Lenovo’s ThinkPad lineup has always garnered the company much respect and success over the years, and it seems as though that will continue for a long time to come. Already having a Windows 8 variant, the ThinkPad X131e will come with Google’s Chrome OS starting February 26, effectively making it a Chromebook. Samsung and Acer are already in the Chromebook …
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ZOTAC’s CES 2013 Booth Walkthrough – A Refresh of Mini-HTPC’s
The wonderful Annie Kan, Creative Manager of ZOTAC, gave me a great tour of the ZOTAC booth this evening. The company has come out with next-generation models of their HTPC line, which sells very well. The small ZBOX PC’s come in a variety of flavours; one in particular is so extremely tiny that it utilizes a lone mSATA SSD! The …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Tablet Now Featuring Verizon LTE & Jelly Bean
At the pre-CES 2013 keynote press conference, Samsung announced a new version of the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, now data-capable with 4G Verizon LTE and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. My review of the Galaxy Note 10.1 was not totally positive, but considering the demographic of users for this particular device, the move for a data-enabled tablet is important and makes …
Read More »Logitech Wireless Tablet Keyboard – A Bluetooth Solution For Every Device
We are in the age of tablets and smartphones. Both have smooth glass surfaces with only a little tactile feedback. It can feel like typing on a cutting board and continually holding a device to type can be cumbersome especially with larger tablets. Meet the low profile Logitech Tablet Wireless Keyboard. A full size 11.3 x 5.12 QWERTY keyboard, …
Read More »The Merry Christmas PC Build For The Budget Gamer
Always in the Christmas Spirit, the staff here at Technology X and The SSD Review got together and threw in a few thoughts about putting together a Christmas PC Build for the Budget Gamer. Follow along as we walk you through our build, stopping along the way at our favorite e-tailer…just in case…you decide that it’s to good to pass …
Read More »Google Nexus 7 Tablet Review (16GB Wi-Fi Only)
After Google’s foray into the consumer hardware space in 2008 with the G1, Android products have improved drastically. In 2012, it made sense to join the tablet scene, and in July, Google introduced the Nexus 7. This followed with the announcement of the 32 GB Nexus 7 in November and, with a price decrease for the 16 GB model to …
Read More »TouchScreen and Dual Drive RAID Highlight Ultrabook Possibilities
If you are a laptop lover and looking forward to moving to an ultrabook in the near future, then stop the press because ultrabooks have already shed their skin into something much more exciting. Where less than a year and a half ago, we were trying to get the weight down and performance up on ultras, todays selections not only …
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