Apple Updates Plastic (White) MacBooks

Apple has kept what amounts to two lines of 13.3″ MacBooks available for purchase – one, the new aluminum-clad MacBook (October 2008) that amounts to a budget version of the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro. The other is based on the last of the “plastic” … Read more

Lenovo ThinkPad X200T (GottaBeMobile)

Truc Bui over at GottaBeMobile has put together a quick overview of a 12.1″ Lenovo ThinkPad X200T, Lenovo’s first widescreen “convertible” (converting between a normal laptop form and a Tablet PC form). They were impressed with the performance (this particular unit had an Intel Low … Read more

LAPTOP Magazine’s Best Notebooks of 2008

LAPTOP Magazine is publishing their annual lists of various categories (dubious, best, etc.). A few weeks ago, they put together their best notebooks list for 2008 after looking through 111 reviews. Netbooks definitely made LAPTOP Magazine take notice – they called 2008 “the year of … Read more

Dell XPS 1340 Leaked

It looks like the successor to the popular 13.3″ Dell XPS M1330 may have been accidentally leaked on Dell’s website. It’s referred to as the XPS 1340 and will probably have a 13.3″ display, given the naming scheme and the popularity of Dell’s 13.3″ offerings. … Read more

Lenovo IdeaPad U330 Review (LAPTOP Magazine)

LAPTOP Magazine has reviewed a 13.3″ budget offering from Lenovo. It’s the Lenovo IdeaPad U330. It’s not exactly a budget offering, but the current prices, starting at $1,199, certainly push it down there. While it shares some characteristics of the 11.1″ Lenovo IdeaPad U110, it’s … Read more