Laptop Computer Reviews

Alienware M11x R2 Review

Dell enjoyed overnight success with the Alienware M11x earlier this year. This 11-inch notebook outperforms many larger laptops and is priced below $1000. Unfortunately for Dell, consumers quickly started asking for an Alienware M11x with Intel Core i7 processors. Now, less than 6 months after the release of the M11x comes the M11x R2 with Intel Core i7 and Nvidia Optimus technology. Is this the ...

Sony VAIO Laptops May Overheat, Recall Issued

Sony Electronics Inc. of San Diego, California has issued a large recall of about 233,000 VAIO Laptop Computers due to burn hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced, The computers can overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers. To date, Sony has received 30 reports of units overheating resulting in deformed keyboards and [...]

Intel SSDs Hit Brick-and-Mortar Retail Stores

Solid state drive manufacturers plan to begin selling their consumer SSD products in brick-and-mortar retail stores, indicating that consumers may be rady to us flash-based products as replacements for or supplements to traditional hard drives.

Tech-hungry consumers await iPads

The new notebook computer from the company with the reputation for game-changing innovations has the potential to shake up the computing business, not to mention the publishing, entertainment, retail and communications industries.

Apples IPad Bet Requires Leap of Faith From Buyers (Update2)

April 1 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. , looking to succeed where rivals like Microsoft Corp. failed, is betting that consumers are finally ready for tablet computers, even if they have to do without some features.

Apples IPad Bet Requires Leap of Faith From Buyers (Update2)

April 1 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. , looking to succeed where rivals like Microsoft Corp. failed, is betting that consumers are finally ready for tablet computers, even if they have to do without some features.

Apple’s iPad Bet Requires a ‘Leap of Faith’ from Buyers

Apple, looking to succeed where rivals like Microsoft failed, is betting that consumers are finally ready for tablet computers, even if they have to do without some features

Unemployment Increases to 10.2%, Payrolls Falling

Unemployment hits a high mark; consumers react

Battery life ratings: Time for a do-over

What? It's only been an hour and a half!Quick! What do laptops and the Chevy Volt have in common? If you answered “bogus battery claims,” you got it. Batteries are more capable than ever, but their merits are being wildly oversold. Nine hours of battery life? 230MPG? Who authorizes this crap? Marketing departments have made battery life a race to the top of Bullshit Mountain, and the unaware consumer is paying for it with disappointment. We think it’s time that consumers are offered more reasona

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