Lenovo IdeaPad Z580 Review: Almost The Perfect Budget Laptop

Overview When Lenovo launched the IdeaPad line of consumer laptops back in 2008 more than a few people dismissed the IdeaPads as little more than than a cheaper alternative to Lenovo's popular ThinkPad line of business notebooks. True, the IdeaPads have more plastic than their ThinkPad cousins and there are no business-friendly features like docking station connectors or slice batteries. but the IdeaPad line was never designed for the world of business ... these laptops are meant to serve as affordable family and student PCs. Build and Design The IdeaPad Z580 doesn't look like a typical budget notebook with its... Read full post here

Apple Passes HP in "PC" Shipments--or Did It?

Apple iPadApple knocked HP off the throne as number one PC maker during the last three months of 2011, according to a report by market watcher Canalys.The firm reported that 120 million PCs were shipped globally during that period--17 percent of them made by Apple.However, most of those Apple "PCs" were iPads. Of the 20 million PCs Canalys says Apple shipped at the end of 2011, 15 million were tablets and five million were Macs.Only Apple and Lenovo had increases in market share during the time frame, the marketing firm reported. But even Apple would have seen a decline in... Read full post here