Laptop Reliability Ratings: Which Laptop is Really Most Reliable?

by Matthew Smith on May 7, 2010

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When I wrote the Smidgen PC laptop brand guide one of the issues which I touched upon was the overall reliability of the laptop brands as based on several sources of data. Today I want to take a closer look at overall laptop reliability in order to answer some common but typically unanswered questions. The main source [...]

The Best Laptop Brands: A Comprehensive Review

by Matthew Smith on April 23, 2010

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What’s the best laptop brand? That is actually a very hard question to answer. While there are many detailed reviews of laptops, these can only cover the most immediate questions such as performance and design. Other important issues, like customer service and reliability, cannot be covered in the scope of a product review. This makes [...]

Toshiba Brand Overview: Should You Buy?

by Matthew Smith 09.15.2011

According to recent data, Toshiba is the fifth largest notebook manufacturer in the world and growing. ASUS is nipping at Toshiba’s heels, while Toshiba in turn is losing a race to catch Lenovo, the Chinese brand which took over IBM’s personal computing business almost a decade ago. From a marketing perspective, Toshiba has always struggled, [...]

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The Best Micro-ATX A75 Motherboards

by Matthew Smith 07.19.2011

The introduction of Fusion processors for desktops has come alongside a new processor socket, called FM1, and two new motherboard chipsets called A55 and A75. Of the two, only A75 is available thus far, and it’s likely the only one a consumer building his or her own PC would want in the first place. That’s [...]

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Portland Verizon 4G LTE Turned On?

by Matthew Smith 06.16.2011

Well this is interesting. I was just biking home from Safeway when my HTC Thunderbolt made a noise. I looked at it, and found that the 4G LTE logo was now active. When I arrived home (about 10 minutes later) I opened up Speedtest to see if this was for real. According to the app, [...]

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An Introduction to Enhancing Devices with Wireless Internet

by Matthew Smith 06.15.2011

It used to be that computers belonged on desks, and we needed to be rooted in one place in order to use them. However, with the spread of laptop usage and the growth of tablet and smart phone industries, we can now do just about anything we always could with a desktop computer with the [...]

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iPad and Tablet Reliability – How Long Will Your Slate Last?

by Matthew Smith 06.08.2011

Tablets are becoming the Next Big Thing™. Okay I’m being a little sarcastic – I’m definitely one of the people who believes tablets aren’t going to replace PCs any time soon – but I also don’t know if tablet replacement of PCs matter. The fact is tablets are cool, and they have uses, so people [...]

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Dell’s RGB LED – The Best Laptop Display Ever?

by Matthew Smith 06.06.2011

Displays don’t receive much love in the wonderful world of laptops. Most manufacturers do little more than slap on a coat of gloss and ship the display out the door, viewing angles and resolution be damned. If you’re lucky, a laptop that you’re looking at will have a high-resolution display available, but this does nothing [...]

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Dell Laptop Review: An In-Depth Brand Guide

by Matthew Smith 05.26.2011

If you’re looking for a new laptop it’s likely that Dell is a brand that you’re considering. The company is one of the largest laptop manufacturers in the world and has been selling laptops for over a decade. Although it generally has a weak retail presence, Dell’s website is one of the most robust in [...]

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Buying Guide: Mobile Processors Explained

by Matthew Smith 05.18.2011

Buying a laptop is confusing, and unfortunately the major processor company’s haven’t done much to make it easier on your. There is a bewildering array of processor brands available from both Intel and AMD, and while both companies would like to think each brand is distinct, the truth is that they often bleed together. It’s important to [...]

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iOS vs. Android: Is History Repeating Itself?

by Matthew Smith 04.17.2011

Those who do not learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat it. It’s an old phrase -a cliche, really – but the popularity of the phrase (and its various incarnations) is due to a core of truth. History does indeed teach as many things, and failing to learn those lessons can cause us [...]

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How Can I Monitor My Laptop Temperature?

by Matthew Smith 04.15.2011

Laptops are hot. Anyone who has tried to play a round of Counter-Strike with their laptop in, well, their lap, has likely figured this out on their own. Although most of today’s laptops do a great job of keeping their cool when at idle, ramping up the CPU, the GPU, or both, can cause a [...]

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