Archive for the ‘Computer Systems’ Category

Velocity Micro Edge Z15

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Velocity Micro's Edge Z15 represents one of the best deal's we've seen this year in midrange gaming PCs. It has all the power necessary to play current games (even Crysis) at smooth frame rates, and its clean, spacious interior gives you plenty of upgrade room. We recommend this system to ...

Asus Eee PC 1000 (black)

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

The Asus Eee PC 1000's 10-inch screen walks a fine line between Netbook and regular laptop, but the higher price may drive away value-seeking consumers.

Alienware Area-51 m17x

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

If you're looking to drop some major change on a show-off gaming laptop, it's hard to do better than the Alienware Area-51 m17x, a mean-looking, high-performance black slab.

HP Pavilion Elite m9300t

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

At its heart, the HP Pavilion Elite m9300t is a fast, competitive midtower desktop with lots of flexibility in its configuration. You just have to wade through some clunky design and a few components you might not want in order to find it.

Kodak ESP 5 All-in-One - multifunction (color)

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

The Kodak ESP5 is an attractive full color all-in-one printer, scanner, and copier, and casual photo enthusiasts will be happy with the watered-down editing software, but hard-core users should look elsewhere for a multifunction printer. The ESP5 is too expensive and suffers from too many mechanical deficiencies for us to ...

HP Pavilion dv5-1004nr

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

At its current discounted price, we'd be willing to overlook the HP Pavilion dv5-1004nr's below-average performance if the battery life wasn't so bad.

HP Pavilion dv5-1015nr

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

A Blu-ray drive highlights the feature-packed HP Pavilion dv5-1015nr, while subpar battery life prevents a higher rating for this 15-inch mainstream laptop.

Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q701

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

We appreciate the 17-inch Qosmio X305-Q701's cool looks, low price, and great stereo sound, but just a little bit more cash can buy a laptop that's better for watching movies or gaming.

Dell Latitude E6400

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

A total revamp of Dell's ubiquitous business laptop line, the Latitude E6400 offers Intel's latest Centrino 2 mobile platform and introduces a brushed-metal design that works at home or office, but the real highlight here is the long battery life.

Dell XPS M1330-126B

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Dell offers a suitable competitor to the 13-inch Apple MacBook in its XPS 1330, but we wish this retail version had some more recent components.