Cisco Cheng

Sony is causing a lot of commotion with two big announcements on May 16. In response to Toshibas Qosmio G35-AV650HD-DVD laptop, Sony has introduced its new AR series, equipped with an integrated Blu-ray recordable drive. In addition, Sony announced the UX Series UMPC, which is reminiscent of the tiny OQO model 01 and will surely […]

With the exception of the Thinkpad X41 tablet, Lenovo is rounding up the rest of the Thinkpads and giving them Intel Core Duo updates. The company announced May 16 that its Thinkpad Z series, including the Z61m and Z61t, as well as the budget-friendly Thinkpad R60, will receive dual-core processing power. The Thinkpad Z61t is […]

There have been essentially two things missing from Toshibas PC lineup: a desktop line and a gaming PC. Now, I can scratch off the gaming PC because I have, in my hands, the new Toshiba Satellite P105-S921. Its the first gaming notebook from Toshiba, and it blends affordability ($1,999.99 direct) with very good gaming performance. […]

With the launch of seven new notebooks on May 9, HPs laptop line has just expanded in a big way. Five of these systems are business laptops and the remaining two are consumer laptops showcasing new and sleek designs. The new HP Pavilion dv2000 and the Compaq Presario V3000 will sport a new piano (black […]

When the 15-inch MacBook Pro was first introduced, we took a huge roller coaster ride in terms of actual ship dates. Well, hopefully this wont be a problem with the companys latest 17-inch MacBook Pro laptop which should be available within 7 to 10 days—at least according to Apple. The good news, though, is that […]

In addition to being capable PCs, Media Center notebooks are extremely talented multimedia hubs great for organizing and storing your photos, music, movies, and home videos. You can watch and record live television. Part of the magic is done through Windows XP MCE (Media Center Edition) 2005, the OS running these machines, but there are […]

Fujitsu held its Media Day today to announce a razor-thin (though not quite RAZR-thin) notebook, the Q2110, along with several upgrades to their S and E Series notebooks. How thin is the Lifebook Q2110? According to Fujitsu, its about ¾ inch thick (about as trim as the Toshiba Portege R200—and weighs a scant 2.2 pounds. […]

IBM announces one of its most secure notebooks to date, with the introduction of the T Series ThinkPad T42 with an integrated fingerprint reader (a $50 option). This type of fingerprint reader captures more data than a traditional picture capture window because it scans more of the fingertips surface area, helping to prevent misidentification. Users […]

In a move that could alter the landscape of the Tablet PC market, newcomer Averatec has extended its notebook product line to include a convertible Tablet PC aimed at consumers. The C3500 will be the first Tablet to offer an AMD processor: the Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M (2200+). It will also be, at $1,349.99 list, […]

A base configuration of the Toshiba Satellite A70-S256 comes with a 3.06-GHz Mobile Intel Pentium 4 532 processor, a 60GB hard drive, 512MB of memory, a 15.4-inch widescreen display, an ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 graphics card with 64MB of shared video memory, a DVD-ROM/CD-RW (CD-rewritable) drive, and an integrated 802.11g wireless chip. The unit should […]