Any laptop can handle the basics required of schoolwork: Web surfing, word processing, the occasional spreadsheet. But if your passion is gaming, your notebook Apple a1175 battery is also your lifeline in those 3D digital worlds.

If you're looking for the near-perfect dorm PC, HP's Pavilion Slimline s5160f is a smart choice, particularly if you want loads of ...

Powered by dual Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS graphics controllers running in Scalable Link Interface (SLI) mode, the X305 also showed it has VGP-BPL5A the necessary chops to run today’s intensive 3D-gaming titles with ease, although it didn’t break any records.

Although its 3DMark06 score of 12,707 was quite impressive, it couldn’t ...

Asus claims the aluminum finish is a “scratchproof surface,” and we couldn’t resist the urge to put the claim to the test and dell inspiron 6000 battery essentially “keyed” the cover (in an inconspicuous corner). With apologies to Asus, the key, unfortunately, left a small scratch on our loaner unit that would not buff out.

The body ...

Asus claims the aluminum finish is a “scratchproof surface,” and we couldn’t resist the urge to put the claim to the test and dell inspiron 6000 battery essentially “keyed” the cover (in an inconspicuous corner). With apologies to Asus, the key, unfortunately, left a small scratch on our loaner unit that would not buff out.

The body ...

The Inspiron 14z also includes the Dell Support Software suite, the most notable component of which is Dell PC Checkup for vostro 1000 battery scanning the system for common problems.

The VAIO W took a middle-of-the-road 27 minutes and 23 seconds on our Windows Media Encoder vgp-bps5 test, well behind the fastest N280-equipped netbooks, such as the $399 Asus Eee PC 1000HE, but on a par with most N270-based netbooks....