May 2008

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Van Der Led Jisus V2 in Pink Leather: 10-inches Low-cost Laptop for 350EUR

10-inches Jisus V2 low-cost laptop is not only a bigger version or bigger brother of 8.9-inches Jisus laptop, but it comes with many different features like different processor, different chipset and graphics card, different hard drive and new features like Bluetooth. Actually, it looks like a new mini laptop that even the chassis is from different material.

Van Der Led Jisus V2 that will be available from June 20 and will be only covered with pink leather. It will cost only for 350Euro. The price looks reasonable when you see that Eee PC 900 costs 50 Euro more expensive and when 8.9" Jisus costs 300Euro. Jusis V2 looks like a better option for Europeans compared to the previous laptops ( Eee PC and Jisus)

Contrary to 8.9-inches Jisus mini laptop that comes with unknown 1.0GHz Loongson 2F and 512MB of RAM and 4GB SSD, Jisus V2 comes with faster 1.6GHz VIA C7-M processor and more amount of 1GB of RAM, and huge 80GB HHD with standard spinning at 5400 rpm.

The features look good because you can find this hard drive and size of RAM in many mainstream or midsize budget laptops.

Jisus Laptop: 8.9" Low-cost Laptop For 300EUR; Available Now;Watch Cool Pictures & a Video

Jisus V2 comes with better wireless network too. It provides 802.11 a/b/g wireless LAN and Bluetooth technology.

Like previous model it sports 2 USB ports and VGA out, 1 x microphone port 1 x two channel earphone port, build-in stereo speakers and 10/100Mbps RJ45 port but it arranges and extra 4-in-1 media card reader (SD/MS/MS-Pro/MMC) slot.

Unlike 8.9" Jisus mini laptop that comes with 4.5 hours battery life, Jisus V2 supports less battery life. It comes with 3 hours which is compared to Eee PC 900 sounds good.

Additionally, you can get a free an external 1.3MP webcam with mini-laptop. The laptop is pre-installed with Ubuntu Linux OS.

Here is the full specs of Jisus V2:

Processor: VIA C7-M 1.6GHz
Memory: 1GB DDR2 533
Hard Drive: 80GB 5400rpm
Display: 10.2 Inch 16:9 (1024x600 pixels), LED backlight,
Graphics: VIA Chrome9 HC

Network: Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g wireless LAN; Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0; Built-in 1 x 10/100Mbps
Ports/ Slots: 2USB 2.0 ports, VGA port, 1 x microphone port & 1 x two channel earphone port, RJ-45 connectors for LAN connection, Multi-function card reader: SD/MS/MS-Pro/MMC
Others: Build in stereo speakers: ALC202 AC97 Soft HD Audio; 1.3 real megapixel external webcam with build in usb hub
Battery: 3 Hours of wireless productivity (3 Cell 7.4V, 2200mAH )
Operating system: Ubuntu, others possible

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Friday, May 30, 2008

Even with Multi-Touch Will Windows 7 Be Another Vista?

So far, we have learned a bit about Windows 7 by the news items that time to time spread in Web but D6 conference arranged a public look at Windows 7 for the first time. The view MS tried to show from Windows 7 was that Windows 7 doesn’t exactly walk in the same track of previous operating systems.

Although, Windows 7 will be some like Vista (for example Windows 7 will be built on the foundation that Vista established), it will come with some features which will be totally new and will change the traditional forms of interaction and communication.

Whereas Microsoft usually talks about the next version of Windows when it begins the shipment of new version of Windows, this rule did not happen for Windows 7. MS tries to keep features and details of Windows 7 in secret, yet.
Why? Sinofsky the leader of project says that " he wants to limit misinformation and make sure information given is pertinent to the consumer. In response to Apple trying to define the Windows experience in a negative light in the minds of consumers, Sinofsky comments, "In a way, what I would say is Apple isn't really talking about where they're going".

One of these new features that MS disclosed at D6 is multi-touch which Microsoft chairman Bill Gates thinks will gradually replace the mouse.

Multi-touch is a new way of interaction that will allow users to “enlarge and shrink photos, trace routes on maps, paint pictures or even play the piano” by their fingers.

Steve Ballmer MS chief executive mentioned that “multi-touch screen demonstration is just a smallest snippet of Windows 7”.
However, Microsoft did not say clearly if Widows 7 would support gestures as well as multi-touch support.

In earlier report the website Windows 7 news stated:

Windows 7 will have the ability to be lower power, take less memory, be more efficient, and have lots more connections up to the mobile phone, so those scenarios connect up well to make it a great platform for the best gaming that can be done, to connect up to the thing being done out on the Internet, so that, for example, if you have two personal computers, that your files automatically are synchronized between them, and so you don’t have a lot of work to move that data back and forth.

Also, Sinofskyhas mentioned some of Windows 7 features in his interview with Cnet:

Additional driver compatibilities will not be introduced in Windows 7 says Sinofsky -- that was the job of Windows Vista. He says that Windows 7's kernel will be an evolution of the leaner kernel from Windows Server 2008, which in turn was an evolution over the Windows Vista kernel.
Adding more detail on the kernel, Sinofsky adds, "So, memory management, networking, process management, all of the security hardening, all of those things will carry forth, and maintain the compatibility with applications that people expect. Finally, we are going to make sure that the release is available both in 32 bit and 64 bit, which is an additional help for maintaining compatibility, particularly with device drivers."

In the following you can see a demo of Multi-touch feature of Windows 7.

The interesting part is that after publishing this video the writer of informationweek did not have very good idea about windows 7. He thinks that “But beyond a few new bells and whistles, what's most noticeable about Windows 7, at least as it's shown on this video, is how similar it looks to Windows Vista”! means when windows 7 comes again the time of upgrading computer’s hardware will come too which is not lovely matter for consumers “As I noted in a blog post yesterday, the early word from Microsoft indicates that Windows 7 will include many of Vista's useless CPU and memory munching "features" and then some. In other words, it will be time to upgrade the hardware again when the OS arrives in the next year or so”.

What do you think? Do you agree with this writer? What is your feeling about Windows 7? Do you think it will be a good successor for Windows XP?

Source: Arstechnica, venunet , informationweek, windows 7 news, daily Tech, Cnet,

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Isaiah Gets Official with New Name VIA Nano Processor to Challenge Atom CPU

Isaiah processors that the VIA Technologies calls them now “VIA Nano processors” are the successor of current VIA C7 that has been used in HP 2133 mini-note. Isaiah is official now and the manufacturer has release the list of VIA Nano processors and compared them with VIA C7 and Intel Celeon-M 520.

In the following you can get some acquainted with of Isaiah’s structure. This description is an excerpt of the interview taken by PC Perspective with Glenn Henry about Isaiah processor:

The core utilizes three complex decoders which can take a full X86 instruction and break it down into micro or macro-ops, depending on the instruction/s. It also features 7 execute units which can take these ops, as well as handle fused ops.
It also features a 128 bit wide SSE unit which supports SSE-3. This is something that AMD implemented in Phenom, and Intel had in their original Core 2 Duo chips.
Perhaps the most impressive feature of this architecture is the transistor count. Each chip is approximately 94 million transistors, and quite a bit of that is taken up by the 1 MB L2 cache. Compare this with the AMD Phenom which features 450 million transistors. Though that is a four core part with 2 MB of L3 cache, we see that the Isaiah is still less than 1/4th the size.

Via's New Low-Power Isaiah UMPC Processor Can Run Crysis

VIA Nano processor or Isaiah processor will be available in single-core processors based on 65nm technolgy and in two series: L-series for laptops and desktop computers and U-series for UMPC devices and mini-notes.

L-series processors will have a maximum power rating of 17W-25W and U-series will have max TDP of 5W-8W. Both series come with 800 MHz V4 bus speed.

VIA Nano processors feature full speed PCI Express buses which Atom processors can not offer it.

Here is the list of VIA Nano processors will be available:

-VIA Nano L2100 featuring 1.8GHz clock speed, 800 MHz V4 bus speed, 25W TDP Max (Maximum Power)
- VIA Nano L2200 featuring 1.6GHz clock speed, 800 MHz V4 bus speed, 17W TDP Max (Maximum Power)
- VIA Nano U2400 featuring 1.3+GHz clock speed, 800 MHz V4 bus speed, 8W TDP Max (Maximum Power)
- VIA Nano L2500 featuring 1.2GHz clock speed, 800 MHz V4 bus speed, 6.8W TDP Max (Maximum Power)
- VIA Nano L2300 featuring 1.0GHz clock speed, 800 MHz V4 bus speed, 5W TDP Max (Maximum Power)

In this article, you can see two comparisons and their benchmark results that have been provided by VIA Technologies. Also you can see the previous tests “A First Benchmark: Atom CPU vs. VIA Isaiah vs. Celeron M vs. VIA C7” and “2nd Test: Atom vs. Celeron M 353 vs. Core 2 Duo U7600; Wind PC vs. Eee PC 900”

VIA C7 processor vs. VIA Nano processor:

The comparison between VIA C7 processor and VIA Nano processor (both clocking at 1.8GHz) shows that the performance gets noticeable improvement by the new processor. For example for Widnows media decoder test, Nano processor scored double better than C7 and for Adobe Photoshop test and Pass Mark Performance Test almost the same result was achieved means in each test Nano processor scored double betterthan C7 CPU.

Intel Celeron-M 520 vs. VIA Nano processor:

The OfficeBench 2007 test on Intel Celeron-M 520 and VIA Nano processor shows that the scored almost the same result (Celeron-M 520 CPU was a bit better) but “Nano is much more efficient in its work.”

You can see all the tests and diagrams here.

Source: PC Perspective

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Thursday, May 29, 2008

Acer Aspire One: 8.9" Acer Low-Cost Laptop in Some Pictures

Few hours after release of some shots of Dell mini Inspiron, few pictures of Acer low-cost laptop have been released today. Surely, we will meet this mini laptop at Computex show 2008 in Taiwan after few days.

This laptop looks like an Atom/Diamondville-based device. Apperantly, it comes with the same touch pad style we have seen in HP 2133 mini note.

This mini laptop runs Windows XP SP3. Its 8.9" display comes with 1024 X 768- pixel resolution. And it will get the price tag of 299 Euro means 100 Euro cheaper than Eee PC 900!

Acer Aspire one looks some handsome.

Source: umpcportal

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Intel Pushes Back Launching Centrino 2 to July; AMD to Launch Puma in June 3rd

Intel and AMD are serious rivals in processor market and each of them tries to keep market in its hand with its new products. So far Intel was ahead in processor market and could satisfied different sorts of consumers with its Centrino processors.

Many Intel fans are excited to see the upcoming Centrino 2 platform (consist of new integrated graphics card, 45-nm Penryn processors and Extreme mobile processors, and integrated wireless-n) and the AMD aficionados are exited to see the upcoming Puma platform (consist of Griffin CPU, which will be called “Turion Ultra”, 780G chipset featuring Integrated Mobility Radeon 3200 graphics chip, and Wi-Fi chips from Atheros, Broadcom, Marvell, Ralink) at Computex 2008 in Taiwan starting from June 3^rd.

-First Benchmarks; Upcoming Centrino 2 under Test; GMA X4500 vs. GMA X3100

But I am afraid, Intel has faced two serious issues for its Centrino 2 and has to delay the launching this new platform till July 14^th. Intel has to solve the problems related to 802.11 n wireless technology and integrated graphics with Intel’s own chip sets.

The first problem has impact on business laptops and the second problem affects the low-end laptops that don’t come with discrete graphics.

eWeek reports:

In a May 27 e-mail, an Intel spokesperson said that the release of the Centrino 2 platform, which had been codenamed “Montevina,” had been pushed back after the problems were discovered. The new processors, which are part of the company’s 45-nanometer Penryn line, and chip sets, were originally scheduled for release in late June.

Now, Intel will release some of its new chip sets, along with its Core 2 Duo and Extreme mobile processors, on July 14, with the complete line of chip sets and its full line of wireless chips in the first week of August. PC vendors are expected to launch notebooks based on the available chips sets and processors in July, according to Intel.

So, Computex 2008 in June is the best chance for AMD to show off its upcoming Puma platform without any competitor! AMD will show off the useof Puma on all laptop form factors and with discrete graphics cards, as well.

TGdaily reports:

Puma will show up in all major notebook form factors (12.1”, 13.3”, 15.4” and 17") and will be on display with ATI Mobility Radeon 3450, 3650 and 3850 discrete graphics chips. SSDs will be available as an option, albeit in a very limited fashion: Puma will aim for the volume business and consumer markets and SSD simply are still “too expensive” for these segments. That scenario should change with the arrival of AMD’s 2009 Shrike mobile platform (better known for its Fusion processor), which is expected to see a greater adoption of SSD devices.

Centrino 2 with delay launch is the best opportunity for AMD to try to launch its new platform (which comes without any wireless or integrated CPU issues) earlier and have more sales in back-to-school market than Intel.

However, with these two big issues Intel has stated that “We’re doing our best to make sure we meet the critical back-to-school buying time and also have a high state of readiness of all of our products to best meet demand.”

Anyway, at Computex 2008, along new processors that will be released by AMD and Intel, Nvidia will release its next generation of GPUs “GTX 280 and 260 GPUs”, AMD will release its Radeon 4850 and 4870 GPUs.

- AMD Reveals Notebook Processor Roadmap for 2008

-GeForce GTX 280 (D10U-30) & GTX 260 (D10U-20): Next-Gen Graphics by Nvidia
-Intel Core 2 Due T5450 processor vs. Intel Core 2 Due Penryn T9300 in Playing Crysis (Vista) Benchmarks

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Dell Mini Inspiron: A very Sexy Low-cost Laptop in Some Pictures

We just know that Dell is going to release a low-cost laptop in India but like Microsoft that keeps Windows 7 under many secrets, Dell has just released some Shots of its very sexy low-cost laptop and nothing!

If you look at the following pictures you will see that this laptop is designed with a red- clad exterior and silver chassis surrounded black keyboard inside. The keyboard looks some specious and it seems to be comfortable. Also the trackpad look not to be small. (You can check the pictures and share your ideas with me too).

Through the many pictures that Gizmodo has put in you can see the three USB ports, VGA out, a card reader, and Ethernet.

According to the earlier report, “There is not a lot of information about Dell 500. SO far we have known that Dell 500 will comes with 8.9" display, 8-in-1 media card reader, direct multi media playback buttons and options of pre-loaded Microsoft Windows XP Home or Ubuntu Linux full application suite”.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Atom-Based Eee PC 901 and 10-inches Eee PC 1000 to Launch at Computex 2008

Asus is the company that opened the market of low-cost laptops with its Eee PC and so far, it has led the market. However, since releasing the first Eee PC laptops, Asus has countered series rivals like Everex with its CloudBook or HP with its current mini-note. For marinating the top place in low-cost market, Asus has to fight with serious upcoming rivals too. One of these rivals that may overtake Asus in the future is MSI with its Wind PC laptops.
After Asus released its 8.9 inches Eee PC 900 starting price at $549 , we have heard time to time about Atom-based Eee PC 901 with 8.9-inches laptop that will be more expensive than upcoming Atom-based 10inches MSI Wind PC with starting price of $400.

Eee PC 901 to Come Out With Bluetooth & without WiMAX for $650

Asus Makes Eee Brand Inclusing Eee PC, Eee PC 1001, E-TV, E-DT etc

But today news shows that Asus is going to showcase and launch its Eee PC 1000 series with 10-inches display next to its Eee PC 901 at Computex 2008 in Taipei, Taiwan.

Already we had got acquainted with Eee PC 1001.

Surely, we will get more information about this new laptop.

So, keep in touch.

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Touch-Screen 9"Eee PC & 9" Everex CloudBook to Be Available in Middle of 2008

OLPC XO-2: Getting Many New Features like Multi-Touch and Haptic Screen

The OLPC XO-2 is coming in 2010 and is going to change the future of low-cost laptops (I think) as it will come in e-book form with two touch-screen dual indoor-and-sunlight displays!

Yes, this laptop that now is prototype will not provide any physical keyboard but, the virtual keyboard will bring the feedback feeling for users by using Haptic technology.

Another most advantage of this $75 laptop will be its very low power consumption. This laptop will use only 1 watt of power! It is amazing, because everything will happen on only two displays and displays are the hungriest components in a laptop. (And I am wonder what kind of CPU it will use).

The quality of displays will become very important on XO-2 more than other laptops.

Mary Lou Jepsen - the former chief technology officer of OLPC and a founder of PixelQi, who is working to design the XO-2’s dual-touch display, is also promising better readability on these display, and offering multi-touch, and even Pen-input/tablet usage facilities.

” We are integrating multi-touch into the LCD itself, rather than adding an additional touch-sensitive screen over the LCD as is usually done in tablet PCs and iPhone. The cost savings are tremendous, and the image quality is better because nothing is in front of the screen”, Mary Lou Jepsen said.

XO-2 will support any sorts of software and OS and it will not have any problem with

Suger lab or Windows 7 operating systems.

As XO-2 is designing for children the display will get good protect by mechanical design.
Laptop magazine has done an interview with Mary Lou Jepsen and you can read it here.

Source: Laptop Magazine

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Inventec V10 Netbook: A Big 10-inches Low-cost Laptop only for $230

Yeah, we should add another new low-cost laptop to our comprehensive list of current and upcoming low-cost laptops.

This time we can see a new upcoming low-cost laptop has targeted upcoming 10" MSI Wind PC. Inventec V10 Netbook doesn’t offer anything very special except very great price of $230. A 10-inches low-cost laptop with $230 sounds great when you know that it will come with acceptable clock speed of 1GHz VIA C3 CPU. Also, 20GB HHD is another good feature of this laptop.

However, the amount of RAM (128MG) makes you disappointed. I think that It was better that Inventec would offer 512MG Ram instead of 128MB and would have increased the price to over $300.

In the following you can see the specs of Inventec V10 Netbook pricing at $230:

Processor: 1GHz VIA C3 CPU
Memory: 128MB RAM
Hard drive: 20GB HDD
Display: 10.1 inch display (no resolution specified)
Network: Ethernet (but no mention of WiFi)
Ports: VGA port; 2 USB 2.0 ports; IR port

-7-in CTL IL1PC vs. ASUS Eee PC 4G XP; A Brief Review
-Eee PC 900, 7" Eee PC vs. CloudBook & Playing World WarCraft in 3Videos
-HP 2133 Laptop vs. 7in Eee PC & CloudBook in different Reviews

-Eee PC 901 to Come Out With Bluetooth & without WiMAX for $650
-10 Reasons Why I Dislike HP mini-note; 5 Reasons why I like HP Mini-note (comparing with Eee PC)

-CloudBook in the Review
-Touch-Screen 9"Eee PC & 9" Everex CloudBook to Be Available in Middle of 2008

-Learn How to Overclock Your Slow Eee PC
-Differences between Menlow, Atom, Centrino Atom, Silverthorne & Diamondville?

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Atom 330 CPU: First Dual-core Atom CPU Coming Out in Q3 2008

While we are waiting to see Atom processors in this June, some rumors have started about a first dual-core Atom processor codenamed Atom 330 CPU.

Atom 330 is the dual-core of Atom 230 (single-core) and will come with the same clock speed of 1.6GHz.

Atom 330 that will be launched in Q3 2008 will incorporate 2x512KB (1MB) L2 cache memory that is not shared between cores. This processor also will come with same 533MHz FSB that single-core Atom 230 comes with.

-Intel Outsets Shipping Dual Core Atom 330; Atom 330 Hands- on: two better than One

The key feature here is the power consumption. The Source mentions that the most advantage of Atom 330 is that its power consumption is maximum 8Watts; “This is far better TDP than most of Intel mobile CPUs around” according to the source.

Additionally, the upcoming processor will support 64-bit processing.

Monday, May 26, 2008

Laptop, Laptop Accessory, Hardware and OS News Round up on May 26th 2008

Today I wandered in Web and I think the following 10 news items are important and nice to read. The news items are about upcoming Puma in June, A big hole in Open-source OS, closing Windows Home Server to repairing Bug, the fast 256GB SSD by Samsung, extended batteries for Eee PC 900, upcoming Eee PC with Touchscreen display, MS multitouch sensor prototype, curved display and so on.

1- AMD to launch 'Puma' laptop platform next month:

“Puma comprises a new (ish) processor, 'Griffin', and AMD's 780M chipset. Griffin is a dual-core part based around a couple of old Turion 'K8'A-class cores. Unlike existing Turion chips, Griffin was design specifically for laptops and so features extra, mobile-friendly circuitry for better power management.”

Griffin features at least 2MB of L2 cache, two cores that can clock with different speed, the usual HyperTransport 3 controller and a DDR 2 memory (667MHz and 800MHz). AMD's 780M chipset supports DX10 and HD audio, works with a discrete graphics, connects to 14 USB ports, and six SATA ports and parallel ATA devices.

On of its impressive feature of these new CPUs is that they can slow down to 300MHz or go to sleep without affecting the memory controller to keep the graphics chip.

2- Huge Hole in Open Source Software Found, Leaves Millions Vulnerable:

“Just two lines of code created crippling security holes in four different open source operating systems, 25 application programs, and millions of internet-attached computer systems. The vulnerability was publicly discovered for the first time May 13, after having left the door open nearly two years. A patch has been distributed, but that can do nothing to repair the damage that has occurred to compromise systems. Worse yet, it appears that through the installation of compromised keys on other systems, numerous systems not even running the code have likely been compromised.” Read more…

3- Microsoft Finally Close to Cure For Windows Home Server Bug:

“Microsoft is urging Windows Home Server (WHS) users not to get too optimistic that a bug-free fix for the operating system's chronic corruption problems will be finished by June, due to the time needed for testing.

After nearly half a year diseased Windows Home Server may finally be getting close to a fix for its corruption issues.” Read more…

4- New SSD by Samsung: 200MB/sec Read, 160MB/sec Write 256GB SSD:

Samsung has introduced a 256GB SSD and is launching it later this year. “Samsung's new SATA II SSD should obliterate the competition with read speeds of 200MB/sec and write speeds of an amazing 160MB/sec. This compares to 120MB/sec and 40MB/sec respectively for Super Talents latest SSDs. Even Mtron falls far behind Samsung's new 256GB SSD with read speeds of 120MB/sec and write speeds of 100MB/sec.” Read more…

5- Bluetrade extended batteries for the Eee PC:

Bluetrade has launched two batteries for Eee PC in Europe. These two batteries deliver better performance than the standard batteries used in Eee PC 701 and Eee PC 900. “The site looks at a 6600 mAh battery which sells for 58.79 Euros and a 7350 mAh battery, which sells for 79.04 Euros”. The extended batteries will provide 3 hour if watching video, and 4 up to 5 hours when doing surfing the web.

6- Asus reveals Eee PC spinoff will be touchscreen only:

“Asus has confirmed rumours circulating on the internet that its Eee PC will evolve into a non-clamshell touchscreen-only device and hinted at a Computex reveal.

While he could not give further details, Silanesu said the new model would use a touchscreen and hinted it could see the light at Taipei’s Computex show”.

7- MSI Wind to hit Europe for 300 Euros in mid-July:

“We already knew that the MSI Wind laptop would be available for $399 to $549 in the US this summer. Europeans will also have a choice between models with an 8.9 inch display or a 10 inch screen and will be available in mid-July for about 300 Euros”.

8-Microsoft shows off multitouch sensor prototype:

“Microsoft researchers have demonstrated a new, low-cost method for manipulating a digital desktop or wall display with two hands. The system uses a low-cost infrared camera and lasers to track how the user touches the screen in order to prompt a response from the software. The result could be a virtual chess game with a friend over a networked computer or a better way to show off a PowerPoint presentation”. Read more…

9- AUO Shows Off Curved Display and Touch Screen Tech:

“AU Optronics (AUO) unveiled new technology at SID Display Week 2008 in Los Angeles that it claims to be the world’s first curved display technology on a glass substrate. The AUO Curved Display uses TFT-LCD technology rather than existing e-paper on a flexible substrate.

The benefit of using TFT-LCD technology over the e-paper technology is increased image quality and color performance”. Read more…

10- Fujitsu Monitor Uses No Energy In Idle Mode:

Fujitsu Siemens Computers has developed the world’s first monitor that requires no electricity when in idle mode, a new switch in the monitor turns off the monitor completely when the computer signal is absent and turns it on again when the signal reappears.

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Sunday, May 25, 2008

GeForce GTX 280 (D10U-30) & GTX 260 (D10U-20): Next-Gen Graphics by Nvidia

Today I got more information about specs of next generation Nividia’s graphics card with codename of D10U. D10 U will start to come out in two separate lines up: GeForce GTX 280 (D10U-30) and GeForce GTX 260 (D10U-20) that the latter one will be the lower version of the GTX 280. The differences between these two graphics cards will come in number of shaders and memory bus width.

The shaders used in D10U will deliver 50 percent better that the shaders used in D9.

Dailytech explains the features of D10U-30 and D10U-20 graphics:

The D10U-30 will enable all 240 unified stream processors designed into the processor.

Most importantly, NVIDIA disables 48 stream processors on the GTX 260. GTX 280 ships with a 512-bit memory bus capable of supporting 1GB GDDR3 memory; the GTX 260 alternative has a 448-bit bus with support for 896MB.

GTX 280 and 260 add virtually all of the same features as GeForce 9800GTX: PCIe 2.0, OpenGL 2.1, SLI and PureVideoHD. The company also claims both cards will support two SLI-risers for 3-way SLI support.

These next-generation Nvidia graphics card (D10U) will have three important features:

- They will not support DirectX extentions above 10.0 unlike AMD Radeon 4000 series.
- They will just use GDDR3 while AMD Radeon 4000 will come with GDDR5
- They will feature the PhysX stream engine into their shader engine which we don’t have enough information about it, yet.

The launch date of these new graphics cards is slated to be on June 18^th2008. there is also no information available about the prices.

Read more:
Nvidia 9800 GTX a First Look

As you know GeForce 9800 GX2 is a dual-GPU graphics card pricing abut 9800 GTX is the one-GPU graphics card. The 9800 GTX is the successor of NVIDIA's 8800 GTX and it works than its less-expensive predecessors in the 8800 series.

9800 GTX based on NVIDIA's G92 graphics core features 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range lighting, HDCP capable), a 675MHz core, a 1.69GHz shader clock, and a 2.2GHz (effective) memory clock but it lacks HDMI output, or a DVI-to-HDMI adapter.

At the first look: 9800GTX is faster than a 8800 GT card.

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Intel to Drop Prices of current Quad &Dual core CPUs and Introduce New Ones in Q3

Any time Intel launches new processors; it tries to reduce the price of current processors. This slash happens for some reasons but one of the most important reasons is that Intel has a serious Rival “AMD”. As you know AMD’s processors are cheaper than Intel’s and this causes that Intel tries to make closer the price of its processors to AMD’s.

Concurrently, Intel will release new quad-core and dual-core processors for Q3 2008. The new processors include Core 2 Quad Q9650 at 3.0GHz pricing at $530, Core 2 Due E7300 at 2.66GHz with the price of $133.

Intel is going to stop producing Core 2 Quad 9450, Q9300 and Q6700 and instead it will launch quad-core Q 9450 at 2.66GHz pricing at $266. Also, Intel will stop producing Core 2 Duo E8300 and instead will launch new Core 2 Duo E8600 at 3.33 GHz pricing at $266.

Additionally Intel will slash the price of current Core 2 Quad Q9550 down to $316 ( previous price $530), Core 2 Due E8500 dropping to $183 and Core 2 Due E8400 down to $163 and Core 2 Due E7200 will get the new price of $113.

Source: Dailytech

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2nd Test: Atom vs. Celeron M 353 vs. Core 2 Duo U7600; Wind PC vs. Eee PC 900

In the first benchmark reported a few days go, Atom CPU, upcoming Via Isaiah, current Celeron M and current VIA C7 each clocking at 1.6GHz were compared and Via Isaiah CPU did the best and after that Atom processor was the best processor.

Here you can see the second benchmark and comparison between Atom Z520 (1.3GHz) processor used in wind PC, Celeron M 353 (900 MHz) used in Eee PC 900, Celeron M 353 (630 MHz) used in Eee PC 4G and Core 2 Duo U7600 (1.2GHz) used in Sony VAIO VGN-TZ90s. and also you will see the comparison of overall performances of Wind PC and Eee PC 900 here.

First you shout note that these evaluation have been done by MSI .After evaluation of CPUs, Atom processor with the score of 1159 stood far after Core 2Duo U7600 (1.2GHz) with the score of 2832. Celeron M 353 (900MHz) used in Eee PC 900 showed weaker performance than Atom Processor.

In graphic test, although again wind PC stayed after VAIO VGN-TZ90s and acted better than Eee PC 900, the differences between graphics performance of Wind PC and Eee PC 900 was not so much different.

According to PCMark05 test, Wind PC (featuring Atom Z520 (1.3GHz), Intel 945GMS Express chipset, 1GB of RAM and Vista OS) delivered the best overall performance after Sony VAIO VGN-TZ90s (featuring Core 2Duo U7600 (1.2GHz), Intel 945GMS Express chipset, 2GB of RAM and Vista OS). Naturally then Eee PC 900 stayed in the third position and Eee PC 4G filled the place with lowest rank.

So, with this test done by MSI we can easily see that not only Wind PC is bigger than Eee PC 900, but also it delivers better performance than Eee PC 900. I think even Wind PC’s price looks more reasonable than Eee PC 900.

What do you think? Do you agree with me? Please share your opinions with us in the comment section.

-First Benchmarks; Upcoming Centrino 2 under Test; GMA X4500 vs. GMA X3100

-Intel Core 2 Due T5450 processor vs. Intel Core 2 Due Penryn T9300 in Playing Crysis (Vista) Benchmarks

-Differences between Menlow, Atom, Centrino Atom, Silverthorne & Diamondville?

-All About Atom Processors & Centrino Atom Processor Technology

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

Source: Notebook Italia

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Saturday, May 24, 2008

Asus Doesn’t Offer Free Upgrade Program for Battery of Eee PC 900 in UK

You remember Asus’s Hong Kong users were totally annoyed of the capacity of battery on Eee PC 900 and Asus launched a program for free battery replacement for its Taiwanese users. After that Asus started shipping Eee PC 900 with new battery for American users but Asus didn’t act this way in Europe. The Eee PC 900 are sold in UK come with the low-capacity 4400mAh batteries which prolongs shorter time than the battery of Eee PC 4G.

Unfortunately, Asus doesn’t want to change this battery like what it did in Hong Kong.

Reghardware reports:

An Asus UK spokeswoman said: "Asus offers different solutions in different markets. In EU countries, we use 4400mAh [with the] Eee 900. However, we give a two-year warranty within the country you bought the Eee 900."

So just as there's a trade-off buying the Windows XP version of the Eee PC 900 - pay for the Microsoft OS and get less storage capacity, 12GB rather than the 20GB found in the Linux version - in Europe there seems to be a trade-off between battery capacity and warranty period.

We'd imagine, however, that many European Eee 900 buyers would much rather have the bigger battery and a shorter warranty period, than the situation they actually find themselves in.

As you see here Asus tries to explain that there wasn’t any mistake and it was part of the policy of Asus in UK. But now let us look at the Asus official letter to its Honk Kong users that Asus apologized them for the low-capacity battery and offered a free upgrade!

“EeePC 900 series with the four cells of the battery (4400mAh) and (5800 mAh) two. Because of Hong Kong products in the conference at the scene a short time display time, the company only display four cells (5800mAh) for samples, but the media reports, so that customers have the misconception that and the actual shipping 4 cells (4400mAh) specifications are inconsistent, Shuo are deeply sorry.

All customers of the Hong Kong-based Asustek's long-term support and love, Asustek decided ASUS HK Royal Club Hong Kong EeePC 900 users a free upgrade and replace all 4 cells (5800mAh) batteries.”

I hope Asus make its policy more clear laptop consumers that they can select their laptops easier while buying.

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Centrino 2 (Montevina) to Bundle with SSDs; New Prices for Centrino 2 Processors

We are getting closer to release date of Centrino 2 platform (June 2008) and Intel is gradually making available more information about Centirno 2 (Montevina).

The latest new is that Intel is going to bundle Centrino 2 platform with SSDs by the end of Q3 2008. This sort of Centirno 2 will be called Intel High Performance SSD and will target only laptops using for enterprises, mid-range and high-end users.

First Benchmarks; Upcoming Centrino 2 under Test; GMA X4500 vs. GMA X3100

This platform will be available in two versions.

Digitime explains:

Initial shipments of Intel High Performance SSDs will come in two versions – Client X25-M and Client X18-M – the former having a physical size of 2.5-inch and later 1.8-inch. Both will feature 80GB capacity and a SATA interface.

Intel will gradually increase the storage up to 160GB by the end of Q4 2008, and 250GB and above in 2009.

NVDIA to Release Single-chip Mobile Platform for Intel's Centrino 2 platform

If you remember in the previous report Intel Introduced its Processors based on Centrino 2 with their specifications and prices. But according to the latest report, Intel has again those prices and has announced the prices of other processors like X9100, Q9100 and QX9300.

Digitimes reports:

The CPUs will have model numbers of X9100, T9600, P9500, T9400, P8600 and P9400 and be priced at US$851, US$530, US$348, US$316, US$241 and US$209, respectively, in thousand-unit tray quantities.

In the third quarter, Intel will launch the quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX9300 priced at US$1,038 for the enthusiast market, and will follow up with a more moderately priced Q9100 in the fourth quarter, added the sources.

According to the earlier report “Intel has scheduled to launch its new platforms- Montevina Centrino 2 and Centrino 2 vPro platforms with 1066MHz FSB and new motherboard core logic. Also, Centrino 2 notebooks will be available with 2GB of Turbo Memory - Windows Vista ReadyDrive and ReadyBoost compliant.

Along the new platforms, new dual core Penryn processors - The Penryn Core 2 Duo Pxxx labeled Power Optimized Performance and the Penryn Core 2 Due Txxx labeled as performance and Core 2 SPxxxx, SLxxxx, SUxxxx, Uxxxx labeled as Small Form Factor will be launched.

The Txxx processors (T9600 at 2.80 GHz, T9400 at 2.53 GHz) feature a TDP of 35W. The Pxxx (P9500 at 2.53 GHz, P8600 at 2.40 GHz, and P8400 at 2.26 GHz) processors feature a lower TDP of 25W.

The P9500 strikes a fine balance between the two market segments by retaining a 2.53GHz core clock and 6MB of L2 cache while still managing a TDP of 25W”.

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Friday, May 23, 2008

7-in CTL IL1PC vs. ASUS Eee PC 4G XP; A Brief Review

In the early new about upcoming CTL IL1PC, we found out that IL1 PC would be a 7" Dreambook for American market that would come with many features of 7" Eee PC but, with $50 cheaper price than Eee PC 4G with XP. However, the sample laptop that Laptop Magazine got for review cost $450 means $50 more expensive than Eee PC 4G.

So, let us see that what kind of advantages this mini laptop offers that it is some more expensive than Eee PC 4G:

1- IL1PC comes with 60GB hard drive, 1.0GHz VIA C7-M processor and more memory of 1GB than Eee PC 4G with XP ( It comes with Intel processor 900MHz, 512MB RAM and 4G SSD). This mini laptop also runs XP Home Edition. These small differences naturally make that $50 extra!

2- The system looks very sexy with its sleek exterior but it gets fingerprint easily

3- It is some heavier than Eee PC 4G. It weighs 2.4 lbs and with adaptor 3lbs.

4- 7-inch screen is surrounded by an extra large and 1.5 thick layer opposite of Eee PC. This layer is some distracting. If you look at Eee PC for this matter Eee PC looks more professional.

5- Speakers sit inside this layer and bottom of display. The camera sits above or top of the display. The keyboard remembers you the keyboard of 2go PC it has good feedback. It feels better than Eee PC. It is more flexible and comfortable

6- The touchpad is very tiny (a little bit smaller than the one used in Eee PC) but the two departed mouse buttons are good. There are two small buttons sitting on Touchpad to help you to scroll your pages much easier. but they make lots of noise.

7- The laptop provides the older IE6 rather than IE7

8- “Checking e-mail and reading gadget blogs wasn’t a problem, but watching a clip of House on Hulu.com was far from smooth. The video repeatedly skipped… and the same experience in a video call over Skype” (Do you have the same experience with Eee PC?)

So, with this brief comparison, Eee PC looks some more attractive to me. How About you what would you prefer? Please, share your opinions in the comment section

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Everex CloudBook with Win XP Available in Taiwan

Everex at last has decided to release CloudBook with Win XP OS. But it is not available in the U.S. yet and it has just come into Taiwan’s market.

Although Asus Eee PC, and Wind PC, (recently OLPC) all have added Win XP system to their line up much earlier than Everex, Everex moves slowly to release CloudBook with Win XP pre-installed.

CloudBook was released within a short time after 7-in Eee PC and it immediately became a hot low-cost laptop and got many reviews and attentions.

The CloudBook laptop with Win XP OS comes with following specs:

CPU: VIA C7M processors at1.2GHz (FSB 400MHz) Integrated 128KB (VIA) L2 Cache
Memory: 1GB of RAM
Hard Drive: 30GB HDD
Display: 7 "LCD WVGA display (800X480)
Network: 802.11b / g Wi-Fi
Ports/slots: 2USB2.0, DVI port, / DC-in, Headphone port, RJ-45 port
Battery: 4.5 hours (Removable Smart Battery Pack)
Weight: Approximately 970g
Others: Camera with Mic phone and LED on the module
OS: Windows XP Home Edition

Touch-Screen 9"Eee PC & 9" Everex CloudBook to Be Available in Middle of 2008
CloudBook in the Review

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Laptop, Laptop Accessory and OS News Round up on May 21st

Today I wandered around the web and I think the following 10 news Items are important and valuable to read. These 10 news items are about Microsoft’s Vista SP1 that can not being downloaded on every system, MicrosoftVX-5000 webcam, Eee PC 901 in black color, LED Backlight comes to all Mac laptops, Aspire 8920 and Aspire 6920 available at B&H and Circuit City respectively, XtremeNotebooks with Intel Quad Core CPU and So on.

1-Microsoft admits some PCs won't be offered Vista SP1:

If you have tried to download Vista SP1 through windows Update on your laptop but it was impossible don’t get concerned, shocked or annoyed from your laptop. It is not an unnatural matter. Problem is that Vista first will detect your system and it faces some problem it will not offer SP1 through windows Update without showing an informative message.

“If Vista detects that your system might have a problem with SP1, it won't offer to install it through Windows Update — but it won't tell you that the patch has been blocked either.” Unfortunately, although Microsoft has accepted this problem; MS has not given enough explanation for this problem, either.

So, “Keeping your PC patched is still a major challenge for most non-geek types”.

2- Black Eee PC 901 looks good, just not $650 good:

Eee PC 901 to Come Out With Bluetooth & without WiMAX for $650

Already we had seen Eee PC 901 with white color. Here you can see this laptop in black color like Eee PC 900 or Eee PC 700.

“The 8.9-inch Atom-based lappie show no signs of the rumored Bluetooth or anything else unusual that we can see.”

So, it shows yet t is not clear that this expensive ($650) mini laptop will bring satisfaction like Wind PC or not!

3- Direct2Dell Launches in Japan:

“Japanese is the largest blogging language on the planet (Technorati’s State of Live Web 2007 report) and now is available in a Direct2Dell blog.

D2D Japan will be managed locally in Kawasaki, Japan, by Kiwako Suzuki. Kiwako is a newly seasoned member of Dell’s social media team.

Our goal with Japan D2D is same as all of our blogs – to foster a relationship and communicate with our readers on Dell news, product information, industry trends & Dells involvement in global community”.

4- Kenmos to benefit from use of LED Backlight in all MacBooks in 2009:

“Apple plans to use LED backlight units (BLUs) in all of its MacBooks in 2009, which will benefit Taiwan-based BLU maker Kenmos Technology, according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN).

Kenmos was Apple's main suppler for LED BLUs in 2007, according to the paper”.

5- Microsoft VX-5000 Webcam is Cute, Affordable:

Microsoft’s VX-5000 webcam with the price of $50 is good-looking. The 1.3-megapixel webcam sits on a flexible base or stand that can lie flat. So, you can locate your webcam everywhere and put it in a favorite position you want.

It records VGA video. “It also has 3X digital zoom, a built-in, noise-cancelling mic, and, like other Microsoft webcams, a Windows Live call button.”

This webcam is designed with a ring around face that can come with one of Lucky Green, Cool Blue, and Fire Red colors.

6- Aspire 8920 and Aspire 6920 Notebooks Available in North America NOW:

The Aspire Gemstone Blue notebooks ship with Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate or Windows Vista Home Premium preinstalled. The Acer Aspire 6920G (AS6920G) is the world’s first notebook with a 16-inch high definition display, and Acer Aspire 8920G (AS8920G) is the world’s first notebook with a 18.4-inch display. Both laptops are available for purchase through retailers in USA.

The 8920 is available for purchase through B&H pricing at $1,299.95.The 18.4-inch Aspire 8920 features:

Acer Aspire 8920G Gaming Laptop with GeForce 9650M GS: First Impression

Mobile Intel PM965 Express chipset
Processor: Intel Core2 Duo Processor T9500
Hard Drive: 1 or 2 hard disk drive, up to 320GB each
Optical drive: Integrated Blu-ray Disc drive or 8X DVD Super Multi double-layer drive
Display: 18.4-inch Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution Acer CineCrystal display
Graphics card Discrete NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS or NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
Slots: 6-in-1 card reader, Express Card54 slot,
Ports: HDMI port with HDCP support
Network: 802.11a/g/n WLAN, Bluetooth, gigabit LAN, V.92 modem,
Others: integrated webcam

The 6920 is available now through Circuit City pricing at $849.99 after instant savings.

The 16-inch Aspire 6920 features:
Mobile Intel PM965 Express chipset
Processor: Intel Core2 Duo Processor T9500
Hard Drive: up to 320GB
Optical drive: Integrated Blu-ray Disc drive or 8X DVD Super Multi double-layer drive
Display: 16-inch Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution Acer CineCrystal display
Graphics card: Discrete NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
Slots: 6-in-1 card reader Express Card/54 slot,
Ports: HDMI port with HDCP support
Network: 802.11a/g/n WLAN, Bluetooth, gigabit LAN, V.92 modem,
Others: integrated webcam, an optional TV tuner
Weight: 7.72 pounds

Both the Aspire 8920 and Aspire 6920 notebooks include the second generation Dolby Home Theater technology with powerful audio technologies – CineSurround, Tuba CineBass booster, and up to five integrated speakers for True5.1 sound output – the new standard for the notebook sound and the ideal choice for Full HD movies and gaming.

7- Fujitsu Siemens to Introduce External Graphics Solution:

Fujitsu is going to launch a n external graphics solution in the next two weeks.

“The AMILO GraphicBooster is based on "ATI XGP" technology and makes it possbile for Fujitsu Siemens AMILO notebook owners to upgrade their graphics card, something that was not possible in the past. Fujitsu claims a 4.7X performance improvement with the GraphicBooster versus the graphics of a "small form factor" AMILO notebook, which are most likely integrated. “

This graphics card has scored 8,000 points in 3D Mark06 test.

8- XtremeNotebooks Releases First Xeon Quad Core Laptop to the United States:

XtremeNotebooks, first to introduce the Quad Core laptop to the United States, offers the first US-distributed professional grade laptop to feature the Intel X3360 Xeon Quad Core processor in its Xtreme 917V mobile workstation and server.

With available options such as the new 45nm Intel Penryn CPUs, high capacity Blu-Ray drive storage, RAID 0, 1 or 5 arrays, dual SLI nVIDIA 8800 or Quadro FX series graphics cards running the highly anticipated Microsoft Direct X10, highly dependable and efficient OCZ Solid State SATAII HDDs; XtremeNotebook's Xtreme 917V XEON based system is the obvious choice for high performance mobile server deployment and the in-the-field, on-site networking needs of military, scientific, manufacturing and engineering teams anywhere on the planet.

Power hungry applications used for specialized engineering, military and science demands such as AutoCAD, Pro/Engineer, SolidWorks, Maya, ESRI, ArcGIS and 3DS MAX can be deployed to multiple users via Microsoft Server 2003, 2008 or other 64 bit UNIX based server software quickly and efficiently, anywhere on the planet.

9- OLPC’s XO Gets Windows XP:

“A joint press release from Microsoft and One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) revealed that trials of the XO running Windows are planned to begin as soon as in June in select emerging markets. The intent is to create a version of the XO laptop that provides the ability to host both Windows and Linux operating systems.
Hose readers that are interested in upgrading their XO, purchased in Give 1, Get 1, to XP will have to be patient. According to OLPC Founder Nicholas Negroponte, ” we are working on the dual boot and until such a time it will not be possible for users to upgrade their XO’s.”

10- Eee PC School: Add a Keyboard Backlight For Under $15:

Clearly, a keyboard backlight like those found in higher-end laptops is the answer to your nocturnal Eee PC typing woes. And for less than $15, such a backlight can be installed with minimal fuss. By following step-by step you can change your Eee PC keyboard to a Backlight key with only spending $15 and 3 hours of your day. Read more…

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

OLPC XO Generation 2.0: A foldable e-book Form Laptop Coming 2010

OLPC was among the first low-cost laptops that made so much buzz in media. And now, I am sure again OLPC XO Generation 2.0 will open new window to the market of low-cost laptops because of its innovative design and style.

The current OLPC makes $188 expense for the manufacturer but the Negroponte hopes that the expense of XO 2.0 will be only $75.

OLPC XO Generation 2.0 or OLPC XO 2.0 is a kind of Tablet PC. It comes with two touch-sensitive displays. The displays are dual indoor-and-sunlight displays; the display that was developed by former OLPC CTO Mary Lou Jepsen.

It means that this laptop doesn’t have physical keyboard. So, the keyboard problem that created so much annoyance among the OLPC users will be solved with this style.

Children will be able to switch the virtual keyboard to applications.

OLPC XO 2.0 is much smaller (almost half the size) than current OLPC and it has a book form and can be carried easily like a book:

“The XO 2.0 will be much smaller than the original machine (half the size, according to the press release) and will have a foldable e-book form factor; the design will provide a right and left page in vertical format” according to the source. As you see in the picture, users can use the laptop vertically or horizontally.

This laptop will support multiple languages and will be released in 2010.

There is no information about its hardware part.

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First Benchmarks; Upcoming Centrino 2 under Test; GMA X4500 vs. GMA X3100

Along the new platforms (Montevina Centrino 2 and Centrino 2 vPro platforms), new dual core Penryn processors (prefixes "X", "T", "L", and "U" complement "QX", "P", "SP", "SL" and "SU". "QX" will represent the mobile Quad Core processors) - The Penryn Core 2 Duo Pxxx labeled Power Optimized Performance and the Penryn Core 2 Due Txxx labeled as performance and Core 2 SPxxxx, SLxxxx, SUxxxx, Uxxxx labeled as Small Form Factor will be launched.

Here, you can find some tests to show the different performances between upcoming Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 and Core 2 Extreme X9100 based on Centrino 2 (Montevina) platform and current Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 (overclocked and standard forms) and Core 2 Duo T9300 based on Santa Rosa Refresh platform.

Also, there is a first benchmark that has compared the current integrated Intel GMA X3100 graphics used in Santa Rosa Refresh platform with upcoming integrated GMA X4500 used in upcoming Centrino 2 platform.

Additionally, “The GMA X4500 Graphic Chipset supports DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0. There is a 100% increase over the existing GMA X3100”.

All these tests have been tried by notebookjurnal.de. Here I am just mentioning briefly but you can read the details in the original article.

According the results of two tests (Cinebench R9.5 that is multiple CPU render test and Povrey 3.6 CPU compares the value of different CPUs) Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 at 2.53GHz is a bit faster than the Core 2 Duo T9300 at 2.5GHz.

Also, The Core 2 Extreme X9000, overclocked at 3.2GHz performs some better than Core 2 Extreme X9100 at 3.06GHz. But, Core 2 Extreme X9000 with standard frequency clocking at 2.8GHz stayed behind (performed slower than) Core 2 Extreme X9100 at 3.06GHz in both tests.

Read more:
A First Benchmark: Atom CPU vs. VIA Isaiah vs. Celeron M vs, VIA C7

Totally, after testing these two graphics chips with 3DMark06 and World in Conflict Average FPS, the conclusion is that the new integrated GMA X4500 Graphics is completely faster than integrated GMA X3100 graphic chip used in Santa Rosa and Santa Rosa refresh platforms. The 3D performance of GMA X4500 is much better than GMA X3100.

Comparing GMA X4500 with Nvidia GeForce 8400M G-the low-end dedicated Graphic adaptor, shows that GeForce 8400M G sometimes stands ahead of the GMA X4500 in the Benchmarks with very small distance. It shows that GMA X4500 can be used instead of GeForce 8400M G frequently. And “With final version drivers the GMA X4500 could move closer to the performance of the 8400 GS.”

All About Atom Processors & Centrino Atom Processor Technology

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Eee PC 901 to Come Out With Bluetooth & without WiMAX for $650

Eee PC 901 901 is a new model from the second-generation Eee PC family that comes with Atom processor, probably with the same 1.6GHz clock speed that is used in wind PC.

Asus always planned to equip its Eee PC mini laptops with WiMAX and even it showcased this laptop with WiMAX at CES 2008, but it has changed its mind.

Asus as announced that its upcoming 8.9-in Eee PC 901 is merely coming with Bluetooth and it will not provide WiMAX as “Asustek believes the WiMAX market will not reach maturity in 2008”.

Digitimes reports:

Recently it (Asus) has decided to make WiMAX available only as an option to contract customers, according to industry sources.

After two quarters of evaluation, Asustek believes the WiMAX market will not reach maturity in 2008, and has therefore decided to push WiMAX only in its 14.1- to 15.4-inch notebooks, mainly in the US market, noted the sources.

Eee PC 901will keep rest of features of Eee PC 900 and will just add Bluetooth (and changing the CPU to Atom) to Eee 900. This matter shows that Eee PC 901 will have lots of similarities with 10-in MSI Wind PC mini laptop.

But the price of this atom-based mini laptop running Win XP will be just bellow $650 ($250 more than Atom-based, Linux version of Wind PC) while the XP version of wind PC will stay in the price range of $500 -$550.

Eee PC 901 will be available from June 3^rd which is the release date of Wind PC, as well.
If you remember, The MSI Wind PC with basic price of $399 is a 10-inches low-cost laptop featuring 80GB HDD and 1GB of RAM, Atom Processor at 1.6GHz, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3USB ports, VGA out, Webcam and Win XP or Linux OS.

If you are impatiently waiting for laptops featuring WiMAX, it could be good news for you that Asus will release WiMAX-based VX2, U6 and V1 laptops before the end of this year. Also, earlier, Acer Unveiled Aspire 5920 Laptop with WiMax.

Asus Eee PC 901 with Atom Processor Leaked; See the Pictures

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Monday, May 19, 2008

Seagate 7200RPM, 320GB SATA Hard Disk Enters into Dell XPS M1730

Seagate was faster than Fujitsu and Hitachi to enter its fastest 7200RPM, 320GB SATA hard disk into laptop market. This hard disk is now available as an option for famous gaming laptop Dell XPS M1730. And soon this hard disk as an option will be available in some of Alienware laptops.

Seagate's new 2.5-inch hard drive features fast Serial ATA 3.0 Gbit/second interface with 7200-rpm spin speed and a 16MB cache. Also, the hard disk is offered with G-Force Protection, a free-fall sensor technology, to prevent drive damage and data loss if a laptop PC is dropped.

The sensor works by detecting any changes in acceleration equal to the force of gravity, then parking the head off the disc to prevent contact with the platter in a free fall of as little as eight inches.

The Momentus 7200.3 can be used in mainstream laptops, workstations, and small form factor desktop PCs and it will be available in one of 80GB, 120GB, 160GB, 250GB and 320GB capacities,

According to press release “The drive also is perfect for users looking to upgrade their notebooks to delivertrue desktop PC performance.The entire Momentus series is built tough to withstand up to 1000 Gs of non-operating shock and 350 Gs of operating shock to protect drive data, making the drives ideal for systems that are subject to rough handling or high levels of vibration. The hard drives are also lean on power consumption, allowing notebook users to work longer between battery charges, and are virtually inaudible thanks to Seagate's innovative SoftSonic(TM) fluid-dynamic bearing motors and QuietStep(TM) ramp load technology.”

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Upcoming Wind PC in Hand: First Impression; brief Comparison with Eee PC 900

Although, MSI Wind PC is slated to come out on June 3^rd, a Chilean website, CHW could have its hand on a prototype Wind PC and could write about its first Impression.

You know that the Wind PC coming to the U.S. Market incorporates bigger display of 10-inches featuring LED backlight, Atom Processor at 1.6GHz, 1GB of RAM, 80GB HDD, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and very attractive starting price of $400.

MSI is introducing a new Low-cost laptop which has its own identity and differs from Eee PC 900 or HP 2133 mini note and other low-cost laptops.

10-in MSI Wind PC with Atom CPU Available for Pre-Order

Right now you can find Eee PC 900 with 8.9" display and Intel Celeron M 430 1.70 GHz, 1GB of RAM and 20GB SSD hard drive for $549 or HP 2133 mini-note starts from $500 with 8.9" display and VIA C7-M ULV processor, 1/2GB of RAM.

Here I am mentioning the Pros and Cons of MSI Wind PC briefly, according to CHW:

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Alienware to Collaborate XPS to New Direction for Gaming Computers

Dell is trying to promote its both gaming computer line up by integrating its two important computer lines “Alienware and XPS lines”.

Contrary to the Wall Street Journal’s article about the future of Dell’s XPS line and Alienware’s, Dell is trying to take its gaming computers line up to a new and better direction. Right now, you can buy Area-51 m9750 (starting at $1,399) and Area-51 m15x at Dell Website alongside of the XPS m1730.

Area-51 m15X with NVIDIA 8800M GTX; See, Review, Benchmark and 15 Cool Pictures

Alienware Area-51 m17x Gaming laptop Available for Sale Now

Dell blog reports:

Now, the Alien invasion has continued, with the addition of the Area-51 m9750 to the Dell gaming laptop web site lineup. This 17″ Stealth Black monster offers dual 512MB GeForce 8700m GT cards, more graphics rendering power than the system I built for myself just a few months ago. If anyone was wondering, my birthday is coming up. Please plan accordingly.

Looking at the Dell Gaming Laptop page, you can see both of these beautiful machines ride alongside of the XPS m1730 highlighting the way two great brands can team up to deliver the best gaming experience in the business. The XPS isn’t going away, though it may go in new directions as hinted by the XPS One and the slimline XPS m1330. The imminent disappearance of XPS isn’t on the itinerary, though. Things are changing for the better

Also, Dell has tried to bring closer the features and prices of Area-51 m9750 to 17-inch XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition according to Cnet.

It is interesting that XPS laptop line up come with the optional Penryn processors but you can not get this option through Alienware m9750.

Gateway P-171XL FX Gaming Laptop with Nvidia 8800M GTS

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Friday, May 16, 2008

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Thursday, May 15, 2008

5 Useful Tips How to Solve Reboot Problem after Installing Win XP SP3

So far Many Win XP users have reported that they have suffered several issues especially rebooting problem after installing SP3 on their system. If you are one of these users and are annoyed from SP3, the following tips will help you to solve it before your reformat your computer or reinstall OS again:

1- Microsoft has launched free installation and troubleshooting support for SP3. You can find them here.

2- Endless rebooting problem happened on only some configurations. These systems are set up to reboot automatically when it crashes. Apparently some AMD-based HP computers have suffered this rebooting problem. Thanks to Jesper, Before doing anything first check your PC with a tool that has been written by Jesper’s blog . “The tool works by simply double-clicking it”. This tool will ask you to disable IntelPPM driver if it is set to load.

3- If you HP computer’s part number ends with a 'z' means you have AMD-Based PC. If you face boot-failed or crashes with a STOP error code of 0x0000007e means that you have to disable intelppm.sys driver (Boot in safe mode or boot to a WinPE disk or into the recovery console à disable the driver).

4- HP has published a support article about this issue on HP computers. You can read it here.

5- I advise you to visit Jesper’s blog regularly and read all the entries he has written. It will be very useful as people share their problems with him and he responses them.

He is a Microsoft MVP in Windows Security.

Source: Jesper’s blog

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Available for Download - ISO-9660 CD Image File

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Alienware to Launch High-end but Low-cost Gaming Laptops for Hard Core Gamers

Gaming laptops are generally equipped with high-end components to deliver best performance to gamers. If you want to find or use the latest or most expensive hardware features you must search them in professional gaming laptops.

So It is clear that gaming laptops or even desktop computers are among the most expensive computers. Most people love to play games with their laptops but they can not afford to have a gaming laptop.

For solving this problem Alienware is slated to launch some powerful gaming laptops within next two weeks. These gaming laptops are based on AMD and AMD graphics powerhouse – dual ATI graphics chips.

The price of this series gaming laptop will start from $1700. and of course when the laptop is configured with a quad-core processor and dual graphics chips, it price will be over $2000.

The series laptop will be equipped with a quad-core 9550 (2.2GHz) Phenom X4 processor, 4GB (DDR2 800MHz) memory, a 3870 X2 board with two ATI HD 3870 graphics chips, and Asus high-end motherboard based on the AMD 790FX chipset.

Alienware Area-51 m17x Gaming laptop Available for Sale Now

Cnet reports:

Alienware is already offering a relatively high-end system for less than $3,000 with a quad-core Phenom X4 9850 (2.5GHz) "Black Edition" (Black Edition indicates that the processor can be overclocked) and two ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 graphics boards (each with two 3870 graphics chips).

Currently, Alienware offers no AMD-based gaming laptops, though this may change in the future when AMD brings out its Puma mobile platform later this quarter.

Area-51 m15X with NVIDIA 8800M GTX; See, Review, Benchmark and 15 Cool Pictures

Matter is that generally, game PC makers don’t have positive idea about AMD-based gaming laptops as they think that the people who spend money for gaming laptops they have high expectations and generally Intel and Nvidia perform better than AMD and ATI in games. According to this idea, Alienware is putting its self at risk but reality is that this idea has not been tested yet.

Maybe hard core gamers don’t want to try AMD-based gaming laptop but rest of gamers may show interest to these sorts of laptops.

What do you think? Please share us your opinions in the comment section:

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Asus Eee PC 901 with Atom Processor Leaked; See the Pictures

After getting enough information about MSI Wind PC- the serious rival for Eee PC which is powered by Atom CPU, today some pictures of upcoming Eee PC 901 were leaked. Eee PC 901 is a new model from the second-generation Eee PC family that comes with Atom processor, probably with the same 1.6GHz clock speed that is used in wind PC.

Apparently, Eee PC 901 comes with all the features of Eee PC 900 except it gets extra a row of buttons between the keyboard and the battery. Also, its power plug sits on the left side.

Eee PC 901 to Come Out With Bluetooth & without WiMAX for $650

Apparently, Eee PC 901 comes with all the features of Eee PC 900 except it gets extra a row of buttons between the keyboard and the battery. Also, its power plug sits on the left side.

If you remember, The MSI Wind PC has been described – a $399 10-inches low-cost laptop with 80GB HDD and 1GB of RAM, with its price looks more attractive than Eee PC with its $550 price tag in the market. So, apparently, Eee PC 901 will come with cheaper price than Eee PC 900 with this hope that can maintain its top situation in the market.

Image courtesy of blogeee.net

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

17-inches MacBook Pros to Get the Offer of 1TB Storage by MCE

The laptop users, who use 17-in MacBook Pro, can upgrade the storage of their laptop up to 1TB easily by the MCE’s new offer.

MCE is launching a 1 terabyte (TB) internal hard disk from May 16^th 2008.

Well price is some expensive. This 1TB HDD costs $800 USD.

This hard disk incorporates 2 discrete 500GB spinning at 5400 rpm internal hard disks. So the users can replace its Hard drive with one of the 500 GB and replacing the other one with its internal optical drive (Unfortunately, here you have to sacrifice your optical drive).

PC world explains:

This kit comprises two separate 500GB internal hard disk drives. One drive replaces the MacBook Pro's regular internal drive. The other is part of a kit that resides in the "SuperDrive" bay, replacing the internal optical drive. The kit also includes a slim, portable enclosure that turns that optical drive into a USB 2.0-based SuperDrive instead.

You can order this stuff here. Also read more specs of this storage.

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10-in Atom-based Linux version MSI Wind PC Only $400 to the U.S. Market!

Although, Expansys store has given the price of $610 to the Wind PC offering in its UK and USA websites, today I read an interview with MSI’s Director of US Sales Andy Tung taken by laptop magazine, and I got the release date and cheaper price for MSI Wind PC coming to U.S. market.

According to this interview, MSI Wind PC will run either Novel’s SUSE OS with the price of $400 or Windows XP with the price of $549.

The Linux version will come with 512MB RAM and an 80GB hard drive and 3-cell battery lasting for 2.5 hours. And the Windows XP version will provide 1GB RAM, an 80GB hard drive, and Bluetooth.

Generally, MSI Wind PC’s price will start from $399 and the base configuration of system with Windows XP will be available for under $500.

This laptop will be available from June 3^rd at online stores such as Best Buy, Amazon, and Costco.

The highlight Features (Pros) of MSI Wind PC include:

-Come in two display options: an 8.9" and a 10, but only the 10-inch display will be available to the U.S. market.

- powering with Atom CPU clocking at 1.6 (GHz)

-The standard Wind PC comes with 80GB hard drive but users will be able to upgrade their Hard disk up to 320GB!

- The boot time longs less than 30 seconds

- Come in four different colors, including black, white, silver, and pink. Both sizes will be available in these colors.

- 6 hours of battery life with the standard six-cell battery and with HDD drive on Win XP system is amazing! Even This battery life will be longer on Linux system.

- by using its Turbo Battery Life technology, when needed you can run your CPU at lower speed and get more battery life.

- In the future wind PC will get WiMAX but right now it comes with 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

- this laptop will be available with Linux SUSE OS or Win XP OS, but It will not run Vista

Already, I have compared this laptop with HP 2133 and you can read it.

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Dell Vostro 1710 Available for Purchase now Starting from $800

So far, we have acquainted well with Vostro 1310 and Vostro 1510 and up to now we have been waiting for the releasing of Vostro 1710. Fortunately, from today you are able to customize and buy this laptop at Dell website. The basic configuration costs $800. In the website there are three configurations suggested by Dell that you can customize them easily.

The basic configuration comes with Intel Celeron 550 (2.0GHz), Win XP Home Edition, 1GB of RAM, 160GB HDD (5400 rpm), DVD combo, 802.11g Wi-Fi Internal Card and Graphics Media Accelerator X3100. It doesn’t have webcam.

The third configuration starting price at $1,128 comes with affordable Intel Core 2 Duo T5670 (1.8GHz) CPU, 2GB of RAM, 250GB HDD and discrete 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT (128 bit), 802.11g Wi-Fi Internal Card, Camera and XP Home Edition.

If you want to customize this configuration with low-end T8100 Penryn you will need to pay extra $225 and for adding 9500 Penryn CPU you will have to pay extra $475.

This laptop is only available in black color.

Dell Vostro 1310 Review Round up

Europe Vostro 1310/1510 Keyboard Issue: Contact Dell and Get a New one freely

As you know The new Dell Vostro laptops are less rugged but with different design (for example squarer and less rounded than before) from Inspiron laptops they are lighter and thinner form than the previous models. They coat a glossy finish lid with a metal flake affect. It is really attractive but the only problem is your finger trace will stay on laptop immediately.

Also, they come with touch sensitive button controls with backlit blue LED lighting and a slot loading optical drive.

Dell has kept the offer of 30-day worry-free return policy that can also be ordered with Dell's DataSafe online backup, the Network Assistant or our PC Tune-Up services. Also there are no loaded trialware options, as business consumers welcomed them happily from the first days of Launching Vostro family.

There are more robust security features—like integrated fingerprint readers, cable locks and Trusted Platform Module 1.2 support to help prevent unauthorized network access, according to direct2Dell.

In the following you can see the full specs of Dell Vostro 1710 without considering any configuration:

Chipset: With integrated graphics: Intel GM965 Express chipset
With discrete graphics: Intel PM965 Express chipset

Processor: Intel Celeron 550 (2.0GHz, 1M L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB) Up to Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn Processor T9500 (2.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Memory: Up to 4GB Dual Channel 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Hard drive: 5400RPM: up to 640GB (320X2) or 7200RPM: up to 320GB1 (160X2)
Optical drive: DVD combo drive or DVD burner

Display: 17" Wide Screen WXGA+ (1440 x 900 screen resolution) with anti-glare coating or
17" Wide Screen WUXGA (1920x1200 screen resolution) with TrueLife

Graphics: Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Discrete Graphic Card: 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT (128bit) Graphics

Audio: Two channel high definition audio codec; Two stereo 2 watt internal speakers with HD Audio 2.0 software standard
Network: Integrated 10/100/1000 LAN (RJ45); Modem optional external via USB port; Optional Dell Wireless 360 Bluetooth Module (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate); Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card Wireless or Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini Card or
Intel Pro/Wireless 3945 802.11 a/g or Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini Card

Ports/ Slots: 6 USB 2.0 compliant 4-pin ports; 4-pin IEEE 1394 port; 15-pin VGA video connector; Microphone in & Headphone jack; 8-in-1 media memory card reader; 54 mm ExpressCard slot;

Security: Biometric fingerprint reader (optional); Trusted Platform Module 1.2 with Infineon TPM management Security Software
Others: Optional integrated 1.3 mega pixel webcam in LCD with Microphone; External Speakers (4 options)
Battery: 6-cell 58WHr Li-Ion Battery or 8-cell 77WHr Li-Ion Battery
OS: Vista Business/ Ultimate/Home Basic or XP Professional/Home Edition or Vista Business BONUS or Vista Ultimate BONUS

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Monday, May 12, 2008

Eee PC 900 Windows Version and Linux Version Each for $549 at Newegg

Now that Eee PC 900 is available for Americans for purchase, the different stores have started to sell this laptop online. But the interesting part is that their prices are not the same. In my last entry I mentioned about the availability of Eee PC 900 at Buy.com, Linux version with the price of $565.99 and ZipZoomfly.com, Windows XP home version with the price of $549.

Right now, you can find Eee PC with two Linux version and Windows XP version at Newegg each pricing at $549!

Asus Eee PC 900 (EEEPC900-W017) Available at Buy and ZipZoomfly

Here is the specification of these two models at Newegg:

ASUS EeePC 900 -Pearl White Intel processor- 8.9" Wide SVGA 1GB Memory

Color: Pearl White
Operating System: Linux/ Windows XP
CPU Type: Intel Mobile CPU
Screen: 8.9" WSVGA (1024 x 600)
Memory Size: 1GB DDR2
Hard Disk: 20GB Solid-State Disk for Linux version/ 12GB SSD for Windows version
Graphics Card: Intel UMA
Network: 10/100Mbps LAN, 802.11b/g Wireless LAN
Ports/Slots: 3USB ports, VGA out port, Audio Jack - Out (3.5mm); Audio Jack – In; (3.5mm); 1 Internal Microphone; MMC/SD(SDHC) card reader
Weight: 2.18 lbs
Others: 1.3MP webcam, 2 Internal Stereo Speakers, Hi-Definition Audio CODEC
Battery: 4-cell lithium ion
Dimensions: 8.86" x 6.69" x 0.79-1.33"

As you see, here, The Windows Version and Linux version have no differences except in the storage part.

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HP Releases Three New 2133 Mini-note Models for Purchase

If you remember in my last entry I mentioned about up coming four new 2133 mini-note models with windows XP pre-installed. Today HP has launched three of them in its website for purchase.

Here are the new models:

1- HP 2133 mini-note KR939UT featuring:

Vista Business downgrade to Genuine Windows XP Professional;
VIA C7-M ULV processor (1.2 GHz, 128 KB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB)CPU, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD (5400 rpm), 802.11a/b/g wi-fi, Bluetooth, Webcam, 6-cell battery, Pricing at $729.

2- HP 2133 mini-note KR954UT featuring:

Vista Business downgrade to Genuine Windows XP Professional;
VIA C7-M ULV processor (1.6 GHz, 128 KB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB) CPU, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD (5400 rpm), 802.11a/b/g wi-fi, Bluetooth, Webcam, 6-cell battery, pricing at $749.

5 Ways How to change your HP Mini-note to a Perfect Laptop

Windows XP Drivers for HP Mini-note Available for Download

3- HP 2133 mini-note KR948UT featuring:

Vista Business downgrade to Genuine Windows XP Professional;
VIA C7-M ULV processor (1.2 GHz, 128 KB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB) CPU, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD (5400 rpm), 802.11a/b/g wi-fi, Bluetooth, Webcam, 6-cell battery, pricing at $789.

And already we known about the two low-end models HP 2133 Mini-Note PC (KX868AT) pricing $599 with Vista home basic 32bit, and HP 2133 Mini-Note PC (KR922UT) pricing $499 with SUSE Linux.

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Asus Eee PC 900 (EEEPC900-W017) Available at Buy and ZipZoomfly

At Last, Americans are able to buy one model of Asus Eee PC 900 from Buy.com with the price of $565.99 and ZipZoomfly.com with the price of $549.

Asus Eee PC 900 (EEEPC900-W017) available at Buy.com comes with 8.9" display (1024x600, WSVGA), Linux OS (Windows XP Compatible, Drivers included), 20GB SSD (4GB Built-in + 16GB Flash based) and Built-in webcam, 1 GB f RAM and Card Reader MMC/SD/SDHC Card Reader. His model is in Pearl White color. (The clock speed of processor has not been mention in this website but I guess it will have the same performance of the model is available at ZipZoomfly)

While the cheaper Eee PC 900 available at ZipZoomfly.com comes with 8.9-in display (1024x600, WSVGA), 12GB SSD (hard drive), Windows XP loaded OS, and 1.3 MP webcam and Intel Celeron M 430 1.70 GHz and 1GB of RAM. This model comes in White color, as well.

Both laptops in both websites feature 3USB ports, VGA out, Audio Jack in/out(3.5mm), Microphone, Audio Hi-Definition audio, stereo speakers, Intel UMA graphics, WLAN 802.11 B/G, LAN 10/100 Mbps LAN, and 2.5hrs Battery with 4 Cells.

You just need to note that the laptop with Linux pre-installed does not work with Microsoft Word.

The highlight features of Asus Eee PC 900 include:

-Shock Proof Mobility
-FingerGlide trackpad
-Up to 20GB of storage SSD
-Large 8.9" screen size for more screenspace
- It weighs below 1kg

As you See the Windows version of this laptop is some cheaper that the Linux version But you should note that the Linux version comes with extra card reader and more storage. Even it is windows compatible and comes with tie Windows drivers too. So anytime you like you will be able to install Win XP on this Linux laptop.

10 Reasons Why I Dislike HP mini-note; 5 Reasons why I like HP Mini-note (comparing with Eee PC)

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Microsoft to Limit Features of Low-cost Laptops; Is Microsoft Losing to Linux in the market?

Few days ago, a news item came to web that Microsoft is encouraging laptop makers to use more Windows XP OS for their low-cost laptops than Linux free OS by giving discount on Win XP home edition. But rest of the news explains that meanwhile, Microsoft has put some boundaries for laptop makers if they try to use Win XP on their low-cost laptops!

Computerworld reports:

However, the PC vendors that make ULPCs must limit screen sizes to 10.2 inches and hard drives to 80G bytes, and they cannot offer touch-screen PCs….Microsoft's program appears designed to ensure that distinction is maintained and to prevent ULPCs from cannibalizing sales of higher-end systems…

Microsoft plans to charge PC makers US$26 for Windows XP Home Edition for ULPCs sold in emerging markets such as China and India, and $32 for those sold in developed markets, the documents show. PC makers who are eligible for its Market Development Agreement, however, can get a discount of as much as $10 off those prices, the documents say.

That's where the hardware limits come in. Besides limits on the screens and hard drives, to be eligible, the systems can have no more than 1G byte of RAM and a single-core processor running at no more than 1GHz. The program makes an allowance for some chips, including Via Technologies' C7-M processors, which run between 1.0GHz and 1.6GHz, and Intel's upcoming Atom N270.

As you See, from one side Microsoft is offering Windows XP in a very cheap price for low-cost laptops and UMPC devices to fight with its rival Linux free OS and from the other side, Microsoft puts lots of terms and limitations for this category because it is trying to push up the Vista Sale in the market.

Apparently, Microsoft is following very good strategy in the market but these terms and limitations will become a very big weak point for Microsoft if the low-cost laptop aficionados increase their demand over these limitations like to have low-cost or cheap laptops with 11" screen or 10" low-cost laptop with more storage, or faster processors etc.

As you know each year in hardware field new products come out and the price of previous models decreases some. So, it is not impossible to see soon the low-cost laptops with much better features while keeping the same prices of $400 or $500.

Reality is that the dream of every consumer is one day it can have a cheap or budget laptop with high-end features or at least with good features. Because of this desire Some of Dell’s budget laptop could become very popular since they came out to market like Inspiron 1525, Vostro 1000, Vostro 1400, Vostro 1500, Vostro 1510, Inspiron 1420 and so on.

If it happens, surely Linux can overtake Microsoft very easily in the market segment of UMPC devices and low-cost laptops.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Toshiba to Use Cell-based SpursEngine graphics chip in its multimedia Laptops

During 2008, Toshiba is going to change the graphics chips of its Multimedia laptops and its flagship laptop Qosmio G40 with new one called SpursEngine graphics chip. This graphics is Cell-based means “it is based on the technology that powers the PlayStation 3's Cell processor”.

So, Toshiba is going to equip its Qosmio G40 and other multimedia laptop with SpursEngine SE1000 chip which is incorporates four of Cell's Synergistic Processing Element (SPE) cores, a memory controller on board that links the SPEs (SPE is a SIMD Risc processor) to 128MB of Rambus XDR memory over a bus capable of pushing data at 12.8GB/s. according to the source.

This graphics chip can easily support high-def contents up to 1080p full HD resolution and the products needing rather than 3D graphics

Additionally, by the help of this technology, Toshiba is going to offer super-resolution to its PC, TV and DVD player lines in the autumn of 2009.

Source: reghardware

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Europe Vostro 1310/1510 Keyboard Issue: Contact Dell and Get a New one freely

After the Flicker user Jake Gordon warned about the wrong position of some keys on the keyboard of European version of Vostro 1310 and 1510 laptops, Immediately, Dell apologized and paid attention to the issue. Thank to Dell for its good service, Dell has promised to change the keyboard of effected laptops freely.

So, either Dell will contact all affected customers that they will receive an updated keyboard or the impatient consumers can contact Dell via email (emea_ts_pfr@dell.com) and get this service faster.

All affected customers will have two options: Dell can send the keyboard and required BIOS update directly to them, or they can choose to have a field technician replace the keyboard onsite.

If you send email, you will have to use the words Vostro Keyboard in the subject line. And you will have to mention the following information in your email:

Name
Daytime Phone Number
Order Number
Service Tag Number

Dell explains the keyboard issue:

We chose to use a larger left-Shift key than the one that commonly ships on industry-standard keyboard layouts. The backslash key was placed in its normal spot, immediately right of the Shift key. The increased width of the Shift key pushes the whole row of keys one position to the right. This is not a workable layout for touch typists.

The new layout moves the backslash key to the far right of the second row from the bottom, which pushes the rest of the letter keys on that row to their traditional positions. While this location differs from some layouts, the larger left Shift key is beginning to appear on more systems there.

Now, be happy with the new keyboard!

Source: Direct2Dell

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Saturday, May 10, 2008

HP to Release 4 New 2133 Mini-Note Models This Week

So far, we have got acquainted with five mini-note models available at HP website for purchase including (KX871AA) for $849, (KX870AT) for $749, (KX869AT) for $549, (KX868AT) for $599, and (KR922UT) for $499.

During this week (maybe on Monday or Thursday) HP is releasing new other 4 mini-note models that come with Windows XP Home or Vista Basic OS and their prices will start from $729 up to $819.

5 Ways How to change your HP Mini-note to a Perfect Laptop

Here are the new models:

1- HP 2133 mini-note KR939UT#ABA featuring:

1.2GHz CPU, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD (5400 rpm), 802.11a/b/g wi-fi, Bluetooth, Webcam, 6-cell battery, Pricing at $729.

2- HP 2133 mini-note KR948UT#ABA featuring:

1.2GHz CPU, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD (5400 rpm), 802.11a/b/g wi-fi, Bluetooth, Webcam, 6-cell battery, pricing at $789.

3- HP 2133 mini-note KR954UT#ABA featuring:

1.6GHz CPU, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD (5400 rpm), 802.11a/b/g wi-fi, Bluetooth, Webcam, 6-cell battery, pricing at $749.

4- HP 2133 mini-note KR964UT#ABA featuring:

1.6GHz CPU, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD (5400 rpm), 802.11a/b/g wi-fi, Bluetooth, Webcam, 6-cell battery, pricing at $819.

Windows XP Drivers for HP Mini-note Available for Download

HP 2133 vs. 7-in Eee PC & CloudBook in different Reviews
5 HP 2133 Mini-note Laptops Available at HP Website for Sale Now
Mini-Note, Eee PC, and 2go PC keyboards Under Test; Which Is Winner?

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10-in MSI Wind PC with Atom CPU Available for Pre-Order only $610

At last we can see the existence of MSI Wind PC in the market after long waiting. Wind PC is now available for pre-order in US and UK via Expansys store. Price and features of Wind PC in these two countries is the same. Wind PC with 10" display and three options in color (White, black and pink) color is priced at $610.

The price looks very nice when you see this laptop comes with 10-inches display and fast 1.6 GHz Atom processor, ample 1GB of RAM and huge storage (compared to all other low-cost laptops) of 80GB.

I am very satisfied to see the attractive Wind PC. This laptop is a real low-cast (mini) laptop or it is better I say real low-cost ultra portable laptop.

This laptop is available either with XP Home or Linux. The Linux version is only 30pounds is cheaper than The XP version ( pricing at $610 or £349.95)

The interesting is that if I compare this laptop with HP 2133 mini-note, The XP version of the wind comes almost at the same price as the Vista Home Basic 32 version of the HP 2133 (pricing at $600 and featuring VIA C7-M ULV processor (1.2 GHz, 128 KB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB, 1 GB of RAM, 120GB HDD, 8.9-inch diagonal WXGA display, Webcam, Ethernet, 802.11 a/b/g wi-fi, 2 USB 2.0, microphone in, headphone/line-out, external VGA monitor).

Here is the Specs:

CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU
Memory: 1GB RAM
Hard drive: 80GB hard drive (2.5")
Display: 10-inch LED backlight display (1024×600)
Network: WiFi, Bluetooth
Slot: SD card reader
Ports: 3 USB ports
Battery: 3 cell battery 2.5 hours battery life
Weight: 1.2kg weight (2.64 pounds)
Others: 1.3-megapixel camera, a Kesington Lock, Carry Bag - Protective bag
OS: Windows XP Home edition

Windows XP Drivers for HP Mini-note Available for Download

HP 2133 vs. 7-in Eee PC & CloudBook in different Reviews

5 HP 2133 Mini-note Laptops Available at HP Website for Sale Now

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Thursday, May 08, 2008

10 Important Laptop and Hardware Headlines on May 8th 2008

Today I wandered around the web and I found the following latest important news items about laptops and computer hardware.

Here you’ll find news about low-cost laptops including Eee PC 2G, colorful Wind PC, CTL 2Go PC at Amazon, Mobo Notebook, and Yinlips Micro PC. Also, there are news items about new Hybrid Fuel Cell, simplification of Nvidia’s product, New AMD server processors,downloading XP SP3 and Intel updates graphics to support DX 10.

1- Free ASUS Eee PC 2G with a free USB modem from PowerupMobile.com:

Edinburgh-based mobile phone and IT online retailer powerupmobile.com, is offering a free ASUS Eee PC laptop when customers sign up to T-Mobiles Web n Walk mobile broadband service.

Jeff Shillitto, the entrepreneur behind powerupmobile.com said: "The best thing is you can connect it to the internet from anywhere using the USB modem and T-Mobile web n walk service. You don't need Wifi or a hot spot or anything, plug in the USB modem anywhere and you get internet access." Read the details in the press release. Also, you can visit this page.

2- MSI Wind will come in (at least) three colors:

The company had already released some press shots of a white model, and now Fudzilla has found some images of black and pink models.

3- CTL 2Go PC hits Amazon: Pre-order a Classmate 2 for $400:

Amazon has posted preorder pages for the 9 inch CTL 2Go PC. This laptop is built using Intel's Classmate 2 reference design. The 2Go comes in Linux and Windows XP flavors. The XP version will set you back $469, while you can pick up a version with Linux for $399.

4- Mobo Notebook Ultra Brazilian low-cost Laptop for $590 USD or R$999:

Mobo in two version _Mobo kid and Mobo adult is coming out to Brazil from May 23^rd for R$999 or $590 USD. This low-cost laptopwith 7" display only is pre-installed with Windows XP Home OS and weighs 1.1 kg.

The Mobo kid is based on the platform Classmate 1.5 and comes with Intel Celeron M processor of 900 MHz. It will be available in July.

The Mobo adult comes with Via C7-M processor 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 2 GB of flash memory hard drive, Wi-Fi, two USB 2.0, input / output for headphone and microphone, built-in stereo speakers, Card reader, 1.3-megapixel camera, touchpad and a lithium-ion battery lasting for four hours. As you see the features seams a lot like Eee PC 2G but unfortunately this Brazilian low-cost laptop doesn’t provide VGA out specially with its 7" display this port becomes important.

5- Yinlips Micro PC: 7 inch Linux low-cost laptop from MP3 player maker:

The machine features a pretty standard 7 inch screen and a touchpad with buttons on the left and right side (like the buttons on the HP Mini-Note), and a ridiculously underpowered 400MHz processor. Also, it features WiFi, Linux, 500MB or 1GB flash drive. There’s no information on pricing or availability yet.

6- Sony Unveils Tiny Hybrid Fuel Cell System:

The fuel cell system measures 50mm x 30mm and combines a fuel cell, Li-polymer secondary battery and a control circuit. Sony plans to commercialize the hybrid fuel cell system for mobile devices. Read more…

7- NVIDIA to "simplify" product range:

Many computer users have face lots of trouble to remember and recognize the different range of products of Nividia graphics card. (Of course it is not only matter of graphics card but it happens about other components of computer too). Nvidia has noticed this problem and is going to simplify its own range of product for the consumers.

"It is a challenge that we're looking at right now. There is a need to simplify it for consumers, there's no question," Taylor,VP of Content Business Development explained.

8- AMD announces 6-core and 12-core Opteron processors:

AMD has updated its server processor roadmap with single-die 6-core and dual-die 12-core Opteron processors. The new processors will be manufactured in a 45 nm process that will be introduced with the Shanghai quad-core later this year.

AMD will counter Intel with the "Shanghai" quad-core CPU, which will be based on the current Barcelona technology, but will be manufactured in 45 nm and bring performance and power consumption benefits. AMD claims that the idle power consumption of the new CPUs will be 20% below their 65 nm counterparts. Read more…

9- Intel updates graphics with multimedia capabilities:

Intel's long-awaited DirectX-10 graphics update for its chipsets is available here. The new Windows Vista driver enables DirectX10 functionality for Intel GM965 and G35 Express chipset based platforms. The GM965 uses the X3100 Intel graphics engine, while the G35 uses the X3500. Read more…

10- Windows XP Service Pack 3 Available for Download - ISO-9660 CD Image File:

Windows XP SP3 has been available for download from May 6 through Windows Update infrastructure and via the Download Center.

The standalone packages of Windows XP Service Pack 3 RTM can be downloaded here.
Windows XP Service Pack 3 - ISO-9660 CD Image File is available for download here.

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Sprint and Clearwire to Develop Fastest WiMAX by Creating a New Company

Sprint and Clearwire are going to Combine WiMAX Businesses to Create a New Mobile Broadband Company called “Clearwire”.

The goal of these two companies is to focus on expediting the deployment of the first nationwide mobile WiMAX network by setting up this new company and to provide one of the fastest and most capable broadband wireless networks ever in the world.

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) through Intel Capital, Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMSCA, CMCSK), Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC), and Bright House Networks – have collectively agreed to invest $3.2 billion into the new company.

Sprint will own the largest stake in the new company with approximately 51 percent equity ownership on a fully diluted basis assuming an investment price of $20.00 per share. The existing Clearwire shareholders will own approximately 27 percent and the new strategic investors, as a group; will be acquiring approximately 22 percent for their investment of $3.2 billion, both on a fully diluted basis assuming an investment price of $20.00 per share.

Sprint and Clearwire also announced a series of commercial agreements with the strategic investors, including 3G and 4G wholesale agreements.

The new Clearwire will apply for listing of its common stock on the NASDAQ under the ticker “CLWR.”

Mobile WiMAX is a standards-based wireless broadband technology designed to operate multiple times faster than today’s 3G wireless networks. With embedded WiMAX chipsets in laptops, phones, PDAs, mobile Internet devices and consumer electronic equipment, mobile WiMAX technology is expected to allow users to wirelessly access a range of multimedia applications, such as live videoconferencing, recorded video, games, large data files and more – anywhere in the network coverage area.

Source: Press release

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Dell Inspiron 1435, 1535and 1735 Consumer Laptops to Come Soon

So far we have been happy with Inspiron 1526, Inspiron 1525, Inspiron 1520, Inspiron 1420 and Inspiron 1720 and 1721 since they revealed and I am happy that Dell Inspiron 1435, Inspiron 1535and Inspiron 1735 Consumer Laptops leaked today by Engadget.

These three upcoming Inspiron laptops apparently look brothers and come with basic features, optional offers and designs.

What I have touched from the leaked information, Dell has focused more on the design of these three laptops. They are slim first of all. “All three laptops start at around 1-inch thick and taper up to 1.5 inches thick”. By looking at the picture I remember more the design used for XPS M1330.

All these three laptops feature Optical drives with a Blu-ray option, and processors up to Core 2 Duo T5850 2.16GHz and 3G option connectivity.

Most probably these three laptops should come with many features that you can find on their successors.

15.4" Inspiron 1535 comes this month on May 26^th. 17.1" Inspiron 1735 is coming out on June 9^th and 14.1" Inspiron 1435.

The highlight features of these three laptops include:

- Fingerprint reader for security

- Leading ID and Personalization options

- Customizable color Trim accent pieces

- Backlit keyboard option

- Flush glass edge-to-edge display option (shortly after launch)

Especially if you look at the picture display is really in new style and attractive. I search some to learn about this kind of display (Flush glass display) but I could not find any useful information. If you know about it please share your knowledge with us.

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Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Toshiba Portégé M800 Business Laptop to Come to Europe in Q3 2008

Toshiba ultra portable Portégé laptop family targets business users and professional on-the-go. The laptops of this family are famous of being among the thinnest and slimmest and lightest ultra portable (only 2 kg) laptops in the world while arranging integrated DVD burners.

13.3" Toshiba Portégé M800 that is going to come out in some European counties like Italy from third quarter 2008 come with attractive and sophisticated design and impressive features.

Notebook Italia explains that Toshiba Portégé M800 is designed with:

White pearl finishes with silver, touch pad with white LEDs and buttons of multimedia capabilities, always illuminated by white LED.

The casing has been treated with particular finishing Fusion, a multilayer glossy coating that gives a pleasant appearance finish, with engraved decoration Toshiba Horizon Line. The design without hinges makes this portable PC clean and soft forms, a real slim and light for fanatics of technology.

Here, you can seethe specs of Toshiba Portégé M800 in the following:

Price: Unclear
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 (2GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 667MHz)
Chipset: Mobile Intel 965GM Express
Memory: 1024MB DDR2-667
Hard drive: 250GB SATA
Optical Drive: integrated DVD Supermulti

Display: 13.3 "WXGA (1280x800)
Graphics card: Intel GMA X3100, max 358MB shared memory

Ports/slots: 3 USB 2.0, 1 Firewire (IEEE 1394), 1 VGA output, headphone and microphone jacks, Multi-card reader, Express card slot
Network: 802.11a/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth + EDR, Ethernet LAN 10/100/1000, 56k modem
Security: Toshiba Face Recognition and fingerprint reader for biometric secure access
Dimensions: 314 x 229 x 35 mm
Weight: 1.97 kg
Operating system: Vista Home Premium

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The Wait Is Over: Eee PC 900 Is Available for Pre-Order in USA Now

At last Eee PC 900 is finding its way to USA. First Asus launched this mini laptop in the Hong kong and next in the UK. From Now, Every Eee PC aficionado can pre-order Eee either PC 900 Linux version or XP version online through one of the following online stores:

Amazon.com, Buy.com, Costoco.com, Directron.com, Mwave.com, Newegg.com, Pcmall.com, Tigerdirect.com, Zipzoomfly.com

If you live in New York you can pre-order it via stores including J&R, RCS Experience, Datavision and if you live in California you can go through Alice Computer, Central Computer and PC Club stores.

Image link: hardware.com

Here are the full specs of Eee PC 900 with Linux and Eee PC 900 with Windows XP that will be available in the US:

Availability: in the US on May 12th
OS: Linux
Price: $549.99
Processor: Intel Mobile CPU
Memory: 1GB DDR2
Hard Drive: 20GB (4GB+16GB SSD)
Optical drive: not available
Display: 8.9" Wide with 1024x600
Graphics: Intel UMA
Network: 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN / RJ-45
Ports/Slots: 3USB 2.0, 1 Internal Microphone, Audio Jack - Out (3.5mm), Audio Jack – In (3.5mm), VGA port, memory card reader including MMC/SD (SDHC) but No SD Card (4GB)
Weight: 2.18 lbs (with Battery)
Battery: 4 cell
Warranty: 1 Year Warranty(6 months for battery)
Others: 2 Internal Stereo Speakers, 1.3MP Webcam, 100-240V AC 50-60Hz universal, Inner Bag
Dimensions: 8.86" x 6.69" x 0.79"~1.33" (W x D x H)

Availability: in the US on May 12th
OS: windows XP Home
Price: $549.99
Processor: Intel Mobile CPU
Memory: 1GB DDR2
Hard Drive: 12GB (4GB+8GB SSD)
Optical drive: not available
Display: 8.9" Wide with 1024x600
Graphics: Intel UMA
Network: 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN / RJ-45
Ports/Slots: 3USB 2.0, 1 Internal Microphone, Audio Jack - Out (3.5mm), Audio Jack – In (3.5mm), VGA port, memory card reader including MMC/SD (SDHC) but No SD Card (4GB)
Weight: 2.18 lbs (with Battery)
Battery: 4-cell
Warranty: 1 Year Warranty (6 months for battery)
Others: 2 Internal Stereo Speakers, 1.3MP webcam, 100-240V AC 50-60Hz universal, Inner Bag
Dimensions: 8.86" x 6.69" x 0.79"~1.33" (W x D x H)

Source: hardware.com

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Special Art Edition Inspiron 1525 laptop for $700 Available for Sale Now

So far, we have seen that Inspiron 1525 can offer many unique features to the laptop consumers that no budget laptops have done this up to now like, Availability in 8 colorrs and four patterns, Wireless USB, optional Ubuntu Linux Pre-installed OS, Blu-ray drive and ample 3GB of RAM and huge 160GB HDD even when its price is under $1000. Even Inspiron 1525 is %25 smaller than Inspiron 1520 and looks lighter with its better design.

Dell now is selling this laptop with more attractive design and very affordable price. Imagine that you can have a budget laptop with many good features and attractive printed Art Scene on the chassis of you laptop.

Yeah! Dell Special Art Edition Inspiron 1525 is available now with either “Bunch O Surfers” or “Sea Sky,” tattoos made by "Mike Ming” these beautiful models will start from $699. You can see a video about these two models at the end of this entry.

You can easily customize this laptop with faster (Core Due 2 CPU T5550 (1.83GHz) up to T8300 Penryn processor at 2.4GH) processors, better display (High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch (1440x900)), more RAM (4GB DDRII), more storage (250GB Hard Drive (5400RPM) or 320GB HDD (5400RPM)), better optical drive (Blu-Ray reader or Blu-ray writer optical drive), or having better Wi-Fi ( 802.11n) and even Mobile Broadband (Sprint built-in EVDO Rev A or AT&T built-in HSDPA 3.6 or Verison Built-in EVDO Rev A) and you can add the optional Blue tooth technology to this laptop and Webcam. The interesting part is that even you can customize the audio part like there are available optional Sound Blaster AudigyHD Software Edition, and ExpressCard Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Sound Card. In the end you have optional Vista Ultimate and Vista Home Premium + Belkin Easy Transfer Cable.

The only gripe is that this laptop that can be customize with many good features in different parts we can not customize the graphics card. There is no any option for graphics card and you have to accept the integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100. Especially when you can have Blu-ray drive on this laptop naturally you seek for a discrete graphics at least the budget Nvidia GeForce 8400.

Anyway, when you look at list of optional features of this laptop it tells you that Inspiron 1525 is one of the best laptops in the budget range. I wish Dell could launch this laptop in South Asian countries like India, Bangladesh etc.

In the following you can see the specs of Special Art Edition Inspiron 1525 with the price of $700:

Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core T2370 (1.73 GHz/ 533Mhz FSB/1MB cache)
Memory: 3GB DDR2 at 667MHz
Hard Drive: 160GB HDD spinning at 5400 rpm
Optical drive: CD / DVD Writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)

Display: Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800)
Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Audio: High Definition Audio 2.0

Wireless Connectivity: Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini-Card,
Ports/Slots: 4 ports USB 2.0, FireWire, Ethernet / 56k modem, VGA, HDMI (optional), audio in / out, 8-in-1 card reader and ExpressCard slot ( from earlier report)

Weight: 3kg
Battery: 56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
OS: Vista Home Premium
Other: Free! Nylon Backpack Carrying Case, McAfee Security 15-mo w/Annual Auto-Renew Fee of $79 (up to 3 addl yrs)

Now you can see a video about these two models:

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Windows XP Drivers for HP Mini-note Available for Download

If you remember first we found out that HP mini-note models in Hong Kong, got both a Linux "system repair" CD and a disc with Windows XP drivers, but not the mini-note laptops in US.

At last HP has released the Windows drivers for download. If you have a HP mini-note and you need the XP drivers you can go to this page and download them.

Good Luck

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Sunday, May 04, 2008

10 Reasons Why I Dislike HP mini-note; 5 Reasons why I like HP Mini-note

Without any introduction let us see the reasons:

Cons or Why I dislike HP 2133 mini-note:

1- It comes with a slow performance and can not do a multi-tasking operation

2- The screen is very sharp and reading is some difficult. Also the outside layer makes the display very glossy and reflective.

3- Although the keyboard is much better than the other low-cost laptops but yet it is not perfect

4- The mini laptop is noisy.

5- It gets hot while working

6- There is restore discs for Linux version or driver discs for Win XP version

7- Webcam is week it is not good for snapping and recording video.

8- The standard battery is very short (only 1 hour) which is not enough for a portable laptop

9- The extended battery life is larger and sticks out from the bottom of the notebook adding both size and weight.

10- Touchpad can be awkward though, especially the placement of the right and left click buttons. Response time was a little slow sometimes, but it is easy to navigate with.

You can visit this related article. You can see the HP mini-note bench mark here.

Pros or why I Like HP mini-note:

1- 8.9" WXGA display with a glare is easy to read. Contrast is excellent, backlighting is even across the surface without any bleeding around the edges, colors are saturated and crisp and viewing angles are relatively nice. (Better than Eee PC in contrast and colors and resolution)

2- 92% of a full sized keyboard, but it is comfortable (much better than Eee PC). This is the best keyboard on sub-notebooks

3- Built-in speaker performance is much better than other sub-notebooks (like Eee PC)

4- The battery works like a typical laptop battery. Also Mini-Note will let you know how much your battery power left. (But for Eee PC 701 charging its battery takes so much time. The Eee PC’s battery charger looks more like a cell phone battery charger than a computer)

5- HP mini-note looks professional with the sleek metallic design. Its design and appearance fit to adults more than Eee PC.

You can visit the related article.

You can see a video of comparison between Eee PC 701 and HP mini-note, as well.

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Mini-Note, Eee PC, and 2go PC keyboards Under Test; Which Is Winner?

Everyone knows that as much as Eee PC Classmate PC 2 or other low-cost laptops are light, small portable and easy to carry but they come with cramp keyboards that are mainly good for small-size hands. Therefore, Keyboard is one of the challenging features on the low-cost laptops that may even affect the number of sale of a mini laptop.

Laptop magazine and the writer of Lilliputing have done test on the keyboards of Mini-Note, Eee PC, and Classmate PC 2 (2go PC). The results are interesting.

Laptop magazine did the test on the three low-cost laptops with the help of four typists. They made a contest Based on the average words per minute. Each of the typists tested these three mini laptops and typed with them for a certain period time. HP mini-note became the winner of contest because of its more spacious keyboard. The HP mini-note’s keyboard is only 8% smaller than a full-size keyboard.

“The HP Mini-Note easily conquered the Eee PC and the 2Go PC. Our typists produced an average of 53.25 wpm on the Mini-Note; despite concerns about its lack of tactile feedback… the average scores for the 2Go PC and the Eee PC were surprisingly close. The Eee PC had an average word per minute score of 44.75, while the 2Go PC slid in just below it with 44.25.”

Now, let us look at the result of the test that Lilliputing did on its Eee PC and HP mini-note. The writer used the same typing test as was used Laptop Magazine test. But interesting part is that result is some different.

According to this test Eee PC keyboard acted better (1% error rate) than HP mini-note although, it is smaller and more cramp that HP’s. This writer cored 77 words per minute by HP mini-note white he could score 83 words per minute on the Eee PC!

As you see the matter of keyboard is more individual. This writer felt more comfort on HP-‘s keyboard but his typing was slower because the distance between keys was more than Eee PC. On Eee PC he could type faster but after a while typing became cumbersome.

So, it shows that we should consider two factors together when we are reviewing a keyboard. The factor of the average words per minute and the factor of comfort mean how long you can type with the keyboard.

When we look at these two factors, first the difference wpm between Eee PC and HP is not a lot and second HP mini note’s keyboard is more comfortable. So, we should announce the HP’s keyboard the winner.

Do you agree with me?

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5 Ways How to change your HP Mini-note to a Perfect Laptop

HP mini-note could catch eyes of many laptop users after launching like Eee PC. But naturally, this mini laptop has its own limitations that make its users some annoyed.

Here you can learn how to fix the bad side of mini-note’s display step by step. Also, you can learn how to speed up its boot time, download win XP and xUbuntu via Flash drive and so on, step by step on this mini laptop.

I have given the links of original pages of each part that I have collected here. I advise you to check the pages and see the videos they have made from the process of fixing and installing.

HP 2133 Laptop vs. 7-in Eee PC & CloudBook; See the bechmark comparisons and reviews

As you know HP mini-note’s display is too sharp and because of the outside protecting layer it is very glossy. So, texts look so tiny when you put this crispy display on the resolution of 1280 x 768.

1-Fix the bad side of HP 2133’s high-resolution display with the help of the following steps:

1- Change the DPI from 96 to 120 or higher (desktop propertiesà settingsà advanced)

2- Adjust the Windows system font size and choose the larger desktop icons (desktop propertiesà appearances tabàfont size and then Effects to change the icon size)

3- Use or install the web browsers coming with text zoom feature like Opera, Maxthon and Firefox.

2- Speed up The Boot Time on HP 2133 Mini-note in the following steps:

1- Get free from OS Options Screen (My Computerà propertiesà Advanced System settingsà go to the setting of Start and Recoveryà change the time in the setting of Time to display operating systems list)

2- If you use the Vista OS remove Vista GUI During Boot Up ( by typing msconfig in the run or search part of start menu go to Boot tabà deselect GUI Boot check box)

3- Disable Start Up Applications and Services ( msconfig à On the Startup tab deselect the unwanted or unnecessary applicationsà do the same thing On the services tab and On the General tab)

See the video these steps in the original page.

How to Make More Room on Your Eee PC 4G with Win XP in 4 Steps

3- Install Windows XP on HP 2133 without using USBOptical Drive (USB flash drive method). (Also, you can visit this article and the video for installing XP on HP mini-note)

You need to provide a 1 USB flash drive (1GB or larger) with downloaded this file and unzipped on it and one Windows XP installation disc.

1- First make your Flash drive bootable: Navigate to the USB_prep8 folder and click on usb_prep8.cmd. This will bring up a Windows console windowà Press any key to continueà click start to format your flash driveà When the format is complete, click OK, but do not close the PeToUSB window or the Windows Consoleà Open a new console window by typing "cmd" into the run box in the Windows Start Menuà read rest of steps in the original article.

2- Connect the USB flash drive to your laptopà in the BIOS choose the flash driveà Select 2 for a text-based installationà read rest of steps in the original article

4-Change your Windows XP OS or SUSE Linux OS to Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron on the HP 2133 by using LiveCD when you have an optical drive or installing via USB Flash when you don’t have any CD-ROM drive:

Using LiveCD:

1- In your BIOS Screen, choose your desired device.

2- Try that the LiveCD to use xvesa (first Choose “Try Ubuntu without any change to your computer” and click f6à Add the word xforcevesa to the end of the line and press enter)

3- Download the Open Chrome Drivers for the 3D graphics. à Install the Tarball packageà get the help of Readmeà On desktop effects control panel hold SHIFT and click where it says disabled for 3d acceleration and desktop effectsàreboot.

4- To get the Wi-Fi: go to this pageà Follow Step 2aà go the part of Hardy Bug Fixà Reboot

Installing via USB Flash:

First provide Ubuntu 8.04 ISO burnt to a CD and 4GB+ USB Device.

1- Install Ubuntu 8.04 to a USB Hard Drive: disconnect ALL internal hard drives before booting from the CDà boot from the Ubuntu CD and choose Install Ubuntu (while the process of providing OS for installation, answer the questions, select the Guided - use entire disk, and click on Advanced button and select your USB flash drive)à Install now and reboot without CDà change your System BIOS to boot from the USB device.

5- HP does not offer any sort of a system restore disc. By following steps below, you can reset your system to factory default settings:

First, you will need to boot into a memory resident *nix OS - - any “LiveCD” with access to command line should do just fine. If you have to build your own, here is what I know so far:

USB sticks - BIOS identifies those to grub as fd0 - looks like it is expecting a
USB-FDD (super-floppy) layout.
SDHC cards - BIOS identifies those to grub as hd0,x - looks like any USB-HDD layout will work.
External disk drives - most likely anything will work.
Read rest of details in the website.

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Saturday, May 03, 2008

CTL Makes DreamBook IL1 for American Market

CTL could manufacture Second-gen Classmate PC (Classmate PC2) with the name of 2go PC successfully and now it is going to make another low-cost laptop only for Americans.

CTL IL1 is a 7" Dreambook that come with many features that 7" Eee PC comes with but, CTL IL1 will cost only $350 means $50 cheaper than Eee PC 4G.

This laptop from many sides is like Eee PC and has just few differences. It comes with 7" display (800 x 480), a bit faster 1GHz VIA C7M Nano processor, more 1GB of RAM memory (double than the Ram of Eee PC), 4GB SSD hard drive,

802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Ethernet 0.3 MP Webcam; 2USB ports, 3-in-1, and SD card reader.

Its battery life will last more than enough 4.5 hours.

CTL IL1 weighs 2.6lbs and will be available either with Windows XP or Linux OS.

As you see this mini laptop lacks a VGA port, I am afraid.

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Lenovo IdeaPad U110 First Impression: Most Stylish ultraportable Laptop Ever

Lenovo launched its attractive ultraportable laptop 11.1" Lenovo IdeaPad U110 in two black and red colors in its own online shop with the price of $1,899.00 earlier this week.

Laptop Magazine could have its hand to the red model pricing at $1,899.00 and has stated its first impression about this laptop. The first and most important sentence that the writer has expressed about this laptop is: “we think is one of the most stylish ultraportables we have ever seen.”

Here I have just mentioned the opinion of the write here briefly. You can visit the original article and see more pictures and a video about it.

(Pros)

-The whole system is very glossy. It is a stellar, luxurious PC
- The aluminum-alloy top cover on the U110 features a notched surface pattern, called Tendril that is just eye-catching.
-piano painting wavy keyboard is ultra-glossy and very comfortable
- The frameless LED-backlit display is impressive. The screen produces good vertical and horizontal viewing angles
- Solid Performance
-1.3-megapixel webcam
- A host of useful connectivity like, 3 USB 2.0 ports, VGA, Mini-PCIe slot, and ExpressCard slot, and a 6-in-1 memory card reader.
- An extra four-cell battery (in addition to the seven-cell main battery) and a carrying case.

(Cons)

- The slippery keys and touchpad are going to take some getting used to
- Lack of an integrated optical drive
- Slow Boot Up

Image link: Laptop Magazine

This laptop comes with the following highlight features:

- A dynamic, angled shape, clamshell-style cover and special 'kink' hinge that puts the display in ideal ergonomic position.
- Hidden, touch-sensitive buttons across the top of the keyboard, including user-defined keys for multimedia.
-LED backlight display
- VeriFace Face Recognition to secure system simply
- Active protection system that continuously monitors movements of the system and stops the hard drive to help protect against damage when a fall or similar event is detected.

-Dolby Home Theater technology and Active Protection System for audio which you can only find in gaming laptops and desktop replacement laptops and
-optional solid state drive (SSD) to increase data protection, boasting performance and using less battery.
-An air bag-like device that parks the hard drive to help protect data during a fall.

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Asus G70 Unveiled with Dual GeForce 8700M GTS Graphics

Asus Has Officially unveiled its new professional gaming laptop Asus G70 for hardcore gamers. This 17" desktop replacement gaming laptop comes with dual graphics engine, dual hard drive bays and dual fan systems.

The impressive features or highlight features of Asus G70 include:

- Hitting stunning performance with up to Core 2 Extreme processors
- Blu-Ray RW optional
- ASUS Direct Console software with which the user can manage the G70’s many features and even select CPU performance levels between Standard, Turbo and Turbo Extreme

- It provides dual graphics engine, dual hard drive bays and dual fan systems

- two independent Nvidia 8700M GT graphics engines that operate in parallel via SLI technology, and are equipped with 1024MB GDDR3 of dedicated physical memory.

- Dual Hard drive bays up to 640GB (unfortunately it can not reach 1TB like Alienware m17x)

-High-definition audio suite including Dolby Home Theater and Altec Lansing speakers. A total of 4 speakers are built-in and strategically placed at 4 corners of the notebook for the best 3-D surround effects.

- Second display for ASUS Direct Messenger
- Dual cooling fans
-Dual mode touch pad that also provides easy access to multimedia controls as well as additional hotkeys (including a four-way key) that can be configured for a tailored gaming experience.

ASUS M50 Series( M50Sv-A1 Laptop with GeForce 9500M GS)
Asus M51SN with Nvidia GeForce 9500M GS

According to Asus website this laptop scores 8,116 under 3DMark06 test (Vista Ultimate 32-bit, 1024x768) and 8,208 (Vista Ultimate 64-bit, 1024x768).

It is good if we compare Asus G70 with other two famous gaming laptops:

- Dell XPS M1730 with the price of $3824 (a 17"display, 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 CPU, Dual Nvidia GeForce 8700M-GT in SLI (256MB each) graphics card and Ageia's PhysX card, 2GB DDR2 of RAM and Vista Ultimate) that has scored 8,064 in 3DMark06 test.

- Gateway P-171XL FX that is a new gaming laptop by Gateway pricing at $3000 (a 17" display, 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 CPU, 3GB DDR2 of RAM, single NVidia GeForce 8800M GT (512MB) graphics card) that scored 4,110 with 3DMark06 test.

As you see Asus G70 has better scores that these two gaming laptops.

Now it is good to see the specs of Asus G70:

Intel Centrino Duo Processor Technology /Mobile Intel 965PM Express Chipset

Processor: Intel Core2 Extreme Processors X9000; Intel Core2 Duo Penryn Processors T8100/T8300/T9300/T9500
Memory: up to 4GB DDRII 533/667MHz,
Hard drive: SATA 250/320/500(250x2)/640(320x2) GB HDD
Optical drive: DVD Super-Multi Light Scribe/ Blu-Ray Reader/ Blu-Ray RW (optional)

Display: 17.0" WUXGA/ WXGA+ Color Shine, quick-response time, LCD
Graphics card: Nvdia GeForce 8700M GT GPU X 2, support Nvdia Sli technology, External 1024MB VRAM (512MB X 2); GDDR3 1024MB

Network: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/ 4965ABGN Network Connection,10/100/1000 Ethernet, Bluetooth V2.0+EDR (optional)

Dimensions: 433 x 314 x 49mm,
Weight: 10.6 pounds or 4.8 kg (8cell battery pack)
Others: Built-in 2.0 Mega-pixel camera, some LED lighting and an LCD Soundsystem concert, ASUS Direct Messenger (2nd display)
OS: Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium/ Vista Ultimate

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Acer Aspire 8920G Gaming Laptop with GeForce 9650M GS: First Impression

Acer Aspire 8920G Gaming Laptop based on an 18.4-inch footprint, a gaming laptop that utilizes Penryn processors, Nvidia GeForce 9650M GS graphics card (with 512MB of memory), Blu-Ray drive, up to 640GB (2x320GB) HDD, and built-in multi-speaker True5.1 surround sound through six integrated speakers.

Yeah the main features are really stunning. This laptop with attractive blue Gemstone design (a slick blue, black, and silver color scheme) is like a flagship of Acer.

Laptop Magazine has got its hand to one of Aspire 8920G and has talked about their first impression. You can read the full article and see some pictures from different views there but here I just mention the important points briefly:

Read more:
NVIDIA Launches GeForce 9600 GT for Laptops; See the Benchmark

(Pros)

- Attractive design
- The full HD display (1920 x 1080) brings out the fine detail and lifelike skin tones
- Impressive audio with CineSurround 5.1 speakers, Dolby Home Theater technology and Tube CineBass booster
- The touch keys are very responsive and natural
- The quality of the webcam is much better than most webcams on other laptops
- Responsive keys on a spacious keyboard and number pad
- High-end Nvidia GeForce 9650M GS graphics professional graphics card
-Having 6-in-1 card reader and HMDI port and, VGA port

(Cons)

- the key that launches the Acer Arcade Deluxe multimedia hub is very close to the volume arch that makes accidentally activating the multimedia hub while using the volume.

- Some righties may not feel comfortable reaching across their bodies to reach those keys (touch keys, volume arch, the multimedia hub,...) or using their left hands.

Keep in touch for further reviews and benchmark results.

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Friday, May 02, 2008

Dell Vostro 1310 & Vostro 1510 Business Laptops Available for Sale in USA

Dell has launched its budget business laptops “Dell Vostro 1310 & Vostro 1510” for the US market. Each laptop comes in three models that can be customized with consumers too. Now both laptops are available at Dell online store for online sale.

Dell Vostro 1310 with the weight of 4.6 pounds is available with following configurations costing:

- $749 price (basic configuration coming with 13.3 inch Widescreen XGA LCD Anti-Glare Display, Intel Celeron M 540 (1.86GHz, 1M L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB)CPU, 1GB of RAM, 80GB (5400rpm) HDD, DVD combo drive, 802.11g Wi-Fi, GMA X3100 graphics and Windows XP Home Edition)

- $844 price (Small Business configuration coming with 13.3 inch Widescreen XGA LCD Anti-Glare Display, Intel Core 2 Duo T5670 (1.8GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) CPU, 2GB of RAM, 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, DVD burner with double-layer, 802.11g Wi-Fi, GMA X3100 graphics and Windows XP Home Edition)

- $1017 price (Road Warrior configuration coming with 13.3 inch Widescreen XGA LCD Anti-Glare Display, Intel Core 2 Duo T5670 (1.8GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) CPU, 2GB of RAM, 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, DVD burner with double-layer, Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Wi-Fi, GMA X3100 graphics, 1.3MP camera and Digital Microphone and Windows XP Home Edition)

If you want to know with full details (reviews comparison with Inspiron 1525 and benchmarks) I advise you to read the Dell Vostro 1310 Review Round up and Dell Vostro 1310 vs. Inspiron 1525; First Full Review.

I myself have customized the Road Warrior configuration with better features like better display, high-end Prnryn processor, faster spinning hard drive, discrete graphics, and more security and so on and you can see the specs and price in the following:

Price: $2035

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Memory: 2GB - 2 DIMM (DDR2-667) (4GB max)
HDD: 160GB 7200RPM HDD with Free Fall Protection (Detects free-fall events and takes action to prevent damage)
Optical drive: Slot-loading 8x DVD +/- RW

Display: 13.3 inch UltraSharp Wide Screen XGA LCD Display w/TrueLife
Graphics: 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

Ports/Slots: 4 Ports, FireWire, microphone in, headphone out, power jack, VGA out, Ethernet jack, 8-in-1 media card reader and Express card, and security lock slot

Wireless Connectivity: Dell 1505 Wireless-N Mini Card (802.11a/g/n),
Battery: 6-cell battery
Others: 1.3MPWebcam and digital Microphone
Security: fingerprint reader and UPEK Protector Suite software, TPM module 1.2 with Infineon TPM management Security Software
Dimensions: (HxWxD): 0.94" (front)/1.59" (back) x 12.48" x 9.57"
OS: Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate Bonus - XP Pro preinstalled
Software: 30-day security subscription anti-virus, No trail-ware

Warranty: 3 Year ProSupport for End Users and 3 Year NBD On-site Service
Services: Network assistant; 10GB of Datasafe online; Dell Support Center; PC Tune-up

I think Vostro 1310 with its basic price or medium prices seem to be very good option.

Dell Vostro 1510 is more affordable and comes with higher features than Dell Vostro 1310. The reason is very simple; because Vostro 1510 is a 15.4" mainstream laptop and Vostro 1310 is an ultra portable laptop. Ultra portable laptops are more expensive than bigger laptops generally.

Dell Vostro 1510 with weight of 5.7 pounds is available with following configurations costing:

- $599 price (basic configuration coming with 15.4 inch Widescreen WXGA LCD Anti-Glare Display, Intel Celeron M 540 (1.86GHz, 1M L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB) CPU, 1GB of RAM, 80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, DVD combo drive, 802.11g Wi-Fi, built-in GMA Accelerator X3100 graphics card and Windows XP Home Edition)

- $694 price (Small Business configuration coming with 15.4 inch Widescreen WXGA LCD Anti-Glare Display, Intel Core 2 Duo T5670 (1.8GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) CPU, 2GB of RAM, 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, DVD burner with double-layer, 802.11g Wi-Fi, built-in GMA Accelerator X3100 graphics card and Windows XP Home Edition)

- $971 price (Road Warrior configuration coming with 15.4 inch Widescreen WXGA LCD Anti-Glare Display, Intel Core 2 Duo T5670 (1.8GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) CPU, 2GB of RAM, 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, DVD burner with double-layer, 802.11g Wi-Fi, built-in GMA Accelerator X3100 graphics card, McAfee Total Protection for Small Business, 15-months, fingerprint reader, and Windows XP Professional)

If you want to get more idea about Dell Vostro 1510 you can read the following article:
Dell Vostro 1310, 1510 and 1710 Laptops; See the Specs

I myself tried to customize the Road Warrior configuration with better features like better display, high-end Prnryn processor, faster spinning hard drive, discrete graphics, and more security and so on and you can seethe result in the following:

I think Vostro 1510 with the basic price or medium prices seem to be very good option.

Price: $2,159

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Memory: 2GB - 2 DIMM (DDR2-667) (4GB max)
HDD: 160GB 7200RPM Hard drive with Free Fall Protection (Detects free-fall events and takes action to prevent damage)
Optical drive: Slot-loading 8x DVD +/- RW

Display: 15.4 in UltraSharp Widescreen WUXGA LCD Display w/TrueLife
Graphics: 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

Ports/Slots: 4 Ports, FireWire, microphone in, headphone out, power jack, VGA out, Ethernet jack, 8-in-1 media card reader and Express card, and security lock slot

Warranty: 3 Year ProSupport for End Users and 3 Year NBD On-site Service
Services: Network assistant; 10GB of Datasafe online; Dell Support Center; PC Tune-up

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HP 2133 mini-note Gets XP Drives and Linux Restore Discs in Hong Kong

HP 2133 mini-note which have been shipped to the US don’t come with Windows XP Drives and Linux Restore Discs. Only the HP mini-note with Vista pre-installed get support from HP website and their drivers and software tools are available on HP website. But the HP mini-note laptops which ships to Hong Kong don’t have this problem!

Lilliputing reports:

It looks like if you order a Linux model in Hong Kong, you get both a Linux "system repair" CD and a disc with Windows XP drivers.

These discs are listed under "promotions," which makes it sound like HP might not offer them indefinitely. But honestly, that doesn't make any sense -- unless HP does eventually plan to make the drivers and a Linux OS/restore utility available on its web site, in which case the company will be able to save the marginal cost of creating and shipping the discs.

Maybe HP thinks that HP mini-notelaptops with Vista OS have better luck in the US market!

What do you think?

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Thursday, May 01, 2008

Picture of Week: Eee PC, CloudBook and HP mini-note together

You know that how much the market of Low-cost laptop is hot but you can rarely find any website or bloger to have access to three or four of them simultaneously.

Blogeee.net after some effort at last could have Eee PC, CloudBook and HP mini-note laptop all together and has put comparing pictures of these three mini laptops.

Here you can see 2 of them but you can visit the weblog and see many other pictures

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Alienware Area-51 m17x Gaming laptop Available for Sale Now

Three months after lunching Area-51 m15x gaming laptop, at last waiting finished and Alienware launched the big brother 17" desktop replacement Area-51 m17x gaming laptop for enthusiasts of professional gaming laptops. The price of this laptop starts from $2949.
This laptop with highest configuration(Core 2 Extreme X9000 2.8GHz CPU, 4GB of RAM, 1TB Hard drive + 500GB Smart Bay, Blu-Ray writer, NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI mode, External Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card, and Vista ultimate OS costs $6,018.00.

Here you can get enough idea about its highlight features and the components it lacks but Keep in touch. In further entries I will mention the reviews by other websites and benchmark for this laptop.

This 17" desktop replacement laptop is made of Magnesium Alloy Chassis. It is design in either black or silver Ripley (smooth with single groove in the middle) lid.

One of the interesting parts of this laptop is that the keyboard, sides and lid all can be lit up with what you select by software

Area-51 m15X with NVIDIA 8800M GTX; See, Review, Benchmark and 15 Cool Pictures

The highlight features of Area-51 m17x include:

- Offering Intel Core 2 Extreme Penryn processor and other Penryn processors with 6MB Cache, 800MHz FSB.

- Offering NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX in a dual GPU SLI configuration With up to 1GB of dedicated memory

- Up To 1TB For Maximum (internal) Capacity and increasing the system’s total capacity to 1.5TB with adding a 500GB swappable Smart Bay drive.

- Good side of smart bay drive is that contrary to external hard drives Smart Bay doesn't dominate exclusively a USB port or require an outside power source. Smart Bay's hot-swappable design makes switching drives a snap.

-Having a Command Center to access to exclusive applications and control including the AlienFX lighting effects software and the AlienFusion power management system

- Draft-N wireless and Bluetooth

- A TV tuner for watching or recording all your favorite HD shows and movies

- Full Size AlienFX Keyboard with Separate Numeric Keypad – optional

- 7-in-1 Memory Card Reader Express Card Slot /54mm, and two Firewire ports

- Excellent audio facility: 7.1/5.1 Digital High-Definition Audio (8 Channel) with two Speakers with SubWoofer

- Area-51 m17x’s Stealth Mode option lets you throttle back the CPU and GPU. Whether you want to boost battery life while traveling or working in the field or you just want to catch up on e-mails, Alienware provides the flexibility you require.

(Bad sides)Unfortunately,

- In security part it only provides Security Lock Slot and there are no other optional security tools like fingerprint reader.

- The option of Intel Turbo memory is inactive yet

-There is no modem available there.

Alienware Area-51 m15x Gets Core 2 Extreme X9000 Penryn Processor

Area-51 m17x features:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 2.8GHz (6MB Cache 800MHz FSB), Intel Core2 Duo Processors (6MB Cache, 800MHz FSB) up to Core2 Duo T9500 at 2.6 GHz clock speed
Memory: 2GB of RAM, up to 4GB DDR2 667MHz

Storage: Dual Hard Drives in RAID 0:5400 RPM - Up to 1TB (2 x 500GB)/
7200 RPM - Up to 500GB (2 x 250GB)
Hot-Swappable Third Hard Drive available with SmartBay

Optical Drive: 2x Dual Layer Blu-ray Disc Burner (BD-R, DVD±RW, CD-RW)
Blu-Ray reader with DVD burner or
8x Dual Layer CD-RW/DVD±RW w/ LightScribe Technology or Standard DVD burner

Display: 17” Wide Screen WUXGA 1920 x 1200 with Clearview (1200p HDTV resolution support)

Graphics: Dual Graphics Cards:
512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX
512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
NVIDIA nForce 100 with NVIDIA SLI technology

Ports/Slots: 4USB ports, FireWire 1394a (6-pin) port, FireWire 1394b (9-pin) port, One S-Video out connector, One HDMI 1.2 Connector, Video in: Integrated HD TV (ATSC) Tuner (Coaxial) – optional, 1x Auto-sensing headphone jack, 1x Auto-sensing microphone jack, 1x Auto-sensing line out, 1 TOSlink Optical Audio, Express Card Slot /54mm, 7-in-1 Memory Card Reader, Front Media Center CIR port

Network: Internal Intel PRO Wireless 4965 b/g/draft-n Mini-Card, Integrated Bluetooth 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45

Security: Security Lock Slot
Weight: 10.5 lbs
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate/ Vista Home Premium

Other: Wireless and Bluetooth On/Off capacitive touch buttons, Built-in 2.0 MP Webcam and Microphone, built-in remote control Reciver

Which One Do you Prefer, XPS M1730 or Gateway P-171XL FX? Review and Comparion

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