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Laptop computers.(computers )(Buyers guide)
A longtime companion at work, school, and on the road, the laptop has finally come home.
Bigger, crisper displays and more usable key layouts have replaced small screens and cramped keyboards. Processors have caught up in speed, and innovative new processors provide some real advantages. Fast CD and DVD recording drives are common, as are ample hard drives. As computers become a repository for digital photos, music, and video, manufacturers are making laptops and the peripherals to which they connect increasingly compatible with home-entertainment systems. And a growing interest in wireless computing plays to the laptop's main strength: its portability. A laptop ...
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- Newspaper article from: The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA) July 20, 2009 700+ words
...contending that laptop ads often...unrealistic battery-life claims because...tests where laptops aren't used...inflate the battery life of laptops powered by...consumer expects battery-life measurements...actually use laptop computers...
- New Intel-Based Laptops Advance All Facets of Notebook PCs; New Intel Centrino...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire July 15, 2008 700+ words
...Boosts Speed, Battery Life and Wireless...products for laptops today, powered...graphics and battery life to enjoy...marketplace as laptop sales continue...when the laptop is idle for...now, with laptops arriving...horsepower and battery life to enjoy...
- Toshiba Satellite L25: dirt-cheap laptop lacks power, battery...
- Magazine article from: Computer Shopper Lasky, Michael S. March 1, 2006 700+ words
...frills, no-thrills laptop adequate for simple...stellar performance and battery life left us underwhelmed...thin-and-light laptop. Though the laptop's keys were comfortable...2005 benchmark test. Battery life was worse--just...
- Sony VAIO VGN-TXN15P/W: tiny ultraportable has record-breaking battery...
- Magazine article from: Computer Shopper Thatcher, Michelle March 1, 2007 700+ words
...and record-breaking battery life--but at a high price...lids we've seen on a laptop. We were impressed...maximum brightness. The laptop has only the basic ports...based systems, the laptop had sufficient power...remarkable feature is its battery life. In our drain tests...
- Asus W7J: MacBook clone marred by poor battery life.(laptop...
- Magazine article from: Computer Shopper Ackerman, Dan April 1, 2007 700+ words
...NOT FOR its short battery life, the $1,449...common these days on laptops of all sizes...similarly configured laptops, the W7J performed...disappointment: The laptop's GPU pumped out...shortfall, though, was battery life: a measly 2 hours...
- Intel to Update Centrino Laptop Hardware; Its new products are the first to use...
- Magazine article from: eWeek Reuters May 9, 2007 700+ words
...or no impact on battery life," said Nathan...dominant in the laptop segment and updates...Micro Devices Inc. Laptop computers are the...percent, but sales of laptops jumped 26 percent...performance and battery life by storing some...
- The Future is Ultra-Thin: New Intel Chips Redefine Laptop Style, Performance,...
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 2, 2009 700+ words
...mainstream "ultra-thin" laptops. Intel[R] ultra...enable new sleek consumer laptop designs less than an...power to enable longer battery life, delivering the type...expect from Intel-based laptops. In addition, Intel...With an ultra-thin laptop powered by Intel[R...
- Portable computers need a long cord: laptop battery life slowly improving.
- Magazine article from: Industrial Distribution Harper, Doug June 1, 1996 700+ words
...Ga. - the growth in laptops has been spurred by...approximately 400,000 laptop computers were manufactured...1998 annual sales of laptops will exceed 22.1 million...enthusiastically embrace laptop computers, they are...severely limit laptop battery life. Although laptop ...
