HP 32 Hour Battery Challenge – How Long Can This EliteBook Last?
What's the longest you've ever gone without plugging in your laptop? 6 hours? 8? 10? Long battery life is at the top of almost every mobile tech user's wish lis...
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3 Reasons You Want Your 2013 Notebook Today
Intel showed off a new processor this week that the company claims can last for 24 hours and uses such low amounts of power that it can run off solar power. ...
Intel Ivy Bridge 22nm CPU’s Announced, Feature “3D” Transistors (video)
Today Intel took the covers off the next Intel processor, Ivy Bridge. This new processor will begin production later this year and will likely find their way in...
Lenovo ThinkPad X220 w/ 15 Hr Battery Available for Purchase April 19th
The Lenovo ThinkPad X220 is one of our favorite notebooks so far in 2011. The 12.5" ultraportable has a 15 hour real world battery, great keyboard and enough po...
External Notebook Battery Review Roundup and Showdown
Notebook battery life can be a big deal, and while many models offer long life and the ability to swap out a battery there are a wide array of external notebook...
Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Review
The ThinkPad X220 is a formidable notebook that delivers on speed, battery life and even price without sacrificing durability or the standard ThinkPad touches. ...
MacBook Air Upgrades – Are They Worth the Cost?
"Is it worth an extra $400 to get a faster 11-inch MacBook Air with 4GB of RAM and a 1.6 instead of 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor or a 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 D...
Flash Ain’t Free – MacBook Air Battery Life Cut 33% w/ Flash Installed
Think whatever you will about Steve Jobs, and Apple's obsession with avoiding Flash, but the numbers don't lie. At the root of the battle for what plays our mov...
How to Disable Flash in Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Internet Explorer
With the latest testing on the MacBook Air showing that simply having Flash installed when surfing the web can cut your battery life by 33% -- just by serving t...
How To Get The Most Out of Your MacBook Battery
The new MacBook Air I am enjoying had one major problem. Actual battery life was way below the advertised seven hours that Apple claims the 13.3-inch MacBook Ai...
Notebooks.com Week in Review IDF Edition – Sept. 17th
This week Intel held the Intel Developer Forum in California at which they detailed the next generation of Intel processors and numerous technology companies sh...
What is Intel Sandy Bridge, and What it Means for Consumers
This week at the Intel Developer Forum Paul Otellini, CEO of Intel announced the next generation of processors that many consumers will see in their laptops, ta...
10 Ways Business Netbooks are Different than Consumer Netbooks
What separates a business class netbook like the HP Mini 5102 from its consumer oriented cousin the HP Mini 210? It might not be immediately apparent if you hav...
Summer Travel Tech: Notebooks
Now that summer is in full swing officially, we know that many of you are getting ready to take a trip to the beach, a cruise or maybe you are just going to see...
Samsung R480 Review: Great Keyboard and Blu-Ray
The Samsung R480 notebook was introduced at CES as part of the Samsung R series of notebooks. These notebooks all share an easy to use island style keyboard, in...
Six New Intel Netbook CPUs for 2010, Battery Life Increase for 2011
According to a leaked Intel roadmap that Engadget got its hands on, there will be some improvements for Intel based notebooks coming in the next year. Fi...
Comparing the New Apple MacBook Pro To the PC Competition
Apple, with little fanfare, announced the refresh of their MacBook Pro line of notebooks on Tuesday. A longstanding assumption among PC users is that MacBooks a...
15-inch MacBook Pro Battery Life As Advertised
When Apple released their new MacBook Pro line of notebook computers the battery life was touted as up to 8-9 hours. We already posted that one reviewer didn't ...
Core i7 MacBook Pro Battery Life Not Close to 8-9 Hours?
Apple is claiming that their new MacBook Pros will run for up to 8-9 hours†on a single charge. With regular use, including benchmarking, editing video, typin...
iPad Battery Life & Charging Accessories
When Apple introduced the iPad they said it would have about 10 hours of battery life. The specs on their web site promise that the Built-in 25-watt-hour...