The Best Notebook First Half of 2011

Each of the first half of 2011 (the last) to summarize the best notebook.

Multimedia entertainment and gaming: best laptop continues to synthesize a variety of criteria.

Criteria for multimedia or entertainment Laptop

    Dell XPS 15Z
    Alienware M14x
    ASUS K73SV - TY032V
    ASUS N73SV
    Dell Inspiron 15R (N5110)
    Schenker XMG A501 (CLEVO W150HRM)
    ACER ASPIRE 4830TG
    ACER ASPIRE 5830TG
    Samsung RF711 - S02DE

Laptop Buying Guide 2011

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PANDIGITAL LAUNCHES THREE NEW CHEAP ANDROID TABLETS

Pandigital has launched 3 new Android tablets dubbed Planet, Nova and Star. The company will also introduce a fourth tablet in September.

The new tablets have ARM Cortex-A9 processors which support 3D graphics acceleration. Other specifications include multi-touch displays and 2-axis accelerometers. All tablets have 7 inch touchscreen displays, WiFi 802.11b/g/n and some bulit-in apps including

INTEL LAUNCHES CELERON 787 AND 857 ULV PROCESSORS

Intel has introduced two new ultra-low voltage laptop processors in the Celeron family. These are the single core Celeron 787 and the dual core Celeron 857. The new Celeron processors are designed for use in thin and light laptops. They have a maximum TDP of 17W.

The Celeron 787 has a clock speed of 1.3GHz. Other specifications include 1.5MB of L3 cache and 950MHz graphics frequency. It is

SHARP LAUNCHES 7 INCH ANDROID TABLET IN JAPAN

Sharp has introduced a new 7 inch Android tablet in Japan. Earlier this year, the company launched two Galapagos tablets - one with a 5.5 inch display and another with a 10.8 inch display. The new tablet - the Sharp Galapagos A01SH - has a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixels display. It runs Android 3.2 and has a 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor.


The Sharp Galapagos A01SH also has front and rear

SAMSUNG ROLLS OUT ACCESSORIES FOR THE GALAXY TAB 10.1

Samsung has rolled out a whole line of accessories for its Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet. These include a keyboard dock and some other goodies.

One of these accessories will be a dongle that allows you to connect an SD card or USB device to the tablet. The Galaxy Tab doesn't have full-sized SD card slot or USB ports. That means you won't be able to connect a USB peripheral without one of these

ASUS EEE PAD MEMO TABLET MAY NEVER SHIP

The Asus Eee Pad MeMo was one of the four tablets Asus introduced at CES in January. Back then Asus had announced that the MeMo would start shipping in January. But that date has come and gone by, and the tablet hasn't started shipping yet. Now it looks like the tablet is unlikely to ship this year. Worse still, it may not ship at all.


When Asus introduced the tablet it was supposed to have a 7

HP COMPAQ MINI CQ10-688NR FIRST NETBOOK ON VERIZON'S 4G LTE NETWORK

The HP Compaq Mini CQ10-688nr will be first netbook on Verizon's 4G LTE mobile broadband network. The carrier will start offering the machine on August 4th. The Compaq Mini CQ10-688nr is basically the same as the HP Mini 110 introduced last year. The only main difference between the two models is that the former has 4G radio, which the latter lacks.


The Compaq Mini CQ10-688nr runs $449.99 with

2ND GENERATION EEE PAD TRANSFORMER COMING

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer is one of the 10 inch Android tablets Asus introduced this year. It is selling well, or so it seems: Asus has always had difficulty keeping the tablet in stock. Now it looks like a 2nd generation of the Eee Pad Transformer is coming. Asus chairman has confirmed that they are indeed building a second generation of the tablet and that it will launch in October.

One of

TOSHIBA INTRODUCES 1TB 2.5 INCH HARD DRIVE

Solid State Disks are better than traditional hard disk drives. They are faster and last longer. They are expensive too. That's why we don't get to see SSDs of large capacities.
While SSDs may be the face of the future, research in the traditional hard drive space is catching up too.


Toshiba introduced a new hard drive this week. It has a 2.5 inch design and a storage capacity of up to 1TB.

CLOSER LOOK AT THE 7 INCH RUGGED VINCI TABLET FOR KIDS

The VINCI Tablet is a 7 inch tablet designed for kids. It runs Android and sports a rugged design. What's more, the tablet has a sturdy bar surrounding it for added protection. And because it is aimed at children, it comes pre-loaded with educational software including games, story books and music videos.


The VINCI tablet is bigger and heavier than a regular 7 inch tablet, thanks to its unusual

HP LAUNCHES BUDGET-FRIENDLY 635 BUSINESS LAPTOP WITH AMD CHIPS

HP has launched a new cheap business laptop with AMD processors. The new HP 635 is a 15.6 incher with AMD's Zacate E-350 dual core processor and Radeon HD 6310M graphics. Other configurations with a 2.3GHz AMD Phenom II P360 or a 2.6GHz AMD Phenom P650 dual core processor and Radeon HD 4250 graphics is also available.


The notebooks have up to 3GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, DVD burner, webcam

ASUS EEE PC B121 BUSINESS TABLET MAKES AN APPEARANCE IN SWITZERLAND

A new business tablet from Asus has made an appearance in Switzerland. The Asus Eee Slate B121 has similar specifications to the consumer-oriented Eee Slate EP121 which has been available in the US since February. There is one difference, though. While the B121 runs Windows 7 Professional, the EP121 has Windows 7 Home Premium.

The B121 is currently available for purchase in Switzerland. There