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Gateway’s DX4300-03 has everything that you might ask for except one or two crucial parts. It is easily outperformed by its competition but its design sets it apart. It has a kind of a usability that people have come to expect from Gateway. It is a good package and will perform okay till you start comparing it with the competition.

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The Toshiba Mini NB205 has got to be one of the most exciting netbooks in the market right now. It has an almost full sized keyboard and a battery life that just might last you an entire day. For a $400 price-tag, it is one of the most viable netbooks in the market right now.

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Kodak has released a new digital pocket camcorder that will record true HD video content in 1080p resolution. It is an obvious competitor of the Flip UltraHD. Kodak might easily over take Flip in this regard because  the Zi8 gives the user 1080p for the same price as the Flip UltraHD that only gives 720p.

For those who are unfamiliar with digital pocket camcorders – these are like camera mobiles with the mobile part taken out of them. So what you get essentially is a small sized pocket device that has a screen and a camera. These are eminently portable and are also capable of HD quality stills and videos. Kodak is about it make the HD part of it a whole lot better.

The selling point this class of camcorders is really simple. These are essentially shrunken versions of larger camcorders that come cheaper and allow you to have a video device in your pocket that has all the handy featured of a camera mobile with much better quality.

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The Asus N90Sv has three variations – the A1, A2 and X1. They all vary on one or two peripheral features like the X1 does not have a Blu-Ray Drive and has faster hard drives. Other than that, you will not notice much of a difference.

This is a multimedia laptop and it is definitely bigger than the some older desktop computers. That’s right, at 18.6 inches, this thing is huge. That is something that you should keep in mind when you are thinking about buying the laptop. It is definitely one of the largest laptops you will ever use and you are not going to be able to conceal it or make it discrete in anyway. Asus probably wasn’t thinking about that when they made this laptop.

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This laptop is a really cheap move by Toshiba. Now do not get me wrong here, I like a cheap laptop as much as the next tech junkie. But this affordable offering from Toshiba is just stretching things a bit too much. There are many things that I can live with sacrificing for a lower price. Sadly the processor is not one of them. I do not know the logical reasoning behind releasing a laptop with an outdated processor but if I wanted a new car for cheap I’d rather go for one that looks hideous but has a great engine.

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Apple has been in the news all this week as the ripples from the iPhone 3GS launch continues. Other than the latest security scare on the iPhone 3GS, there is also the little matter of new device from AppleInsider about the Apple tablet device that everyone’s been talking about. The much hoped device is apparently near completion and will arrive soon. Also noteworthy is an iPhone App that has surprised everyone by accumulating a total sales figure of over One Million US Dollars. Now there’s a figure to beat.

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The original IdeaPad S10 from Lenovo did not impress too many people. There were gripes about the battery life, the design, etc. The S10 did fix the battery life with an upgrade. Now, Lenovo completely replaces the S10 with its successor – the IdeaPad S10-2. The S10-2 has physical changes over the S10 and it generally looks better. Other than it does not have anything too different from its predecessor and is hence is a similar package for a lower price (around $350). Continue reading “Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2: A Better S10 and That’s About It” »

This is the getting-back-to-school season and a lot of schools, students and parents are frantically searching for a good portable computer. These people need something that will not break under the abuse that portable devices are put through in school environments.

Dell comes to the rescue with a $400 touchscreen equipped netbook that they say has been designed in close collaboration with schools, students, teachers and parents. How much truth there is in that claim is not very important. What is important however is the product itself and other than the touchscreen, the Dell Latitude 2100 is a solid product in many ways. Continue reading “Dell Latitude 2100: Rugged, Colorful and Meant for School” »

Lenovo has recently launched their new version of all-in-one computer named as Lenovo IdeaCentre A600. This new product from Lenovo is relatively much cheaper than its contemporaries, priced around $749. So as this is much cheaper you must not expect it to be extravagant in terms of looks, portability and performance. But still if you feel it a quite expensive then you can go for still cheaper version of $649, with some reduced configuration.

Lenovo IdeaCentre A600 offers you a screen size of 21.5 inches. This large screen offers you better resolution and provides you larger aspect ratios for viewing videos with high clarity and satisfaction. It provides resolution of up to 1920 x 1080 pixels, due to high resolution the display provides images of higher quality and high clarity. Even if you operate Lenovo IdeaCentre A600 outdoors you would not feel irritated because there is no glare formation even when viewed under higher lighting conditions.

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Are you a kind of person who looks for good business mobile at the lowest rates possible? Are you a kind of person who looks for good quality and long durability? Well if nod your head for these 2 questions then without hesitation go for Nokia E72. This is the best answer that suits your question.

Nokia E72 almost resembles same as its predecessor E71. Still there is improvement made in number of areas. Design of the mobile is slim and sleek which attracts many users towards this mobile. The 10mm super slim frame is strong and enriched with good looking features and the new user interface inside the mobile attracts young business professionals. The QWERTY keyboard present in the mobile makes messaging and any of your typing works for any other purpose easy. It gives you a feel like you are using a desktop or a laptop computer. Communication is made as simple as possible and nowadays there are lot of people who use instant messaging is getting increased day by day. This mobile phone gives you an option to use instant messengers like Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, Skype, MSN, OVI and other messengers as well. E-mail handling is also made simple and you can use IBM Lotus Note Traveler, Mail Exchange etc. You can also share MMS with your friends and family members using Nokia E72.

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