Posts from 'Laptops, tablets and PCs' category

The fashion for convertible tablets that can be turned into netbooks because they have a full QWERTY keyboard attached is on the rise. After Asus launched the Eee Pad Transformer at the beginning of January Acer is also releasing a new similar tablet, the Iconia Tab W500.The advantage of Acer seems to be the Windows 7 operating system, certainly an asset for users of this type of hybrid even if Google Android has become more and more used. ...

I’m really not the type of person that falls for companies’ statements about best, thinnest, smallest and all that jazz, but I have to admit that Dell might be right for starters, talking about their new XPS 15z 15” laptop. The above mention laptop is the first in the company’s new series of ultra-thin portables.Just because this is thin, and light as well, doesn’t mean it’s not powerful. Dell thought of making the XPS 15z appeali...

The MacBook Air has long been one of the best looking ultraportables around. Its almost unnatural thinness, the light silvery color and the pristine finishing have made the Air one of the coolest gadgets around. While not as powerful as the MacBook Pro, nor as complete as a system, the Air is the epitome of the shiny, sleek and almost invisible computing technology.As time passes, though, competitors are building up momentum to provide a viab...

After yesterday's amazing announcements from Google it's hard to top them out the second day, but that might just have happened, as the second day at Google IO conference was the day of Chrome OS.Today Google announced the availability of Chrome OS, their version of lightweight operating system that relies heavily on Web apps, that's going to ship preloaded on netbooks from Google's partners Samsung and Acer starting June 15.Currently the...

Toshiba has announced the launch of three new business models along their office laptop line. The three, ordered with respect to their size, are the 13.3 inch Portege R830, the 14.0 inch Techra R840 and the 15.6 inch Tecra R850.Toshiba is obviously committed to keep up with the top producers with regard to their business laptops: the three models we will be presenting are slimmer and lighter than previous versions, they run second generation ...

The most famous All in One Computer in the world must be the Apple iMac. It's one of the sleekest looking and fastest performing desktops with an integrated monitor and now it's got updated with quad core CPUs all over the range and the ultra fast Thunderbolt connector. So let's see what the Early 2011 iMac has to offer Apple fanboys all over the world.The iMac is Apple's second product line to feature the Intel Sandy Bridge architecture, aft...

I was thinking today about my next gadget purchase. Most likely it will be a laptop. It's not that my current Core i5 Full HD Sony Vaio F laptop is not good anymore. It's almost a dream machine to work on, but at 7.7 pounds (~3.5 kg) it's too heavy to carry around, has a (very) thick 9 cell battery that lasts only 3,5 hours and this is what makes me want a second machine.So, if you are too in a market for a good laptop in 2011 what should you...

The new generation of Intel Core processors, based on the Sandy Bridge architecture, has been eagerly awaited in the IT industry at the beginning of the year because of the major improvements promised by the American producer. When the first information about the improvements was revealed the enthusiasm became even bigger. The time has now come to evaluate the new processors.We were present when the new generation of processors was launched a...

As you might have read here on GadgetRoad.com, some of the best tablets in 2011 include the Apple iPad 2 and the ASUS EEE Pad Transformer Honeycomb tablet. Both feature similar screens: 9.7 vs 10 inch and powerful dual core CPUs inside (A5 and Tegra 2 respectively). But as you can expect similarities end here so here's where the video comparison made by Mike from Tablet Bite comes into place showing what you can expect from those two tablets....

The iPad 2 needs to introduction, it's the tablet that proves a success only a month after the official retail debut. While iPad competitors fail to show up, it continues to grow the success of Apple's tablets by being faster, slimmer and better in any way than the 1st gen iPad. Demand is so huge that Apple has to order millions and millions of components in advance to meet consumer's requests for the iPad 2. Other competitors are literally put i...