More Laptops Opinion

• 16 November 2011

• Opinion: HP Launches Its First Ultrabook, the $900 HP Folio

  HP's first ultrabook, a 13.3-inch super-thin laptop dubbed the HP Folio, officially joined the ultrabook fray Wednesday, with more business-oriented features and a longer battery life than the competition so far.

• 14 November 2011

• Opinion: Asus Eee Pad Transformer Hits $250 on Black Friday at Best Buy

  Best Buy is knocking the price of the original Asus Eee Pad Transformer tablet down to $250 for this year's Black Friday "Door Buster" offer, according to leaked ads. The Transformer's keyboard docking station will also be sold at a discount for the post-Thanksgiving shopping holiday.

• 11 November 2011

• Opinion: A good, cheap laptop? Make it a tablet

  A 'good, budget laptop' is the device we're most often asked to recommend. But what's cheap for one person is out of the reach of another. And anyway, the best cheap laptops are... tablets.

• 04 November 2011

• Opinion: Laptop Stolen from Checked Bag, Recovered on Craigslist

  This laptop recovery story is both a triumphant and cautionary tale.

• 03 November 2011

• Opinion: Should I Remove My Laptop Battery to Increase its Life?

  Rita Baker wants to preserve her laptop's battery. Should she remove it before running the computer on AC power?

• 02 November 2011

• Opinion: 'Like' the Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook? If So, You Could Win One on Facebook

  Every day until the end of the year, Acer is giving away an Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook to one Facebook fan.

• 01 November 2011

• Opinion: Dell XPS 14z Thin and Light Laptop Now Available for $1000

  Dell unveiled its 13-inch XPS 14z just a week ago, but this ultraportable is already available for ordering and can be shipped as early as tomorrow.

• 31 October 2011

• Opinion: Laptop Suspected Source in Blaze: Fire Officials Advise Caution With Chargers

  A North Carolina fire captain is warning laptop users not to leave their laptops charging on "soft surfaces," after a blaze some suspect was ignited by a laptop left charging on a bed.

• 28 October 2011

• Opinion: HP is Ready to Get Back to Business

  After a crazy year for HP that included a failed tablet, a hasty decision to abandon the PC business (a decision now abandoned), and a CEO shakeup, the company seems eager to get back to business as usual.

• 26 October 2011

• Opinion: Tablet Sales Overtook Netbook Sales in Q2 2011

  For the first time ever, tablet shipments have surpassed netbook shipments--finally sounding the death knell for netbooks.

• 24 October 2011

• Opinion: Dell XPS 14z Bests MacBook Pro in Thinness and Price

  Dell unveiled the XPS 14z, an ultrathin laptop Monday that squeezes a 14-inch display in the smaller body of a 13-inch laptop. At less than an inch thin, and starting at just under $1000, the XPS 14z goes head to head with Apple's 13-inch MacBook Pro--and just in time to make things interesting for laptop buyers, since Apple just recently refreshed the MacBook Pro line.

• 12 October 2011

• Opinion: Asus Introduces Zenbook UX21, UX31 Ultrabooks

  Asus has introduced its UX21 and UX31 Ultrabooks, branding the devices as Zenbooks. Calling the Zenbook the "essential companion for this new Ultra Era," Asus chairman Jonney Shih claimed these ultrathin (under 3mm at its slimmest edge) laptops will last more than seven hours, offer second-generation Intel Core i7 processors, and have not just instant-on but a very quick two-second resume time.

• 11 October 2011

• Opinion: Cheap Laptops: It's Bangladesh's Turn

  India isn't the only nation building low-cost computers. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday introduced the Doel, an inexpensive, Android-based laptop priced as low as 10,000 taka (US $130), the BBC reports.

• 03 October 2011

• Opinion: Long live the PC

  When you feel the need for a new PC, and have less than £500 to spare, there are now some challenging choices to make.

• Opinion: Microsoft reaches maturity with Windows 8

  Windows 8 is here, at least in its Developer Preview guise. It’s slick, smooth and primed for use on the tablets many of us would like to be able to use for ‘proper’ computing tasks

• 28 September 2011

• Opinion: Toshiba Announces a Satellite Laptop for Kids

  Toshiba has introduced a laptop specially designed for kids: The Satellite L735D. This laptop features a keyboard that can be wiped down, neon green accents, and a MSRP of just under $500.

• 26 September 2011

• Opinion: Asus Ultrabook Laptops to Launch October 11

  Asus's UX Ultrabook, the first in this new class of laptops, to be introduced now has a firm announcement date: October 11.

• Opinion: Replace a Cracked Laptop Screen

  Chloe Holyoak's laptop has a cracked screen. She wants to know how to fix it.

• 21 September 2011

• Opinion: AOC Intros 16-Inch Portable Display for Laptop Users

  Laptops, tablets, and smartphones are getting thinner and smaller, but not everyone is happy with shrinking screen sizes.

• 20 September 2011

• Opinion: Dell Precision M6600 Mobile Workstation

  Workstations are a different beast than your typical business laptop, even though modern workstations look and behave much as PCs do. While the era of the workstation with custom, proprietary processing and graphics hardware is behind us, the Dell Precision M6600 is one of the new breed of mobile workstations; these systems go through the rigorous software and driver qualifications necessary to sell to the professional graphics or engineering markets.

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