Notebooks Reviews

Toshiba Portégé A600-122 review

Review The Portégé A600-112 is a well specified ultraportable with particularly good wireless connectivity. However, the build quality seems a touch flimsy in places, including the keyboard.

Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook T5010 review

Review The Fujitsu Siemens T5010 is a well-made convertible Tablet PC with a sturdy casing and a comfortable keyboard. It's a little heavy for extended use in tablet mode, but benefits from a 13.3in. screen and decent performance.

HP EliteBook 8730w review

Review The workstation-class HP EliteBook 8730w's performance, superb DreamColor screen and excellent build quality make it a pleasure to use. It would suit any power user requiring a top-notch graphics subsystem.

Dell Adamo review

Review Dell's high-end Adamo is a 13in. notebook for those who value design and finish as much as performance, but its luxury price will limit the potential audience.

Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook P8020 review

Review The LifeBook P8020 is a robustly built ultraportable with an excellent screen and a good keyboard. We like the integrated mobile broadband and the battery life, but would appreciate better graphics performance and a lower price tag.

Toshiba Tecra R10-112 review

Review This is a good-looking 14in. ultraportable with a particularly nice display. However, the design leaves it short of space for ports and connectors, while the keyboard has too much flex for comfort.

Photos: Toshiba NB100

Photos Toshiba's 8.9in. NB100 is affordable even for a netbook, especially if you choose the entry-level model running Ubuntu remix.

Samsung NC20 review

Review Samsung's 12.1in. NC20 performs significantly better than netbooks based on Intel's Atom processor, thanks to its VIA Nano CPU. Battery life is also excellent, at up to six hours.

Dell Adamo: a first look

Preview Dell's much-anticipated Adamo, a high-end 'luxury' notebook, has finally been announced. Here's a hands-on look at a pre-production version.

Motion Computing J3400 review

Review If you need a rugged tablet PC that can do a full day's work in the field, Motion Computing's wide-screen J3400 will do the job very satisfactorily. However, it's not the lightest tablet we've seen, and you can rack up a big price tag if you pile on the options.

Photos: dual-screen concept notebook from ASUS

Photos At CeBIT 2009, ASUS shows off a concept system with dual displays.

Apple MacBook Pro 2009 (2.66GHz, 17in.) review

Review Apple's new 17in. MacBook Pro joins the 15in. model with a redesigned aluminium body, a new trackpad with expanded functionality and a dual-graphics setup for either longer battery life or better performance.

Panasonic Toughbook Executive CF-T8 review

Review This 12.1in. ultraportable updates the CF-T7, but some key features are still missing, notably a wide aspect ratio screen, an optical drive and a webcam. If you need ruggedness and a touch-screen, then it's a reasonable choice. Otherwise, it's a little short on features.

HP EliteBook 6930p review

Review HP's EliteBook 6930p is a solidly built 'thin and light' system that comes in a wide range of configurations. We have reservations about the entry-level screen resolution and USB port placement, but overall this is a decent mobile business workhorse.

Toshiba Portégé R600-101 review

Review The Portégé R600 is a very alluring 1.11kg ultraportable, although the transflective screen mode, some aspects of build quality and battery life could all be better.