MacBook Air Roundup (Feb 22)

A few MacBook Air articles that are interesting, from a critical point of view: Akihabara News points us to an article that’s part of a series on Tech-On!, MacBook Air Teardown: ‘No Waste Outside, Nothing but Waste Inside that looks at what happens when you … Read more

Review: Panasonic ToughBook CF-74 (TrustedReviews)

This morning, TrustedReviews published their review (along with some amazing videos/animation) of the Panasonic ToughBook CF-74. The Panasonic ToughBook is exactly what it sounds like, a semi-rugged laptop. The CF-74 they reviewed is the updated version of the CF-74, based on Intel’s Santa Rosa platform … Read more

PC Magazine Laptop (and Desktop) Buying Guide

PC Magazine is running their annual PC Magazine Buying Guide: Desktops and Laptops. Ultraportables have gained quite a bit of exposure this time around (or rather there seem to be more models mentioned that are lighter and faster than last time around). Ultraportables were mentioned … Read more

Laptop Industry – Parts Shortage

In light of the delays that are affecting Dell’s XPS M1330, PC World is running an article, Laptop Industry Faces Parts Shortage. They talk about shortages in LCD displays (LCD TVs have taken off sales wise) and small hard drives used in both notebooks and … Read more

Reviews of the Panasonic ToughBook CF-30 (aka toughbook 30)

Okay, the Panasonic ToughBook CF-30 (or toughbook 30, as Panasonic seems to be slowly renaming their toughbook lineup), it’s not exactly ultraportable, at a whopping 8.4 pounds, with a 13.3″ non-widescreen (toughscreen optional) display, while there are several 13.3″ widescreen laptops popping up at four … Read more