Toshiba’s 3D monocle may have been a joke, but what you’re looking at above is not. It’s one of the latest additions to its 3D Satellite lineup, now growing to include the P770 and P775 3D. Both include massive 18.4-inch displays that clock in at 120Hz, enabling use of NVIDIA active-shutter glasses — which you’ll have to find a spot for in your laptop bag. Dual webcams in the bezel let you add a little depth to your video calls, while the HDMI output can manage depth-enabled content too. There’s a re-writeable Blu-ray drive and what’s sure to be a [...]

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The feature-rich and utterly gorgeous Series 9 laptop from Samsung has just received its US pricing and unfortunately it’s a bit of a whopper: $1,649. For that outlay, you’ll be getting a 13.3-inch screen, an LED-backlit display with 400 nits of brightness, Intel Core i5-2537M dual-core processor running at 1.4GHz, 4GB of RAM, and one super-speedy 128GB SSD. It’s an intriguing proposition, as both price and specs are decidedly high-end, but the decision as to which one wins out we’ll leave up to you. Hit up Samsung’s site below for a list of retailers — [...]

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Toshiba has taken the covers off its latest entry level laptop – the Toshiba Satellite C670. Boasting an LED backlit 17.3-inch screen, the C760 also has an (up to) 320GB hard drive, (up to) 8GB DDR3 memory, DVD drive and this is all powered by an Intel Core i3. There’s also an AMD variant – the Toshiba Satellite C670D – which comes packing a AMD E-series processor and AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics card.Both laptops have 2x USB ports, Ethernet and a VGA web camera and they come in a matte black chassis. Windows 7 Home Premium is also bundled into the package. Pricing has yet to [...]

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The new MacBook Pro 2011 notebooks are out and as usual there are a lot of people out there getting all sweaty and excited, us included. Sporting Intel’s flashy new Thunderbolt I/O tech and Sandy Bridge Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs, they represent the first in a new generation of inter-compatible super-speedy devices. We trundled over to Apple HQ in London to pick up our review units this afternoon – the Apple PR machine likes to do things differently to other firms, and prefers journalists to go and pick up samples rather than sending them out by courier. While we’re there [...]

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MSI enjoyed a successful year in 2010 producing a succession of impressive machines that ranged from excellent netbooks to high-end gaming kit. The CX623-258UK comes from the manufacturer’s classic range and, despite a few design quirks, makes a competitive choice for the whole family. The screen is one of the best we have seen around this price and is on a par with the Dell Inspiron 15R. Brightness is exceptional, as is colour reproduction, but it’s the contrast and deep black levels that really impress. As a result, this laptop would certainly suit those for whom viewing videos and [...]

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We’ve long been fans of Toshiba laptops, but the Satellite Pro C660-171 falls below the usual high standards of the Japanese manufacturer, due to a sub-standard design and a lack of features. Whereas other manufacturers including Acer and Dell, have created laptops that are a pleasure to own thanks to excellent designs, this laptop looks considerably cheaper than it is. This is down to its very plastic design that you could only call functional, with the only positive being it’s very hard to mark and will prove suitably durable on the road. Usability suffers slightly as a result. The [...]

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The Latitude XT2 XFR adds to Dell’s corporate range and is billed as being the world’s first multi-touch compatible rugged tablet. Combining a stunningly hard-wearing design with average performance, it makes a tough and unique, albeit slightly flawed, choice. The fully rugged chassis is incredibly tough and has been tested to MIL-STD- 810G standards. You can drop it from three feet, use it at altitudes of up to 15,000 feet and work in sub-zero temperatures without any risk of significant damage. All the ports are sealed beneath lockable panels, providing protection against dust and [...]

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Getac sells a wide range of ruggedised mobile products, from laptops and tablets to compact handhelds. The V200 is a convertible tablet, much like the Dell Latitude XT2 XFR, and packs impressive power and features into its hard-wearing chassis. The V200 is tested to military standards for resilience. The magnesium-alloy chassis is staggeringly tough and its impact-resistant design will effortlessly take everything you can throw at it. Flawed covers With an ingress protection rating of IP65 the chassis is also well protected against infiltration from dust and water. Unlike the Dell and Panasonic’s [...]

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Come on, you knew this was coming! Oh yes, Apple’s pulling the curtain off its new MacBook Pro family, and compared to the last refresh cycle, there are a serious amount of updates. Just as we had heard all three will be getting new Intel Sandy Bridge Core i5 and i7 processors, AMD Radeon HD 6000M graphics (bye bye, NVIDIA!), FaceTime HD cameras, and some super fast Thunderbolt I/O transfer speeds. There are two new 13-inchers, two 15.4-inch versions, and one lone 17-inch model. How much will they cost you and what are the exact specs?13-inch MacBook Pro – Last time around the [...]

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Well, it’s not the promised thinner and lighter replacement for the XPS 14, but Dell has just announced two other new XPS laptops: updated versions of it XPS 15 and XPS 17. Both of those are available today in a whole range of different configurations, including your choice of Sandy Bridge or Huron River processors, NVIDIA GPU options up to a GT 540M on the XPS 15 or GT555M on the XPS 17, up to 8GB or 16GB of RAM, and even an optional 3D-capable panel on the XPS 17. As usual, prices vary widely depending on the configuration, but things start at just $899 for a basic XPS 17 or $1049 [...]

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