If this is the first time you have ever heard of a Getac laptop, well you are not alone. But Getac has been making laptops for a long time already, they were pioneers in military and government oriented computing products, so that means that there units are as tough as the military.

However in the case of its latest offering the Getac 9213, Getac has decided to make a laptop for the business world. And because of that Getac has to tone down the ruggedness and even the ugliness of the unit. The Getac 9213 purges the notion that a ruggedized ultraportable should have a rough-and-tumble appearance, as its stylish metallic…

When it comes to graphics no one is close to Nvidia, now the graphics chips maker is reshaping itself and trying to turn itself into a broad-based computing company. The company is taking huge gambles that they hope will pay off big time. Once Nvidia completes the transition they will be going head to head with rivals Intel and Advanced Micro Devices.

The biggest makers of the standalone graphics chips needs to grow and expand. The graphics market has matured and Nvidia needs to find other ways to make money.

“In almost every market they have entered they have become dominant,” said Jon Peddie, president of Jon Peddie Research, which tracks the…

Hardcore gamers will always want speed for their units, so this is where the Maingear Pulse comes in. The Pulse is made possible by a micro-ITX motherboard design from Zotac.

The motherboard supports a standard PCI Express graphics card and Intel processors up to the Core 2 Quad, but its tiny dimensions mean that you can cram it into a very small case. Measuring 11.25 inches high by 7.5 inches wide by 8.25 inches deep, we’d say the Pulse qualifies.

The Maingear Pulse comes with 2.83GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s CPU, Nvidia Ion Motherboard chipset, 4GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM Memory,  1GB Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT Eco Graphics, 320GB, 7,200rpm Western Digital…

Boutique notebook maker Malibal (pronounced mal-la-bull) is dead set in killing the desktop with its new Veda series. The Veda series is not a thin and light, it’s not ultraportable, and in fact it is the largest with its 18.4-inch LCD. The Veda can be loaded with a Core 2 Quad Extreme QX9300, 8GB of DDR3 memory and a dual Nvidia GeForce GTX280M graphics cards. Now all of these components are tops but the design needs a little improvement.

However the design flaw is not Malibal’s fault. The system is a design by laptop OEM/ODM Clevo. Besides the design complaint the company really did a job with the unit, expert assembly,…

This may be called the Netbook era, but time will come that we will move forward and evolve into something better. More products will be introduced that will push the boundaries of what is possible in the world of computing. Example of this is the Yukung Viliv S7.

If you look at the usability and form of the Viliv S7 there is a lot to like about it. However if you look at the price you will be quite disappointed. The unit is priced between $699 to $799; now that is a lot of money for a small netbook especially when there are similar ones priced at just $299.

But if you…

Until Windows 7 is released and the new generation of Atom processors comes out, netbooks have hit a wall. So if you are looking into buying a netbook today, you are probably gonna get the same thing whatever brand it is. 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, Windows XP, and a 1.6 GHz N270 Atom processor in 9 out of 10 cases.

So in the world of netbooks right now the prices are dropping, and it’s just a war of design and sometimes an unusual feature.

So the surprise is this, for just $379 the Hannsnote is not only a very usable laptop, it also has a good set of features. The…

The Hewlett-Packard Pavilion dv4-1465dx is called a “Special Edition” laptop because of its unique, glossy brown, vaguely plaid chassis. The unit runs for a very long time which is very impressive but that power is due to a gigantic 12-cell battery that detracts from its portability.

If you’re willing to carry around a 6-pound, 14-inch laptop, the Pavilion dv4-1465dx boasts a flashy design, useful collection of ports, and competitive performance. Plus, the gigantic 12-cell battery comes as close to an all-day running time on a single charge as we’ve seen for a non-Netbook system.

The Hewlett-Packard Pavilion dv4-1465dx comes with 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 Processor, 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 800MHz  Memory,…

If you were to compare the BFG Phobos to something else, you can definitely compare it to a high performance sports car. The BFG Phobos which is currently priced at $3,450 is one of the higher priced gaming PC out there. But like the sports car you know that the price tag is just right for the stuff inside it. You know that when you get it you can just turn it on and go for a spin. You do not need to tweak this baby because it is built for speed.

Another impressive thing about the Phobos is the system uses components that are cherry-picked from BFG. It includes a…

With today’s super fast laptops, the newer and faster ones tend to get really hot and make a lot of noise and decrease power because the fans are working like crazy just cool the unit. However, there are new interesting technologies that can potentially remove this problem.

The solution is steam cooling and ionic cooling, the concept is very simple an electrode ionizes molecules in the air. A second electrode attracts the molecules and as they move, they take the other molecules with them. The air flow is directioned over a heat pipe which cools it.

The Ionic cooling system is so effective that it cools 30% more than normal fans, and…

We don’t have to give you reasons as to why you should learn how to connect your laptop to your TV. We’re pretty sure you’ll find one good reason on your own. The first step is to identify the connections’ types on each component. There can be five possible jacks or ports involved in this type of connection: composite/phono plug (RCA), S-video, Video Graphics Array (VGA), Digital Video Interface (DVI), and HDMI (high definition multimedia interface).

The easiest way to connect a TV to a laptop is by using RCA connectors. It consists of three colored round sockets: white is for left audio, the red one is for right audio and…