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  • Novatech Centrino 2 X20mv Pro laptop: better than AMD Puma?

    Novatech Centrino 2 X20mv Pro laptop: better than AMD Puma?

    14 October 2008, 08:16

    Weighing in at under 2kg and sporting some tasty spec, Novatech's Centrino 2-based notebook looks like a winner at £599.

  • Toshiba Satellite Pro A300D notebook: AMD Puma at the helm

    Toshiba Satellite Pro A300D notebook: AMD Puma at the helm

    10 October 2008, 17:17

    Toshiba adds in a full AMD Puma notebook platform on one of its Satellite Pro laptops, but is it any good?

  • Toshiba Satellite A300D AMD laptop: feature-packed but problematic?

    Toshiba Satellite A300D AMD laptop: feature-packed but problematic?

    7 October 2008, 10:16

    We take a look at Toshiba's AMD Turion X2 Ultra-powered notebook and see if it's worth £620.

  • HP Pavilion TX2520: AMD Puma on a tablet notebook

    HP Pavilion TX2520: AMD Puma on a tablet notebook

    22 September 2008, 08:45

    Hewlett Packard takes AMD's Puma platform and throws it into a tablet notebook. Does it work? We tell you.

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  • Battle of the Intel Atom netbooks - which one's right for you?

    Battle of the Intel Atom netbooks - which one's right for you?

    19 September 2008, 17:05

    Here's a netbook, there's a netbook, everywhere's a netbook. But which one's right for you?

  • Intel Atom CPU: notebook pansy or powerful performer: we put it to the test

    Intel Atom CPU: notebook pansy or powerful performer: we put it to the test

    29 August 2008, 17:49

    Is Atom good enough for a power user? We pit it against an Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo and AMD Turion Ultra. Read on to find out if Atom is ...

  • MSI Wind netbook: is it the Eee-beater we've been waiting for?

    MSI Wind netbook: is it the Eee-beater we've been waiting for?

    7 July 2008, 10:43

    Just about everyone is looking to stake their claim in the ever-growing subnotebook market, and HEXUS takes a look at MSI's first attempt.

  • Packard Bell EasyNote XS20 sub-1kg notebook

    Packard Bell EasyNote XS20 sub-1kg notebook

    1 February 2008, 08:37

    Packard Bell takes VIA's reference NanoBook design and retails a sub-1kg notebook for £350. Any good?

  • Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook T4215 UMTS Tablet PC

    Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook T4215 UMTS Tablet PC

    3 September 2007, 08:52

    Go-anywhere broadband connectivity is a strong point of the Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook T4215 Tablet PC, thanks to an embedded UMTS card. But is that enough to justify its £1,350 price-tag ...

  • iMainGo combi iPod case and speakers

    22 March 2007, 13:40

    Portable Sound Laboratories iMainGo portable active speaker system for iPods

  • Gateway MT6825B Merom-powered notebook for £500

    27 February 2007, 08:29

    ....we can still recommend the Gateway MT6825B to a wide range of buyers looking for a well-priced, slim, powerful, quiet laptop that's more than capable of handling everyday tasks.

  • Mobilesift - new easy-to-use mobile-phone comparison site

    27 November 2006, 22:00

    Anything that makes it easier to choose the right mobile phone is welcome, so the launch of Mobilesift.co.uk - a new mobile-phone comparison site - could turn out to be ...

  • rock Pegasus 650 Dungeons And Dragons Online Laptop

    30 June 2006, 13:17

    The rockdirect Pegasus 650 Dungeons and Dragons: Online model, then, is a distinctive model that's compromised by componentry that doesn't make the grade in mid-2006. Good but not great.

  • rock Pegasus 330 thin-and-light laptop

    4 June 2006, 08:14

    the rock Pegasus 330 appears to have all the performance trimmings coupled to a decent price, but should it be on your shortlist of thin-and-light Intel Centrino Duo based notebooks?

  • HEXUS.snapshot :: Mobizines

    31 May 2006, 10:57

    Mobizines is an application for a range of mobiles that allow the delivery of magazine and news content to a mobile.

  • rockdirect Xtreme SLI Laptop

    9 March 2006, 13:47

    The Xtreme SL is simply a statement of the amount of graphical power available at the very top-end of the desktop-replacement market. Loud? A little. Huge? Yes. Fast? Oh, yes. ...

  • ASUSTeK W1 Carbon Fibre notebook

    2 February 2006, 05:20

    The ASUSTeK W1 Carbon Fibre notebook may win a number of design awards, but - and it's a big but - does the underlying technology and specification merit an outlay ...

  • ASUSTeK A6JA 'Napa' Notebook

    13 January 2006, 08:40

    All-in-all, we would probably recommend the ASUS A6J if it shipped with a single-core Dothan CPU; it's got all the right ingredients and a reasonable asking price. Throw in the ...

  • Rockdirect Xtreme 64 4800+ DTR

    30 December 2005, 09:34

    Rockdirect's latest effort finally brings dual-core CPUs to its laptop line, albeit one that's not hot on the mobility stakes. The Xtreme 64 4800+ is based on the large Clevo ...

  • HEXUS.eXclusives :: ASUSTeK A7G with ATI Mobility RADEON X1600 - First Hands-On Look!

    6 December 2005, 01:59

    Coming early next year is ATI's Mobility Radeon X1600 for laptops, aiming at mid-range mobile graphics performance. However, HEXUS has exclusively had some hands on time with an ASUS laptop ...

  • Alienware Area-51 m5700 laptop

    2 December 2005, 03:38

    Alienware has had the time to see what the likes of Dell has done with its high-end laptops. Following on from that, it has also had the time to architect ...

  • ASUS V6-V Notebook and Pakuma Akara K1

    10 November 2005, 08:27

    I start writing this article sat on a bench in Aberdeen train station, freezing, as I make my way back home to Sheffield. I've been up here for a few ...

  • Amacrox Notebook Kit

    23 September 2005, 00:00

    Individually, each component is useful, but nothing worth shouting about. However, combined into a neat, compact package, they become a useful set of accessories that you'll be pleased to include ...

  • Rockdirect Pegasus 650 laptop

    12 September 2005, 00:00

    Rockdirect, then, has most of the bases covered with its Pegasus 650 model. It's fast, quiet, reasonably portable, and, subjectively-speaking, looks good, as well. The review model, priced at £1199+VAT, ...

  • Rockdirect XTI 3.8 Performance Review

    8 August 2005, 00:00

    Users looking for ultimate notebook performance should seriously consider Rockdirect's XTI series. Taking into account overall performance, the XTI 3.8 is the fastest notebook we've tested thus far.

  • Rock Xtreme Ti 3.6 Laptop

    23 June 2005, 00:00

    There's no doubt that the Rock Xtreme Ti is a fast, fast gaming laptop. However, Rock really needs to look at the engineering and component choice of, say, Dell's Inspiron ...

  • Dell Inspiron XPS Gen 2 Laptop

    17 June 2005, 00:00

    The chosen combination of Pentium M 770 and GeForce 6800 Go Ultra 256MB make for, without doubt, the fastest gaming laptop ever to grace HEXUS Labs, and I keep repeating ...

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  • MSI Megabook S250

    18 May 2005, 00:00

    To sum up this peek at MSI\'s mini marvel, it\'s the absolute perfect size for my uses, outshining the horrible DTR models I\'ve reviewed for HEXUS by a massive margin. ...

  • HEXUS.preview: Sony Ericsson K750i

    8 May 2005, 00:00

    Overall, as someone who likes the Nokia menu system, I was truly surprised by the progress Sony Ericsson has made in this department since the T610. The ease of use ...

  • SavRow's Katana 3D-9 Portable Workstation

    12 April 2005, 00:00

    Clearly, the SavRow Katana 3D-9 Portable Workstation isn\'t perfect. But computers, especially portables, are a compromise. If you need or want what this desktop replacement offers, you\'ll buy it, warts ...

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  • Rock Quaddra 64 3.7 Laptop

    21 December 2004, 00:00

    All in all, Rock's Quaddra 64 3.7 is a tasty desktop-replacement laptop that oozes power. An AMD Athlon 64 3700+ makes short work of 2D tasks and a 128MB Mobility ...

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  • MV Ixius 3.6 Laptop and NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Go 256MB

    8 November 2004, 00:00

    Bottom line is that desktop-replacement laptops have just moved up another gear, so if you can justify spending £1750 and want a do-it-all laptop, MV\'s Ixius 3.6 is a good ...

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  • SavRow Razor 1.7 Laptop

    8 June 2004, 00:00

    SavRow's Razor 1.7 does a damn fine job of eliminating long-held belief that a laptop cannot be both thin-and light and a desktop-replacement at the same time. Copious amounts of ...

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