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Lenovo IdeaPad U310 review
The deluge of competitors to the MacBook Air’s throne shows no sign of slowing, and while the jury’s still out on whether an ultrabook has yet to truly best Apple’s wunder-device there have been... Read Full Review
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Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A review
Eight months ago, Asus was one of the first to build a credible MacBook Air alternative with a similar look and feel. The 13-inch Asus Zenbook UX31 and 11-inch UX21 delivered extremely rigid all-metal frames, power-sipping Intel... Read Full Review
Priced At $1,149.99
Released June 2012
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Alienware M17x R4 review
Alienware is all but synonymous with aggressive styling, audacious lighting, and burly machines belching out heat and frame rates. The latest update to the M17x line is no exception; packed into the familiar chassis are a quad-core... Read Full Review
Priced At $1,499.00
Released Apr. 19, 2012
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Lenovo IdeaPad Y480 review
Lenovo’s IdeaPad laptops come in pretty much every shape and size, with svelte ultrabooks sharing brand space with staid productivity machines and the occasional netbook. The Y series represents Lenovo’s paean to gamers, music... Read Full Review
Priced At $899.00
Released May 2012
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MacBook Air review (13-inch, mid-2012)
Apple’s MacBook Air was initially an expensive luxury, but with an update in 2010 became an affordable, excellent machine. It’s light, well-made, and relatively powerful, and it’s become the choice of many people willing to... Read Full Review
Priced At $1,199.00
Released Jun. 11, 2012
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MSI GT70 review
MSI has a solid reputation in the gaming laptop space: its laptops are generally fairly powerful, heinous monstrosities that get the job done at a fair price. The MSI GT70 fits the mold quite nicely. While it isn’t quite as garish... Read Full Review
Priced At $1,499.00
Released 04 / 2012
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MacBook Pro with Retina display review
Though Apple quietly discontinued the 17-inch MacBook Pro this week, hardly a tear was shed. In fact, the company went out of its way to replace the ultra-premium tier with something even more covetous — namely, a 15-inch MacBook... Read Full Review
Priced At $2,199.00
Released Jun. 11, 2012
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Lenovo ThinkPad X230 review
The last few months have seen a deluge of ultrabooks, with companies tripping over one another to offer sleek profiles with tapered teardrop designs and roughly the same specifications. And now there’s Lenovo, breaking the mold by... Read Full Review
Priced At $1,179.00
Released Jun. 5, 2012
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New Samsung Chromebook & Chromebox review: Chrome OS grows up
2012 is the year of Chrome OS — or so we're told. When we spoke with Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Chrome, he told us that this is the culmination of "a long, slow march" for Google's cloud-based operating system. One... Read Full Review
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Samsung Series 9 review (15-inch, 2012)
One year ago, Samsung released the Series 9 laptop, and at the time, we'd never seen a more premium Windows machine. It was thin, light, visually striking, and choice components filled the svelte machine, including a comfortable... Read Full Review
Priced At $1,499.99
Released Feb. 27, 2012
