Top 3 ultra-portable gaming laptops – cheap, but powerful alternatives to Alienware 11x

Top 3 ultra-portable gaming laptops – cheap, but powerful alternatives to Alienware 11x

May 19, 2012

An 11-inch gaming laptop may be unconventional but it’s a practical choice for gamers. It’s a great for on-the-go gaming given its portable size, not to mention the cheapest option amongst its kind. Though unlikely to be as powerful as its bigger and more expensive brothers, its hardware is more than capable of supporting graphic intensive games. Care for...

Eurocom W110ER Monster 1.0 fills in the shoes of Alienware M11x

Eurocom W110ER Monster 1.0 fills in the shoes of Alienware M11x

May 18, 2012

Gaming laptop Alienware M11x was pulled out of the shelves and replaced with a larger, 14-inch model – M14x. It was a good replacement model and filled in our needs for a larger screen and keyboard. But who was to say no one loved the idea of an ultra-portable gaming laptop? Truth of matter is, many were disappointed by the recall of Alienware’s 11-incher....

Sony upgrades Vaio S Series with Ivy Bridge and expands Vaio E Series

Sony upgrades Vaio S Series with Ivy Bridge and expands Vaio E Series

May 17, 2012

The Sony Vaio S series was designed for extreme portability without compromising power. Made of either magnesium or aluminium and carbon fibre, they are guaranteed to be robust, sleek, stylish, and lightweight with the 15-inch model weighing less than 2kg. In addition the 15-inch models, the series consist of 13-inchers as well. Both feature slot-in optical...

Asus G75VW – 17-inch Ivy Bridge gaming laptop with NVIDIA GeForce graphics and Thunderbolt

Asus G75VW – 17-inch Ivy Bridge gaming laptop with NVIDIA GeForce graphics and Thunderbolt

May 17, 2012

Alienware and Origin PC are the first two brands that come to mind when looking to buy gaming laptops. Both are known for piecing together hardware from different manufacturers, just so they can create the best. Of course, these specifications come at a price – literally. Alienware and Origin PC gaming laptops are unreasonably expensive options. Asus is an...

Lenovo announces Ivy Bridge ThinkPads – includes X1 Carbon, the thinnest 14” Ultrabook

Lenovo announces Ivy Bridge ThinkPads – includes X1 Carbon, the thinnest 14” Ultrabook

May 16, 2012

Since the launch of Ivy Bridge manufacturers took turns announcing laptops powered by the same processors. Most of them were official while some were still rumored, like the Macs spotted on Geekbench yesterday. Lenovo hopped into the bandwagon and announced an entire line of Ivy Bridge powered ThinkPads for 2012. That includes ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook which...

HP Envy Spectre XT – should we look forward to it?

HP Envy Spectre XT – should we look forward to it?

May 10, 2012

HP has a new line of Intel-powered Ultrabooks for 2012. Leading the way is the 13.3-inch Envy Spectre XT. While it doesn’t have the same screen size as Envy 14, it makes you wonder if it’s worth looking forward to considering that it’s from the same line. Here’s our first impressions on HP Envy Spectre XT from CTIA 2012. Design Envy Spectre XT...