Thursday, 7 February 2013
Thursday, 31 January 2013
HP x23LED monitor Review
HP have made a monitor that is 23” big and has
a led BACKLIGHT.
This monitor has a screen size of 23inchs and a resolution of
1920x1080 so the picture is very sharp and detailed. You can connect the
monitor in two different ways, these are DVI and VGA. I find it a shame that
they haven’t included a HDMI port as it is a 1080p monitor.
The case of the monitor is piano black on the front and matte on
the back.
The piano black plastic collects dust very easily so needs cleaning
a lot. On the back there is the video inputs and the 12v DC IN socket. But a
downside is there is no Visa mount so it can’t be wall mounted, however there
is a Kensington lock, so can be used in offices without risk of it been stolen.
Back to the font, there is a HP logo and the menu Buttons and a blue power
light. On the top and bottom there is just some vent.
So, to round it up,
it is a very good monitor and costs £230, and has a very sharp picture, I rate
is 4 stars.
Pros: 1080p, 23”, DVI, Price, looks.
cons: no HDMI, No visa mount, collects dust and finger prints.
Sunday, 30 December 2012
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
Monday, 17 December 2012
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
Saturday, 15 December 2012
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.
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