Archive for the 'Small Laptops' Category

Dell has launched the Vostro 1220 12.1-inch ultraportable laptop, aimed at budget-minded business users.

Starting at 3.36 pounds, the Dell Vostro 1220 features the Intel Core 2 Duo processors, Intel’s GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, up to 8GB of DDR2 system memory, up to 500GB of hard drive or up to 128GB of solid state drive storage, and a DVD burner or Blu-ray Combo drive.

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Hewlett-Packard announced today the newly designed HP Mini 5101 10.1-inch netbook, featuring the Intel Atom N280 CPU at 1.66GHz, up to 320GB HDD at 7,200rpm or an 80GB solid state drive, Windows XP Home or SUSE Linux OS, and a 4-cell or 6-cell battery.

The LED backlight display has a resolution of 1024-by-600 or 1366-by-768 pixels. It’s managed by the Intel GMA 950 video chip.

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Toshiba’s first netbook for the US market - the Mini NB205 series - is now available for purchase.

The netbook features a 10.1″ 1024×600 LED backlight display, the Intel Atom N280 CPU at 1.66GHz, Intel’s GMA 950 integrated graphics, 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 160GB hard drive with Windows XP installed, “full-sized keyboard and large touchpad”, and a 6-cell battery for “up to 9 hours” of run time.

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Walt Disney’s netbook for children - the Disney Netpal - will start selling in late July, at Toys “R” Us stores and Amazon.com, USA Today reports.

The Netpal is produced by Asustek and features an 8.9-inch display, a 16GB solid state drive or an optional 160GB hard drive, WiFi connection, and Windows XP OS with a custom Disney interface.

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The HP Pavilion dv2z 12.1-inch entertainment ultraportable laptop, initially available as the preconfigured dv2-1030 system, can be customized and purchased now at the company’s website.

The AMD Yukon-based dv2z can be ordered with the single-core Athlon Neo MV-40, Athlon Neo X2 dual-core L335, or Turion Neo X2 dual-core L625 CPU, all clocked at 1.6GHz. The notebook features up to 4GB of DDR2 memory and up to 500GB of hard drive space, as well as an optional external optical drive - a DVD burner or a Blu-ray Combo. Video card choices include the integrated ATI Radeon X1250 or the Radeon 3410 HD Premium 512MB dedicated GPU with support for high-definition video content.

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Hewlett-Packard’s recently announced netbook, the 10.1-inch HP Mini 110 XP is available for purchase starting today.

The Mini 110 XP runs Windows XP OS and comes with an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz or N280 1.66GHz processor, the GMA 950 integrated graphics, 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 160GB hard drive or up to 32GB of solid state drive storage, and a 3- or 6-cell battery. An optional Broadcom Crystal HD Enhanced Video Accelerator for 1080p video content is expected to be available in July.

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HP’s new Linux-based netbook, the 10.1-inch HP Mini 110 Mi Edition is available now.

The Mini 110 Mi runs an HP-developed Linux interface, called Mobile Internet, and comes with an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz or N280 1.66GHz CPU, the GMA 950 integrated graphics, up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM, up to 250GB of hard drive or up to 64GB of solid state drive storage, and a 3- or 6-cell battery.

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Apple has updated the MacBook Pro lineup which now includes laptops with 13-inch displays, along with standard-sized 15-inch and 17-inch models. The new notebooks also sport an embedded battery for “up to 7 hours” of run time on a single charge, and an SD card reader instead of the ExpressCard slot in select models.

The 13″ model replaces the original aluminum MacBook and features upgraded core components. The other MacBook Pros and the MacBook Air got upgrades, too, as well as price cuts.

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Hewlett Packard has recently unveiled the HP Mini 1101, a new 10.1-inch netbook for business users.

The Mini 1101, based on Intel’s Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU and 945GSE chipset, comes with 1GB or 2GB of DDR2 memory, up to 250GB of hard drive space or a 32GB solid state drive, and a 3- or 6-cell battery. The netbook with Windows XP Home preinstalled supports up to 1GB of RAM, whereas Windows Vista Business-based systems support up to 2GB.

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The MSI X-Slim X320, “the world’s lightest and slimmest 13-inch notebook”, is now available in the United States.

Newegg and Mwave sell the X320-037US model with the Intel Atom Z530 1.6GHz CPU, 2GB RAM, a 250GB HDD, a 4-cell battery and Windows Vista Home Premium OS. The 2.8-pound laptop, that measures only 6mm at its thinnest and 20mm at its widest point, is based on the Intel Menlow US15W chipset with the GMA 500 integrated graphics and doesn’t include an optical drive.

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Fujitsu has launched the M2010, the company’s first netbook for the North American market.

The 2.5-pound Fujitsu M2010 features a 10.1-inch 1024×576 LED backlight display, the Intel Atom N270 processor at 1.6GHz, the 945GSE chipset, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive with Windows XP Home OS, and a 3-cell battery for up to 2.5 hours of battery life or a 6-cell unit for up to 5 hours.

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Hewlett-Packard today expanded the HP Mini netbook family with three new models - the HP Mini 110 XP Edition and Linux-based HP Mini 110 Mi, both for consumers, and the HP Mini 1101 for business users.

The Mini 100 / 1101 models, all with 10.1-inch LED backlight displays, are based on Intel’s Atom N270 / N280 processors. The Mini 110 XP will additionally include an optional Broadcom HD video chip for decoding of 1080p high-definition content.

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Along with the IdeaPad S12, Lenovo introduced today two new laptops - the 13.3-inch IdeaPad U350 for consumers and the 15.6-inch G550 for small and medium business users.

The U350 is a thin-and-light notebook based on Intel’s ultra low voltage processors - Core 2 Solo and Pentium ULV - and features up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, and up to 500GB of hard drive space, while its LED backlight display has a movie friendly 16:9 aspect ratio. The new IdeaPad also sports an HDMI output, Dolby Sound technology, and an Ambient Light Sensor which “automatically adjusts the screen’s brightness according to the lighting environment”.

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Lenovo today announced the IdeaPad S12 netbook that will feature the NVIDIA Ion platform in select models.

The company’s first 12-inch netbook includes a full-size laptop keyboard, the Intel Atom processor, Intel’s integrated GPU or 1080p-capable Ion graphics, a 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, a battery life of “up to six hours” with a 6-cell battery.

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Asustek has revealed details of the Asus Eee PC 1005HA netbook, featuring company’s new Seashell design.

The Eee PC 1005HA sports a 10.1-inch LED backlight 1024×600 display, the Intel Atom N270 or N280 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive with Windows XP Home or GNU Linux preloaded, a 3- or 6-cell battery for “up to 10.5 hours” of run time, and a built-in 0.3MP or 1.3MP web camera.

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