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Review: HP 2019 14-CF0014DX 14″ Laptop

Posted on April 22, 2019

The new crop of 2019 laptops are here, and as expected there are a number of them to choose from.

The models that are getting the most attention are expensive business and gaming laptops, but there are several new general purpose laptops out there as well.

One case in point is the sleek new HP 2019 14-CF0014DX 14″ Laptop.

This is a nice, compact laptop that’s about the perfect size for folks who travel frequently.

Its 14 inch screen is plenty large enough for easy viewing, yet the laptop itself is small enough to carry with you most anywhere. It’s also relatively light at about three pounds.

Before we get into too many details let’s take a quick look at the specs: [Read more…]

Review: Anker PowerCore Lite 20000mAh Portable Charger

Posted on April 4, 2019

I’m sure you’ve noticed just how many portable chargers there are to choose from these days.

Truth be told, there are so many to choose from that deciding on the best charger for keeping all your devices up and running can be a daunting task.

I have always preferred the Anker line of portable chargers because of their exceptional durability and ease of use.

That’s why I was excited to open my mailbox the other day and find that I’d received an Anker PowerCore Lite 20000mAh Portable Charger for review.

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Review: Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop

Posted on April 3, 2019

Serious gamers have long preferred desktop gaming PCs over laptops because they were more powerful and more easily upgradeable.

But now that preference is beginning to change.

The latest gaming laptops to arrive on the market pack plenty of power for running even the most demanding games, making them a great choice for gamers who like to take their rigs with them when they travel.

A perfect case in point is the Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop from Acer.

This laptop packs tons of speed and power, yet it’s about as affordable as a machine of this caliber can get. Here’s a quick look at the specs: [Read more…]

Review: Seagate Expansion 4TB Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

Posted on April 2, 2019

Adding an external USB hard drive to your computer really makes it easy to create full backups of all your programs, photos, music and other files that reside on today’s massive hard drives.

And as we all know, with mass storage devices, bigger is always better.

The Seagate Expansion 4TB Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive will likely hold everything you can pack on to your computer’s internal hard drive, and a whole lot more. [Read more…]

Review: Samsung 860 EVO 2TB SATA III Internal SSD

Posted on March 28, 2019

Thanks to the advent of 3D V-NAND and other new flash memory technologies, solid state drives are getting both larger and less expensive all the time.

While SSDs are still considerably more expensive than hard drives with the same amount of storage capacity, the cost differential is now smaller than ever.

A perfect example is the new Samsung 860 EVO 2TB SATA III Internal SSD, one of the largest commonly available solid state drives on the market today. I recently had the opportunity to check one out, and I came away quite impressed. [Read more…]