Laptops
Contest: Design The Gaming Laptop of the Future and Win a Toshiba X305 [Contests]
You know what is better than getting a brand new Toshiba Qosmio X305 gaming laptop this holiday? How about getting one for free? Yes, that definitely would be the way to go—but there is one smal ....... read more
1 day ago
Study Reveals Students Blame Gadgets For Their Missing Homework [Dogs Vindicated]
A recent survey of British teachers has revealed that students are relying more and more on tech-related excuses to explain their failure to hand in homework. Traditional excuses like "the dog ate it" ....... read more
2 days ago
HP Touchsmart TX2 Laptop is a 12-inch Multitouch Wonder [Multitouch]
HP's Touchsmart tx2 is awesome because its the first consumer-oriented convertible notebook to feature a multitouch technology built into the display. The 12.1-inch screen uses a capacitive touchpanel ....... read more
2 days ago
The 10-Hour Asus Eee: Big, Bad and Fugly [NetBooks]
I'd thought that the 7800mAh battery for the MSI Wind was absurd, but one netbook fan got his hands on a $62 12000mAh battery for his Asus Eee. The result, pictured here, adds over half a pound to the ....... read more
4 days ago
Apple Releases Firmware Fix for MacBook Trackpad Seizures [MacBook]
Hot off of software update is a firmware fix for those glitchy trackpads in the new MacBooks that would completely stop responding after a certain number of clicks. We never had problems with our trac ....... read more
4 days ago
MacBook Air Might Go Carbon Fiber to Shed Weight [Rumor]
The MacBook Air weighs a little over three pounds. Airy, but there's lighter. Not surprisingly, Apple wants to weigh that little—under three pounds. The easiest way to cut the fat is to use a ma ....... read more
10 days ago
Dealzmodo: New MacBook $200 Off at Fry's (Update: Too Good to Be True) [Dealzmodo]
Apple might get a bit crazier than usual with their typically staid Black Friday deals, but Fry's is offering a pretty great deal right now: $200 off the new MacBook, making it only $1099. You probabl ....... read more
8 days ago
Dealzmodo: New MacBook $200 Off at Fry's (Update: To Good to Be True) [Dealzmodo]
Apple might get a bit crazier than usual with their typically staid Black Friday deals, but Fry's is offering a pretty great deal right now: $200 off the new MacBook, making it only $1099. You probabl ....... read more
8 days ago
Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Starts at $549 [Dell]
The Dell Inspiron Mini 12, Dell's upcoming 12-inch netbook, has been priced for the US. The 1.33GHz Atom version with 1GB RAM, 40GB storage, and Vista Home will start at $549. The 1.6GHz version with ....... read more
8 days ago
Belkin Switch-to-Mac Cable: How Hodgman Becomes Long [Apple]
Switching to a new computer can be difficult, and the process is only exacerbated cross-platform when you need to migrate your data from XP or Vista to OS X. Belkin has responded to the hassle with th ....... read more
9 days ago
Don't Fear the Cheap Third-Party Laptop Battery [Dealzmodo Tip]
We've been giving you tons of ways to salvage your well-used gadgets as we weather the financiapocalypse, but one thing you can't hack your way out of is needing a new battery for your laptop. Eventua ....... read more
14 days ago
Shipments on New, Entry-Level MacBook Airs Delayed [MacBook Air]
Appleinsider is reporting that the early ship dates for new Nvidia-powered MacBook Airs will be pushed back until November 24th for anyone who purchased a 1.6GHz model with a 128GB HDD. Supply chain i ....... read more
16 days ago
Prof. Dealzmodo: Why You Should Buy a Refurbished Laptop [Professor Dealzmodo]
Yes, there is a stigma associated with buying refurbished laptops. I understand it to a degree—I mean, there is nothing like liberating a fresh, shiny gadget from its plastic packaging prison. W ....... read more
17 days ago
Dealzmodo: MSI Wind Now $350 at Best Buy [MSI Wind]
Here's a fantastic deal that appears to be a permanent price reduction. The MSI Wind, which we reviewed and like a lot, recently arrived at Best Buy for $399. Not bad. But now the price has been dropp ....... read more
17 days ago
iBook Lamp Restrains (Holy?) Light [Apple]
This iBook G4 lamp was the gift from a girlfriend to a very lucky birthday boy. Essentially just an old iBook case stuffed with fluorescent lighting tubes, the simple mod recreates the glorious Pulp F ....... read more
18 days ago
Horrible Wife Bakes Old MacBook Cake [Cake]
How embarrassing. A loyal and loving wife baked this beautiful MacBook cake for her husband's friend's birthday. Note her meticulous attention to detail, including the little indentation in the front ....... read more
21 days ago
Refurbished MacBook Airs Available for (Relatively) Cheap [Deals]
If you don't mind buying refurbished goods and you also don't mind those goods being last year's model, there are deals to be had in terms of the MacBook Air. Like the 1.6GHz model for $1,349, the 1.8 ....... read more
22 days ago
Psystar Working on Ugly-But-Cheap MacBook Clone [Psystar]
Calling Psystar's planned Mac notebook ugly is teeeechnically speculation, but I don't see how the Mac-cloner extraordinaire could produce a "very competitively priced" MacBook knockoff that isn't a t ....... read more
23 days ago
Nvidia-Powered MacBook Airs Now Shipping [MacBook Air]
A little earlier than expected, the faster new MacBook Airs with Nvidia graphics and more storage are making their way to your door right now if you ordered one two weeks ago. [MacRumors]
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23 days ago
Asus Defiantly Cramming Discrete Graphics Hardware into EeePCs [Mini-notebooks]
Perfectly content to dance around, blur, move or even erase the line that separates notebooks from netbooks, Asus — the company that practically invented the market — is planning on includ ....... read more
23 days ago