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February 9th, 2012 / Gaming Laptop PCs / Intel Ivy Bridge Laptops / Laptop News / Samsung Laptops & Tablet PCs / Samsung Series 7 Laptops — No Comments

Samsung NP700G7C-S01US with Ivy Bridge Appears Again, Available for Pre-Order

Samsung NP700G7C-S01US

A screenshot of the Samsung NP700G7C-S01US product page.

The Samsung NP700G7C-S01US, a Series 7 17.3-inch laptop with 3rd Generation Intel Core processors code-named Ivy Bridge, has appeared again online and is available for pre-order.

The NP700G7C-S01US is the first known laptop model with Ivy Bridge. It showed up for the first time back in mid-January at the Best Buy store with expected shipping in “1 to 2 weeks”, but that was apparently a mistake since availability info is now removed. Back then we didn’t know that it’s a gaming laptop. This time, Samsung has published the official product page and specs for the NP700G7C “Gaming PC”, packing the 3rd Gen Intel Core i7-3610QM quad-core processor at 2.3GHz. Continue reading →

February 8th, 2012 / HP Laptops and Tablets / Laptop News / Ultrabooks — 1 Comment

HP Envy 14 Spectre Series Ultrabook Now on Sale

HP Envy 14 Spectre Series

HP Envy 14 Spectre Series

The HP Envy 14 Spectre series, HP’s first consumer-oriented ultrabook, is now available for purchase in the US.

Outside, the Spectre has scratch-resistant Gorilla glass covering not only the 14″ thin-bezel screen, but also palmrest, touchpad and LCD lid. Inside the laptop, there are the Intel Core i5-2467M or i7-2677M ultra-low voltage processors from the current “Sandy Bridge” CPU line, as well as a 128GB or 256GB solid state drive with no HDD option, a fixed amount of 4GB of RAM, and a 4-cell battery good for “up to 9.5 hours” of operation. The display resolution is 1366×768.

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February 7th, 2012 / Gaming Laptop PCs / Laptop News — No Comments

Clevo P270WM Desktop Replacement Packs Intel X79 Chipset, Six-Core CPUs

Clevo P270WM

Clevo P270WM

The Clevo P270WM, the first laptop with the Intel X79 chipset, is now available for pre-order via AVA Direct.

The “fastest desktop replacement in the world” supports desktop-use Intel Core CPUs, up to the six-core i7-3960X with a maximal 3.8GHz clock speed in Turbo Boost mode. The CPUs on this laptop are overclockable and are paired with single or dual mobile Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M. The Clevo P270WM supports up to 32GB of RAM and has three storage bays for HDDs or SSDs. Display size is 17.3″ and the resolution is full HD. The basic price is $3,122.

February 6th, 2012 / Asus Laptops & Tablet PCs / Intel Ivy Bridge Laptops / Laptop News / Standard Laptops — No Comments

Asus U47 – 14″ Thin-Bezel Laptop with Ivy Bridge

Asus U47

Asus U47

The Asus U47 is one of the upcoming laptops with Ivy Bridge Intel processors. The aluminum-cladded U47 belongs to the thin-and-light U-series and is a successor of the U46, retaining thin LCD bezel. The shape of the 3-pound Asus U47 has changed and it ditches hinge-forward design. The next-gen model is slightly thinner and measures 1 inch versus previous 1.08. Besides 3rd generation Intel Core processors, the new Asus will sport up to 1TB of hard drive storage, built-in optical drive, and an 8-hour battery.

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January 31st, 2012 / Gaming Laptop PCs / Laptop News — No Comments

Razer Blade Gaming Laptop Sold Out in 30 Minutes

Razer Blade

This is the Razer Blade.

The first wave of available Razer Blade units has been sold out within 30 minutes, according to the company’s post on Facebook.

Razer didn’t reveal how many units they sold, but they said that the company is working hard to meet the demand and get the notebook back in stock by mid February.

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January 31st, 2012 / Asus Laptops & Tablet PCs / Intel Ivy Bridge Laptops / Laptop News / Standard Laptops — 3 Comments

Asus N46 / N56 / N76 Multimedia Laptops to Deliver Ivy Bridge, Aluminum Design

Design of Asus N6 N46, N56, N76 Series

This is how design of the Asus N6 N46, N56, and N76 Series looks like.

Besides the gaming G5 series, Asustek had on the 2012 CES show the Asus N6 multimedia-oriented laptops on display.

As same as the G5, the N6 will be based on the 3rd-generation Intel Core Ivy Bridge processors. The notebooks will be offered with the Ivy Bridge Core i5 and i7, Nvidia GeForce 500-series GPUs (not 600-series?), and optional Blu-ray optical drives. They will be delivered in three screen sizes, like the current N5 with 14″ N45, 15.6″ N55, and 17.3″ N75. According to the naming scheme for the N series, their model names will be Asus N46, N56, and N76.

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January 30th, 2012 / Laptop News / Notebook Platforms / Software / Tablet PC — No Comments

Developer Windows 8 for ARM Coming in February

Windows 8 Screenshot

This is a Windows 8 Metro UI screenshot.

A developer pre-beta version of Windows 8 OS for laptops, tablets and desktops based on x86 architecture was released a couple of months ago. In February, Microsoft will also launch the first developer Win 8 version for ARM-based devices, accoring to CNet’s sources.

ARM-optimized Windows 8 is expected to have a significant role on the tablet computer market, since it will enable Windows to run on cheap and power efficient chipsets such as Nvidia Tegra. The tablet market is currently dominated by Apple’s iOS and Google Android and Windows is currently used only on tablets with x86 Intel and AMD chips, which at this stage have much greater power consumption than ARM parts.

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January 30th, 2012 / Cheap New Laptop / Laptop CPU / Laptop News — No Comments

Intel Celeron B815 CPU for Cheap Laptops Launched

Intel has released the Celeron B815 dual-core processor for inexpensive laptops. With its clock speed of 1.6GHz it’s only a slight upgrade from the widely-used 1.5GHz B800.

The CPU is a 32nm “Sandy Bridge” part with integrated Intel HD Graphics, 2MB of L2 cache, 64-bit support, and a power consumption of 35W.

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January 30th, 2012 / Asus Laptops & Tablet PCs / Gaming Laptop PCs / Intel Ivy Bridge Laptops / Laptop News — 2 Comments

Asus G75, G55 Gaming Laptops Coming in April

Like many computer-related sites, we’ve missed to report about the new Asus G5 Republic of Gamers (ROG) series gaming laptops which will be called the Asus G75 and G55 if they don’t digress from the naming scheme.

The 17.3″ Asus G75 and 15.6″ Asus G55 were captured in two separate videos at 2012 CES. Both notebooks will come with the Intel Ivy Bridge processors, officially called 3rd Generation Intel Core, and Nvidia’s next-gen GeForce “Kepler” gaming-class GPUs. It’s not exactly known which GeForce video card models will be used in the G75 and G55. The current G-series Asus laptops don’t come with the top-of-the-line Nvidia GTX 580M, so there’s a possibility that the G75/G55 won’t include the most powerful GPU option from the upcoming GeForce lineup either. (Note: If we understood the translation of a ComputerBase.de article correctly, the laptops will come with the GeForce GTX 670M.)

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January 29th, 2012 / Laptop News / Lenovo IdeaPad / Lenovo Laptops & Tablets / Standard Laptops — No Comments

Lenovo IdeaPad Y470p Released, Brings Radeon Graphics

Lenovo has launched the IdeaPad Y470p 14” laptop, aimed at multimedia and gaming.

The IdeaPad Y470p shares the same design and most of the specs with the standard Y470, but packs the AMD Radeon HD 7690M 1GB dedicated graphics instead of the Nvidia GeForce (up to the GT 550M 1GB). The Y470p offered via Lenovo.com is a non-customizable configuration with the Intel Core i7-2670QM quad-core processor, 8GB RAM, a 500GB HDD, DVD burner, Bluetooth, and Win 7 Home Premium OS. The display resolution is 1366×768.

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January 29th, 2012 / Laptop News / Lenovo Laptops & Tablets / Lenovo ThinkPad / Rugged Notebooks / Small Laptops — 1 Comment

Lenovo ThinkPad X130e 11.6″ Ruggedized Laptop Goes on Sale for $429

Lenovo has put on sale this week the ThinkPad X130e, a 11.6-inch ruggedized ultraportable for the education market. Aimed at K-12 students, the ThinkPad X130e has a durable chassis with a top cover rubber bumper, spill-resistant keyboard, and strengthened corners, hinges, and screen bezel. The laptop is available with AMD or Intel processors with their integrated graphics.

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January 27th, 2012 / Laptop News — No Comments

Laptops with Kinect Coming, Asus Has Prototype

Microsoft’s motion sensing Kintect technology will be incorporated into future laptops, according to The Daily.

The Daily says they have checked out a Windows 8-based Asus laptop prototype with an array of motion sensors built into notebook’s top bezel, while on the lower bezel there’s a set of what appears to be LEDs.

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January 27th, 2012 / Laptop Graphics Card / Laptop News — No Comments

Rumor: Nvidia Discrete Graphics for Ultrabooks Coming

Nvidia

Nvidia

According to Fudzilla’s sources, Nvidia prepares discrete graphics processors specially designed for ultra-thin laptops, also known as ultrabooks.

The ultrabook-use Nvidia graphics chips from their upcoming Kepler family will have low power consumption and thermal dissipation in order to meet requirements of thin laptop designs, but there are no specs or details available at the time of this writing.

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January 25th, 2012 / Laptop News / Linux & Laptops / Small Laptops — No Comments

Open Pandora Laptop-Like Linux Handheld Available for Pre-Order

Open Pandora Laptop-Handheld

This is the Open Pandora. (Click for the photo gallery)

The Open Pandora, a laptop-like handheld computer based on an OMAP processor and Linux OS will go into mass production next month, after four years of waiting, and is available for pre-order now.

Pandora’s design and features are based on suggestions and requests by open source comunity gathered on the gp32x forums. The device runs a modified version of Angstrom-Linux distro and is primarily oriented toward game emulations. It has a 4.3″ resistive-touch screen and game controls on the base, alongside the QWERTY keyboard.

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January 24th, 2012 / Alienware Laptops / Dell Laptops & Tablet PCs / Gaming Laptop PCs / Laptop News — No Comments

Rumor: Dell Prepares Alienware M14X R2, M17X R4, and M18X R2

Dell-Alienware-M14x-First-Generation

This is the current (first generation) Alienware M14x.

On dell-lab.posterous.com, you can often find rumors about Dell’s future products and from our past experience, info provided there is pretty accurate. This time, software engineer Eric G. says the Dell Alienware 2012 gaming laptop lineup will include (starting from the smallest) the M14X R2, M17X R4, and M18X R2.

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