Eric Grevstad

In most cases, our writers’ guidelines tell us, product reviews should not exceed 1,000 words. Fair enough. Here’s Storage Appliance Corp.‘s Clickfree Traveler in ten: Plug this in and it backs up all your stuff. No, that doesn’t quite convey how easy the backup procedure is. Hmm. How about Just plug this in and it […]

Netbooks have been hogging the spotlight lately, making the world marvel at how capable a computing companion you can get for a notch under $500. Lenovo would like equal time to point out just how capable a real computer you can get for a notch over $500. Not to knock netbooks, including Lenovo’s, but the […]

Sometimes arch-rivalry is the sincerest form of flattery. Microsoft‘s newest notebook mouse combines Microsoft’s latest mouse innovation with, uh, Logitech’s latest mouse innovation. The latter is what Logitech has called a “plug-and-forget nano-receiver.” In the Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000 ($50), it’s called a “plug-and-go nano transceiver” — a wireless receiver that, instead of sticking […]

One of the hardest things to do in marketing is, after selling a product at a steep discount, to phase out the discount and continue selling it at full price. Epson is about to find out. You see, Epson’s WorkForce 600 (reviewed last December) is an inkjet printer/copier/scanner/fax that lists for $200. That price leaves […]

Woo woo. Or if you prefer, hubba hubba. The Acer Aspire 3935 is a brushed-metal slimline just 1-inch thick and just 4.2 pounds, including the DVD±RW drive missing from ultralight notebooks like Apple’s MacBook Air (and the Ethernet port and swappable battery missing from the Air as well). No, it’s not quite as skinny and […]

Users’ needs and vendors’ hardware configurations are different enough so that you rarely hear someone try to pick a single “best” desktop or notebook PC. But the netbook category is so clearly defined — with so many compact, convenient mini-laptops with cookie-cutter specifications — that there’s a battle for bragging rights constantly rocking the red-hot […]

One of the attractions of today’s high-quality desktop printers is that they let you produce professional-looking marketing materials without having to pay a print shop. But there’s a limit to the brochures, flyers and other goodies you can create in-house if your house stocks only letter- and legal-sized paper. Stepping up to ledger- or tabloid- […]

Different vendors aim to give you different reasons to feel good about buying or using a product. In this case, there are two vendors for one product: The inkjet printer/copier/scanner/fax seen here is not only an HP Officejet 6500 Wireless but a Staples EcoEasy Edition, one of 3,000-odd inventory items which the office retailer has […]

It’s the biggest screen possible that impresses when comparing home theater setups, but it’s the 13.3-inch display size that seems a favorite of manufacturers building ultra-slim, status-symbol notebooks. There are the Apple MacBook Air and HP Voodoo Envy 133 at $1,799 apiece; the Lenovo ThinkPad X301 at $2,029; the new Dell Adamo (technically a 13.4-inch […]

A year ago, HP jumped into the netbook market. Well, stepped in. Well, put a toe in. The HP 2133 was a 2.9-pound portable with a glossy 8.9-inch display and one of the nicest, nearest-to-full-sized keyboards — 92 percent of full size, HP bragged — yet seen in the segment. But while the 2133’s specifications […]

Fujitsu LifeBook N7010Fujitsu Computer Systems Corp.$1,499Available: Now On a 5-star scale:Features: Performance: Value: Total: 11 out of 15 This can’t be right. Fujitsu says its new desktop replacement notebook has a cinematic 16:9-aspect-ratio screen for watching high-definition videos or Blu-ray movies. This LCD divides out to 16:9 all right, but its resolution is too low. […]

What’s new in notebooks? Gateway has borrowed design features from its MC and MD Series laptops to create a highly mobile high-definition platform. The TC Series is a 5.3-pound notebook with a 14-inch Ultrabright HD display with a cinematic 16:9 aspect ratio (1,366 by 768 resolution). For an affordable $650 apiece, the TC7306u (black) and […]