Aug 20

Toshiba Satellite U845 review: an inexpensive Ultrabook worth considering

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Toshiba’s most recent Ultrabook offerings have something of a split personality. On the one hand, there’s the Satellite U845W, a high-end machine with solid quality and a funky, 21:9 display. Announced alongside it, though, was the Satellite U845, a more modest sort of machine for folks who can’t afford to spend $1,000 on their next laptop. Starting at $750, it offers all the specs you’d expect from a mid-range laptop: Ivy Bridge, Intel Wireless Display and a backlit keyboard. And, given that it’s a slightly larger Ultrabook, it also makes room for key ports like HDMI and an Ethernet jack. But the U845 is hardly the only 14-inch thin-and-light on the block, and it’s definitely not the only sub-$800 system aimed at the back-to-school crowd. Read on to see if there’s enough pizazz here to make this a memorable machine.

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Aug 10

Vizio Thin + Light review (14-inch, 2012): how do the company’s first laptops measure up?

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Vizio Thin Light review 14inch, mid2012 what happens when a TV maker enters the PC market

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Nine months ago, Vizio didn’t make laptops. Now, it’s seemingly all our readers are writing in about. The company, best known for its value-priced TVs, is expanding into the PC market, with a collection of all-in-ones and thin-and-light notebooks. So why have we been getting so many emails asking when the heck we’re going to publish a review? After all, it’s not like shoppers have any shortage of choice when it comes to Windows computers.

The answer: Vizio is taking the same approach with PCs that it does with televisions, which is to say it’s offering impressive specs while undercutting its competitors. Case in point: all of Vizio’s laptops have a full-metal design, solid-state drive, zero bloatware and a minimum screen resolution of 1,600 x 900. And yes, that even applies to the lowest-end notebook, which goes for $900. Can you see now where this would be a tempting deal for folks who’d like to avoid spending $1,100-plus on an Ultrabook? Well, for those of you who’ve been curious, we’ve been testing Vizio’s 14-inch Thin + Light, and are now ready to unleash that review you’ve been waiting for. Meet us past the break to see if this rookie computer is as good as it looks on paper.

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