It all started with the seriously imaginative Acer Aspire 5738DG-6165 (seriously unimaginative naming going on there, by the way) about an year and a half ago. At the time, the stores didn’t even have 3-D television sets.

If you are a little tired of having csceneblock. That Acer notebook computer was a phenomenal product for its time time.

Overall, it was a pretty middle-of-the-line laptop: the Core2Duo processor, 4GB RAM, and ATI HD 4750 graphics card all positioned it as a solidly mid-range machine. It would be a completely unremarkable Acer notebook computer in every way if it wasn’t for the fact that it had something no one had ever heard of – a 3-D screen.

That kind of performance would have been adequate back then. No one else had the killer 3-D feature they had, and that seems to have been about enough. Cut to a year later, and there is competition closing in on every side on the Acer notebook computer that started it all.

A simple 3-D screen with polarized glasses is no longer enough. Which is why for this year, we have the new Aspire AS5745DG.

Keeping up with the way the state-of-the-art in notebooks has progressed in the past 12 months, the new 3-D Acer notebook comes with a robust Core i5 processor,Nvidia GeForce GT4210M graphics, and the party trick of this piece, the 15.6 inch 1366 by 768 LED 3-D screen that you view with active shutter glasses. And nearly as attractive too is the fact that it comes on the market at under $900.

The Acer Aspire 5738DG from last year really impressed buyers and critics alike with its fine 3-D rendition of native 3-D movies and its impressive ability to convert 2-D movies effectively. The way it dealt with 3-D games seemed nothing short of remarkable too.

3-D computing is much better accepted now and Acer doesn’t really need to build its devices to an aggressively low price anymore. This year’s model, the Aspire AS5745DG, takes the laptop’s 3-D credentials forward.

To begin with, the 3-D is experienced through active shutter glasses of the kind you see on the latest 3-D televisions. The glasses keep in touch with the computer through an IR receiver.

The main reason Acer believes you will like one of its 3-D laptops is it believes you would like to dive into the world of 3-D gaming – as supported on its line by Nvidia’s 3D Vision technology.

But Acer doesn’t want to limit the appeal of its 3-D laptop to gameheads alone of course. Part is the beauty of this Acer notebook computer is that it has a Blu-Ray drive that you can play 3-D movies on. Even more exciting though is the fact that if you pop in a 2-D movie, the 3-D engine will convert it to 3-D on the fly.

This is a feature by the way that not even HP’s much more expensive Envy 17 3-D includes. It certainly speaks well for Acer’s knowledge of its audience.

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If you are shopping for a lower cost laptop computer, especially one that you intend to use for surfing the internet, you may be leaning towards buying a Netbook instead of a Notebook.

What differences are there between the two, and what would you be losing out on by choosing the Notebook’s smaller cousin?

The primary difference is the size of the device. A Notebook computer typically has a screen size of 14 inches or more, with 15 and 17 inch models being common.

A Netbook on the other hand may have a screen as small as 7 inches-with the largest being an average of 10 inches. This can make reading on the screen somewhat harder and more strained, but some Netbooks come with the ability to run an external monitor if you choose.

The smaller screen means a smaller case, and hence a smaller keyboard and keys. The smaller keys will be harder to type on, and may need a period of adjustment during which you make more mistakes.

For surfing the internet and briefly writing emails this should not cause too many problems, but it makes it less likely that any serious writing can be done on a Netbook.

The weight is vastly different, with Netbooks often weighing a fraction of their larger counterparts. If you need a computer that is very portable, it makes Netbooks the better choice.

The battery life is often better too because of the reduced hardware that they tend to have, which means that you can use them for longer on the run.

Unfortunately there are other drawbacks to owning a Netbook, that may turn people off. Early models used to have solid state (flash) drives for storage. These are tiny by comparison to the hard drives in Netbooks and in desktop computers and will limit your ability to carry photographs and other documents along with you.

However with the ability to plug in an external hard drive into your Netbook via a USB port, the lack of storage is less of a problem. Newer models are available with internal hard drives that may have a capacity of 160GB or more, but these will be more expensive and less robust.

The amount of memory installed is often limited to 1GB. With the smaller, less resource intensive operating systems that are installed on these machines this is often not a problem, but should you try to install or run several programs at the same time you may find a severe slow down of the system.

Finally the processor speed is also likely to be lacking when compared to a Notebook, but like the lack of memory it may not be too noticeable thanks to the slimmed down operating system.

Your final choice will come down to whether portability is the most important thing for you, or whether performance is. A Netbook will never be as powerful and useful for long periods of typing, and yet if what you are looking for is an easy way to browse the net on the go, then a Netbook may be the perfect choice.

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Lenovo Ideapad is an ultra-sleek notebook offered by Lenovo. It is available in red which can provide you with a distinct style.

In fact, owning this product is a fashion statement by itself. It has an alumimun alloy top cover with a unique etched surface which provides it an elegant and classy feel.

Another eye catching and one of its kind feature is its screen which reaches till the very end of the cover giving it a edgeless ocean look.

Ideapad also possesses touch sensitive buttons on the top of the keyboard. In addition, there are user-defined keys for multimedia too.

The cover of Idea pad is dynamic, angled shaped, and with a clamshell like style. It has a special hinge which puts the display in an ergonomic position.

Lenovo has built in a very special security feature for the Ideapad users which can give them ample peace of mind.

This notebook uses Veriface face recognition software that helps control access to the notebook. It recognizes when the owner is sitting at the keyboard.

If others try to access the notebook, their faces are also recorded for your reference. Another feature is the active protection system of the notebook.

It records the movement of the notebook from one place to another and in case there is a fall, it will automatically switch off the hard drive for minimum damage.

Ideapad also comes equipped with battery management system which lets you adjusts system performance when you require more time unplugged.

Lenovo’s eye catching design and frameless screen is ideal for a fashion conscious user. It weighs less than 2.5 pounds hence it is ideal choice for a highly mobile user.

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Acer’s new offering is a delight for home users. Its light weight makes it easy to carry around anywhere and its features are a cut above the rest.

It is a multimedia focussed laptop and is very useful for home and outdoor purposes. Its sleek design and gemstone look makes it very classy.

It has a 15.6 inch Cine crystal LCD panel which has a 16:9 aspect ratio to provide you with a true cinematic experience.

Now you can take digital media into wide screen territory and create, share, and get more work done. This laptop possesses a Crystal eye webcam which lets you connect with friends and family through live online chats and VOIP conversations. You also have the option to take still pictures.

It has a 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with two computational execution cores because of which there is no almost no increase in power consumption even while running multi-threaded applications.

The special features of the processor include smart memory access, advanced digital media boost, dynamic power coordination, and deeper sleep with dynamic cache sizing.

This laptop has a 250 GB hard drive which gives you ample storage space. It’s 4GB RAM makes your internet surfing a super-fast experience.

It is quite advanced in terms of wireless connectivity because of integrated quad mode Wi Fi chip. This connectivity offers five times the performance and twice the wireless range.

It is optimized to support Windows Vista Operating System. This operating system is for users with advanced computer needs.

Vista can turn your laptop into a home entertainment centre due to its media centre capabilities. You can use the media centre to watch DVD movies, record and watch your favourite TV shows, and access all kinds of online content.

This laptop comes pre-loaded with a lot of interesting software like Acer GridVista, Acer Crystal Eye, Adobe Acrobat Reader and so on.

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The recession has forced both the buyer and manufacture to think twice before buying a product. Every company has been forced to recheck their prices and negate some features for cost effectiveness.

And with that we saw many notebooks from companies coming out branding a 10inch screen. In these dire crisis, Dell has come out with a cheap notebook, the Dell Inspiron 1545.

You can choose from Microsatin Blue, Red or Pacific High-Gloss Blue lids. The matt black is very accurate in terms of showing fingerprints and will need regular attention in cleaning off those fingerprints and there is no cloth provided for this.

Apart from the usual DVD-RW and memory card reader, there is a 34mm ExpressCard slot rather than the more usual 54mm version.

Also you could find a headphone and microphone jack, three USB ports, an Ethernet port and VGA-out. But it fails to include the HDMI port.

The speakers sound a lot better than the other notebooks of the range. The processor is Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 running at 2.0GHz with an 800MHz front-side bus.

The 3GB of DDR2 RAM memory has been now coming in most of the Dell Series. So it is not much of a surprise.

Intel integrated GMA4500 graphics poor for gaming but it is surely manageable. A 250GB 5,400rpm hard drive space is provided.

A Window Vista Premium 32 bit packs along wit the laptop. Worst part of this laptop is its Battery Life. It just manages 90 minutes on a full charge.

But if you are looking for cheaper notebooks then this might be considered but not recommended.

How do I rate it? 6.5/10(For poor battery life)

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Lenovo IdeaPad S10e is a netbook basically consist of all the essential components of a netbook.

Powered with an Intel Atom processor, built with a 10.1 inches screen, 160GB hard disk space, basic connecting devices like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, Lenovo’s IdeaPad has yet another unique feature – an instant-on Linux OS.

It is called the Lenovo QuickStart because a small component was embedded into the BIOS making it boot faster – almost around 5 seconds.

The Linux OS offers a web browser, a photo gallery, instant messenger, Skype chat and a music player.

However, various reviews have noted that even thou the Lenovo QuickStart provides a very fast boot into the Linux OS, the time used to load the web browser takes almost 40 seconds.

This clearly defeats the purpose of creating a fast boot BIOS. The time spent on loading the Linux OS and a web browser almost equal the time spent to load Windows itself.

Besides this, other applications like the music player, photo viewer and instant messengers function well in term of speed.

Users had also complained about the level of sensitivity of the touchpad. The highly sensitive touchpad could not be adjusted and users can only try to get use to it.

The design of Lenovo IdeaPad S10e is pretty simple, and it comes in black, red and white versions. Users have given good comments about the keyboards and its good quality plastic used as the notebook’s corpus.

However, the not standardized design of how the keys are situated on the keyboard had annoyed most of the users, mainly due to the weird placing of the right shift key and the function key which is more lateral than the control key.

The battery life of this notebook is 2.5 hours. Because of this, the weight of the notebook could be maintain around the range of 1.14 kg.

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Lenovo has not been a conventional and predictable company, has it? It has maintained a line of notebooks, that although are certified to be tough and hardy, lacked the aesthetic features chased and often improved on by the majority of laptop manufacturers.

Likewise, in a most controversial move announced just before the year 2008 ended, Lenovo will be launching a new mobile workstation that has two screens, the first ever.

Not only that, the unit will be supplied with powerful quad-core processor and graphics card to fully maximize the potential of the screens.

As surprising as those features may seem, the weight and size of the Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds and its expected price are not exactly normal either.

While other manufacturers tried to profit from the ultra-portable budget netbook market segment, Lenovo has decided to be the odd one yet again.

We do not have the exact dimensions yet, but this unit is rumoured to be bigger in size than most conventional laptops and heavier too, especially when its huge AC adapter is brought into the equation.

Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds maintained the basic black ThinkPad design which has served them so well over the years.

Its basic processor clock speed will be 2.53 GHz with 6MB L2 cache and 64-bit operations support. 4GB of memory and 250GB hard disk drive capacity is available for this unit.

The two screens can display maximum resolution of 3200×1968 pixels combined and we think the notebook will be very popular for those people wishing to improve on their computing productivity.

Unfortunately, the screens cannot be separated into two different desktops. We wonder whether this shortcoming can be addressed by software.

Besides, when you used the second screen to extend your screen resolution, one cannot help but notice the weird 1-in. black strip separating the two displays.

Perhaps this two little complaints can be the source of someone elses’ innovation?

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While it is true that mini notebooks are in hot demand now, it does not mean that the conventional-sized notebook market should be neglected.

Dell is certainly not going easy on either market. The Dell Studio XPS 16 which was released just over 3 months ago is a testimony of Dell’s intent not to allow the bigger form factor notebooks to fade into oblivion.

Dell Studio XPS 16 has the size of a conventional notebook but it is build to be more powerful than most. It is not only pleasing to the eye but it also packs the latest hardwares with top performances.

With its price ranging from $1200-$1800, it is almost 2-4 times more expensive than the average mini notebooks available in the market now. Naturally, its specifications are just as impressive.

Dell Studio XPS 16 runs on Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz processor, and it is powered by 4GB memory, 320GB hard disk drive and ATI Mobility RADEON 512MB graphic card. All those hardwares pale in comparison with its number one selling point – the 16.0″ 1090p Full HD RGBLED LCD display.

To be honest, currently the only similar points between Dell’s laptops now and that of the early year 2000s are their sizes. Their laptops are no longer heavy, boxy and thick. Perhaps light, tough and powerful should be the appropriate description now.

The Dell Studio XPS 16 casing consists of metal build and leather wrapping, resulting in a sturdy and stylish combination.

The feedbacks from consumers regarding this unit are mostly positive, it is said to be suitable for business, personal or even gaming purposes.

The compliments are aplenty for its build, spacious and responsive keyboard and especially the wonderful full HD display.

Meanwhile the only audible complain is regarding its excessively glossy screen which is partly due to its glossy protective layer.

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Many people would prefer using laptop computers than desktop computers.  It is simply because laptop computers offer mobility to users.

If you think that laptop computers can give you the same computing needs you have for desktop computers, then you are right.

Typical features of desktop computers are also included with laptop computers.  Most often, laptop features are more advanced than of desktop.

Laptop and desktop computers differ in size but this does not affect the performance they both give. Laptop computers are handy and portable.

They are compact and contain some features that desktop computers don’t have.  Modern laptops have built-in camera, Bluetooth, speakers, WIFI, and infrared that you would not normally see in typical desktop computers.

With that, we don’t have to bring extra cables just to connect other peripherals.  They are designed to work with batteries and direct electricity connection from wall outlets.  This makes laptop save energy and money.

Laptop computers enable us to use computers anywhere – home, office, coffee shop, parks or car.  We can use laptops in places we are comfortable at.  That gives us the freedom to enjoy our computing needs.

Business communications are faster with laptop.  This is because file transfer and internet connection are easy to use since the devices used for these functions are already built-in.

Businessmen use laptops for presentation, meetings and monitoring their business.  It enables them to communicate effectively with their colleagues and customers.

As an individual, if you are planning to buy a laptop computer, be sure that its features suit your computing needs.  This is to help you save time, money and enjoy mobility.

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Want a mouse that can work on virtually any surface?  Then Microsoft Explorer Mouse is the right mouse for your computing needs.

Microsoft Explorer Mouse uses the BlueTrack technology which combines the functionality of optical with the precision of laser that allows tracking on more surfaces including carpet, granite, and rough-grained wood.

But the Blue Track technology doesn’t work on clear glass or mirrored surfaces.  Nevertheless, users can now take advantage of using this mouse on virtually any surfaces.

This mouse is rechargeable and has a battery status indicator that tells you when a recharge is needed.
Its 3 weeks between charges so you can save on power.  It uses a snap-in Mini Transceiver for wireless portability.

It delivers a Microsoft 2.4 Ghz wireless and a connection up to 30-foot wireless range.  With this, you can control your computer wherever you are with long-range wireless distance.

Microsoft created this mouse on a sophisticated design with glowing blue lighting effects.  It has 4-way scrolling that uses Tilt Wheel Technology for greater comfort.

With its buttons, you can customize them for quick and easy access of the programs, files and media you often use.  This mouse is designed for notebook computers for convenience and mobility.

This mouse is compatible with computers that use Windows XP, Windows Vista and MAC OS X v10.2x-10.5x.

Microsoft offers a 3-year warranty for this explorer mouse.

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