Tag Archive for 'laptops'
After teasing us back in January with a working prototype but no plan to implement it, Toshiba have changed their tune over their graphically marvellous SpursEngine. Based on the same Cell CPU that gives the PlayStation 3 its graphical grunt, their SE1000 chip in fact contains four of those processors. Toshiba have now confirmed that [...]
Pricing details for the XP version of HP’s 2133 Mini-Note ultraportable have emerged courtesy of a leaky HP rep. Assuming they’re the real deal, we now know that the four-model range will be priced from $719 to $819. Another HP rep confirmed that XP will be available, preloaded, on the 2133 on May 15th.
Online retailer eXpansys have revealed pre-order pricing for the MSI Wind, for both the Linux and Windows XP versions of the 10-inch ultraportable. For the XP Home version, eXpansys are asking £350 - or $610 through eXpansys USA - while the Linux version is £320 ($560 in the US). That makes the Linux [...]
News of three new ranges of upcoming Dell notebooks has leaked, together with details of the company’s new design languages and customization options. The Inspiron 1435, 1535 and 1735 series are all set to launch this year, and reach just 1-inches thick at their slimmest point (rising to 1.5-inches at the hinge). Dell has described [...]
Dell have unveiled two custom laptop designs courtesy of artist Mike Ming. The special editions - called Sea Sky and Bunch O Surfers - are based on the Inspiron 1525. As such, they’re budget models despite the glossy case graphics, albeit budget models with 3GB of RAM as standard, a minimum of 160GB hard-drive and [...]
As laptops get faster and better specified, so the potential threat to your lap increases; the market for heat-dissipating mats has increased massively over the past few years. Unlike foam-filled pads or risers bristling with fans, though, LapLogic sandwich a layer of Aerogel - the best thermal insulator known to man, and capable of [...]
If Gateway’s or Alienware’s gaming laptops don’t meet with your approval, how about MSI’s offering? The GX600X is an evolution of the GX600, packed with an Intel Centrino Duo CPU, 3GB of DDR2 RAM, a 15.4-inch widescreen display driven by NVIDIA’s 8600M GT, HDMI and an e-SATA connector. It also has the curious ‘Turbo’ button, [...]
Not exactly likely to overwhelm anybody in terms of appearance, Dell’s new range of Vostro notebooks are the epitome of budget-business. Three models have been introduced, the 1310, the 1510 and the 1710, differentiated primarily by their screen size. Where the 1310 has a 13.3-inch display and is called by Dell, at 4.6lb, an ultraportable, the 1510 [...]
Fujitsu sneakily put out an as-yet unannounced Tablet PC during a customer presentation in Germany last week, and an eagle-eyed spotter grabbed what scant details were on offer. Using Fujitsu’s LifeBook brand, the convertible notebook has a passive touchscreen display (e.g. you can use your finger rather than a specific stylus) measuring 13.3-inches. It also [...]
Alienware have released their latest gaming laptop, the m17x, and while it’s no ultraportable the specs more than make up for it. Dual NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI graphics driving a 17-inch WUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD display, a choice of Core 2 Duo and Duo Extreme processors and an optional 1TB RAID0 array [...]
