Sunday, August 28, 2011

Laptop Tester | The Best Free Maintenance and Anti-Virus Programs for Laptops

Best Free Maintenance and Anti-Virus Programs



One of the first things I often tell people when they ask me about buying a new laptop is to invest in a good Anti-Virus and Spyware detection program. I suggest you do a little shopping around for one that fits the power of your laptop. If your new laptop can handle graphic intensive anti-virus systems, cool, if not, if your buying a netbook, like Acers Aspire One for example, find one that uses less processor demanding software.


Strongly I would suggest staying away from Avast, or Norton, these have a tendency to gobble up your memory when loading and unloading, and while running their scans, use something smaller and more light weight.

I suggest for an average laptop and computer user these free Anti-Virus Programs that I have used for the last few years. The list is compiled from my actual use, and the tendencies these programs have for better performance in certain laptop types.AVG Free Anti-Virus: One of the best Anti-Virus Programs available. It's a great free anti-virus and I recommend it to mid sized laptops to even smaller netbooks running Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP.

ThreatFire™ AntiVirus: I think if I am really looking at speed and responsiveness in a anti-virus program, that would use less dependencies on your system, I would go with Threat Fire. It's free and it does an excellent job as it should, it's a great anti-virus program!  

Avast Free Anti-Virus: I have used Avast since their conception debut on cnet. I wasn't that happy with the before versions, and thought this newest version would be better. I like it's interface, a little complicated, but very customizable. Problems, it can at times be compromised, and I have had viruses trapped by Avast, only to not be able to remove them. Very upsetting when I had virus reports but no way to remove them without using another program to do it. 

In a few aspects of laptop use, a good side arm to be used with your anti-virus are programs that remove viruses, or clean up the registry after viruses are uninstalled or removed. Some can be great from messy registries and help clean up traces of Windoes updates, securing extra hard drive space.


Free McAfee Avert Stinger: This is a stand alone virus remover tool. It scans and removes viruses, and that's about it. It doesn't do the work of a anti-virus program suite, but does do a good job in scanning and removing threats. As a tool, this is one of the best for virus removing. 


Malwarebytes Anti-Malware: This is the best I believe in Malware and virus detection and removal. I use it at least twice a month on two of my best laptops, and love its detection and scan speeds. A great free anti-malware program.


IObit Malware Fighter: A little controversy between this and Malwarebytes due to copyright issues. a bunch of he said she said stuff, but this program still does the job it should, and it's free. A great utility and tool for removal of stubborn viruses.


CCleaner: This is does more than it should for what it is. It checks your system for useless files, registry issues and lost space from a number of places on your computer or laptop. It frees up space, deletes usless system and program entries in the registry and removes junk files from your computer. 


WinASO Registry Optimizer: Easy as pie to use, and amazing benefits! This registry cleaner does one awesome job of detecting useless program files and junk on your hard drive. It can find errors related to your registry files, from your custom controls, lost shortcuts, outdated driver files, useless font files, shared program junk files, and empty configuration files that you may have stuck on your system after years or just weeks of use.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

The Laptop Tester Reviews | The Nikon D3100 Digital SLR Camera

Nikon D3100 Digital SLR 12 Mega Pixel Camera

If you are looking for the Nikon D3100 Digital Camera, we found it at an amazing price, and fully featured. 

The People at Nikon developed the D3100 Digital SLR Camera to provide the best picture quality possible. Nikon's newly developed CMOS sensor provides for outstanding clear subject detail and smoother color gradation in every lighting possible. It gives very clear, and very lifelike images that exhibit all spectrum vivid colors, highly reduced noise and smooth tones for crystal clear, beautiful outstanding photos and video at DVD quality.

The Nikon D3100 Digital SLR Camera has a maximum standard range ISO of 3200 (Powerful) letting you shoot at incredibly fast shutter speeds, and the Picture Control has six settings - Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait and Landscape letting you determine the look of photos and full HD movies.


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Thursday, August 18, 2011

The Laptop Tester Reviews | The Lenovo ThinkPad X220 4296-2YU Tablet PC


Lenovo ThinkPad X220 4296-2YU Tablet PC 

Thinkpad X220 Review- I love business laptops. I have owned some of the best business desktop replacement laptops available to help me with my business ventures, and back when IBM had it's glory days, I was walking around with their systems, thinking I had the cutting edge. 

I have heard alot about the Lenovo Think Pads and until just recently never had the chance to try one out, until now. Let me tell you, if your a business minded individual, who needs a good quality, hard working system to keep up with your fast paced lifestyle and quick thinking, Lenovo has the laptop made just for that! The Thinkpad X220 is perfect for anyone business minded. Let me explain why.


First, the second generation Intel Core i7-2620M 2.7GHz processor rips apart heavy threaded software. My graphics editors went like fire, and I loved the Thinkpad's ability to run multi-tasked situations like as if I wasn't multi-tasking at all. I could write up ads on MSword, do some video editing, picture editing and browse the Internet, while listening to some mad music while I worked.

Second, the touch screen saved desk clutter! Normally I have just enough room on my desk for a few pads of paper, notes, calculator and my mouse and laptop. The touch screen saved me from having to play around with my mouse while messing up my order of paper work. I loved being able to turn the screen to show my office co-workers things without them having to get up and leave their desks, or me having to turn my laptop around, like I would normally do, cause an avalanche of business papers to fall off my desk.

Most of all, this system rocks! The 320GB 7200 rpm hard drive and HD (720p) webcam sold me right away. I was able to save several hundred invoices and web cam chat with an associate in New York while I was transferring about 30gbs of information from our mother system two doors down. How dependable is the Thinkpad X220? So far, it's excellent and running great.

If your looking for the best business laptop for your hard work and enjoyment, the X220 from Lenovo is where it's at! I love it and believe you will too! I know I do.

The Laptop Tester Reviews | The Gateway One ZX6961-UR20P


The Gateway One ZX6961-UR20P is a touch screen with amazing performance!

This All-In-One PC comes with a 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i3-2100 Processor (3.1GHz, 3MB Total Cache) , along with a 6GB DDR3 memory bank, and a 1TB HDD. The 23" Touchscreen is fun and easy to use, Intel HD Graphics drives the systems graphics, and an upgradable Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

We tried this system out for about three days, and loved having to change our habits from mouse clicking to finger tip touch. I think that was the best part, getting used to using our fingers to do our clicking. I am so used to mouse clicking, that a number of times I almost forgot to use my fingers to touch the screen, but around the third day, I was a touch master on the screen.

The system could be a little faster, I think the processor could be a little stronger, but it was fine for most of our needs. The graphics were fine, for what it is. Over all we were very happy to have this new addition to play around with.

The i3-2100 processor isn't really what this system needs, I believe the i5 or i7 would make this rock, and I believe it's available in other touch screen models from Gateway, but our test system was with an i3, and did a good job keeping up with our tests. We ran several programs, videos and multi-tasked till our fingers hurt, it managed to keep up, but just not at a pace we would have liked to see.

Price for this system is about right and worth the money. If I was looking to buy this type of system, I would be willing to shell out the extra 200$ and get one with a better performing processor. So we gave this a 4 star review, and recommend shopping around for a more powerful system from Gateway.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Laptop Tester Reviews the Vizio XVT3D554SV 55" Full Array LED Full HD 3D TV - 1080p


Normally, when we watch tv at work here at Laptop Tester, it's on the computer, and we never watch real tv, until we had a chance to watch tv on the new Vizio XVT 3D. The system is simple to assemble, that means it took us a little over five minuets to set up our Vizio and start watching dvds. The picture is incredible, the 55 inch screen really was awesome. The interface is easy to use and we loved being able to browse the internet with the Internet Apps the system came with.




  • Easily connect to the Internet and stream movies and TV shows, listen to music and get the latest news, sports and weather 
We noticed even poor quality youtube videos were better while watching them on the Vizio!
  •  The XVT Extreme VIZIO Technology series epitomizes cutting edge technology delivering an experience that’s simply out of this world 
We Have to agree with Circuit City, the XVT is in a class by its self!
  • Using the latest technologies for the optimal 3D experience, VIZIO 3D ensures your movies, sports, games and more come to life like never befor.
As we said, even poor quality video comes alive on this Vizio system!
  • The latest 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Networking is built-in making connecting to the Internet quick and easy 
Exactly what we encountered, we set it up, connected easily to our Wi-Fi, and off we went to browse and play with our new system!
  • This full array, backlit HDTV is comprised of hundreds of LEDs divided into 120 control blocks and utilizes Smart Dimming™ to intelligently control these blocks turning them on and completely off based on the content you’re watching

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Laptop Tester Reviews the Blackberry 9800 Torch Unlocked GSM Cell Phone





The Blackberry 9800 Torch - Unlocked GSM Cell Phone
Everyone is looking for the best deal on the new Blackberry Torch 9800. Laptop tester found it!


America went crazy over the first few crackberries, "cough" blackberries I meant, now that the new 9800's are here. The newest being the 9900, which is a full screen masterpiece of technology. Everyone is going crazy trying to get these Blackberry Torch Cell Phones.



This large extended slide phone has a huge screen and user friendly qwerty keyboard. Wi-Fi Access, and a 5.5 hour battery.


What we liked about our tester, was everything! The Torch is very easy to use and has awesome graphics. We loved the easy to use menu, and customization of the system was simple and easy to understand.
So where can you get it? Where can you get the 9800 Blackberry?


  • 512 MB onboard memory
  • Touch screen with on-screen keyboard
  • Slide-out QWERTY
  • Wi-Fi® access to BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
  • 1300 mAHr removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery
  • Memory can be upgraded easily with a card.





Sunday, August 14, 2011

The Laptop Tester Review: A Coby Kyros 7" Touch Screen Tablet PC with Android for Under $150 Bucks


Tablet PC for under $150.00? Andriod Operating System? Touch Screen? Oh yeah, we found it and tested the 7" Touch Screen Tablet PC Notebook Pad, and let Laptop Tester on Blogger tell you, for $104.72 this thing is a steal!

Perfect for College Students and those always on the run. This touch pad does exactly what you want it to do. Running the Andriod 2.3 OS, lets you work, play and surf the web. You get a great Tablet PC with great software.

When we took it out of the box and started it up, I was the first to play with it, and for the price, this thing is outstanding! I enjoyed the Andriod OS, and the capabilities this little 7" Touch Pad offers.




The cost doesn't match the quality, it's for sure my new 7" play toy in the office and I have taken it home enough enough times, so now according to Laptop Tester law, it's mine!

It's responsive and light weight, this tablet pc is great for reading or working at the park, or typing ideas down while sitting at home on the couch. I loved how well the older Andriod OS runs, it reminds me of the 3.0, just lighter in style. A great buy and we highly recommend it to you as a cool touch pad for when your away from your main system! One of the best pc deals we have ever found on the market for this type of system and gear.

Well built, made with good materials, this 7 inch touch pad is awesome!

Buy it today! 

Laptop Tester Review: The Smallest Cheapest Laptop in The World Under $150


7\" Mini Laptop Notebook WIFI Windows 2GB HD Black


We were excited to get this baby laptop in the mail and for under $100 it's a real bargain, if you ever thought that small isn't dynamic or cool...then you should own this mini-netbook.

This mini-netbook is perhaps the smallest laptop in the world for under $100. We have seen smaller, but not capable of doing much, this one on the other hand is as close to having a full sized laptop, shrunk down to a mini laptop.


7" Mini Laptop Notebook WIFI Windows 2GB HD Black





Ok a laptop for less than $100 that is super small and compact cheaply priced hardware, what's the gimmick? There is no Gimmick!

With these notebooks you could possible equip each member of a full family of five for the cost of a full sized laptop! That is cool! Imagine giving your wife, son, daughter, and kid away at college, and yourself a netbook for less than a one mid-expensive laptop. This is one great buy! 


The Price for this laptop is way under $100 and you can buy one now for, $79.79


Check out the specs!



Processor TypeVIA ARM 32bit CPU
Processor Clock Speed300M Hz
Processor ModelVIA-ARM VT8500
RAM / TechnologyDRAM
RAM Installed Size128M
Display Diagonal Size7 inch TFT HD
Max Resolution800 x 480
Display TechnologyTFT
Graphics TypeIntegrated Graphics
Hard Drive TypeNAND Fast Flash
Hard Drive Capacity2GB
Hard Drive Spindle SpeedNAND Fast Flas
PCMCIA Expansion1x SDCard slot

Okay Pretty Cool, what else does it do?

Input / Output Connectors
Ports3x USB 2.0, 1x SDCard slot, 1x RJ45
Audio / Video1x Integrated Quadraphonic Speakers
1x 1/8" (3.5mm) Headphone / Line-Out
1x 1/8" (3.5mm) Microphone Input
1x Integrated
That's pretty cool, 3 USB slots in a mini-netbook!! AND! It's wireless!! Wifi too!!

So now what? What is your excuse for not buying at least one for yourself?

Communications
Networking / Data Link ProtocolFast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Wireless ConnectionWifi
Wireless Protocol802.11 a/b/g


Laptop Tester Review: Blackberry Storm 9530 "Unlocked" GSM Cell Phone

Blackberry Storm 9530 Unlocked GSM Cell Phone


Best buy we know of comes from TigerDirect.com, we think the Blackberry Storm is one of the best cell phones in the market. Awesome huge display and incredible user interface.

This deal is one of the best deals out there on the BB Storm phone and it's totally unlocked.