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Photos: Hands-on with the Dell Inspiron Mini 9

Crave Component-wise, the Mini 9 is similar to other recent Netbooks, such as the Eee PC 901 and the Acer Aspire One, and includes Intel's Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 16GB solid-state hard drive and Windows XP.

4 September 2008, 16:53

Google Chrome: Hands-on with the polished new browser

Crave Among the changes within V8, Chrome combines similar JavaScript classes for better optimisation, and it doesn't interpret JavaScript but converts it to machine code to execute on the CPU, which speeds up the process.

Tags: tabs, javascript, beta, tab

3 September 2008, 11:04

Photos: LG Netbook X110, free with a Phones4U contract

Crave Inside, the Netbook X110 uses a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, an 80GB hard drive and Windows XP Home edition. We're guessing the purpose of this shot is to show that the X110 runs very coolly, thanks to its Intel Atom CPU.

2 September 2008, 12:16

Photos: Dell's Latitude E series claims 19-hour battery life

Crave The E4200 will use a 1.4GHz SU9400 ultra-low voltage Core 2 Duo CPU, up to 5GB of RAM -- if you choose the 64-bit version of Vista Business as your operating system -- 1,280x800-pixel display, and solid-state hard drives as big as 128GB.

13 August 2008, 15:32

Photos: Lenovo IdeaPad S10 is officially gorgeous

Crave The specs, as you might already be aware, include a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, an 80GB hard drive and Windows XP Home Edition, all wrapped upside a diminutive 1kg chassis. We promised you more information on the Lenovo IdeaPad S9 and S10...

7 August 2008, 15:13

Samsung Q210: It's bloody good

Crave It's very similar to the Samsung Q70, except it qualifies for Centrino 2 status by using a 2.27GHz Intel P8400 CPU along with 3GB of RAM. A couple of months ago, we went to South Korea, where we ate rotten vegetables, saw the Samsung R410, some...

Tags: keyboard, samsung, laptop, ctrl

4 August 2008, 11:51

Photos: Hands-on with the Sony Vaio BZ Series (VGN-BZ11VN)

Crave In addition to the top-end 2.4GHz CPU, specs max out at 4GB of RAM, a 200GB 7,200rpm hard disk, DVD-RAM optical drive, onboard Intel graphics and 802.11a/b/g and Draft-N Wi-Fi. Just when you thought 30 pages of laptops in one day was enough, we...

16 July 2008, 17:21

Photos: Hands-on with the Sony Vaio SR Series (VGN-SR19VN)

Crave Inside the slim silver chassis sits an Intel Centrino 2 CPU running at 2.26GHz, up to 4GB of RAM, 802.11a/b/g and Draft-N, an integrated 1.3-megapixel camera, and either a 250GB hard disk spinning at 5,400rpm or a 200GB disk spinning at 7,200rpm.

16 July 2008, 15:52

Photos: Hands-on with the Sony Vaio Z Series (VGN-Z11VN/B)

Crave This powerful little Intel Centrino 2-powered midget of a laptop comes with a 2.53GHz CPU, 4GB of DDR2 RAM, 320GB hard disk, Nvidia GeForce 9300M GS graphics, Bluetooth, 802.11 a/b/g and Draft-N Wi-Fi, plus an embedded SIM slot for truly mobile...

16 July 2008, 13:53

Centrino 2: What's in the Intel sequel?

Crave Any CPU with the part number 'Pxxxx' belongs to the 'power-optimised performance' range, so they'll be quick, but they'll give you longer battery life, save trees and prolong the life of our planet. To qualify as a Centrino laptop, machines need to...

15 July 2008, 10:30

Eee PC 904: Netbook R-Eee-mix

Crave Inside, it'll ditch the new Intel Atom CPU in favour of the old 900MHz Pentium M that featured in the Eee PC 900.Other specs aren't confirmed, but we expect the 904 will use a standard hard drive -- possibly 80GB -- plus 1GB of RAM and a choice of...

Tags: inch, cpu, asus, chassis

8 July 2008, 11:57

Advent 4211: It's the MSI Wind, but cheaper

Crave Inside, you get a 1.6GHz N270 Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Windows XP -- no Linux option is available. Want an MSI Wind but can't afford the £320 asking price?

8 July 2008, 10:27

Battle of the breeze: MSI Wind versus MacBook Air

Crave SpecificationThe entry-level Air is fitted with a 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo CPU and 2GB of RAM, so you'd think it would win this one hands down. That's an awful lot of nothing for £1,300.The Wind gets a 1.6GHz CPU, too, but it uses the new Intel Atom N270.

3 July 2008, 17:14

Panasonic ToughBook CF-U1: The handheld terminator

Crave The whole lot runs on a 1.33MHz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM and either a 32GB or 64GB solid state hard drive. Panasonic is the latest player to join the Mobile Internet Device (MID) market with something that looks like a giant PDA.

Tags: buttons, hands, cpu, pixel

27 June 2008, 14:14

Why do Apple laptop upgrades cost 200% more than Dell's?

Crave CPU Jumping from a 2.1GHz (T8100) to a 2.4GHz (T8300) CPU in a Dell will cost you £29.99. By upgrading the spec of the entry-level MacBook so it matches that of the mid-range model as close as possible (increasing hard drive and RAM, so it costs...

26 June 2008, 13:17