Ultrabook Head to Head: Acer Aspire S3 vs. ASUS UX31E
Intel first launched the ultrabook concept back in May of this year, and the initial reaction ranged from cynicism to excitement. On the one end of the spectrum were...
81 by on 12/21/2011
3DMark 11 Updated
Futuremark just sent out an announcement stating that they’ve updated 3DMark 11 to version 1.0.3. The results are still compatible and comparable with the earlier versions, and this is...
1 by on 12/14/2011
Introducing AMD’s Radeon 7000M and NVIDIA’s GeForce 600M Mobile GPUs
AMD briefed us last week on several new and upcoming technologies and announcements. We’ve covered the AMD Memory announcement, and next up on the list is AMD’s Radeon Mobility...
65 by on 12/7/2011
Holiday 2011 Laptop Buyer’s Guide
We say it every year, but the trends continue so we’ll keep repeating it: laptops and mobile devices are becoming increasingly popular, often at the cost of desktop sales...
88 by on 12/2/2011
Introducing AMD’s Memory Brand
We discussed the availability of AMD branded memory modules earlier this month, but today AMD is officially unveiling information on their memory platform. There are a few major questions...
55 by on 11/28/2011
Batman: Arkham City—New Villain DX11 Man on PCs!
If you’re one of the gamers who waited anxiously for the PC release of Batman: Arkham City yesterday, and you have a reasonably high-end PC, there’s a good chance...
40 by on 11/23/2011
Origin PC Offers Ready-To-Ship Gaming System
We've only had the opportunity to look at one Origin PC so far, and while the performance was impressive the packaging was equally so—Dustin had to struggle to get...
20 by on 11/22/2011
Affordable Chromebooks for the Holidays
We received two press releases this morning relating to Chromebooks, one from Acer and one from Samsung. Starting with Acer, they have announced a $50 price drop on their...
16 by on 11/21/2011
Samsung Surface SUR40 Available for Preorder
First demoed at CES in 2008, Microsoft's Surface started as an idea for making it easier to interact with information, pictures, video, and other content. Imagine a touchscreen interface...
17 by on 11/18/2011
Futuremark Announces 3DMark for Windows 8
Windows 8 will bring with it a variety of changes—all of our Windows 8 coverage to date will give you the quick overview, but features such as the new...
2 by on 11/14/2011
Dell XPS 14z Now Available
We did a thorough review of the base model Dell XPS 14z last week for the official announcement, and starting today the XPS 14z is available for ordering. At...
8 by on 11/1/2011
Dell Vostro V131: A Budget Business Laptop
We’ve reviewed just about every line of laptops that Dell makes over the years, but we haven’t had a chance to look at the Vostro line until today. Vostro...
53 by on 10/28/2011
Dell XPS 14z: Thoroughly Reviewed
Late last year, Dell announced the relaunch of their XPS brand. Since the announcement, we’ve reviewed several XPS laptops that have impressed in various ways. The XPS 15 is...
60 by on 10/24/2011
Rage Against the (Benchmark) Machine
Rage came out a little over a week ago, and in the aftermath we’ve discovered some interesting pieces of information. We thought we’d chime in with some thoughts on...
81 by on 10/14/2011
ASUS G74SX: Noteworthy Updates to ASUS' G7 Series
Marking the fourth time we’ve taken ASUS’ G7 gaming series for a spin, the G74SX actually changes up the formula from the last-iteration G73Sw in some meaningful ways. Superficially...
44 by on 10/6/2011
Internet Machines Uses Patent to Go After PCI-Express Tech and Anyone Using It
One of our contacts recently made us aware of a new round of lawsuits, which could apparently apply to every major company in the world of personal computers. The...
23 by on 9/21/2011
Mobile GPU Faceoff: AMD Dynamic Switchable Graphics vs. NVIDIA Optimus Technology
AMD has had switchable graphics technology with their mobile GPUs for a while now, with solutions like the original HP Envy 13 from two years back and Lenovo’s T400...
91 by on 9/20/2011
Dell Precision Mobile Workstations: Now with Larger and Faster SSDs
I recently received an email from a reader asking for advice on the "best" laptop Dell has to offer. The reader's work is footing the bill, but with the...
9 by on 9/8/2011
GeForce GTX 570M Available in MSI's GT683DXR and GT780DXR
We've known the GTX 570M was coming for a while now, but MSI is the first to start shipping notebooks with the new GPU. Sitting between the GTX 560M...
5 by on 9/7/2011
Dell XPS 15z: Sincerely Flattering
With the relaunch of their XPS branding, Dell has released quite a few interesting laptops during the past three quarters. Their latest addition to the line is the thin...
76 by on 9/2/2011
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