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Acer Aspire S5 Review

The Acer Aspire S5 is a superthin Ultrabook with record-breakingly fast dual SSDs, but a dull screen and short battery life hold it back.

Posted 7/6/2012

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$1,375.00

Maingear Pulse 11 Review

The Maingear Pulse 11 has enough graphics might to play the latest games and is portable enough to go anywhere. Just be sure to bring the power cord.

Posted 7/5/2012 5:12:31 PM

Apple MacBook Air (2012) vs. ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A

In 2011, Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air fought the ASUS Zenbook UX31 in a 13-round battle to determine which was the better ultraportable notebook. In that face-off, the Air beat out the UX31, seven rounds to four.

Posted 7/2/2012 1:58:30 PM

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$1,124.00

Lenovo ThinkPad T430 Review

A superb new keyboard and more than 13 hours of battery life make the ThinkPad T430 an excellent business laptop.

Posted 7/2/2012

20 Worst-Named Phones and Tablets

These days it's just not good enough to give your phone or tablet an unassuming name like the RX-5050 or M3420e. Instead, mobile device makers spend their days masterminding memorable monikers tha...

Posted 6/28/2012 12:34:40 PM

NPD: Ultrabooks Shine As Overall Notebook Market Struggles

For all the less-than-flattering things some people say about Ultrabooks -- they're nothing but MacBook Air clones, the "Ultrabook" definition is too broad, etc. -- the long-lasting notebooks appear t...

Posted 6/28/2012 9:07:50 AM

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Samsung Series 7 Chronos 17-inch Review

The 17-inch version of the Samsung Series 7 Chronos provides an excellent multimedia experience in a sleek design with a bright HD display and JBL speakers.

Posted 6/28/2012

NPD: Tablet Shipments to Surpass Notebooks by 2016

Tablet sales may already be booming, but one research group says that Google's getting into the arena just when things are starting to get really good. The analysts at NPD DisplaySearch have gazed int...

Posted 6/27/2012 8:56:53 PM

Buyer Beware: The Hottest Running Laptops

It's barely summer and already temperatures around the country have started to soar. While you can escape all that rising mercury with your ol' buddy Central Air, there's another heat that's harder to escape: a notebook that runs too hot.

Posted 6/27/2012 11:40:04 AM

What is an Ultrabook?

You've seen them in commercials. All over Best Buy. And a lot more are popping up alongside the MacBook Air, whether it's in coffee shops or at 30,000 feet. But what exactly is an Ultrabook? According...

Posted 6/26/2012 3:16:49 PM