Business or Pleasure: Which Laptop Is Best for Your Family?
New Year, New Devious Plans. I need some new hardware but I’m not sure which laptop best suits our Evil Genius needs. So, ASUS sent me two. *grin
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ASUS ZenBook 4K (UX510UX): If You Need an Ultra HD Laptop…
As part of my work with another outlet, ASUS has sent me eight laptops (and counting) for review consideration over the past few months. One in particular was pretty cool and I thought GeekDad readers might be interested in it: the ZenBook 4K. Or, technically, the UX510UX. I’m not sure I would make full use of a 4K laptop, but the display sure is nice.
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ASUS RT-AC5300: You Probably Don’t Need a $400 Router
Many homes could use an update to their Wi-Fi network. Despite the pain, if you haven’t upgraded to 802.11ac yet, you should. But you don’t necessarily need a beast of a router like the ASUS RT-5300.
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Google Expands Education with Virtual Reality
Google Expeditions is a virtual reality platform for schools, allowing students to experience places that they might never get to experience first-hand.
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Test Driving an Unusual Pairing: A Chromebox and a 28-inch 4K UHD Monitor
I frequently have some odd gear show up at the house in search of a review. An iPhone case that doubles as a bottle opener, an MP3 player from a power tool company — that kind of thing. I had one of the more unusual pairings in recent memory show up this week. A Chromebox together with a 28-inch 4K UHD monitor. Either on its own is nothing that strange, but having Asus send a Chromebox (about the cheapest PC you can buy) along with a rather pricey, big, Ultra HD monitor stuck me as kind of amusing.
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ASUS Transformer Book T100TA-H2-GR Review and Giveaway!
Learn a bit about a fantastic convertible tablet/computer from ASUS, and enter to win one!
Continue ReadingReview: ASUS RT-N66U N900 Router
Asus took note of the open source community surrounding OpenWRT and Tomato and determined there was a market for an easy-to-configure consumer router with enough power and features to satisfy the most demanding users. After nearly a month with the …
Continue ReadingSending Your Kid’s Computer Off to College (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
My eldest daughter is starting college at the end of August. This means a summer full of preparations, including getting her new netbook computer ready. I bought her an Asus Eee PC, mainly because of the $230 price point. That’s …
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A primer for parents on a budget tells how to equip college-bound kids with a portable computer.
Continue ReadingAsus Eee PC 1008P-Karim Rashid Edition: First Impressions
I was recently loaned an Asus Eee PC 1008P-Karim Rashid edition for one year to use and love and try out in many different ways. I have owned a Dell Mini 9 for a while, but its battery recently died. …
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