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Reviews Spending around £800 (add £100-150 if you want an LCD instead of a CRT display) will net you enough power to quickly run productivity apps, view and edit holiday photos, manage MP3s, and even play many of today's games.

16 May 2005, 11:54

Asus W3J review

Reviews Also impressive is the fact the power button sits on the far right side of the laptop -- again on the hinge. It's a welcome prospect, as compact laptops that deliver plenty of power are difficult to find.

Editor's rating   8.7

Tags: asus, shortcut, peripherals, adaptor

1 September 2006, 15:44

Advent Eco PC review

Reviews The front of the PC is pretty minimalist, consisting of an oval power button towards the top, a slot-loading DVD drive and the Advent logo at the bottom. We'd have expected a PC of this ilk to opt for a CPU that's even more power efficient...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: advent, cpu, wi fi, ports

8 October 2008, 14:25

Logitech MX 1100 Cordless Laser Mouse review

Reviews Despite that loss, digital media artists, gamers and even power users will love the breadth of control allowed by the MX 1100's wide range of buttons. We don't really miss the charging station adding to your desk clutter, and a quick look at the...

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: logitech, scroll, wheel, scrolling

15 October 2008, 12:04

What are my choices?

Reviews In general you'll want to keep your portable radio within reach of a power socket. Be aware that processing the digital signal requires more power than playing FM radio, so battery life is typically 5 to 10 hours.

12 May 2005, 20:36

Sony PlayStation 3 (80GB) review

Reviews For those of us who own an Xbox 360, and have had to struggle with its massive brick of a power supply, this seems like a remarkable feat on Sony's part. The PS3 does weigh more, but there's no external power supply -- you just plug the power cable...

Editor's rating   8.7

Tags: sony, connecting, sensitivity, iv

20 October 2008, 17:05

Dell Latitude XT review

Reviews It's much easier to carry around than the usual laptop power bricks and we're happy with the slightly slower charge times that its 45W capacity offers as a trade-off. All of these buttons need to be depressed quite a long way to have an effect, and...

Editor's rating   7.6

Tags: dell, section, charge, stylus

1 July 2008, 10:50

Nikon D300 review

Reviews The Nikon D300 straddles the consumer and professional markets, offering the raw power and image quality that pros demand, alongside more popular features such as a large screen, hi-def support and Live View framing.

Editor's rating   8.7

Tags: nikon, olympus, ships, white balance

28 January 2008, 14:59

Humax LP32-TDR1 review

Reviews DesignOnce we got the LP32-TDR1 out of the box we started a thrilling game of 'hunt the on/off switch' -- Humax keeps its power button well hidden. Other than its secret power switch, the screen has a simple but pleasant design.

Editor's rating   7

Tags: humax, high definition, channel, watching

13 April 2007, 16:46

Asus W3 review

Reviews Removing the hot-swappable DVD drive will lower this weight even further to 2kg, but the power adaptor adds this right back on. Based on an Intel Centrino processor, the W3 is less power-hungry than a Pentium 4 laptop and WiFi-equipped out of the box.

Editor's rating   7.8

Tags: asus, spreadsheets, battery life, vga

6 July 2005, 15:14

Canon Pixma iP90 review

Reviews The iP90 has a simple, semicircular control panel with buttons for power and to resume printing, plus an LED that glows green and flashes in green and orange to communicate everything from normal printing to a major meltdown.

Editor's rating   7.5

Tags: canon, digital camera, cd rom, adaptor

21 July 2006, 11:46

Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 review

Reviews The Core 2 Duo chips include not only the fastest desktop chips on the market, but also the most cost-effective and among the most power-efficient. One of the key elements of the new chips is their power efficiency.

Editor's rating   8.7

Tags: intel, requirements, fans, cpu

14 August 2006, 11:18

ViewSonic VP231wb review

Reviews DesignThe 1,920-by-1,200-pixel VP231wb features a fairly fast 16ms pixel response time, analogue and digital inputs, one upstream and four downstream USB sockets, and a power socket at the rear. There are five inconspicuous buttons on the front of...

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: viewsonic, response, pixel, lcd

5 September 2005, 13:11

Apple iPod (60GB, video) review

Reviews Glaringly missing is a power adaptor (available separately for £19) -- out of the box, your only powering option is via your computer's USB. Experienced iPod users may complain that essentials such as a power adaptor and A/V cables aren't bundled...

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: apple, battery life, accessories, wheel

14 November 2005, 16:18

Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS review

Reviews The 3.8x zoom range offers the flexibility of wide-angle focal lengths, while still providing more zoom power than the average 3x point-and-shoot lens. For instance, the power button is a tiny, illuminated half-oval built flush into the top panel...

Editor's rating   7.8

Tags: canon, lens, shoot, optical

10 October 2006, 11:08