Like many HP laptops the HP Elitebook 8540p has a very stylish look. The laptop contains features and options so that it seems to target the business market.  In this HP 8540p review you will see that this is one power laptop. It contains a Core i5 or Core i7 laptop processor and has 2 or 4GB RAM.

On the Outside the HP 8540p has brushed metal exterior giving it a real stylish and sophisticated look. The other plus on the brushed metal is the fact that it will hide fingerprints. Overall it feels very sturdy when you handle the laptop this is great for protection of the LCD screen.

The HP 8540p ‘s screen is quite impressive for a business laptop. The colour saturation and black levels are great. The contrast is fair, so editing photos is quite possible. The 1 thing that is not that good on the screen is the level of back lighting. Working with this laptop outdoors on a bright day will not work, but indoors or in shade you will be fine.

The 8540p keyboard feels like a chiclet style keyboard. The keys have adequate space and the keyboard has a strong support structure in general. The touchpad is very responsive, we experienced no lag. This touchpad includes a mid button that might be helpful if you use it.

Specs for Core i5 version

• Intel Core i5-620M (2.4GHz, 6MB L2 cache)
• Microsoft Genuine Windows 7 Professional (32-bit)
• 15.6-inch LED-backlit HD+ anti-glare (1600 x 900)
• NVIDIA NVS 5100m graphics with 1GB GDDR3
• 2GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM (16GB Max)
• 320GB 7200RPM HDD
• Intel Ultimate-N 6300 AGN WiFi, 1Gb Ethernet, Modem, and Bluetooth Connectivity
• 8-Cell 73WHr Battery (14.4V)
• Dimensions: 14.7” x 9.90” x 1.28”
• Weight: 6lbs 7.9oz
• +- $1,299

Pros

• One of the most stylish laptops we have reviewed. A very sturdy high quality build.
• High powered on CPU, RAM etc.

Cons

• It’s a bit expensive for the average consumer
• Battery life not great, but expected given the problems core i5 and i7 laptops have in general with this area.

Summary

If you want to make an impression around the boardroom table, get it. Remember to pack your power cord.

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Being charged with some of the latest and most powerful features in the planet, the Micro Express NBL 50 is at the very least worth taking a look at.

First off, it has the latest in processor technology. Specifically, it runs using an Intel Core i5 processor. With this, the unit functions as smoothly as a user needs it to. To ensure such performance, the laptop is armed with a RAM capacity of up to 8 gigabytes. When you want to run some heavy applications, you need to back up your processor with a lot of RAM so it has a lot of memory to use to process the programs. You have the option to upgrade to a Core i7 as well.

Designed as an all-around computer, the Micro Express NBL 50 is able to accommodate virtually anything, even 3D graphics. The laptop is able to do this due to the ATI HD 5650 graphics controller that is installed on it. This graphics processor gives the system a dedicated memory for graphics alone. With 1 gigabyte of VRAM, the NBL 50 produces stunning 3D images. Current games require a lot of memory for 3D rendering, but with the ATI HD 5650, these games will be a breeze for the NBL 50.

As for hard disk space, you have several options to choose from. First you can select the SATA HDD’s with choices of 320 gigabytes and 500 gigabytes of hard disk space. The second option would be the Solid State Drives, which only have capacities of 60 or 120 gigabytes. Either way, you have a lot of hard disk space for your disposal. For downloaders of HD movies, it is better to choose the SATA HDD’s as high-definition MKV files eat up a lot of space. A 30-minute film alone can eat up to a gigabyte of space. For those interested in normal computer usage, the Solid State drives are a good option if you are limited to using documents and perhaps some music.

Another great feature to the Micro Express MBL 50 is its security program. If you are using the laptop for business purposes, you would need to protect sensitive data. Hence, you’d be pleased to know that the NBL 50 has a fingerprint reader to make sure that only you can log in and turn on the system. This can also be useful for students and those who have data they want to keep private.

Last but not the least, get connected by using the webcam built into the computer. Use this webcam to engage in videoconferences with your friends or business partners. The Micro Express NBL 50 comes with a variety of connectivity ports as well like BlueTooth, an HDMI port for connecting to an HDTV, an eSATA port, S-Video out, and others.

PROS

The Micro Express NBL 50 has a powerful processor, great graphics capability and lots of hard disk space.

CONS

There are no outright cons that can be found with the Micro Express NBL 50.

CONCLUSION 

With its Core i5 processor and excellent features, the Micro Express NBL 50 is great for just any task that you use it for. It is indeed ideal as an all-around laptop or even a desktop PC replacement. 

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One of a line of business laptops published under the Lenovo Essential family, the Lenovo G550 – 2958HHU has a promising set of features designed solely for the busy entrepreneur and perhaps students who are always rushing to meet deadlines with reports and other literature required for their curriculum.

To ensure seamless operation and processing, Lenovo has equipped the Lenovo G550 – 2958HHU with a powerful Intel Core 2 Duo processor clocked at a speed of 2.2 GHz. Powerful as it is, it would need a lot of memory in order to efficiently handle a lot of tasks. To address that, the Lenovo G550 – 2958HHU is armed with a fat memory bank. You get an initial RAM of 2 gigabytes with your purchase, but you have the option to upgrade it to 4 gigabytes at most. The memory bank is a DDR3 RAM, the newest on the line.

The Lenovo G550 – 2958HHU has a 15.6 inches LCD screen. This size is more than adequate for the average user. Plus, the screen has a native resolution of 1366×768. The screen is glossy, but it also has a backlight provided by light-emitting diodes so glare from having a light source behind the user (i.e. sunlight) is not a problem when using the Lenovo G550 – 2958HHU. The LCD display also has a native 16:9 aspect ratio, eliminating black lines when viewing DVD movies and movie files on the computer.

For any computer user, adequate hard disk space is always a prime concern. But with the Lenovo G550 – 2958HHU, you can have as much space as you need for your important files as well as some other things that you might want to store like music, movies, games, and other files. The Lenovo G550 – 2958HHU has 160 gigabytes of hard disk space.

As for graphics, the Lenovo G550 – 2958HHU only has an integrated Intel GMA 4500 MHD to process it. This means that it is unable to do hardcore graphics processing. However, it does not need to as it is designed solely as a business laptop and not a gaming platform.

The Lenovo G550 – 2958HHU also falls a bit short in terms of battery life. While long enough to access the Internet sporadically during a trip, 3.8 hours of battery life is still a bit short compared to its other sibling, the Lenovo G450 – 2949CHU which can last up to 5 hours off the power socket.

CNet estimates the price for the Lenovo G550 – 2958HHU to be from $649 to $789.

PROS

Like its siblings, the Lenovo G550 – 2958HHU sports a powerful Intel Core 2 Duo processor running at almost the same speeds: an average of 2 Gigahertz. Coupled with a fat RAM space, users have at their disposal a very useful laptop that will help them get their job done quickly.

The Lenovo G550 – 2958HHU is also one of the thinnest laptops in the market. Its height is pegged at 1.43 inches only.

CONS

Like almost all business-oriented laptops in the market, the Lenovo G550 – 2958HHU suffers from a lack of powerful graphics adapter. With its Intel 4500 MHD graphics media accelerator, the Lenovo G550 – 2958HHU is unable to provide a platform suitable for gaming.

The Lenovo G550 – 2958HHU is also a bit on the heavy side, with a weight of 5.95 lbs.

CONCLUSION

 To conclude, the Lenovo G550 – 2958HHU is best used as a business laptop or for regular tasks. With its powerful processor, it will certainly deliver for that purpose. However, those that are seeking graphics capabilities will have to look somewhere else as the Lenovo G550 – 2958HHU falls short on that requirement.

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Lenovo has outdid itself with the Lenovo G450 – 2949CGU. This laptop has all the makings of being an excellent replacement or alternate to a desktop PC.

First, it is armed with the technology of Intel’s Core 2 Duo processors. The Lenovo G450 – 2949CGU, in particular, has a processor clocked at a speed of 2.20 GHz. To make sure that there are no problems while the system processes memory hungry programs, Lenovo has given the laptop a whopping 4-gigabyte capacity for random access memory. Memory, after all, is a very important part of a computer’s functioning. When it processes a lot of information, the computer needs memory to keep operating. If it runs out of memory, it will be forced to trade memory packets from one program to another thus causing lags in the system.

Another remarkable feature of the Lenovo G450 – 2949CGU is the Nvidia Geforce graphics card it has on its chipset. This makes it an ideal platform for gaming and multimedia. The Nvidia GeForce G210M graphics card has a video memory of 512 megabytes, making it powerful enough to process heavier graphics for both games and movie editing. You can do a lot of things with the Lenovo G450 – 2949CGU, same thing as you would a desktop PC.

Worried about hard disk space? Everyone does, but with the Lenovo G450 – 2949CGU you shouldn’t have to think about it. Lenovo has given this laptop a very fat space for physical memory. 320 gigabytes is already enough for whatever needs that you may have: whether you’re an active downloader of music and movies, a gamer, or a businessman. You can put in a lot of files into your computer and still have enough space for more to come.

The Lenovo G450 – 2949CGU also features a LED-backlit LCD. This means that the screen, which is 14 inches in size, uses light-emitting diodes to balance contrast and brightness to prevent glare and your own reflection from showing up at the screen. Glare and reflections can be very annoying, especially when you’re using the laptop outdoors. But this is not a problem with the Lenovo G450 – 2949CGU, member of Lenovo Essential Family.

Other features of the Lenovo G450 – 2949CGU include:

• A DVD writer/reader that has support for dual layer DVDs. This means that you can burn more than the standard DVD-R by using dual layer recordable DVDs.

• Bluetooth version 2.1 + EDR

• Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 5100

Prices estimates for the Lenovo G450 – 2949CGU starts at $699 according to Cnet.com.

PROS

The best thing about buying the Lenovo G450 – 2949CGU is its Nvidia GeForce card. Nvidia is one of the best brands of graphics cards out there, and they are known for their excellent support for gaming. Thus, with a Lenovo G450 – 2949CGU in your travel bag, you can entertain yourself while on a long trip by playing your favorite games.

The Lenovo G450 – 2949CGU also has a very large memory capacity, making it a good complement for its powerful Core 2 Duo processor.

CONS

At 14 inches, the Lenovo G450 – 2949CGU’s screen is quite small. However, it is not small enough and it more than makes up for it by its excellent resolution. It has a native resolution of 1366×768, the ideal resolution for clearer and more detailed graphics.

The Lenovo G450 – 2949CGU also lacks certain connectivity features like USB ports, and others.

CONCLUSION

Whether you’re a gamer, a businessman, a student or an average user, the Lenovo G450 – 2949CGU has all the features that you would need: a good graphics card, an excellent processor, ample hard disk space and lots of RAM to boot. If you are willing to overlook the lack of USB ports – an essential part of any laptop – then the Lenovo G450 – 2949CGU would be worth the price you pay.

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The Lenovo Ideapad U330 is Lenovo’s entry into the fast-evolving light-and-stylish laptop category. The Lenovo Ideapad U330 takes it cue from its older brother, the Lenovo Ideapad U110 laptop. The Lenovo Ideapad U330 sports a glossy black finish with pinstripe pattern embedded on its lids. 

The Lenovo Ideapad U330 is a one-of-a-kind 13-incher, boasting of some specs unique only to Lenovo’s laptops.

First of all, the Lenovo Ideapad U330 is powered by Intel’s Core 2 Duo P7350 Processor that clocks at 2.0 GHz.  This powerful processor is backed by 3 GB of DDR3 read access memory, which allows seamless performance even when opening heavy programs.  The Lenovo Ideapad U330 runs on Windows Vista; and the processing prowess of the Core 2 Duo/ 3GB RAM combo brings the Vista experience into a glitch-free one.

The most wonderful feature of the Lenovo Ideapad U330 is its switchable graphics. Yes, a user may alternate between an integrated graphics chipset and a dedicated video card.  The Lenovo Ideapad U330 is endowed with an integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD and 258 MB of ATI Radeon HD 3450.  With this feature, one who needs some graphics rendering may choose to switch modes from a regular power-saving GPU into a high-performance GPU without rebooting the system.  The ATI Radeon HD 3450 allows some hardcore operations that need heavy graphics rendering performance like some 3D games.  Some present games, however, may suffer some lag when played with the Lenovo Ideapad U330.

A Lenovo Ideapad U330 offers up to 320 GB of disk space for storing digital files like movies, music and office documents.  But the best thing about the Lenovo Ideapad U330 is its Active Protection System that renders files stored in the hard disk safe whenever the laptop experience a bad fall.  The Active Protection System employs an integrated motion sensor that detects sudden change in motion (e.g. the unit fell from the table) and shuts down the hard drive to protect it from the impact.

The Lenovo Ideapad U330 comes with a 13.3-inch display on a 1280 x 800 resolution.  It also offers a Web cam and an array of connectivity features.  The Lenovo Ideapad U330 is also fitted with an optical drive that could read DVD format and burn CD.

All of these are packed in the Lenovo Ideapad U330’s black casing, which measures at 12.5 inches x 9.3 inches x 0.9 inches, making it one of the thinnest laptops around.  Weighing around 4.32 pounds, the Lenovo Ideapad U330 gets a high portability score. 

Specifications:

Processor         Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 Processor 2.0 GHz

Memory           3GB, 1066MHz DDR3

Hard drive         320 GB 5,400rpm HD

Screen size       13.3 inches

Resolution       1280 x 800

Dimensions       12.5 inches x 9.3 inches x 0.9 inches

Graphics           Intel GMA 4500MHD (integrated) and

                                    ATI Radeon HD 3450 258MB Switchable Graphics

Weight             4.32 lbs

Pros:

The Lenovo Ideapad U330 is a very well balanced laptop.  This machine possesses the ability to process not just average computations, but may go beyond heavy programs and some graphics rendering.  This is mainly due to its Intel Centrino processor, 3 GB of RAM and a switchable ATI Radeon 3450 dedicated graphics.

Aside from its computing prowess, the Lenovo Ideapad U330 boasts of a stylish and solid design.  Its keyboard and controls are responsive – a good compliment to its LED backlit LCD screen.

The Lenovo Ideapad U330 offers a hard disk that does not only carry up to 320 GB of digital files but is also secure from hard falls. This makes one’s beloved files safe from potential loss when the Lenovo Ideapad U330 experiences a bad fall.

With the Lenovo Ideapad U330, it is possible to carry around a stylish laptop with not much ado. The Lenovo Ideapad U330 is one of the thinnest and lightest laptops around. This laptop is estimated to be priced from $500.

Cons

The main drawback for the Lenovo Ideapad U330 is its battery life. Even at a very conservative usage, the Lenovo Ideapad U330 could only last for around three hours.

The Lenovo Ideapad could get uncomfortably warm when subjected to long usage.

Conclusion

The Lenovo Ideapad U330 is an excellent buy for those looking for a laptop that could process hardcore programs and even some hardcore games, play DVD and burn CDs, and could be brought anywhere one likes.

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The Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 is part of Acer’s Timeline series that aims to integrate sleekness with ample computing power at a low price.

To start with, the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 is powered by Intel’s Core 2 Duo U9400 processor.  This processor clocks in at a low 1.4 GHz but amazingly keeps the whole unit running for more than 10 hours. This is mainly because this processor is a CULV one, which consumes less power even when doing arduous computations.

The Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 is backed by up to 4 GB of memory, which allows hitch-less performance when opening a heavy program.  Its graphics is muscled by an integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD.

With these performance specs, the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 is more than capable of performing office applications and more than enough to do Internet-related tasks.  However, the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 cannot handle much graphics editing, mainly due to lack of dedicated video memory and having only integrated a graphics chipset. Definitely, 3D gaming is a big no-no for this laptop.

 

A big plus for the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 is its ability to store large amount of digital files.  One could opt to equip the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 of up to 500 GB of disk space.  That’s more than enough to store those movies, music and even important digital documents.

Even with this large amount of storage space, the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 is still definitely not a burden to a user, physically.  The Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 boasts of a sleek and slim design.  This 13-incher comes with a glossy black finish at a box dimension of 12.7 inches x 8.9 inches x 1.1 inches. With this measurement, the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 sets a high portability score, especially that it weighs only an astonishing 3.7 pounds.

The Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 comes with a 16:9 LED backlit display.  This display is set with a native 1366 x 768 resolution, and is very good for HD movie watching. 

Specifications:

Processor       1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU U9400

Memory           4GB, 1066MHz DDR2

Hard drive         500GB 5,400rpm

Screen size     13.3 inches

Resolution       1366 x 768

Dimensions       12.7 inches x 8.9 inches x 1.1 inches

Graphics           Intel GMA 4500MHD (integrated)

Weight             3.7 lbs

Pros:

The Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880’s slim yet attractive design is very balanced with its portability.  Small and lightweight, this laptop would literally be easy to carry around.  No need to worry for performance though, since the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 could handle applications at par or better than its smaller competitors at the same price and weight categories.

Its excellent battery life of more than 10 hours is definitely a stunner, since it responds to the need of some people who need to travel a lot and don’t have the time to recharge their laptops.  Other laptops could only offer about half the battery life the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 has.

Another good thing about the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 is its large storage space. Other laptops of the same price and weight category could offer around 250 GB of disk space.  With the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880, one does not have to worry about saving files elsewhere. The Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 is great for storing large files such a HD movies, and is also great for watching them with its HD-ready display.

Cons

The only drawback for the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 is its lack of optical drive.

Some people may also complain of the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880’s single mouse button.  The amount of noise coming from the unit’s speaker may be just too soft for multimedia listening.

Conclusion

The Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 is definitely the laptop for those who have budgetary concerns when it comes to acquiring a laptop.  The Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 exudes a well-balanced laptop – light, small, good performance, excellent battery life and most of all, cheap price.  Other laptops that may come with the same specs with the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 might be a lot more expensive. 

The Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880 is really an excellent buy.

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CyberPower released its new line of Gamer Xplorer Series systems designed with Intel’s latest mobile processors – with the CyberPower Xplorer x6-6720 being one of its first releases. By simply looking at the specs of the CyberPower Xplorer x6-6720, you would realize that CyberPower built the series with gaming and multimedia in mind.

Gaming in the past has always been limited to desktops. This is because of the requirements needed in order to play computer games — from the hard disk space to the graphics card. Currently, a lot of companies are now starting to make laptops aimed at gamers.

By having the Intel® Core™ i7-720 processor, users can get to enjoy playing computer games to its full potential. While other laptops use SDRAM, the Xplorer x6-6720 uses a DDRIII 1066 with a 4GB memory. A DDR RAM has the same architecture as SDRAM, but utilizes the clock signal differently allowing it to transfer twice the data in the same amount of time. Thus making your gaming experience more complete.

When buying laptops, consumers are often faced with two choices. They can buy a laptop that can run performance-oriented discrete graphics but risk having the batteries drained. They can also choose to have a longer battery life but use less-potent integrated graphics. With the x6-6720’s switchable graphics, you save time deciding on which one to buy since this allows you to do both. This is because it gives you the ability to switch between dual graphics chipsets to maximize either 3D performance or battery life.

You also won’t have a problem with space since the x6-6720 has a 320-gigabyte HDD. With that amount of space, you not only have room to install games but also to store your multimedia files. Add that with a SATA DVD Super-multi, then playing and storing multimedia files becomes a thing of the past.

PROS

The Xplorer x6-6720’s switchable graphics gives you the benefit of having to enjoy the use of heavy graphics and then switch to a lower graphics if you wish to conserve battery life.

CONS

One of the problems that most Cyberpower laptops have is having a battery life that is below average. This problem however is minimized thanks to the switchable graphics.

The price may appear a bit steep for some but is more than made up for its performance.

PRICE RANGE

The Cyberpower Xplorer x6-6720 sells for about $1,499.

CONCLUSION

The Cyberpower Xplorer x6-6720 is a good laptop for those who like to play computer games or use multimedia files. The price may be a bit high but the switchable graphics makes it a good bargain altogether.

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The Sager NP9280 is known as the world’s first Intel Core i7 laptop, which is the fastest processor on the planet.  The Sager NP9280 has an amazing 2.66 Ghz up to 3.33 Ghz speed that sets out to compete with the desktop. Nevertheless, Sager built this laptop just in time to have gamers and demanding users put to the test this version of the NP9280 enhanced with a triple channel DDR3 memory and an FSB of 1066MHz for overclocking. The Sager NP9280 incorporates a GPU Nvidia graphics card with Phys-x technology, and the GTX 280 M with a 1 GB DDR3 memory, achieving speed that’s much faster than its rivals.

The Sager NP9280 almost has the same features as its competitor, the Clevo D900F. The Clevo however is said to be a copycat of the NP9280 because it bears similar specifications but is more rugged in design. 

When it comes to design, the Sager NP9280 doesn’t impress. However, it is sturdy and has a dual tone high gloss exterior finish that is quite scratch-resistant and doesn’t pick up fingerprints as much.

It should also be mentioned that the Sager NP9280 has three bays for an SSD or solid state hard drives or SATA for RAID, 0, 1, & 5 support with capacities of no less than 1.5 Terabyte each. That’s excellent storage for a laptop this size. It also has both an HDMI & VGA output capable of stunning displays of up to 1080p for full High Definition viewing brilliant colors of 1920 x 1080 with an aspect ratio of 16:9 widescreen.

Imagine a sunflower blooming at its peak as it faces the sun making the image as real as possible as seen by the naked eye. Take advantage of its 3.0 megapixel built in camera where one can view with full clarity. Heat dissipation is lessened with its more than 3 cooling fans at the very bottom. There’s no need for a laptop cooler, so noise is kept to a minimum. The downside of this laptop is that it appears to be very bulky and heavy.

The Sager NP9280 weighs 11.5 lbs, including the battery pack, and has a dimension of 15.5″ (w) x 11.75″ (d) x 2.35″ (h). The price may not go well with buyers on a budget string since this laptop sells for about $2,269.

Below are the specifications for the Sager NP9280:

Processor

Intel® Core™ i7-920 Processor (2.66GHz) / i7-940 (2.93GHz) / i7-950 (3.06GHz), 8MB L3 Cache, 4.8 GT/sec QPI, LGA 1366

Intel® Core™ i7-965 (3.20GHz) / i7-975 (3.33GHz) Processor Extreme Edition (3.20GHz), 8MB L3 Cache, 6.4 GT/sec QPI, LGA 1366

Core Logic Intel® X58 Chipset + ICH10R

Memory

Supports Triple Channel DDR3 SDRAM

Three 204Pin SODIMM sockets

Expandable up to 12GB DDR3 1066MHz (32 bit OS editions have a memory limitation of 2.8 GB. Other hardware or application limitations may further prevent use of all installed memory. Windows Vista 64bit is required for memory configurations of 4GB and above.)

4MB Flash ROM BIOS

17″ (16:10) WUXGA (1920×1200) with Super Clear Glare Type Screen

nVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 280M with 1GB DDR3 Video Memory

1 Removable 12 cells smart Lithium-Ion battery pack

15.5″ (w) x 11.75″ (d) x 2.35″ (h) 

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The CTL TW9 is one of three laptops to feature the younger brother of the Core i7, the Core i5. The 15.6-incher CTL TW9 has some wonderful things in store for any computer user out there.

Running at a speed clocked at 2.53 GHz, the CTL TW9 is armed with a memory capacity of 2 gigabytes. Though smaller than most notebooks, the CTL TW9 nevertheless has enough in its arsenal to make short work of any task that you set it up against. You can do anything from the average computing requirements up to the more demanding tasks like gaming and 3D graphics.

This is possible because of the dedicated graphics card that the laptop is installed with. The Nvidia GeForce 9600-GS has 512 megabytes, which can let you play most of the games in the market although the newer ones are more demanding and would require more video memory to render. However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything for you to play with anymore.

Space is not a problem with the CTL TW9 either. It has a very fat 320 gigabytes of hard disk space ready to accommodate every file that you can cram into it. This would please hardcore downloaders and uploaders out there. HD movie files, for example, eat so much space but with 320 gigabytes, you can store at least 80 movies without having to move them over to an external storage like DVDs. Just in case you have to, the CTL TW9 is also equipped with a DVD writer that you can use to burn the movies unto optical discs.

Speaking of HD, this laptop is geared to provide a full HD experience. It has an HDMI port, which you can use to plug the notebook into a full-sized HDTV for viewing with more people. So, if you have friends coming over and you want to share an HD movie that you have just downloaded, grab the cord and hook the TW9 into your HDTV. Even when viewing HD movies on the 15.6-inch display, you still have the experience of hearing excellent audio through its built-in high definition audio and its omnidirectional stereo speakers.

The CTL TW9 comes with a wide array of connectivity options as well. It has ports for CRT, an ExpressCard/54 slot, an RJ-11 modem, a pair of USB ports, a card reader and an Ethernet port. You can also choose to add a BlueTooth receptor.

The CTL TW9 has an estimated price of $1,000.

PROS

The CTL TW9 has potential for glitch-less performances due to its muscled processor and fat RAM capacity.  It is quite useful since the laptop runs on a Windows 7 operating system. The laptop also has a very big space to store files in.

CONS

Although the video card is decent, it still lacks enough RAM to run newer games that require upwards of 1 GB to be rendered properly.

CONCLUSION

With the Core i5 processor marshalling its operations, the CTL TW9 is worth the money you’ll be investing in it. This is a platform that can do a lot of tasks for you, including gaming.

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Asus was one of the first laptop manufacturers that used Intel’s newest processing technology, the Intel Core i7. Its first model to have the advanced mobile computing technology is no other than the Asus M60J.

The Asus M60J is a multimedia laptop.  It is designed to cater to the needs of multimedia users who cannot get enough of it at home.  Even while traveling or away from home, multimedia addicts could still access their favorite movies or music.

What does it take to be a multimedia laptop? First, it has to have the ability to process heavy applications and render heavy graphics at viewing pleasure.  Second, it must be capable of storing as much digital files as it could, especially today that HD multimedia files are becoming a trend.  The third factor would be the ability to lock into a certain feature without typing in so many keys.

The Asus M60J is powered by Intel’s Core i7 laptops processor, with a choice between 820QM, which runs at a speed of 1.73 GHz, and 720QM, which clocks at 1.6 GHz.  This thinking general is backed by up to 4 GB of memory, which ensures smooth performance even when playing hardcore games or editing heavy graphics.  As for the graphics, the Asus M60J promises a powerful performance with its NVIDIA GeForce GT240M graphics card that has a gigabyte of video memory at hand.  With these performance specs at disposal, the Asus M60J sure is a behemoth among multimedia laptops.

What frustrates a multimedia freak more than knowing that the next digital file (a HD one) he is downloading cannot be saved because of lack of space? There really isn’t many that could be more exasperating than that. However, the Asus M60J could store up to 1 TB of digital files into its cramped chassis, making your worries a thing of the past. The Asus M60J is a dual hard drive multimedia laptop with options ranging from 500 GB, 320 GB, and 250 GB. 

Finally, the Asus M60J comes with an array of hot keys that could be used as shortcuts to certain multimedia functions.  With these hot keys, there is no need to fully open a certain application just to view a certain multimedia file.

The Asus M60J also comes with an optical drive that has DVD playback and burning capabilities.  One may also opt to load his Asus M60J with a Blu-Ray drive for full HD experience. 

This multimedia laptop sports a 16-inch display with 1366 x 768 native resolution.  Having a dimension of 37.5 x 26.5 x 3.43~4.06 cm, the Asus M60J weighs 3.3 kg.

Pros

The main strength of the Asus M60J lies on it being an ideal laptop for multimedia needs. It has a very powerful processor, lots of memory, dedicated graphics, HD-ready display, a huge storage space, and an optical drive.

The Asus M60J comes with Altec Lansing speakers that would surely take the audio experience to another level.

Cons

As powerful as it is, the Asus M60J cannot stay long on the battlefield. Its powerful specs suck out battery power quickly.  The Asus M60J could only bring be useful for around two hours when unplugged.  That’s barely enough for viewing a short movie.

Conclusion

Except for the fact that the Asus M60J could last for just around two hours, this mobile PC is one of the ideal multimedia laptops.  Definitely one of the best buys one could have.

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