Australian PC User contributing editor
Reviews
REVIEW: Kogan Portector Portal Protector
Jun 19th
Model: Kogan Portector Rating: 11 out of 10 Price: $2999 inc. free shipping Web: http://www.dbcde.gov.au/
In response to the federal government’s discovery that spams and scams are infecting home computers through the internet portal, consumer brand Kogan Technologies has developed an important product and none too soon.
Called the Portector, it’s designed to provide a physical barrier against portal spams and scams.
It claims to be 100% portal compatible to ensure the up to 20,000 Australians who are getting their computers infected by these spams and scams remain safe but the thing we’re most impressed by is its ease of use. Unlike most internet More >
REVIEW: Sony VAIO VPC-L118FG All-in-One PC
Jun 10th
Model: Sony VAIO VPC-L118FG Rating: 7.5 out of 10 Price: $2499 inc. GST Web: www.sony.com.au
All-in-one PCs have, for the most part, been a compromise and quite a few have been based on Intel’s Atom N270/N280 processor range. However, Sony has taken the all-in-one to a new level with its 24-inch Vaio L.
Take a 24-inch widescreen panel with 1920×1080-pixel resolution, add in touch-screen capabilities, power it with a Core 2 Duo E7500 processor and throw in a Blu-ray/DVD combo drive and you’ve pretty much got the Vaio L.
The L doesn’t bother with a traditional base stand, which isn’t surprising as this More >
REVIEW – Asus U6V Bamboo notebook PC
Apr 10th
Summary: The idea of real bamboo covering sounds nice but this is too expensive and battery life too poor. Rating: 7 out of 10 Price: $3199 online Contact: Asus Phone: 1800 278 788 Web: www.asus.com.au
Every now and then, you come across a product and you’re only response is “why?”. The Asus U6V Bamboo is a 12.1-inch widescreen notebook built around Intel’s Core 2 Duo T9400 processor with a nice level of appointments and performance. But with the top and keyboard rest covered in a thin layer of real bamboo, you have to wonder why? In its marketing, Asus claims bamboo helps make the More >