Samsung QX411-W01UB is a well built, extremely affordable laptop that offers complete set of connection features such as WiMax, USB 3.0 along with long battery life, sturdy, rugged aluminium, trendy design, Core i5 processor and Intel’s Wireless Display 2. This mainstream notebook is cheaper as compared to previous model and offers great battery life, but lacks NVIDIA graphics subsystem and additional storage space. The QX411-W01UB fuses performance and style to keep up with your busy lifestyle. The interior is equally refined, while the exterior is slim, streamlined aluminium. The gorgeous edge to edge screen, Gesture Touchpad and premium island-style keyboard make for an effortless and highly enjoyable computing experience. The Samsung QX411-W01UB features an up to date Intel Core i5 processor equipped with Turbo Boost Technology that accelerates PC performance by efficiently and intuitively allocating CPU processing power, when it is required, whether you are multitasking,  [...]

The Novatech Nspire Pro 2540 is the latest offering from Novatech and contrary to popular believes, this powerful laptop doesn’t have an eye-watering price tag. The Novatech Nspire Pro 2540 has an impressive set of quick components, and that showed clearly in our performance testing where the system performed exceedingly well. The Nspire Pro 2540 is powered by the fastest Intel Core i5-2540M processor in Intel’s range of ‘Sandy Bridge' line and it means that the computer performed exceedingly well in most of our performance tests and successfully handled a lot of programming at once. The Nspire Pro 2540 comes with a hard disk which we haven’t seen in many of the models in recent times. The 500GB Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid model of the system is a blend between a fresh solid-state drive (SSD) and a conventional hard disk. The system comes with standard hard disk storage of 500GB and 4GB of quick SSD storage  [...]

Samsung Series 9 NP900X3A is one of the best ultrathin and ultraportable laptops, which provides sleek aluminium ruggedized design, antiglare screen, powerful Core i5 Sandy Bridge processor excellent typing experience, 6 hours of battery life and backlit keyboard. It is available for the price of $1649 and is one of the striking, well featured lightweight laptops closest to MacBook Air. The Series 9 is an equal and opposite reaction to MacBook Air from Apple, as Newton would put it. The 13-inch Series 9 laptop is identical to MacBook Air and is packed with undeniable geek appeal and exceptional design. It is considered as one of the high performance laptops in the market, with its 2.9 pounds of weight and extensive list of features such as second generation 1.4GHz Intel Core i5 processor, 128GB solid state drive and 4GB RAM. However, there are plenty of design-heavy and high-end laptops in the market such as Dell Adamo XPS, but Series 9 is a better laptop than those.

The Sony Vaio Z-Series VPCZ125GX/B is a powerhouse computer that comes in a light and ultra-thin package. The system looks impressive and comes loaded with features that surely will blow your mind. Cons: Ungodly expensive. Ultra-dim display is baffling and wrong. Wireless toggle switch is easy to bump off. Keys are a little small, touch-typing can be rocky. LCD is disconcertingly floppy. We’ll be pretty honest with you people and would like to tell you pretty straightly that there’s quite a number of things to like about the Sony Vaio Z-Series VPCZ125GX/B. To start with, we would like to make it pretty clear that as far as performance is concerned ist just superb, almost on top of every laptop that’s as small as this one. The  [...]

The only explanation behind the horrendous look of the MSI GX660 could be that the MSI Engineers were determined to design the ugliest possible computer in the world, except for this we don’t think there’s any reason one would design a computer as horrendous as the MSI GX660. The good news for the MSI engineers is that they have succeeded in attaining what they wanted to, and we would like to mention that since the original Dell Inspiron XPS, we haven’t seen any computer as ugly as this one. The MSI GX660 is a toss back to an age which only existed in the minds of sci-fi enthusiasts of 1970s. The GX660 comes with callous angles, a blend of automotive inspirations, bizarre textures and ludicrous octagonal designs, and MSI tries to help them all live together. The worst thing here is that despite such a hideous look MSI wants you to spend $1,750 over this system. Leave  [...]

The original MacBook Air was pretty much a definition of a luxury system and it was hard to recommend it for everyday use. I think Apple made that laptop just to show people ‘Wow, look what we can do!’ The design was really cool but there were some shortcomings like limited connections that really offset the whole deal. The processor too was seriously outdated considering what other laptops were running on. You couldn’t help thinking that the original Air was made more for a small sliver of consumers. However, things have changed a lot in the second generation. I got the 13.3 inch version of Apple MacBook Air Fall 2010 and was glad to see that the manufacturer has answered a lot of requests from the Air fans. There is a second USB port now which lets you connect one more peripheral. The earlier one had just one and if you connected something like an external mouse, you couldn’t connect anything else. The presence of a second USB port will answer a lot of issues.  [...]

Sony VAIO Y Series VPC-Y218FX has a 13.3 inches screen (diagonally measured) and it has a resolution of 1,366x768 pixels. This isn’t the brightest screen that I’ve ever seen to date but the colors are still vivid and the videos play smoothly. On the top of the keyboard, there is a speaker bar which produces tinny sound but I won’t complain about this since it is hard to laptops to produce a lot of sound. The bad quality too is forgivable. Sony VAIO Y Series VPC-Y218FX has a good amount of connectivity options especially for wireless. There isn’t eSATA but you get three USB 2.0 ports and HDMI port along with VGA jack for computer monitor connections. There are also two media card slots (MemoryStick and SD) and 34mm ExpressCard slot. Apart from 802.11n Wi-Fi, this notebook offers mobile broadband (you will need to subscribe with Sprint or Verizon for this). There is also Bluetooth antenna which is another wireless option. A tiny on/off toggle for the Wi-Fi is located  [...]

Apple recently revamped their Pro line up of laptops and I got the 13 inch version in my labs for review. This is a great new laptop since it has improved specs for the same price. The new 13 inch model is as powerful as last year’s 15 inch model. One disappointment here is that Apple dropped the Nvidia 320M GPU and these laptops now have Intel graphics. But you get better battery life now. The 13 inch model costs $1,499 and the 15 inch one costs $1,799 and if you are wondering whether to spend the extra $300 on the bigger version, I would say that it is totally worth it. But the bigger model is not recommended for frequent travelers. In terms of design, there is not much difference about the Apple MacBook Pro Winter 2011. In fact, it is really hard to tell if the new version is indeed the ‘new’ Mac. It has the same unibody construction and iconic design. The port layout too is the same. They are located on the left side and on the right, there is the slot loading  [...]

HP ProBook 5310m come enclosed in magnesium alloy base and aluminum brushed chassis so that it can survive the daily commute rigors. The weight of this machine is 1.72 KG and at 23.5mm thin design, this laptop is slimmer and lighter as compared to the consumer version – Pavilion dm3. The ProBook has chiclet buttons and this is because they are in fashion right now. But the area between the buttons is made up of glossy plastic and it is a fingerprint magnet. For the keyboard, the manufacturer has put in rubberized texture; whether this is good or bad is purely up to you. The touch pad supports multitouch gestures. HP ProBook 5310m has sleek and clean looks and there are just three shortcut buttons. They are for activating wireless radios, QuickLook 3 and HP QuickWeb functions. HP ProBook 5310m laptop doesn’t have an optical drive but there is external DVD burner option included in the configuration. I was given the optical drive too with my review  [...]

LG X120 has very good looks. It is wrapped in white matte finish and it is a relief to see that it doesn’t attract a lot of fingerprints. I also liked the green accent around the Netbook’s rounded edges; it is tasteful and nice and doesn’t beg for a lot of attention. LG has opted for a glossy standard plastic on inside and it does not really look bad in person but the quality is not the same as that on the exterior. LG X120 has sturdy feel and will fit in nicely in your gadget bag. It is not as light and thin as other competitors in the market and the chassis has been made a bit bigger in order to accommodate the six cell battery. This is not a big deal and I think that most users will be happy to accept the bigger battery life for a bigger chassis. When it comes to  [...]