Chance to Win a Lenovo Notebook or Netbook in Sweepstakes

Lenovo is currently holding a “thanks for being a fan” sweepstakes where you can enter now for a chance to win a 14.1-inch ThinkPad T410 X1 notebook or one of three IdeaPad S10-3 netbooks until March 29. The total value of the prizes is $2600. To enter, first become a fan of Lenovo on Facebook or follow Lenovo on Twitter. Next, visit Lenovo’s sweepstakes page and fill out the short entry, providing the required information o....

First Look: AMD’s New A-Series Fusion Processor Review

The team at NotebookReview.com got an early look at the latest generation of AMD’s “Accelerated Processing Unit” (APU) technology and we’ve reviewed a prototype notebook. The FUSION of a traditional CPU and a graphics processor (GPU) onto a single chip promises better multimedia performance and battery life. Does it live up to the hype?If you consider yourself to be a well-informed PC buyer then you probably know about....

Gateway Launches New NV Series Notebooks

Gateway took the wraps off of its new NV Series line of notebook PCs today with the latest AMD “APU” processors and discrete graphics. Is it finally possible to buy a good desktop replacement notebook for less than the cost of an iPad 2?The flagship model of the new NV line is the Gateway NV51B05u, which features an AMD E-350 processor and ATI Radeon HD 6310 graphics that work together to deliver a significantly better multimedia ....

Intel Intros New Sandy Bridge Processors

Intel Intros New Sandy Bridge ProcessorsIntel has added several new processors to its current ‘Sandy Bridge’ Core i-series lineup. New models include faster i7 dual- and quad-cores and a faster i7 Extreme Edition.The following new processors have been introduced:ProcessorCores/ThreadsCPU ClockTurbo Boost to…TDPBulk PriceCore i7-2960XM4/82.7GHz3.7GHz55W$1,096Core i7-2860QM4/82.5GHz3.6GHz45W$568Core i7-2760QM4/82.4GHz3.5GHz45W....

Acer Aspire 1830T Timeline X: Our Deal of the Week

A lot of the netbooks that are in circulation right now are built with lower-end processors; sometimes one of the Intel Atoms. Although this type of CPU might be sufficient for some people in terms of performance, sometimes you just need a laptop with more muscle. Check out this week’s deal– the Acer Aspire 1830T Timeline X–which offers a lot more power for just a little more in price. The Aspire 1830T Timeline X that we fou....

Toshiba Satellite M645: Our Deal of the Week

The Toshiba Satellite M645 is a multimedia notebook that provides a wide range of uses. Good for students in school, for the family around the house, or even for light gaming; this laptop is currently on sale for $630 from Sears and for $659 from Buydig. That price is $120 and $90 off the list price on each site, respectively. Overall, the notebook provides great performance, a fetching design, and a virtually noiseless keyboard. This 14-inch....

Latest Chrome Review -AMD Updates Fusion APUs for Notebooks: Better Low-Cost Laptops Coming Soon

This morning, AMD unveiled its latest update to the award-winning C- and E-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) for ultrathin and value notebooks, netbooks, all-in-ones and desktop PCs with improved features.For those of our readers who aren’t already familiar with APU technology, these chips are essentially a traditional central processing unit (CPU) combined with a graphics processing unit (GPU) on a single processor die. By com....

Chrome Experience -Acer rolls out new Aspire and TimelineX laptops

Today must be a busy day at Acer HQ, with the company announcing multiple new Aspire laptops, including updated ultra-thin TimelineX models.Let’s take it from the top, or at least from the thinnest and lightest. The ultraportable Aspire TimelineX gets new found power and efficiency, with new Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 CPU offerings. The 11.6-inch Aspire TimelineX 1830T-68U118 model features a an ultra-low-voltage Core i7 680UM (clocked at 1.46G....

Latest Chrome Review -AMD “Zacate” APU First Look: Hands On with the Brazos Platform

Last week AMD officially unveiled the first mobile Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) designed for budget notebooks and netbooks coming in early 2011. The “Brazos” platform consists of two categories of APUs: “Ontario” is the codename for the C-series low-voltage APUs running at 9W or less power which are designed to compete with Intel’s Atom processor in netbooks. “Zacate” is the codename for the E-....

Review Chrome Os -AMD Unveils “Brazos” Platform for Notebooks and Netbooks

The team at AMD has been actively promoting something they call “Fusion” for several years now. AMD’s Fusion is a solution to a long-standing problem with computers: the communications bottleneck between the central processing unit (CPU) and the graphics processing unit (GPU). In short, if you can combine the serial processing power of a CPU and the parallel processing power of a GPU onto a single processor die then you shou....