Articles on Media, Hard Drive

Loewe Individual 40 Compose Full-HD+ 100 DR+ (40-inch LCD)

Review As our critical eyes stare at the large, white LCD TV in the corner, we're acutely aware that there's a recession on at the moment. If you're affected by all of this financial disaster, you might want to consider another TV, because the 40-inch, 1080p, LCD-based Loewe Individual 40 Compose Full-HD+...

Dell Studio XPS 16 (Core Duo P8600 Processor 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM)

Review While we're still unsure of what Dell's goal was when it combined the midrange Studio and high-end XPS laptop lines into the new (wait for it...) Studio XPS brand, but at least it means we're finally getting a true 16:9 16-inch laptop from Dell, in the form of the Studio XPS 16. The...

HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition (Intel Atom N270 Processor 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM)

Review There are a lot of Netbooks on the market which are so similar in terms of hardware and software that manufacturers have to find other ways to differentiate them--usually with aesthetics and design. Although Netbooks started out with custom Linux shells (such as the original Asus Eee PC), the...

Toshiba Portege M900 (Core 2 Duo P8700 Processor 2.53GHz, 4GB RAM)

Review The Portege M900 is the first model in Toshiba's new Signature series. This range (launched concurrently with the Premier series for its Satellite laptops) seeks to bring a touch of class to the design of its business-centric portables. The idea behind this line is that since a significant...

Acer Aspire One AOD150 (Intel Atom N270 Processor 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM)

Review Despite owning a huge chunk of the growing Netbook market, the popular Acer Aspire One has been saddled with a 9-inch screen, rather than the bigger 10-inch type we prefer. At long last, Acer now has a 10-inch model, the Aspire One AOD150. Even better, it's keeping the starting price at S$799,...

Acer Aspire 8930G (Core 2 Duo T9400 Processor 2.53GHz, 4GB RAM)

Review The original Acer Aspire 8920G was the very first 18-inch laptop we had a chance to review, and the follow-up Acer Aspire 8930G is similar in terms of its essentials, with only a handful of component upgrades. The display has the same native resolution as a 1080p HDTV. Coupled with a unique...

Dell Adamo (Core 2 Duo U9300 Processor 1.2GHz, 2GB RAM)

Review Dell initially teased the existence of its upscale 13-inch Adamo laptop at CES 2009, and formally announced details and ordering availability two months later. We previously had a chance to get our hands on a preproduction version of the system, and have now been able to test the finished...

Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 (Special Media Edition)

Review Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 (Special Media Edition)

Sony Vaio VGN-P15G (Intel Atom Z530 Processor 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM)

Review Sony likes to keep its Vaio products aimed at mid- to high-end buyers--much like Apple does--and generally eschews the budget end of the market (although there are a handful of less expensive Vaios we've reviewed favorably). When it comes to Intel-Atom-powered systems, it's no different;...

Acer Aspire Timeline 3810T (Core 2 Duo SU9400 Processor 1.4GHz, 2GB RAM)

Review Acer's new Timeline series of laptops, including the 13-inch Aspire 3810T, aims to combine the thin, sexy designs of more expensive laptops with cost-saving, low-power processors. But that's a direction many PC makers are moving in, thanks to budget-friendly CPUs such as the AMD Neo and Intel...

Samsung NC20 (Via U2250 processor 1.3GHz, 1GB RAM)

Review Samsung's NC20 stands out from the crowd in two very important ways. First, it's one of only a handful of 12-inch Netbooks (the best-known example being Dell's Vista-addled Mini 12). Secondly, it's the first laptop we've tested with Via's Nano CPU, intended as an alternative to Intel's popular...