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The Good: Innovative design; unique touchpad; touch screen doesn’t require stylus; not expensive.
The Bad: Slightly thicker than it should be; glossy screen can be hard to read.
The Bottom Line: HP’s first Vista-based laptop, the Pavilion tx1000us, is an unusual but largely successful hybrid, combining a tablet design with an entertainment-focused laptop.
The Good: Beautiful design; bright, crisp display; complete set of AV controls, ports, and connections, including an HD DVD drive; long battery life; touch pad on/off button; excellent software.
The Bad: Display resolution could be higher; media controls provide audible feedback when pressed.
The Bottom Line: The HD-friendly, feature-laden HP Pavilion dv9000z offers a high-end entertainment experience without the high-end price tag of competitive models.
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HP is launching a new entry level laptop, selling for around $565 and offering everything you’d need for a standard home or office desktop. It has no frills, with a 60GB HDD and 512MB of RAM, integrated video and wireless support. The HP 510 isn’t going to win any performance contests and probably isn’t ideal for Vista.
It looks like HP is getting in on the luxury laptop game, teaming with high-end automaker Maybach for its new ns42 model. Like other similarly luxurious laptops, this one comes wrapped in leather, with the Maybach logo beating out HP’s for that prime lid real estate. While there doesn’t seem to have been much in the way of specs revealed just yet, it will apparently pack a Core 2 Duo processor of some sort and, most notably, a 64GB SSD drive, which should help keep the power consumption down and the price up. Exactly how hight that price may go remains to be seen, however, as does any word on when you might actually be able to get your hands on one. Until then, you can check out photos of the laptop right here:
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Once you got a laptop of your own, the worst thing that can happen to it, apart from being stolen or blowing up in smoke, is to develop problems that require a mainboard replacement. The next in line is the LCD replacing, second costly repair that you may need to pay for, and today we’re going to show you how to do it yourself. Are you ready?
First of all, you should have the following tools at hand: a small Phillips screw driver, paper and pencil for documentation (or simply a printer with enough paper loaded), and a little bit of tape to keep the screws together.
Now, nobody got its technical knowledge over night, so before everything else, you should take your time and do some research on the Web. You need to know exactly what kind of display you need, so you won’t order the wrong replacement. (read more)
Dell is being sued again, this time by a group of Canadian customers who claim that the notebooks they purchased from the Round Rock, TX based company are defective. In a suit filed on Friday, in the Ontario Superior Court, the plaintiffs accuse Dell of selling laptop computers that were suspect to motherboard failure and overheating problems.
This isn’t the first time that Dell has been sued for faulty products. In the U.S., Dell was sued for selling a model that overheated and had motherboard failure. Dell also has four cases pending against them.
Just last year, Dell recalled more than four million laptop batteries manufactured by Sony because the batteries overheated and were at risk to catch fire and cause injuries.
Hewlett-Packard just announced the Compaq nc6400 notebook, the first laptop that features built-in global mobile broadband. The new technology is provided by Cingular Wireless and will offer a faster internet connection anywhere, without the need of Wi-Fi Hotspots.
“HP and Cingular Wireless are expanding the boundaries of mobile computing both within the U.S. and abroad with products like the HP Compaq nc6400 Notebook PC,” said Carol Hess-Nickels, director, worldwide business notebook marketing, Personal Systems Group, HP. “By integrating our powerful and innovative computing products with Cingular Wireless’ 3G network, we enable our mobile customers to stay connected in more places to the people and information that are most important to them.”
The HP Compaq nc6400 is also the first notebook with a tri-band UTMS modem and features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, a 14.1-inch diagonal widescreen display, Wireless LAN and Bluetooth technology, dual-antennas (that provides the connectivity to Cingular’s 3G network) and it is Windows Vista capable.
The HP Pavilion dv6000t is one of the first HP laptops to get the upgraded Intel Core 2 Duo processor. With an elegant and flashy design, a 15.4 inch wide screen and a weight of 6.2 pounds, the machine is the one of the lightest in the HP notebook’s series.
The HP Pavilion dv6000t features a set of strong entertainment features and a decent processor, but a battery life bellow average. Hence it will meet the needs of multimedia users who do not necessarily expect a high speed and who don’t travel a lot.
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HP announced its new Windows Vista compatible products and services that are supposed to facilitate users with a smooth transition to the new operating system.
Some of the hardware and software offerings include HP ProLiant , HP BladeSystem servers, HP StorageWorks products and HP Software and are meant to improve access to information.
HP’s education team also offers training (classroom or online training) so that businesses can benefit from a fast and easy upgrade, without spending too much time away from core business activities.
HP has worked extensively with Microsoft to develop complementary products and services across our portfolio that help customers realize the full value of the latest Microsoft offerings,” said David Booth, senior vice president and U.S. country manager, Technology Solutions Group, HP. “With HP and Microsoft technologies, customers can create a more agile, adaptive and successful business
