iPad Mini Review

Apple iPad Mini Review

Apple have come and made a smaller version of the ever-popular iPad but with a 7.9” display.

The iPad mini has got many of the features of the iPad 2 but in a smaller form factor. As the iPad mini has got the same CPU and memory amount, the performance is similar.  The iPad is running the latest version of IOS, which is IOS 6.2. And has the Siri feature.

The model I have is the 32GB Wi-Fi only one. I find the iPad mini easier to use than the iPad 2 as the boarders are smaller and it is easier to type on.

As it is an iPad, it still has the App Store and the apps run smoothly and look great on the 7.9” IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1024x768. The only down side is that all movies have to be in the MP4 format to work with iPad.

Syncing my videos and other things were very easy using iTunes and I chose to use the USB2 to lightning cable to do this, as it is faster than WI-FI. The iPad supports WI-FI 802.11 a/b/g/n.

As far as hardware goes, here are the specs: Apple A5 CPU, 512Mb Ram, Stereo Speakers, Lightning Connector, 5MP rear camera and 1.3MP front camera, 4G LTE and Wi-Fi.

Right, now to the looks of the device. On the back there is a Black Apple Logo, the word iPad and the 5MP iSight Camera. The black and slate model that I have looks very nice, but collects fingerprints like a magnet. On the right side of the device now, there are two volume button and the mute switch. On the top there is the sleep/wake button, microphone and the 3.5mm Headphone jack. On the edge of the black version there is a beveled edge, similar to the iPhone 5’s.

When you first turn it on you are greeted with an apple logo as usual and then the patented ‘Slide To Unlock Screen”.

Once you have set it up, you can start using it. The iPad mini has 35% more screen space than the Nexus 7 or Samsung Galaxy tab 2 7”. So it can still fit I one hand but it feels a lot bigger.

The battery life is very good, as with all Apple Products. It last a whopping 13 Hours on one charge. The iPad min is incredibly thin, 5mm in fact.

Intensive games run very well on the device, here are my list of recommended games: Angry Birds, Minecraft PE, Flow Free, Frisbee 2, Extreme Road trip 2, Zombiewood, Streaker!, Glass Tower 2 HD, Temple Run, CSR Racing, and Prize Claw HD

So, this a exelent device and I cant really flaw it so I rate it the full 5 stars

Pros: Size, cameras, High res screen, battery, Looks, Feel, Speed, Storage.

Cons: Price (£360 for 32Gb wifi only)

Acer Aspire 5733Z Laptop Review

Acer Aspire 5733Z laptop Review

The Acer aspire 57337 is an excellent laptop with and powerful processor and a 0.3 MP webcam, I guarantee it will have everything you need.

The brain of this machine is an Intel ® Pentium P460 clocked at 2.13GHZ. This plus an ample 6GB of memory means for a smooth computing experience.

With the H graphics from Intel ® opted with a 1280x720 resolution capable video card so the image is pretty good. The display is a 15.6” Widescreen Display, Which is LED backlit, thus saving battery.

The 12-volt Lithium Ion battery gives out a decent battery life of around 3.5 hours. The laptop comes with Windows ® 7 so power management is good. The laptop continues to run down to 9.401 Volts.

The audio is decent but can sound a bit tinny at times. The bass level is quite good but the treble isn’t as good. The speakers are made by sanyo as far as I know.

So, overall it is very good and I rate it 4 stars. (NOTE THIS ITEM IS DISCONTINUED NOW)

Pros: speed, LCD Price, keyboard, Operating System, webcam

Cons: Battery, 

Top 10 Laptop Buying Tips

Top 10 Laptop Buying Tips

10. Look for one with a processor over 1.4GHZ and get a dual core.

9. Find one with a hard drive of 320Gb or more

8. Search for one with 4GB of ram or more.

7. Try to find one with a 15.6” screen or larger.

6. Look for a long battery, 4-8 Hours

5. Fine one with 64MB of graphics memory or more

4. See if the webcam is .3Mp or higher

3. Also check if the touchpad is capable of multitouch commands.

2. Once you have found one haggle to get the price down.

1. Well done, you have got the best deal

Fujitsu Lifebook E1850 Notebook Pro Review

Fujitsu Lifebook E1850 Notebook Pro Review

This notebook is pretty old but is still reasonable snappy. When I got it in 2004 it was around £250.

The power comes from a 1.8GHz Pentium D ® From Intel ®. The processor runs Windows XP ® very well even though it is only a Single core, and 504MB of Ram. It has just enough Ram to run XP 32Bit. The hard drive is an IDE Type and is 30Gb but can be upgraded to a 60Gb one. When you listen to some music you realize the speakers are rubbish, loud but rubbish.

As for connectors it has four USB 1.0 and 1 USB 2.0, A PS2 mouse/Keyboard, Parallel and a serial and DVD drive. So it has enough ports but lacks firewire but does have Bluetooth v1.0.

The display is a 14.6” LCD TFT display. It is a 4:3 Aspect Ratio. Unlike modern Displays it uses CFL Tubes for the backlight. Because of this, the battery only lasts 1.5 Hours.

           So, All in all it is a Decent notebook for its age and is still running fine now! I rate it 4 Out of 5.

                                      SSD Or HDD

The main difference between and SSD or solid-state drive is the layout. SSD’s store their data on memory chips, like a USB stick and standard hard drives store data an a magnetic platter which has to spin up to speed for it to access it.

SSD’s are much faster than Hard drives because they have no moving parts. Hard drives have a spinning platter so it is slower to find the bits of data. But because of the speed they are very expensive. A 128GB one will cost you £167! So if I were you I would but a cheap SSD and use it fore your Operating system and programs only, and use a HDD for your data.

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