machines

Mesh MSI M670-S2 review

Reviews PerformanceBudget machines often struggle to produce decent performance -- many have good processors and then skimp on memory. This can be a serious issue on machines running Vista, because the operating system is much more memory-hungry than...

Editor's rating   7.4

Tags: mesh, ram, machines, budget

2 May 2007, 15:54

HP Pavilion Elite m9000 series (m9065.uk-a) review

Reviews Whatever the case, both machines are compatible with HP's Media These slide into dedicated ports at the front of the PC but can be connected to non-HP machines via a USB cable. The Pavilion Elite m9000 series is designed to be a good all-rounder...

Editor's rating   7.8

Tags: hp, ram, cpu, optical

15 November 2007, 13:21

Apple Mac Mini (1.25GHz) review

Reviews In fairness to the G5 machines, they do use faster 400MHz memory, but 256MB is still not enough. If Apple wants its computers to be seen as cutting-edge media machines, it should make 512MB RAM the standard and ship high-end machines with a full...

Editor's rating   6.9

Tags: apple, bars, high end, configurations

1 February 2005, 23:52

Acer Aspire One review

Reviews We love that it has plenty of storage space, but the mechanical hard disk has moving parts, which makes the One more prone to accidental data loss than machines with solid-state drives. The Eee PC 901 still has the edge in terms of battery life and...

Editor's rating   8.8

Tags: acer, windows xp, battery life, linux

20 June 2008, 17:15

Best laptops for £799 or less

Reviews Most will have at least 1GB of memory but 2GB is fast becoming the standard quota of RAM for machines running It's not difficult to see why laptops have been gradually gaining in popularity. Prices have fallen and modern laptops aren't far off...

21 September 2007, 11:53

Cheap laptops for £400 and under

Reviews Prices have fallen so dramatically that you can pick up a new system while shopping for spuds in your local Tesco -- and they're surprisingly decent machines. Nowadays you can buy a laptop for next to nothing.

20 March 2008, 12:43

Asus X53SR review

Reviews At 3,948, it's more powerful than some machines costing twice as much. If you don't have a huge amount of money to spend but want a laptop that's big enough to work on and powerful enough for most modern applications, then the Asus X53SR should fit...

Editor's rating   8

Tags: asus, hd, laptop, optical

11 March 2008, 10:32

Apple MacBook Pro (1.83GHz) review

Reviews We also found that applications that have been patched for Apple-Intel machines, such as Unreal Tournament 2004, show serious speed gains. Apple's first new laptop since the company switched to Intel processors, the 15.4-inch MacBook Pro features a...

Editor's rating   6.9

Tags: apple, slot, photoshop, battery life

6 March 2006, 15:05

HP Compaq nx9420 review

Reviews Laptops come in all shapes and sizes, from sub-2kg ultraportable systems up to desktop-replacement machines that few would care to transport very far. The HP Compaq nx9420 Business Notebook PC falls at the latter end of the spectrum.

Editor's rating   7.6

Tags: hp, wi fi, ports, system tray

18 January 2007, 16:42

Philips DVDR3305 review

Reviews The DVD recorder market is flooded with budget machines, many of which come from brands whose names you not only don't recognise, but which actually appear to be anagrams in some massive consumer electronics cryptic crossword.

Editor's rating   8.1

Tags: philips, high quality, discs, cinema

28 February 2006, 15:55

Alienware Area-51 7500 review

Reviews Alienware is well known for its high-end gaming PCs, but previous machines we've seen have had seriosuly tacky cases. They look great from a distance, but the minute you lay a finger on them you can't help but feel they're going to fall apart in...

Editor's rating   9

Tags: alienware, sample, ports, fans

25 January 2007, 16:54

Mesh MSI PR600 review

Reviews Instead, it takes machines like this one -- the MSI PR600 -- and resells it under its own brand name. Mesh makes its own PCs but it doesn't make its own laptops. The laptop is built around Intel's latest power-saving Centrino technology for laptops...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: mesh, laptops, colours, ram

19 September 2007, 15:36

SMS (Short Message Service)

Reviews A wireless technology for sending short text messages between mobile phones, fax machines and IP addresses. It's similar to paging, except that the recipient's phone doesn't need to be active -- instead, the message is stored.

3 January 2007, 10:07

Sony Vaio VGN-TZ21WN review

Reviews The TZ21WN is the latest in a long line of ultraportable machines that are tiny enough to carry around with you nearly everywhere you go, yet big enough to do some proper work on without squinting or wishing you didn't have sausages for fingers...

Editor's rating   9

Tags: sony, wi fi, ports, gaming

5 November 2007, 16:10

Buffalo LinkTheater review

Reviews From video upscaling machines to suit the latest flat-screen TVs, to DivX and JPEG playback, it seems that the latest craze in DVD fashions is going to be home network integration. As the DVD player market continues to grow, manufacturers are...

Editor's rating   6

Tags: buffalo technology, dvd player, high definition, connectivity

3 October 2005, 17:26