The Samsung R580 - Decent Battery

The Samsung R580 Laptop (£689) is the South Korean electronics giant’s entry-level multimedia machine. This newest version is the first to feature a processor from Intel’s Core i5 family, and
offers excellent power, performance and portability at a very reasonable price that won’t break your wallet. The first thing to notice about the laptop is its fashionable design. Instead of implementing a dull, matt-black look, Samsung R580 has opted for an interesting red and black patterned finish. Looking on both the lid and chassis itself, it will not be to everyone’s tastes, but surely Is not offensive and will stand out in the crowd.

The 15.6-inch screen panel may not boast the high resolution of the Packard Bell or Sony, yet it is just as vivid with excellent colour reproduction, while also being very bright.This makes it ideal for photographers or video makers looking for a colourful and accurate panel.
The keyboard boasts an isolated-key style, with plenty of space between the keys making it hard to miss-hit aletter. It’s also a very intuitive keyboard and we were typing at full speed very quickly.

HP ProBook 6440b : Solid Build with Lighscribe Technology

Hewlett-Packard (HP) is the world’s number one manufacturer of laptops, and creates a broad range of laptops and notebooks. The ProBook series is aimed chiefly at small and medium-sized
businesses,and although the HP ProBook 6440b (£793) may not boast some of the bells and whistles of other laptops, it’s still a solid choice for the business-minded user.

This is thanks to the various business features the laptop boasts. HP’s 3D Drive Guard technology provides increased protection for your data,so that if you’re carrying around vital business files and folders, you can relax safe in the knowledge that they will survive the odd bash and bump on the road.

The14-inch TFT screen features a matt screen coating, this means you won’t have to worry about distracting reflections in bright light. The laptop also boasts a good battery life of 324 minutes, which is only bettered by the Asus here. This means that you won’t have to worry about running out of power mid-presentation, and also saves you lugging the charger around.

What is Intel Core i7 ?

Intel Core i7 a short explanation :
A range of dual and quad-core processors with as many as four processing cores fitted onto a single chip. Delivering staggering levels of power and providing full support for 64-bit software, performance can more than double dual-core chips,such as those from Intel’s Core 2 Duo range.

Apple MacBook Pro 15.4 Inch Screen : Excellent Battery

Apple’s MacBook Pro 15.4 inch range has long impressed us with its beautiful design and usability, offering arguably the most fashionable laptops you can buy. It has now been upgraded with Intel’scutting-edge Core i7 technology and marks possibly the best Apple laptop we’ve seen to date.

Although Apple has not used Intel’s top of the range quad-core chip, the dual-core Core i7 processor used is still implausibly powerful. Providing stunning levels of performance, this is by far the mostpowerful Apple laptop you can buy.

VGA have also seen an upgrade, with amid-range nVidia GPU offering powerful visuals. Whilst performance is significantly improved by many similarly priced Windows-based laptops, there is still ample power for frequent multimedia tasks and even regular gaming use.

The Sony S-Frame DPP-F700 : The Frame Printer

The Sony S-Frame DPP-F700 (£220) is something totally different in printing machine designs. Consisting of a7-inch digital photo frame with 1GB of internal memory, enough to store up to 2000 pics, it is backed by a 4x6-inch dye sublimation printing machine.The idea is that should person take afancy to one of the images you’re displaying, printing it out is as easy as adding the paper cartridge.

Although you are limited to 4x6-inch shots, the built-in software grants you to print ID-photo size, indexprintsand even add a calendar to your favourite shots. This possibly a Sony product, but there are a host of connections on the side, letting you to add everything from Sony Memory Stick cards through to standard SD and even xD-Picture cards.


The Sony S-Frame DPP-F700. In terms of design, you will find this is a small but rather boxy affair.The 7-inch photo frame has a resolution of 800 x480 pixels and images look sharp. To the right of the screen touch-sensitive control sarein place, which disappear when not being used.These are also reflected on asmall and neat remote control. Once you wish to use it in frame mode, you are able to add a small metal leg that raises the screen to a more up right angle.