HP has unveiled their holiday line-up, and the standouts are obviously the flagship HP Envy 13 and Envy 15 notebooks. Along with the two new Envy models, though HP have also announced a bevy of other notebooks and netbooks, including the business-centric HP ProBook 5310m, the entry-level HP Pavilion dm3, a special edition Studio Tord Boontje HP Mini 110 netbook and the new NVIDIA Ion based 1080p-capable HP Mini 311. More details of the full ranges after the cut.
Small form factor PC is popular among HTPC enthusiasts for a good reason; its diminutive system fits in component shelf, offers bleeding edge performance and connectivity without the bulky desktop size. Engineered with the latest blazing fast Intel 64-Bit EMT64 Core 2 Duo Processors, and packed in a small form factor enclosure of 6×6.5-inch, Stealth computer LPC-650 offers yet another mini PC with desktop power in a tiny package that stands 2-inch tall.
HP has announced a new addition to their Mini line of netbooks, the Mini 2140. This new Mini has a sleek looking design due to its all-aluminum case, though its specs are typical for most netbooks. Check out the rest of the post for more details and a couple more pictures.
The year most anticipated Apple event is only a week away, rumors of what one can expect from Apple at this time of the year are heating up all over the map; first the refreshment of the dramatic iMac, then comes the bombshell of chairman Jobs pulling out the MacWorld keynote address and health’s concern. Yeah, never a dull moment with em’ Macs, and here’s another for the coming Macworld. Mac mini is set to unveil at San Francisco next week!
Dell had 2nd thought about their Inspiron Mini 12, perhaps the fixed 1GB memory couldn’t handle the bulky vista they thought it would. They have expanded the netbook-sized notebook with Linux and legacy XP options. Showing a little love for open source user by knocking off $50 to $499 with Ubuntu installed system featuring the following standard options : 1.33GHz Atom processor, 1GB of memory and a 40GB hard drive. The XP option with similar features has the standard cost of $549.
Comparing both systems, the Ubuntu’s Mini 12 having the same three-cell battery lasts twice as long as oppose to the XP version, it’s rated for up to six-hours use. Configurable system features and color options are available on both systems as well.
Buyers of BMW’s latest second-generation MINI convertible will have yet another unusual offering to tick on the options list, in the shape of the Openometer. A new pod sitting next to the rev counter, it records how much time the car is driven with the top down.
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