If you are looking for a laptop that has everything in it, right from high performance to large storage space, big and impressive screen, best connectivity, good webcam and the like, then HP HDX X16-1315EA is precisely what you should explore. Add to it the reliability and longer life of Hewlett Packard’s notebooks and you have got yourself a winner.

The notebook features Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 processor with clock speed of 2,000 MHz which can give you amazing performance. The HP HDX X16-1315EA laptop has 4GB of RAM which in itself is good enough and with the expandable option (up to 8GB) it comes across as a total surprise. It not only makes it one of the best machines in the market today but prepares it to take future challenges head-on too.

HP HDX X16-1315EA is a great option for those who are looking for an entertainment laptop. It has a storage space of 400 GB which is so huge that most of your favourite movies and songs can stay with you all the time. Its 16 inch Full HD screen makes watching movies as well playing games more enjoyable. Not just that, with its NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M graphics chipset you will end up enjoying your movies and games more. Where it scores heavily over other systems is the fact that in addition to the usual DVD±RW optical drive it has the latest Blu-ray too.

Through LAN, WLAN and Bluetooth you can stay connected all the time wherever you are. Additionally, it also features HDMI, 4 USBs, 5in1 card reader, and 1.3 megapixel webcam. Overall, a good buy.

The new Apple MacBook Pro (MB604B/A) has a long battery life that lasts up to 8 hours on a single recharge. Unlike most other notebooks, its extra long battery life is this machine’s special feature. Despite being thin and ultra mobile, the notebook has a bigger battery designed and built into the computer so that it saves on space. It offers a LED-backlit 17 inch widescreen display with a resolution of 1920X1200. This high resolution screen offers a richer and more vibrant colours and better brightness too. With high quality images and videos, it is visual delight to watch images and videos on this screen. The glass enclosure of the laptop makes the display stronger and more durable. Moreover, the glass is eco-friendly since it is arsenic-free and mercury-free. The environmentally friendly notebook’s body has been designed out of a single block of aluminium and is extremely slim and streamlined. Just 0.98 inches thin, MacBook Pro is one of the world’s thinnest and lightest 17-inch notebook.

High on graphics, the notebook offers a high-speed, high-end game-playing power. It is equipped with graphics-intensive applications like Aperture and Motion. It also uses the new NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics processor for an amazing performance. Completely mobile, the Apple MacBook Pro (MB604B/A) laptop has the latest 802.11n wireless technology built into it. At the click of a button, you can surf the Internet, send email, video chat, print, stream your music and much more. Bluetooth and webcam are other built-in features of this Apple MacBook, which comes with a one year warranty.

An ultra thin laptop, Apple MacBook Air (MB543B/A) is as thin as your index finger. Every detail has been streamlined to create this compact wonder. Various size and weight-saving innovations have made it possible for this machine to become the world’s thinnest laptop. It has hidden ports, slimmer hard drive and a low-profile battery and many other features that work towards making the laptop slim. Still, the laptop has a 13.3 inch LED wide display screen which offers sharp and vivid images. It has a full-sized keyboard for the user’s typing comfort and a large multi-touch track pad.

The MacBook Air comes has 2GB of RAM built in and offers ample memory for your favourite applications. Its 4200rpm 120GB hard drive has plenty of storage space for all your media, photos, files, music and other items. You can also video chat with ease thanks to the integrated iSight camera feature of the laptop. The Apple MacBook AIr MB543B/A also has a 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor custom-built to fit within the laptop’s compact dimensions. Though the laptop does not have a DVD drive, it however has a unique feature called Remote Disc which lets you wirelessly use or borrow the optical drive of a Mac or PC in the vicinity.

The advanced laptop offers a truly mobile lifestyle as it is equipped with the next generation 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1. It has Mac OS X Leopard as its operating system, iLife ’08 and a 2 year guarantee which will give you some peace of mind. This ultra thin and ultra portable gadget has NVIDIA GeForce 9400M as its graphics card and one USB 2.0 port for expansion. Weighing nearly 1.36kg, the laptop has a maximum battery life of 4.5 hours. Built-in omni directional microphone and integrated speakers are other useful features of this machine.

With a 15.4″ WXGA screen with 1280×800 resolution, the laptop from the Philips company gives good quality visuals whether it is videos, photos, presentations or any other media. With a high resolution, the screen is able to display the highest quality of colours. While the operating system is Windows Vista Home Premium, it has a 4GB RAM. Equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the laptop works fast and is capable of running multiple programmes at once. The processor speed is 2200 MHz, which allows the processor to laptop to run efficiently and thus increase productivity. The laptop offers 250GB for storage, which is ample space to store photos, music and other media. An integrated webcam is another useful feature of this laptop. A webcam is a small, in-built camera that allows the user to record videos to upload them to Internet sites. The Philips laptop does not have a Wi-Fi feature and neither a Bluetooth option. Also, it does not offer features like Fingerprint Access. Fingerprint access is a feature that offers the user higher security on the computer and is essential for any secret agent.

Though there is no remote control, there is a DVD Drive and DVD Writer, which can be used to copy music, documents or films from the laptop onto a blank DVD. Additional features include a CD ROM and a VGA port. The Philips 7511 notebook unfortunately does not have a Blu-ray Drive and a HDMI Interface. For graphics, it has a nVidia Graphics card GeForce 9000, which allows the user to play modern games. Available in black colour, the laptop has a fast processor and the on-board graphics are great considering the price at which this laptop is available. The RAM is of a good size and has good quality sound.

A mid-size laptop ideal for home use, Toshiba Qosmio F50-11Y has an Intel Centrino Processor Technology Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz processor. It has a 15.4″ WXGA TFT Active Matrix display screen with TruBrite XGA technology and 1280 x 800 resolution and high brightness display. Its operating System is Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium which comes preinstalled along with Toshiba-HDD recovery. The Toshiba Qosmio notebook also has a DVD-RW SuperMulti drive (Double Layer). Memory of the DVD-RW SuperMulti drive is 4096 MB while DDR RAM runs at 800MHZ. Equipped with Intel PM45 Express chipset and Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100, it has a clock speed of 2.40 GHz and second level cache memory is 3MB.

With a hard disk capacity of 320GB, the laptop has S.M.A.R.T certification and a drive rotation of 5,400 rpm. Also the laptop’s system memory is standard 4,096 MB while its maximum expandability is 8,192 MB. For graphics, the Toshiba Qosmio F50-11Y has 512 MB dedicated VRAM while its graphics adapter manufacturer is NVIDIA. The type of graphics adapter is NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT supporting TurboCache technology. The laptop is Wi-Fi compliant with network support is 802.11a/g/Draft-N and also has Bluetooth as its wireless technology. The laptop comes loaded with a media Toshiba SpursEngine Quad Core HD Processor that supports four 128bit SIMD RISC processors of 1.5 GHz each that integrate high-definition H.264 and MPEG2 encoders/decoders. The unique high performing processors also feature Upconvert, Transcoding, Face Navigation and Gesture Control functionality. Other features include 24-bit stereo sound system supported audio format and built-in Harman Kardon stereo speaker system with 2xbass reflex speakers and 1xsubwoofer. For a pointing device, it has a touchpad and 87 keyboard keys along with windows keys.

A thin and light laptop, the Asus X59GL-AP007C is ideal for home use. Equipped with a 15.4″ WXGA TFT display screen, the laptop from ASUSTek Computer Inc. has a resolution of 1280×800. It has an Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 2GHz as its processor and 3GB RAM with 250GB Hard Disk Drive. The 3GB RAM makes it a fast laptop capable of outdoing desktop computers. Its operating system is Vista Home Premium and it is powered by 6 Lithium-ion cells. The ram technology is DDR2 SDRAM type while the RAM Speed is 667 MHz while the rotation speed of the hard drive is 5,400 RPM. The Asus notebook also has a DVD SM DL and nVIDIA GeForce 8200 as its features. Enabled with Wi-Fi, Asus X59GL-AP007C also has an integrated sound card.

Other features of the Asus X59GL-AP007 include Dual Layer DVD±RW/DVD-RAM and NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G as its graphic processor. For audio, it has headphones for output and a built-in sound card. The input of audio is provided by a microphone. The Asus X59GL-AP007C also has 4 USB ports and RJ-11 for a modem. The input method for the laptop is through a keyboard and a touchpad. The lid of the laptop is shiny black and very smart-looking. Though it does pick up fingerprints easily, they are equally easy to rub off. The keyboard is also well-placed and easy to use and has media control hotkeys. The touchpad is sensitive to touch and works well while the display screen is stylish and glossy. A practical and compact laptop, easy to port and value for money, all in all, it is a wise buy.

There is good news for pro mobile gamers. MSI has recently launched its new gaming monster called the MSI GT627. It’s a new laptop that is optimised for gaming on the go. The company had unveiled this one at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2009. It is powered by MSI’s Turbo Drive engine Technology that offers CPU overclocking at the touch of a button.

The MSI GT627 has got everything a professional gamer thinks of. From high definition graphics to extraordinary processing speed to Dolby Digital sound, the MSI has incorporated everything in this ‘tiny monster’. This specimen is far more powerful than your MSI Megabook GX600 or MSI Wind. However due to high performance hardware and loads of options included in the machine the overall weight increases. So if you are not ready to put some extra pressure on your shoulders and lap then it will certainly disappoint you but if you are more focused on high-tech gaming then the MSI GT627 is one of the best gaming laptops on the planet as of now.

This gaming oriented laptop features:

• 15.4” LCD monitor
• NVIDIA Geforce 9800M GS 3D graphic card with 1GB DDR3 VRAM
• 7.1 channel output
• Intel Core2 Duo processor on Intel PM45 Express Chipset
• High definition video scaling
• Built in 2.0 mega pixels web cam
• Wide range of connectivity options including USB, HDMI and Wi-Fi

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Acer has recently updated its Aspire 8930G series laptop. The company has upgraded the laptops by installing Intel’s latest quad core processor, the Core 2 Quad Q9000 running at 2GHz, into the computers. The processor hosts a 6MB L2 cache that is shared among all the four high speed processing cores. The other hardware specifications are impressive and potent enough to let the users play hi-fi games, watch high definition movies, do photo editing and lots more.

The Aspire 8930G laptops come with 4GB of RAM, which assures that you can take on any memory hungry task with ease. Apart from this, a 12MB Geforce 9700M GT video card is also installed to render fluid graphics and vivid colours. For storage, the Acer Aspire 8930G equips a 500GB hard disk drive, offering tremendous amount of space to store loads of files. Besides this, a Blu-ray burner and media card reader are also installed. You can now burn 50GB of Blu-ray discs at your command and also transfer files to and from your mobile phone.

The main attraction of the 8930G series laptop is its gigantic 18.4 inch LCD display, which renders great images and razor sharp videos up to a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. Acer has also added features like Dolby Home theatre Sound. There are six built-in speakers and the integrated Acer Tuba CineBass booster, which delivers crystal clear surround sound effects with rockin bass. You will never feel the need to connect the laptop to any external music device. The only grey area is that it comes with Windows Home Premium pre-installed instead of Windows Vista Ultimate.

The Sony VAIO VGN-CS18 is a high-end laptop designed to handle complex tasks at blazing speed. It has got all the sophisticated hardware installations and is capable of running even the most performance demanding software applications.

The Sony VAIO VGN-CS18 will not only stand up to your expectations, but also exceed your imagination and computing requirements. It is built to provide a true multitasking environment where you can do most of your work done simultaneously. The laptop is also part of Sony’s famed CS line, which includes such popular and sleek looking models as the Sony Vaio VGN-CS11S/W. The built-in Nvidia GeForce 9300M GS graphic adapter of the VGN-CS18 ensures that you enjoy the most advanced games on extreme graphic configurations smoothly. Sony VAIO VGN-CS18 is available in a matt-black finish and has smooth curves and surface to match with your style and comfort.

Sony VAIO VGN-CS18 tech specs:

• P8600 Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz processor on Intel PM45 chipset
• 3 GB RAM
• 320 GB HDD
• Integrated SD, MMC, MS and MS Pro card reader
• DVD writer
• 3 USB ports, FireWire, VGA out, Bluetooth, 10/100/1000 Ethernet and one 56K data/fax modem.
• Wireless LAN (802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n)
• Integrated ExpressCard/34 slot, fingerprint sensor and web cam
• 128MB Nvidia GeForce 9300M GS graphic adapter
• 14.1 inch Transflective TFT widescreen display (1,280 x 800)
• Intel High Definition audio (2 built in speakers)
• Win Vista Business operating system

Apple is now revising its laptop line and trying to make the devices more spectacular, powerful and fast. The completely reworked laptop line of the company features laptops that have fast and splendid graphics, cutting edge processors that handle instructions at blazing speed, and a completely novel aluminum casing to cut down the weight. According to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, “Apple has invented a whole new way of building notebooks from a single block of aluminum.”

Jobs also announced that the re-evaluated laptops will cost less than the old ones which is really a feast for the Apple MacBook lovers. The rebuilt laptops go through a new production method. Not only the hardware configuration is enhanced but the company is also taking care of environment related issues by using recyclable material and avoiding those which cause damage to the ecology. Apple is also very much concerned about the weight of the new laptops and as a part of the new production process the company has cut down a lot in terms of laptop body in order to keep the final casing up to a maximum of 100 grams. The new casings will be extremely slim and flat which adds to the fashion and style.

Coming to the hardware installations, the new MacBooks will render enhanced graphics and high speed processing. The built in Intel graphics chip of the old Apple MacBook has been replaced with the Nvidia graphics. New MacBooks will now contain GeForce 9400M chip set with DDR3 RAM which works 2 times faster than the Intel’s current Centrino 2 graphics chips. That means the new Apple laptops are ideal for enjoying 3D games apart from sophisticated processing.