December 2007

Monday, December 31, 2007

Sony VAIO SZ7 with Penryn at JR and Shopping; VAIO TZ2 Revealed

Sony has overtaken all the rivals by showing off its Penryn laptop VAIO SZ7. Also it has introduced its new VAIO TZ2 series. The good part is that in these online stores you can see the price of the laptop. You can find Sony’s 11.1"VAIO TZ2 at Amazon.com and Sony’s official website and 13.3" VAIO VGN-SZ770NC at JR with the price of $2249.99 and VAIO VGN-SZ791N/X at Shopping.com.

VAIO SZ791 is the new version of VAIO SZ6. This Penrym laptop is equipped with Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 with 6MB L2 Cache (45nm), 4GB of RAM memory, 13.3" widescreen display with XBRITE LCD technology and Genuine Microsoft Windows Vista Business

At JR website has shown the full specs of VAIO SZ770NC:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.50GHz Processor
Memory: 4GB RAM
Hard Drive: 50GB (5400RPM) G-Sensor Shock Protection Hard Drive
Optical drive: DVD±R/RW Drive

Display: 13.3" WXGA (1280 x 800) razor thin LCD XBRITE Display with White LED back lighting
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

Network: Intel PRO/Wireless 4965 802.11A/B/G/N; Sprint Mobile Broadband Service WWAN; Bluetooth; 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet

Security: Fingerprint Reader

Slots: Built-in Memory Stick Duo with MagicGate Card Reader
5-in-1 Memory Card Adaptor (MS, MS Pro, SD, XD, MMC); ExpressCard 34 Slot; PCMCIA Slot
Ports: 2 USB 2.0, Headphone out; Microphone-in, VGA, IEEE 1394, RJ-11 (Modem), RJ-45

Dimensions: 12.5" (W) x 9.3" (D) x 1.5"(H)
Others: Built-in Webcam and Microphone
OS: Vista Business
Weight: 4.0lbs

As you see this laptop is a perfect bussiness laptop. It comes with fast clocking 2.4GHz penryn processor, Full main memory, huge storage, LED back lighting display, WWAN for better and faster network connectivity, faster wireles draft n and Bluetooth technology and webcam and microphone. These are all the things that a motivated business user or manager need to get from its system. Even you can find more than enough slots on this laptop.

Sony SZ791, SZ770, SZ7750 with Penryn Available for Pre-order at Sony

Sony VAIO VGN-TZ298N/XC: is now available at Sony’s website. It is an Ultra portable (2.65 lbs) business laptop with ultimate features such as Intel Core 2 Due U7700 (1.33GHz), Hybrid 64GB Solid State Drive, 250GB hard drive, external DVD±R/RW DL optical drive.

Also it is a complete business laptop with its 11.1" LED backlight display, Sprint Mobile Broadband Wireless WAN, built-in 1.3M camera, Bluetooth, fingerprint sensor, long battery life, Bordeaux Red premium carbon fiber casing and leather case.

Here is the full specs:

Processor: U7700 (1.33GHz) Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
Memory: 2GB RAM DDR 2 533Mhz
Hard Drive: 314GB HDD or 64GB SSD + 250GB HDD (5400RPM)
Optical drive: External DVD+-RW/+-R DL optical drive

Display: 11.1" WXGA XBRITE-HiColor display, White LED backlight
Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950

Security: Fingerprint sensor, TPM, TCG Ver.1.2 compliant
Network: Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN, Bluetooth, EV-DO Wireless broadband connection; V.92/V.90 modem (RJ-11), Fast Ethernet (RJ-45)

Ports/Slots: 2USB ports; FireWire; Headphone jack;1VGA out; Smart Display Sensor, Memory Stick PRO (with MagicGate functionality) Secure Digital Media, One ExpressCard /34 Slot

OS: Vista Business
Weight: 2.65 lbs
Battery: 4.0-8.5 hours (Standard Capacity Battery) 7.0-13.0 hours (Large Capacity Battery)
Dimensions: 10.9"(W) 0.8" - 1.17"(H) 7.8"(D)
Warranty: 1 year
Chassis: Premium carbon fiber casing on LCD lid
Others: Buit-in Webcam and microphone

Source: NotebookReview

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Sony SZ6 Premium Notebook with Santa Rosa Available in Sony Website

HP to Release Compaq 6820s, 6720s and 6520s Notebook PCs with Penryn

HP is updating its business laptops with Penryn processors as its rivals Sony, Acer, IBM Lenovo, Toshiba and Fujitsu.

HP 17.1"Compaq 6820s, 15.4" Compaq 6720s and 14.1" Compaq 6520s notebook PCs are based on Intel Santa Rosa Refresh platform and are powered by fast clocking Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.50GHz (45nm) processors, up to 4GB of RAM Memory, DVD burner and ATI Mobility Radeon X1350 graphics card.

-Actually, each of these business laptops comes with variety of options from different processors to different HDDs to help the user to choose a budget laptop (affordable Penryn laptop or a typical budget laptop) from one of these laptop lines up or the most expensive configuration with Penryn processor.

-All the three laptops provide adequate I/O features, Wi-Fi network card or Intel Broadcom with two antennas, and Bluetooth.

-Unfortunately, none of them has FireWire port and s-video out port, and security tools necessary for business laptops like fingerprint reader.

-Each has 2-in-1 media card reader (SD / MMC) but they can run on one of Vista Basic, Vista Business, Windows XP Professional, Red Flag Linux (in China) on the system.

Here is the full specs of HP Compaq 6520s:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.50GHz, 6MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB) (45nm), T8300 (45nm), T8100 (45nm), T7800 (65nm), T7700 (65nm), T7500, T7300, T7250, T7100, T5550, T5470, T5270, Intel Celeron M 550, 540, 530

Chipset: Intel PM965, GME965, GLE960
Memory: up to 4GB DDR2 PC2-5300, 667MHz
Hard drive: SATA 2.5 "160, 120, 80GB at 5400rpm
Optical Drive: DVD + RW and CD-RW Super Multi Double-Layer Combo Drive with LightScribe, or DVD + RW and CD-RW Super Multi
Double-Layer Combo Drive or DVD / CD-RW Combo Drive

Display: 14" WXGA BrightView, 14-inch WXGA mat
Graphics card: ATI Mobility Radeon X1350

Ports/Slots: 3 USB, VGA, microphone and headphone jack, RJ-11 modem, RJ-45 LAN; slot ExpressCard/54, card reader memory SD / MMC

Network: Wi-Fi network card or Intel Broadcom with two antennas, Bluetooth; 56k modem, Ethernet Intel 82562GT,

Battery: Lithium ion to 6 cells
OS: Vista Basic, Vista Business, Windows XP Professional, Red Flag Linux (in China)
Dimensions: 24.6 x33, 8x3 ,1-3, 43 cm
Weight: 2.20 kg

Here is the full specs of HP Compaq 6720s:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.50GHz, 6MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB) (45nm), T8300 (45nm), T8100 (45nm), T7800 (65nm), T7700 (65nm), T7500, T7300, T7250, T7100, T5550, T5470, T5450, T5270, Intel Pentium Dual core T2310, Intel Celeron M 550, 540, 530

Chipset: Intel GME965, GLE960
Memory: up to 4GB DDR2 PC2-5300, 667MHz
Hard drive: SATA 2.5 "160, 120, 80GB at 5400rpm
Optical Drive: DVD + RW and CD-RW Super Multi Double-Layer Combo Drive with LightScribe, or DVD + RW and CD-RW Super Multi
Double-Layer Combo Drive or DVD / CD-RW Combo Drive

Display: 15" WXGA BrightView, 15-inch WXGA mat
Graphics card: ATI Mobility Radeon X1350

Network: Wi-Fi network card or Intel Broadcom with two antennas, Bluetooth; 56k modem, Ethernet Intel 82562GT,

Ports/Slots: 3 USB, VGA, microphone and headphone jack, RJ-11 modem, RJ-45 LAN; slot ExpressCard/54, card reader memory SD / MMC

Battery: Lithium ion to 6 cells
OS: Vista Basic, Vista Business, Windows XP Professional, Red Flag Linux (in China)
Dimensions: 26.6 x35, 8x3 ,23-3, 58 cm
Weight: 2.45 kg

Here is the full Specs of HP Compaq 6820s:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.50GHz, 6MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB) (45nm), T8300 (45nm), T8100 (45nm), T7800 (65nm), T7700 (65nm), T7500, T7300, T7250, T7100, T5750, T5550, T5470, T5450, T5270, Intel Pentium Dual core T2370 , T2310, Intel Celeron M 550, 540, 530

Chipset: Intel GME965, GLE960
Memory: up to 4GB DDR2 PC2-5300, 667MHz
Hard drive: SATA 2.5 "250, 160, 120, 80GB at 5400rpm
Optical Drive: DVD + RW and CD-RW Super Multi Double-Layer Combo Drive with LightScribe, or DVD + RW and CD-RW Super Multi
Double-Layer Combo Drive or DVD / CD-RW Combo Drive

Display: 17-inch WXGA + BrightView, 17-inch WXGA + mat
Graphics card: ATI Mobility Radeon X1350

Ports/Slots: 3 USB, VGA, microphone and headphone jack, RJ-11 modem, RJ-45 LAN; slot ExpressCard/54, card reader memory SD / MMC

Network: Wi-Fi network card or Intel Broadcom with two antennas, Bluetooth, 56k modem, Ethernet Intel 82562GT,

Battery: Lithium ion to 6 cells
OS: Vista Basic, Vista Business, Windows XP Professional, Red Flag Linux (in China)
Dimensions: 396 x 285 x 32 mm
Weight: 2.94 kg

Source: Notebook italia

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Asus to Show off Second Generation of Eee PC with WiMAX at CES 2008

I think in 2008 will have more tech-buzz than 2007. Since one week before the new year, the new news items about Laptops based on Santa Rosa Refresh platform using Penrym processors have started to come.

Today, Asus released news as a Christmas gift to its Eee PC fans. Asus with Intel and Sprint jointly will take place a press conference at CES 2008 to show off the second generation of Asus EeePC having WiMAX technology.

If you want to intend to this press conference you can fill the form here.

Notebook Italia reports:

This will be an outstanding event, perhaps intended to suggest what could be fil rouge of CES 2008 in Mobile, WiMAX, as well as technology SideShow it was the CES 2007. Just take a look at the names of speakers for confirmation of this insight: Jonney Shih, CEO of ASUSTeK, and Sean Maloney, executive vice president, general manager Sales and Marketing Group at Intel.

But the highlight of the presentation will be performed when you preview the first prototype portable devices equipped with WiMAX, among whom there will also be "the next generation of EeePC!" It Asus itself provide this information in stringato communicated with which calls to register the event:
"Join ASUS, Intel and Sprint to learn about the state of WiMAX technology, preview next mobile solutions (including the next generation EeePC) and immerse yourself in tomorrow's wireless protocol."

Of course this is really good news and I am one of the fans of Eee PC mini laptop and I ‘d like that Asus make this laptop more practical by adding new peripherals and better features like 10" display with touch screen technology, better network features like 3G option and so on.

But the important Question is Will Next-Gen Asus Eee PC be a low-cost laptop like the first generation Eee PC Laptops?

And how much will Asus try to be faithful to its main goal of making Eee PC?

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IBM Lenovo to Update ThinkPad T61 and ThinkPad R61 with Penryn

Along other laptop makers like Sony, Fujitsu, Toshiba and Acer, IBM Lenovo is updating its popular laptops- ThinkPad T61 and ThinkPad R61 with Intel Penryn processors (to 45 nanometers) based on Intel Santa Rosa Refresh Platform. Lenovo is going to launch these two new mode – 15.4"ThinkPad T61 64659TU and ThinkPad R61 on January 6^th when Intel will launch its new Penryn processors.

Both ThinkPad laptops are equipped with Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 1GB and 2GB of RAM, DVD-DL Super Multi, huge storage, 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) display and Intel PRO / Wireless 3945ABG. Each of them weighs 2.5kg.

In Conclusion both ThinkPad laptops have more typical features compare to Acer Penryn laptops, Toshiba Penryn business laptop or Sony Penryn laptops that are being launched from January 6^th too.

ThinkPad T61 64659TU: This 15.4" business laptop is the only Penryn laptop that comes with 1GB of RAM memory (among other 15 new Penryn laptops that I have covered in this blog).

It has the modest Intel GMA X3100 graphics card and adequate 120GB hard disk and Fingerprint Recognition Sensor for security. So, as you see, compare to all Penryn laptops that I have covered; this ThinkPad laptop has got the least features. I guess it will be cheaper than others and will be more affordable.

The good thing of this laptop is that you can get 3years warranty.

You can read about all Good sides and Bad Sides of ThinkPad T61 with Two Videos, if you want to know every side of this laptop.

Here is the full specs:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, FSB 800 MHz
Memory: 1024 MB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Disk: 120 GB SATA
Optical Drive: DVD-DL Super Multi

Display: 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800)
Graphics Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100

Parts/Slots: 3 USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, RJ-11, RJ-45, Expansion Bus port (for Dock Port Replicator II or II), External Display (VGA), External Microphone / Line-In, Headphone / Line Out, 4-in-1 Multi-card Reader (SD / MMC / MS / XD ), Express Card

Network: Intel PRO / Wireless 3945ABG, Modem 56k V.92, Gigabit Ethernet LAN

Dimensions: 357.5 x 255 x 29.7 mm
Weight: approximately 2.5 Kg
Battery: Li-Ion 6 cells
Warranty: 3 years
Other: Fingerprint Recognition Sensor
Operating system: Microsoft Windows Vista Premium Edition

Lenovo ThinkPad R61: This 15.4" laptop has got some higher features than the previous one and instead it lacks some features. Yet compare to entire Penryn laptops are going to be launching this laptop is more affordable and more typical.

This laptops has got 2GB of RAM (some more that the previous model), more storage, better graphics card (NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M), and Bluetooth technology but there is no security tools like fingerprint reader and there is only 1year warranty.

You can find both PC card and Expresscard in this laptop but there is no FireWire port and no media card reader slot.
Also, this laptop will run on Windows XP Professional OS.

You can read review of ThinkPad R61 here.

Here is the full specs:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, FSB 800 MHz (45nm)
Memory: 2048 MB DDR2
Hard Disk: 160 GB 5400 rpm
Optical Drive: DVD-DL Super Multi

Display: 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800)
Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M, 128MB dedicated

Ports/Slots: 3 USB 2.0, External Display (VGA), External Microphone / Line-In, Headphone / Line Out, RJ-11, RJ-45, Express Card, PC Card

Networking: Modem V.92, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Intel 3945 802.11a/b/g

Weight: approximately 2.5 Kg
Warranty: 1 year
Battery: Li-Ion 6 cells
Dimensions: 358.5 x 260 x 35.3 mm
Other: Intel High Definition Audio, integrated speakers
OS: Windows XP Professional

Toshiba to Launch Satellite U305 S2816 & Satellite X205 SLi4 with Penryn

Toshiba has joint to Acer, Sony and Fujitsu to prepare two new laptops based on Intel Santa Rosa Repfresh platform. Ultra portable 13.3" Satellite U305 S2816 and gaming laptop 17" Satellite X205 SLi4 will be powered by Penryn processors manufacturing process to 45 nanometers.

Both laptops are equipped with the modest Penryn CPU (see the list of Penryn processors here), Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB.

Toshiba Satellite U305 S2816: This lightweight laptop is a high performance business laptop with fast clocking CPU, ample 2GB of RAM, Modest integrated Intel Graphics card, huge 250 GB HDD and a DVD burner.

The good side of this 2kg portable laptop that it is equipped, Fingerprint reader for security, withWireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N, Bluetooth, FireWire port, Stereo Headphone, 5-in -1 media card reader, ExpressCard Slot and a webcam.

The bad side is this laptop doesn’t have (or at least there is no information about it) WWAN or 3G option like Sony Vaio SZ71XN / C that provides 6Mbps HSDPA.

You can compare the specs this Toshiba laptop with 13.3" Sony Vaio SZ71XN / C Ultra portable laptop.

Here is the full specs:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB
Memory: 2 GB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Drive: 250 GB SATA hard disk
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi DL

Display: 13.3 inch WXGA (1280 x 800) Toshiba TruBrite
Graphics Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100

Ports/Slots: 3 (left 2, right 1) USB 2.0, 1 i.LINK (IEEE 1394), 1 x External microphone, 1 Headphones (stereo), External Monitor (VGA), RJ11, RJ45, 5-in -1 Bridge Media ( SD Card, Memory Stick , Memory Stick Pro, MultiMedia Card, xD-Picture Card ), ExpressCard

Network: Wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g/Draft-N), Bluetooth, V.92 modem, 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX

Weight: about 2 Kg
Dimensions: 310 x 227 x 30.2 / 34.0 mm
Battery: Li-Ion
Warranty: 1 year
Other: Video Camera 1.3 Megapixels, Multimedia Bar with 6 Easy Keys, FingerPrint
OS: Vista Premium Edition

Toshiba Satellite X205 SLi4: This 17" gaming laptop is configured with outstanding features such as SLI NVIDIA GeForce 2 x 8600M GT, HD DVD player, huge storage of 320 GB (2 x 160 GB) spinning at 7200 rpm, 3 GB of RAM, and Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 to 2.1GHz CPU.

Also this laptop provides, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi N wireless, fingerprint reader for security, Dolby Home Theater audio system, webcam, 6USB ports, HDMI port and Toshiba USB HDTV Tuner.

Every thing of this laptop seems to be perfect for a professional Gamestation but I am not satisfied three things that I hope Toshiba offers it later:

1-Toshiba could offer higher Penryn processor like Core 2 Duo T8300 to 2.4GHz processor like 17" Sony VAIO AR61ZU gaming laptop or Intel Core 2 Duo T9300, 2.5 GHz processor like 17" Fujitsu Amilo Xi 2550-8009 gaming laptop.

2- I wish that Toshiba soon offers this laptop with new Geforce Go 8800GTX cards in SLI or single mode like Alienware Area-51 m17x.

3- The availability of Express card slot or PC card

Here is the full specs of Toshiba X205 SLi4:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB
Memory: 3072 MB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Disk: 320 GB (2 x 160 GB) SATA 7200 rpm
Optical Drive: Combo DVD-RW/HD-DVD Super Multi

Display: 17-inch WSXGA + (1680 x 1050) TruBrite TFT LCD
Graphics Card: SLI NVIDIA GeForce 2 x 8600M GT, 512MB dedicated

Ports/Slots: 6 USB 2.0, 1 Headphone out; 1 Microphone-in, 1 VGA, 1 TV-Out (S-Video), 1 HDMI, 1 IEEE 1394, 1 RJ-11, 1 RJ-45, 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter (MMC, SD, MS, MS Pro, xD)

Network: 802.11AGN Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, 56k V.92 Modem, Gigabit Ethernet LAN,

Weight: approximately 4 kg
Dimensions: 399 x 288 x 36 / 52 mm
Battery: Li-Ion
Warranty: 1 year
Other: Multimedia Bar with 6 Easy Keys, Harman Kardon stereo speakers integrated Toshiba Bass Enhanced Sound System with Dolby Home Theater, FingerPrint, WebCam 1.3MP, Toshiba USB HDTV Tuner (External)

OS: Vista Ultimate

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Sunday, December 30, 2007

Acer to Launch New 5 Aspire Notbooks and 3 TravelMate Laptops with Penryn

Acer is trying to overtake Sony and Fujitsu by introducing 7 new laptop notebooks based on Intel Santa Rosa Refresh platform includes: Acer TravelMate 6492 and 6592G, Acer Aspire 2920, 4920, 5920, 7720 and 9920.

Acer Travelmate 6492 812G25Mn: is an advanced business laptop with Penryn processor burnt at 45nm, ample 2 G of RAM, huge capacity, good security features, good network connectivity ( 3G and Wireless N), Vista Business OS and modest integrated Intel graphics card.

This TravelMate laptop is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB, 2 GB Of main Memory, 50 GB SATA HDD and DVD Super Multi DL Optical drive.

This laptop is portable as it weighs 2.5kg. It comes with 14.1" WXGA (1280 x 800) TFT display and integrated Intel GMA X3100 which is enough for business use.

The system is equipped with TravelMate TPM and fingerprint reader to enhance security.

It features USB 2.0, FireWire,VGA-out, S / PDIF, Infra-red, Line In, Line Out, modem, LAN, PC Card slot, 5-in-1 card reader.

It has got a Crystal Eye webcam for video conferencing.

Acer TravelMate 6592-812G25Mn: This 15.4" laptop is more entertaining and business laptop than the previous TravelMate model. It has got the same processor, main memory, HDD and Optical drive, one extra security tool (TPM and Fingerprint reader and TravelMate SmartCard reader) and it comes with better graphics card. Also, this laptop supports Bluetooth plus 3G connectivity and Wireless N. Its I/O features are some different, as well.

In the following you can see the features (of TravelMate 6592-812G25Mn) that are different than the precious TravelMate laptop (6492 812G25Mn):

Display: 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) CrystalBrite
Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD2400 XT, 256MB dedicated

Ports/Slots: 3 USB, IEEE 1394, Fast infrared (FIR) port, Serial port, S-video / TV-out (NTSC / PAL), VGA-out (external display),modem (RJ-11), Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45), Speaker / headphone / line-out jack, Microphone jack ,Line - in, Acer ezDock II / II + connector,
ExpressCard 54, PC Card slot (Type II), 1 x TravelMate SmartCard reader, 5-in-1 card reader (SD / MMC / MS / MS PRO / xD), 1x DVI-D port (on the dedicated graphics version).

Network: 802.11a/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G Slot, Modem 56K V.92, Gigabit Ethernet LAN
Other: Acer Crystal Eye webcam

This laptop is heaver and weighs 3kg.

Acer TravelMate 6592G-933G25MN: is the brother of TravelMate 6592-812G25Mn. The only differences come to processor and main Memory. This laptop uses faster Penryn processor Intel Core 2 Duo T9300, 2.5 GHz, 6MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB and 3GB of RAM memory.

There are 5 Gemstone designed Acer Aspire laptops from 12 to 20 inches which are based on Santa Rosa Refresh Platform and are coming soon in this January.

Entire these 5 laptops are equipped with Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 or Intel Core 2 Duo T8300, (45nm), NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics supporting Direct X10, 512MB dedicated (except Aspire 2920-832G32Mnthat comes with GMA X3100), from 2GB to 4GB of RAM Memory, from 250GB HDD up to 500 GB (2 x 250 GB) SATA HDD, and DVD Super Multi DL optical drive.

Acer Aspire 2920-832G32Mn: is a 12.1" Ultra portable laptop based on Santa Rosa Refresh platform. The benefit of Penryn processors is that they work with the same power consumption but with higher clock frequencies and creating lower heat. Except the high-performance processor this laptop offers the typical features of a mid-range ultra portable laptop (without security features and webcam). Such as 2 GB of RAM, 320GB of HDD

The specs is:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300, 2.4 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB
Memory: 2048 MB DDR2
Hard Disk: 320 GB SATA
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi DL

Display: 12.1 inch WXGA (1280 x 800) CrystalBrite
Graphics Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100

Ports/Slots: 3 USB 2.0 ports, (external display) VGA-out , S-video/TV-out (NTSC / PAL), headphone jack / support S / PDIF, 1 microphone in, ExpressCard / 54, Card reader 5-in-1 (SD / MMC / MS / MS PRO / xD),

Network: 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 technology, 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet, modem
OS: Vista Premium
Weight: about 2 Kg
Dimensions: 304 x 223 x 32/42 mm

Acer Aspire 5920G-813G25Mn: This high performance and portable gaming laptop has got attractive features such as 3GB of RAM memory, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, 512MB dedicated graphics card that supports DirectX 10, Huge 250 GB SATA Hard Drive, HDMI port with support HDCP, Wireless N , Bluetooth and Webcam.

Here is the specs:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB
Memory: 3GB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Drive: 250 GB SATA
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi DL

Display: 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) CrystalBrite
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, 512MB dedicated

Ports/Slot: 4 USB 2.0 ports, (external display)VGA, HDMI with support HDCP, S-video/TV-out (NTSC / PAL), Consumer infrared (CIR), IEEE 1394, 1 entry AV (only on models with TV Tuner!), 1 entry antenna TV-tuner ( only on models with TV Tuner!), Headphone / speaker / line-out jack with S / PDIF support, Microphone in , Line in, ExpressCard / 54, 5-in-1 card reader (SD / MMC / MS / MS PRO / xD),

Network: Intel Wireless Link 4965AGN WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet, 56K V.92 modem,

Weight: approximately 3 kg
Dimensions: 364 x 270.2 mm x 30.8/43.7
Other: Acer Crystal Eye webcam
OS: Vista Premium

Acer Aspire 7720G-812G25Mn: This desktop replacement laptop is a first multimedia laptop that gets Penryn processor. Obviously this laptop with its latest processor, 2GB of RAM, 250 GB SATA HDD, 17.1" display and NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics card is among the top multimedia laptops.

The specs is:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB (45nm)
Memory: 2 GB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Drive: 250 GB SATA
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi DL

Display: 17.1" WXGA + (1440 x 900) CrystalBrite
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, 512MB dedicated

Ports/Slots: 4 USB 2.0, DVI-D port with HDCP support, IEEE 1394 port, Consumer infrared (CIR), (External display) VGA-out, S-video/TV-out (NTSC / PAL), AV-in port, RF-in jack, Headphones / speaker / line-out with S / PDIF support, Microphone in , Line-in jack, ExpressCard / 54 , 5-in-1 card reader (SD / MMC / MS / MS PRO / xD)

Network: Intel PRO / Wireless 3945ABG LAN 802.11b / g, Modem 56K V.92, Wired 10/100 Ethernet

Weight: approximately 3.5 Kg
Dimensions: 404 x 298 x 38/43 mm
Other: Acer CrystalEye Webcam
OS: Vista Premium

Acer Aspire 7720G-834G50Hn: This 17.1" laptop is the brother of Aspire 7720G-812G25Mn just with higher performance. It has got everything of previous model.

The differences come in Processor and amount of main memory that this multimedia laptop is more advanced:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300, 2.4 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB (45nm)
Memory: 4 GB DDR2 667MHz

Acer Aspire 9920G-812G50Hn: is the biggest one among these 13 Penryn laptops. This 20.1" is excellent for playing games, watching movie or TV (through TV-Tuner) at its large and high resolution display and enjoy its Dolby Surround Sound System + Subwoofer especially when you like to listen to music.

The problem is that this laptop is heavy. And unfortunately it doesn’t have the option of HD DVD drive or Blu-Ray.

Here is the specs:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB
Memory: 2048 MB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Disk: 500 GB (2 x 250 GB) SATA
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi DL

Display: 20.1" WSXGA + (1680 x 1050) CrystalBrite
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, 512MB dedicated

Ports/Slots: 4x USB 2.0, DVI-D with HDCP Support, IEEE 1394, CIR , VGA, S-video / TV-out (NTSC / PAL), AV-in, audio line-out (S / PDIF Support), Line-in/Microphone, line-in, Parallel Port, Serial Port, ExpressCard, 5-in-1 Media Card Reader (SD / MMC / MS / MS PRO / xD)

Network: Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, 10/100/1000 Ethernet, V.92 Modem, Weight: about 8 Kg
Dimensions: 475 x 352 x 61.8 mm

Other: WebCam 0.3MP, Dolby Surround Sound System + Subwoofer, Digital (DVB-T) TV-Tuner

OS: Vista Premium

Sony to Launch VAIO CR31, FZ31, FZ38, SZ71 & AR61 with Penryn

Sony is updating its popular laptop lines up with Penryn processors the New Laptops include Sony VAIO CR31, FZ31 and FZ38, SZ71 and AR61. The launching day may happen in January or February. (In further entries I will cover it).

Updated:

-Sony VAIO FZ4000 CTO Series Notebook with Penryn Available for Purchase

-Sony VAIO CR4000 CTO Series Notebook with Penryn Available for Purchase

Sony Vaio VGN-CR31S / P: is the first pink laptop based on Santa Rosa Refresh platform. This high performance 14.1" portable pink laptop is a business laptop for fashionable ladies in high posts in their office.

It is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB (45nm), ample 2 GB of RAM main memory, adequate 160GB HDD, and DVD Super Multi DL drive.

This laptop provides 14" WXGA (1280 x 800) X-black display with modest integrated Intel GMA X3100 graphics card.

This laptop has got enough ports and slot and unfortunately typical network connectivity include:

Ports/Slot: 3 x USB 2.0, Firewire (IEEE 1394) Headphone Jack, Microphone Input, S-Video Output, VGA Output, Express Card slot,

Network: Wireless 802.11 a / b / g, Bluetooth, 100 BASE-TX/10 BASE-T Ethernet, 56k modem

This portable laptop weighs only 2.5kg. It has got built-in Digital Camera 'Motion Eye' and runs on Vista Premium.

Sony Vaio SZ71XN / C: This 13.3" Ultra portable laptop can be very useful for business users who need best lightweight portable business laptop. It is the first 13.3" laptop with Penryn processor and Santa Rosa Refresh platform. It weighs only 1.5kg.

It is powered by:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB
Memory: 2 GB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Drive: 200 GB SATA Hard disk
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi DL

Although, this laptop is only for business applications, it comes with NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS, with 64MB of memory, combined with Intel chip X3100 to bring a freedom for the user to choose between the one and the other to boot.

The system provides:

Display: 13.3 inch WXGA (1280 x 800) X-black LCD

Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100

This business laptop arranges all the network connectivity features except Wireless-N:

Wireless 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, 3.6Mbps HSDPA

Ethernet network 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T, V92/V.90 Modem,

This laptop is equipped with various security features include:

Kensington Lock, G-Sensor HDD Shock Protection, TPM, Fingerprint,

Other features incorporate:

2 USB Ports, FireWire (IEEE 1394) 400 Mbps, DC in, Docking Station Interface, Microphone Jack, RJ11, RJ45, , VGA, Stereo Headphones / Speakers jack, 34mm Express Card slot, PCMCIA, Memory Stick Slot, and Motion Eye Cam.

Sony VAIO FZ31Z: It is a first VAIO FZ laptop with Penryn. This multimedia and gaming laptop is one of the best ones as it comes with fast clock Penryn processor and 4GB of RAM memory as well as NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, 256MB dedicated supporting DirectX 10 and burner Blu-Ray DVD + DL.

As you see it is a perfect multimedia laptop and a professional gaming laptop.

Here is the specs:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300, 2.4 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB (454nm)
Memory: 4 GB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Drive: 300 GB 4200 rpm
Optical Drive: burner Blu-Ray DVD + DL

Display: 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) X-black Double lamp
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, 256MB dedicated

Ports/Slots: 3 USB 2.0, FireWire IEEE1394, headphone and microphone jacks, VGA, HDMI, S-Video Out, Media Memory Stick slot, Secure Digital slot, Express Card Slot
Network: Wireless 802.11 a / b / g and n draft, Bluetooth, modem, Ethernet 10/100,

OS: Vista Premium
Dimensions: 355.8 x 254.4 mm x 24.9/34.5
Weight: approximately 3 kg
Warranty: 2 years
Other: integrated CCD Camera Motion Eye

Sony VAIO FZ38M: is the brother of VAIO FZ31Z but with lower configuration. It has got the same Camera Motion Eye, ports, slots, network, weight, OS, and weight.

The differences come in the performance and graphics card:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB (45nm)
Memory: 2 GB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Drive: 200 GB SATA
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi DL

Display: 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) X-black
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT, 256MB dedicated

Sony VAIO AR61ZU: is a desktop replacement laptop with 17.1" display and delivers outstanding performance for playing current games or watching HD movies.

It has got fast clocking 45nm Penryn processor, with full 4GB of RAM, immense 500GB HDD as well as TV tuner, burner Blu-Ray DVD + DL for watching HD movies or making archive by burning Blu-ray discs and NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT grpahics. It provides array of ports, slots and network connectivity.

Here is the full specs:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300, 2.4 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB (45nm)
Memory: 4 GB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Drive: 500 GB (2 x 250GB) SATA Hard Disk
Optical Drive: burner Blu-Ray DVD + DL

Display: 17.1" WUXGA (1920 x 1200) X-black dual lamp
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, 256MB dedicated

Ports/Slots: 3 USB 2.0, FireWire (IEEE 1394) 400 Mbps, Microphone Jack, RJ11, RJ45, 2 TV-Out S-Video & HDMI, 2 audio out, Express Card Slot, SD Card slot, Memory Stick slot, PCMCIA
Network: Integrated Wireless LAN 802.11 a / b / g / n draft, IR Receiver, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, modem V92/V.90, Ethernet network 100 BASE-TX/10 BASE-T

Weight: approximately 4 kg
Dimensions: 299.5 x 416 x 33.5 mm
Warranty: 2 years
Other: 'Motion Eye' Digital Camera, TV tuner Remote control
OS: Vista Ultimate Edition

Fujitsu Amilo Pi 2550 & Amilo Xi 2428 with Penryn to Come in January

Fujitsu is going to update its laptop line up with two new laptops in January: entertainment 15.4" Amilo Pi 2550 and gaming laptop 15.4"Amilo Xi 2428. (Also, you can read about the 17" professional gaming laptop Amilo Xi 2550-8009 based on Santa Rosa Refresh platform here. It has got many impressive features such as Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.5 GHz) and Blu-Ray player/DVD burner optical drive)

Amilo Pi 2550 is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo T8300, 2.4 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB burnt at 45nm, 2GB of RAM, 240 GB (2 x 120 GB) SATA HDD and DVD Super Multi DL.

-Its display provides 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) BrilliantView. For entertainment ATI Mobility Radeon HD2400, 128MB dedicated is a good graphics card that this laptop provides.

-This laptop has got typical network (Intel PRO / Wireless 3945 ABG, modem Ethernet), a webcam and features 3 USB ports, 1 CIR, 1 DVI-D, 1 VGA, ExpressCard slot (34/54mm), 1 headphone out combined with S / PDIF digital out, microphone in,4-in-1 card reader (SD / MS / MMC / MMCPRO)

-It weighs 3 kg and runs on Vista Premium Edition OS.

Amilo Xi2428 is a gaming laptop and comes with a higher configuration. It is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo T9300, 2.5 GHz, 6MB L2 cache; 800 MHz FSB burnt at 45nm, 2GB of RAM, 250 GB SATA HDD and the same DVD Super Multi DL.

This laptop comes with 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) BrilliantView display and professional NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS 256MB dedicated graphics card.

This model has more ports than the previous one such as extra 1x HDMI (with HDCP), or 1x IEEE1394

This laptop’s ports and slots incorporate 3x USB 2.0 ports , HDMI (with HDCP), VGA, S-Video out, IEEE1394, CIR, eSATA, Modem, 1LAN, 1WLAN, BT 1x , ExpressCard slot (34/54mm), headphone-out combined with S/ PDIF, microphone in, line-in, 5-in-1 card reader (SD / MS / MMC / MS Pro / xD-Picture).

Additionally this laptop provides better network features than the previous model includes Bluetooth 2.0, Wireless LAN a / b / g / n, V.92 fax modem, 10/100/1000Mbps LAN.

It has got a 1.3 mpx Webcam and 2 stereo speakers (2x 2W) for having more real feeling during playing games.

It weighs 3kg and runs on Vista Premium Edition OS.

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Fujitsu, Acer and Sony to Launch 13 New Laptops with Intel Penryn in Jan

I think 2008 will take the name of Penryn form the first days. Three laptop makers Fujitsu, Acer and Sony have started earlier than other laptop makers to launch new laptop notebooks based on Intel Santa Rosa Refresh platform and use Intel Penryn processors burnt at 45nm. Entire these 13 laptops are first laptops based on Santa Rose Refresh platform and Intel Penryn processors burnt at 45nm.

In this entry you can find complete details of the following 13 laptops. ( the prices of these laptops will be covered in further entries):

-Fujitsu Amilo Pi 2550 and Amilo Xi 2428, Sony VAIO CR31, FZ31 and FZ38, SZ71 and AR61, Acer Travelmate 6492 and 6592G, Acer Aspire 2920, 4920, 5920, 7720 and 9920.

Fujitsu is going to update its laptop line up with two new laptops: entertainment 15.4" Amilo Pi 2550 and gaming laptop 15.4"Amilo Xi 2428. (Also, you can read about the 17" professional gaming laptop Amilo Xi 2550-8009 based on Santa Rosa Refresh platform here. It has got many impressive features such as Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.5 GHz) and Blu-Ray player/DVD burner optical drive)

Amilo Pi 2550 is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo T8300, 2.4 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB burnt at 45nm, 2GB of RAM, 240 GB (2 x 120 GB) SATA HDD and DVD Super Multi DL.

-Its display provides 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) BrilliantView. For entertainment ATI Mobility Radeon HD2400, 128MB dedicated is a good graphics card that this laptop provides.

-It weighs 3 kg and runs on Vista Premium Edition OS.

This laptop comes with 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) BrilliantView display and professional NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS 256MB dedicated graphics card.

It weighs 3kg and runs on Vista Premium Edition OS.

If you want to get more information about the full specs of these two laptops you can visit this page.

It is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB (45nm), ample 2 GB of RAM main memory, adequate 160GB HDD, and DVD Super Multi DL drive.

This laptop provides 14" WXGA (1280 x 800) X-black display with modest integrated Intel GMA X3100 graphics card.

It is powered by:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB
Memory: 2 GB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Drive: 200 GB SATA Hard disk
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi DL

The system provides:
Display: 13.3 inch WXGA (1280 x 800) X-black LCD

As you see it is a perfect multimedia laptop and a professional gaming laptop.

Here is the brief the specs:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300, 2.4 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB (454nm)
Memory: 4 GB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Drive: 300 GB 4200 rpm
Optical Drive: burner Blu-Ray DVD + DL
Display: 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) X-black Double lamp
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, 256MB dedicated

Sony VAIO FZ38M: is the brother of VAIO FZ31Z but with lower configuration. It has got the same Camera Motion Eye, ports, slots, network, weight, OS, and weight.

The differences come in the performance and graphics card:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB (45nm)

Memory: 2 GB DDR2 667MHz

Display: 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) X-black

Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT, 256MB dedicated

Hard Drive: 200 GB SATA

Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi DL

Sony VAIO AR61ZU: is a desktop replacement laptop with 17.1" display and delivers outstanding performance for playing current games or watching HD movies.

Here is the brief specs:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300, 2.4 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB (45nm)
Memory: 4 GB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Drive: 500 GB (2 x 250GB) SATA Hard Disk
Display: 17.1" WUXGA (1920 x 1200) X-black dual lamp
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, 256MB dedicated

If you like to read more and get more information about the complete specs of these 5 laptops you can visit this page.

Acer is trying to overtake Sony and Fujitsu by introducing 7 new laptop notebooks based on Intel Santa Rosa Refresh platform includes: Acer Travelmate 6492 and 6592G, Acer Aspire 2920, 4920, 5920, 7720 and 9920.

This TravelMate laptop is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB, 2 GB Of main Memory, 50 GB SATA HDD and DVD Super Multi DL Optical drive.

This laptop is portable as it weighs 2.5kg. It comes with 14.1" WXGA (1280 x 800) TFT display and integrated Intel GMA X3100 which is enough for business use.

In the following you can see the features (of TravelMate 6592-812G25Mn) that are different than the precious TravelMate laptop (6492 812G25Mn):

Display: 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) CrystalBrite
Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD2400 XT, 256MB dedicated
Ports/Slots: 3 USB, IEEE 1394, Fast infrared (FIR) port, Serial port, S-video / TV-out (NTSC / PAL), VGA-out (external display),modem (RJ-11), Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45), Speaker / headphone / line-out jack, Microphone jack ,Line - in, Acer ezDock II / II + connector, ExpressCard 54, PC Card slot (Type II), 1 x TravelMate SmartCard reader, 5-in-1 card reader (SD / MMC / MS / MS PRO / xD), 1x DVI-D port (on the dedicated graphics version).

Network: 802.11a/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G Slot, Modem 56K V.92, Gigabit Ethernet LAN

There are 5 Gemstone designed Acer Aspire laptops from 12 to 20 inches which are based on Santa Rosa Refresh Platform and are coming soon in this January.

The brief specs is:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300, 2.4 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB
Memory: 2048 MB DDR2
Hard Disk: 320 GB SATA
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi DL

Display: 12.1 inch WXGA (1280 x 800) CrystalBrite
Graphics Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100

Here is the brief specs:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB
Memory: 3GB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Drive: 250 GB SATA
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi DL

Display: 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) CrystalBrite
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, 512MB dedicated

The brief specs is:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB (45nm)
Memory: 2 GB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Drive: 250 GB SATA
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi DL
Display: 17.1" WXGA + (1440 x 900) CrystalBrite
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, 512MB dedicated

Acer Aspire 7720G-834G50Hn: This 17.1" laptop is the brother of Aspire 7720G-812G25Mn just with higher performance. It has got everything of previous model.

The differences come in Processor and amount of main memory that this multimedia laptop is more advanced:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300, 2.4 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB (45nm)
Memory: 4 GB DDR2 667MHz

The problem is that this laptop is heavy. And unfortunately it doesn’t have the option of HD DVD drive or Blu-Ray.

Here is the brief specs:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB
Memory: 2048 MB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Disk: 500 GB (2 x 250 GB) SATA
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi DL
Display: 20.1" WSXGA + (1680 x 1050) CrystalBrite
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, 512MB dedicated

If you like to read more and get more information about the complete specs of these 7 laptops you can visit this page.

Friday, December 28, 2007

Fujitsu Amilo Xi 2550-8009: 17" Gaming Laptop Running Intel Penryn

Fujitsu is the first laptop maker which has started to use Intel latest Penryn T9300 processor and Santa Rosa refresh platform for its laptops. First it announced the ultra portable 12.1-inch LOOX R laptop- its first Penryn processor based laptop and today Fujitsu presented its second Penryn processor based laptop which has been configured for professional gamers.

Fujitsu Amilo Xi 2550-8009 is a 17" gaming laptop with Santa Rosa Refresh platform and has got many impressive features that will attract many hard-core gamers immediately.

The highlight features are:

- Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.5 GHz) with an 800 MHz FSB, an L2 cache of 6 MB and a TDP of 29W. It is a Penryn burned at 45nm
- The Display is full HD 17''WUXGA BrightView with a resolution of 1920 × 1200

-1 GB of memory Intel Turbo Memory
- 2 GB of RAM Memory
- 2 SATA hard drives of 250 GB 5400 rpm compatible RAID 0 and RAID 1

- An ATI Radeon HD2700 graphics card Direct X10 support with 256 MB video memory
- The Optical drive is a DVD burner and Blu-Ray player
- HDMI (HDCP) port

- Wireless 802.11 a / g / n and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
- Remote control
- A 1.3 megapixel camera,
- A 5- in- 1 card reader,
- A 2.1 audio system,
-A numeric keypad and

Unfortunately, this desktop replacement laptop doesn’t have standard amount of USB ports. And because it is a gaming laptop you can not find WWAN option on it.

This laptop is among light gaming laptops. It weighs 4kg while Dell XPS M1730 weighs 4.8kg.

This laptop features 3USB ports, FireWire port, VGA, S / PDIF, HDMI out, Infrared, 5-in-1 media card reader, ExpressCard54

The starting price of this laptop is €1644 ($2415) which is really good compared to other gaming laptops such as Dell XPS M1730 pricing at $2,999 with Core 2 Due T7700 or Area-51 m9750 with much lower features, the basic configuration costs $2,099.

Fujitsu Amilo Xi 2550-8009 will hit officially January 6^th.

NEC Launches New Hello Kitty Laptop with Swarovski Crystals

As Hello Kitty laptops are popular in Japan, NEC has launched new Hello Kitty laptop for New Year (2008) in Japan. This laptop is decorated with Swarovski Crystals on black chassis.

This new Hello Kitty laptop is powered by AMD Processor. It has got ample 2GB of RAM and huge storage of 250GB HDD. S0, this laptop with its 15.4" WXGA (1,280×800) display and DVD burner is good for watching movies and sometimes playing games. There is no further information about this laptop.

Well, this attractive laptop is slightly pricy. It costs 210,000 Yen or $1840.

If you are interested you can buy it directly from NEC Direct.

Windows Home Server Has a Bug

Microsoft has declared recently that they have discovered Windows Home Server shared folders and with certain programs.

Microsoft states in its website:

Several people have reported issues after they have used the following programs to save files to their home servers:

• Windows Vista Photo Gallery

• Windows Live Photo Gallery

• Microsoft Office OneNote 2007

• Microsoft Office OneNote 2003

• Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

• Microsoft Money 2007

• SyncToy 2.0 Beta

So, if you have faced this bug don’t worry. Microsoft is researching and trying to solve this problem

Right now, just make a backup copy of any important program files before you store these files on your computer. And also as much as possible, Do Not use the programs above until Microsoft solves the problem.

So, keep in touch if you want to get the further news.

Speculations on Apple’s New Products: a Multi-Touch Screen UMPC for 2008?

What sorts of laptops would you like Apple to introduce in the New Year? Tablet PC, Ultra portable Laptop, or UMPC? One blogger “Sebastian Schmieg” after 6 month researching has got this idea that Apple will release a UMPC in 2008. His speculation is that this UMPC will have a display between 3.5" iPod up to 7"-10" Tablet PC. Actually he guesses that the screen must be 5.2" because Apple has shown immense interest to 5.2″ 800 x 480 pixel touch screen design by Balda, a German company.

Additionally, it will just have some buttons but there will be no Keyboard. Instead this UMPC will use multi-touch screen technology. Also, I will use flash memory as a hard disk.

Well this is the skill of Steve Jobs to keep up with rumors to maintain excitements and curiosities in its fans.

You can see in the following picture the speculation of this blogger.

What do you think? Do you agree with him? Would you like to correct its guesswork?

Please share us your opinions in the comment section.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Christmas Holiday Shopping: Buy XPS M1530 for $1,399 after $669 Discount

Dell XPS M1530 the brother of 13.3" XPS M1330 and 17" XPS M1730 is a gaming laptop that has the entire network options to be necessary for a business laptop.

The starting price of this laptop is not cheap. It is priced from $2,068 but in this Christmas you can a good chance to buy this laptop with $669 discount means the price starts from $1,399 which is really affordable.

I suggest you to use this discount if you are interested for XPS M1530.

With the price of $1399 you can get an excellent gaming laptop with the following highlight features:

- Fast clocking Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2 GHz/800Mhz FSB, 4MB Cache)

- More than enough 3GB of RAM main memory

- Spacious 250 GB Hard Drive (5400 rpm)

- 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT

-Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card (802.11a/g/n)

-Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0+Enhanced Data Rate)

-Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software Edition

Other features of this laptop incorporate:

-Network: Ethernet,

- Other: Integrated 2.0 megapixel webcam

-Ports/Slots: HDMI, 3 USB 2.0 ports, Firewire/1394, VGA, S-Video, integrated media reader (MS, SD, xD), ExpressCard slot

- Security: fingerprint reader

-OS: Vista Home Premium

-Dimensions (with 6-cell battery): 14.06" x 10.34" x 0.93" - 1.38"

-Weight: 5.9 pounds

If you like to have the WWAN option you have to pay extra $150 or $5/month and of course you will $100 rebate, 1 month FREE, no activation fee for Sprint built-in cellular mobile broadband.

This is really a good offer.

The preliminary shipment is from January 7^th.

Friday, December 21, 2007

Pavilion tx1410us: New Cheap HP Tablet with AMD Available at J&R

HP Pavilion tx1410us Entertainment 12.1" Notebook PC is an updated model from Pavilion tx1000 for holiday shopping, however there is only 4 days left to Christmas holidays. Right now, you can buy KC469UA Pavilion tx1410us model online at J&R for $1200. This model comes with good price and good features such as 2.2GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core, ample 2GB main memory, huge storage 250GB Hard Drive.

With good level Nvidia Geforce Go 6150 you can play current 3D games. The 12.1" display makes this laptop portable and Touch-screen technology makes working with screen much easier and comfortable.

Even if you want to use this laptop for business use there is no problem, First of all you can get multitasking operation from the CPU plus memory and you can enjoy the fast 802.11AGN wireless connectivity. Also, you can enjoy the DVD burner this tablet PC.

Other highlight features of this Tablet PC are:

It is a budget laptop yet you are getting following facilities which are available in more expensive laptops too:

- Availability of Bluetooth and 802.11n

-built-in webcam

-Fingerprint reader for security

- 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter: MMC, SD, MS, MS Pro, xD

- 1 ExpressCard Slot

- Mobile Stereo Earbud Headphones

- Vista Home Premium OS

You can easily compare this budget laptop with heavier cheap and popular Dell’ Vostro 1000 for $828 (for holiday shopping it has got $279 discount) laptop that only come with 512GB RAM, Intel Celeron M 520 (1.60GHz) 533Mhz Single Core and 80GB HDD, lower Integrated ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 HyperMemory graphics card, there is Touch screen technology and it is only a laptop not Tablet PC, and only wireless 802.11g.

Or you can come pare it with some more expensive laptops like Dell Vostro 1200, Vostro 1400 or Vostro 1500. 14.1" Vostro 1400 with the price of $1,119 gets only 512GB and 80GB Hard Drive, GMA X3100 graphics, and 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card but with much better processor of ntel Core 2 Duo T7250 (2.00GHz). 15.4"Vostro 1500 with the price of $1087 is some better than Vostro 1400 like having 1G of RAM and 802.11a/g Dual-Band Mini Card wireless connectivity and other features are the same.

So, I think this HP new laptop can be a good offer for Holiday shopping.

Here is the full specs of Pavilion tx1410us:

Processor: AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-64 2.2GHz; 1MB L2 Cache, up to 1600MHz Bus speed
Memory: 2048MB DDR2 RAM Max: 4GB
Hard Drive: 250GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
Optical Drive: Lightscribe Super Multi 8 x DVD±R/RW Drive with Double Layer

Display: 12.1" diagonal WXGA (1280 x 800) BrightView Widescreen Touch-screen display, Panel rotates 180 degrees and folds flat
Graphics: NVidia Geforce Go 6150 (UMA) with up to 559MB shared graphics memory

Network: 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless; Bluetooth; 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Ports/Slot: 3 USB 2.0, 1 Headphone out; 1 Microphone-in, 1 VGA, 1 TV-Out (S-Video), 1 IEEE-1394, 1 RJ-11, 1 RJ-45; 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter: MMC, SD, MS, MS Pro, XD; 1 ExpressCard Slot (34 Slot)

Security: Fingerprint reader
Others: Built-in Webcam and microphone
Dimensions: 8.82" (L) x 12.05" (W) x 1.52" (H)
Weight: 4.49lbs
OS: Vista Home Premium

Also you can read following articles:

HP to Launch Pavilion tx1300, dv6600, dv9600 and HDX 9100 Laptops for Christmas

Christmas Holiday Gift: Updates for HP Pavilion Laptop Models

WidowPC Sting 517D2: 17" Gaming laptop with GeForce 8800M GTX

This is Holiday Season in America and Europe and holiday season is best for sports. Many people are now crazy for gaming laptops and the market of gaming laptop is only increasing in America. So, I think that WidowPC has been able to catch the attention of every with its Sting 517D2 Notebook with Nvidia 8800M GTX. Needless to say is that this gaming laptop will be full of graphics power. If you want to get light-speed performance, you can use the option of 32 GB SSD.

WidowPC wrote:

The Sting 517D2 delivers NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX graphics power! When it comes to pixel pipelines and frames per second in a gaming laptop, the GeForce 8800M GTX can't be beat. NVIDIA's GeForce 8800M GTX powers the world's fastest gaming laptop with the ultimate Direct X10 gaming experience, playing the latest games the way the developers meant them to be played.

WidowPC's award-winning DNA is hard-wired into the Sting 517D2. We've put together the best components and technology in an awesome gaming laptop that will give you a competitive edge, including the new NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX 512MB video card!

The Sting 517D2, like all WidowPC performance machines, can be customized to your liking. Want the fastest Intel Core 2 Duo processor humming under the hood? How about a solid state drive for instant data access? The world's fastest mobile graphics card? We've got you covered.

Powerful, Energy-Efficient Performance

There's no such thing as mobile gaming if your battery kicks it, which is why we use the mobile Intel Core2 Duo processor for incredible performance and unmatched energy efficiency, so you don't have to sacrifice battery life for blistering speed. Choose up to a 2.4GHz processor that devours huge chunks of data fed by a 4MB cache and dual cores on an 800MHz FSB pipe.

If you are a fan of gaming laptops then this is surely something you should look into. Now, you can play latest 3D games with peace in your heart.

Here is the brief secs of this laptop:

Current Parts In System:

Chassis & Display: 517D2 Chassis, including a 17" 1680 x 1050 WSXGA+ Matte Finish Display, CCD Camera, Bluetooth, Finger Print Reader, Carrying Case, Battery
Processor: Mobile Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7100 1.8 GHz 64 Bit 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Video Card: Single nVidia GeForce 8700M GT 512MB
Memory: 1GB - 2 x 512 MB 667MHz DDR2
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition with Microsoft CD
Hard Drive: 2.5" 40GB 5400RPM SATA-150
Technical Support: Lifetime Tech Support (Toll Free Phone and Email)
Optical Drive: 2.5" 8X DVD±R/RW Double Layer Burner
Wireless Network Card: Internal Pro/Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g Card
Warranty: WidowPC Laptops One Year Parts and Labor Warranty
Software: None
Mobile Accessories: None

Asus Eee PC with Touch Screen; See the Video; How About eee PC Tablet?

Asus Eee PC is a small mini laptop but it has got all the features of as a complete laptop for typical work. But this laptop becomes double useful when its 7" screen is equipped with touch screen technology. In this video you can see how much an Eee PC with this facility become comfortable and easier to use. If you are interested, watch the video. The users has just extra $60 to buy a kit and stylus and installed it on its Eee PC laptop.

Maybe this will be a good suggestion to Asus to make a new brand of Eee PC: a convertible Eee PC Tablet!

What do you think? Do you like this idea? If you have other suggestions please share it with us in the comment section.

See the Video: (the touch-screen in this video is very accurate and has fast response, also the stylus is good. I love it!)

ASUS Eee PC 2G in Different Colors Available At Newegg: The Pink Eee PC Best for Valentines Day

ASUS Eee PC 2G caused a lot of sensation among consumers and laptop experts when ASUS announced to give a really cheap but standard laptop a few months ago. At first, the laptop was supposed to come in black color.

I am happy with this news. Because Valentines Day is near and the people who want to buy a good useful pink gift and likewise affordable, Asus Eee PC 2G at the price of $299.99 in Pink color (at Newegg) can be one of the best gift.

I am a fan of ASUS Eee PC and I have given extensive coverage to Eee PC in this blog.

ASUS Eee PC 2G is now available in different colors of green, sky blue and pink at Newegg retailer. If you are interested for the Blue one you can go to Newegg online store or if you are interested for green one you can visit this page at Newegg, as well. All these Eee PC 2G in Blue, pink and green, each costs 299.99.

Believe me they can be best gift if you are looking for a useful beautiful stylish and affordable gadget.

This laptop has Drop tested and Shock-Proof design and Glossy paint with elegant look. It boots up only in 15 sec. But it can’t run on Windows XP.

Here is the full specs of the laptop:

Processor: Intel processor 900MHz

Memory: 512MB main memory,

Hard Drive: 2GB SSD and Integrated

Display: 7" Wide VGA display (800 x 480-resolution),

Graphics: Intel UMA

Network: 802.11b/g wireless, 10/100 LAN

Ports/ Slots: 3 x USB v2.0 ports for maximum device connection, 1 Video-Out, 1 x Audio Jack - Out (3.5mm); 1 x Audio Jack - In (3.5mm),

One slot reads MMC/SD (SDHC)cards,

Others: Hi-Definition Audio CODEC; 2 Internal Stereo Speakers

Battery: 2.8 hours

Weight: 2 lbs

Dimensions: 8.86" x 6.30" x 0.79-1.26"

OS: Linux

Asus Eee PC 8G, Eee PC 4G, Eee PC 4G Surf, & Eee PC 2G Surf Officially Announced

Asus Eee PC Will be Available at Best Buy and Newegg in the US End of October 2007

Second-generation Asus Eee PC Mini Laptop Coming in April 2008

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Christmas Holiday Gift: Updates for HP Pavilion Laptop Models

This is Christmas time and the top tech companies in USA and Canada are busy to serve their customers. This is a very busy time for shopping in the US. In the recent years, there is a lot of enthusiasm about laptops. Many people are now eager to buy laptops and laptops are no longer luxury items. So, I am not shocked to see that HP has presented upgrades of a number of laptop models.

The updated models are full of excellent features. There is Blu-ray option, there is Bluetooth option, and there is more Video RAM, refreshing designs and so many things for the consumers.

As HP Pavilions are very popular laptops because of their good features and affordable prices, HP has updates its entire Pavilion lines up for this Holiday. So, you can buy an updated Pavilion laptop from following notebook series:

14.1" laptop series include: Pavilion dv2700t, dv2700tbw, and dv2700tse

15.4" laptop Series include: Pavilion dv6700z, dv6700t, and dv6700tse

17" laptop series include: Pavilion dv9700t and dv9700z

Notebook Review wrote:

The basic hardware remains the same with a range dual core Intel and AMD processors to choose from and up to 4GB of system RAM. The major feature updates include:

New Dedicated Graphics Options

128MB nVidia 8400M GS for dv2700t, dv2700tbw, and dv2700tse (upgraded from 64MB)

256MB nVidia 8400M GS for dv6700z, dv6700t, and dv6700tse (upgraded from 128MB)

512MB nVidia 8600M GS for dv9700t and dv9700z (upgraded from 256MB)

New Optical Drive Options

Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer

I am just surprised for one reason. Earlier this month, there was Black Friday and Cyber Monday. HP should have presented these updates that time and would get even more response. There are just 5 days before Christmas.

Latitude XT is Pricy because of Bringing the New Standard for Tablet Computing

Dell has got many comments to put question about the high starting price of Latitude XT and it has tried to explain it in its blog. Dell Blieves that its new Tablet PC has brought the new standard for tablet computing.

Dell explains that there were 6 factors which raised the starting price of Latitude XT tablet PC include Touch (that has Pen and Capacitive Touch), brightness (for 220 nits up to 400 nits with DLV option), graphics (ATI X1250), thickness ( 1.0 inch), Weight (3.57 lbs) and Input (Dual-input). Dell has compared them with its two rivals HP 2710p tablet and ThinkPad X61t in the following table:

But Dell has not explained the issue of CPU speed options. I think thickness or weight are so important but not as vital as CPU speed and hard drive speed and enough storage. One of the important expectations or questions of users is about this matter. If a person pays $3,134 for buying a Tablet, he/she expects to have the CPU faster than Intel Core 2 Duo ULV U7600 (1.20GHz, 533Mhz) or more Memory size than 1GB or bigger storage with standard speed spinning of 5400 than 80GB Hard Drive, 4200RPM.

I think If Dell had kept the same thickness and weight (or even some more than) HP 2710p tablet and ThinkPad X61t but instead it had worked on performance factor better than its rivals; it could bring more satisfaction for its users.

What do you think? DO you agree with me? Do you have new questions? Or do you have some suggestions? Please, share them with us in the comment section.

Also for getting more details about this Tablet PC, You can read the following entries:
The Pricy Latitude XT Tablet Has Special Display; In future Will Be Multi-Touch

Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC In Review, Pictures, Comparisons, & Prices

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Use Mac and Mac Pro Software Update 1.1 If You Have Problem with Keyboard

As some users of Mac and Mac Pro laptops reported that they had problem with their keyboard Apple has launched a software update to solve this issue.

Some Users suffered sudden keyboard suspension or keyboard freezing for a minute or more during working. If you have this problem with your keyboard you can visit this page and download the software. You need to notice that the Mac OS X 10.5.1 update is required before installing.

Engadget has mentioned that there is another issue with the keyboard that Apple has not solved it yet and it is “dropping the first character when typing into a text box on certain MacBook Pros”.

Keep in touch I will write further entries about these two issues.

Dell Vostro 1200: Cheap 12.1" Laptop with Santa Rosa Launched in Japan

Dell launched its budget and affordable 12.1"Ultra portable “Vostro 1200” in Japan today. Opposite of the first thoughts , this laptop it is not AMD-based but Intel-based. It is based on Intel Santa Rosa platform and GM965 chipset (naturally, it uses integrated Intel GMA X3100 graphics card and 802.11n wireless).

-Although this Business laptop is light and smallest one (only 4.16 lbs) in Vostro line-up, it is equipped with a built-in Optical Drive (DVD burner or Combo drive).

-Another ease that this laptop brings for business users is a good quality 2.0 megapixel camera which is placed at the top of the LCD panel for video conferencing.

-This laptop is equipped with fingerprint reader to increase data security.

-It also can run on one of Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2, Vista Home Basic, Vista Home Premium, Vista Business and Vista Ultimate Operating system.

Vostro 1200 is powered by up to 4GB of system memory, up to 160GB 5,400rpm hard drive and one of following processors (from budget CPU to Expensive and fast clocking ones):

Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 (2.0 GHz、2 MB L2, 800 MHz FSB)

Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7250 (2.0 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB)

Intel Celeron 540(1.86 GHz, 1MB L2, 533 MHz FSB) Intel Celeron 540 processor (1.86 GHz, 1MB L2 cache, 533 MHz FSB)

The 12.1" TrueLife WXGA display comes with 1280-by-800 resolutions.

It support all the typical network facilities for business use such as Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN (802.11a/g/n) wireless networking Gigabit Ethernet LAN port, a 56K modem, and an optional Bluetooth module. But there is no WWAN or 3G option.

Vostro 1200 features adequate 3 USB ports, 5-pin VGA video connector, Microphone input, Headphone output, an ExpressCard slot, a 3-in-1 media card reader,

There is no FireWire port existed in this laptop.
However, the basic price of this laptop is very affordable. It starts at around $912 U.S.

Soon this laptop will come out in the US market. So, keep in touch for further reports.

Monday, December 17, 2007

Toshiba to Release First HD DVD-RW Qosmio multimedia Notebook in Japan

Toshiba is launching its first Qosmio G40 multimedia notebook with a rewritiable HD DVD and two HDTV tuners in Japan this week from Friday.

The benefit of rewritiable HD DVD is you can transfer recorded TV shows or any content from a high-definition video camera to disc. You can also record HD content on DVD discs.

The use of having two HDTV tuners is that you can enjoy watching one station while recording from another. This laptop can save your time and make a very good archive from your favorite videos.

This entertainment laptop is a perfect one with its impressive features.

This laptop comes with .2GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of memory, 400GB hard drive, NVidia GeForce 8600 graphics card and 17" widescreen display with a resolution of 1920 X 1200 pixels.

This collection of high components is completed by a harman/kardon 4-speaker sound system to make the movie or game more real and fast 802.11 a/b/g wireless LAN for comfortable downloading.

Every gizmo has its own disadvantages too. This system is heavy and weighs around 10 lbs. Also, It is obvious that it is expensive it. It is approximately priced at $3500.

Source: PC world

Internet Security, Leopard, iPhone, Facebook &Vista Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007

PC world has published an article and has collected 15 Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007. In this collection you can find many important or hot products such as two hot and important Operating systems Leopard &Vista or much-talked mobile phone iPhone, or Facebook that has got the title of “Anti-Social Network”. It is interesting that these tech gizmos and software tools made most news and rumors last year but they have made PC world experts disappointed.

The #1 disappointed product is Windows Vista! Well, PC World has tried to be just; it has talked about all the good sides and bad sides of Vista. For example, it appreciates integrated security and parental controls the Aero interface and Searching and wireless networking of Vista. But the bad part is that became so pricy for users ($399 ($299 upgrade) for Windows Ultimate) and the worst part is “Vista is slower than XP”.

The #3 disappointed product is FaceBook! It has got the disgraced title of The Anti-Social Network by PC world. Why? The answer is it believes that FaceBook has stolen the social networking spotlight from MySpace this year. Nonetheless, it has praised the opening up the Facebook platform to third-party developers.

The #5 disappointed product is iPhone! It has described it in very short way: the Great, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Cons: a tiny touch keyboard; lack of Flash support; AT&T's broadband service is second rate; and the sudden change of the price of iPhone from $600 to $300 is the biggest of disaster of 2007.

Pros: very pretty

The #8 disappointed product is Leopard OS 10.5! The second hot OS in 2007 created dozens of problems for the users within short time after releasing such as “Wireless connections that slowly petered away” or “d came with its firewall turned off, leaving users vulnerable to attack”. However, Apple Released the update of Leopard that fixed some of the bugs.

The #12 disappointed product is Internet Security!

Three-quarters of cyber attacks in 2007 originated outside the U.S., according to Symantec and for this large number of Web espionage, cyber assaults, zombies and storm worm everybody from developers of insecure software to home users who blithely log on without inoculating their PCs are responsible.

Other disappointed products in this list include:

#15: Amazon Unbox

#14: Municipal WiMax

#13: Social Networks

#11: Microsoft Zune

#10: Wireless Carriers

#9: Office 2007

#7: Voice Over IP

#6: The Broadband Industry

#4: Yahoo

#2: The High-Def Foramt War (between Blu-ray and HD DVD)

What do you think? DO you agree with PC World’s list? Do you agree with the order it has arranged? OR for example you think Leopard must be #1 disappointed product and So on. If you think there are some Products that PC world has not mentioned them you can suggest them in the comment section.

AMD Launches Mobility Radeon HD 2700 Laptop graphics card for Gamers

AMD has rolled out a new graphics card for gaming laptops which supports DirectX 10 completely and is relevant for HD entertainment and existing gaming.

Mobility Radeon HD 2700 uses 65nm technology and is based on M76 chip with 120 stream processors, 128-bit bus and some of AMD exclusive technologies comprise ATI Avivo HD Video, Display Platform and ATI PowerPlay 7.0.

These three AMD technologies help the graphics card to deliver High Definition 3D gaming platform.

-ATI Avivo HD video processing and display technology make the laptop to deliver High Definition video playback and full HD DVD and Blu-ray disc support.

-ATI PowerPlay 7.0 advanced power management technology provides the balance between power and performance for increasing the battery life and superior performance-per-watt operation.

-And en the end, The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2700 improves 3D graphics performance with the visually Windows Aero user interface.

There is no information about the price of this Graphics card yet.

Cnet Bloger: Apple Subnotebook Will Be the Biggest Mistake!

Many Apple fans are eagerly waiting to see Apple’s new productions like Apple sub-notebook or 3G iPhone or Mac Pro with Penryn at Macworld in January 2008. Among these productions, most rumors were made around Apple’s subnotebook. But it is natural that they are some people don’t like sub notebooks and they are not so happy with this Apple’s production.

No doubt that subnotbooks have many limitations like small screens between 7" to 10", lack of many of the ports you expect to get from a laptop, most of the time lack of built-in optical drive, less power and performance and so on. So, these factors make the market of this sort of laptop smaller and just particular consumers need to purchase it.

Don Reisinger, a technology columnist that is a member of the CNET Blog Network, believes that Apple’s subnotebook can not be as successful as other laptops like Macs or Mac Pros. Even he thinks that subnotebook with such that features (12-inch screen, NAND flash memory and 50 percent thinner than the MacBook Pro) will be expensive if Apple sells it for $1500.

I am quoting some lines from his post in his blog:

Now, I understand that subnotebooks offer more benefits than solely screen size, but by and large, people buy these products for their size and cost. In essence, a subnotebook is a neat little device to carry around and perform relatively simple tasks on. Does that sound like a Mac to you?
If we've learned anything from Apple over the past few years, we now know that Steve Jobs knows how to deliver the right products at the right time. But if he stands on stage at Macworld and shows the press a subnotebook, you can bet it'll be one of the biggest mistakes the company has ever made.

It shows that he mentions a very important question for Steve Jobs that "why would a customer buy this thing?” and expects that to get an appropriate answer from him at MacWorld Show.

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Dell’s Laptops to Come to Stores of Europe from Next Month

Dell is going to sell its laptops and desktop computers in Europe from January 2008 as Europe will be a good market for Dell. Dell has targeted various DSG international plc (DSGi) stores in different European countries.

The consumers in all major European countries (such as Norway, Greece, Spain, Finland, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland) can purchase Dell Laptops or desktop PCs through European network of DSGi store brands like Electro World, PC City, and Elkjop.

Dell is selling its even hot laptops in these stores-“"To maximise choice, Dell is offering a full portfolio of our award-winning products - from our high-end gaming systems, to notebooks and desktops that are perfect for everyday computing" according to the report.

In the UK, Dell Fans can purchase their favorite laptops through DSGi stores, including PC World and Currys stores and online at Dixons.co.uk.

Friday, December 14, 2007

Even You! Can Run Vista on Your Eee PC; See Video, Download and Use

Nowadays the most users of Eee PC have Eee PC 4G model with 512MB RAM and 900MHz Celeron processor. With this amount of RAM and size of storage nobody can think of Vista Home Premium to be installed on this laptop. But it has been done by a smart user named Brit Paul O'Brien.

First, he shrunk Vista Home premium as much as possible and then put the custom disk image onto a USB stick and after that he got help from an 8GB SD card and the technique of Side by Side (SxS) directory, he shifted Vista on the SD card and ran it on the Eee PC laptop.

That is it! If you wouild like to practice this you can see the following video and then you can read all the details in O'Brien’s blog. He has shared his experienced generously.

This user has used some tools for doing this work:

- Using vLite, a tool to customize a Vista install before actually installing it
- An Eee PC, completely unmodified (4GB version, 512MB RAM)
- A SD card (you'll need this, 2GB minimum, the bigger the better
- A Vista DVD
- A 1GB USB stick. (You have to format USB stick with a single FAT32 partition, and set active. Read the details in the blog).

eeeXubuntu: Easy-to-install Ubuntu (Xubuntu) for Asus Eee PC

Eee PC is a mini laptop that mainly runs on Linux OS (and some of them run on Windows XP, as well). For brining more ease and comfort to Eee users, there is a project to make eeeXubuntu version which is “a custom version of the Xubuntu 7.10 Live CD”.

This OS is bundled with hardware support including native wireless drivers, functioning Ethernet support, low-resolution desktop environments and other sorts of files that are necessary to be existed in an OS.

The goal of this project is to help the users to install Xubuntu 7.10 Live CD image easier and with reliable and secured way.

If you are interested in more information you can visit this link. You can get more details and even you can download this OS.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Asus Eee PC Keeps warranty After Breaking Seals

Asus has noticed that many users would like to upgrade some parts of their Eee PC mini laptops like RAM, or increasing the storage, or adding internal USB Bluetooth & HSDPA. Asus is trying to assist its users in the best way.

has given this freedom to its users and has stated that its users can use warranty even after breaking seals. However, it recommends to users to use its approved service facilities rather than breaking seals themselves.

Well Asus is really acting smartly. This way the laptop can become like open source tools. Means that users have the same freedom to improve their Eee PC laptops the way they like. Well, This freedom has some limitation too, Don’t this that if you damage your eee pc by channing or upgrading the hardware, Asus will solve it under warranty facility.

There are some tersm that you need to know.

I am quoting these terms from press release:

ASUS will honor all other terms of its Limited Warranty and that it will not refuse warranty service simply because a customer has either broken a warranty seal, installed non-ASUS components or software, or because the customer’s unit has been opened or serviced by a non-ASUS-approved service facility or by the user.

ASUS customers are reminded that ASUS computer systems, like all other computer systems, contain delicate and complex components that may be easily damaged if not handled correctly. Also, ASUS systems are tested and certified for compatibility and performance to product specifications based on their original configurations using ASUS-approved hardware, components, and approved, factory-installed software.

As with all computer systems, some added hardware, components and software may not be compatible with the product. Also, as with all computers, attempts by persons who lack sufficient knowledge or who are not properly trained to upgrade, repair, or maintain the product’s internal components or hardware configuration, or the installation and use of non-approved or untested hardware components or accessories, may result in damage to the product or severe degradation of the product’s performance and functionality that may not be covered under the ASUS Limited Warranty. Also, as with all computer software, attempts to change, alter, or modify the factory-installed software may result in damage to the product or a severe degradation in the product’s performance or functionality that may not be covered under the ASUS Limited Warranty.

Normally users don’t get this facility from laptop makers.

I think that this facility will even make Asus eee PC more popular than past.

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The Pricey Latitude XT Tablet Has Special Display; In future Will Be Multi-Touch

Dell immediately has answered some of the questions of its readers about Dell Latitude XT Tablet which was launched just yesterday. Dell has explained that they tried to know what were the current problems of consumers with current table PCs. Also, what they liked about their systems. So, they tried all of them on their first tablet PC to make it very special.

ON of the most particular feature that this tablet pc was supposed to have was having Multi-Touch screen. But in the official launch of this Tablet we didn’t find this feature. So,

Engadget asked this question and got good answer:

yes, XT buyers now (and in the future) will all have laptops capable of multi-touch input, thanks to that capacitive touchscreen, but the software and/or drivers needed to enable it won't be released "until a later date."

So, we are hopeful that son we will see this laptop with this new technology, Maybe earlier than a MacBook with multi-touch.

Dell has mentioned 4 advantages of Dell Latitude XT which makes this laptop more special that existing tablet PCs like ThinkPad X61 and Fujitsu LifeBook T2010.

For instance, Users believed that existing Tablet PCs were just too clumsy, heavy and chunky. Or one of the important applications of tablet PCs is using them outdoor. Many consumers think that their tablet PCs don’t have enough brightness or they are not enough brightly-lit environments. The third important factor for users about tablet PCs the battery life that the standard battery should be at least more than 3 ½ hours.

Dell has tried to solve these problems and introduce a new tablet PC which delivers better results for all these expectations.

I am quoting the Dell’s explanation for these three questions:

- We've worked to address this by creating one of the lightest and thinnest 12.1" convertible tablets on the market at about 1" thick and 3.6 pounds. I'm glad to see that some reviewers like Andrew Baxter at Tablet PC Review said it was the smallest power adapter he's seen on any notebook or Tablet PC. (For the first problem)

- We designed an optional daylight viewing panel that is the brightest in its category-at 400 nits, it's almost 2X the competition. Now, this option does add a little more thickness and a little more weight. So, for mainstream users more concerned about size and weight, we still recommend the backlit LED panel at 220 nits. (For the second problem)

- We answered this with a standard six-cell battery that offers about 4 ½ hours of continuous battery life and an optional battery slice that snaps snugly on the underside for up to 9 hours of "all day computing.

Even Dell explains that they have tried to keep the laptop cool by adding a small gap (1mm or so) between the battery slice and the bottom of the tablet. Dell believes that this small gap will be adequate for air to flow and helps the system to stay cool.

Additionally, Users wanted to know about the accuracy of the display of Latitude XT tablet because it has used "resistive" touch technology like existing tablet PCs.

The big problem with resistive touch technology is it is not durable and not so accurate.

Dell has solved this problem by using “Capacitive” touch technology. Opposite of “resistive" touch technology uses don’t need to move their finger on the screen with pressure. Only by touching the screen they can manage accurately and get more durability.

Well, I think these four advantages show why Dell has made this laptop expensive

Dell Latitude XT Tablet In Review: Good & Bad sides, Pictures, Comparisons

In Dell website you can see a Video about the quality of the display of this Tablet PC.

You Can Install Windows Vista SP1 RC (Release Candidate) through Windows Update

From today, you can install Vista SP1 release candidate which is one step better than Beta version (SP1). As you can get it through Windows Update if you have already installed Vista SP1 by using the standalone package, you have to uninstall it first. This SP1 RC is compatible with all the systems running on one of the 36 languages supported by Vista RTM.

Well, you have two follow 4 steps to get SP1 RC. I don’t know how much time it will take but you will have to install as many as three updates before SP1 can be installed if your system runs on Windows Vista RTM.

If you run on one of Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition; and Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition, you can download Vista SP1 RC.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC In Review, Pictures, Comparisons, & Prices

Dell has officially announced its first Tablet PC, Latitude XT at the exact time it had promised. This business laptop is very pricy and only targets corporate sectors and education and health care sectors. The basic price starts from $2499 (it is more pricy than many current tablets in the market such as ThinkPad X61 but comparable to each other). If you are interested to order or buy this Tablet PC, you have to wait until end of December when Dell starts shipping the product.

You can see some good pictures in Tablet pc2 website, and some other pictures in engadget.

Review:

This laptop has a ThinkPad-esque decoration and is very sturdy.

Although, this tablet PC is light (only 3.57lbs), it is heaver than ThinkPad X61 (starts at 1.24 kg (2.73 lb)).

(Bad sides): Unfortunately, it only has one speaker, hinge is unidirectional and also opposite of earlier reports and videos and teasers, this laptop comes with a single-touch display only and doesn’t use Multi-Touch technology. Maybe the reason is that the company is being sued for alleged patent infringement of touch-screen technology. But surely Dell will try to add Multi-Touch technology to this tablet PC

Additionally, it doesn't have integrated optical drive like its rivals, IBM Lenovo

ThinkPad X61 and Fujitsu LifeBook T2010.

Other highlight features (Good sides) of Dell Latitude XT Tablet are:

- It is design with magnesium alloy chassis with a brushed aluminum effect on the lid and palm rests. The frame and chassis looks sturdier and higher quality build than most other Dell laptops.
- The hinge is solid and well-made
- There are options of 32 or 64GB Solid State Disk (SSD) drives
- There is wireless on/off switch
- It has SD slot
- It is both laptop and digitized slate
- There is the option of LED screen at 220 nits for better display and lighter weight and a thinner form
- There is the CCFL screen option for users who need brighter (400nits) screen which can be more suitable for outdoor viewing

- The Display uses capacitive touch technololgy. This increases the accuracy because finger can manage things on the monitor only by touching not entering any pressure. Dell Itself explains this matter in its blog: "Many customers using resistive tablets that support both pen and touch actually wind up turning this feature off because the palm rejection technology is so cumbersome. On this front, I think we're making our biggest impact. The Latitude XT is the first sub-four pound convertible with both pen and "capacitive" touch technology. Capacitive technology senses the touch of a finger with no pressure leading to better accuracy, response times, screen durability, and ultimately, a better user experience. As an example, as far as accuracy and speed, our third-party tests confirmed this against the Lenovo X61T. Also, the digitizer is rated up to 10 times more durable than competitors resistive touch digitizer technology."

- It has got Integrated ATI Radeon X1250 UMA Graphics (but ThinkPad X61 uses integrated GMA X3100)

- Availability of HSDPA or EVDO rev A., 802.11a/b/g/n options, and Bluetooth 2.0, (like X61 tablet)
- Full size keyboard and Dual-pointing; rubber domes with leveling rods; Scroll Wheel with enter and back functionality (on display / slate)

-This tablet PC has got the smallest power adapter

- You can choose Windows XP Tablet Edition 2005 or Vista Business or Vista Ultimate OS
-Up to 4 1/2 hours battery life with standard 43WH pack,up to 9 hours of battery life with extended 45WH pack

About the Benchmark scores of this laptop later I will report in this blog. So, keep in touch.

In the following you can see full specs of Latitude XT Tablet:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Solo ULV processor U2100 (1.06GHz) or
Intel Core 2 Duo ULV processor U7600 (1.20GHz)

Memory: 1GB of 533MHz memory up to 3GB

Hard Drive Options:
40GB 1.8" 4200RPM hard drive
80GB 1.8" 4200RPM hard drive
120GB 1.8" 5400RPM hard drive
32 or 64GB Solid State Disk (SSD) drives

Display: finger-touch, capacitive touch screen 12.1" WXGA (1280 x 800) display with Pen - EM Digitizer:
Optional LED-backlit display
LCD Outdoor viewing display for increased brightness in outdoor use
Graphics: Integrated ATI Radeon X1250 UMA adapter

Network options: Dell Wireless 1390 (802.11g)
Dell Wireless 1490 (802.11a/g)
Dell Wireless 1505 (802.11a/g/ Draft n)
Dell Wireless 360 Bluetooth Module
Dell Verizon Wireless 5720 Mobile Broadband3 (EV-DO Rev A)
Dell Wireless 5720 Sprint Mobile Broadband3 (EV-DO Rev A)
Dell Wireless 5720 Telus Mobile Broadband3 (EV-DO)
Ethernet connectivity

Ports/Slots: 3 USB 2.0ports, FireWire port; VGA out, docking solutions
ExpressCard54 and SD slots,

Security: no information yet
Weight: 3.57 pounds and 1" thick
Battery: Up to 5 hours battery life with standard 43WH pack, up to 9 hours of battery life with extended 45WH pack

OS options: Windows Vista Business (32-bit or 64-bit)
Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit)
Windows XP Tablet Edition 2005

Others: Eraser functionality actuated via side switch
Optional tether
Interaction with display controlled by three different replaceable "tips" for user-selectable writing experiences
Full-size keyboard / full Latitude localization
Dual-pointing; rubber domes with leveling rods
Scroll Wheel with enter and back functionality (on display / slate)

Well, the price of this laptop is so high. Likewise it has got many features that ThinkPad X61 and Fujitsu LifeBook T2010 have got. I checked the current price of these two laptops at some online stores and it is the result:

- Fujitsu LifeBook T2010 (1.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U7500 Laptop, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, 60 GB Hard Drive, 1.0 GB DDR2 SDRAM, No Optical, 12.1 in. WXGA Monitor indoor active digitizer display with wide viewing angles, Card Reader, Modem, Gigabit NIC, WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, 3.52 lbs) is priced $1,599 at MacMall and $1,469 at onSale.

- ThinkPad X61 (Intel Core 2 Duo L7500 Tablet PC, RAM: 2 GB, HDD: 120 GB, 12.1" TFT 1400 x 1050 SXGA, Intel GMA X3100, Bluetooth, Modem, Intel 802.11abg, 1Gb Ethernet, Fingerprint reader, 6.5hr battery and Vista Business) is priced $1,999.00 at Amazon and $2,199.00 at MacMall.

It is clear that you have good options with cheaper price right now.

If I compare Latitude XT with Fujitsu LifeBook T2010:

The Dell’s Tablet is thinner but heavier, more expensive, can come with equal or less power than the Fujitsu’s tablet, has several of OS, and wireless connectivity options specially, draft-n and WWAN which the Fujitsu’s tablet doesn’t have, LED display option and with brighter LCD display, better graphics and 1 USB more, Express Card slot (not PC card), and only SD slot.

The Fujitsu’s tablet is cheaper, 1 shared slot for Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, or Secure Digital (SD) card and longer battery life (up to 11 hours with SSD).

Although Latitude XT is sturdy and rugged but The Fujitsu’s tablet has Spill-resistant keyboard 10 with Quick Point. Also, it has Bi-directional hinge opposite of the Dell tablet that has unidirectional hinge.

Yet there is no information about the security part of Latitude XT tablet, However Fujitsu LifeBook T2010 is well-secured and has got different tools such as Anti-theft Lock Slot, Dedicated Smartcard 5 slot, Fingerprint Sensor, Trusted Platform Module.

In the end, the Fujitsu’s tablet can have up to 4GB of RAM but the Dell’s Tablet can provide up to 3 GB of RAM.

If I compare Latitude XT with Lenovo ThinkPad X61:

I have already compared some these two tablet PCs. The Dell’s Tablet is thinner but heavier, more expensive, can come with equal or less power than ThinkPad X61, and has several of OS, better graphics card and display, more HDD options and availability of SDD options.

Both of them have SD slot, variety of Wireless LAN and WWAN, and the same amount of Ports.

ThinkPad X61 has got PC card not Express card like the Dell’s tablet and modem. Also it is much secured and RAM can be updated up to 4GB.

Latitude XT is Pricy because of Bringing the New Standard for Tablet Computing

The Pricy Latitude XT Tablet Has Special Display; In future Will Be Multi-Touch

Sunday, December 09, 2007

Holiday Shopping Gift: Buy ThinkPad T, X, and X Tablet Laptop Series with %25 Off

IBM Lenovo is giving %25 off on its 3 series of popular ThinkPad Laptops. So, If you are interested in buying one of ThinkPad model of ThinkPad T series, ThinkPad X series or ThinkPad X Tablet, now is the best time.

You can also get 22% off for buying of ThinkPad R laptop Series.

With this holiday discount, ThinkPad T series’ price starts from $951.75 (the price without discount was $1,269.00), ThinkPad X series’ price starts from $1,023.75 (the price without discount was $1,365.00) and ThinkPad X Tablet series’ price starts from $1,518.00 (the price without discount was $2,024.00).

For instance, with this discount the price of 14.1" ThinkPad T61 with Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 (2.0GHz 800MHz 2MBL2), 1GB of RAM, 80GB HDD, DVD combo drive and Intel GMA X3100 GM965 graphics has become $951.75 which is very affordable.

It is good to know that ThinkPad T60 had the position of second in three lists of most popular laptops in March, February and January in 2007.

You can read this entry Lenovo IBM ThinkPad T60 Good Sides and Bad Sides from View of Different Websites to get complete idea about ThinkPad T series. Also you can read about ThinkPad T61 and ThinkPad R61, here.

You can also read these entries:

Lenovo IBM ThinkPad T61: New Gen Laptop with Santa Rosa and Blu-Ray

Full Specs of Ultraportable ThinkPad X61

3D Super Processors: 10 Times Faster Than Today’s Latest CPUs Coming in 2 Years

Nowadays when Intel talks about its latest CPUs such as upcoming Intel 45nm Core 2 Due T9500 with speed clocking of 2.6GHz and 6MB L2 Cache or 45nm Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 (2.8Ghz, L2 Cache: 6MB), we get amazed with the speed of these CPUs. Now imagine soon, within 2 years the new processors may come with 10 times faster speed than these CPUs! You will just feel dizzy that your personal computer looks like a super computer!

I have not become crazy! The Father of flash memory ( or inventor of flash memory), “Fujio Masuoka, CTO of Unisantis Electronics in Japan” has claimed that within two year he will be able to make three-dimensional semiconductors (3D) which can run ten times faster than our today’s latest CPUs.

The current processors are made of flat chip circuits. Masuoka has said that he is trying to make 3D semiconductors with same size of chips of the current processors.

Source: DigitalWorldTokyo

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Apple Sub-notebook for $1500, Releasing 3G iPhone in June, Mac Pro with Penryn and OS X 10.5.2 Releasing

Apple has tried to finish the rumors about its Sub-notebook by today’s news.

The sub-notebook will be released at Macworld in January. It will be %50 smaller than current MacBook Pro and it will use NAND flash memory instead of spinning hard disk.

Also, this laptop will get 13.3" display.
The price will be around $1500 like the current Black MacBook’s price.

The Second news about 3G iPhone will be unveiled in May 2008 but it is assumed to come to stores in June.

The Third news, Apple is iPod Touch during holiday shopping 2007.

The forth news,” Mac Pro will get bumped to an 3.2GHz eight-core Penryn setup (totally believable) featuring NVIDIA QuadroFX graphics (sure) with a BTO Blu-ray burner available (maybe), and that DVD Studio Pro will be renamed Disk Studio Pro and refocused on BD authoring (another definite maybe)” according to engadget.

According to hardmac, the time of launching this laptop with new platform will be clear when Steve jobs announces the transition to Penryn processors.

And in the end, Mac OS X 10.5.2 should be released in Jan for the keynote. According to hardmac, “it should be the largest and most important intermediate system update ever released by Apple.

- the new Mac Pro will be immediately available after the Keynote, and the hardware specifications should be as follow:

* 8 Core Xeon Penryn for all (3.2GHz for the high-end model)

* new graphic cards should be available, among them the latest Quadro FX from NVidia

* Apple should offer Blu-ray burner as BTO

Apple should also rename DVD Studio Pro, as the January expected update should bring support for playing and burning BD media; the name could be Disk Studio Pro.”

So, Next year will be year of Steve Job and its new elite productions will provide better market share for Apple’s.

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AMD Explains: Errata make Delay on Barcelona; Coming in Q1 2008

AMD was supposed to launch Barcelona in early September 2007 but after two months AMD has sent a letter to Dailytech to explain the reasons of postponing releasing Barcelona Platform.

AMD has explained that before launching the processor they found some errata in their current quad-core processors. One major erratum was in the Translation Lookaside Buffer (TLB) part in Barcelona and Phenom platforms. Also, AMD could fix one problem in BIOS but the fix partially disables the faulty TLB and also decreases the performance significantly. For instance, the Firefox benchmark scored over 57% decrease in performance.

I am quoting some lines from this letter:

CPU bugs are a extremely common. No system as complex as a CPU is without them. In fact, both AMD and Intel have literally 100s of CPU bugs. The thing which makes this particular errata damaging to AMD is that the fix significantly undercuts performance; by up to 20% on average, and nearly 60% on at least one benchmark. With AMD's current clock speed limitations, decreases in performance only further amplify their

AMD has plans to fix their quad-core Opterons in hardware in the Q1'08 timeframe, so the BIOS workaround will no longer be required. Originally, AMD was reporting that only the 2.4 GHz part had the errata. However, we're learning now that all Barcelonas have it. Until The Q1'08 timeframe, they will delay or cancel shipments of Barcelona products to all but select commercial customers, and regular end-users.

Despite these bugs, specific users who can improve the performance problem or leverage the BIOS fix or some other potential software workarounds. So, if you are among one of these groups you can get a PC with the Barcelona platform.

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Intel Santa Rosa Platform to Get a Penryn Refresh on Jan 6th 2008; Schedule Revealed

Holiday Shopping: Dell XPS & Inspiron Laptops to Come at Best Buy Stores Soon

In this year Christmas Holiday shopping Dell is among the most active companies. Dell today announced that it will Offer its various XPS and Inspiron laptops as well as desktop PCs and XP One. After few weeks you will find these colorful and popular laptops at 900 stores of Best Buy in the U.S.

Dell states in its press release:

Best Buy will stock a variety of notebooks, including the award-winning Dell XPS M1330 in white, the Inspiron 1521 in blue and black, and the Inspiron 1420 in black. Additionally, the award-winning Dell XPS One™ desktop will be available. Other desktops to be sold in Best Buy include the Dell Inspiron 530, 531, and 531s. Additional models and colors will be available in coming months.

With this agreement, Dell products will be available in nearly 10,000 stores around the globe. By providing new products and services, and multiple ways to connect with Dell – by clicking, calling and visiting – Dell expects to connect with new customers and increase sales in all regions.

Well, Dell is really active this year. Today there was the news of coming Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC on Dec 11^th and now other Dell’s laptop. Well, honestly, all of them have got good reputations though. If you are interested about one of the Dell XPS M1330, in white, the Inspiron 1521 in blue and black, and the Inspiron 1420 in black and LatitudeXT Tablet PC, you can start you shopping in the next few weeks. Unfortunately, Inspiron 1720 and 1721 are not in this list.

Dell XPS m1330: Good Sides &Bad Sides in Review, Video & Pictures

Dell Inspiron 1420: Best Cheap laptop; Good & Bad Sides, Review, 12 Cool Pictures

Christmas Holiday Shopping: Dell launching Latitude XT tablet PC at Dec 11^th 2007

Dell Latitude XT vs. Apple MacBook; Latitude XT, the First Laptop with Multi-Touch

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Holiday Shopping: Dell XPS & Inspiron Laptops to Come at Best Buy Stores Soon

Dell states in its press release:

Best Buy will stock a variety of notebooks, including the award-winning Dell XPS M1330 in white, the Inspiron 1521 in blue and black, and the Inspiron 1420 in black. Additionally, the award-winning Dell XPS One™ desktop will be available. Other desktops to be sold in Best Buy include the Dell Inspiron 530, 531, and 531s. Additional models and colors will be available in coming months.

With this agreement, Dell products will be available in nearly 10,000 stores around the globe. By providing new products and services, and multiple ways to connect with Dell – by clicking, calling and visiting – Dell expects to connect with new customers and increase sales in all regions.

Dell XPS m1330: Good Sides &Bad Sides in Review, Video & Pictures

Dell Inspiron 1420: Best Cheap laptop; Good & Bad Sides, Review, 12 Cool Pictures

Christmas Holiday Shopping: Dell launching Latitude XT tablet PC at Dec 11^th 2007

Dell Latitude XT vs. Apple MacBook; Latitude XT, the First Laptop with Multi-Touch

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OLPC to Get Windows XP OS in Mid-2008?

When OLPC laptop was launched Microsoft didn’t show any interest. When Asus Eee PC was on the way coming to public Microsoft was not interested either. But after launching Microsoft is trying so hard to be the optional OS or maybe ( who knows) later the only OS of these two budget laptops!

Utzschneider the GM of Marketing and Communications of Microsoft’s Unlimited Potential Group has explained in its blog that Microsoft programmers are trying so hard to make a stripped-down version of Windows XP which will fit to OLPC laptops.

Well, From Utzschneider’s words I assume that Microsoft will not be able release this version soon but he has claimed that this version will be ready till Mid-2008.

I am quoting some lines from Utzschneider’s blog:

For starters, we are hard at work on the project here, and we are using an approach that is a little unusual for Microsoft in that we are managing the entire process of adapting and testing an existing version of Windows for a new PC. Usually the hardware vendor does this. And the Windows port to the XO is by no means done. Between Microsoft employees and third party contractors that we have brought into the effort, we have over 40 engineers working full-time on the port. We started the project around the beginning of the year and think it will be mid-2008 at the earliest before we could have a production-quality release.

Because of this, we have not announced formal plans to support the XO yet, and we will not do so until after we start getting feedback from our first limited field trials starting in January before we make the final call.

This movement of Miscrosft shows that these two projects were successful, don’t you think so? I just hope that the price of OLPC doesn’t increase when it gets Windows XP OS as already the price has reached over $200 and it is not a $100 laptop anmore.

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3.8 Million Asus Eee PCs with Linux and Windows XP to Come in 2008

Christmas Holiday Shopping: Dell launching Latitude XT tablet PC at Dec 11th 2007

Yeah it is really good news for people who have held on their Christmas shopping. If you are going to buy a very impressive and good laptop Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC can be one of your best choices. Dell is launching Latitude XT Tablet PC after one month delay on December 11^th 2007.

Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC is the first Tablet PC by Dell and it is based on Intel Santa Rosa platform and stands among the lightest tablets available so far. It is a 12.1" convertible touch screen laptop.

Here is the specs of this laptop:

The chipset is based on ATi RS600ME/SB600

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Ultra Low Voltage 1.2GHz (U7600) processor

Memory: Up to 3GB of RAM

Display: 2 types of 12-inch screens:

WXGA The Dual-bulb "CCFL (1280x800) or

LED back-lit option still with WXGA resolution

Graphics card: ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 (256MB HyperMemory +)

Ports/Slots: Three USB ports; ExpressCard slot, optional Smart Card slot,

Wireless: Bluetooth is available as well as the Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, Optional 3G (HSDPA, EV-DO Rev. A),

Battery: 3 battery options: 4, 6 and 9-cell

Other: Pen and touch support (digitizer and touchscreen),

Security: fingerprint reader

OS: Windows Vista or XP

The price must be between $1500 and $2000.

Source: Engadget

Dell Latitude XT vs. Apple MacBook; Latitude XT, the First Laptop with Multi-Touch

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3.8 Million Asus Eee PCs with Linux and Windows XP to Come in 2008

Asus Eee PC has got more success after releasing. The most important success of this laptop is that now Intel and Microsoft are so eager to collaborate on this project more than past. First, Asus used the Linux OS to make this laptop as cheap and affordable as possible. And after launching the eee pc, Microsoft showed its interest.

Also, Intel had worked on a budget laptop “Classmate PC” but it could not become as successful as AMD-based OLPC. So, Intel happily joint to Asus and Eee PC laptop got Intel processor.

Some of the Eee PCs of next year will have the basic version of Windows XP (not the full version) however; some of the existing Eee PCs have got pre-installed Windows XP unofficially. This Eee PC with XP pre-installed will raise the price between $30 and $60 over the base cost of the laptop.

DailyTech reports:

ASUS is not shy with its ambitions for Eee PC in 2008. In a memo circulated to Eee PC team members at ASUS Headquarters, project leaders boldly declared the company plans to ship 3.8 million Eees for its next fiscal year. By contrast, the OLPC project has committed to 425,000 notebooks for all of 2007.

Asus has not exposed the sales numbers of Eee PCs for 2007 but I think they will be able to reach their target in 2008 - 3.8 million Eee PCs with targeting emerging markets.

What do you think? Will Eee PC stay so popular even next year or Asus will have to do some changes and keep Eee PC hot in the market?

We would like to know your idea. Please share it in the comment section.

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Intel Santa Rosa Platform to Get a Penryn Refresh on Jan 6th 2008; Schedule Revealed

UPDATED:

Sony to Launch VAIO CR31, FZ31, FZ38, SZ71 & AR61 with Penryn (Dec 30^th 2007)
Acer to Launch New 5 Aspire Notbooks and 3 TravelMate Laptops with Penryn (Dec 30^th 2007) Satellite U305 S2816 & Satellite X205 SLi4 with Penryn (Dec 31^st 2007)
IBM Lenovo to Update ThinkPad T61 and ThinkPad R61 with Penryn (Dec 31^st 2007)
HP to Release Compaq 6820s, 6720s and 6520s Notebook PCs with Penryn (Dec 31^st 2007)
Sony VAIO SZ7 with Penryn at JR and Shopping; VAIO TZ2 Revealed(Dec 31^st 2007)

As you see Intel is so fast, few months after coming the highest 65nm Core2 Due and Core 2 Extreme models out, Intel is going to launch new 45nm Penryn-based Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme dual core processors on January 6^th, 2008.

Launching these 5 processor at that time is very important as Intel can present its new CPUs at two fairs include CES 2008 (Jan. 7^th, 2008), MacWorld XPO 2008.

The new Processors are:

Core 2 Duo processors: 45nm T8100, T8300, T9300 and T9500 that will be the replacement of Core 2 Duo T7250T, 7500, T7700 and T7800 65nm Merom processors. Like their successors, they will use 35W but they will have more Cache. Their L2 Caches will be 6MB.

Core 2 Exreme processor: 45nm X9000 will be the replacement of Core 2 Extreme X7900. This new processor will use 44W and 6MB L2 Cache.

In the following picture you can see the price of these processors.

You should notice that these processors are Initial Penryn mobile processors and use Santa Rosa platform. But, second group of 45nm Penryn-based processors will be based on Montevina platform and will be launched in Q3 2008. This group will feature 6MB L2 Cache for Core 2 Duo models and 12MB Cache in Core 2 Extreme forms. Both will also feature 1066MHz FSBs with support for DDR3 memory.

For further searching, you can also read these articles:

-NVIDIA C72, C73 Chipsets for Intel’s Penryn & NVIDIA MCP72 for AMD’s Phenom

-Intel Santa Rosa Refresh Coming with 5 new 45nm Dual-core Notebook CPUs in January 2008

-Intel Revises Current CPU Naming System to unify Naming scheme

-AMD Is Launching Barcelona in September 2007, Puma in 2008 and Fusion in 2009

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Source: dailytech

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

OQO Model E2: The Non-US Version of OQO Model 02 to Launch in London

OQO has paid attention to Europe market and has launched the non-US version of OQO Model 02 in London for Holiday shopping. This European UMPC called OQO Model E2. Right now, you can pre-order this UMPC at Expansys website for £1,286.29. Well it is pricy! It can be a fine device for business users.

You can read about OQO Model 02 and compare it with this European version.

The highlight features of OQO Model E2 are:

- 1.6GHz VIA Ultra Low Voltage processor
- Like a full laptop it has go ample 1GB of RAM main memory and huge 120GB 1.8-inch Hard Drive

- The 5" VGA LCD display supports 1000x600 and 1200x720 resolutions.\
- HDMI video out

- It is totally suit to business use as it has got all Wireless connectivity includes:
802.11a/b/g WLAN;
Bluetooth 2.0
A built-in HSDPA modem: UMTS 2100MHz; GSM/EDGE/GPRS 900/1800MHz (SIM Free)

- It has an integrated 58-key backlit thumb keyboard, track stick, and capacitive TouchScrollers

- It is very light, only 0.5Kg
- It is very durable as encased in a magnesium alloy chassis

-It is much secured as it is equipped with shock mounted hard drive and drop detect technology and Trusted Platform Module v1.2.

- 18 keyboard shortcuts configured on the model e2, you can quickly launch commonly used applications such as the OQO Wireless Dashboard.
- Optional docking station helps you to connect this UMPC to full size display, keyboard, mouse, and wired Ethernet in your office.
- It is pr-installed Windows XP Professional OS

Here you can see the full specs of OQO Model E2:

CPU: VIA Ultra Low Voltage C7M; VX700 chipset with integrated GPU
Memory: 1 GB of DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz
Hard Drive: 120GB

Display: 5" Wide VGA LCD 800x480 native resolution; Interpolation modes 1000x600 and 1200x720
Graphics: integrated GPU

Network: 802.11a/b/g WLAN; Bluetooth 2.0; Ethernet/VGA adapter included
3G Data: HSDPA/UMTS 2100MHz; GSM/EDGE/GPRS 900/1800MHz (SIM Free)

Security: AES hardware encryption; Trusted Platform Module v1.2; Hard disk drive with drop detect technology; Solid state drive option

Ports: 3.5mm line out/line in audio jack; HDMI video out, Ethernet/VGA adapter included; Docking/power connector; 1 USB 2.0 compliant port

Audio: HD audio support; Internal speaker and microphone

Weight: 0.5 KG
Dimensions: 142mm x 84mm x 25mm (W x H x D)
OS: Windows XP Professional
Others: Backlit thumb keyboard with dedicated mouse & zoom keys; Includes function keys for Pound Sterling and Yen; Track stick pointing device; Active digitizer for pen input; Capacitive TouchScrollers

Dell Inspiron 1525 and 1526 to Release on December 14th 2007; Some Cool Pictures

As you know, the rumors started 12 or 13 days ago about the new models of Intel-based Inspiron 1525 and AMD-based Inspiron 1526. Dell has targeted economic market by launching these two laptops. Rumors say that these two laptops will come out to market on December 14^th 2007 for holiday shopping.

Les Delliens has published some pictures from these two laptops that you can see in the following. Also, you can see the brief specs have been leaked so far.

One of the important features that have been leaked about these two laptops is operating system that they can run on Vista or Linux Ubuntu.

Rumors say: Dell Vostro 1200 to Come on December 18th 2007; See it In the 5 Pics

Dell is completing its Vostro line up by launching the new Vostro 1200. This laptop will be available from December 18^th 2007 for holiday shopping.

Rumors have said about the certain date of availably of this laptop and published some of its pictures but the specs is unknown and secret yet. By looking at the other Vostro laptops you can assume that it must be an ultra portable laptop in this line up. It must be an AMD –based laptop and come with 12.1" display.

You can read following articles:

Dell Vostro 1500 and Vostro 1400: Comparison, Good Sides and Bad Sides & Review

Wall Street Journal: The Vostro 1500 is just an OK laptop

In the following see some of the pictures of this laptop.

Holiday Online Sale: Eee PC 8G with 1GB of RAM for $499On Sale at Dynamism

The consumers who were waiting for Asus Eee PC 8G model, from now they can pre-order this laptop at Dynamism website for only $499. This mini laptop is available in two black and white colors. The mini laptop will be available from late December 2007.

Asus Eee PC 8G is the highest and most expensive model. It is powered by Intel mobile CPU & chipset (900MHz), 1GB of system memory and 8GB integrated Flash memory storage.

It is equipped with a Hi-Definition audio Stereo speaker and Microphone, a built-in web camera and 3.5 hours of battery. With earlier reports we know that this mini laptop provides Audio In/Out jacks; VGA Out; 3x USB Ports; MMC/SD card reader; and Graphic: Intel UMA. Also, for network it comes with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet; and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g WLAN.

This mini laptop runs on Linux and is compatible with Windows XP OS.

- It has got a durable, shock-proof solid-state design

- With 7" display it is only less than 2 lbs

- The Eee PC is preloaded with learning applications for science, language, math and art, Open Office (includes email, word processing, a spreadsheet, and a presentation program), Skype, and a PDF reader, a music manager, a video manager, a photo viewer, and several games, and all can be activated by voice command

Dell XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition Gaming Laptop Coming Very Soon

For hard core gamers Dell is launching a very particular gaming laptop. Dell XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition or WoW Edition is a new model from this professional laptop line up.

This laptop has got the same hardware as the standard XPS M1730 but with complete different design. The laptop has got original World of Warcraft designs on the wings, LCD back and hinge cover as well as exclusive artwork desktop backgrounds and screen savers. Dell has developed this design with the cooperation of Blizzard.

The interested consumers have to register to Dell website now and a limited number of them will get a special email which let them have the chance to place their order from today.

M1730 World of Warcraft Edition will be available in public from December 11^th 2007 and with the price of $4,499.

Also, consumers will have two options: M1730 Alliance system and M1730 Horde system.

I am quoting the “Details of XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition” from notebookreview:

Details of XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition – Developed in Collaboration with Blizzard:

-Customers can choose either a “Horde” system or “Alliance” system.
-The packaging will have WoW designs.
-There will be exclusive original artwork on desktop backgrounds and screen savers.

-A WoW backpack will ship with every system. Items in the backpack include:

WoW & Burning Crusade in retail boxes
Strategy Guides
Behind the Scenes, “The Making of WoW” DVD
WoW and Burning Crusade Paperback Novels
WoW Audio Soundtrack

-Customers will also receive a Quest Envelope which includes surprise items from Dell and Blizzard (ships separate from system). Items include:

Blizzard beta key card with five keys used to access future WoW games
An upgrade certificate which allows customers to upgrade their accounts to a “Collectors Edition Account” enabling them to get a special in-game pet
Golden Ticket which allows customers to get a pre-paid special custom action figure based on their own in-game WoW character. (Come on, who hasn't dreamed of owning their own action figure?)

If you like to seethe logo and teaser Dell has arranged for this laptop you can visit this page and also this page.

-Pictures Link

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