We’ve not heard much regarding MSI’s Wind U200, their first CULV ultraportable, since we saw it fondled on video back in May, but the 12-inch notebook seems finally to be showing up for pre-order. German online retailer notebook.de are listing the U200 – which uses Intel’s 1.3GHz Pentium US2700 processor – for €629 ($906).
Scant details of Lenovo’s upcoming IdeaPad, the U450p, have appeared on the company’s site. While full specifications, pricing and release availability are unknown, the IdeaPad U450p is known to have a “nice” 14-inch display and Core 2 Duo ULV processor (most likely from Intel’s CULV range).
More of the more tempting models from ASUS’ upcoming notebook line, the ultraportable UX30, has found its way to the desk of Netbook Live, and they’ve been putting the 13.3-inch pre-release unit through its paces. Theirs is the entry-level 1.3GHz SU2700 model, using one of Intel’s CULV processors paired with 2GB of RAM and GMA X4500MHD graphics.
Earlier this week word slipped out from Acer and ASUS that N-series netbooks were on hold until the launch of Pine Trail in early 2010, with the two companies focusing on CULV “ultrathins” instead. Now it seems that they’ll have significant competition from HP, who are believed to have commissioned a new 11.6-inch machine that will go into production next month, with production of a 10.1-inch netbook revision beginning in September.
TriGem have announced another new model in their Averatec line of home computers, in the shape of the N3400 ultraportable. While it may resemble a netbook, in fact the aluminum-clad notebook packs a dual-core Pentium T3400 2.16GHz processor, 3GB of RAM (8GB supported) and a 250GB hard-drive, together with a 13.3-inch display.
Pre-order pages for Acer’s Aspire Timeline 1810T CULV ultraportable have seemingly confirmed the 11.6-inch notebook’s price. The 1810T, Acer’s 1.4GHz SU3500 replacement for the underpowered Aspire One 751, is available to preorder from European online store Notebook.de, at €499 ($711) including tax.
Details on the 3G-equipped Timeline 1810T after the cut
If our review of Toshiba’s Portégé R600 this week tempted you into the company’s ultraportable range, but you prefer an added shot of WiMAX goodness, then you’ll be wanting to head over to Japan to pick up the company’s latest wireless-integrated model. The Japanese version of the R600, the Dynabook SS, will see its RX2/T9JMAJ WiMAX version (complete with a 128GB SSD) launch today, July 24th; Toshiba first announced the notebook back in June.
Toshiba may not have the fashionable appeal of Apple, nor the solid reputation of Lenovo, but they do know how to push the envelope. Their Portégé series of ultraportables is already slim, and was the first to offer a 128GB SSD back in 2008; now it’s the first, in the shape of the Portégé R600, to offer a 512GB SSD. Legitimate business tool or shallow one-upmanship? SlashGear decided to find out.
Dell’s Adamo is admirable for a Windows ultraportable, but when they snuck glances over at Apple’s notebook range they really should’ve stopped before they got to the prices. $1,999 was simply more than most people were willing to pay; happily Dell have finally realized that, and cut the entrance price to their Adamo range to $1,499.
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Acer subsidiary Packard Bell are set to release a CULV ultraportable for the European market. The Packard Bell Butterfly S FC has a 13-inch display and uses Intel's 1.4GHz Core 2 Solo SU3500 processor, with 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard-drive.
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