HP’s leaked consumer device catalog at the end of September warned us that the company had a new, 11.6-inch CULV notebook in the works, and sure enough HP Japan have just announced the new machine. The HP Pavilion DM1 gets a dual-core 1.2GHz Intel Celeron SU2300 processor along with 2GB of RAM (5GB supported), a 250GB 5,400rpm hard-drive and Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics chipset.
Acer have announced their first touchscreen notebook, the Acer Aspire AS5738PG-6306, complete with Windows 7 and a 15.6-inch 1,366 x 768 multitouch-capable display. The AS5738PG supports one- or two-finger gestures on the screen, such as pinch-zoom, and is based on Intel’s 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo T6600 processor with 4GB of DDR2 memory and ATI Radeon HD 4570 512MB graphics.
From a skinny whippet of an ultraportable to an altogether chunkier model, BFG’s Deimos X-10 SLI Gaming Notebook doesn’t particularly lend itself to narrow tote bags but if you want to do some serious gaming while on the move then this is your beast. The Deimos X-10 packs an 18.4-inch 16:9 1920 x 1080 display and can be built with dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M 1GB graphics card in an SLI setup.
ASUS UK have announced three new laptops in their so-called UnLimited (UL) series, offering up to 12hrs battery life and processors from Intel’s CULV platform. Things kick off at 13.3-inches in the UL30, climbing to 15.6-inches in the UL50AG and UL50VG, the latter having dedicated graphics. Each comes clad in brushed aluminum and bears Altec Lansing speakers.
Fujitsu have outed two new notebooks, the AMILO Pi 3560 and 3660, with optional Blu-ray, HDMI connectivity and NVIDIA GeForce GT240M 1GB graphics. The AMILO Pi 3560 has a choice of 15.6 or 16-inch 16:9 LED-backlit displays, while the AMILO Pi 3660 has an 18.4-inch 16:9 display; both have standard WiFi b/g/n and Bluetooth.
Sony’s final new VAIO announcement this week is the VAIO CW Series, a range of 14-inch 16:9 aspect notebooks available in a series of moderately striking colors. Chubbier than the VAIO X, certainly, the CW Series uses that extra heft to slide in an optional Blu ray burner together with NVIDIA GeForce GT230M 512MB or GT210M 256MB graphics and both VGA and HDMI ports.
Fujitsu have announced their latest ultraportable, the Fujitsu LIFEBOOK P8110, a 12.1-inch WXGA notebook with integrated 3G/UMTS, WiFi and Bluetooth. Based on Intel’s 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo SU9600 processor with up to 4GB of RAM and an optional 128GB SSD, the P8110 can apparently last for over seven hours on a single battery charge.
Dell’s new flagship business notebook, the Latitude Z 600, has gone on sale, and thanks to an online discount its eye-watering $2k sticker has already taken a tumble to $1,799. That’s still pretty darned high, but in this case it gets you Intel’s Core 2 Duo SU9400 1.4GHz CPU, 2GB of RAM, a 64GB SSD and GMA 4500MHD graphics. Figure on spending close to $400 more if you want Dell’s nifty wireless charging system, however.
Sony Japan have put up a pre-registration page for those rich and weak-armed enough to consider buying their upcoming VAIO X series ultraportable. The notebook, announced at the beginning of September, is only listed as “coming soon”, and we’re still yet to see final specifications, but Sony have previously confirmed that it will retail “under $2,000″.
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Intel's plans for the burgeoning "ultra-thin" notebook sector have been leaked, courtesy of talkative notebook makers, who have tipped three new processors set to arrive in Q4 2009. The new CPUs - two of which are dual-core chips - will slot in underneath the existing Core 2 Duo SU9000, which will stay at the top of the range, and include the Core 2 Duo SU7000 and the SU4000.
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