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Gateway P7804G (Core 2 Duo P8600 Processor 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM)

Review For over seven years, Gateway did not have a regional presence since leaving the Asian market. In 2007, Taiwanese maker Acer acquired this brand and it was only last December that Gateway-branded machines returned, starting with Singapore. The company's initial offerings might be limited to a...

Axioo Zetta MNS 4232 (Core 2 Duo P8600 processor 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM)

Review Better known for producing inexpensive laptops, the Singapore-based company's latest midrange laptop takes a stab at the business professional and also includes some light gaming capability. At S$1,499, you get a Core 2 Duo chip and discrete Nvidia graphics card under the hood. However, we feel...

Panasonic ToughBook CF-F8 (Core 2 Duo SP9300 Processor 2.26GHz, 1GB RAM)

Review Built-in handles are normally seen on fully rugged machines which may weigh a ton, but are also built like tanks. The Panasonic ToughBook CF-F8 may just be the first semi-rugged laptop to sport this feature. Like the rest of its ilk, the CF-F8 combines a tough exterior with a lightweight chassis...

Toshiba Qosmio F50 (Core Duo T9400 Processor 2.53GHz, 4GB RAM)

Review Priced at a reasonable S$2,999, the Qosmio F50 offers a wide range of multimedia features. It also houses Toshiba's new Quad Core HD processor, a chip separate to the main CPU that aims to boost video performance--something we first heard about back in June. You can imagine, then, our excitement to...

HP Pavilion dv3 (AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 processor 2.3GHz, 4GB RAM)

Review An inexpensive 13.3-inch laptop will always get our attention and HP's Pavilion dv3 fits the bill starting at less than US$679 (S$1,014.22). It is also highly customizable (our configuration was US$893 (S$1,333.87)). We're fond of saying that 13.3-inch laptops are the smallest we could fathom...

Acer Aspire 8935G (Core 2 Quad Q9000 Processor 2.0GHz, 4GB RAM)

Review To say we hate the term "cheap and good" whenever we are asked to recommend a laptop does not even begin to describe the depths of disdain we have for that cliche. Most of the time, you can't have it both ways. However, Acer, well-known for offering excellent feature-to-price models, has outdone...

Asus F6V (Core 2 Duo P8400 Processor 2.26GHz, 2GB RAM)

Review You've got to question the sanity of Asus. We gave the company the benefit of the doubt when it made a laptop with two screens--it was crazy, but we let that slide. We even turned a blind eye to its bamboo laptops. But its latest endeavor, the F6V laptop, has us convinced the company is one egg...

Toshiba Portege R600 (Core 2 Duo ULV SU9400 Processor 1.4GHz, 3GB RAM)

Review The Toshiba Portege R600 is the followup to the Portege R500, famously claimed by Toshiba to be the lightest laptop in the world. The R600 is tremendously light, has a good keyboard, and offers a screen you can use in most lighting conditions. The battery life isn't as impressive as we'd hoped...

Fujitsu LifeBook T5010 (Core 2 Duo P8600 Processor 2.4GHz, 2GB RAM)

Review Fujitsu's LifeBook T5010 comes from the same stable as the T1010. Like the latter, it's a relatively large and heavy 13.3-inch convertible tablet PC. Unlike the T1010, the T5010 includes an active touchscreen rather than a passive unit and a wider range of processors. The T5010 is available for...

BenQ JoyBook S42 (Core 2 Duo P8600 Processor 2.4GHz, 2GB RAM)

Review When we reviewed the JoyBook S41 17 months ago, it was one of the first to insert a high-end discrete graphics processor in a 14.1-inch laptop. Moreover, at just over S$2,000, it was also very affordable considering that larger machines with the same video performance cost much more. The...

HP EliteBook 6930p (Core 2 Duo P8600 Processor 2.4GHz, 3GB RAM)

Review HP's business laptops have always been good value for money. The HP Compaq range is not only quite affordable, it is decked out with essential design features such as HP DuraKeys (for a longer-lasting keyboard) and HP DuraFinish (scratch-resistant coating on the top cover and palm rest). For...

HP TouchSmart tx2 tablet PC (AMD Turion 64 X2 ZM-82 processor 2.0GHz, 3GB RAM)

Review The HP TouchSmart tx2 stands alone as a rare example of a consumer-focused convertible tablet PC. We're not sure if this is because non-business-related laptop users don't see the value of a touchscreen tablet, but hopefully they'll catch on soon. The tx2 is an evolution of HP's...