Posts Tagged ‘laptop’

Vizio Thin and Light CT14-A0 14-inch Ultrabook

Friday, December 18th, 2015

The Vizio CT14-A0 Ultrabook is ideal for those of us looking for a laptop that doesn’t weigh a tonne but still packs the punch of a heavier counterpart. Despite it’s lean dimensions at 13.3 x 9.2 x 0.67 inches and weighing in at a mere 3.39 pounds, the CT14-A0 still sports a quick 1.8 GHz Core i3-3217U processor backed up with a 128GB solid state drive. All in all this lightweight laptop will still keep up with the big boys.

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MSI GE62 Apache 15.6-Inch Gaming Laptop

Wednesday, November 11th, 2015

MSI have a massive range of gaming laptops available, so why did we pick the GE62 Apache to have a look at? Because of that very attractive price tag of US$1000. So what do you get for your US$1000?

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Toshiba Satellite C55-C5240 15.6 Inch Laptop

Sunday, June 21st, 2015

The Toshiba Satellite C55-C5240 15.6 Inch Laptop is currently the best selling laptop on Amazon with a neat price tag of US$450. The laptop sports an Intel Core i5 processor, 8 GB of RAM, 1TB storage and a 15.6 inch LED-lit display.

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ASUS UX305FA-ASM1 Zenbook Ultra-Slim Laptop

Tuesday, March 31st, 2015

We’re not great fans of ultra-slim laptops at Our Picks, believing that a compromise has to be made somewhere when designing an ultra-slim, but the ASUS Zenbook has caught our eye recently and is receiving glowing reviews. So not being a team to fly in the face of public opinion we decided to check out this cool looking offering from ASUS.

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MSI GE Series GE70 Apache pro-681 gaming laptop

Sunday, March 15th, 2015

The gaming laptop niche is still strong and MSI are one of the major players. Here’s a great offering from them, the GE Series GE70 Apache pro-681 model. The pro-681 sports a 17.3 inch display and an Intel Core i7 processor.

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ASUS 15.6 Inch Intel Dual Core Celeron Laptop

Saturday, February 28th, 2015

One of the bestselling laptops at the moment is this 15.6 inch model from ASUS. It sports a 2.16 GHz Dual Core Celeron from Intel as well as 4GB of memory and 500GB of hard drive storage.

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Gateway NV52 laptop series

Friday, May 14th, 2010
Gateway NV52 laptop

Today we are taking a look at Gateway’s NV52 laptop, an Athlon powered 15 inch range of models. The base unit, NV5207u, sports the following bells and whistles for the minimalist price tag of $500.

* AMD Athlonâ„¢ 64 X2 QL-65 Dual-Core Processor (2.1GHz, 667MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache)
* Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
* 4GB Dual-Channel DDR2 667MHz sDRAM Support
* 320GB SATA hard drive
* ATI Radeon® HD 3200 Graphics
* 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
* 8x DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
* 6-Cell Lithium Ion (4400 mAh)
* 26-37mm (H) x 372mm (W) x 250mm (D)
* 15.6″ HD Widescreen LED-backlit Display (1366 x 768 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio)
* 4 x USB 2.0, VGA Port, HDMIâ„¢ Port
* Media Card Reader
* 56K ITU V.92 ready Fax/Modem (RJ-11 port)
* Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)
* Integrated Webcam
* 2.65 kg

With a price tag of $499 we must admit that the Gateway NV5207u seems to offer some good features for a reasonable price. Unfortunately CNet don’t share our view and give the NV5207u a three stars out of five, citing a weak processor and poor battery performance as the downsides. ZDNet also complain about the processor, comparing it to our canine friends, when giving it a 7.4 rating.

If anyone out there has used one of these suckers or even owns a Gateway NV5207u laptop please let us know what you think in the comment box below.