Archive | Device
24
Nov

Huawei E220

The Huawei E220 was the first USB mobile broadband modem of its type, launched in the UK in 2006. The compact, pill shaped modem connects to the computer via a short USB cable. Software and drivers for the modem are contained on the dongle itself – upon plugging the dongle in, Windows will install the [...]

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24
Nov

MSI U100

The U110 features a 10 inch LED powered display and offers a richly coloured display with a great battery life.  The U100 weighs less than 1kg, putting it at the lighter end of netbooks in this range.  The U110 looks great, is well built and is comfortable to use on a daily basis – you’ll [...]

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24
Nov

Novatel MC950D

The Novatel MC950 is a slick, gloss black USB stick modem. It’s the first stick to be made by Novatel and has a great set of features – it’s one of the best spec’d modems in the market today. It’s a compact USB stick with support for 7.2Mbps download speeds and 2.1Mbps upload speeds via [...]

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24
Nov

Huawei E160

The Huawei E160 is a real bargain-basement dongle. Due to it’s low cost, it’s proving popular with the mobile networks as a pay as you go modem. The technology in this modem is now well over two years old – it’s a sluggish device, with a top speed of 3.6Mbps. It’s fine for occasional browsers, [...]

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24
Nov

Samsung N130

The Samsung N130 and N140 are very similar netbooks, with an Intel Atom processor, 1GB RAM and a 160GB hard drive.  They feature a 10 screen and the usual features you’d expect from a netbook in this price range.  The NC130 sports a 6-cell, 7 hour battery whilst the N140 has 6-cell, 11 hour battery.

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24
Nov

Samsung N140

The Samsung N130 and N140 are very similar netbooks, with an Intel Atom processor, 1GB RAM and a 160GB hard drive.  They feature a 10 screen and the usual features you’d expect from a netbook in this price range.  The NC130 sports a 6-cell, 7 hour battery whilst the N140 has 6-cell, 11 hour battery.

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24
Nov

Samsung R519

Samsung’s budget laptop – offering a full size laptop for a price similar to a netbook.  The performance of the R519 is reasonable, you won’t be able to play demanding games on this laptop but for day to day takes the performance is more than adequate.  The battery life comes in a very reasonable 3.5 [...]

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24
Nov

Asus UL30

The Asus UL30 is a CULV-powered low-cost ultraportable laptop.  The device boasts a very generous 500GB hard drive, 4GB of RAM and a 1.3Ghz processor and most impressively an 8 cell battery giving real-life battery life of 9 hours.  Cracking.

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24
Nov

Asus X5DC

The Asus X5DC is a 15.6 inch laptop with a well-specced 250GB hard drive and 3GB of RAM.  The low-cost laptop runs Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 7.

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24
Nov

Compaq CQ61

The Compaq CG61 is a cracking budget laptop, with features you find on a mid-tier laptop but for the price of a netbook.  The speedy processor, HD graphics chip and generous storage make this laptop a pleasure to use.  It’s not the best looking laptop but sports a 6 cell battery life which should give [...]

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