Laptops
Modern higher-end 14 and 16-inch-class notebooks offer performance that is enough for the vast majority of productivity and even content creation workloads. As a result, the main limitation of notebook's capabilities in many cases is their insufficient screen real estate. Over the past few years, several leading PC makers have made numerous attempts to fix this (e.g., Lenovo's Yoga Book 9i, Razer's Valerie, and Apple's Sidecar). Now, it is time for Asus to demonstrate its vision. The Asus Zenbook Duo (UX8406) is a dual-screen 14-inch-class laptop with a detachable keyboard that works as a classic notebook with one display, a machine with two touchscreens, a laptop with two monitors, or a desktop mode. The notebook takes some pages from Lenovo's Yoga Book 9i, but Asus...
Intel Core Duo USB Issue: A Mischaracterized Bug
Will plugging a USB 2.0 device into your notebook kill your battery life? Is Intel's new Core Duo processor the victim of a terrible bug or is this...
62 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/13/2006Intel's Core Duo Launch - Notebook Performance Revealed
We've already compared Intel's Core Duo to the cream of the crop on the desktop, but now it's time to see how it stacks up in a mobile environment...
30 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/5/2006$600 Notebook Roundup - Crowning the Affordability King
Looking for a cheap notebook this holiday season? Look no further than this roundup. We took 5 of the most affordable notebooks and put them through their...
51 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/29/2005Dell Inspiron 700M - Taking the Widescreen Display to Ultraportables
The HP Pavilion DV1000 made a big impression on us. Let's see where Dell is taking the widescreen with their new ultraportable notebook, 700M. Based on over a month...
11 by Andrew Ku on 12/11/2004HP Pavilion DV1000 Entertainment Notebook PC - Multimedia Notebook A Breed Apart
This has to be one of the year's slickest multimedia notebooks that we have had pass through the AT labs. Read on to find out why this notebook is...
11 by Jason Clark on 10/2/2004Mid-sized Dothan Notebook Roundup: Dell, Gateway, and HP/Compaq
We have already seen what Dothan is about; now, onto our Dothan roundup. Read about three notebooks that you should consider, if you are shopping around for a traditional notebook.
23 by Andrew Ku on 9/30/2004Acer Aspire 2020 - Centrino desktop replacement
Unique to the DTR arena, Acer makes a stand with a desktop replacement based on Intel's Centrino platform.
9 by Andrew Ku on 8/29/2004Voodoo Envy M:860 - AMD 64-bit at Widescreen
We took a look at Voodoo's Envy M:860, a desktop replacement notebook ready for 64-bit at widescreen resolutions. Read on to find out how it fared in our hands.
17 by Andrew Ku on 8/13/2004Dell Inspiron XPS Preview - Power to Play and a bit more
Presenting the Dell Inspiron XPS, marking Dell's entrance into the enthusiast notebook market...
14 by Andrew Ku on 2/13/2004ATI's Mobility Radeon 9700 - What's in a name?
ATI introduces its newest mobile GPU today, and bestows the name of Mobility Radeon 9700 on the M11 chip. No, it doesn't have a R300 core, but that is...
14 by Andrew Ku on 2/3/2004Mobile GPU Q1/2004 Update - ATI M10, M11, and NVIDIA's NV36M
So, we finally get around to sorting out the naming system for ATI's Mobility Radeon 9600, and we have some details on the upcoming NVIDIA and ATI mobile GPUs...
5 by Andrew Ku on 1/28/2004Voodoo Envy M:855 Part 2 - Take Two
We are back with the second installment of the Voodoo Envy M:855, a powerhouse desktop replacement notebook of the likes we have not seen before.
10 by Andrew Ku on 11/14/2003Voodoo Envy M:855 Part 1 - Athlon 64 DTR and Mobility Radeon 9600 Pro
The first notebook with Athlon 64 hits the market, and we have an exclusive first hand look at Athlon 64 DTR and the coupling of the current top mobile...
24 by Andrew Ku on 11/4/2003Dell Latitude X300: A Traveler's Companion
Centrino technology continues to breathe a breath of fresh air into the market with a marriage of performance and portability. Dell brings the Latitude X300 to the table, one...
6 by Andrew Ku on 10/30/2003NVIDIA nForce3 Go120 and Transmeta Efficeon Preview
Despite the outlook on graphics, NVIDIA continues to diversify their portfolio and partners with Transmeta to make it happen. Find out how they both plan to make their mark...
1 by Andrew Ku on 10/17/2003Dell Inspiron 8600: Mobile Multimedia goes Wide Screen
Dell introduces their latest performance notebook, and we take the time to put it through the paces. How does it fare taking the plunge into the wide screen format?
21 by Andrew Ku on 10/9/2003IBM ThinkVantage Technologies: Hard Drive Active Protection System
Dropped your laptop and now it is damaged? It looks like someone may have finally found the answer to keeping you off the support lines…
10 by Andrew Ku on 10/7/2003Gigabyte G-MAX NB-1401: Beauty in the Simplest Terms
Gigabyte is a new player to the notebook system market with their G-MAX NB-1401. This swank notebook promises to profile performance in a thin and light form. Read on...
5 by Andrew Ku on 9/23/2003Acer TravelMate C110: Centrino infused Tablet PC
With the trickling of Tablet PCs slowing coming to market, join us for our first look into a convertible Tablet PC from Acer. Their TravelMate C110 promises the functionality...
6 by Andrew Ku on 9/19/2003ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 and NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5650: Taking on DX9
From our mobility slumber, we have the results we promised in our last glimpse of ATI and NVIDIA mobile graphic gaming parts. And today, we have an exclusive full...
47 by Andrew Ku on 9/14/2003