12 inch or smaller laptops - reviews, news and more
This section is all about the compact ultrabooks, small laptops and Windows tablets available out there, with 12.5 inch screens or smaller (12.1 , 11.6, 10 inch and everything in between). These devices are highly portable and usually weigh less than 2.5 pounds, most of them are fairly affordable and most still offer enough punch for a solid everyday use experience. However, they might lack the ports, the battery life and some of the features found on the larger devices.
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These days the offer for thin, light, and fast ultraportable laptops is vast, but for those of you for whom the size and portability matter more than other aspects, a mini laptop with an 11-inch, 10-inch, or smaller display size might be the ideal...
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Apple has now admitted to a design problem with the ‘butterfly mechanism’ keyboard of the MacBook and MacBook Pro in its current form by initiating a repair program for those experiencing issues for up to four years after purchase. Apple’s butterfly switch keyboard design...
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Ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs) with 7-inch displays haven’t really taken the market by storm, but that hasn’t stopped startups from trying to release new products in this niche category and this company called One Netbook recently announced the One Mix Yoga — a convertible mini-laptop with...
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Dell introduced a new Chromebook — the Chromebook 5190 – which promises 10 hours of battery life and Android app support. Chromebooks are affordable laptops and a good choice for students and users with basic needs from a computer due to how easy they...
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A few years ago netbooks were highly popular, as light, compact and inexpensive laptops you could easily lug around to school or work. They weren’t very well crafted though and didn’t perform that well either, so eventually faded away. These days there are still a...
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If you’re interested in the Microsoft Surface Pro, you should also check out the product covered in this article, the Acer Switch 5 SW512-52. Much like the Surface Pro, this one is a Windows tablet with a similar form-factor, a kick-stand on the back...
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This article is about the Asus Chromebook C302CA, still one of the best Chromebooks available in stores these days. Unlike most Chromebooks, this one is more expensive, selling for between $470 to $650 depending on the configuration you choose. And that’s because it’s nicer...
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Portable gaming has been a demand for quite some time now. I fact, since Nintendo’s release of the Game Boy, pretty much every console manufacturer has made a “portable” version of their machine in order to play games on the fly. For PC’s, the...
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Over a year ago, you might remember that I reviewed the Core m7 version of the HP Spectre x2. Overall, I was pretty pleased with what HP had to offer, but at the time it was slightly inferior to my old Surface Pro 3...
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Probably one of the hottest topics lately has been the Nintendo Switch. In case you’ve been living in a cave for the past few months, this is Nintendo’s latest portable console that just hit the shelves. What makes it unique is the ability to,...
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You might have heard me mention before that I am a proud owner of a Surface Pro 3. For years Microsoft has been the only one with a tablet that can actually replace your laptop. Many have tried to make something close with Atom...
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The Lenovo Yoga Book made a lot of waves when it debuted earlier in September at IFA. It wowed all but the most jaded consumers and tech analysts alike; its design an inspiration of innovation in a market saturated with iterative products that talked...
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Many years ago the offer for 10-inch mini laptops was vast and netbooks were the thing everyone craved for, but then they grew unpopular with the rise of tablets and these days you can count the decent ultra-compact computers that run Windows on your...
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Asus launched an entire series of Windows 10 tablets earlier this year, and after I’ve shared with you my impressions on the Transformer 3 Pro T303UA in a previous article, I’m also going to cover the mid-ranger Transformer 3 T305CA in this post, with...
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A while ago Asus unveiled the Zenbook 3 UX390UA and I’ve mentioned my initial impressions and expectations in this article. In the meantime I’ve spent a few weeks with two different versions of this computer and I can now tell you what I actually...
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The Surface Pro 7 is now $599, but should you buy one? (fanless i5 model, mini-review)
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HP ZBook Studio G7 Workstation Review (Quadro RTX 3000) – The XPS 15 Killer?
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MSI GE76 Raider review (2021 GE76 Raider 10UH model, RTX 3080 Laptop 150+W)
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Dell Alienware m15 R4 review (2021 model – RTX 3070 Laptop, 300 Hz screen)
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Best Chromebooks of 2021 – comparisons, reviews and buying guide
Chromebooks are snappy, easy to use, and inexpensive computers designed for everyday use and Internet-based activities such as browsing, email, text-editing, Youtube, Netflix, light gaming, and the likes. Many...
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