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AMD Radeon HD 8970M launched

AMD’s fastest laptop graphics card is official – the Radeon HD 8970M will soon be making its way to high-end gaming laptops

FattBatt review – simply battery-saving utility keeps your laptop working longer

FattBatt keeps you off the grid longer, for a fee. Here’s our FattBatt review.        

Android laptops: The $200 price is right, but the OS may not be

When Intel said recently that its Bay Trail chips will power a wave of $200 touchscreen laptops, the company wasn’t talking only about Windows.        

Toshiba Unveils new KIRABook, an Ultrabook with Ultra Hi-Res Screen

Taking a cue (or two) from Apple Toshiba yesterday unveiled a new member in its notebook lineup dubbed the KIRABook.  This is no low end Satellite plastic constructed notebook, rather this is a premium Ultrabook style machine designed to take on the likes of the Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display.  The KIRABook has a [...]

Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 Gaming Laptop $799 this Weekend after Coupon

The IdeaPad Y500 is one of Lenovo’s most formidable gaming laptops as it offers a dual (SLI) Nvidia GT650M graphics card option via use of the unique Ultra bay expansion it has.  This weekend the IdeaPad Y500 can be had for $799 when you use coupon code 4DAYSDEALY500 at checkout.  That’s $500 off the regular [...]

Dell Inspiron 15R Special Edition with Full HD, Core i7 for $699

Dell is being sold for a fire sale price and so are its laptops apparently.  Dell has an excellent deal on a well equipped Inspiron 15R Special Edition with Full HD screen for $699 when you use coupon J9ZR64?V1WQ2S0 at checkout.   Before coupon the Inspiron 15R SE is $749.99, after the $50 off coupon at [...]

Asus Zenbook UX31A Full HD Ultrabook $560

If you don’t mind refurbished as a route for saving a bunch of money, then the Asus Zenbook UX31A Ultrabook with Full HD 1920 x 1080 13.3” screen for $560 is a heck of a deal.  This deal comes via Groupon which has limited quantities of this machine available.  The specs on the UX31A up [...]

Lenovo G580 MAAQ9UK review

The Lenovo G580 budget laptop is a capable workhorse, but it’s far from spectacular. Read our Lenovo G580 review to find out more.

Hitachi Deskstar 7K4000 4TB

If you want a lot of storage, look no further

Acer Iconia W700 review

The Acer Iconia W700 is a Windows 8 tablet with a stand and keyboard. Here’s our Acer Iconia W700 review.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Premium Suite ‘Jelly Bean’ upgrade features detailed

Company keeping some features a secret for a reveal next week

Sony NEX-6, Barnes and Noble Nook HD, BT YouView – reviews roundup

Nikon 1 J2, Asus VivoBook S200, Samsung Chromebook Series 3 – reviews roundup – plus read our verdicts on: Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display, Corsair Neutron 240GB and Acronis True Image 2013.

Asus K55VD

A great all-round budget laptop with a dedicated graphics chipset

Toshiba Satellite L855-148

No fancy touchscreens here – just one seriously competent Windows 8 laptop

PS4 spec rumours – AMD A10 – a new approach or just plain wrong?

We look at the A10 in depth to see if it could be the heart of the PS4

LG’s 84in Ultra HD TV goes on sale in the US

Amazing quality equalled only by its amazing price tag

Gigabyte joins Windows 8 party with tablet, ultrabook, and gaming laptops

Gigabyte on Thursday introduced its Windows 8 lineup, including a slate, a convertible ultrabook and gaming laptops–all of which are powered by Intel processors. What Gigabyte didn’t announce, however, were prices and availability for its Windows 8 offerings.

Asus Taichi Laptop Review

What’s better than one 1080p IPS screen in an 11-inch laptop? Two, of course.

CyberPower Scylla Elite

An AMD processor and graphics card combination makes for a capable and cost-effective PC

Acer Aspire S5

Acer’s thinnest Ultrabook uniquely hides its ports with a mechanical drive bay door

Lenovo announces new Windows 8, RT hybrid laptop/tablet devices

Lenovo on Tuesday announced a new range of Windows 8 and RT hybrid computing devices that can function as tablets or laptops.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1

A 10in Android 4.0 tablet at a bargain price

Tech21 Impact Slip Leather Case for MacBook Pro 15” review

The Tech21 Impact Slip Leather Case for MacBook Pro 15in is a tough sleeve for the Unibody MacBook Pro, using D3O Impactology tech to combat against impact damage.

HP Envy Sleekbook 6z-1000 review

Our HP Envy Sleekbook 6z-1000 review shows that this slim and light laptop offers looks and price, but not processor speed.

MSI GT70

MSI’s latest gaming laptop is the fastest we’ve ever seen. It also costs a small fortune