SlashGear JapanAfter MSI’s X-Slim X340 was spotted doing its envelope shimmy we demanded a full review of the low-priced Air rival. That’s still not been forthcoming, but we do have a new hands-on video to tide us over.
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MSI X-Slim X340 engineering sample gets video demo
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Mar 31st 2009 3 CommentsMSI GX733 17-inch Turion X2 notebook
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Mar 31st 2009 No CommentsMSI have announced a new AMD-based notebook, the 17-inch MSI GX733. Based on AMD’s Turion X2 dual-core CPU, the GX733 has 2GB of RAM (4GB max), up to 500GB hard-drive and ATI Mobility Radeon HD4670 (512MB DDR3) graphics.
Samsung Q320 & R522 Core 2 Duo notebooks
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Mar 25th 2009 No CommentsAfter the flurry of netbooks earlier this week, Samsung have now announced two new Centrino 2 notebooks. The Samsung Q320, shown here, and Samsung R522, shown after the cut, are aimed at “mobile enthusiasts” and “families” respectively, with the Q320 having a 13.4-inch zero-bezel display and the R522 a more traditional 15.6-inch panel.
Dell Adamo battery non-user-replaceable, fix price unknown
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Mar 24th 2009 No CommentsOne of the reasons Dell could keep the Adamo packaging so compact is because the luxury ultraportable ships with the battery already fitted. It’s a good job, too, as it turns out that the power pack for the 13-inch MacBook Air rival is non-user-replaceable, meaning once it has reached the end of its usable life (a figure Dell are not making any claims about) owners will need to send their Adamo back in to have it replaced.
Indian $10 laptop is just a standalone storage brick
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Feb 4th 2009 No Comments
The Indian $10 laptop project had analysts and engineers alike all wondering how the margins for an educational computer could be brought down to make such a low price possible. Now the device’s launch makes it all clear: it’s not actually a laptop at all. In fact, the device is a storage device intended to offer access to a catalog of educational materials, accessed by a separate computer or, according to some reports, a separate printer.
Toshiba Satellite Pro S300 notebooks: Staid, sensible, probably reliable
By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jan 29th 2009 No CommentsToshiba have announced a bevy of new Satellite Pro laptops that, while perhaps not appealing to the gamers or the ultraportable crowd, would make sensible options for a dependable notebook. Four new machines are on offer, ranging from the entry-level Satellite Pro S300-EZ1511 at $529, complete with a Pentium T3400 CPU, 1GB of RAM and a 120GB 5,400rpm hard-drive, to the $699 Satellite Pro S300-EZ1514 with its Core 2 Duo T6570 processor, 2GB of RAM and 160GB hard-drive. All have a 15.4-inch TruBrite widescreen WXGA display.
Dell Inspiron 15 now available
By Chris Davies on Friday, Jan 16th 2009 No CommentsThe Dell Inspiron 15 notebook has gone on sale, perhaps not the most inspiring of choices but a good budget option. Configured as standard with an Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 2.0GHz processor, 2GB of DDR2 800MHz RAM and a 250GB 5,400rpm hard-drive, the entry-level Inspiron 15 begins at $699.
CES 2009: USB Laptop KVM Switch with file transfer by IOGear
By Staff Editor on Friday, Jan 9th 2009 No CommentsToday we had the opportunity to sit down and talk to IOGear about a few new and innovative products, one of which is the USB Laptop KVM Switch with file transfer. While it may not look like much, this cable allows you to fully control your computer from your laptop.
Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds get reviewed, bulky but powerful
By Daniel Lim on Wednesday, Dec 31st 2008 No CommentsThe groundbreaking dual-screen Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds is no doubt a creative and one-of-the-kind laptop replacement we’ve seen to date. Sized at 10.6-inch, the slide-out secondary screen is essentially a 2nd notebook built-in, and so does the weight and price. With retail tips over $4000, interested buyer might want to check out a few reviews before shelling out the hard dollars. Folks over at laptormag have jumped at the opportunity to get their hands on the ThinkPad, the full review is up, not wowed but managed to came away with the Editor Choice.
Acer Aspire 8930G now featured Intel Quad-Core Q9000 Mobile Processor
By Daniel Lim on Monday, Dec 29th 2008 1 CommentThe increasingly popular netbook-size laptops are ramping up the traffic these days, it’s quite a refreshment to see a full-grown laptop replacement rather than another small-people notebook. Acer has renewed its Aspire 8930G with latest Intel’s Core 2 Quad Q9000 CPU, adding much raw power to its 18.4-inch screen, Blu-ray drive, Nvidia graphics powered high end gaming and multimedia mobile powerhouse.
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