Alienware M14X Review
I got to try the Alienware M14X, and my first impression was how heavy it is, at 2.9kg. But this is Alienware, whose gaming laptops were never meant to be light. The base model starts at S$1,899.
Laptops across brands and form factors, from ultrabooks to gaming machines.
I got to try the Alienware M14X, and my first impression was how heavy it is, at 2.9kg. But this is Alienware, whose gaming laptops were never meant to be light. The base model starts at S$1,899.
I spent about a week with the HP Folio 13, my first time with a Windows-based Ultrabook, and came away impressed. Normally, when friends ask for a MacBook Air alternative on Windows, I'd tell them to buy a MacBook Air.
I got my Timbuk2 bags in San Francisco last December. A reader wrote in with a few questions about the Timbuk2 Q Backpack 2011, so rather than reply by email, I'm sharing. I bought the gunmetal/blue/black Q Backpack for US$99.
I got the Bluelounge SpaceStation from the Design Museum Shop at Red Dot Traffic for S$127.35. I haven't seen it sold anywhere else yet, but I'll update this post if I do. For now, it completes my Bluelounge collection.
The Bluelounge Notebook Kit can be bought from the Design Museum Shop at Red Dot Traffic for S$31.05. I also spotted it at EpiCentre in ION Orchard for S$39, slightly dearer, and at Challenger in IMM for a cheaper S$29.
I hadn't seen the Bluelounge Cool Feet sold in Singapore until yesterday at Challenger in IMM. Mine came as part of the Notebook Kit I bought from the Design Museum Shop for S$31.05. Challenger IMM sells it for S$18.90.
Apple has refreshed the MacBook Pro, bumping processor speeds while keeping the unibody design. The entry 13-inch gets a 2nd-gen Core i5, higher models a Core i7, all with Intel HD Graphics 3000 plus dedicated AMD Radeon graphics.
My boss brought an 11.6-inch MacBook Air with 64GB SSD from the US for a business partner. Apple Singapore charges S$1,488 versus US$999 there. Since it isn't mine I didn't power it on, just compared its size.
Nokia has jumped on the netbook bandwagon, though I've no idea why it calls the Booklet 3G a mini-laptop; for me, any Atom-powered laptop is a netbook. The specs look delicious: a 10-inch screen, 3G, A-GPS and just 1.25kg.
Acer's new Aspire Timeline series marks a new era in mobile computing, keeping users connected and entertained on their notebooks far longer. Acer says it has struck a delicate balance between lightness and battery life across the lineup.
I ordered Fabrix Cases for my MacBook Pro last Sunday, delivered Wednesday by ordinary post with a S$1.50 stamp rather than courier. I'm amazed the postman squeezed the laptop sleeve into my letterbox. I chose the Delux Laptop Case.
I received my Apple MacBook Pro 2.53GHz yesterday via TNT, after ordering from the Apple Store on 16th October 2008. TNT offered only two delivery slots: office hours from 9am to 6pm, or night delivery from 7pm to 10pm.
Apple has refreshed the MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. The 15-inch Pro now starts at S$3,188 with a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 and dual NVIDIA GeForce 9400M and 9600M GT graphics.
We bought an Asus F8Sg laptop from South Asia Computer at Funan for my dad. He's been using a friend's laptop to Skype us, limited by timing. With wireless internet in his apartment, this should free him up nicely.
A thought before bed: have you counted the monitors, televisions and computers in your household? For my family of four in a four-room HDB flat, my room alone holds one LCD TV, two LCD monitors and a desktop.