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Archive for June, 2009

Specifications: If you are looking for a durable, reliable and affordable laptop model, a HP laptop would be the perfect choice for you. Through the years of using HP laptops, I have discovered for myself that they outlast and outperform many other brands of laptops. The HP G60-530US is one of HP’s latest sensations. It has a 2.1Ghz Intel 󎈌 processor, 3GB of RAM and a 320GB SATA hard drive. This model runs on the new Windows 7 that will give you whole new level of computing experience. Its 15.6-inch display screen is a HD display that has a 1366 x 769 resolution. Other features include a media card reader, 3 USB ports, a HDMI port, an 8X DVD drive and a 6-cell battery. You can opt for the 12-cell battery for a longer battery life.

Features &amp Performance: The HP ᯸-530US is the perfect example of a versatile laptop. Considering its specs and design, it would serve as a great desktop replacement desktop and would serve well as a business laptop or a student laptop. The batteries on this laptop can last close to 4 hours of use. Currently, the HP ᯸-530US is price at around $667 each, a great price for a near 16-inch laptop model!

Design: The HP G60-530US 15.6-inch laptop has a plain black external casing. The keyboard is also black in color but the area around the keyboard and the touch pad area is silver in color. This model measures at 6.57 x 14.88 x 9.9 inches and weighs in at 6.57-inches. Overall it has a subtle and professional feel to it.

Specifications: Besides being one of the best looking pink netbooks in the market, the Asus Eee PC 1005HA-VU1X-PI is also one of the most powerful, whether in terms of battery life, specs or performance. This model comes with an Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of Ram and a 160GB SATA hard drive. The batteries on this netbook can last up to 8.5 hours on a single charge. Its 10.1-inch screen has a 1024 x 600 resolution and it also has HD audio CODEC. Other features include 3 USB ports, a memory card reader and a web-cam.

Features & Performance:Although this Asus netbook comes with Windows XP, you can upgrade it to Windows 7 anytime with the Windows Anytime Upgrade option. Tech gurus all over the world (including myself) have recognized Asus netbooks as some of the best in the market. In the past few years, Asus netbooks has established a very good track record for reliability and durability. Currently, the Asus PC 1005HA-VU1X-PI netbook retails for just around $319, an excellent price for an amazing netbook!

Design: While most other pink netbooks (from other brands) end up looking childish and toy-like, Asus manages to pull of a professional look with the Asus PC 1005HA-VU1X-PI netbook. The netbook’s external casing has a glossy pinks surface. On the inside, the screen bezel and the keyboard are white in color. The touch pad area is pink in color. If you are looking for a stylish pink netbook, this Asus netbook model is the way to go.

Toshiba also known for having the best netbook keyboard on the market at the moment. The keyboard resembles the Apple MacBook Pro laptops. It gives the user more vertical movement and extra room in between when using the notebook. In addition the keys enter; space and backspace are wide enough. Further more there also dedicated “page down” and “page up″ keys. These features are also available on other models of Toshiba laptops. The most unique features of this netbooks is the sleep and charge port feature. The ports allow the user to be able to charge USB devices when the machine is turned off. This is ideal for most users at it will turn your netbook when turned off into a backup battery during traveling. The devices the netbook can charge while in sleep mode include gadgets like cell phones and digital cameras.

The Toshiba netbooks generally sell for $400. They come with an 8 to 10 inch low resolution screen and weighs 2.9 pounds. The measurements of the Toshiba netbook are 10.4 inches wide and 7.9 inches deep. In addition, it’s an inch deep at the thinnest point. The Toshiba netbooks due to their small size have and advanced scrolling feature which can allow a user to zoom in on the screen for better picture quality. The Toshiba screen uses a low power Intel processor (INTC).It comes with a standard 160-gigabyte hard disk. Further more the Toshiba netbook has a webcam built within. The Toshiba like other netbooks on the market runs a windows XP operating system. In addition the netbook comes with one gigabyte of random access memory. This is the standard memory size for most laptops; in that regard this memory is more than enough for a netbook.

The Toshiba netbook has a roomier touch pad and buttons than the other notebooks. The best feature on the Toshiba netbook is its long battery life. The model has a six-cell battery which gives an amazing nine hours of battery life when fully charged. When all the features of the Toshiba netbook are turned on, it can last up to six and a half hours. That is arguably the longest battery life for any netbook on the market. The machine is able to handle latest browser programs with great ease. These programs include tweetdeck, iTunes, picasa, Firefox, and Microsoft Office (MSFT).