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Slated for success?
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 28/10/2012
» Slate PCs are a slight curiosity in the gadget world, lying somewhere between tablets and ultraportable notebooks. They pack the power of a notebook but miss the built-in keyboard and trackpad, while offering only similar screen dimensions to a tablet PC but carrying much more bulk.
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Lenovo's touchy feely A720
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 08/07/2012
» We are in the era of ultra-compact computing and it's not only the shape of portable computers that is changing _ desktops are undergoing a metamorphosis as well.
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It's PlayTime
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 22/04/2012
» It's been over a year now since RIM released its first assault on the tablet market, the PlayBook, which received a lukewarm reception _ mainly due to the lack of an email app and a general feeling that the software was unfinished and buggy. Questions hung over the future of the device, the lack of apps and the not-insignificant price tag. But fast forward a year and the manufacturer has released an updated operating system (now up to 2.0.1) to address these concerns. But is it in time to overcome the negative response to the initial release? Let's take a peek.
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Gadgets VS Gimmicks
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 30/01/2011
» Although tablets have stolen the tech spotlight of late, notebook sales have continued to tick over. They offer users more power under the bonnet, similar screen dimensions and way more functionality than their tablet rivals, not to mention more bang for the baht.
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Geeks going Green?
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 15/08/2010
» As notebook manufacturers swamp retail shelves with different models and series, it has become increasingly difficult to stand out from the crowd with new features or components. Asus has approached this problem in its new U series notebooks by embracing possibly the last bastion of technology _ the environment.
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Dell-ivering the goods
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 18/04/2010
» Manufacturing giant Dell has been around almost as long as the PC, and knows its markets well. Recently, it has been dropping notebook market share to rivals Acer and HP, the market leader, largely because of the shift towards lower-cost netbooks. In the mid-range notebook sector, Dell needs to reclaim ground, and its new Inspiron range is targeted at doing just that. Every manufacturer's dream is to build an all-purpose notebook with broad appeal. Dell has come close to this in the past with its savvy market sensitivity, so let's take a look at the new Inspiron 1464 to see if it will help the company get back in the race.
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Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe
Richard Mcleish, Published on 25/04/2010
» The mobile phone market seems to be reaching saturation point with the daunting array of different models on offer, and many people leave shops with the wrong advice and handsets.
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The new face of Desktop Computing
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 10/01/2010
» The user interface of computing continues to evolve in 2010 as manufacturers look to push into new markets, while consumers are ever-more aware of their budgets. As laptops get smaller in the gripping netbook craze, (largely considered to be started by Asus in 2007 with the release of the first EEE PC) desktops are becoming more compact, manageable and stylish in a trend towards all-in-one machines (set in motion by Apple with the iMac G5 in 2004). Recently, HP appeared on the all-in-one scene with the release of the MS217D desktop, but have they balanced the budget-to-performance ratio with the expectations and needs of home users? Let's take a closer look.
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