Laptop / Mobile

With an array of new products coming through thick and fast from AMD, one of the last lines in any press release seems to refer to the ‘software experience'. No – we had no idea either. Rather than try to explain it – or draw stick men having the experience …

Lenovo have announced their latest addition to the Thinkpad range with the new Helix hybrid. The ThinkPad Helix is based around a removable ‘rip and flip' touchscreen (their words, not ours). The device can be operated in four different modes, including a Tablet mode. The 11.6 inch screen has in …

After introducing the enticingly cheap Acer C7 Chromebook in November, Acer are back again with a higher specced C7 Chromebook; this time priced at $299. For an extra $100 the RAM is doubled to 2 GB, the hard drive size increases from 320 GB to 500 GB and claimed battery …

Lenovo have announced that they are releasing a touch screen version of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon. Kitguru reviewed the ‘non touch' version of this laptop back in October, you can read it here. This release targets the Windows 8 audience who want to enjoy touch screen capabilities. The 14 inch …

Hewlett Packard have announced a new tablet/hybrid which seems all the rage lately. The EliteBook Revolve is targeting the business market. The EliteBook Revolve is a touch enabled laptop, and the display can be rotated and laid flat, turning the notebook into a tablet. It is due to launch in …

Given that KitGuru has had quite a few conversations with AMD in the past about the benefits for creating a simple PC, in the smallest possible form factor, that could perform a wide variety of tasks – it's ironic that Intel is the company to launch the device. KitGuru takes …

We have all gotten used to the idea that we work in/around a fast-paced industry where product cycles endlessly spin out new product at lower prices than ever before, but that's not so true in the laptop sector. Even with massive competition from the tablet PC industry, laptops seem to …

In the last month and a bit, Google has co-launched the attractive $249 Samsung Chromebook and a lower end $199 Acer C7 Chromebook. What these, and all previous Chromebooks have had in common is that they had no touchscreen capabilities, but if reports have their way this will soon change. …

If like me, you don't like lugging around a super size 17 inch laptop then today's review product will be interesting. PC Specialist have created a super small 11.6 inch system and they are aiming to make it one of the most powerful on the market, by incorporating the powerful …

In October when Google announced the ARM based Samsung Series 3 Chromebook we were left wondering how cheap the cloud-based netbooks could get. Well, Acer has tried to somewhat answer that question today by announcing the C7 Chromebook that will set you back a mere $199. In order to achieve …

Today we are looking at the latest gaming laptop from MSI, which features the new AMD A10-4600M Trinity APU, 8GB of DDR3 memory, Steelseries keyboard, 750GB hard drive and 2GB Radeon HD7970M graphics card. At less than a grand, is this the new gaming laptop you should be shortlisting for …

The growing demand for tablets and smartphones is still hitting global laptop sales hard this year. Intel's financial report for Q3 this year indicates that the notebook sector sales are still not picking up. According to sources close to Digitimes the demand for notebooks will not pick up until 2013. …

Google are attempting to answer some of the pricing criticisms of their Chromebook range of computers with partner Samsung. The two companies are planning to release an ultrabook style Chromebook laptop which will only cost around £160 in the United Kingdom. This is a huge drop in price from the …

Google has today announced the latest addition to the Chrome OS family, a Samsung Chromebook that is set to cost just $249, down from $449 for last year's model. The other big change is the move from a x86 based Intel Atom processor to the ARM Cortex A15 Samsung Exynos …

It may look a little like a high end Apple laptop, but its not. Razer are giving away their stunning one of a kind Star Wars: The Old Republic gaming laptop which is valued at around $15,000. This sweepstake contest has already been hit hard by the public who are …

Arriving at the plush downtown offices of Hill & Knowlton, one of the world's oldest PR companies, on a chilly October evening – you would have been greeted by the site of a heap of IT journalists squatting, jumping, dancing and laying around big screens playing what appeared to be …

Lenovo have launched a new series of Windows laptop-tablet hybrid systems that they hope will help boost sales in both business and consumer markets. The new devices will be running Windows 8 and Windows RT operating systems, and are touchscreen capable. These hybrids can easily transform between a tablet and …

Acer are one of the many companies who are struggling to generate sales, losing money last year. They are placing a lot of focus into their new Aspire S7 UltraBook – which we have to admit, looks beautiful. Acer have earned a strong reputation over the years for releasing competitive …

The IBM ThinkPad has legendary status, and when Lenovo took over production they were keen to take this iconic range into the next century. Equally so, Lenovo were aware that they couldn't mess with the design too much, especially as the primary focus has always been the business audience. The …

The sales predictions by market research firm IHS iSuppli have been drastically reduced by more than half, due to poor sales earlier in the year. While initial expectations were for at least 22 million to be sold by the end of the year, now it only suggests 10 million will …

If you are in the market for a new laptop, then there are certainly no shortage of options available today. We tend to focus on gaming machines at Kitguru, however today's review product will appeal to a business user who values performance, portability and build quality. The Lenovo ThinkPad Edge …

Today we are going to look at one of MySn's fully loaded gaming notebooks, the XMG P502, which combines a powerful Ivy Bridge CPU with nVidia's all singing, all dancing GTX 680M graphics card. All of this is contained within a 15.6" form factor which isn't much more bulky than your average multimedia machine.

Toshiba have canceled their plans to make Windows RT devices because of delays in getting the components they need. Microsoft have however named four other PC makers who will offer devices using their new Windows operating system. Dell, Asus, Samsung and Lenovo will be making computers using Windows RT – …

Touting a 17.3” 1080p screen, 16GB of memory, RAID 0 SSDs, a BluRay drive and Killer Gaming network card, is MSI’s latest ‘Gaming Series’ iteration worth its credit card-crunching £1,999 price tag?!

If you are in the market for a new gaming laptop then today's review will be particularly interesting. UK system builder PC Specialist sent us their latest high end 17.3 inch Vortex III HD7S system complete with LED backlit screen, Solid State drive, Intel Core i7 processor, Killer 1102 wireless, …

Today we are looking at the latest, 4th revision of the ever popular M17X laptop from market leader, Alienware. The M17X R4 features a quad core Ivy Bridge processor and AMD's Radeon HD7970M discrete mobile graphics solution for enhanced gaming performance. If you have a couple of grand spare is …

At Computex Intel was speaking about the future of Ultrabooks and was making a very big deal out of it, but judging by the current crop of products, the future has yet to arrive. Some of the models that are launching later this year are getting closer to Intel’s vision, …

There are very few laptops as appealing as the Thinkpad, and Lenovo have updated the X1 model with carbon fibre materials. We reviewed the X1 on Kitguru last September. Lenovo have increased the screen size from 13 inch to 14 inch but the weight is down, thanks to the use …

Hewlett Packard have just announced a new series of ‘Envy' Ultrabook computers with aggressive pricing. The new Envy Sleekbooks will be offered at $150 less than the current range of Ultrabooks. The new machines will feature both Intel and AMD processors and will ship with 14 and 15.6 inch screens. …

Sony have released their first ultrabook – the stunning looking T11 and T13. They are planning to release this next month fully loaded with a Sandybridge Core i3 processor. The machine won't feature the latest 3rd generation Intel Processor, but the Core i3 2367M processor should pack a mighty punch. …