Apple release the perfect hybrid of last year’s MacBook Pro and MacBook Air packed with the latest Ivy Bridge processor and NVIDIA GPU Apple took a huge leap in laptop computer technology with the release of new MacBook Pro, version 2012. That is its official name, but it does not quite do the justice to […]
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Design It had been more than four years since the MacBook Pro saw a major revamp to its design. It was about time that Apple released a new Pro with a new shape and aesthetics. Though the company has been late in adopting new technology from Intel but it has regularly updated the innards with […]
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Features The new laptop adopts Apple’s unibody design with aluminium finish. As mentioned before, the MacBook Pro is upgraded to Intel’s new Ivy Bridge quad-core Core i7 processor clocked at 2.3 GHz, for the base model. The processor is supported by 8 GB of 1.5 GHz DDR3 RAM that can be upgraded to a whopping […]
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Though the near future is expected to see Retina Display, or some other technology like it, in every electronic device with a screen but Apple has become the first one to introduce it to the masses. For now, Apple remains the market leader with the pinnacle of screen technology achieved. Note that all the previous […]
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Intel has officially released the third generation Ivy Bridge Core i5 processors. Lenovo takes the honour of assembling a device around the new CPU, Lenovo ThinkPad X230. The laptop has been officially launched but its release date is still pending. The new X230 is the upgraded successor to last year’s X220. ThinkPad X-series is Lenovo’s […]
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The screen-lid is not buckle attached in the front but a magnet inside the bezel does the trick, it can be thumb opened. The metal hinges provide strong support to screen and longevity as well. Due to the fact the lid is not attached in a MacBook-manner, behind the rear end of the dock, it […]
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Lenovo X230 becomes the first laptop to incorporate the new Core i5-3320M processor. The standard issue has the dual-core processor clocked at 2.6 GHz. The high-end option has Ivy Bridge Core i7 quad-core CPU clocked at 2.9 GHz. The new processor is supported by 4 GB of DDR3 RAM that is a standard for every […]
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It has been more than a month since the release of Intel Corporation’s new Ivy Bridge processors and a number of laptops and desktops have been rolled out by the likes of Asus, Acer and Lenovo. The semi-conductor company’s strategy however, has changed this year. They released the top-end quad-core Core i7 processors first with […]
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Moreover, the new processors have new integrated graphics cards, HD4000. Though they might not be at par with NVIDIA GeForce graphics GPUs but they are efficient in processing general visuals and even high-end graphics-hungry applications like Adobe Photoshop. When it comes to graphics, these laptops are high-end. Though they might not be able to manage […]
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The market has been hoarded with gaming laptops this year. Samsung has shown interest in manufacturing high-end laptops but to date no mentionable gaming laptops was introduced. However, the Korean company has made its presence in this small but very important market segment with a new notebook called Samsung Series 7 Gamer. The new laptop […]
May 25 2012 | Posted in
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Design The Series 7 Gamer has a large footprint at 16.1 inches in width, 11.2 inches in length and 2 inches in depth. It boasts a 17.3-inch display that has 1920×1080 pixels crammed into the real estate. It weighs hefty at 8.2 pounds but for enthusiastic gaming that all is ignorable. However, do not show […]
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Hardware Under the hood is a lot of muscle that brings the computer to centre stage. For around $1900 you get two 750GB hard drives that rev at 7,200rpm with 8GB of ExpressCache SSD for frequently used core functions, a generous 16GB of RAM, a quad-core third-gen Core i7-3610QM processor clocked at 2.3 GHz, and […]
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