Monday, July 27th, 2009
Yes! Windows 7 is set to be released 22nd October and we think it's brilliant. New machines now with vista would are more than capable of running Windows 7. However, you'll have to buy it as a separate system. Look out for some big manufacturers that may do a deal ...
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Monday, July 20th, 2009
No, we love it. But be aware that Windows 7 is just around the corner, if you can hold out until the end of the year it might be worth it. Otherwise, buy a machine that is capable of running Windows 7!
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Thursday, July 16th, 2009
So a few weeks ago, I (Graham) went to London to visit Microsoft and listen to what they had to say about Windows 7 and I was impressed I have to say. Yes I was a fan already and contemplating putting it on my normal work laptop but hadn't quite ...
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Thursday, November 27th, 2008
We recently have had the privilege of supplying ans setting up a high spec Latitude E6500 and we are very impressed. Yes it is a lot of money for many users, but we can see what you are paying for!
Let's start with the specification of the machine:
15.4" Wide Screen WXGA+ ...
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
In this blog I'm going to give the Dell Vostro 1510 the once over. The difference to this machine review is that I am by no means a techie. So this review is very much from a typical users point of view. So we're all on the same page, here ...
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Saturday, April 26th, 2008
You may recall back in November 07 I reviewed a nice new Dell XPS M1330 laptop, I thought 5 months on it was a good time to review how it has held up against my everyday use, and I do make it work hard!
It is my everyday work laptop, as ...
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Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
Happy New Year to Everyone from Brandstar Uk!!
Well 2008 is just about underway, some of us still recovering from all the festivities I am sure, and undoubtedly the diets will begin shortly :)
I thought I would write a post with what to expect from Brandstar in 2008, some new and ...
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
The latest addition to the Brandstar Computer list is a Dell XPS M1330 Crimson Red laptop, 13.3" screen, 2GHz Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB memory, 160GB hard drive, 2.0 Mega pixel Camera, DVDRW, bluetooth, wireless, Vista Home Premium etc. I didn't see a real need for the Biometric ...
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Friday, November 23rd, 2007
During my review of my Dell Vostro machine I started to head into a Windows Vista rant! So I thought instead I would have a dedicated thread in which to rant about it! Although unlike many people ranting about the terribleness of Vista I am actually very impressed with the ...
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
The "new" version of Outlook Express in Microsoft's latest operating systems Windows Vista renamed Windows Mail is a fantastic development from Outlook Express. However we have had a few clients coming to us with a problem and so I thought it only fair to share the solution.
Firstly the problem:
You ...
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