Toshiba showed off their new device, the Toshiba Tablet, at the Consumer Electronics Show recently, and it seems to be a direct competitor to Apple’s iPad, which currently leads the category in market share and overall popularity. The device offers a few features to set it apart, such as a larger screen and the Android [...]

The HP Envy 17 is geared as a desktop replacement laptop that provides the performance of a desktop machine in a more portable design. Its size and weight are not particularly conducive to travel and mobility, but it provides nearly the full desktop experience in a machine you can take with you.

Apple launched their new line of MacBook Pro laptops on Thursday to much fanfare from consumers and tech pundits. The new models did not feature any radical design changes, as some had expected, but the inclusion of Intel and Apple’s new Thunderbolt technology and a number of excellent speed improvements make for a very worthy [...]

A laptop cannot function without adequate power, and laptop power issues can sometimes be difficult to diagnose and to fix. Here are a few of the most common power issues and a few ways to troubleshoot them.

Not many years ago, the idea of gaming on a laptop would have seemed fairly silly. Today, many laptops are just as powerful as desktop machines, and include the same high-end graphics chipsets and powerful processors as some of the better gaming desktop machines. There are a few factors to consider ensuring that your gaming [...]

One of the best ways to make any computer or laptop perform better is to upgrade its memory capacity. In many cases, adding more memory, or RAM, can dramatically increase the laptop’s performance, and allow it to run more programs at once, or to run more memory-intensive programs such as Photoshop without slowdowns.

When the keyboard of your HP Pavilion DV2-1000 laptop starts to fail, or certain keys no longer work, it is time for a replacement. Luckily, replacing the keyboard on this particular model is fairly simple and straightforward. Before starting, you will need a compatible replacement part. Use an online parts locator tool to find a [...]

If you are looking for a user manual for your Acer laptop, or trying to make a support request, you will often be asked for your model and serial number. It is also important to know your laptop’s model and serial number in the event that it is ever lost or stolen. Here are a [...]

Sooner or later many users find that their laptop’s hard drive is full, and they begin to wonder if it is possible to upgrade it to a larger drive for more storage space. Not only is replacing your laptop hard drive possible, it is usually quite easy to do. Here are the steps required to [...]

Laptop keyboards are one part of a laptop computer that tends to fail fairly often, but it is easy to see why. The keyboard is one of the components most exposed to liquid damage or other spills, and has to withstand the rigors of human typing all day long. This can make keyboard failures more [...]