Tronsmart is a Chinese company that first showed up on my radar a few years ago when the company began offering small Android-powered TV boxes and sticks. But like many Chinese manufacturers, Tronsmart isn’t just making products with ARM-based chips and Android software anymore. While the Tronsmart Ara x5Â looks a lot like a small Roku-like […]
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Google Nexus 6P review: Bigger and better… mostly
Between 2010 and 2014 Google and its hardware partners released half a dozen Nexus phones. The Nexus One was one of the first smartphones to feature a 1 GHz processor and it sported a 3.7 inch display. At the time that was pretty big for a smartphone screen, but the times have changed and each […]
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Acer Aspire One Cloudbook 11 review: A Windows 10 notebook for under $200… but it comes at a cost
28 Comments on Acer Aspire One Cloudbook 11 review: A Windows 10 notebook for under $200… but it comes at a costThere’s been a resurgence of small, low-cost laptops in the past few years. The term “netbook” may have died around the turn of the decade, but low-cost Chromebooks continue to grow in popularity, and in recent years Acer, Asus, HP, and Lenovo have all introduced small Windows notebooks with price tags in the $200 to […]
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Microsoft Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 reviews are in… and they’re mostly positive
Microsoft has always positioned the Surface Pro line of products as tablets that can replace your laptop. These days people are finally starting to believe that’s true: last year’s Surface Pro 3 had powerful hardware, strong software, and a decent hinge and optional keyboard dock that truly allowed you to use the notebook like either a tablet […]
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Acer Aspire R11 convertible Windows notebook review
Convertible laptops used to be expensive. These days companies including Asus, Acer, Lenovo, and HP all have notebooks that can transform into tablets with price tags around $400 or lower. Acer’s latest entry into the cheap convertible space is the Aspire R11. It’s a notebook with an 11.6 inch touchscreen display, an Intel Braswell processor, […]
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ZaReason Zini 1550 tiny Linux desktop PC review
There are a number of reasons you might want to install a Linux-based operating system like Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, or Linux Mint on a computer. These operating systems are free to use, which means you can install them on a PC that may not have a Windows license without spending a penny. They can sometimes breath […]
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Dell Inspiron 13 7000 Series 2-in-1 Special Edition review
Dell offers a line of convertible laptops with 13.3 inch touchscreen displays and a special hinge that lets you push the screen back 360 degrees and hold the tablet like a tablet. Prices for the Inspiron 13 7000 Series 2-in-1 start at $500 for a model with an Intel Pentium processor and a 1366 x […]
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Zotac ZBOX CI321 nano mini PC review
Zotac has been producing compact computers for years and and the company’s ZBOX line of mini PCs now includes a wide range of models including expensive systems with discrete graphics cards, tiny low-power models that are small enough to slide in your pocket, and a number of models that fall somewhere in between. The ZBOX […]
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Egreat i6 mini PC review
Looking for a small, cheap computer that runs Windows? There’s no shortage of options these days, with many models selling for $200 or less. But some of these cheap mini-desktops suffer from a shortage of ports or poor WiFi performance. The Egreat i6 doesn’t suffer from either of those problems. This little desktop features 802.11b/g/n […]
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Asus Zenfone 2 review ($299 smartphone with 4GB of RAM)
Want to buy the latest flagship phone from Apple, HTC, or Samsung? You’ll have to spend $600 or more. Want the latest flagship from Asus? You can pick one up for $299 or less. But can a phone in that price range be any good? Yes. The Asus Zenfone 2 is a smartphone with a […]