Archive for October, 2008

eMachines has launched the eMD620-5777 14.1-inch laptop, priced at only $429.99.

The notebook features the AMD Athlon 2650e processor (1.6GHz, 512KB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB), 1GB of DDR2 memory, the ATI Radeon X1200 integrated graphics, a 160GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11b/g WiFi connection, and two USB ports. Its display has a resolution of 1280×800 pixels.

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“The third quarter of 2008 (3Q08) saw laptop shipments into the U.S. market surpass 50% share, topping quarterly desktop PC shipments for the first time in the history of the industry,” preliminary data from IDC’s U.S. Quarterly PC Tracker says.

According to the market researcher, the share of notebooks shipped in the U.S. in 3Q08 stood at a solid 55.2%. IDC reports that PC vendors shipped over 9.5 million laptops in the quarter, which is more than 18% growth both year over year and on a sequential basis.

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Apple’s has released the refreshed Macbook Air 13.3-inch thin-and-light laptop, which now features the new NVIDIA’s graphics, faster architecture, and a larger hard drive.

The company offers two new Macbook Air configurations. The first, the MB543LL/A, has a 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and a 120GB hard drive, which is larger than 80GB in previous models. It is priced at $1,799. The second, the MB940LL/A, offers a 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo and a 128GB solid state drive for $2,499.

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Hewlett-Packard unveiled today the new netbook series called HP Mini 1000.

The low-cost ultraportable, based on the Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, is initially offered in three variants – the standard HP Mini 1000, Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition, and Mini 1000 with MIE (Mobile Internet Experience) Linux OS.

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MSI has released a BIOS update that enables overclocking of the Wind netbook.

“The freshly released (and absolutely official) v1.09 BIOS update enables simple overclocking by mashing Fn+F10, giving users the ability to push things 8%, 15% or 24% beyond their normally specified limits,” Engadget reports.

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Amazon.com has just informed us that it is now selling the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC 8.9-inch netbook for a reduced price of only $299.

The offered 2133 KR922UT model features the VIA C7-M 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, a built-in 4GB Flash drive, and Linux operating system.

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Dell introduced today the Inspiron Mini 12, the company’s new netbook that features a 12-inch display.

“With a starting weight of only 2.72 lbs. and only 0.92 in. thick, current standard features on the Inspiron Mini 12 include: Windows Vista Home Basic, built-in webcam, 1GB of RAM and a choice of 60 GB or 80GB hard drive,” Dell says adding that the widescreen display has a resolution of 1280×800 pixels.

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Intel plans to launch several new processors for the Centrino 2 “Montevina” notebook platform before the end of this year, as well as the “Montevina Refresh” platform in April 2009, DigiTimes’ sources at laptop makers say.

The new CPUs for the current Montevina include the Core 2 Quad Q9600 and Core 2 Duo T9800, T9550, P9600, P8700, SP9600, SL9600 and SU9600, as well as the dual-core Celeron T1700 and T1600.

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Apple has released recently the redesigned 15.4-inch MacBook Pro laptop with a LED backlight display, aluminum “unibody” enclosure, NVIDIA’s switchable graphics solution, and a glass multi-touch trackpad.

The new MacBook Pro is 0.95 inches thin and weighs 5.5 pounds, according to its specifications. Currently, there are two new MacBook Pro models – the first (MB470LL/A) has an Intel Core 2 Duo processor at 2.4GHz, 2GB of DDR3 memory, and a 250GB hard drive, while the second (MB471LL/A) comes with a 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, and a 320GB HDD. The both models ship with a slot-load DVD burner and can be configured with a 128GB solid state drive instead of the traditional HDD.

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The Asus Eee PC S101, an ultra-thin 10.2-inch netbook, will be available in the United States starting November 1, Engadget reports.

The S101 is 0.75-inches thin and weighs 2.3 pounds. It features the Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, and hybrid storage that consists of a 16GB solid state drive and 30GB HDD. The mate display has a resolution of 1024-by-600 pixels and uses LED backlight.

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Toshiba has launched the Qosmio X305-Q708 17-inch gaming laptop, featuring Intel’s quad-core processor and two NVIDIA video cards.

Along with the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 CPU at 2.53GHz and dual NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS 512MB SLI GPUs, the X305-Q708 includes 4GB of DDR3 system memory, a 128GB solid state drive and a 320GB 7200rpm hard drive, and a DVD burner. The display has a resolution of 1440×900 pixels.

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Apple has recently launched the redesigned MacBook laptops, featuring a 13.3-inch LED backlight display, aluminum “unibody” enclosure, NVIDIA’s new GeForce graphics, and a glass multi-touch trackpad.

The laptop is 0.95 inches thin and weighs 4.5 pounds, according to its specifications. Currently, there are two new MacBook models – the first (MB466LL/A) has an Intel Core 2 Duo processor at 2GHz and a 160GB hard drive, while the second (MB467LL/A) comes with a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 250GB HDD, and backlit keyboard. The both models ship with 2GB of DDR3 RAM (expandable to 4GB) and a slot-load optical drive. The systems can be also ordered with a 320GB HDD or a 128GB solid state drive, instead of standard storage.

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Gateway has launched the newly designed MC Series notebook PCs, featuring a 16-inch display and the Intel Centrino 2 mobile platform.

The first model available – the Gateway MC7801u ($949.99) – features the Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 processor at 2GHz, GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, 4GB of DDR2 system memory, a 320GB hard drive, and DVD burner. The display has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio, and “edge-to-edge seamless glass”.

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Along with the A1110, Fujitsu has released the LifeBook A6220 15.4-inch desktop replacement (DTR) laptop with swappable tartan patterned color lids and the latest Intel Centrino 2 processor technology.

According to the PC maker, users can choose indigo, red, or gold pattern and change lids by simply snapping them onto the LCD cover.

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Fujitsu has released recently the LifeBook A1110, a 15.4-inch consumer oriented notebook that features a swappable lid.

“Interchangeable by simply snapping the lids onto the LCD cover, consumers can express themselves with an eye-catching green mod labyrinth, bright pink design with butterflies, or a cool blue Victorian print,” Fujitsu says.

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