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Toshiba launches new ultra-portable R800 series notebooks

April 7, 2011April 8, 2011 drsquid canada, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Intel, Laptop, launch, Microsoft, notebook, Portégé, Sandy Bridge, SSD, Tecra, Toshiba, ultra-portable, Windows 714 Comments

Toshiba has now joined the Intel Sandy Bridge processor bandwagon, after it fell by the wayside for a while due to Intel’s little chipset boo-boo earlier this year. The new R800 series is an update to both the ultra-portable Portege series, and the thin and light Tecra series business class notebooks. While business class machines are usually only available direct, or through business to business resellers, and tend to cost a little more, you do get much better machines. The build quality is designed to take a few more knocks,…

Toshiba Satellite A660 3D laptop review

October 4, 2010October 11, 2010 Doug Groves 3D Vision, A660-042, BD, blu ray, Blu Ray 3D, BluRay, Core i7, Intel, Laptop, notebook, Nvidia 3D Vision, PC gaming, review, Toshiba, Toshiba A660, Toshiba A660-042, Toshiba Satellite4 Comments

When a review unit of the Toshiba A660-042 arrived at the studio, I wasn’t sure what to make of it. The A660-042 is Toshiba’s high end Satellite laptop, and comes complete with NVidia’s 3D Vision technology. I had just come off trying Sony’s 3D in the PS3 and remained unimpressed with 3D in the home. So my expectations were set pretty low. I may have been wrong, but I was also surprised at how much more than a ‘3D laptop’ this was…

Acer launches new line of Aspire notebooks in Canada

August 5, 2010August 5, 2010 Doug Groves Acer, Acer Arcade, Acer Nplify, AS5745, AS7745, Aspire, ATI Mobility Radeon, blu ray, canada, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Intel, launch, notebook7 Comments

If you were in the market for a new notebook, but the thin and light category just doesn’t have the oomph you need, don’t worry. Along with the new TimelineX notebooks announced yesterday, Acer’s also announced the AS5745 and AS 7745, of those who want some additional horsepower. The AS5745 Series sports a 15.6″ 1366 x 768 display, while the AS7745 has a larger 17.3″ 1600×900 screen. Some systems will be available with Blu-ray and ATI Mobility Radeon GPUs (5650 or 5850). For those who need to make sure ALL…

Gateway launches new ID Series Notebook

July 30, 2010July 29, 2010 Doug Groves Acer, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Gateway, ID Series, ID49, ID59, ID79, Intel, notebook, Nvidia, Nvidia Optimus, silver3 Comments

Gateway has just announced the ID Series of notebooks, with silver shells and a funky blue touchpad that glows when touched. The silver casing actually appears to be quite understated in the provided photos. The 3 models all sport Ultrabright LED-backlit displays, and vary in size from 14 to 17.3 inches. The smaller ID49 (14 inch) and ID59 (15.6 inch) share very similar specs with Core i3 and Core i5 options, 4GB of memory (expandable to 8GB) and 1366×768 resolution displays. Some models will also include the Nvidia Optimus technology,…