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HP Elitebook 8530w – Laptop Review

Posted on August 9th, 2009 | by admin

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An entrepreneur or a chief executive has unique requirements that have to be filled to be able to run the business successfully and to ensure that nothing is left to chance.This individual has to have the best that technology has to offer that includes, among other things, wireless mobility, a trusty platform and the availability of a complete range of business solutions.

 
Many business laptops provide these basic necessities; however, commonly missed out is durability, a necessary trait that many laptops should have a high degree of but don’t. Tugging along your laptop or your notebook as you hop on last-minute flights, wrap up work inside a speeding taxi or lead conferences hundreds of miles away takes a toll. An average laptop can only take so much. The more you travel, the greater the abuse is on your portable workstation. Fortunately, HP saw this need and came up with the HP Elitebook 8530w — the laptop that willingly rises to the challenge and delivers with aplomb.

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Lenovo Thinkpad SL – Review

Posted on August 4th, 2009 | by admin

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Lenovo is the proverbial new kid in town, having been officially a brand only since 2005. Despite that, Lenovo has quickly ascended the ranks of PC vendors worldwide. Acquiring IBM’s global PC operations provided the company a platform to build its own brand name. However, it was a calculated mixture of quality products, smart marketing and strategic outsourcing that helped launched the brand to what it is today. The company’s brand recognition reached dizzying heights during the 2008 Beijing Olympics where it was a major sponsor.

 

At the beginning, consumers were reluctant to embrace the China-made Lenovo products due to concerns about quality and durability. In time, however, Lenovo products came to stand for quality products at reasonable prices. The June 2008 issue of Consumer Reports confirmed this, as it ranked Lenovo as No. 1 among budget priced laptops in terms of fewest repairs reported by users.

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Dell Inspiron 1525 – Review

Posted on July 24th, 2009 | by admin

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The fusion of technology and design creates a special niche in the market where style is given equal or even greater preference over functionality. We see it in top-end cellular phones that come in lush colors and expensive designs. It’s easy to see how laptops and notebooks too have been pervaded by the trends. Indeed, individuality has come to the fore of everyday technological devices.

 

To tap into this niche, computer giant Dell introduced a range of entry-level laptops aimed at the consumer market. Dubbed as the Inspiron series, these laptops provide great value and attractive designs. At the heart of the series was the 1520 that became one of the company’s best selling consumer laptops. As the company rolled out new and better designs, the Inspiron 1520 began losing its touch in the market. Buyers began to complain about its bulky size, which offered no better performance than its smaller siblings. Dell took heart of what the users were saying and came up with the sleeker and better Dell Inspiron 1525 – the focus of this review. -laptop reviews

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HP 550 – Review

Posted on June 15th, 2009 | by admin

hp 550 laptopThe HP 550 is a laptop (best recommended with Windows Vista Business) that fits medium sized budgets and also delivers practicality in terms of design, upgrading, and expansionary options.

 

This highly portable design weighs around 5 and a half pounds and possesses a high definition and easy viewable/Bright View 15.4 inch screen.

 

Further going, although the battery lifetime reaches up to around 180 minutes only, the laptop is a fast charging one with a battery that is able to reach up to 90% within less than two hours.

 

In terms of connectivity, the HP 550 possesses main features including: wireless integration and Bluetooth (not integrated but can be added).

 

For less than R 6000, you can now purchase the HP 550 which is the one of the cheapest practical small business laptops available widely at many channel distributors and local point sellers too.

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Lenovo Laptops

Posted on May 22nd, 2009 | by admin

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Laptop buyers often ask me about the Lenovo brand. It seems as if though little is known about them. This article is meant to give you some background information about the Lenovo brand.

 

Lenovo is the 4th largest personal computer manufacturer in the world. They were founded in 1984 and are based in China. They are the largest manufacturer in China. The produce laptops, desktops, servers etc. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

 

In 2005 Lenovo bought the personal computing definition of IBM in exchange, IBM got a 20% stake in Lenovo. That is why names like the Lenovo Ideapad and Lenovo Thinkpad, will sound very familiar as it was former IBM products.

 

Lenovo has some beautiful designs and great reliability. Their main selling point however is the value for money. From the cheapest Netbook to the most expensive Thinkpad – laptop, you will go far to get the same value for money you get from Lenovo.

 

Do a search on www.laptop-computers.co.za for Lenovo and take a look at what is on offer. From as little as R5000 you can have your own Ideapad, Netbook, with Intel atom and Windows XP. Or for R 9 499 you can have the G530 cutting edge business laptop with Centrino Core 2 duo T6400, 3GB of Ram.

They have a lot more in range and it is always quite a lot cheaper than their nearest competitor.

Try them I think you might be pleasantly surprised.

Vian Chinner

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