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Shopping for a laptop these days is a pretty intimidating task. The huge number of laptops available online or in a store’s electronics section is enough to make your mind spin. Most people have a general idea of what their laptop should look like and what they want in terms of features, but are often [...]
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) – Technical Specifications Size and Weight Height: 0.95 inch (2.41 cm) Width: 14.35 inches (36.4 cm) Depth: 9.82 inches (24.9 cm) Weight: 5.6 pounds (2.54 kg)1 Connections and Expansion MagSafe power port Gigabit Ethernet port FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps) Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps) Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps) Audio [...]
Pros Intel Core i7-2630QM processor and ISV-certified AMD graphics. Business-rugged construction. Touchpad is large and luxurious. Multiple options for connecting external displays. HP packs a battery of tools to manage and protect your laptop. Cons Pointing stick is stiff, lacks traction. Mediocre audio. Bottom Line The HP EliteBook 8560w is the go-to workstation laptop when [...]
HP Envy 17 Pros Superlative screen. Gorgeous display. Lovely LCD. Top-quality audio with volume dial Cons Expensive. Heavy. Not for hardcore gamers. Can play but not burn Blu-ray discs. Bottom Line This year’s HP Envy 17 is a fast, loaded media center laptop with the most stunning screen we’ve seen. HP Envy [...]
Acer Aspire 5349-2635 Pros Dirt cheap. Decent screen and keyboard. Has a full-size numeric keypad. Cons Tepid performance. No USB 3.0, WiDi, or Bluetooth. Bottom Line Attention, Wal-Mart shoppers: The Acer Aspire 5349-2635 is a surprisingly likable laptop for a surprisingly low price. Spec Data Type General Purpose, Value, Small Business, Desktop Replacement [...]
Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM Processor Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit 17.3″ Full HD Anti-reflective Display (16:9; 1920 x 1080) NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580M discrete graphics (DDR5 2.0GB VRAM) Accelerated performance with MSI TDE Technology Full-color programmable backlit keyboard by SteelSeriesMSI Cooler Boost Technology Dynaudio Premium Speakers w/ Subwoofer 128GB SSD + 750GB HDD(7200 [...]
Pros Blazing performance. Solid build quality. Sleek design. Cool lighting effects. Cons Expensive. Short battery life. Bottom Line The Alienware M18x looks intimidating and has the performance chops that gamers crave, but it doesn’t come cheap. Spec Data Type Gaming Processor Name Intel Core i7-2960XM Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Processor Speed 2.7 GHz [...]