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HP ENVY 15, ENVY 17 and ENVY 17 3D go on sale

Chris Davies, Dec 7th 2011 Discuss [7]

HP's updated ENVY 15 and ENVY 17 notebooks have gone up for sale as promised, offering second-gen Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, slick metal chassis and Beats by Dr.Dre audio. The new laptops use 1GB AMD Radeon graphics, up to 6GB of DDR3 memory and a choice of HDD or SSD storage, while connectivity includes HDMI, WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth and DisplayPort. Pricing and more after the cut. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Lenovo IdeaPad U400 Review

Chris Burns, Dec 6th 2011 Discuss [20]

This week we’ve got the newest offering in the ultraportable PC space with the Lenovo IdeaPad U400 sitting on the review block, and with its simplistic appearance, Core i5 processor inside, and classic “breathable” Lenovo keyboard, we’ve got what would appear at first to be an all-round lovely little number. This laptop has a 14-inch HD display, up to 4 hours of battery life off the cord, and it runs Windows 7 Home Premium out of the box. Is this the relatively tiny yet super powerful Windows machine you’ve been looking for all your life?

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MacBook Air knockoff gets real close, but in appearance only

Rue Liu, Dec 6th 2011 Discuss [1]

The folks at MIC Gadget have found a MacBook Air knockoff from China called the AirBook that looks near identical to the real thing upon first glance. Without having a side-by-side comparison and without booting up, those less familiar with Apple products could easily be duped into thinking it was the real deal. Read The Full Story

Lenovo ThinkPad X130e official, rugged and student-aimed

Chris Burns, Dec 6th 2011 Discuss [3]

This week the folks at Lenovo have revealed the ThinkPad X130e, a notebook for students and schools with an 11.6-inch display, less than 4 pounds in weight over the whole chassis, and up to 8.5-hours of runtime on its biggest and best battery option. There will be several models offered up with interchangeable specifications like AMD or Intel processors, and all models will include a rubber bumper on the top, reinforced and recessed ports, and both strong rounded corners and hinges. In other words, you'll be find if you drop this notebook in your bag and the bag also happens to have a big brick of concrete at the bottom of it. Read The Full Story

LG Xnote Z330 ultrabook revealed

Chris Davies, Dec 5th 2011 Discuss [2]

LG has revealed its own attempt at the ultrabook segment, the LG Xnote Z330, with Intel's Core i5 and i7 processors and more than a hint of Apple's MacBook Air to the styling. Built around a 13.3-inch 1366 x 768 display - that, thanks to LG's 8mm-thin bezel Shuriken tech, fits into the space a 12-inch panel would usually demand - the Z330 is 14.7mm thick and 1.21kg, and can run for over 6hrs on a single charge. Read The Full Story

Windows 8 ARM notebooks and tablets tipped for mid-2013 debut

Chris Davies, Nov 29th 2011 Discuss [11]

Notebooks running Windows 8 on ARM processors rather than Intel or AMD x86 chips aren’t expected to hit the market until June 2013, insider sources have suggested, indicating Microsoft’s Windows on ARM project will lag considerably behind the mainstream build. The platform itself is tipped to go public at the end of 2012, DigiTimes‘ sources tell them, but with the first hardware not scheduled until midway through the following year, broad adoption isn’t seen until 2014 at the earliest.

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MacBook Air refresh in Q1 includes 15-incher say sources

Chris Davies, Nov 28th 2011 Discuss [2]

Apple is reportedly readying a new MacBook Air line-up for early 2012, with a new 15-inch model joining the existing sizes as the Cupertino company reacts to Intel's Ultrabook push. The new 11.6-, 13.3- and 15-inch ultraportables will go on sale in Q1 next year, DigiTimes' supply chain sources claim, with pilot production believed to have already begun. Meanwhile, retail insiders suggest a MacBook Air price cut is in the pipeline before the new models arrive. Read The Full Story

Toshiba Portege Z830 and Z835 Ultrabooks now available online

Rue Liu, Nov 22nd 2011 Discuss [2]

Toshiba's first entries into the ultra thin and lightweight notebook category called Ultrabooks are now available for purchase online after initially being sold exclusively through Best Buy. The Portege Z830 and the Z835 series are deemed the lightest 13-inch notebooks in the world, aiming to compete with Apple's popular MacBook Air notebooks. Read The Full Story

Samsung WiFi-only Chromebook arrives plus 3G price cuts

Chris Davies, Nov 21st 2011 Discuss [11]

Google's Chromebook project hasn't exactly taken the mobile computing world by storm, but the search giant is hoping a software update along with a WiFi-only version of the Samsung Chromebook Series 5 will change that for the holidays. The login process has been streamlined, Google has revealed, along with some tweaks to the New Tab page that should make users feel more at home as well as highlight potential multimedia and gaming. Read The Full Story

HP Envy 17 and 15 officially revealed

Paul Fang, Nov 16th 2011 Discuss [10]

If you ladies and gents have been waiting for HP to hurry up and update their Envy laptop line, then you're in luck. Say hello to the new HP Envy 15 and 17, entirely redesigned inside and out. With an almost, dare I say, Macbook-esque flair, the new models retain their sexy brushed aluminum exterior. However, that's, uh, pretty much it. The chassis gets a brand-new facelift with matte black lids, silver palmrests, and, surprise, more Beats by Dr. Dre branding via a logo on the newly added analog volume dial and neat red border around the backlit chiclet keyboard. Read The Full Story

HP Folio Ultrabook revealed, 13 inches of ultra-ruggedness [UPDATE: press photos added]

Chris Burns, Nov 15th 2011 Discuss [4]

It appears this week that HP is set to release the next entry into the Ultrabook classification of notebook PCs with the Folio, a 13.3-inch ultraportable laptop made to be rough. Mister Ritchie Djamhur, retail buyer and trainer as well as host of the lovely blog Ritchie's Room has the exclusive first look at this device in a set of photos complete with details that include an ever so slightly re-branded Pavilion dm3 chassis, lovely silver exterior, and two choices on innards. Is this your first Ultrabook, you HP loving users you? Read The Full Story

Air-style MacBook Pro due early Q2 say suppliers

Chris Davies, Nov 15th 2011 Discuss [5]

Apple’s rumored 15-inch ultrathin MacBook could hit the market in early Q2 2011, the latest supply chain intel suggests, with mass production tipped to kick off in March. Details on whether the notebook will be classed as a larger MacBook Air or a new, skinny MacBook Pro redesign are unclear, DigiTimes‘s sources maintain, one expected casualty is the DVD burner, as Apple shifts to do away with optical media.