The best laptops under $1,000 you can buy: Expert tested
We tested the best laptops from Apple, Dell, HP, and more that deliver top-tier power, speed, and performance without breaking the bank.
We tested the best laptops from Apple, Dell, HP, and more that deliver top-tier power, speed, and performance without breaking the bank.
The Portégé X30W-J is a sub-1kg convertible 13.3-inch laptop that functions well in tablet mode. The keyboard features large, easy-to-hit keys, but suffers from issues surrounding flex, key action and noise.
The new entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro delivers better value for money than its Touch Bar-less predecessor, offering strong battery life and lightweight design for business users who need a speedy but portable workhorse laptop.
If you need to work outdoors in challenging environments where water, dust and debris threaten the safety of your laptop, then the Enduro N3 should earn its keep.
Would you wait in line for 25 hours to nab the first tickets to 'Phantom Menace'? ZDTV reporter Jennifer Mack did.
James, Kevin, and I just finished recording MobileTechRoundup podcast #135, which should go live soon, and we spent a fair amount of the show talking about the ultra portable PC/subnotebook market and how it has radically changed since the launch of the Asus EeePC last year. And according to the news at DigiTimes that Kevin wrote about on jkOnTheRun the prediction is that the market will continue to significantly increase.
Netbooks were one of the biggest stories of the year and today the discussion continues about what these devices really are and if they deserve their own class. Netbooks are just small notebook computers, but at a price much lower than the ultra-portables of a year or two ago. There may be a good reason for picking up a netbook compared to a cheap larger notebook as pointed out by Celeste LeCompte in this BusinessWeek article.
Waterfield Designs makes some of my favorite slip cases and I have them now for my MacBook Pro, Kindle/REDFLY, and MSI Wind. The MSI Wind is a very popular netbook and Waterfield is known for quickly providing cases for the latest and greatest devices. They make cases for much more than just laptops too and I was sent a sample of a T-Mobile G1 slip case to check out.
Amazon has been known for locking down the Kindle ebook readers, but all that caution has been thrown to the wind with the Kindle Fire.
Today's top headlines includea an EU investigation of Google and China's response to Google's claims of a cyber attack.