HP Pavilion Touchsmart 11: A Little Engine That Could Use an Upgrade

With the school season afloat and far too many enjoying the blessings of financial aid, living at home or starting their own ramen-only records, buying a computer isn't exactly at the top of the priority list for incoming students. The MacBook Air isn’t cheap, and neither is being the cool kid on campus. Not everyone can afford a laptop starting at $1,000.

How about for $400?

That's the starting price of the brand-new HP Pavilion Touchsmart 11, which touts a touchscreen, AMD's latest low-power processor and the promise of a seven-hour battery life. For less than the cost of a new iPad, the full-fledged computer sounds like a dream come true. But we all know the too-good-to-be-true scenario, and this is partly the case with the incredibly inexpensive PC. Read more...