Alienware amazed us couple of weeks ago with world first portable gaming notebook the Alienware M11x now it’s ready to blow us away or better said blow your competition away with Alienware M17x Intel Core i7 17 inch gaming notebook that packs 1 GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 dedicated graphics chip which scored 15151 points in 3Dmark06. Florian Glaser at NotebookCheck thinks that  the Alienware M17x delivers amazing performance thanks to the overclocked Intel Core i7-620M 2.66GHz and ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2. It features a solid aluminium chassis design that stays pretty much all the time. There are some glitches though such as loud noise, heavy weight and some software and graphics driver crashes. We can digest the noise and weight it’s a gaming notebook after all but crashing is not acceptable especially if it the middle of a an intense fight that you are about to win. So Alienware and ATI get to work on fixing those drivers as fast as your notebook is.

Yesterday we posted review on the 11.6 inch Toshiba Satellite T110-10R Intel CULV notebook and today its bigger 13.3 inch brother is in the spotlight. It’s pretty much the same machine running the disappointing Intel Core SU2700 single core processor but in a slightly bigger case. We had problems getting the 11.6 inch single core notebook so we have even bigger problems getting a bigger one and Andy Vandervell at TrustedReviews that posted the review somewhat agrees with us as the overall rating given to the Toshiba Satellite T130-11H 13.3 inch Intel CULV Notebook is 5/10. Back to the drawing board Toshiba. And while you are at it replace the glossy plastic palm rest as it is a fingerprint magnet like the world has never seen.

Felix Sold at NotebookCheck posted a review on the Toshiba Satellite T110-10R 11.6 inch Intel CULV Notebook. He thinks the Toshiba Satellite T110-10R looks good and is a well built notebook. The hardware isn’t anything to shout about as it features a single core Intel CULV SU2700 1.3 GHz but as the result of this it can achieve a 10 hour battery life. We thinks that if one is happy enough with a single core CPU should go for a netbook so manufacturers should really only pack dual core CPUs in notebooks. This is 2010 so we all like and need multi-tasking. Hopefully Toshiba will realise that and in update the T110 series with a dual core as deserved by otherwise this attractive notebook.

We have already posted the Intel Core i5 and i7 Sony notebook models and today is Intel Core i3’s turn. It was Sebastian Jentsch at NotebookCheck that tested ony Vaio S11 VPC-S11M1E 13.3 inch Intel Core i3 Notebook. After extended testing he came to the conclusion that the Sony Vaio S11 VPC-S11M1E can’t really be taken seriously as a road warrior due to it’s short battery life. It managed just over 2.5 hours in the Wireless web surfing test. So if you are after notebook with long battery life you are better of with an Intel CULV powered notebook that would also be marginally cheaper. But if you are willing to compromise the performance for battery life then the Vaio S11 doesn’t look that bad choice anymore although let’s not forget that you could get an even better perfomer by purchasing also a Sony Vaio Z VPCZ114GX/S 13.1 inch notebook that features Intel Core i5 but you will have to reach even deeper in your pocket to get a hold on of those. Decision, decision, decisions…

We recently posted a review on the new Sony’s notebook featuring latest Intel platform the Sony Vaio Z VPCZ114GX/S that features Intel Core i5 this time we have a review on the 16.4 inch Intel Core i7 packing multimedia powerhouse the Sony Vaio F11 VPC-F11Z1/E. Not only it is an ultimate multimedia notebook but due to nVidia GeForce GT 330M dedicate graphics it actually can handle latest games if you don’t push the graphics settings to high. So what exactly does it bring to the table (yes literally to the table as it is a bit to big to fit in your lap) for the RRP €1,499. Sebastian Jentsch at NotebookCheck is able to answer our questions. In his review he found out that Sony Vaio F11 VPC-F11Z1E is a powerful notebook thanks to the Intel Core i7 720QM quad-core processor and dedicated nCidia GeForce GT 330M graphics. It offers abundance of connectivity such as HDMI, eSATA, SPDIF and FireWire. Oh and there is 8 GB of RAM and 64 bit Windows 7.

It’s not i7, not even i5 but that doesn’t mean that Intel Core i3 doesn’t deliver enough power for all of your needs what also Sebastian Jentsch at NotebookCheck found out when he tested the Asus K52JR-SX059V 15.6 inch Intel Core i3 Notebook. He found out that the Asus K52JR-SX059V is a very efficient multimedia notebook and the Core i3-350M is superior to the Core 2 Duo processor when compared at the same clock rate.

We’ve already posted our share of information on the Alienware M11x 11.6 inch Gaming Notebook and now J. Simon Leitner at NotebookCheck posted first impressions review to give us some details about the chassis and hardware. In-depth review to follow soon. Not much to say here only that Dell has no idea about how currency exchange rates work as in US it starts at a very attractive price of $799 while here in UK it comes at a more premium £749.

It looks like that AMD isn’t giving up the fight with Intel in the portable notebook market even though most manufacturers are releasing Intel models only.  Jerry Jackson at NotebookReview posted a review on the Toshiba Satellite T135D-S1324 13.3 inch AMD Notebook. He thinks that in comparison to the Intel powered Toshiba Satellite T135 delivers the AMD powered Toshiba Satellite 135D brings better performance including better integrated graphics in form of ATI Radeon HD3200 but shorter battery life of  ”only” 5.5 hours compared to the Intel powered T135’s 8 hours and at the bottom line also note that the AMD version is $100 cheaper which isn’t bad. All and all it’s pretty much what we expected as the Intel CULV in combination with Intel GMA 4500MHD is no match for the AMD Turion Neo X2 and ATI Radeon HD3200. But as usually more power means shorter battery life but to be honest we think that 5.5 hour battery life is pretty adequate. Enough of chit-chat hit the link for full review.

Are you after a portable computer with a proper processor. No Atom, no CULV but full powered 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. We know that we are and LG S210-K.CBMAG 12.1 inch Portable Notebook is here to bring us everything we asked for in small 12.1 inch solid chassis. Sebastian Jentsch at Notebookcheck posted a review and thinks LG S210-K.CBMAG is a very efficient notebook as it is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 2.66 GHz but yet features a small, portable and light chasis so you really get best of both worlds – power and portability combined in one.

Sebastian Jentsch at NotebookCheck posted a review on the Samsung NP-R580-JS03DE 15.6 inch Multimedia Notebook. He thinks the Samsung R580 Aura Hawk brings value for money as at €800 offers Intel Core i5-520M 2.40 GHz, nVidia Geforce GT 330M dedicated graphics and large 500 GB hard drive.