Posts from 'Laptops, tablets and PCs' category

We haven't talked a lot here on GadgetRoad about netbooks lately, but we have a novelty: the cheap ASUS X101CH EEE PC, a 10 inch netbook with the new Cedar Trail Atom platform from Intel. The preview has made my our friends from NetbookLive.com.This is the successor to the this years's X101H, and will arrive on market in February 2012, so until then you have to rely on previews like this, that...

With the ultrabook laptops starting to gain traction in sales it's normal for big brands to jump into the train, the latest to do so being LG with the X-Note Z330, an ultrabook 13 inch notebook that looks a lot like the Apple MacBook Air from profile.And that's not a bad thing, considering the MacBook Air is probably the best ultrabook out there, even if Apple doesn't call it so. As size and w...

Despite what most people may think, books are important! They provide knowledge from the moment humanity has discovered writing. They have been, for centuries, very good entertainers and for some of us that remains unchanged. Books have adapted their shape according to the readers needs.Today, the access to the information is essential and that is the reason why books went off the paper and in...

Definition - Before we get to the list of best nettop PCsl et's start by understanding what a Nettop PC really is. This is a new and relatively unknown term and denotes a small form factor PC, or a Mini PC with low power consumption characteristics that's user for basic tasks like Internet surfing, office documents editing, listening to music and watching movies.This means nettop mini PCs are ...

For those who love books just as much as gadgets (and we must admit that not many of us are in that position), there is a new toy to play with! The ebook reader, because that is what we are talking about, is nothing more than a small machine that has the ability to store thousands of books, display the text in such manner that will not exhaust your eyes.Equipped with Wi-Fi, these gadgets allow...

The so called ‘’nettop pc’’ is, in fact’’ the brother of the commonly known desktop computer. Actually, the word itself is inspired from the combination of the words internet (net) and desktop (top). The advantages of this new mini computer are the following: it has considerably reduced dimensions and the lower energy consumption, comparing to the regular desktop computer.The major...

Nowadays the desktop type computer’s dimensions are not fashionable any more and it is not environment friendly either! So, the next step would be to reduce dimensions and the energy consumption. This is what actually happened! The new desktop computer has evolved into something new, called ‘’nettop’’.The nettop has got a smaller shape and weight and is powered by ten times (at least...

Until now Apple had no real competition for the MacBook Air, but times have changed, the ultrabooks are attacking Apple MacBook Air’s supremacy every day. The ultrabook is an ultra portable laptop design to be very thin and light but with a very strong configuration, to have a long battery life, to use the new generation of Intel ULV (Ultra Low Voltage) processors and to cost less than 1000 doll...

This review is about a nettop. The very same word ‘’nettop’’ comes from internet and desktop, therefore it is quite easy to understand its basic use. So what we are talking about is nothing more than a reduced size desktop computer that provides also the advantage of low power consumption (at least ten times less than a regular desktop computer), not to mention that they are completely sil...

These two words are the best ones to describe the ASUS UX31 Ultrabook from the Zenbook series (ASUS UX21 is the other model). The basic concept of the ultrabook is a computer with reduced dimensions and weight, in order to increase portability. Other important features should be the longer battery life and the energy consumption, for the same reason. The predecessor of the ultrabook trend, already...