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Coinciding with Intel's launch of Haswell, NVIDIA updated their mobile GPUs with a bomb of a part: a fully enabled GK104. Today we have MSI's flagship gaming notebook, the GT70 Dragon Edition, featuring three SSDs in RAID 0, a Haswell quad core, and a GeForce GTX 780M.
ASUS UL50Vt Preview: Factory Overclocked CULV Delivers 7 Hours of Battery Life
With all of the press on Intel's new Consumer Ultra Low Voltage processors we're not seeing much traction from the OEMs. ASUS attempts to break the mold as...
52 by Anand Shimpi & Laura Johnston on 9/14/2009
Browser Face-Off: Battery Life Explored
Many people have looked at web browser performance in one aspect or another, but does your choice of browser impact laptop battery life? Let's find out.
76 by Jarred Walton on 9/11/2009
Acer Aspire One 751h: NetbookSize++
Acer's Aspire One 751h bumps the screen size up to 11.6", along with changing the CPU and chipset to more power friendly versions. Fundamentally it's still a netbook, but...
31 by Jarred Walton on 9/3/2009
Gigabyte Booktop M1022: Merging Netbooks and Nettops
Gigabyte's latest netbook offering seeks for convergence between netbooks and nettops by including a docking station and a few other extras. We look at how well it meets the...
16 by Jarred Walton on 8/27/2009
ASUS Eee PC 1005HA: Refining the Netbook
ASUS created the netbook and they continue to innovate in that market. We look at the new 1005HA to see what it brings to the table.
43 by Jarred Walton on 8/20/2009
Gateway AMD and Intel Laptops, a Platform Analysis
How do AMD and Intel compare in the mobile market, particularly in entry-level offerings with integrated graphics? Gateway sent us two equivalent laptops and we provide a thorough investigation...
68 by Jarred Walton on 8/12/2009
AMD vs. Intel: Battery Life Investigated
How do Intel and AMD compare when it comes to mobile processors and battery life? Find out in our "apples-to-apples" comparison.
81 by Jarred Walton on 8/5/2009
Notebooks at Netbook Prices: How Low Can We Go?
Affordable laptops are everywhere with some costing as little as netbooks. We did some searching and compiled a list of sub-$500 laptops available, along with an analysis of what...
41 by Jarred Walton on 7/28/2009
MSI Wind U123 and ASUS 1000HE Show Netbook Evolution
The MSI Wind U123 and the ASUS 1000HE demonstrate where the hot netbook market is headed.
43 by Wesley Fink on 7/17/2009
ASUS W90Vp: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870... with CrossFire
ASUS sent us their W90Vp-A1 monster notebook, the current pinnacle of mobile ATI graphics solutions. There's plenty to like in this desktop replacement system, as well as a few...
27 by Jarred Walton on 5/29/2009
MSI GT627: Bringing Balance to the Force?
For most people, it's rarely a matter of simply choosing the fastest laptop currently available. They want a nice blend of performance and features at a reasonable price, and...
48 by Jarred Walton on 4/29/2009
Gateway P-7808u: to Quad or Not to Quad?
Following in the tradition of the P-6831 and the P-7811, the P-7808u FX is the latest "affordable gaming" laptop from Gateway, only it's not quite as affordable this time...
18 by Jarred Walton on 4/13/2009
Dell Studio XPS 16: the Eyes Have It
Dell's Studio XPS 16 is a stylish multimedia laptop with one standout feature: it has what is undoubtedly the best-looking laptop LCD we've used. But what about the rest...
79 by Jarred Walton on 4/2/2009
Toshiba X305-Q725: Quad-Core Gaming Notebook
We put Toshiba's recently updated version of their X305 through its paces. Offering a quad-core mobile CPU, SSD+HDD, and a 9800M GTX, there's plenty of performance packed into this...
33 by Jarred Walton on 3/11/2009
Dell Adamo Unveiled
Dell unveiled the long-rumored Adamo today at CES. It's a stylish ultrathin notebook with an aluminum chassis. We have exclusive pictures for those that are interested.
30 by Jarred Walton on 1/9/2009