Recent Notebook News
Cloud Outliner Comes to Mac: Still Clean and Simple to Use
Cloud Outliner, which brings simple outlining to an iPad or iPhone, now it works on the Mac as well. The app organizes a user’s thoughts, helps with typing notes or planning projects and works as a basic To Do or shopping list app. Check out our review of the iPad and iPhone app over at [...]
Samsung Series 7 Chronos Brings Quad-Core Power at CES 2013
Samsung announced the Series 7 Chronos ahead of CES 2103, showing off the latest update to the powerful Chronos line of notebooks, which will officially take the stage at CES 2013. Like the previous Chronos notebooks, the Series 7 Chronos notebook for 2013 packs in the power. Look for a quad-core Intel Core i7 processor [...]
Samsung Series 7 Ultra Coming at CES
The Samsung series 7 Ultra is a new Ultrabook coming from Samsung at CES 2013 next week. The company is spreading out CES announcements in the run up to the show, and the latest is Samsung’s take on a new Ultrabook. The Samsung Series 7 Ultra joins the Samsung Series 7 notebooks as the first [...]
HP Elitebook Revolve Brings Business to Ultrabook Convertibles
The HP Elitebook Revolve is an Ultrabook Convertible with an 11.6-inch touch display that twists from notebook to tablet mode to allow users to do more with a single device. The EliteBook Revolve works similar to the ThinkPad Twist, joining it as one of the few Business Ultrabook Convertibles on the market. The HP Elitebook [...]
Toshiba Satellite P845t Review: A Touchscreen is Essential for Windows 8
The Toshiba Satellite P845t-S4310 is a Windows 8 notebook that includes a 14-inch touchscreen to deliver a better experience. The Satellite P845t isn’t an Ultrabook Convertible like many of the touchscreen Windows 8 notebooks we’ve reviewed, that transform from a notebook to a tablet. Rather it is a traditional notebook with a large touchscreen. Pros Touch [...]
Lenovo ThinkPad Twist Review: Ultrabook Convertible
The Lenovo ThinkPad Twist is the first business Ultrabook Convertible to arrive with Windows 8. The Twist twists from a small portable ThinkPad notebook with the well-known ThinkPad keyboard to a small Windows 8 tablet thanks to a rotating hinge. Switching from a notebook to a tablet isn’t new, but combined with Windows 8′s touch-friendly design, [...]
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch Arrives with Windows 8
The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is even more attractive now that Lenovo put the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch up for sale with Windows 8. This new version of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon that we loved includes a 14.1-inch touch screen and a 3G radio for on the go productivity anywhere there is a cell signal. The [...]
Toshiba Satellite P855-S5200 Review
Toshiba advertises the Toshiba Satellite P855-S5200 as an all-purpose entertainment notebook that gives consumers a little more power than the average 15.6-inch notebook. However, we found that it offers a disappointing collection of better than average specs, but below average usability. The notebook lacks a dedicated graphics card to meet the needs of power users, [...]
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SoftMaker Office 2012: An Affordable Alternative to MS Office? [Review]
For people who don’t want to use Microsoft Office or can’t afford it, a possible alternative comes in the form of Softmaker Office 2012. The standard version costs only $79.95 and after tests it seems extremely compatible and capable of replacing Microsoft’s ubiquitous office suite. The pro version is $99.95. The company also offers versions [...]
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530 Review
The ThinkPad Edge E530 is a budget priced business notebook that delivers the build quality users expect from Lenovo and a quality typing experience on Lenovo’s newer island style keyboard. Mobile users will appreciate the matte display, but the thick bulky design detracts from the appeal of taking the Edge E530 on every trip out [...]
