Ultrasone HFI-700 Review
Ultrasone’s headphones sound different from all the other headphones we’ve heard. Conventional models direct most of their sound into your ear canals, but the German company’s patented S-Logic process uses decentralized transducer positioning to spread sound over your outer ear in an attempt to mimic sound heard over speakers. The $249-list Ultrasone HFI-650 headphones mostly [...]
Toshiba Satellite A205-S4617 Review
Toshiba’s new line of mainstream laptops manages to add just enough sizzle to keep things interesting, despite being released just weeks before Intel’s Santa Rosa platform (and its new CPUs and chipsets) debut. The most interesting feature here is the laptop’s built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi antenna. The tipping point may be fast approaching when it will [...]
iBuyPower Battalion 101 LX750 Review
In a world of $4,000 gaming laptops, the $1,743 iBuyPower Battalion 101 LX750 is certainly inexpensive; but is it a bargain? On the one hand, it has a lovely 17-inch display and a lightweight, compact case, and its gaming performance, though not top of the line, should be enough for casual gamers. On the other [...]
OQO Model 02 Review
The ultramobile PC, or UMPC, has certainly attracted plenty of attention over its short lifespan. Despite good looks and sleek industrial designs, however, these pocket-sized PCs have left us disappointed, thanks to clunky interfaces, high prices, and poor battery life. The $1,849 OQO model 02 (configurations start $1,499) is a solid step forward, but it’s [...]
Systemax Pursuit 4155 Review
We just don’t know what happened. When we reviewed a $999 configuration of the Systemax Pursuit 4155 running Windows XP earlier this year (which is still available on TigerDirect), it had a strong set of features and a Core 2 Duo processor that delivered solid performance. But the Windows Vista Ultimate version of the Pursuit [...]
Flip Start 1.0 Review
Pity the poor UMPC. The much-hyped ultramobile PC has been hailed as the next big thing for a couple of years now, without ever turning out a product that comes close to being useful in real-world situations, thanks to clunky interfaces, high prices, and poor battery life. The $1,999 FlipStart E-1001S (from Vulcan, a company [...]
