Mac PC Wiz » Laptop PC http://macpcwiz.com/blog Mac and PC computer support wizards answer questions and offer tips, tutorials, videos for Apple and Windows desktops, servers, laptops, netbooks and minis. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:53:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Top 5 Gaming Laptops http://macpcwiz.com/blog/windows-pc/top-5-gaming-laptops-2010-10-13.php http://macpcwiz.com/blog/windows-pc/top-5-gaming-laptops-2010-10-13.php#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:46:17 +0000 Jana Chen http://macpcwiz.com/blog/?p=1170 ASUS G53JW-3DE

ASUS  G53JW-3DE Features: - latest Intel processors. -Intel Quad Core i7-740QM or i7-840QM or i7-940XM Extreme processor -15.6-inch 1366 x 768 HD 120Hz 3D-Ready display -a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1.5GB DDR5 graphics card -upto 16GB RAM -up to 2TB hard drive (dual hard drives) -2MP webcam, DVD burner or Blu-ray drive -5-in-1 card reader -Wi-Fi, Bluetooth -HDMI port -USB 3.0 port and 8-cell

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]]> http://macpcwiz.com/blog/windows-pc/top-5-gaming-laptops-2010-10-13.php/feed 0 MSI’s New GT663 Gaming Notebook http://macpcwiz.com/blog/windows-pc/msis-new-gt663-gaming-notebook-2010-10-11.php http://macpcwiz.com/blog/windows-pc/msis-new-gt663-gaming-notebook-2010-10-11.php#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:00:47 +0000 The Wiz http://macpcwiz.com/blog/?p=1152

MSI revealed their newest gaming Series mobile PC, the GT663 15.6-inch laptop which is based on the Calpella platform, features the TDE+ (Turbo Drive Engine+ technology) for one-touch performance boosts, and makes use of the DirectX 11-ready GeForce GTX 460M graphics card with 1.5GB of memory. It uses NVIDIA’s new GeForce GTX 460M GPU with

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]]> http://macpcwiz.com/blog/windows-pc/msis-new-gt663-gaming-notebook-2010-10-11.php/feed 0 ASUS rolls out B-Series notebook PC’s with Sonata Batteries http://macpcwiz.com/blog/windows-pc/laptop-pc/asus-rolls-out-b-series-notebook-pcs-with-sonata-batteries-2010-08-10.php http://macpcwiz.com/blog/windows-pc/laptop-pc/asus-rolls-out-b-series-notebook-pcs-with-sonata-batteries-2010-08-10.php#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:24:44 +0000 Sean John http://macpcwiz.com/blog/?p=967 Most people — including us — are peeved at the fact that laptop batteries have so short a lifespan, no laptop manufacturer is willing to place a warranty on them longer than 1 year. We have wondered when this would change — well, look no further than the SONATA branded batteries from Boston-Power. According to

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]]> http://macpcwiz.com/blog/windows-pc/laptop-pc/asus-rolls-out-b-series-notebook-pcs-with-sonata-batteries-2010-08-10.php/feed 1 Alienware M11x “not-a-netbook” gets Intel Core upgrades http://macpcwiz.com/blog/windows-pc/laptop-pc/alienware-m11x-not-a-netbook-gets-intel-core-upgrades-2010-06-21.php http://macpcwiz.com/blog/windows-pc/laptop-pc/alienware-m11x-not-a-netbook-gets-intel-core-upgrades-2010-06-21.php#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:36:04 +0000 Sean John http://macpcwiz.com/blog/?p=908 Remember when Alienware busted out the M11x — a monster in netbook form — that was the envy of mobile gamers all around? We’ll they’re getting a well needed Intel Core processor upgrade, according to Engadget.com:

We’ve been hearing about an impending CPU update to Alienware’s M11x for some time now, and now Dell Malaysia has

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]]> http://macpcwiz.com/blog/windows-pc/laptop-pc/alienware-m11x-not-a-netbook-gets-intel-core-upgrades-2010-06-21.php/feed 2 Lenovo ThinkPad X100e: NOT a netbook http://macpcwiz.com/blog/windows-pc/lenovo-thinkpad-x100e-not-a-netbook-2009-11-20.php http://macpcwiz.com/blog/windows-pc/lenovo-thinkpad-x100e-not-a-netbook-2009-11-20.php#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:07:06 +0000 Sean John http://macpcwiz.com/blog/?p=347 Lenovo positions the ThinkPad X100e as an “entry level ultraportable”. Netbook shnetbook. We don’t really see the difference guys. It’s small, its powered by a low-power AMD processor, it’s got an 11-inch display. Who else here agrees with them that it’s NOT a netbook? Sheesh. We found this at Softpedia.com:

Earlier this month, we got word

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