Lenovo Does Yoga: Lenovo has revealed photos (though no specific pricing or spec details) of its Pocket Yoga concept PC, an ultra-compact portable that fits in a back pocket. See also “ Can Dell’s Adamo Make Windows PCs Sexy?” and read our initial hands-on impressions. The stylish, thin-and-light notebook goes head-to-head with Apple’s MacBook Air and HP’s Voodoo Envy, vying for style-conscious buyers. But is that second screen worth the LifeBook’s $1500 price tag? Find out in Darren Gladstone’s review.ĭell Goes After MacBook Air with Adamo Laptop: Dell’s new Adamo laptop line starts at $2000.
The second, a 4-inch touch screen, designed mainly for using shortcuts. NPD: Mac Sales Fell 16 Percent in Februaryįujitsu’s New Notebook with Two Screens: Fujitsu’s new LifeBook N7010 features two screens: the main display is a fairly crisp 16-inch, 16:9 aspect-ratio screen.
How to Save $7500 on Your Technology Purchases. Ballmer Is Right: Mac Users Do Pay Dearly for Apple Logo. (I didn’t compare it to the $999 MacBook because the Ideapad has a 15.4-inch screen, compared to the MacBook’s 13.3-inch display.) You can even buy decent Windows laptops for around $500. Example: The Lenovo Ideapad Y530, which recently received a PCW rating of 85 (very good), is available for $829 and up. The laptops are tested for defects and resold at a discount.)īeyond the two Windows systems I’ve mentioned, there are countless other worthy models costing $1000 or less. (Refurbished laptops are returned to the store or manufacturer for a variety of reasons. And if you’ve got your heart set on a MacBook but you can’t go above $1000, be aware that refurbished MacBook Airs are available from for $999. You can’t attribute a dollar figure to that. For instance, in my opinion, Mac laptops are still easier–and more pleasurable–to use than Windows laptops. Of course, the comparisons I’ve made here aren’t the whole story by any stretch. The white MacBook seems a bit stale, in terms of tech specs, especially compared to the more expensive, refreshed MacBook line Apple introduced last fall. 
If you’ve got $1000 to spend, there’s no question: Your dollar will go farther, in terms of specs and features, with the Dell or HP notebooks. The HP Pavilion and Dell Inspiron 13 both come with Microsoft Works, a basic suite.
The MacBook doesn’t ship with office productivity software. Though the Windows laptops offer software applications for many of those functions, none is an integrated suite, like iLife. The MacBook includes Apple’s iLife 09, a terrific suite of integrated applications including iMovie (video editing), iPhoto (photo editing), GarageBand (audio editing), iWeb (for creating Web pages) and iDVD (for burning DVDs). The MacBook and the Inspiron 13 offer two USB ports, compared to three for the Pavilion. There are lots of other differences between the MacBook and the two Windows laptops.
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