laptop

Sony Vaio VGN-UX1XN

Digital Living Sony has shrunk the laptop to Lilliputian proportions, but is it too small to be useable? It's Windows, Jim, but not as we know it.

2 March 2007, 16:36

Asus U1

Digital Living Could this be the perfect laptop? Not only is the sleekest, sexiest model we've seen in months, it runs the spanking new Vista OS. Are you worried Mac fans?

2 February 2007, 14:38

Acer Aspire 9800

Digital Living Acer's Aspire 9800 is the second monster laptop to come crashing through the undergrowth, delighting the eyes with its 20-inch screen, but destroying the thighs with its 7.8kg weight. It's certainly big, but is it clever?

11 August 2006, 15:06

Apple MacBook Pro

Digital Living New name, new chip: the MacBook Pro is the first Apple laptop powered by an Intel processor. It's said to be four to five times faster than the PowerBook G4, so is it the Apple of your eye, or rotten to the Core Duo?

25 January 2006, 7:10

Alienware Area 51

Digital Living The Area 51 laptop continues Alienware's fine tradition of amphetamine-ramped machines for the Half-Life-2-obsessed gamer. Do you fancy flying quite this high?

14 June 2005, 15:23

Google's word processor does the write thing

Digital Living If you write on a laptop -- or with a quill pen -- and rarely go online, it will seem rather silly. This week I got the chance to check out Writely, the online word-processing application that was purchased by Google earlier this year.

14 August 2006, 12:07

How do I get music off my iPod?

Digital Living I jumped up to celebrate when England scored against Paraguay and knocked my laptop off the table -- now I can't listen to the songs I had on my computer as they're trapped in my iPod.iTunes says the iPod is registered with a different computer...

Tags: enable, enter, press, hard disk

15 June 2006, 12:12

How do I make Vista shut down quicker?

Digital Living How do I make my laptop switch off in a hurry without pressing the power button? Hi, I've got Windows Vista and generally I'm really impressed with it, but recently it's taking forever to shut down. Hi Angela,

15 August 2007, 15:48

CeBIT 2006: It's all about the stuff

Digital Living I've packed my laptop, of course; a digital SLR for photographing all the new products; a camcorder so we can show you the most exciting products in action; a digital voice recorder to record interviews for the podcast; and a microphone so you can...

8 March 2006, 15:02

What is the difference between Intel's Centrino and Core Duo?

Digital Living Centrino' is a marketing term for a type of laptop that promotes wireless network interoperability and long battery life, while 'Core' refers to the processor itself. I'm a little confused by all this talk of Centrino, Centrino Duo, Core Duo and...

30 May 2007, 10:34

Radio radio: it's a sound sensation

Digital Living Prop a laptop on top of your fridge, point your browser to the BBC Web site, and you can play I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue when you want to listen to it -- how punk rock is that? If you love radio, it's time to get hip to podcasting.

13 March 2006, 14:20

Transfer your data from PC to Mac

Digital Living A Mac desktop or laptop "I was sifting through the cast-aside Christmas cards, ribbons and wrapping paper, and there it was: a brand-new, shiny white iMac, and all I had to do was plug it in. Okay, so that's not exactly what happened.

9 May 2005, 14:51

Wi-Fi horrors

Digital Living So you buy a wireless laptop, install a wireless router and, after you check that it all works, give yourself a pat on the back. The world of networking can be cruel, but the more you understand about the way it works, the better off you'll be when...

9 May 2005, 14:49

Which printer should I buy? review

Digital Living Most printers connect to a PC or laptop via a USB cable, but some let you print pictures straight from a mobile phone via Bluetooth, USB memory key, infrared or Wi-Fi. Hi, I'd like to buy an affordable, durable printer that can produce colour...

Tags: colour, printing, wi fi, cable

22 June 2006, 15:58

How do I make cheap calls on holiday?

Digital Living If you find an Internet café, or if you're taking a laptop with you, then you could also potentially make VoIP calls with a program such as Skype. I'm about to go on a very long holiday that involves travelling across quite a few different countries.

14 June 2007, 8:08