Why mess with a good thing? That seems to be Nikon's approach to its Wi-Fi-enabled ultracompact cameras. When they came out with the Coolpix S50c last year, I noticed that it was extremely similar to its predecessor, the S7c. Now, Nikon has made the Coolpix S51c, which is nearly identical to last ye
With recent entries from Asus, MSI, Sylvania, and models from Dell and Lenovo on the way, the Netbook field is becoming increasingly crowded. While many of the second-generation Netbooks are creeping toward mainstream laptop prices, we're pleased to see the smart-looking Acer Aspire One holding the
With recent entries from Asus, MSI, Sylvania, and models from Dell and Lenovo on the way, the Netbook field is becoming increasingly crowded. While many of the second-generation Netbooks are creeping toward mainstream laptop prices, we're pleased to see the smart-looking Acer Aspire One holding the
If you set out to find the largest laptop for the smallest price, your quarry would be Acer Aspire 5735-4624, a 15.6-inch laptop that lists for $499--and currently selling at Best Buy for $399. That price puts it in Netbook range, but the Aspire 5735 is far from a Netbook in dimensions. At roughly 6
The original Acer Aspire 8920 was the very first 18-inch laptop we had a chance to review, and the follow-up Acer Aspire 8930-6448 is similar in terms of its essentials, with only a handful of component upgrades. The display has the same native resolution as a 1080p HDTV; that coupled with a unique
Despite owning a huge chunk of the growing Netbook market, the popular Acer Aspire One has been saddled with a 9-inch screen, rather than the bigger 10-inch type we prefer. At long last, Acer now has a 10-inch model, the Aspire One AOD150. Even better, it's keeping the starting price at $349, which
It's easy enough to find a thin, sexy 13-inch laptop, such as the Dell Adamo or Apple MacBook. Finding one for less than $1,000 is a little tougher, as the base model aluminum MacBook starts at $1,299 (yes, there's a $999 plastic model, too), and HP's recent Pavilion dv3 is certainly inexpensive, bu
IBM's ThinkPad notebooks have never been the flashiest laptops around, and the upgraded ThinkPad T41 series continues the black-slab tradition. But IBM doesn't need a lot of bling bling, because this fast, solid thin-and-light delivers all the amenities that make IBM notebooks endearing, such as a f
The twin of the ultraportable ThinkPad X41, the ThinkPad X41 tablet features a 12.1-inch XGA screen that swivels and folds flat over the keyboard to let users input handwritten text and diagrams with a stylus. Aside from its tablet functionality, the ThinkPad X41 tablet is built like an ultraportabl
Like all ThinkPad models, the T60 is highly configurable. Component choices go from midrange to high-end, including a variety of Intel Centrino Core Solo or Duo processors; up to 4GB of RAM; discrete or integrated graphics; and SATA hard drives up to 100GB at speeds up to 7,200rpm. The ThinkPad T60