Keen to avoid a repeat performance with the newer Socket 1155 ‘Sandy Bridge’ chipsets, Asus has rolled out a comprehensive…
Chillblast – Fusion Beachhead
High-end system manufacturer Chillblast is usually quick out of the traps with the latest kit – and with an Intel Sandy Bridge processor under the hood, the interestingly named Fusion Beachhead is no exception. This complete PC package comprises a desktop PC, TFT flat-panel monitor, plus the usual speakers and input devices – though you…