Archive for the 'Small Laptops' Category

Micro Star Int’l has released the MSI Wind U160, which belongs to the company’s new line of Intel Atom “Pine Trail M”-based netbooks.

The U160 features a 10-inch 1024 x 600-pixel LED-backlight display, the Intel Atom N450 processor with the GMA 3150 graphics, a 160GB hard drive, up to 2GB of DDR2 memory, a 3- or 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 OS.

The U160 comes in two colors: Fancy Gold and Jet Black.

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Dell announced today the Latitude 13 business ultraportable, “the world’s thinnest 13-inch commercial client laptop”.

The Dell Latitude 13 features various corporate-class technologies, such as remote manageability, desktop virtualization through certification from Citrix and VMware, full disk encryption, and Trusted Platform Module (TPM), as well as Dell ImageDirect service which “lets IT create, update and deploy system images 24/7 from a secure online location.”

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Hewlett-Packard’s recently announced netbook for business users, the 10.1-inch HP Mini 5102, is available now.

The Mini 5102 comes with the Intel Atom Processor N450 at 1.66GHz, the Intel GMA HD graphics, optional Broadcom Crystal HD Enhanced Video Accelerator for high-def video decoding, up to 2GB of DDR2 memory, up to 320GB of hard drive space or up to 80GB of solid state drive storage, a 4- or 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Starter OS.

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The Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13-inch laptops for small business users are now available.

The Edge 13″ notebooks come with AMD or Intel processor technology. The offered AMD-based configurations include the Athlon Neo X2 dual-core CPU and ATI Radeon HD 3200 integrated graphics, whereas the Intel-powered systems feature the Core 2 Duo SU7300 CPU and GMA 4500MHD integrated GPU. Both versions ship with up to 4GB of RAM, up to 320GB of hard drive space, and a 4- or 6-cell battery. The laptops have no built-in optical drives.

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Lenovo’s recently announced netbook, the 10.1-inch IdeaPad S10-3 is now available for purchase.

The Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3 comes with the Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz processor, the Intel GMA 3150 integrated graphics, 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 160GB hard drive, a 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Starter Edition OS. The S10-3 is also expected to be available with the Atom N470 processor, a 320GB hard drive, and built-in mobile broadband support.

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Sony has recently unveiled the VAIO Y 13.3-inch ultraportable notebook series, featuring an Intel ultra-low voltage processor, a 1.2″ thin profile, and a starting weight of 3.9 pounds.

Along with the 1.3GHz SU7300 Intel Core 2 Duo ULV CPU, the Sony VAIO Y features the Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, and up to 500GB of hard drive space. The battery life is up to 8 hours and up to 12 hours with the standard and extended battery, respectively. There’s no built-in optical drive.

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Hewlett-Packard’s recently announced netbooks, the 10.1-inch HP Mini 210 and HP Mini 210 HD are now available for purchase.

The Mini 210 and 210 HD come with the Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz processor, the Intel GMA 3150 integrated graphics, 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 160GB or 250GB hard drive, a DVD burner, a 3- or 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Starter Edition OS. Additionally, the 210 HD includes the Broadcom Crystal HD Enhanced Video accelerator for hardware decoding of HD 1080p high definition video.

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Acer announced a voluntary recall of about 22,000 Acer Aspire Timeline AS3410, AS3410T, AS3810T, AS3810TG, AS3810TZ and AS3810TZG laptops.

The USPSC says an internal microphone wire under the palm rest of the notebooks can short circuit and overheat, potentially causing burn hazard to users.

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Fujitsu has announced its laptop lineup for 2010, including the LifeBook UH900 multi-touch mini-laptop and P770 ultraportable, LifeBook T900 Tablet PC, LifeBook S760 and S710 thin-and-light laptops, and LifeBook AH550, NH570, and E780 desktop alternative notebooks.

The new mobile computers are based on the new Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 processors, except the Intel Atom-powered UH900.

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Asustek showcases new laptop models at the ongoing 2010 CES Show: the affordable mainstream Asus K series, entertainment-oriented Asus N series, the U Series Bamboo Collection, and a G series gaming laptop.

The notebooks include the latest Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 dual-core and i7 quad-core processors, the latest ATI and NVIDIA dedicated video cards in select models, Windows 7 OS, and optional support for the new USB 3.0 standard, “up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0″.

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Sony has unveiled at the ongoing 2010 CES Show three new laptops: the VAIO F multimedia notebook, and VAIO Y and Z series ultraportables.

The VAIO F features a 16.4-inch display, an Intel Core i7 quad-core processor, an NVIDIA GeForce dedicated graphics card, optional Blu-ray optical drive, and Windows Home Premium OS. The VAIO F Series will starts at around $1,000 and is available for pre-orders at Sony’s official website.

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Toshiba announced today the new Satellite, Qosmio, and Tecra laptops with the latest Intel Core i3, i5 and Core i7 mobile processors.

The Core i3/i5/i7-powered series include the Satellite L505, L555, A505, P505, M505, and U505, the Qosmio X505, and the Tecra A11.

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Dell showcased today the Alienware M11x, an 11-inch gaming ultraportable laptop PC.

The Alienware M11x includes a switchable graphics solution combining an integrated GPU and an NVIDIA dediacted video card.

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Toshiba today expanded its Satellite T100 thin-and-light notebook series with the 13.3-inch T135D and 11.6-inch T115D models that feature AMD’s processors.

Unlike the Intel-based T135 and T115, the Toshiba Satellite T135D and T115D include the AMD Turion Neo X2, Athlon Neo X2 or Athlon Neo MV-40 processor, depending on model, as well as the ATI Mobility Radeon graphics.

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Gateway has unveiled the LT21 Series netbook, featuring a 10.1-inch display and the latest Intel Atom platform.

Weighing 2.76 pounds, the Gateway LT21 includes the Atom N450 1.66GHz processor and the GMA 3150 graphics, a 160GB or 250GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, Windows 7 Starter or Windows XP Home OS, and a 6-cell battery for “up to ten hours” of usage.

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