Posts tagged as: optical drive

Ultrabooks: The concept in its nascent stages is already diminishing – Part 1

It was until Consumer Electronics Show 2012 that the ultrabooks meant a super slim laptop incorporating a feather weight existence, with optical drive and an SSD storage device. However, the event showcased a slew of new laptops that had none of these features and still were marketed as Ultrabooks, example Samsung Series 5 Ultra. This […]

Ultrabooks: The concept in its nascent stages is already diminishing – Part 2

But both Intel and PC makers have released a number of new laptops with the Ultrabook moniker attached to them, that the users have ended up confused which one is an ultrabook and which one is just laptop. After the release of Macbook Air by Apple in 2007, the concept was to introduce Windows-based laptops […]

Ultrabooks: The concept in its nascent stages is already diminishing – Part 3

However, the likes of Series 5 and Envy 14 Spectre have diluted the concept of the moniker with thicker and heavier notebooks. In addition, the optical drives and platter-based hard drives have made the customer more confused than facilitated. Remember the time Intel launched the Centrino series of circuits. Centrino name meant that a laptop […]

Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3-581TG: The tech geek’s preview – Part 1

Not a long time ago, the moniker ‘Ultrabook’ was taken for laptops that boasted a small 13-inch screen, a very thin chassis, no optical drive and a low- to middle-end graphics card. However, the concept is changing fast and new notebooks pouring in the market are soaking more and more specifications in. The latest device […]

Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3-581TG: The tech geek’s preview – Part 2

The Timeline Ultra M3 has clean lines, a matte black plastic body, and an aluminum lid. The entire laptop’s construction has a hollower feel than the rock-solid metal build of a MacBook Air or even the Razer Blade. This Acer has the veneer of a budget-level machine, and the keyboard and screen to match. The […]

Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3-581TG: The tech geek’s preview – Part 3

The 15.6-inch LED screen is a major letdown when it comes to resolution. A maximum resolution of 1,366×768 pixels feels like cheating when all the other graphics and processor upgrades are thrown in; after all, this laptop boasts a next-gen Nvidia GPU, so why not show off a higher resolution? It baffles me, and while […]

Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3-581TG: The tech geek’s preview – Part 4

However, there is one performance aspect of note: when running on battery, even on “high-performance” settings, benchmark results dipped. Street Fighter IV dropped to 30.5 frames per second at 1,366×768 with the same graphics settings on battery power; when outputting to a 1080p monitor via HDMI, the frame rate dropped to 20.8 fps. The laptop […]

Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3-581TG: The tech geek’s preview – Part 5

The speakers are in the front side giving a loud audio, which is welcome. However, fall short of the quality suggested by the Dolby Home Theatre Professionally Tuned label that hovers above the keyboard. Again, the speakers are fine for normal laptop use, but audio on ultrabooks like the Asus Zenbook put it to shame. […]

Simon Cowell: I would love to work with Paula and Nicole again

The TV mogul insisted that he would love to work with good friend, Paula Abdul, and Nicole Scherzinger again. He insisted that there is no bad blood between him and the two ladies and claimed that the decision to axe Nicole and Paula was in the best interests of everybody. Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger […]

Sony releases its new ultrabook, Vaio Z – Part 1

Ultrabooks! The computing world maybe changing or maybe not but thing is evolving for sure, the thickness of the electronic devices. For better or for worse, the notebooks are getting slimmer and slimmer every day. Though they are mostly priced cheap, they lose some of the productivity in them. But not in the case of […]

Sony releases its new ultrabook, Vaio Z – Part 2

The docking station also includes an optical drive that is upgradable to Blu-Ray player, another option that is neither present in the likes of other ultrabooks nor in Macbook Air. The dock included increases the value of the device but it also takes the notebook out of the plan of those who live around a […]

Melanie Amaro excited about new album

The winner of the first season of the US X Factor, Melanie Amaro, claimed that she is excited on recording her first album and admitted that there will be surprises in store. The singer insisted that she will not give out any names but revealed that there will be some collaboration with some of the […]

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