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ViewSonic ViewPad 7

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ViewSonic ViewPad7 uses the latest Android technology. The earlier model, which featured the Android, suffered from a lack of apps, poor design and lackluster performance. However, the View Sonic ViewPad7 overcomes all this problems. The device is quite attractive with full access to the Android market and can last for more than 7 hours on a single charge. The device is capable of making a call even when you plug-in a SIM card.

The Viewpad7 wears a glossy black wrap and the edges have a silvery plastic border. The device is very sleek but the fingerprint marks are easily noticeable. With a dimension of 7.1 x 4.3 x 0.45-inch and a weight of 13.2 ounces, the Viewpad7 looks quite similar to the Samsung Galaxy Tab with the exception of a flat underside.

Back, Search, Home and Settings are the Android icons on the right of the display. The power button is placed next to the small speaker grilles. The volume control, which is used for controlling the volume, can be found on the top of the ViewPad7. The plastic cover protects the miniSD card and the SIM card slots. The headphone jack and the mini USB port can be located at the bottom. The viewpad7 has a protective case, which allows the tablet to be locked into the case with two small plastic tabs.

Despite of the 7-inch screen, the ViewPad7 has a resolution of 800 x 480, which is significantly lower than the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The Android apps designed for smart phones run nicely on the device as the resolution of the ViewPad7 matches most of the smart phones. The touch screen capacity of the device is very responsive and quick. The ViewPad7 features two speakers on either side, which enhances the sound capability of the device.

The ViewPad7 runs the Android 2.2, but still has only four home screens. The 3D scrolling provides a great view of the installed apps. You can choose the type of keyboard you want as the ViewPad7 features three keyboard: a standard QWERTY, a dial pad-style keyboard, and the modified QWERTY i.e. two letters on a single key. The standard keyboard is the most efficient and keys are bigger than the Galaxy tab. You can use the dictionary facility that guesses words as you type. It is very efficient and provides good prediction.

A great feature of the ViewPad7 is the “www.*.com” which inserts the beginning and the ending on its own; you just need to type the URL after hitting this button.

Samsung QX410-J01

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Samsung, as a company, is evolving in the laptop market. One has to see the Samsung QX410-J01 to believe it. With the stunning edge-to-edge glass display, premium island-style keyboard and the gesture touchpad, which guarantees an enjoyable and graceful computing experience, this device truly stands out among its rivals.

The Samsung QX410 has sleek brushed metal design. The slender body, clean lines and smooth contours gives a wonderful feeling when touched. It includes the bezel and greater screen elevation and feels like the neatly planned offspring of the Mac Book from the inside. Matte aluminum surrounds the keyboard, making it look good and comfortable.

It has a processor of 2.35GHz Intel core i5 M460 with the windows 7 home premium as its operating system. It has 640 GB hard drive and 4GB memory. It uses the Intel HM55 as its chipset with a 14 inches display.

The keyboard restricts the quick use of the shift and the enter keys. The screen brightness is not as good as the other standard laptops. The keyboard features a small set of the volume/mute button, which takes care of the sound.

The multitouch touch pad is a good feature but its responsiveness is above average. The multitouch feature ups the glam quotient of the Samsung QX410.The 14 inch display has a resolution of 1366×786 pixels. The color and brightness are average compared to the other standard laptops. The stereo speaker provides good sound and is suitable for music, games and video playback.

The web cam is not high definition but provides suitable contrast and picture quality. It has a resolution of 640×480 pixels. The QX410 features a high number of ports. The ports are divided on the either side of the laptop. On the left side are the two USB 2.0 ports and the HDMI port while a single USB port on the right side. Great graphics and multimedia performance is provided by the Nvidia GeForce 310M graphics, which is suitable for movies and 3D gaming. One can automatically switch to the internal Intel graphics for basic apps in order to save the battery power. Samsung employs the charging technology and the advanced Lithium Polymer battery to keep the battery going strong up to 7 hours. The Samsung laptop comes with a warranty period of 1year. It offers and performs the same functions as the other expensive high-end laptops.

Its advantages include wide touch pad, look and feel of high-end laptop, affordable and a good keyboard. The unavailability of the Bluetooth is one of its disadvantages.

Samsung SF510-A01

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The Samsung SF510-01, with its attractive design, is a good laptop for personal use. Its bulk, at 15 x 10 inches and at a weight of 5.4 pounds, sometimes makes it difficult to pick it up and go. But, if you need a laptop that mostly stays in one place and works great, the Samsung SF510-A01 is a good option.

Samsung was generous with the keyboard on this model. The hand has plenty of room to move without feeling clumsy. It offers good spacing between keys and even has a ten-key just like a computer keyboard. Ten-keys are hard to find on laptops but it is a welcome addition. You can find volume control and mute buttons above the keyboard.

The plentiful 15.6 inch screen size on the Samsung SF510-A01 offers a 1,366 x 768 pixel resolution. While playing low-resolution video in full-screen, the pixilation is a bit noticeable, but only because of the super huge screen. While that resolution is low for the screen size, the cost of the laptop makes up for it. The starting price for this one is just $629.99. The screen does, though, limit the angles at which you can view content.

The speakers work well but they aren’t the best on the market. They get the job done for movie watching though. The volume is more than is expected with a laptop at this price.

The computer itself contains 4GB of RAM and 500GB of hard-drive space. It is powered by a 2.4 Ghz Intel Core i3 M370 processor. And, its operating system is 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium.

Noticeably missing is Bluetooth capability on the Samsung SF510-A01. The ability to connect wireless keyboards and other wireless peripherals is gone with the lacking of this technology. And, DVD streaming is not included with this machine.

A nice touch is that the ports—HDMI and USB—are hidden from sight by being placed behind a hinged door.

A bonus for the Samsung SF510-A01 is that a WiMax antenna is included. WiMax allows you to combine broadband speed with wireless convenience. Unfortunately, WiMax is not yet widely available. But, it is the next up-and-coming technology. The Samsung SF510-A01 is a good option for taking advantage of the new technology early on.

Asus Eee PC 1018PB-BK801

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The Asus Eee PC 1018PB-BK801 is a netbook, which offers competitive performance and a good design with a standard set of features. It is priced at $379.99 and comes with a one year warranty. The netbook features the 1.66 GHz Intel Atom processor with 512 KB of L2 cache. This is the standard specification and found in most standard netbook. The netbook is suitable for daily tasks as composing email, editing the documents, surfing the web and multimedia. Running too many applications results in performance degradation. It is equipped with 1GB of DDR2 SD RAM but can be upgraded to enhance the multitasking functionality.

The netbook has a 250 GB hard drive, which provides a good amount of storage capacity. The Intel UMA card provides the graphics functionality. The battery life is good at about eight hours on a single full charge. Performing many intense tasks reduces the battery life of the netbook. The netbook comes with the Microsoft Windows 7 Starter Edition as its operating system.

The 802.11n Wi-Fi provides the connectivity. The netbook is equipped with a 0.3 MP web cam and a microphone, which facilitates video chatting. You can also use other devices to transfer data. To facilitate the transfer of data from other devices the netbook comes equipped with a three-in-one memory card reader, which is in-built. The reader is capable of accepting formats such as the SD cards, Multimedia cards etc. You can connect an external DVD drive to raise up the entertainment quotient since the small size of the netbook makes it difficult to integrate the drive on the board.

The netbook looks quite aesthetic with a brushed metal finish on its lid and wrist rests. The netbook is very portable and can be easily carried around. Its dimensions are 10.3 x 7.1 x 0.9 inches and it weighs around 2.4 pounds. The netbook has a resolution of 1024 x 600. The netbook produces vibrant color and good graphics as the other netbooks with higher resolution.

The keyboard is spacious and offers an assortment of keys that are wide enough to facilitate easy typing. The touchpad is quite responsive. The touch pad has a scrolling area and supports multi-touch gestures. The netbook has a VGA port and a USB port situated on the left side while the right features the microphone, media card reader, two USB ports, an Ethernet port and a headphone jacks.

Asus U35JC-A1

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Asus U35JC-A1 is the entry-level laptop, which hit headlines over a year ago. It is a great combination of performance, price and a great battery life. It is a 13-inch laptop with a Nvidia GeForce 310M graphics and a Core i3 processor. In spite of a dedicated graphics it has a great battery life. It is priced at $849 and covers all the basic requirements expected out of an entry-level laptop.

The U35Jc-A1 weights 4.0/4.8 pounds along with the AC adapter. The dimensions are 12.9 x 9.3 x 0.6-1.0 inches. It has a thin chassis with solid design. The upper lid has an aluminum finish and is very thin with an Asus logo placed in the center. The grey glossy plastic material and a covering of black plastic on the inset surround the keyboard’s edges. The keys on the keyboard are raised and are not equal which adds a style to it. The keyboard is built solidly without any flaws and you can have a solid grip on the keys as they are well placed. The laptop provides enough resting place for the palm when you type.

The laptop features a multi-touch touchpad below the keyboard and is coated with a matte grid, which provides better work efficiency. The button bar below the touchpad is very responsive. The touch pad allows gestures such as the multi-finger tap and the two-finger scroll. The two buttons on the top of the keyboard are the boot up button and the power button. The button on the left is the boot up button while the button on the right is the power button.

The laptop runs the windows 7 home premium as its operating system. It has a hard drive of 500 GB and Intel core i3 as its processor. It has a 4 GB memory with a 1066 MHz DDR3 and a 13” LED display. The LED display has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. The viewing angle has to be adjusted to provide a clear view. It has stereo speakers, which are placed below the keyboard and a good enough while listening to music or playing games. It also has the headphone/microphone jacks.

The laptop provides connectivity via the Wi-Fi and the Ethernet wireless network. It can switch between the Nvidia graphics and the integrated Intel graphics to extend the battery life. The laptop has a great battery life, which can run for nearly 4 hours. The laptop comes with a 2 years warranty.

Dell Inspiron Duo

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The Dell Inspiron Duo adds a unique design to existing technology to combine touch-screen convenience with laptop functionality. Dell originally intended for the Inspiron Duo to be their answer to the Apple iPad, but it is very different. The machine really slows down when working with the touch-screen tablet.

The hinge on the Inspiron Duo allows the screen to be flipped to turn into a tablet style computer. When the Dell Inspiron Duo screen is flipped facing out, the touch-screen interface kicks on. The touch-screen is recommended for working with images, music, and video. However, in touch-screen mode, the operating system slows down generously. It doesn’t handle streaming video well. When the screen is flipped back in, Windows desktop functionality resumes.

The keys on the keyboard are small and tight and are the usual flat keys seen on Dell products. They are very unforgiving to larger fingers.

The desktop is well laid out and has large icons for easily choosing buttons in the touch-screen interface. It doesn’t require a stylus like some touch-screen interfaces.

The battery life on the Dell Inspiron Duo leaves much to be desired. This makes the machine difficult for portability.

The speakers on this system are good for personal listening and the machine has an optional speaker accessory that can be purchased separately.

The 10.1 inch screen size on the Dell Inspiron Duo offers a 1,366 x 768 pixel resolution. The resolution is considered good quality for a laptop of this size and price. The starting price for this one is just $549.99.

The computer itself contains 2GB of RAM and 320GB of hard-drive space. It is powered by a 1.5 Ghz Intel Atom N550 processor. And, its operating system is Windows 7 Home Premium.

Missing from the Dell Inspiron Duo are some important connections. For example, the SD card slot and Ethernet jack are both excluded . . . but can be found on the optional dock. And, video output is not available on either the dock or the computer.

This machine is good for the Windows desktop functionality and is fun to show off, but lacks the support to satisfactorily run the touch-screen interface. You may end up being frustrated with the load time and just use the desktop instead.

Dell Vostro V130

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Dell, a reputed name in the PC market announced the release of the Vostro V130 notebook. This notebook aims to satisfy the high-end requirements of the entrepreneurs and medium businesses thus providing security and mobility. The company claims it to be the sleekest and lightest notebook available. The starting of the notebook is at $429.

The V130 employs the Intel Advanced Cooling Technology to provide Hyperbaric cooling in order to reduce the noise and keep the exterior cool. HDMI port is used for connection and other ports like the shared USB/eSATA port, USB 2.0 and the VGA ports can be used to connect devices and peripherals.

Due to the new Intel Core ULV processor, the notebook is capable of running the windows 7 thus increasing productivity. It features a full size keyboard and 13.3-inch high definition WLED display. It has 2 MP built-in Webcam. It features the 802.11n wireless technology, 4 GB of double data rate 3 SDRAM and optional WiMAX technology. With the use of the five-in-one media card reader one can transfer photos and videos.

The hard drive is protected against system-drops by the free-fall sensor. The solid-state drive with no moving parts provides facility for data storage. It also includes the certified data destruction for the destruction of the data which provides certification of the destruction and disposes the disk. Other features include the 6-cell Lithium Ion sealed battery, Intel graphics media accelerator video card and the mobile Intel HM57 Express chipset.

User data is most precious. Dell provides the backup facility to protect the user data. Businesses can sign up for the Dell DataSafe online, which helps in protecting your photos, music and important files by keeping a copy of it on a secure storage site. The data is encrypted and compressed in order to provide security. Businesses can recover their original file from multiple sources using the online service.

Features like sleek design and ultra portability make it one of the best small business laptops in market to date. It received overwhelming response when it debuted in the market last year. Now with more added features it is one of the products to look out for.

Lenovo ThinkPad T410 2522

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Lenovo delivers another luxury laptop with The Lenovo ThinkPad T410 2522. This is a good, sturdy laptop that performs as well as it looks. This one works better for business than it does for personal use given its features. It is meant to increase your productivity and allow you to work more efficiently.

The machine provides a large and clumsy, but sturdy computer. The base is thick but the construction is solid. It provides a roll cage encasing for the important and delicate internal components of the machine.

This machine offers a full sized keyboard with large keys that are well laid out. The keys, just like the rest of the machine are sturdy. Even when a key is depressed crookedly, the key does not wobble and they stand the test of pressure and time.. Lenovo continues the tradition of comfort and responsiveness with their keypads. The Lenovo ThinkPad T410 2522 is actually quite pleasurable to type on.

The 14.1 inch screen size on the Lenovo ThinkPad T410 2522 offers a 1,440 x 900 pixel resolution. The resolution is considered a much higher standard for a laptop of this size. With the quality, so comes the price. The Lenovo ThinkPad T410 2522 price starts at a whopping $999.99.

The computer itself contains 4GB of RAM and 320GB of hard-drive space. It is powered by a 2.53 Ghz Intel Core i5-540M processor. And, its operating system is Windows 7 Home Premium.

The battery life on the Lenovo ThinkPad T410 2522 is as long-lasting as the rest of the laptop is durable. Even with the bulk of this machine, the 9 cell battery life proves it to be easily portable.

The speakers on the Lenovo ThinkPad T410 2522 serve their purpose for your personal viewing of video and movies. But, they lack the quality for listening to music.

The one major Achilles heel of the Lenovo ThinkPad T410 2522 is game and video image quality is fairly poor. The quality is unexpected for the cost of this machine and is actually disappointing. But, if the laptop is used for business, the quality will suffice. And, the display brightness is pleasant.

Aside from the quality of video and game imagery and the speakers, this laptop proves to be another quality and luxurious product from Lenovo.

Samsung Mondi SWD-M100

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Samsung designed the Samsung Mondi SWD-M100 to be the full-featured handheld computer. Samsung has put in a lot of efforts in making the mobile device a usable gadget that can even be used as an in-car GPS or a mobile Wi-Fi hotpot. In spite of all the features it is too big to fit in your pocket, too expensive and too small to type on.

The Mondi is a WiMax handheld mobile which is more usable than its predecessor. The Mondi’s windows Mobile OS provides the apps available unlike the predecessor which made it difficult to run various apps as the apps doesn’t support the predecessor’s OS. The Mondi comes with a lot of software incorporated to make it feel smart.

The Mondi weighs 5.39 ounces and has a dimension of 4.88×3.03×0.63 inches (HxWxD). The Mondi is solidly built with a big 800×480 touch screen using the old resistive technology, but it responds well even to light touches. It comes with a VGA camera on the front that facilitates video chatting and a 3 MP camera on the back. It has a screen size of 4.3 inches and a processor speed of 800 MHz. You can make use of the thumb keyboard which is a small keyboard with rectangular keys and a cursor pad. But this requires you to work with two hands instead of one. The Mondi has a flip-out kickstand enabling you to watch movies on the go. The Mondi also has a car mount and a car charger so as to allow you to use the in-car GPS.

The Mondi has an 800 MHz Samsung ARM11 processor which makes it the fastest and the most powerful Windows Mobile device. The Mondi displays the menu items in larger and more touchable sizes so as to make the operations fast and efficient. There are two different home screens: the Samsung Touch Wiz interface that you can use to drop the internet-based widgets on the home screen and the bubble layout that lets you display the new messages front and center.

Samsung Mondi has a new media player app that can handle AAC, WMA, MP3 files and XVID which are desktop formatted videos. It can handle these apps through the built-in speakers or a headset that can be plugged into the 3.5mm headphone jack. The Mondi can also work with stereo Bluetooth headsets. The device has 4GB of internal storage. The Mondi can connect to the internet using the Wi-Fi or the WiMAX network. This device is a must buy for all Samsung lovers.

Samsung NF310 A01

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The Samsung NF310 A01 offers an attractive design with an HD screen and a larger keyboard than other net-books available. The laptop seems bulky at first, but once you check inside, you’ll understand why it is so large: the luxurious full sized keyboard. And, the battery life will leave you pleasantly surprised.

The Samsung NF310 A01 contains a large six cell battery that clumsily hangs out at the bottom of the base. But, using rubber feet on the net-book, Samsung has elevated the keyboard at the back to ease typing and forces the keyboard towards the user. This makes the typing experience more like that of a personal computer.

The long lasting seven hour battery life makes this net-book worthy of its status as a take-along. It lasts long enough to take to the local coffee shop or library. And, its easy file sharing makes it perfect for direct PC to PC connection. Easily transfer files with friends.

The keyboard on this machine is full sized. The keys on the keypad are large, spacious, and raised like that of a personal computer keyboard. It is a breath of fresh air to have a raised keypad that is the size of a personal computer.

The 10.1 inch screen size on the Samsung NF310 A01 offers a 1,366 x 768 pixel resolution. The resolution is considered good quality for a laptop of this size and price. The starting price for this one is just $399. The jaw-dropping price is matched by this machine’s performance.

The computer itself contains 1GB of RAM and 250GB of hard-drive space. But, the memory is easy to upgrade on this machine. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz Intel Atom N550 Dual Core processor. And, its operating system is Windows 7 Starter.

The speakers on this net-book surprisingly provide exceptional volume for their size. And the images and text are sharp. That is attributed to exceptional quality of the resolution of the machine.

Lacking on the Samsung NF310 A01 is an HDMI output, so you can’t output uncompressed digital data.

Netbooks are currently at a standstill in innovation. But, the high resolution, great user experience, larger keypad, and great battery life on the Samsung NF310 A01 make this a great net-book, for the price.

ViewSonic ViewPad 7

Samsung QX410-J01

Samsung SF510-A01

Asus Eee PC 1018PB-BK801

Asus U35JC-A1

Dell Inspiron Duo

Dell Vostro V130

Lenovo ThinkPad T410 2522

Samsung Mondi SWD-M100

Samsung NF310 A01

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