Samsung Chromebook Series 5 (Wi-Fi, white)

The good: The Samsung Chromebook Series 5 is a small, attractive Netbook with long battery life, true instant-on Web access, and enough computing to use the Internet. The bad: The Series 5 is expensive for its features and abilities, and using it can be frustrating depending on your wireless signal strength. The bottom line: Despite solid hardware, great battery life, and fast start-up, we can't recommend the Samsung Chromebook Series 5 until and unless Google...

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HTC HD7S (AT&T) Review

The good: The HTC HD7S offers a sharper Super LCD touch screen with a built-in kickstand. The Windows Phone device ships with the NoDo update, which brings copy-and-paste and performance improvements. The bad: There was a constant background hiss during phone calls. Camera quality could be better. The bottom line: The HTC HD7S offers the benefit of a large touch screen with a sharp picture and fast performance, but it falls short of the smartphone competition in terms of camera and call quality....

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HTC Sensation 4G (T-Mobile) Full Review

The good: The HTC Sensation 4G boasts a sleek, high-quality design with a gorgeous 4.3-inch qHD display. The Android smartphone also features a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and 8-megapixel camera, and the HTC Sense user interface brings some thoughtful and useful new features. The bad: The smartphone doesn't offer much internal memory, and the phone's speakers are pretty weak. The bottom line: Its excellent design and user experience, coupled with its solid performance, make the HTC Sensation...

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Dell XPS 15-L502X (Intel Core i7-2630, 2011) Review

The good: Dell's new XPS 15 offers a high-resolution screen and excellent JBL speakers. Intel's new Core i-series CPUs and Nvidia graphics are standard, but there are also plenty of configuration options. The bad: The extremely bulky, uninspired design of the XPS 15 doesn't suit its price, and though the battery life is very good, it's not as great as Apple's MacBook Pro. Some configuration options feel like they should have been included for free. The bottom line: Equipped with second-gen...

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Apple MacBook Air Fall 2010 (Core 2 Duo 1.86GHz, 128GB SSD, 13.3-inch) Review

The good: Apple's MacBook Air is thin and powerful enough to use as a mainstream laptop. It has an excellent battery and includes an SD card slot. The bad: The Air has limited connections compared with other 13-inch laptops, and its keyboard isn't backlit. It's outclassed by the new MacBook Pro line. The bottom line: The second generation of Apple's MacBook Air fixes many of our issues with the ambitious original, adding more USB ports, an SD card slot, and a more powerful processor. Review:...

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Toshiba Portege R835-P56X Full Review

The good: With a new Intel Core i5 CPU, sharp design, and nearly all-day battery life, the Toshiba Portege R835 is a smartly priced alternative to the 13-inch MacBook Pro. The bad: Intel's integrated graphics are better than they used to be, but still not gamer-friendly, and features such as Bluetooth and mobile broadband are missing from some configs. The bottom line: With three more hours of battery life over last year's model, Toshiba's new R800 series of Portege laptops are hard to beat,...

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Apple MacBook Pro Winter 2011 (2.7GHz Core i7, 13-inch) Full Reviews

The good: CPU updates offer big leaps in performance; phenomenal battery life; excellent ergonomics, keyboard, and large, smooth, multitouch clickpad are still among the best available; 720p HD Webcam. The bad: Graphics performance is slightly worse than last year's 13-inch Pro; 13-inch screen resolution still low compared with the MacBook Air; Thunderbolt port still an unknown until accessories become available; limited upgrade options; expensive; no HDMI or Blu-ray. The bottom line: Despite...

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MSI's All New G Series World's fastest laptop awes them at CES 2011

Starting in 2011, the MSI G Series of notebook computers, the weapons of world champion gaming team Fnatic.MSI, will all feature the latest 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor. The MSI G Series' record-shattering performance is wowing crowds at the CES 2011 venue in Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA—Only "truly" high performance notebook computers can meet the needs of demanding gamers. MSI is displaying its G Series of gaming laptops, including the 17.3-inch GT780 as well...

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