We wanted to answer a simple question: “Who is the best laptop manufacturer?”
Opinions differ about the correct answer to this question.
We didn’t want to rely on opinions, therefor we went out to find the real answer. After reading thousands of reviews in multiple languages we came to a conclusion.
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There are already reviews available on some of the new released ThinkPads. Now we are able to offer a laptop meta analysis on the ThinkPad T420, T520, W520 and X220. What we can say in general is that the new Intel Sandy Bridge Processors brought not only more performance but as well more battery life. This is possible as the CPU’s work more efficient and this helps the battery to last longer.
We don’t have to explain why having 2 displays is better than one, do we? Just thinking of all the posibilities; On one screen you surf facebook, while on the other you can have useful stuff, like reddit. No seriously, two screens come in really handy when you want to write a report while you copy all facts from Wikipedia. Or when you want to write an email & don’t stop watching youtube videos.
Almost every tech company (Google, Twitter, Facebook, Microsoft) gives their employees two monitors, because you just can get so much more work done. Now you can have two displays in one Laptop.
This is great!
Yeah, as it turns out, this is not so great after all.
Having two displays makes your laptop really heavy. Also the quality of the picture is not as good, because you need a powerful video card (and this takes more space & money).
Next 2 displays will suck your battery empty with twice the speed.
And for those who still want one, here are the prices
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Gscreen | 3000 USD (not available) |
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Lenovo ThinkPad W700 | 2700 USD (not available) |
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ONKYO Personal Mobile | 800 USD (only available in JAPAN) |
Why this rocksWhy do we need a Keyboard, Touchpad? Seriously why? Every one knows you can use an iPhone and iPad to write a very long and detailed email to your boss on a Saturday at 3am although you are extremely intoxicated.
Not only can you “drunk-mail”, also for all the space saved, they just can make the monitor bigger. “Amazing! Magical, Awesome!” to quote Steve Jobs. An iPad you can fold is the coolest thing since, the iPad!
First reason; Apple doesn’t make one.
Second reason; Not having a keyboard kind of hurts your fingers, especially when you type a lot. This is only a problem when you are not drunk enough to actually feel your fingers.
Then there is the whole battery, video power issue like with the two displays before.
But the main reason is: You can’t get one.
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Toshiba Libretto | 1100 USD (out of production) |
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Acer Iconia | 2000 USD (not available, sold out) |
Why this rocksHave you ever been to a 3D movie?
Yes?
Not convinced yet?
You can have the same experience as in a 3D movie with your films, video games, even pictures on your laptop.
Also the biggest industry on the web (adult entertainment) is producing content for 3D monitors. We don’t think there is anything more to add…
Why you shouldn’t buy one (but still might)We rightfully assume that no one cared about 3D displays up to the moment the porn industry decided to go 3D. They were the deciding factor in the VHS vs. Betamax wars (for those who don’t know what this means, read a history book, it was some when after the battle of Gettysburg )
The problem is not that you have to wear silly glasses, no, rather that 3D will harm your eyes. Also many experience headaches and even nausea from extended periods of watching 3D content.
Additionally, 3D is the same like having 2 displays in one, so it requires a very powerful (expensive) video card.
But at the end; Yes there is 3D porn, yes it is the future.
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ASUS Republic of Gamers | 1900 USD |
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Toshiba Satellite A665-3DV5 3D | 1050 USD |
When you are deciding on a new Anti-Virus software and malware protection you have plenty of choices.
The following data is calculated by using test results of AV-Comparatives.
In their tests, AV-Comparatives exposed the 20 most popular Anti-Virus programs to thousands of different types of viruses, worms, spyware and other malware. They examined how good the programs detected known viruses, unknown (new) viruses and the speed of the programs.
| Program | Virus removal | Speed | Price |
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| Kaspersky AV |  | | $40 |
| Microsoft Security Essentials | | | FREE |
| AVIRA AntiVir Premium | | | $40 |
| Panda Antivirus Pro | | | $50 |
| G DATA AntiVirus | | | $25 |
| TrustPort AV | | | $29 |
| Symatec Norton Anti-Virus |  | | $40 |
| ESET NOD32 Antivirus | | | $60 |
| F-Secure Anti-Virus | | | $79 |
| BitDefender AV | | | $30 |
| MicroWorld eScan Anti-Virus | | | $33 |
| K7 TotalSecurity | | | $50 |
| McAfee AntiVirus + | | | $40 |
| avast! Free Antivirus | | | FREE |
| AVG Anti Virus | | | $35 |
| Sophos Anti-Virus | | | $57 |
| PC Tools SpywareDoctor + AV | | | $48 |
| Norman AV+AS | | | $46 |
| Trend Micro AV + AS | | | $40 |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus | | | $30 |
Virus removal
describes how many known and how many unknown viruses the program identified and deleted in the AV-Comparatives test.
Speed
is calculated by comparing:
The top 3 Anti-Virus programs in a more detailed analysis.
| Program | Virus recognition | False alarms | System resources used | Scan speed |
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Virus recognition:
False alarms
System resources used
Scan speed
Kaspersky as a great overall virus and malware protection software it is worth it’s price.
Avira AntiVir offers a free version as well. It has not been tested explicitly, but one can assume that it offers the same performance as the Premium version. For those who don’t want to wait during a full system scan, Avira is the best choice. On the down site, there may be more problems with files who are clean, but Avira may think that they contain a virus.
Microsoft Security Essentials is a great choice for all who don’t want to deal with viruses. It hardly ever gives false alarms, meaning less work for you when you installed it on a friend or relatives laptop. On the down side it does take very long when doing a full system scan, but if you are just browsing the web during the scan you will be fine.
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