Netbook Reviews – Laptop Reviews

Acer’s latest laptops have adopted a new slim design, and the 7741 is no exception. The smart, textured lid opens to reveal a brushedmetal keyboard surround, with none of the gaudy LEDs or touch-sensitive controls of previous designs. It’s not all about looks, though: you can find packed inside the 17.3in 7741 a powerful Core i3  330M processor.

The backlight is bright and even, and the glossy finish adds vibrancy to colours. Colour accuracy was also good, and contrast was excellent, although tight vertical viewing angles mean you have to adjust the tilt of the screen carefully. Read more…

HP rolled out a 18.4-inch laptop with 1920 x 1080 Ultra BrightView LCD display. The laptop features Intel Core i7 Q720 1.6-2.6GHz Quad Core CPU, 6MB L2.

HP Pavilion dv8t comes equipped with 4GB DDR3 RAM, a NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M 1GB graphics, 500GB HDD (up to 2815MB), Blu-ray ROM, 3X USB 2.0, VGA output, HDMI output, Firewire 1394a, Ethernet, Infrared port. The laptop runs on Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit OS.

Apple released one of its top-of-the-line models: MacBook Pro MC373LL/A. The new 15.4″ Mac comes equipped with a 2.66GHz Intel Core i7 CPU, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 512MB graphics, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, a 1440×900-pixel LED-backlit display.

MacBook Pro MC373LL/A features Bluetooth, 802.11n wireless, 2X USB ports, Gigabit LAN, an SD card slot, a Mini DisplayPort video connector, a FireWire 800 port.

Apple MacBook Pro now is packed with Intel’s Core processors. The 15-inch (LED-backlit 1440 x 900 glossy display) MacBook Pro offers a choice of a Core i5 and a Core i7 chips instead of the old Core 2 Duo CPU.

The MacBook Pro is also packed with NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 512MB graphics, 4GB of DDR memory, up to 500GB 5,400rpm HDD, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet port, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, 2X USB 2.0 ports, iSight video camera, SD card slot and 77.5WHr lithium  polymer built in battery.

Asus launched a new 13.3-inch U30Jc laptop powered by an Intel Core i3 2.26GHz processor, Nvidia GeForce GT310M graphics (Nvidia Optimus technology), up to 4GB RAM, up to 640GB HDD. The laptop features a 13.3-inch 1366 x 768 LED display, Altec Lansing speakers, 802.11n wireless networking (Wi-Fi), a 0.3-megapixel webcam, gigabit Ethernet, HDMI output, DVD/Blu-ray disc drive.

Asus U30Jc runs on Windows 7 Home Premium OS.

Asus introduces us its new a 10.1-inch (1,024 x 600 pixels) Eee PC 1001PX netbook powered by an Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB or 250GB of HDD. The netbook features 3X USB 2.0 ports, 802.11b/g WiFi, VGA output, ethernet, a memory card reader, a 0.3 megapixel webcama, mic/headphone jack, a 6 cell battery pack which supports up to 9 hours of netbook usage. The netbook weights only 1KG (measures 262 x 178 x 25.9 – 36.5mm).

Asus Eee PC 1001PX runs on either Windows XP or Windows 7 Home Edition OSs.

Acer rolled out its a 15.6-inch Travel Mate 5740 laptop. This new laptop is designed especially for business users and comes with Intel vPro as well as Anti-theft technology. The laptop is powered by an Intel Core i7 or Intel Core i5 processor, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5670 graphics, an Intel QM57 Express Chipset, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, a 640GB HDD. Acer Travel Mate 5740 features 15.6-inch LED-backlit display, a 1.3MP CrystalEye webcam, WiFi, Bluetooth, Gigabit ethernet, modem, LAN, a DVD burner, optional 3G, a 9-cell battery pack.

HP released a new 10.1-inch Mini 2102 netbook with LED-backlit WSVGA display (1024 x 600 pixels). The netbook is powered by an Intel Atom 1.66GHz Pine Trail processors (a choose of the N450 or N470), an integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics, Mobile Intel NM10 chipset, up to 2GB of RAM, 60GB/250GB SATA HDD. HP Mini 2102 comes equipped with 3X USB 2.0 ports, WiFi a/b/g/n, Ethernet, an optional Bluetooth, 3G support, a 5-in-1 memory card reader, a 3 cell or a 6 cell battery pack.

A new Asus G73JH-A1 gaming laptop is available for game  lovers. The 17.3-inch (1920 x 1080 Full HD display) laptop is powered by an Intel 1.73GHz Core i7-820QM or 2.0GHz Core i7 920XM quad-core processor, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 graphics, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, dual SSD or HDD (up to 1.28TB) memory. Asus G73JH-A1 comes equipped with a 2.1MP webcam, a Blu-ray drive or an optional DVD writer, an 8-in-1 card reader, Bluetooth, WiFi, an 8-cell battery pack, Gigabit Ethernet, an ExpressCard 34/54 slot and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium OS (64bit).

LG released its new 10.1-inch X130 netbook powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of DDR2 RAM and 160GB of storage. The netbook  comes equipped with LED-backlight display (1024 x 600), WiFi, Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth+EDR, a 9-cell battery pack, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi. for accessing the Splashtop-based Smart-On OS the LG X130 has a dedicated key. The netbook is available in 3 colors.

Unfortunately this model does not support 3G / HSPA options as most of the previous models support it.

LG X130 runs on Windows XP Home OS.