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by Rafael Hernandez on July 8, 2010 · 0 comments

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If you’re looking for the sort of high end desktop computing experience while on the road you’re stuck with a wide range of desktop replacement notebooks to deal with which isn’t so bad considering that stack of games you want to play through. The AVADirect Clevo W880CU notebook apologizes for nothing as it squeezes in […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 22, 2010 · 0 comments

If you’re tired of all of the notebook options sporting nothing but integrated graphics you’ll be disappointed to find out that manufacturers are still using those dreadful components especially in this day and age where you need that graphics power for the simplest of tasks…like accelerating 1080p content. Acer has you covered with their new […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 21, 2010 · 0 comments

Going ultraportable means ditching any sort of performance or usability along the way. Well that’s not entirely true but you’d better make sure to pack your external optical drive and hope your fingers are nice and limber because you’re going to be slaving away on that cramped keyboard for a while. The Toshiba Portégé R700 […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 14, 2010 · 0 comments

The notebook computer segment is awash in a sea of plastic clad designs with color schemes that are more at home in a child’s playroom than in your svelte and sleek laptop bag…picky aren’t we? The ZaReason Verix notebook is prepared with your choice of hardware but the particularly interesting Intel Core i7 Q-720 processor, […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 13, 2010 · 0 comments

It used to be that you would have to shell out quite a bit of cash if you wanted any sort of decent gaming experience on a laptop computer since the drop off in performance between the high end and mid-range models was so severe. The MSI GX640 notebook opts for an ATI Mobility Radeon […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 9, 2010 · 0 comments

Cramming more performance into a notebook year after year is a difficult trick considering the power and thermal envelopes involved and it’s even more difficult when they keep the same chassis design in play. Apple’s 2010 13″ MacBook Pro manages a larger battery and a snappy NVIDIA GeForce 320M GPU for those GPGPU dependent applications […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 4, 2010 · 0 comments

As much as a netbook or tablet is a portable workhorse’s dream when it comes time to do some real work you’ll want yourself a reasonable resolution and a keyboard that won’t get in the way of your words per minute. The Toshiba Satellite T130 Notebook does away with the optical drive and embraces its […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 3, 2010 · 0 comments

It’s getting difficult to stand apart from the crowd in the notebook market especially when the competition is sporting the same hardware, battery life, and pricing. Of course there are other ways to catch your eye. Samsung’s R580 Notebook goes all swirly spiral on you but maintains some decent horsepower in the form of an […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 2, 2010 · 0 comments

Quite a few notebooks straddle the line between a mainstream product that sips on the battery and a full-blown gaming machine capable of tearing through the latest titles with ease while on the road. This one falls into the latter category. The Asus G73Jh Gaming Notebook can house an Intel Core i7 720QM mobile processor […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 26, 2010 · 0 comments

Notebooks aren’t the playground of the enthusiast because there’s no real room to tinker with the guts of a machine so it’s up to the manufacturer to come up with some compelling features. They’ve done just that. The Sony VAIO Z Z11Z9E/B Laptop can be configured with solid state drives in a RAID0 configuration for […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 18, 2010 · 1 comment

Sometimes you just want a gaming notebook to blitz through the latest and greatest titles and you’re willing to sacrifice battery life and burns to your lap in an effort to get it. This one is for you. The AVADirect Clevo X8100 Notebook crams in an Intel Core i7 820QM processor, SLI Nvidia GeForce GTX […]

Read more AVADirect Clevo X8100 Notebook sports uncompromising mobile gaming performance