Archive for Andrew Tiney
-
Laptops 3 out of 5HP Mini 5101 notebook review
4 January 2010We've seen several HP netbooks in the past, and although they've always offered excellent usability and quality, there has often been something missing. The HP Mini 5101 is the latest, and sitting at the top end of the netbook market it has to be good...
-
Laptops 3.5 out of 5Acer Aspire 5738PG notebook review
29 December 2009Acer’s Aspire 5738PG is a touchscreen laptop with a difference. Unlike the previous machines we’ve seen with touch-sensitive displays, this isn’t a Tablet PC – so the screen doesn’t rotate at all. Instead, the multi-gesture touch panel is intended...
-
Laptops 4 out of 5Toshiba Satellite A500-19X notebook review
14 December 2009Toshiba's Satellite A500-19X is a mid-range multimedia laptop. It's considerably smaller and cheaper than the company’s own Qosmio range, yet proves every bit as able. While we've tested an A500 before, the internal specification has changed quite a...
-
Laptops 4 out of 5Acer Aspire 1810T-413G25n notebook review
7 December 2009We've heard nothing but good things about Acer's Aspire 1810T recently, but is this tiny CULV laptop really as good as it appears? First off, it's affordable, with a price that's in-keeping with the current crop of high-end netbooks. Design-wise, it's...
-
Laptops 4 out of 5Acer Aspire 8935G notebook review
30 November 2009Acer's Aspire 8935G is the latest model from the company's multimedia range, offering a great mix of power and features at an impressive price. As with previous models, the 18.4-inch screen is a particular highlight of this machine, offering an astonishing...
-
Laptops 4.5 out of 5Samsung X120 notebook review
23 November 2009With a very compact design, small screen, cheap price and no optical drive, it’s easy to think of the Samsung X120 as a netbook. Look at the specs though, and it’s a no-brainer - the Samsung beats most netbooks hands down - but does it deliver in...
-
Laptops 4 out of 5Sony VAIO CW1S1E notebook review
9 November 2009Sony’s VAIO CW1S1E sits smack in the middle of the company’s laptop range, offering impressive value for money without compromising on features or style. With a 14-inch screen and weighing 2.3kg, it’s slightly larger than Sony’s ultra-portable...
-
Laptops 4 out of 5Toshiba Satellite U500-178 notebook review
2 November 2009Toshiba’s Satellite U500-178 is a highly portable laptop that’s great for either home use or a life on the move. With a 13.3-inch screen, it’s small enough to slip into most laptop bags, yet also packs in a powerful Nvidia GeForce G 210M graphics...
-
Laptops 4 out of 5Sony VAIO VPC-X11Z1E/X notebook review
28 October 2009It’s easy to imagine that Sony has been hit harder than most by the current netbook explosion, with little point in paying a premium for high-end ultraportable machines when a netbook will suffice. The Sony VAIO VPC11Z1E/X-series aims to change this,...
-
Laptops 4 out of 5MSI X600 notebook review
20 October 2009The MSI X600 is the latest addition to the company’s ultra-slim X-series, following on from the affordable X300. With a larger 15.6-inch screen, the X600 isn’t as small, but it’s still impressively portable for such a large machine. The most striking...
-
Laptops 3.5 out of 5Asus G71Gx notebook review
12 October 2009The Asus G71Gx is the latest laptop in the Taiwanese company’s gaming line-up, and balances a powerful GPU with a high-end quad-core Intel processor. Although it only has a single graphics card, it’s also a lot cheaper than many high-end gaming machines,...
-
Laptops 4 out of 5Samsung N510 notebook review
5 October 2009Samsung’s N510 netbook is one of the first machines featuring Nvidia’s ION technology to hit the market. With a relatively powerful graphics card alongside the regular Intel Atom processor, the N510 offers a much more rounded package than most rival...
-
Laptops 3.5 out of 5Asus UX30 notebook review
28 September 2009The Asus UX30 is a CULV laptop, using low powered components in order to keep the dimensions as small as possible. As such, the 13.3-inch machine measures a smidgen over 2cm at it’s thickest, and weighs in at 1.5kg, putting it broadly on par with Apple’s...
-
Laptops 3.5 out of 5Samsung R519 notebook review
21 September 2009With prices for laptops tumbling year on year, it’s now easy to get a perfectly good machine for the price of a high-end netbook. Samsung’s R519 is a great example of this, and although you won’t be able to play games, it could be the ideal laptop...
-
Laptops 4 out of 5Packard Bell EasyNote TJ65 notebook review
14 September 2009Packard Bell is renowned for its affordable laptop ranges, but it’s rare that they excite. Recently, however, it seems that more time and effort has been spent on the design side of things, and the EasyNote TJ65 is a great example of this. This 15.6-inch...
-
Laptops 3.5 out of 5Advent Altro notebook review
7 September 2009Apple’s MacBook Air features one of the most impressive form factors we’ve seen to date, but its price tag puts it out of range for most people. Advent is hoping to take advantage of this with its Altro, offering a spookily similar design for just...
-
Laptops 4 out of 5Toshiba Satellite A500-11U notebook review
27 August 2009Toshiba’s Satellite A500 marks a new direction for the brand, with excellent multimedia capabilities more in line with the company’s Qosmio range than regular Satellite models. Along with raw power, it’s also stylish, comfortable and well made....
-
Laptops 4 out of 5Dell Latitude E5400 notebook review
19 August 2009Dell’s Latitude E-series may not offer the most exciting laptops on the market, but they’re reliable, strong and great for small, medium and large businesses. The Latitude E5400 sits towards the lower end of the range, with plastics used instead of...
-
Laptops 4 out of 5Samsung R620 notebook review
17 August 2009Samsung is known for its range of well-priced and well-made laptops, and the R620 is an affordable 16-inch media centre that sits towards the top of the company’s range. Aimed at the budget end of the multimedia market, the R620 is one of the cheapest...
-
Laptops 3 out of 5Sony VAIO VPC-W11S1E/T notebook review
3 August 2009First thing’s first – if you’re expecting the Sony VAIO W-series to be a super-budget Acer Aspire One rival, you’ll be disappointed. It isn’t, but accept it for what it is – a pricey but highly portable netbook – and there’s a chance you...
-
Laptops 3.5 out of 5Toshiba Qosmio G50-127 notebook review
29 July 2009Toshiba’s Qosmio range has long been at the forefront when it comes to high-end multimedia laptops, but has recently lapsed with the death of HD DVD and widespread adoption of Sony’s Blu-ray technology. While Toshiba has yet to introduce a model featuring...
-
Laptops 3.5 out of 5Asus Eee PC 1101HA notebook review
15 July 2009The Asus 1101HA Seashell follows on from the success of the original Asus Eee PC Seashell, bringing with it a larger 11.6-inch screen. It still features the same clamshell-like design, but Asus hopes the bigger design will help to attract those dithering...