Heavy, bulky and unsightly laptops are a thing of the past. Slim, thin, light and sexy is in. Even the new MacBook Pro 2017 is 17% thinner than its predecessor and the MacBook Air which was once the ultraportable is now eclipsed by 14 of 15 ultra portables in our line-up. Long live slim and […]
You won’t be here if you are not after the thinnest and the lightest ultra book there is. We take you through each these and cover the features that matter.
Five of the best powerful, thin, lightweight and compact 12-inch laptops go against the MacBook 12. Watch out Apple, here comes the muscles and brains.
Sales of Chromebooks surpassed MacBooks in the first quarter of 2016 according to IDC. During this period, Apple sold approx. 1.76 million MacBooks while Dell, HP, and Lenovo sold nearly 2 million Chromebooks combined.
When looking for a suitable Surface Pro 4 alternatives, only ultra-portable 2-in-1 or powerful tablets with optional keyboard and if you are lucky, optional stylus will do. Microsoft’s successor to the Surface Pro 4 is even better and set the standard so high that the only device that can rival and outperform it is the Surface Book.
With brushed aluminium finish to complement the stylish look of your MacBook or MacBook Pro, these laptop or notebook stands will add a touch of luxury and design to your desk. A must have accessory for your work space that will last a long time.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and Surface Pro 4 stuck to the 12-inch mark for display size at 12-inch and 12.3-inch respectively. While there are plenty of 13-inch 2-in-1 laptops, hybrids with 12-inch screen are still a limited bunch. Apart from Microsoft’s Surface Pros, here are your options.
With big screen televisions and now smartphones going Ultra High Definition (UHD) and 4K, display technology has come a long way. Naturally, some of that technological advancement is finding its way into the laptops and desktops. Apple introduced the Retina Display for their range of MacBook Pro 13 and 15 at 2560 x 1600 pixel […]
Ultra-thin, meticulously crafted and full of Microsoft’s hardware, a hallmark that we have come to love with generations of Surface Pros and Surface, the Surface Book is the latest addition to Microsoft’s tablet and now laptop portfolio. A first for Microsoft, the Surface Book is a convertible 2-in-1, with a detachable keyboard. So just how […]
The MacBook has a huge appeal factor due to its design and at 12-inch, it offers the right balance between size and portability. But what are the alternatives and how do they compare with the MacBook from Apple.
Looking for a 12-inch Windows tablet to rival that of Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3? There aren’t many at this display size so picking one will be easy.
Convertible tablet sometimes known as detachable laptop or 2-in-1 depending on whether the keyboard is detachable or folds away with a 360 degree flip hinge is the new hybrid laptop that offers the flexibility of a laptop and tablet PC in one.
Purely for personal reasons, I have been thinking about replacing the sleeve for my MacBook Air and wondered what is available. Sleeves are best suited for MacBook Air as they provides protection from scuffs and bumps minus the bulk.
The new MacBook from Apple is currently the world’s most efficient laptop. Running at only 5Watt of power, it does not require active cooling so no noisy fans and even slimmer body compared to the MacBook Air 13. Is the smaller foot print, lighter body and colour options enough to make you pay the extra for […]
The Chromebook platform especially the available hardware from different manufacturers has matured. We now see a range of devices with different processors and screen sizes, the biggest being the soon to be launched Acer Chromebook with 15.3-inch screen.
If you can’t live without Microsoft Windows and just need an entry level machine for basic day-to-day stuff like browsing the web, email, preparing documents and run lightweight applications then one of these affordable hybrids is your answer.
Chromebook is gaining a foot hold in the market given it’s simplicity, ease of use, maturing OS and now reliable hardware from mainstream manufacturers. We looked at the comparison between HP Chromebook 11 and Samsung Series 3 Chromebook, now let’s look what else is out in 2014.
Google recently released the Chromebook Pixel. It’s the first Chromebook to feature a touch screen display and represents Google’s first foray into the high-end market segment. For those not familiar with Chromebooks, they are typically minimalist budget laptops built with Google’s ChromeOS, an operating system that revolves around the Internet with options to downloading and […]
Google went from placing their Google Chromebook laptops in the affordable segment to the high-end with Google Chromebook Pixel. Previous, Chromebooks were designed and built with partners such as Samsung, Acer, Lenovo and HP with emphasis on simplicity and affordability. With Chromebook Pixel, Google is moving into Apple’s MacBook Air and MacBook Pro territory.
We had a look recently at Lenovo Yoga, a hybrid computer based on Windows 8 in a previous post. Here we take a look at another PC innovation brought about by the release of Windows 8. At the launch event in New York, Steove Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO said Windows 8 brings together the best of […]