CheckCost guide to laptops clues you in to what you need to know, from finding the type of notebook that fits your lifestyle to all the latest trends. Here at our Laptop category you can find reasonable laptop computers and new notebooks from hundreds of makes and models, including Acer, Toshiba, HP, Sony and more. Browse and compare the best laptop pc focusing on laptop memory, hard disk type/hard drive and accessories or just find out which Laptop is having the best sale this week.
Reviews of Laptops
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Title: Toshiba Tecra A9
Pros: Durable design, Good general performance in office productivity, Easy access to tools and administration features
Cons: Screen brightness inadequate for convenient outdoor use, Not designed for high end graphics handling, A little bulky for a notebook
Verdict: Not the fastest machine, but slow and steady wins the race -- Toshiba built the Tecra A9 with reliability in mind.
Summary: Toshiba hoped to create a desktop replacement model with their Tecra A9 series. While for AU$2,310, you can find better performing cheaper machines, the Tecra does have the advantage of good security and durability.
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72/100 |
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Title: Toshiba Tecra A9
Pros: Excellent "Green" rating. Serial port. Low power consumption.
Cons: Insufficient RAM by Vista standards. Ho-hum design. Keyboard could be sturdier. Pointing stick has the feel of sandpaper.
Verdict: The Toshiba Tecra A9-S9013 is a not-so-memorable business laptop with an impressive green rating.
Summary: The Toshiba Tecra A9-S9013 is one of those business laptops that you can easily walk past without a glance. The dark-gray exterior blends right in with the stainless-steel appliances at your local Best Buy. Style is usually not a particular concern in a b
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50/100 |
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Title: Minor update brings performance boost, larger hard drives, and more RAM
Pros: Solid performance; 2GB of RAM standard; larger hard drive than previous model.
Cons: $200 premium for color and larger hard drive; no video adapters or Apple Remote in the box.
Verdict: The $1,099 2.1GHz MacBook comes with 1GB of RAM. The 2.4GHz MacBooks (one white, the other black) come with 2GB; the models they replaced came with 1GB. All MacBooks support to up 4GB of RAM. As before, Apple recommends installing RAM in matched pairs int
Summary: Macworld Lab has been putting the new MacBooks to the test. Benchmarks show that the new MacBooks, based on Intel's new Penryn processor, offer a modest speed increase over the previous MacBooks.
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Title: Lenovo ThinkPad X61s
Pros: Small and lightweight; Great usability; Good software package
Cons: Disappointing battery life; Inferior performance
Verdict: Although the Lenovo ThinkPad X61s is outperformed most of its rivals, its usability and build quality is high. Unless you need to work for long periods away from mains power, this remains a great business laptop
Summary: The Lenovo's performance is average, but suits basic business use
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70/100 |
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Title: Lenovo ThinkPad X61s
Pros: Small and lightweight; Great usability; Good software package
Cons: Disappointing battery life; Inferior performance
Verdict: Although the Lenovo ThinkPad X61s is outperformed most of its rivals, its usability and build quality is high. Unless you need to work for long periods away from mains power, this remains a great business laptop
Summary: The Lenovo's performance is average, but suits basic business use
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70/100 |
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Title: Laptop Muscle(building!)
Pros: Solid case, nice keyboard, "ThinkLight," trackpad *and* TrackPoint!
Cons: Heavy. Battery doesn't seem to last very long.
Summary: As my regular readers know, I was laid off from my regular job a couple of weeks ago. After being la ...
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100/100 |
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