Latest Toshiba 16-inch Satellite Series
Toshiba today released its first 16 inch display notebooks in the form of the Satellite A350, A355, and A355D. These laptops support a maximum of 4GB RAM, up to 400GB hard drive and a built-in DVD burner. Its display offers 1,366 × 768 pixels resolution with aspect ratio of 16:9. All models will boast harman/kardon stereo speakers, an integrated webcam and microphone, 802.11a/g/n WiFi, Ethernet LAN, three USB ports, an eSATA/USB combo port, ExpressCard slot, 5-in-1 media card reader and Firewire port. The price starts from $649.99 upwards, depending on the specs.
Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 Laptop Released
Lenovo today introduced their new 16 inch notebook. I am sure you can play most of today’s PC games with this notebook. The IdeaPad Y650 features Intel Core 2 Duo processor with NVIDIA GeForce G 105M 256MB video card, up to 4GB DDR3 RAM, 320GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. Its display scrren provides 16:9 aspect ratio and 1,366 x 768 resolution. The price starts from $1,299 upwards, depending on the specs. The IdeaPad Y650 is claimed to be “one of the thinnest and lightest notebooks in its class”.
Cool Smoothbook Slice Netbook
If you think that your MSI Wind U100 is cool that you might be wrong because Smooth Creations offers the new MSI Wind U100 with a custom paint job. Dubbed as the Smoothbook Slice, the netbook has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 120GB HDD, and Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and a 3-cell battery. The netbook also features a 10.2 inch display (1024 x 600). You can grab this netbook for $499.99, which is approx. $150 more than an MSI Wind without the paint job, or $70 more than the price of a U100 with a 6 cell battery.
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MSI ships $999 13.3-inch EX300 laptop
If MSI’s suite of Winds are just too cramped for your gorilla-sized hands, maybe the marginally larger EX300 will do the trick. The 13.3-inch laptop tips the scales at 4.5-pounds and includes a Core 2 Duo P7350 CPU, ATI’s 256MB Mobility Radeon HD3450 GPU, WiFi / Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, a 3-in-1 card reader and a 2.0-megapixel webcam. You can claim one now at a variety of fine e-tailers for $999.
Coby prepping sub-$100 7- / 9-inch PoqetMate netbooks UPDATE
We’d argue that 7-inches is bordering on UMPC / MID territory, but given that Coby’s PoqetMate-7 is expected to boast a full QWERTY keyboard and a chassis like that of most traditional laptops, we suppose it’ll pass. Reportedly, the company is looking to enter the increasingly crowded netbook market next March with the aforementioned PoqetMate-7 and PoqetMate-9, with the youngin’ checking in at just $99.95. So, what will a nickle under a Benjamin buy you? A miniaturized laptop with a Chinese-sourced Loongson processor, though specifications outside of that are still under wraps.
Latest 12 inch Ultra Portable Notebook PC From MSI
Micro Star International (MSI) comes back with a new ultra portable notebook PC in the form of the VR220. It is a slim laptop that weights at just 1.8kg. What makes this portable laptop special is that it adopts MSI’s exclusive ECO Engine power saving function to extend the battery running time. The MSI VR220 features Intel Dual-Core / Celeron Processor with up to 4GB DDR2 RAM, 12.1 inch 1280 x 800 WXGA Display, GMA X4500MHD Graphics, 1.3MP webcam, 802.11 b/g/n Wireless, Bluetooth, max 320GB HDD, DVD Burner, and Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium.
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Media Center Laptop From Medion
Medion’s new Akoya P8610 Media Center Laptop boasts a 18.4-inch display (1,680 x 945) with a 2GHz Core 2 Duo T5800 processor, 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, a 512MB GeForce 9600M GS graphics card, a Blu-ray drive, and a 5.1 Dolby audio system. Other features include 3 USB ports, an eSATA/USB port, a 1.3MP camera, an HDMI port, LAN, VGA out, and 802.11 b/g/draft-n WLAN. You can choose between a 32-bit or 64-bit Windows Vista OS. The laptop is also cheap with the price tag at only $1,100.
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Gateway intros a slew of laptops, refuses to make your decision any easier
Hey, remember that Gateway P-172X FX we got our hands on yesterday? Well, now the gaming powerhouse has gone official, and is joined by a smaller, slightly less sporty edition — the $999.99 M-6850FX. The 15.4-inch laptop features a Core 2 Duo T5550 CPU, an ATI Radeon HD 2600 graphics chipset, 3GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, and a DVD-R / RW / DVD-RAM optical drive. Two other mid-level models are being introduced as well; the $849.99 M-1626, and $749.99 T-1628. The former comes equipped with a 15.4-inch display, an AMD Turion TL-60 CPU, ATI Radeon HD x1270 graphics, 4GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, 802.11g, and HDMI. The latter downsizes to a 14.1-inch display, keeps the AMD CPU and ATI graphics chipset, plus 3GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, and the aforementioned wireless and HDMI support. The company is also introducing a new pen-based configuration, the C-142XL ($1,299.99), which sports a Core 2 Duo T8300 CPU, ATI Radeon X2300 HD GPU, 3GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, and utilizes a Wacom pen for input. That enough data for you? We thought so.
ASUS lets loose terabyte-packin’ M70 laptop
We got our hands on ASUS’s beefy M70 laptop way back at CES earlier this year, but it looks like the company has just now gotten around to letting the monster loose on the general populace. In case you missed it, this one packs up to one terabyte of storage (in the form of two 500GB drives), along with a 17-inch WUXGA display, your choice of Core 2 Duo processors up to a T9300, ATI Mobile Radeon HD3650 or HD3470 graphics, and an optional Blu-ray drive, among other expectedly top-end features. To make sure no one else but you gets to toy around with all that, ASUS has also seen fit to include not one but two security measures, including the usual fingerprint scanner and ASUS’s trademark SmartLogon face-scanning technology. No word on a price, but we’re guessing that’s a detail best kept on a need to know basis.long with a 17-inch WUXGA display, your choice of Core 2 D
ASUS Eee PC overclocking looks surprisingly easy
Have an Eee PC? Did your friend’s overclocked OLPC get you thinking about just how much more horsepower you can eke out of that little beast? Say no more — with a little hackery you too can join the 900MHz+ Eeelite with your ASUS cheaptop. Looks like there are apps for both Windows and Linux to get the job done, just don’t come crying to us about melted legs or — worse still — a busted computer.