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Watch Out Chromebooks: Super Cheap Windows 8 Machines Are Coming

Chromebooks are great if you want a super cheap computer, but they're not without their limitations; you (basically)…

Eric Limer

PublishedJuly 14, 2014

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HP Chromebook 11 Review: Cheap and Cheerful

Google's Chromebook line is often maligned as inexpensive but underpowered or, in the case of the Pixel, a really…

Andrew Tarantola

PublishedOctober 19, 2013

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Google Chromebook Pixel Review: Awesome, Just Not $1300 Worth of Awesome

Google set out to build "the best laptop possible." The result: the Chromebook Pixel. A sleek and powerful device…

Andrew Tarantola

PublishedFebruary 26, 2013

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1/8/13

T-Mobile Is Giving Away Free Data When You Buy Certain Netbooks and Tablets

You know what sucks about buying 4G enabled netbooks and tablets? Suddenly you have another monthly bill to deal…

Brent Rose

PublishedJanuary 8, 2013

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1/2/13

Asus and Acer: The Netbook Is Dead

Netbooks, those tiny, underpowered computers that were once held up as the saviour of the laptop market, have long…

Jamie Condliffe

PublishedJanuary 2, 2013

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TechMicrosoft

Windows 8 Hybrids: $750 Netbooks That Just Aren't Worth It

Windows 8 hardware sales are off to a slow start as shoppers scratch their heads over Microsoft's new operating…

Mark Spoonauer - Laptop Mag

PublishedDecember 31, 2012

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TechApple

Vizio Plans to Beat PC's "Sleepy Giants" at Their Own Game

Not content with dominating the HDTV market, Vizio revealed on Friday plans to turn the PC business on its ear with…

Andrew Tarantola

PublishedJanuary 7, 2012

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12/16/11

When Dell Kills Off Netbooks, You Know They're Done For Good

Netbooks? They're already dead to us. But that hasn't stopped manufacturers churning them out. Now Dell has…

Jamie Condliffe

PublishedDecember 16, 2011

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10/25/11

Remember Netbooks? No One Else Does, Either

We'd already said that netbooks are dead, but it was maybe more accurate then to say that they were dying. Now, not…

Brian Barrett

PublishedOctober 25, 2011

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The Best Notebooks of the Year So Far

To find out the best laptops of 2011 so far, we checked in with Mark Spoonauer who, as editor-in-chief of Laptop…

Laptop Mag

PublishedJune 17, 2011

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5/30/11

You Can Run Either MeeGo or Windows 7 On Asus' Eee PC X101

This is novel—Nokia may not have released any MeeGo phones in the end, but Asus' Eee PC X101 dualboots both Nokia…

Kat Hannaford

PublishedMay 30, 2011

TechGoogle

Google Chrome OS Lands on Chromebooks and Chromeboxes You Can Actually Buy

We've already seen Google's Chrome OS. Now, it plays nice with USB storage and devices. And finally, there's…

Adrian Covert

PublishedMay 11, 2011

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TechGoogle

Google to Sell Chrome Laptops to Students for $20 Per Month?

Good news if you are a student who wants a Chrome OS laptop and missed out on the free Cr-48. Google may announce a…

kelly

PublishedMay 11, 2011

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TechGoogle

Chromium Nerds Leak New Samsung Chrome OS Laptop

Once upon a time, Google promised that their much-hyped Chrome OS laptops would be coming in mid-year. Alas, details…

Adrian Covert

PublishedApril 29, 2011

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4/11/11

Intel's Tablet Answer: Atom, Evolved

Intel's inability to crack the mobile market has been a growing blemish on their record, an increasingly sore spot…

Brian Barrett

PublishedApril 11, 2011

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TechGoogle

A $200 Android or Chrome Netbook Sounds Like a Good Idea, Asus

Tablets have come along and killed the netbook, but let's face it—the netbook market was having problems way before…

Kat Hannaford

PublishedMarch 17, 2011

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TechGoogle

AT&T's Motorola Atrix Coming March 6 for $200, But the Laptop Dock Will Cost You

WSJ reports that AT&T's flagship Android phone, the Motorola Atrix, will be available March 6 for $199 with a two…

Kyle VanHemert

PublishedFebruary 3, 2011

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TechApple

People Are Still Flipping Out Over the MacBook Air

Yesterday I hiked eight miles with my 11-inch MacBook Air in my bag. Didn't even notice it was there. These MacBook…

Joel Johnson

PublishedJanuary 25, 2011

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1/16/11

Is the MacBook Air the Perfect Traveling Writer's Laptop?

The 11.6-inch MacBook Air: One well-traveled, veteran author labels it the "perfect writer's machine." As a 13-inch…

Jack Loftus

PublishedJanuary 16, 2011

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TechGoogle

People Aren't Really Buying Chrome OS Apps

After Google's big reveal of their Chrome OS platform, it seems people aren't so keen on paying for web apps.…

Adrian Covert

PublishedJanuary 4, 2011

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