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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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ASUS Eee PC R051BX AMD Fusion Netbook Quietly Released

ASUS Eee PC R051BX

This is the ASUS Eee PC R051BX 10.1" Netbook.

Asus has quietly released the Asus Eee PC R051BX, a budget 10.1″ netbook with an AMD processor and HDMI output.

The R051BX has the first generation AMD Fusion C-series C-50 1GHz dual-core processing unit with integrated Radeon graphics and full HD video decoder. The downsides of this laptop are RAM and battery. The memory size is 1GB and it’s solidered on the motherboard, so RAM on this netbook is not upgradeable. The battery is a 3-cell unit, without 6-cell option. The R051BX has only two USB ports, a webcam, and media card reader, besides HDMI.

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Deal: Samsung Series 7 Slate XE700T1A-A04 Tablet for $999 + $200 Coupon

Here’s a great Windows Tablet PC deal. Microsoft Store is offering the Samsung Series 7 Slate XE700T1A-A04 for $999, with its docking station included and a $200 Microsoft Store coupon for future purchase.

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HP Mini 110-4100 Netbook with Atom N2600 Launched

HP Min 110-4100

HP Min 110-4100 (click to enlarge)

In the US, Hewlett-Packard has launched the HP Mini 110-4100 series, the latest addition to their netbook line. The new HP Mini 110-4100, also known as 1104, is aimed at the business and education markets. It’s based on the Intel Atom “Cedar Trail” N2600 1.6GHz dual-core processor with the GMA 3600 graphics and has a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 display.

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Sony Announces Early 2012 VAIO Laptop Line Refresh

Sony has announced refresh of their laptop line, including new configuration and color options for the VAIO Z, new internals choices for the S and E series, and new finish designs for the VAIO C.

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AT&T Offers Acer’s AO722 Netbook with HSPA+

After a long time, here’s an announcement of a netbook with built-in mobile broadband. AT&T has started offering an Acer Aspire One A0722 11.6-incher with built-in HSPA+ connectivity, a low-end AMD C-50 dual-core 1GHz processor, a 320GB HDD, 2GB RAM, HDMI, and Windows 7 Home Premium.

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Acronis True Image Personal 2010 Backup App for Windows Free Today

Do you need a free backup software for your Windows laptop, tablet, or desktop PC? You can get a free copy of True Image Personal 2010 by a well-known sofware maker Acronis today only via Download Crew.

Acronis True Image Personal 2010

Acronis True Image Personal 2010

With Acronis’ application, you can manually backup your selected files or an entire HDD partition, or schedule an automatic backup. Restore can be done partially or you can do it for the whole partition, even if your Windows installation won’t boot.

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Samsung Unveils Intel Celeron-Based Chromebook

We haven’t seen an announcement of an Intel-Celeron based laptop since mid-2008, but at 2012 CES, Samsung unveiled a Series 5 Chromebook with Intel’s bugdet processor.

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MSI GUS II External Graphics for Laptops Showcased

MSI GUS II

MSI GUS II External GPU Solution (by The Verge)

MSI has showcased at the 2012 CES Show the GUS II, an external graphics card enclosure prototype, which adds dedicated desktop-class GPU power to laptops with a Thunderbolt port.

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Lenovo ThinkPad T430u Listed with Non-Ultrabook Intel i5-3320M CPU

Lenovo ThinkPad T430u

Lenovo ThinkPad T430u

Please take this with a grain of salt, because we are not confident in reliability of the source, but we have to share with you what we found on a Vietnamese website – a listing for the Lenovo ThinkPad T430u Ultrabook with an Intel Ivy Bridge processor.

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Fujitsu ARROWS Tab Waterproof Slate Goes on Sale in Japan for $779

Fujitsu Arrows Tab FAR70A, FAR75A

Fujitsu Arrows Tab FAR70A, FAR75A

Fujitsu ARROWS Tab, a waterproof Android tablet, has been put on sale in Japan. With prices of ¥59,800 ($779) for the 16GB FAR70A model and ¥67,800 ($883) for the 32GB FAR75A, the ARROWS Tab offers a 10.1″ multitouch display, OMAP4 1GHz dual-core processor, and Android Honeycomb, all packed into a water-resistant case.

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Archos Arnova 7b G2 99EUR Tablet Hits German Amazon

Archos Arnova 7b G2 Tablet

This is the Archos Arnova 7b G2 7-inch Tablet.

The Archos Internet Tablet Arnova 7b G2 can be pre-ordered now for 99 euros ($127 U.S.) at Amazon.de.

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LG Optimus Pad Tablet Goes 4G, Looses 3D

LG Optimus Pad 4G LTE

LG Optimus Pad LTE 4G

LG has unveiled a 4G LTE version of their original Optimus Pad tablet. The Optimus Pad LTE slate has no dual 5MP cameras on the back for 3D video recording like its precursor had, but it includes a single 8MP sensor, the same 2MP front camera, and a new dual core 1.5GHz processor, up from 1GHz. Furthermore, it’s thinner and lighter than the original Optimus Pad. It measures 0.37 inches in profile versus 0.5″ and weighs 487g vs previous 621g. Another improvement is a slightly larger battery capacity of 6,800mAh, up from 6,400mAh.

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Intel Atom N2800 Benchmarked in PassMark

Today we found the Intel Atom N2800 benchmark results in the PassMark database, which collects PC benchmark results done with their software on users’ systems. The N2800 Intel Cedar Trail dual-core 1.86GHz chip is listed with a score of 755 points.

Intel Atom N2800 Benchmark

Intel Atom N2800 Benchmark using PassMark

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Fujitsu Stylistic M532 Tegra 3 Android Tablet Spotted

Fujitsu Stylistic M532

Fujitsu Stylistic M532

Ndevil and TechFocus from Germany have posted videos of the upcoming tablet by Fujitsu – the Stylistic M532. The M532 has a 10.1″ 1280 × 800 screen, the Nvidia Tegra 3 platform, 3MP/8MP front/rear facing cameras, a SIM card slot, and an microSD slot. The captured Stylistic M532 ran Android 3.0 Honeycomb, but when it hits the market in May for 500 Euros, it will include ICS 4.0. Since there were Citrix, VDI, VMware View, and other useful apps for business pre-installed on the tablet, it appears to be targeted at business market.