Archive for the '$500 - $1000' Category
Acer Aspire 9300-5005 Laptop Review
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007Getting a laptop’s price down to $999 seems to be the magic number for many shoppers, and the Acer Aspire 9300-5005 is one of the few 17-inch desktop replacements to slide in under that wire. This $999 laptop serves up plenty of extras you wouldn’t expect in a budget system, including a built-in Web cam [...]
Toshiba Tecra A8-EZ8512 Laptop Review
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007Toshiba’s entry into the budget midsize category, the Tecra A8 line starts at just $749. Our fixed configuration review unit, the Tecra A8-EZ8512, incorporates a decent feature set and the latest-generation components–including an Intel Core 2 Duo processor–for just $999. Competitively speaking, the same-sized Lenovo 3000 N100 can be configured with similar components for $100 [...]
Toshiba Satellite A135-S4467 Laptop Review
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007Toshiba’s first Windows Vista laptop, the Portege R400, was an impressive high-end convertible tablet that made a splash when was introduced at CES 2007. The company is now following up with Vista systems aimed at mainstream consumers, including the 15-inch Satellite A135. While our review unit cost only $999, the system is configurable and can [...]
Everex StepNote VA4101M Laptop Review
Saturday, February 17th, 2007If a brand-new Windows Vista laptop is your target but funds are in short supply, you face limited options. A full retail copy of even the stripped-down version of Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows Vista Home Basic, runs $199, to say nothing of the PC hardware to run it with. That’s why a new system [...]
Systemax Pursuit 4155 Laptop Review
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007It used to be that 1,000 bucks would get you a laptop stocked with previous-generation components and a mediocre feature set. But as the $999 Systemax Pursuit 4155 illustrates, a new wave of budget laptops stocked with current components and downright desirable features has hit the market. With an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the [...]
