Archive for the '$1000 - $1500' Category
Lenovo ThinkPad R61 Review
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Not content to just add the latest Santa Rosa specs to its current lineup, Lenovo rolled out two new ThinkPad models, including the ThinkPad R61 (the other is the T61 in the higher-end ThinkPad T series). The 14.1-inch R61 includes all the important parts of Intel’s revamped Centrino platform, including the new Core 2 Duo [...]
Toshiba Satellite A205-S4617 Review
Sunday, December 9th, 2007Toshiba’s new line of mainstream laptops manages to add just enough sizzle to keep things interesting, despite being released just weeks before Intel’s Santa Rosa platform (and its new CPUs and chipsets) debut. The most interesting feature here is the laptop’s built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi antenna. The tipping point may be fast approaching when it will [...]
Lenovo 3000 V100 0763 Review
Monday, November 26th, 2007When we reviewed the small-business focused Lenovo 3000 V100 almost a year ago, it was among the first of a group of laptops we came to describe as “bulky ultraportables”–laptops that sought to incorporate the hefty feature set of a thin-and-light in a case bordering on ultraportable in size. Since then, the field has become [...]
Toshiba Tecra A6-EZ6411 Laptop Review
Sunday, April 15th, 2007The 14-inch Toshiba Tecra A6 strikes a nice balance between usability and portability–as well as price and performance. We reviewed the Tecra A6-EZ6411 model, one of three preconfigured models available; Toshiba also sells a configurable model (starting at $859) direct from its site, but it’s important to note that the A6-EZ6411 is the only Tecra [...]
Toshiba Satellite U205-S5057 Laptop Review
Saturday, March 10th, 2007Featuring the same chassis as the U205-S5044 model we reviewed late last year, the Toshiba Satellite U205-S5057 straddles the line between ultraportable and thin-and-light. The difference between the two models is inside the case: the U205-S5057 incorporates more modest components than its costlier sibling, relying on an entry-level Core 2 Duo processor and a scant [...]
