New Laptop

I just got a brand-new laptop, and it's great.

It's the Dell Inspiron 13 7000 Series 2-in-1. Not the catchiest name, but the when it comes to the laptop itself it's very premium-feeling. It has a silver body that isn't aluminum, but a very good-feeling plastic. The edges are curved over, so there's no wedge-in-the-wrist typing pain here. The laptop's screen hinges allow you to turn it over into a tablet. The touchscreen (I forgot to mention that before, didn't I) comes in very handy here, and even when using it in laptop mode I find it quite useful and intuitive.

The keyboard is easy to type on (I'm typing on it now) and is backlit. Comfortable, but with very little flex near the center, unlike its little brotheer, the Inspiron 11 3000 Series 2-in-1.

The CEO's Laptop

       Once upon a time, all laptops were similar on the outside, so a simple specs comparison and sofware check was enough to decide which black brick you wanted. That age has passed, and now, for business executives, a sleek laptop is not only a powerful key tool but also a status symbol. Many features are ripe for the choosing on today's top models. Which are important and which are just gimmicks? Which notebook is the one meant to be sitting in your lap?
Read after the jump to find out.

Students

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       As a student myself, a laptop is a very important piece of tech for school. Some laptops marketed for students aren't that good, however, as many people need them to do other things besides make a few Word documents. An example of these would be the Chromebooks. These extreme-budget laptops are fine for very simple tasks and light web surfing, but it's unreasonable to expect serious performance or high-graphics gaming from one of these little guys. However, there are some other laptops out there that are great for students.
Read more after the jump!

Editorial: Cheap Smartphones

       Someone I know recently bought a smartphone. Not a flagship, but a cheap, low-resolution, tiny storage, 512 MB RAM phone. Getting a phone like this seems to me to be almost pointless for the vast majority of people. This user was an exception, but others must be buying these phones too.
       First, why get a smartphone that can't run the smart apps? Something with 512 MB of RAM will be horribly prone to lag. Also, a 3.8" screen is pretty much inexcusable on anything but an iPhone 4, which can look good despite the even tinier screen size of 3.5". (Don't forget these phones also have grainy, low-resolution screens.)
       Besides the obvious aspects of power and screen, a budget phone like this has even more limited extra features. Don't expect to pay for your Happy Meal with this type of phone.
       To me, the choice is clear. Spending the extra money for a powerful phone will save most people time, energy, and frustration.

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