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Notebooks are supposed to be ultraportable, and easy to carry across the world. Right? Anybody out there with me? Or are all of you desktop replacers? You know the demented folks I’m talking about-the ones who want the mass and multimedia of a desktop computer, but for some reason want it in the form (and I use that word lightly) […]
Continue reading »Here at Laptopical we have always been concerned about our readers’ ergonomics, that is, exactly how well their notebooks are designed not only to look good, work well, but also to be used by a human being. When a laptop’s ergonomics are bad, for example, you can suffer backaches, neck pains, and other health boo boos. The problem is-most laptops […]
Continue reading »Don’t send that letter to Santa just yet. Your list is going to need revision after you find out that MonsterGecko is cutting the price of its gaming PistolMouse FPS in half, from $39.95 to $19.95. No doubt, you’ll need the PistolMouse if you are addicted to laptop games that put you in first-person kill or be killed situations, whether […]
Continue reading »As if Sony doesn’t already dominate enough of the competition in the electronics and digital device world, now it’s got to go and start dominating itself. Yes, to those of you who were fans of the old Sony VAIO S Series, as well as the lineup of powerful, ultra-mobile VAIO T Series, enter the new VAIO VGN-SZ1VP. Backstage and forgotten […]
Continue reading »Asus has released a bigger, more dude-friendly laptop in its new W3J. This guy comes with a 14-inch display and an ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics chipset. That adds nearly an extra pound (0.4 kg), compared to Asus’ more petite and dainty W5J. But that pound brings with it an extra two inches of display, and men like it bigger […]
Continue reading »Panasonic has announced its latest Toughbook – the rugged Toughbook H1, designed as a mobile clinical assistant. Sporting a digitizer by InPLay, GOBI enabled broadband and dual hot swappable batteries, the Toughbook H1 is here to help medical professionals in a big way. The guts of the unit are pretty standard netbook. 1.86GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB RAM, 80GB hard […]
Continue reading »Often, in the quest for portabilty, durability is compromised. How many subnotebooks on the market today are housed in magnesium alloy casing, and can withstand the rigors of being bounced around on the front seat of a land rover cruiser, in off road conditions? How many are able to operate after a soaking from a mug of hot coffee, that […]
Continue reading »Are any of you uk readers looking for a desktop replacement for well under a grand? The Acer Aspire 1502LMI has chalked up some excellent reviews from PCW, What Laptop and Zdnet, so you could certainly do worse than this notebook. The 1502LMI is a solidly built, (weighing in at 3.8kg) laptop that can multitask with ease and keep you […]
Continue reading »Your average laptop user has a dozen and a half passwords, and can’t remember all of them. They keep their passwords and logins stored-or scribbled-on scraps of paper, strewn throughout their office at work like candy wrappers. But what happens if they’re on the road? Joe Soap just gives up and checks his personal e-mail, the one password he can […]
Continue reading »The wonders of wireless technology have been a boon for businesses, but typically only large corporations have profited from it. It’s not for lack of interest from medium-sized businesses, or need for that matter. Wireless technology is essential for companies with employees who travel offsite often, or who need mobility within the office (say, to work in a lab). The […]
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