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Those scouting for a low priced netbook with long battery life should checkout Toshiba’s Mini NB305-N410. This 10″ netbook has a widescreen (1,024-by-600 resolution), long 9 hour battery life, and has an easy to use keyboard and trackpad. PCMAG gives the NB305-N410 a “very good” rating because it’s such a great all around machine.

Netbooks like the Toshiba’s NB305-N410 are best used for everyday basic computing (surfing the net, typing documents, & watching videos). It’s 1.66GHz CPU gives average performance levels. The NB305-N410 comes with a 250GB Hard drive, 1GB of RAM, and a 3G wireless card (for getting mobile internet through a wireless carrier). Included are 3 USB ports can charge any USB device while the netbook is turned off. It also comes with all the standard ports: VGA Out, Ethernet, Headphone, Microphone, and an SD slot.

The best thing about the NB305-N410 is the $399 price. Not bad for a 9 hour machine! This would be a great portable netbook for business or personal travel. The great thing about the NB305-N410 is being able to get internet most everywhere with the activated 3G wireless card. Netbooks like this are taking off and becoming more popular because of they’re lightweight, have a long battery life, have mobile internet, and are easy to use.

Make no doubt about it – Alienware is king in the computer gaming world. Their machines cost a pretty buck but deliver top end gaming performance. The Alienware M15x is a vast improvement over previous generations: it’s 15.6″ screen has a shows high def in all it’s glory (1920 x 1080 resolution), it’s Core i7 720QM CPU scores ultra high on PCMark Vantage, and it’s video card scores above average compared to others in its class. The chassis is a little bulky and speaker quality somewhat sub par. At max settings battery life is limited to two hours. CNET gives the M15x 4 out of 5 stars because of the amazingly powerful CPU & Video card.
The top end tricked out system costs $3,199. If you’re a gamer looking for your next rig the M15x is worth every penny.

HP has, with moderate success, plunged into the so called “Ultra Thin” laptop category with their DM3-1030US. This system has a slower CPU that makes it best used for everyday simplistic computing. The processor is actually the AMD’s newest creation (Athlon Neo X2 Dual Core) running at 1.6GHz. The machine comes with a 320GB hard drive, 4GB of DDR 2 RAM, and a 13.3-inch LCD screen (1366 x 768 resolution). Of course it’s got wireless g/n, WLAN, and Bluetooth, and a 5-in-1 digital media reader.

When you break it down to the bare essentials, the DM3-1030US pro’s and con’s are about even. On the good side the battery lasts about 5 hours, the system can has enough power to play high def movies, the keyboard works well, and the system has a sleek design. On the bad side PC Mag reveals that AMD’s processing power is substantially weaker compared to Intel Dual Core machines. The toughpad is a serious failure according to Wired; its glossy surface is very hard to use. The laptop weighs 4.2 pounds – pretty heavy for an Ultra Thin!

You can find the HP DM3-1030US priced $609.95 at B&H Photo, $614.95 at Amazon, and $649.99 at ClubMac.

If you’re attracted to the long battery life but are turned off by the negatives consider Toshiba’s T135-S1309. It’s an 8 hour Ultra thin machine that has Intel Dual Core processing power. Here’s the full review on CNET.

Every week Newegg features a Notebook of the Week. This weeks Notebook is the TOSHIBA Satellite L505D-S5986. The L505D with a 15.6-inch LCD screen, a 2.0GHz AMD Processor, 3GB RAM, a 250GB hard drive, DVD SuperMulti Drive, and Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit Operating System. Here’s the full pecs on the L505D on Toshiba’s website.

Newegg is selling the L505D-S5986 for $450; that’s $100 off the usual $550 price. Read the rest of this entry »

Note: Be sure to read our full review of the Acer AS5739G.

For those you who are scouting for a gaming laptop checkout the Acer AS5739G. The consensis from perusing TestFreaks & Newegg reviews is that the system graphics are excellent. It’s components (2.1GHz dual core processor and 4GB of DD3 RAM, and GT 130 graphics card) allow you to play games from 2007 on a medium-high settings. If you’re hungering for more videos on the AS5739G checkout this video gallery on TestFreaks.

The AS5739G is currently priced at $749 at Newegg.com; all specs are here. Read the rest of this entry »