Dell Inspiron Duo

Let’s be honest, the iPad has changed the game. The people who were originally singing the praises of the laptop for its ease and convenience are now crying about how big and clumsy they are. However, the big problem is, the laptop still has its advantages, namely in its keyboard.

The Dell Inspiron Duo tries to strike a happy medium between the two. Its unique 10 inch flip screen can be used outward the same way as a touch-screen tablet, but when you want your keyboard simply flip the screen over, and now your tablet has turned into a laptop.

If you’ve been debating whether to update your laptop or go for one of these newfangled tablet things, now you don’t have to. All the ease of a laptop, with all the portability of an iPad, it’s the best of both worlds.

$500-$1,000, Computers

By Brandon Stanfill on November 30th, 2010

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$550 BUY

MacBook Air 2

Just when you thought the MacBook Air couldn’t get any thinner… it gets thinner, lighter, faster, and then adds more power. Apple has basically taken what worked well with the iPad, and injected that magic into the MacBook Air. Features include:

Up to 256GB of all-flash storage for “instant on” capability
Battery that offers 7 hours of “wireless web” and 30 days of “standby”
1.86GHz or 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo processor
GeForce 320m graphics
2GB of RAM standard
Unibody aluminum construction
Multi-touch glass trackpad
Weighs 2.9 pounds
0.68-inches thick at its thickest, 0.11-inches at its thinnest
13.3-inch screen with a 1440 x 900 resolution

Oh, and if for some reason small just isn’t small enough, there’s now a 11.6-inch MacBook Air available with a 1366 x 768 display, weighing in at 2.3 pounds. Stay tuned for “how to convince your wife that you need both an iPad and the latest MacBook.” Bachelors rejoice.

$1,000-$2,500, Computers

By Jason Bacchetta on October 20th, 2010

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$1,000-$1,700 BUY

Origin Big O (PC-Xbox 360 Hybrid)

Dammit, Origin, you know I’ve got to work, right?

Then why do you do this to me? Why do you create the ultimate piece of entertainment in the Origin Big O, a PC-Xbox 360 hybrid that is guaranteed to shave hours off my productivity each week? Don’t you think about anyone other than yourself? Oh sure, you can point to the liquid cooling integration system that ensures this mix of high-powered personal computer and Xbox 360 Slim never gets too hot. You can tell me all you want about the astounding mix of lightning fast processing time and full access to PC/Xbox gaming as well as all that the web has to offer in way of free movies, TV shows, and sports, but really, what does that do for me, but screw up my work week even further?

At least you had the consideration to price this thing between $7,700 and $17,000, depending on levels of customization, so that the chances of me actually being able to afford it would prevent the almost certain elimination of my work week. It would, no doubt, take a lot of birthdays and articles to pay for you, but knowing that you’re out there, taunting me with your mad skills, just isn’t fair. I hate you, Origin. I really do.

$10,000-$25,000, $5,000-$10,000, Computers, Gaming

By Aric Mitchell on September 9th, 2010

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$7,700-$17,000 BUY

Mac Pro 12-Core

Same design, just a hell of a lot faster. The new Mac Pro features up to 12-cores of processing power at 2.93 GHz, which is 1.5 times faster than the previous generation.

Throw in a ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics card with 1GB of GDDR5 memory standard and you’ve got yourself a true powerhouse computer for editing photos and videos, gaming and anything else you can possibly think to do.

This is definitely not the computer for everyone, so if all you’re looking to do is surf the Web and download music – get an iPad. However, if you want to do some real damage to that HD footage you shot of your friends landing on their groins at the skate park so you can end up on Tosh.0, the new Mac Pro 12-core might be the perfect choice.

$5,000-$10,000, Computers

By Harry Marks on July 29th, 2010

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$5,000 BUY

Toshiba Libretto W100

Get ready to be punked out, Apple.

Toshiba Libretto W100 has just taken the concept of the iPad and turned it into the laptop of the future. Weighing in at a whopping 1.5 pounds, this is one piece of computing power that could conceivably weigh less than your keychain. Packed in to this impossibly light device is power unsurpassed.

Two 7-inch touch screen monitors in the palm of your hand. A built-in Webcam and Bluetooth capabilities. Making this device the sole piece of computer hardware in your home will effectively eliminate the need for cords, and it will make file sharing a sleek and masterful dream come true. Enjoy movies, music, ebooks, and ordinary web browsing without the hassle of cables and plug-ins. Built-in WiFi makes it possible to access wireless networks from anywhere in the world.

Just when you thought it was safe to get an iPad, the mad scientists at Toshiba just made your decision a little bit tougher!

Computers

By Aric Mitchell on June 22nd, 2010

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$TBA BUY

Mac Mini

Apple should have called the new 1.4″ Mac Mini the “Apple TV 2″, because they definitely had home entertainment in mind when they redesigned their popular sub-$1000 desktop.

The new Mini is encased in a unibody aluminum enclosure (like the back of the iPad) and features a slew of outputs on the back, including:

Ethernet
Firewire
HDMI
Mini DisplayPort
4 USB 2.0 ports
SD card reader

All of these outputs mean you can hook the Mini up to any HDTV or HD computer monitor and get incredible audio and video via streaming services or local content. The new Mac Mini also features easily upgradable RAM up to 8GB via a slide-out bottom panel, a 2.4 or 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 500GB of internal memory and a NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor.

Unfortunately, along with these significant upgrades came a price bump of $100, so now the Mac Mini costs $699 as opposed to $599, but considering what you’re getting, it’s still a steal.

$500-$1,000, Computers

By Harry Marks on June 16th, 2010

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$700 BUY