Showing posts with label Laptop Review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laptop Review. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Acer aspire One Laptop Review

The Aspire One is an 8.9" notebook with an Intel Atom N270 processor and GMA950 integrated graphics and 6cell acer laptop Battery just like every other netbook out there. With identical hardware, you would assume to get approximately the same performance out of it, Acer Travelmate 4503wlci Battery and you would assume correctly.

Features
There is still a standard of variation between different netbooks and brands, most notably the appearance, but quality aspects are naturally also significant, as well as connectivity, hard drive,Laptop Batteries, RAM and Acer Aspire 5022wlmi Battery size.

Regarding the last item in the list, we managed to find the desired and elusive model with the 6-cell battery, which offered 5 hours and 40 minutes of battery life with wireless on and backlight set to 75%. It wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that the 3-cell, which is more common, would yield about half of that Acer Aspire 1524 Battery .

Big for a Netbook

Of course, getting the larger battery also means dedicating some portability. The Aspire One is actually a bit large already (as far as netbooks go), and the 6-cell battery increases the weight to roughly 2.5 pounds. Another minor annoyance with the Acer is the relatively wide and thick bezel that makes it even slightly larger than some 10-inch laptops.

That annoyingly large LCD bezel is unluckily not the only disappointment as far as the Acer Aspire 3000wlmi Battery screen is concerned. Its viewing angles are also very poor - colors start shifting as soon as you're not exactly in front of the screen.

Bottom Line

You also get varying amounts of RAM and hard drive (or SSD) space relying on which Acer Aspire 557x Battery version you get. The Aspire One is available with both flash memory-based Solid State Drives in smaller sizes and regular notebook hard drives. Our review model had 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive - both quite generous for a netbook. In most aspects, you actually get a lot of "bang for the buck" with the Aspire One.

On the whole it's a reasonably well-rounded netbook that - like most netbook models - Acer BTP-85A1 Battery offer few surprises. Considering what you have to pay for it, it's hard not to recommend this netbook in spite of a few flaws.

Acer Aspire One Technical SPEC.

    * Processor Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz CPU
    * Memory 1GB
    * Harddrive 160GB
    * Screen 8.9
    * Screen resolution 1024 x 600
    * Graphic Card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator
    * OS Windows XP Home
    * Weight 2.2 lbs
    * Laptop Battery Life 3 hours

Monday, January 4, 2010

Toshiba T135 laptop Review

Overview

Ultra-Low Voltage notebook computers are coming out up everywhere. They're thin, light, inexpensive, and getting stronger by the day. Does the powerful range of processor options, high RAM capacity,
Toshiba pa3285u-2brs Battery and sleek design of the Toshiba T135 help it stand out from the rest? Read on and we'll answer those questions for you.



Looking and Feel


At first glance, the ‘Nova Red Fusion Finish’ is pleasing to the eye. The
Toshiba pa3357u-1bal Battery T135 is also shaped well, and is lightweight. On a show-room floor, this would certainly stand out, and in the ULV category, this can be important as performance isn’t expected to vary too much from one make to the next. There was next to no keyboard flex observed during usage, which seems a bit surprising believed how thin the T135 is. The high gloss cover for the lid isn’t as difficult to keep clean with the deep color. The largest disappointment would probably be the single mouse key for the track pad. Given, it’s wide enough to easily distinguish left from fight clicking, but it still doesn’t appear like a feature that helps the design.



The T135 also lacks secondary touch pad options, reserving any brightness, volume, and peripheral control through function keys. While this may not be a design flaw, there is some extra space above the keyboard that could've filled that function.


Performance

With a good processor and ample RAM for a notebook of its class, the
Toshiba pa3399u-2brs Battery T135 can perform very well for the price tag. When used for word processing and browsing with its robust Wi-Fi setup, the mobility offered with its size and weight prove to be excellent factors when considering its bargain potential. Nevertheless, lacking an optical drive is certainly a weakness that can’t be forgotten. Other notebooks in this class have DVD drives, and while the main medium used will probably be digital, it doesn’t hurt to have a simple DVD writer.


The vibration sensing element for the hard drive,
Toshiba pa3476u-1brs Battery while useful, activates frequently. Simply dislodging the notebook has a very good chance of setting off the warning window, and even an accidental kick on the table the notebook is sitting on could set it off. This seems excessive, but simply turning it off defeats the purpose.

The audio is also disturbingly low in volume. The Toshiba pa3733u-1brs Battery quality of something as sound may not be the most important feature of a notebook, but you shouldn't have to strain your ears while browsing and watching video. Were the volume not so dismally low for the entire system, it wouldn’t worth noting.


Ending

Possessing the power that the system does, the T135
Toshiba pa3285u-1bas Battery is a good value if you're in the market for a light, mobile platform for word processing, e-mail, and browsing. The wireless parts are far reaching and strong, and the notebook’s design is slim with a long battery life. Lacking an optical drive is a dashing hopes, and the low output speakers diminishes some of the T135’s uses. The exterior design is pleasing, and with Windows 7 64-bit as the stock OS, the entire laptop is built for looks, it seems. As one of their first entries into the smaller ULV category, Toshiba delivers a mostly qualified choice at an affordable price.