Laptop choiche

The HP Mini 311 has been getting rave reviews since its launch in September. The device is known for being the first thin and light notebook to come with Nvidia ION graphics. Reviewers claim that in overall performance the Mini 311 is better than most netbooks in the market.

HP Mini 311 specifications
Display: 11.6 inch display with 1366x768 pixels.
Processor: Atom 1.6 GHz N270 processor
Memory: 1GB of RAM
Hard disk capacity: 160GB
Operating system: Windows XP operating system
Other features include 5-in-1 card reader, three USB 2.0 ports and audio jacks.

Performance
The HP Mini 311 is undoubtedly one of the best netbooks in the market. People who reviewed the netbook has even compared it to other thin and light machines such as MSI X340 and Asus UL30A.

The device runs on a standard Intel Atom processor, but instead of the integrated Intel graphics it uses a powerful Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics which considerably boosts its video performance. In fact it outperforms every netbook and even some CULV machines in the PCMark05 test.

The Mini 311 is now available in the US market with a starting price of $399.

Splashtop Linux from the house of DeviceVM smashes ASUS notebooks as Express Gate. ASUS & DeviceVM have revealed the make public of Linux-based "Splashtop" Operating System with instantaneous on competence on more than a few ASUS notebooks. Splashtop is a frivolous operating system that permits consumers to make use of their systems even at just seconds after hitting the power button. Christened the "Express Gate" by ASUS, Splashtop software facilitates users to leaf through the web, gaze at videos, listen to music, and chat with friends, share photos, and additional features all in just seconds after turning on their PC.

When Apple iPhone emerged on the mass market, everyone was on tenterhooks on just how this sleek new toy from Apple was going to beat the rest of the competition with its features, and of course, with its signature Apple software and firmware. Even before the release, people were going wild about the fact that Safari was bundled with this particular Smartphone.

iPhone supremacy

There’s no doubt about it- with features that make other phones look amateurish, iPhone is now the new industry leader, beating back the rest of the large companies with its unbeatable 3G capabilities. Nokia, Symbian and the other players in the Smartphone arena are all trying to get a slice of the fast expanding market.

But it seems that a literal Storm is fast coming on the horizon. Verizon’s own ball in the game is promising to deliver not just one more feature, but many, many improvements to what iPhone can already deliver.
Let’s put the Storm to the test

One of Blackberry’s Storm’s most noticeable feature is the touch screen technology that Verizon integrated into the new phone, to contrast heavily with the ultra responsive screen of the iPhone.

The main difference is that you have to actually press on the screen to make an input. So let’s try to apply this to an ordinary situation with the Storm. Say you’re a professional and you want to create a document with Microsoft Word. You start typing, but you notice that you have to type the same way that you type with a laptop to get anything done.

This feature can be disorienting for former iPhone users, while some simply loved the technology, because you actually have to do something aside from touching the screen.

For professionals, the keyboard is absolutely vital in getting anything done. One of the problems of the predecessors of the iPhone and the Storm is that the QWERTY orientation of the keyboard was almost shoddily done, and you commit the same mistakes with keyboard over and over again. Because let’s face it: our fingers are not one centimeter across.

Images, videos and the Web

Just how efficient is the Storm in handling three of the usual activities of a multimedia phone user? For those who don’t know yet, Verizon’s Storm has higher resolution than Apple’s iPhone. The margin is close, but relevant enough to be felt: 3.2 megapixels of pure picture grabbing fun.

The Storm is video-capable, hurray! This was one particularly disappointing lack with the Apple iPhone, because everyone was expecting to shoot a few party videos with that 8 or 16 gigabyte storage space. But alas, to no avail. Maybe next time Apple would be kinder and install video capabilities as well.

As for the experiencing in accessing the Web, let it be known that the Storm also has full HTML support and allows you to view the website as they would look in any ordinary PC or notebook.

Unfortunately, Verizon’s new golden boy cannot connect via Wi-Fi. Disappointing and utterly saddening, but nonetheless, we can still play around with the other features while Verizon finally realizes this missing piece and puts it in, in the next installations of the Storm.

A lot of people use their laptop as their primary PC. If you are one among them you will probably keep it plugged in for hours on end. How safe is this practice?

Your laptop is designed to run for several hours at a stretch. So plugging in will not reduce its lifespan. There are, nevertheless, a few steps you need to take before leaving it running for hours. For instance, you need to take the battery out.

If you have access to a power outlet and you need to work on your laptop for hours on end, you should definitely remove the battery. Many laptop batteries are Lithium-Ion based. The problem with these batteries is that they lose their charging capacity every time you re-charge them. Most laptop batteries aren’t smart enough to stop charging after they reach 100%. In fact several studies indicate that between the 99-100% charge level your battery goes through repeated cycles of charging and discharging.

Keep the machine cool enough
If you keep the laptop on for hours, chances are it will heat up. So make sure that your laptop is in a cool environment with its cooling fans running properly. You can also consider investing in a laptop cooler.

Asus most recent EEE PC, the S101, is slotted to commence in the US on November 1st. The S101 appears smooth and fashionable, with a skinny body (.75"), and it definitely positions above the other EEE variants in terms of aesthetics. The EEE PC S101 will exercise a 10.2" LED exhibit with a self-effacing resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, and will proffer incorporated 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, and a multi-card flash reader. The mechanism will run an Intel Atom N270 processor with 1GB of RAM, and will have an accounted battery life of approx. 5 hours. The arrangement comes packed with Windows XP.

The MSI Turbobook GX600 has a in built turbo button that the producer says can spontaneously boost its performance by as much as 20 per cent, and cut boot times by approximately 50 per cent. But does it really work? Are there any drawbacks? Let’s peep in to reveal the secrets of the revamped GX600.

Design
The Turbobook GX600 looks drooling with the hood closed. The lustrous black finish gives it a modern neat looks that is in line with what the rest of the competitors seem to be doing at the current time. Unexpectedly, it all goes to pot when you open the hood. The turbo button, dressed in the dodgy silver paneling and the off switch located at the top right of the notebook. Software is comparatively scarce, but you are provided with a copy of Windows Vista Home Premium edition.

Performance
With a tag like MSI Turbobook GX600, youd look out for this notebook to be drastically quick. It does by no means can be compared to the fastest weve seen, especially when it comes to the gamer attitude, but its fast enough to keep in line with the quickest Centrino notebooks on the market.

Its 3D gaming agility isnt as qualitative, though. It just scampered very little in 3DMark testing circuits, and striking the turbo button doesn’t make much difference with turbo enabled, it scores less impressive scores too. For a comparison, the current breeds of high-end gaming notebooks will score at around twice as much as the GX600.

The keyboard and mouse are designed to be a useful performer, but actually theyre totally tricky to get to grips with. MSI also contains a 1.3-megapixel webcam just above the display, and an optional free view TV tuner card, sad to mention our review sample didnt contain the latter. Battery sprint life on the Turbobook GX600 isnt specifically inspiring, but then we never projected it to be. The sprinting pace just manages 1 hour 5 minutes in our intensive Battery Eater test.

Conclusion
The Turbobook GX600 is a jumbled bag. Its encouraging for anyone who does CPU-intensive work, as it’s over clocking feature works amazingly and vastly accelerates core performance. The GX 600 is a new kid with the old tag line.

Pros
+ Just as the same old GX-600.
+ 3MB Ram is good addition

Cons
- Turbo switch doesn’t boost much
- Battery life pathetic
- Gaming attitude is poor.

Value For Money

Our Rating