More Laptops Opinion

  • 17 September 2009

  • Opinion: HP takes on Apple with Envy

    Hewlett Packard must have looked upon the success of Apple's MacBook range with envious eyes. Its unashamed copycat tactics have resulted in two notebooks pitched squarely against the Apple MacBook Pro 13in and MacBook Pro 15in. Only this time, the sauce company has decided it should out-Apple the fruit PC vendor, by making its new notebooks more expensive.

  • 04 September 2009

  • Opinion: IFA: Sony unveils ultra-slim laptop

    Sony has shown off its latest lightweight, ultra-slim laptop at the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin. The Sony Vaio X is being billed as the successor to Sony's 2004 Vaio X505 - a forward-thinking laptop that was thinner than the MacBook Air.

  • 26 August 2009

  • Opinion: Feminist slags Dell for pink laptop ad

    A female blogger has laid into the latest Dell TV ad, calling it "patronising" and "disappointing" and dreamt up by "a group of middle aged balding [we presume she means men] in marketing".

  • 22 August 2009

  • Opinion: Mac vs netbook: Students pick netbook

    A majority of US college-bound students will not consider buying a Mac laptop, a study reveals. Instead, students are gravitating toward affordable netbooks from a variety of manufacturers.

  • 04 August 2009

  • Opinion: ARM processors to rival Intel's Atom

    Heard the ‘revolutionary times' headline before? Probably. But as far as personal computing on the move goes, it's spot on.

  • 24 July 2009

  • Opinion: ARM has legs

    'Revolutionary times' might be an over-used expression, but as far as personal mobile computing goes, it's not far off the mark.

  • 08 July 2009

  • Opinion: Speed up your Windows XP netbook

    Most modern desktops and laptops have power to spare, but netbooks are another matter. You should therefore turn off any operating-system features that can make your Lilliputian PC even slower.

  • 24 June 2009

  • Opinion: Acer Aspire Timeline 5810T offers 9-hour battery

    Two contrasting notebooks are currently attracting attention, but only one of them marks a landmark in laptop design.

  • 02 June 2009

  • Opinion: Never mind the netbooks, here's the smartbook

    If you still think the term 'netbook' is an ungainly piece of vendor-speak, prepare to be nauseated. Support is gathering for the 'smartbook', a term for a laptop crossed with a smartphone.

  • 26 May 2009

  • Opinion: Dell Adamo: a bulldozer in a boutique?

    Luxury goods will continue to sell, even in the depths of an economic recession. As they say in the restaurant business, people still need to eat. But we're less familiar with products aimed at the overtly affluent within the PC world.

  • 21 May 2009

  • Opinion: Netbook battery showdown

    Today's mini laptops have got some serious stamina. We tested the latest netbooks to see which had the sturdiest battery life.

  • 30 April 2009

  • Opinion: In pursuit of the perfect portable

    If you're hunting for a new laptop, you're spoiled for choice. You can plump for a model with two screens, another that runs for 24 hours on a single battery charge, or a bargain machine that costs less than £200. It's easy to see why the versatile laptop has become the format of choice for the majority of computer buyers.

  • 23 April 2009

  • Opinion: Is netbook-bashing Apple set to release a netbook?

    Does Apple's denigration of netbooks set the stage for a new Apple product?

  • 14 April 2009

  • Opinion: How to save money with netbooks

    Can you use netbooks for business? The answer depends on your specific needs, but there's a good chance you can with current hardware. And more powerful, upcoming hardware is even more likely to work. Here's how to figure out if you can save money with netbooks.

  • 01 April 2009

  • Opinion: HP's Google Android netbooks could kill Windows

    HP might have found a way to cut the cost of netbooks even further: use Google's Android operating system with its Mini-Note laptops instead of Microsoft Windows.

  • 19 March 2009

  • Opinion: Dell Adamo sends out the wrong message

    I've followed Dell for many years, and it's pretty much always got things right. But the Adamo 'luxury laptop' stinks of wrong message, wrong time.

  • 19 February 2009

  • Opinion: Waiting for the Eee PC/iPhone hybrid

    The inexorable, inexplicable rise of the netbook continues. Despite their myriad limitations, and the proliferation of 'me-too' products on the market, the netbook bubble simply refuses to burst.

  • 12 February 2009

  • Opinion: Five ways nVidia Ion will supercharge netbooks

    Netbooks are cost-effective and cute....but "powerful" and "business-friendly" aren't exactly words that spring to mind.

  • 06 February 2009

  • Opinion: $10 laptop? Pull the other one

    Sindya Bhanoo explains why India's much-hyped plan to build a $10 laptop is a massive exaggeration of some pretty ordinary technology:

  • 08 January 2009

  • Opinion: The great laptop giveaway

    In tough economic times, luxuries are the first to go. But how long has it been since you regarded your computer as a luxury? Most of us treat them as necessities: workhorses for carrying out essential tasks, entertainment centres for watching videos and listening to music, and gateways to the web.

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