HP recently rolled out the brand new AMD Llano APUs in the AMD version of the HP Pavilion laptop, the dv6z. It is a considerably more affordable alternative to the dv6t, which also use AMD graphics but Intel on the processor side.That begs the question if it's a worthwhile trade-off; AMD still ...

Unless you happen to be a dedicated geek who stays constantly up to date with the latest hardware updates, any laptop purchase can turn into a chaotic state of affairs. You have to check up on a lot of things before settling on a computer if you want it to be perfect. This becomes even more ...

In any recent laptop (or desktop), the mechanical hard drive is the component with the most detrimental effect on overall performance. This shouldn't be surprising, as hard drive technology has remained more or less the same for decades.Sure, some significant breakthroughs have been made and ...

A comparison is inevitable; there's no doubt that what Dell is offering with the slim XPS 15z is a replacement of Windows users looking for a PC equivalent of the 15-inch MacBook Pro. On the other hand you can run Windows 7 natively on any Mac these days via Bootcamp. The main question therefore is ...

There may be many reasons to buy a refurbished gaming laptop, but the most deciding factor is of course cost; the price tag on a refurbished gaming laptop or any other pre-owned laptop is always much less than that of new one, but buying a refurbished and inexpensive gaming laptop still has both ...

By Gary Navat IntroductionBenchmarking is a test or series of tests to assess the component or the computer’s capability. This is also a way to know how well the product would perform against the others. To PC enthusiasts and to some gamers, the benchmark results are crucial as this will ...

It would be presumptuous to answer that question. You might consider your old Eee PC 701 a gaming laptop--after all, you can play the original Duke Nukem and the original Fallout series on it along with lots of other great classics.And a laptop certainly doesn't need to have an Alienware or ...

You could easily find a few million articles around various topics like "laptop tweaks for gaming," "tweaking your laptop for gaming" and so on online. Sure, it's fun to tinker with your machine--disable a few Windows services, hack your drivers, add some more RAM and a faster hard drive etc--but ...

Both of the new Sandy Bridge-equipped HP dv7t and Dell XPS 17 are bound to become very popular desktop replacements. None of them specifically target gamers--Dell has their Alienware lineup for that and HP has the Envy series. They are nevertheless capable of running Dragon Age 2, Civ 5 or any ...

Only a computer can be called ‘retro’ when you talk about a gadget less than 10 years old. It’s interesting and highly entertaining nonetheless to get some perspective on how fast the tech industry moves forward. At least as long as you don’t stop and think about how much your shiny new hardware ...

The new MacBook Air is here, and this time it comes in a very neat-looking and tiny 11.6-inch variant. While this is certainly no dedicated gaming machine, it is considerably more powerful than a netbook. And thanks to the integrated Nvidia 320M you shouldn't have any problems playing some games on ...

Intel continues the tradition of naming its mobile platforms after wine districts in California – the latest one is called Calpella. Unlike Intel's previous laptop platforms, this one departs from the Centrino branding, which will be phased out along with the Montevina platform.The End of an ...