Best laptops to buy in 2013
[UPDATED: 02/05/13] Discover what laptops to buy in 2013 and read our in-depth laptop reviews, as rated by our team of expert reviewers.
Toshiba Satellite U940-11N
This ultraportable is powerful but its battery won’t keep you going for a full day on the road
Dell Inspiron 17
One to watch if you need a large-screened laptop with a decent resolution at a low price
Deal: Lenovo Y500 with Nvidia 750M and Full HD Screen for $809
The deals just keep getting better on the powerful Lenovo IdeaPad Y500, this time around you can get a fully loaded configuration for $809 when using coupon code HOMEPCDEAL via the Barnes & Noble Affinity store. The B&N exclusive offer store is open to anyone to create an account, you don’t have to have a [...]
Dell XPS 12 key features explained
The Dell XPS 12 is a touchscreen Ultrabook laptop with a twist – with its unique flip and fold hinge all it takes is a quick twist and the laptop becomes a fully featured Windows 8 tablet
Best PC tricks and pranks to play on your friends, family and colleagues
Everyone like to have a laugh and there’s plenty of amusement to be had messing around with other people’s PCs or laptops. Here are 10 harmless but brilliant Windows pranks.
Is this leaked hybrid the world’s first Haswell-powered laptop?
Sony’s refresh of its Ultrabook convertible notebook line will be slim and run for 10 hours before seeking a socket, if an alleged leaked video is to be believed.
Western Digital and SanDisk deliver their first hybrid drive
Western Digital has unveiled more information on its first hybrid solid-state drive, revealing that it worked with SanDisk to create the 500GB drive.
Asus Vivobook S500CA
This 15.3in touchscreen laptop might not be massively powerful but it’s well designed and comfortable to use
Disgo 8400G
Disgo’s cut-price 3G tablet might seem like a good deal, but there are far better alternatives for only slightly more
Microsoft Windows 8 Update “Blue” Coming, Start Button Likely to Return
Microsoft officially announced that there is an update coming to Windows 8 later this year, likely September, in the form of “Windows Blue” (a.k.a Windows 8.1). According to a Microsoft blog, a public preview of Windows 8 will be shown in June at the BUILD developer conference. There are high expectations that the Windows 8.1 [...]
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.
Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition
Unlike most Ultrabooks, this XPS 13 comes with Ubuntu preinstalled
Gigabyte U2442F
Is this the ultimate gaming Ultrabook?
Asus Vivobook S400CA
This slick touchscreen ultraportable looks fantastic and is light enough to take anywhere
HP turns to design for reversal of PC fortunes
Hewlett-Packard is barely holding on to the top spot in the laptop and desktop market, but hopes a renewed vigor regarding product design will help reverse the fortunes of its PC business.
Seagate unleashes first consumer SSD; enterprise version gets blazing fast 12Gbps SAS connectivity
Seagate Technology today announced its new portfolio of flash-memory devices, taking the wraps off its first consumer SSD and its next generation of enterprise models.
New Sony Fit laptops all offer touchscreens
As Sony announces its new VAIO Fit line of consumer laptops, it’s leading a charge–a necessary one–into the world of touch. Touchscreens will be available across the entire product line, and standard on some models. In a briefing last week, Sony said that it expected touchscreens to overtake non-touch displays rapidly as the laptop norm. [...]
What to expect from Google I/O: Google I/O 2013 predictions
Our Google I/O 2013 predictions: will we see Key Lime Pie, Nexus 5, X Phone, or a Google Glass launch date? Here’s what to expect from Google I/O in 2013.
New Sony VAIO Fit Lineup for Back to School Buyers Arrives
In an effort to clear up its somewhat confusing array of alphabet naming for the VAIO lineup (VAIO E, VAIO T, VAIO F, VAIO S…) Sony is refreshing and then rebranding its budget lineup, formerly known as the VAIO E, to simply just the VAIO Fit. There will be a VAIO Fit 14E and Fit [...]
What is Windows Blue? Everything you need to know
Microsoft has sold 100 million Windows 8 licenses and with talk of Windows Blue snowballing we take a look at what Windows Blue actually is.
Tablet shipments to outpace laptops in 2013, NPD says
New tablet shipments will outnumber laptops for the first time in 2013, as touch display capabilities drive buying patterns rather than new operating systems like Windows 8 and Windows RT, research firm NPD DisplaySearch reported on Monday.
Asus to launch Chromebook in second half of 2013
Taiwanese PC maker Asus plans on getting behind Google’s Chrome OS and will launch a notebook running the OS in the second half of this year, said company CEO Jerry Shen.
HP Updates ProBook Business Lineup Design and Processors with Intel Haswell
HP is giving their ProBook budget friendly business lineup of notebooks a makeover this summer by making them slimmer and lighter just in time for the beach season (36% thinner and 18% lighter than the previous year to be precise). But that’s not all, they’ll also be more muscular with newer and faster Intel and [...]
Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx review – Windows 8 laptop and tablet priced to shift
Lenovo’s Atom-based Windows 8 tablet-laptop hybrid is lightweight and usable, but build quality doesn’t cut it. Here’s our Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx review.
