Here's one for the books. We've all encountered cases where the vendor would refuse to honor the warranty by claiming wear-and-tear or water damage. But this is the first time we've heard of the coverage being void because a PC was exposed to second-hand smoke.
Two Apple users, one from Iowa and the other from Oklahoma, sent their machines in for repairs, only to be told that since their computers had been exposed to second-hand cigarette smoke, the components were contaminated with nicotine tar.
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We honestly never thought this day would come. Since 1992, ThinkPads have been well-known for their durability, security and premium pricing. The "black bento box" look also became synonymous with the premium ThinkPad range.
However, the latest addition to the family happens to be somewhat of a rebel. Read more »
(Scott playing Left 4 Dead 2 on the Asus 3D laptop.
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Earlier this week, Asus unveiled a 15-inch laptop with Nvidia's 3D Vision technology built in. The US$1,699 Asus G51J 3D has a 120Hz LCD panel, an Intel Core i7 CPU, and a high-end Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M GPU, and comes bundled with a pair of Nvidia's active glasses and the USB-powered IR emitter required to make the glasses work. Read more »
I've been talking about the Samsung LD190 since January (and by "talking about" I mean I've mentioned it once and really haven't since then). Read more »
Hot on the heels of the well-regarded HP Mini 311, Asus has moved the Netbook bar forward by taking a 12-inch Netbook chassis and including both Nvidia's Ion graphics and a dual-core version of Intel's Atom processor (called the Atom 330). We've previously seen dual-core Atoms only in a handful of Nettop desktops, because of heat issues, and it's unlikely we'd see one in anything smaller than a 12-inch laptop body.
While still small, the 1201N fits in a full-size keyboard and a 250GB hard drive (plus access to 500GB of online storage space). The system comes with Windows 7 Starter and 2GB of RAM. Asus claims the 6-cell battery should last up to five hours, similar to what we've seen in other Eee PC models. Read more »