HP are carrying out a battery recall due to overheating batteries:
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: HP and Compaq Notebook Computer Battery Packs
Units: About 135,000 battery […]
ZDnet reviews the Samsung X50 HWM 760 and writes - ‘The good news is that there’s plenty of room for ports and slots, a good-sized keyboard, and an absolutely superb widescreen-format display. The screen, which uses Samsung’s SuperBright TFT technology, measures 15.4in. across the diagonal, and has a native resolution of 1,680 by 1,050 pixels […]
Trusted Reviews has reviewed the Panasonic ToughBook CF-29 - Rugged Notebook and writes - ‘The ToughBook CF-29 is a very special notebook indeed – it lets you work almost anywhere, in almost any conditions. Whether you drop it, pour water on it, or throw sand on it, the CF-29 will just keep going and act […]
Acer TravelMate C204TMi Specifications
Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor 760 (2MB L2 cache, 2.0GHz, 533MHz FSB)
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Tablet PC Edition
1GB (512/512) DDR2 533 SDRAM
100GB hard drive
Modular DVD-Dual drive (DVD+/-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200
Biometric Fingerprint ID
4-in-1 card reader for optional MultiMediaCard(TM), Secure Digital card, Memory Stick(R), or Memory Stick PRO(TM)
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Acer TravelMate C203ETCi Specifications
Intel(R) Celeron(R) M Processor 370 (1MB L2 cache, 1.5GHz, 400MHz FSB)
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Tablet PC Edition
512MB (512/0) DDR2 533 SDRAM
80GB hard drive
Modular CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 900
4-in-1 card reader for optional MultiMediaCard(TM), Secure Digital card, Memory Stick(R), or Memory Stick PRO(TM)
802.11b/g, WLAN, […]
CNET reviews the Samsung R50 notebook and writes - ‘Made from plastic, the silver exterior feels sturdy and well-made. With a footprint of 357 x 261.8 x 33.9mm, this desktop replacement is relatively slim for its category. But carrying this laptop for long distances can be an issue as the 2.89kg heft weighs down the […]
Notebook Review has reviewed the Samsung X06 laptop and writes - ‘The Samsung X06 is one of a raft of recent offerings from Samsung. It comes under their “Thin and Light” range, though I’d suggest in practice it fits somewhere between “Thin and Light” and “Ultra-Portable”. I suspect Samsung were designing a machine for modestly […]