Consumer confidence is down, the foreclosures keep coming, and you’re pinching pennies while Wall Street seems to have reverted to business as usual. Fortunately, one thing may bring back your holiday spirit: cheap TVs. That’s right, this year’s holiday shopping season may bring TVs at...

Toshiba’s new Portégé R700 surprised me with its mature styling, serious muscle, and ridiculously light heft. Despite being a true ultraportable, this machine is quite powerful–Toshiba somehow even fit an optical drive on it! But a few unpleasant surprises make the whopping $1599 price tag...

Sony VAIO is a name synonymous with style–as demonstrated by such recent noteworthy models as the VAIO VPCEA22FX all-purpose laptop and the VAIO L117FX/B all-in-one PC–and the VAIO VPCY218FX ultraportable laptop upholds the tradition. Part of the Sony VAIO Y series, this $750 model has a sleek,...

Sony targets the everyman with its VAIO EA series of all-purpose laptops. They’re affordable, medium-size, general-purpose workhorses with a variety of customization options. Available in a swath of colors and configurations, the EA series is neither slim and sexy nor bulky and heavy. It’s as...

Lenovo ThinkStation E20: Strong Performer, but Business-PC Caveats Apply The Lenovo ThinkStation E20 is one of the more capable PCs in the business desktop category, delivering strong performance at a fair price ($1179 as configured, as of August 31, 2010). Nevertheless, the ThinkStation E20 ultimately...