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Chromebook Pixel coming in April for $1,299

, Feb 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

We heard rumors about the Chromebook Pixel earlier this month in the form of a pretty big leak. While many of us were skeptical, it seems that it was all quite true. Google officially announced the Chromebook Pixel today, with pre-orders starting right now. The laptop will begin shipping in April, and it'll cost you a pretty $1,299. Read The Full Story

HP EliteBook 2570p Review

, Feb 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

Upon first glance, you might think that the EliteBook 2570p came straight out of 2002, and while first opening it up to get a look at it, I thought I had mysteriously jumped through a time warp that took me back ten years and didn’t even know it. However, as much as I’d like to travel back in time, that wasn’t the case. The 2570p is a business laptop from HP that’s meant for the business-minded road warriors who need durability and reliability when it comes to portable computers. It may not have good looks that will turn heads, but it has enough horsepower on the inside to make any suit wearer happy. Let’s have a look at what the 2570p offers and see if it can be considered a must-have in the competitive business laptop market.

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Google-designed Chromebook Pixel leaks, features Retina-quality touchscreen

, Feb 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google Chromebooks are aplenty at the moment, with Acer, Samsung, Lenovo, and HP all offering Chromebooks at different shapes and sizes. However, it looks like Google may take matters into their own hands, because a video has leaked today that features a touchscreen Chromebook laptop that has a Retina-quality 2560×1700 resolution. Read The Full Story

HP unveils Pavilion 14 Chromebook, available now for $330

, Feb 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

Just last week, we spotted a leak of HP's first Chromebook, and it was probably pretty embarrassing for them since they leaked it on their own website. However, it seems the new Chromebook has come earlier than the leak suggested anyway, with availability starting today instead of the rumored February 17 release date. Read The Full Story

ASUS VivoBook S300 13-inch notebook quietly unveiled

, Jan 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

ASUS's VivoBook line has been available for some time now, offering 11.6-inch and 14-inch models, but the company is now offering a middle-of-the-line 13.3-inch VivoBook for consumers looking for a compromise. The VivoBook S300 weighs in at just under four pounds and measures just 0.8 inches thick. Essentially, it has what you'd expect out of a thin-and-light notebook, but without the super-high price tag. Read The Full Story

Google offering $99 Chromebooks for public schools

, Dec 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung's Series 5 Chromebook regularly costs $429 for the WiFi-only version, but Google has announced today that they're offering discounted Series 5 Chromebooks to public schools around the US for only $99, thanks to a partnership with DonorsChoose.org, which is an online charity that connects donors directly to public school classroom needs. Read The Full Story

Toshiba Satellite U920t hands-on

, Aug 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

Windows 8 devices are all the rage at IFA this year, especially tablets. Toshiba has a new Satellite - the U920t - on the scene, and like many tablets we've seen, this one is convertible into a notebook. However, unlike a number of the tablets we've seen, you don't convert this tablet by attaching it to keyboard dock. Instead, it features a slide out keyboard using a mechanism that Toshiba assures will provide for a smooth and stable transition. Read The Full Story

Sony refreshes VAIO lineup with Ivy Bridge

, Jun 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sony has refreshed its entire lineup of VAIO computers following Intel's official launch of Ivy Bridge laptop processors last week. Besides the new VAIO T13 Ultrabook being announced with Ivy Bridge today, Sony has gone ahead and refreshed the VAIO S, E, and luxury Z series as well as its L series all-in-one desktop. Read The Full Story

Lenovo announces IdeaPad U310 and U410 Ultrabooks with Ivy Bridge

, Jun 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

The avalanche of news for Intel's newest Core series of processors has truly begun, and Ultrabooks are up next. Lenovo has announced updates for their consumer IdeaPad line with the 13-inch U310 and 14-inch U410, both scheduled to go on sale today in worldwide markets and later this month in the U.S. and U.K. both notebooks keep the, well, "notebook" style of the previous high-end entries in the IdeaPad line, but bring the prices down considerably lower than other Ultrabooks. Read The Full Story

MSI revamps graphics of GT70 gaming notebooks

, May 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

MSI's GT70 gaming notebooks were recently launched with Intel's latest Ivy Bridge chips and now the company has revamped the notebooks once again, upgrading the graphics card. Whereas the GT70 previously sported the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M discrete graphics card, it now features an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M for an even more advanced gaming and multimedia experience. Read The Full Story

Analyst predicts new Macbooks and iMacs in June, 7-inch iPad this fall

, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

When you write for a tech blog like SlashGear, it's hard to be surprised at Apple rumors. But every once in a while the source can throw you for a loop. So it is with this one: Ben Reitzes, an analyst for Barclays Capital, claims that the company will updater its MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and iMac lines as soon as next month. He's echoing things we've heard ourselves for weeks, including "Retina" displays and a new lower price point for the Air. Read The Full Story

Samsung unveils media-focused Ivy Bridge laptops

, May 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Ultrabooks are all the rage, but when you need something with a little more capability, there's nothing like a laptop that's large and in charge. Breaking from their mostly thin-and-light lineup thus far this year, Samsung has revealed multiple entries into the Series 5 family under the 550 P label. These Ivy Bridge models come in 15 and 17-inch varieties, with a collection of media-focused optional features like Blu-ray drives and high-end discrete graphics cards. Read The Full Story
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