Cheap laptops
Laptops are actually outselling old-fashioned desktop PCs today - much thanks to the massive drop in laptop prices in the last few years. It's easy to find a reasonably powerful low cost laptop of any size, but it's also easy to get lost in the huge assortment that's available when you shop online. Regardless of your price range or budget, a safe assumption is that you trade off performance for size. If you only use your computer for web browsing and recreational spamming, performance may not be an issue, but for performance-intensive tasks like gaming it sure is. Read our guides and reviews to learn what to look for in a cheap laptop.-
Dell Mini 9
Review by Jesper Berg
By now Dell has a full range of netbooks in sizes 9", 10", and oddly a 12" model, of which we’re looking at the smallest 9-incher here. Read more
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Lenovo IdeaPad Y530
Review by Jesper Berg
Lenovo continues its push into the consumer segment - this time with the IdeaPad Y530, a successor to the Y510 with some interesting updates. Read more
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Acer Aspire One
Review by Laptopical.com
Of all the netbooks released in the last few months, the Acer Aspire One is probably the most popular. It's fitted with more or less the same components as nearly all other netbooks, but comes with a somewhat lower price tag. Read more
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Lenovo IdeaPad S10
Review by Jesper Berg
Choosing a netbook that suits you often comes down to aesthetics, and by that measure the Lenovo S10 has a lot of things going for it. It's possibly one of the best-looking netbooks around. It has a 10.2-inch LED backlit screen and comes in five different colors - red, blue, pink, black and white like our review model. Read more
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Dell Vostro 1000
Review by Todd Gold
A couple of years ago a middle weight business laptop would have cost you over a grand. Today less than 500 dollars will snag you an Athlon dual core powered Vostro 1000, sporting a 15.4 inch wide-screen display and some quality touches like a mylar sealed keyboard and magnesium alloy chassis. Laptopical's Todd Gold offers his opinion on this discount offering from Dell. Read more
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Dell inspiron 15
Review by Blair Mathis
Value and performance are two factors that appeal to almost every buyer looking for a new notebook, and that's what the Inspiron 15 offers in abundance. Read more
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ASUS Eee PC 1000HE
Review by Todd Gold
The Eee PC has a slightly faster Atom processor and a faster FSB compared to the previous models. While this is not enough for anyone to upgrade, it could certainly attract first-time netbook buyers. Read more
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Dell Studio 15
Review by Laptopical.com
The Dell Studio 15 is cross between the company's XPS and Inspiron series with a dedicated ATI graphics card and several nice, optional add-ons. Read more
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Dell Vostro A860
Review by Todd Gold
When price and performance must share in compromise, few laptops on the market readily answer the call of duty. When it comes to getting high quality at an affordable price, the Dell Vostro A860 Laptop drives a hard bargain. Read more
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Sony VAIO FW
Review by Daniel Shain
The Sony VAIO FW-270j is a laptop that looks as good as the HD media it plays. Read more
Laptops Getting Cheaper
Only a few of years ago, laptop computers were extremely costly and practically unattainable for everyone but professional users. For the average consumer, getting a laptop would have been needlessly expensive, considering that you had to pay several times the price of a more powerful desktop PC. Today the situation has changed dramatically; cheap laptops are available everywhere and thanks to developments in nanotechnology, they are more powerful now than ever before. For the first time, laptops are actually outselling the old-fashioned desktop PC, and people often used them as primary computers to replace their bulky old tower PCs.
Finding cheap laptops is easy enough, but it's also easy to get lost in the huge assortment that's available when you shop online. Nowadays you can get a low-cost laptop in any size, from the ultraportable Asus EEE PC and similar Netbook models, up to 17-inch or even larger desktop replacement laptops. But keep in mind that you nearly always trade off size for performance, especially in the budget segment. The latest Netbooks, however, are more often than not powered by Intel's tiny Atom processors, which have more than enough power to pull off easier tasks like web browsing and most office applications.
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ASUS Eee PC 1000HE
The Eee PC has a slightly faster Atom processor and a faster FSB compared to the previous models. While this is not enough for anyone to upgrade, it could certainly attract first-time netbook buyers. Read More
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Dell Vostro A860
When price and performance must share in compromise, few laptops on the market readily answer the call of duty. When it comes to getting high quality at an affordable price, the Dell Vostro A860... Read More
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Dell Mini 9
By now Dell has a full range of netbooks in sizes 9", 10", and oddly a 12" model, of which we’re looking at the smallest 9-incher here. Read More
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Weird, Extraordinary and Record-Breaking Laptops
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Netshelter Last Gadget Standing CES 2009
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Top 10 Useless Gadgets of CES 2009
Thousands of new products are unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas each year. Some of them change our lives forever, and some of them are... interesting in other ways. Read More
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Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2009
Yet again, Apple's professional geeks will offer up sessions and hands-on code probing and testing at Moscone West in San Francisco. The dates for 2009 are June 8-12. Read More
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E3 Expo
The E3 Expo - also known as the Electronic Entertainment Expo - is the one trade show to visit to get the latest news from the computer and video games industry. Read More
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CeBIT - Hannover 3-8 March
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International CES 2009
Find out all you need to know about the 2009 International CES. It features 2,700 exhibitors, including companies who manufacture products or provide services for the audio, digital imaging, home... Read More
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Mac World Conference
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Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Display More Accurate Than Macbook Pro
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Linux Certified - Preloaded PC
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| Top 10 Technologies of 2008 | 15 |
| Top 10 Netbooks | 9 |
| Top 10 Useless Gadgets of CES 2009 | 8 |
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| Top 10 Useless Gadgets of CES 2009 | 2 |
| Top 10 Technologies of 2008 | 1 |
| Top 10 Netbooks | 1 |
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| Mac World Conference | 9 |
| International CES 2009 | 5 |
| E3 Expo | 1 |
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| International CES 2009 | 2 |
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| Axiotron Revamps ModBook - Now Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger | 4 |
| More Trouble For New MacBooks - Now It's RAM, GPU | 3 |
| Apple Waiving License Fees For Mini DisplayPort Spec | 1 |
| The Worst | Votes |
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| Axiotron Revamps ModBook - Now Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger | 1 |
| More Trouble For New MacBooks - Now It's RAM, GPU | 1 |
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| March on Tux Penguins! - 7000 Linux Guides | 2 |
| Linux Certified - Preloaded PC | 1 |
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Weird, Extraordinary and Record-Breaking Laptops
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