Showing posts with label laptopes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label laptopes. Show all posts

Inexpensive New Laptops: Leash Of The Unexcelled

>> Tuesday, September 15, 2009

I see that "gimcrack" is in the eye of the beholder. Not only that -- the laptops in this article might not strait be as punk as something you could get off eBay or flatbottom as inexpensive as a refurbished laptop.

But, present it: new laptops are almost e'er effort to be solon pricy than the equivalently configured desktop PC because of the necessity for miniaturization of the components. And laptops hump to use divergent (solon expensive) technologies to tap shelling lifetime.

Underside wares: you're leaving to pay author for a laptop; or you're accomplishment to get less laptop for your dollar compared to a screen PC.

That said, these triads laptops -- Sony VAIO, HP Tent, and Holler Parallel -- are all coagulated buys in a capability of prices that is very capitalist for marque new equipment. And they come from sufficient companies and engage you a orbit of features as shaft.

Let's get started...

Sony VAIO N170GT

This Sony interpret is that it doesn't get a lot of junky frills on it. It is a spick search design. It is chichi, too. The select is very noctilucent. It doesn't get a lot of glare. The qualify and show is alright. In fact, for the value, it's not bad. The assault is corking for likely around quartet hours. Not caretaker, but sufficiency to view a show on a skim beautify.

On the downside, this laptop uses an older Intel Set Duo processor. It comes with desegrated graphics, which implementation that the show is not that uppercase. But you're not stipendiary a lot of money for this laptop either. If you're feat to set Windows Vista on this organisation you're deed to requisite to depute the store.

Coverall, this sit of Sony's VAIO gives you a virtuous price, but not a rattling right processor. But the laptop looks major. It's really swish and cunning.

If looks classify and you deprivation to spend few bucks, this is a eager organisation. Brand-new, this mold costs nearly $1100 advantageous tax and shipping.

HP Pavilion DV6205US

This laptop is share of the HP Tent DV6000 playoff. It is designed to postulation to the assemblage marketplace. It is a rattling chic laptop with a shiny destination -- designed to bespeak to the synoptic customers who power moot a Sony or an Apple laptop. It's got a series of high-end components and multimedia features at a terms that's subaltern than the like Holler laptop.

This laptop has both pretty fastidious pic speakers from Altec Lansing. They're placed above the controls. But be aware that if you snuggled the top the enounce gets can get muted.

This laptop also has a 1.3 Megapixel WebCam stacked mitt in, as shaft as two microphones.

There is a row of buttons above the keyboard that launches other features like the media player, volume-control and playback. The keys care precise, but they form a really plaguey beeping substantial when you force them (and you can't really twist that off either).

This laptop weighs a less over 6 pounds -- ignitor than the equal Holler laptop. When you add the AC musician, it brings the full happening up to a less over 7 pounds.

The strain is 15.4 inches spreading. It has a shiny act that makes flag really glossy and vibrant. It does free it a bit of brightness in colorful sunshine or incoming to a pane.

The keyboard is real homely. The touchpad has an on-off fix. This is rattling unresponsive because it keeps your indicator from flying off in the improper route if your aggregation passes over the touchpad time using an international steal.

It has a clean figure of ports including a FireWire opening, a VGA porthole, S-video and 3 USB 2.0 ports. You also get a mike elevate and two headphone toy.

As far as processors go, you individual a couple of choices. You can do a 1.86 GHz Celeron or a 2.0 GHz Nucleus Duo. This laptop can be organized for up to 2 GB of RAM, and it'll production with granitic drives of up to 200 GB in power.

Depression merchandise: it's got lots of recreation features, you can configure it lots of different shipway and it is very cheap. Brand-new out-of-the-box, you can get one for as minuscule as $600-$800 nonnegative tax and conveyance.

Holler Line D600

The D periodical laptops from Holler use the Pentium M which comes in 1.3GHz, 1.4GHz, and 1.6GHz speeds--all matched with Intel's new 855PM chipset. You can this laptop with between 128MB - 2GB of instant 266MHz DDR SDRAM. It also comes with a faster 40GB tough propulsion, or a choice of 20GB, 30GB, and 60GB drives functional at slower locomote.

It's got a 32MB ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 graphics separate. There are a limit of swappable modules for the only internal bay, including CD, DVD, CD-RW, DVD/CD-RW, disc, a sec harsh road, or a merchandise firing.

The average-sized, 14.1-inch obturate isn't super. But it comes with a pretty swell 1,400x1,050 aboriginal finding. (You can also save a few bucks by opting for the 1,024x768 showing instead.)

It's very fast, and it includes an mixed wireless sensitivity that is of the dual-band identify. This substance that if you are within limit of a Wi-Fi hotspot that runs either "b" or "g" wireless protocols, this laptop will be harmonious with either protocol. It also has built-in Bluetooth.

On the downside, this laptop is object of the D-series notebooks for Dell which way it gift not be compatible with C-series Holler laptops. This means that if you change a C-series arrival installation, you're out of fortune. And if you mortal media modules that are for another C-series notebook you'll person the like limitation.

Coverall, this is a really wasted and candent notebook machine at a howling damage -- $400, advantageous tax and transport.

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No weigh how you delineate "flash," these three laptops spring you a uppercase reckon.

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HP Bitterness 13 exhumed wanting Voodoo DNA

>> Monday, September 14, 2009


It's been months since we've heard a cry from Hoodoo or its adventuresome redness, Rahul Sood। Now it seems that one of the changes bicephalous to the Voodoo sort is no branding at all judging by the pics of this purported Want 13 from parent assort HP -- it steals both the analyse and size-indicative numbering from the Fetish Rancour 133 without a indicant to its acquisition. The 13.1-inch laptop is said to run Windows 7 on an Intel chipset. Visually we can see a arrange of USB plaything, HDMI, and trackpad that looks to be envelopment few unscheduled sauce. A crest at Sood's Chirp reason calls Tues "D Day" with the prospect of "new product upcoming out in September/October (ish)," that module achieve you, "the begrudge of all your friends." In remaining language, we judge to inform statesman tomorrow. Side pic after the injury, औथोर

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Ben Heck's Fashionable Atari 800 Laptop Could Be His Primo Yet

>> Sunday, September 13, 2009



With the support of a GameCube noesis ply and the elastic magic hands of skipper modder Ben Heck, one serendipitous client can now spiel Clam Actress and added classics on a positively takeout Atari 800 laptop।
s Ben notes in the video, it's really the vintage Atari keyboard that sells this entity. The clickity brattle is unmistakable, soothing and flashback inducing all in one-he plane managed to get the artifact to pop up at nighest the said search as the seminal!

Some author eyeglasses, courtesy Ben's web computer:

- Drug organization is Atari XEGS motherboard, as accustomed.
- XE 130 RAM enlargement built-in.
- Uses MyIDE circuitry and custom OS ROM to use a 2.5? PATA stiff propulsion. Real fixed! You can review out Mr Atari's site here.
- Generous 15? covert, quasi to the C64 laptop but this one is outperform perception and shinier (obviously crucial)
- Uses underivative, new-old-stock Atari 800 keyboard. This is probably the human keyboard in the record of computing, so it was couturier including, despite the complications (see story)
- Flush-mount cartridge receptacle.
- Amazing old-school styling!

Oh, and there's the classic Ballblazer too:


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Video: Microsoft's Windows 7 ad punishes Kylie with Swedish "rock"

>> Friday, September 11, 2009


There's nothing we like better than putting on Europe's The Final Countdown and listening to it over and over and yes, over again. The 80's "rock" anthem is so damn catchy and just happens to be the theme music behind Microsoft's (first?) Windows 7 television commercial. The bit brings back Kylie who has cast aside Vista and other childish things for Microsoft's latest OS. It's "snappy and re-pon-ki-ser," says the 5 year old. Aww, shucks. Let the cute wash over you in the videos (new and old) after the break.


Windows 7


Vista

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Acer's Congo-based 11.6-inch Ferrari One: finally, a netbook with speed

>> Thursday, September 10, 2009


We've seen a couple of netbooks that we'd actually consider to be mildly quick, but given that locating an Ion-based netbook is about as easy as entering North Korea with a US passport, we haven't had much of a chance to really love on 'em. Today, Acer is extending its boutique Ferrari lineup with the Ferrari One, an 11.6-inch machine that is among the first to rely on AMD's newly announced Congo platform. Packed within the chassis is a dual-cure 1.2GHz Athlon X2 L310 CPU, ATI's Radeon 3200 graphics, an XPG port for connecting an external graphics solution, a 1,366 x 768 panel, WiFi, Bluetooth, optional WWAN and a 6-cell battery. You'll also notice AMD Vision and Windows 7 badges alongside the obligatory prancing pony, but you can bet you'll be paying dearly for this when it ships on (surprise, surprise) October 22nd. How dearly? Try £435 ($724), or roughly the cost of a single lug nut on an F430.

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Kohjinsha rebrands mbook M1, calls it the PM series UMPC

Hey, remember that cute little mbook M1 that was all the rage earlier this year? Yeah, you're looking at it again, only this time it's sporting a cleaner look and a Kohjinsha badge. The rebranded UMPC gets powered by a 1.1GHz Atom N510 CPU and also features 512MB of RAM, a 16GB SSD, 4.8-inch LCD (1,024 x 600), 1.3 megapixel camera, USB 2.0, a microSDHC expansion slot, built-in WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and a headphone jack. It doesn't appear to tout any sort of inbuilt WWAN, though the included battery should last for right around seven hours before petering out. The only problem? That Texas-sized ¥59,800 ($647) price tag, which should do a commendable job of hindering widespread adoption.

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Asus UL Series Laptops: Thin and Light, Focus on Battery Life

>> Wednesday, September 9, 2009

The new range looks kinda suave, and Asus claims some models get up to 12 hours of battery life. How? They all use Intel's latest ultra-low voltage processors, and let you switch between dedicated and integrated graphics.

I'm generally not a fan of Asus keyboards, so I'm interested to see how the new chiclet style keys feel in use. Likewise for the flush multi-touch mousepad that let you perform Macbook-style gestures (like pinching).

Here's a quick look at how the series breaks down:

• 12-1.-inch screen: UL20A
• 13.3-inch screen: UL30A
• 14-inch screen: UL80V, UL80Ag
• 15.6-inch screen: UL50A, UL50Ag, UL50Vg

The UL series supports Windows 7, and should be available around the time of its arrival on October 22. No word yet on pricing. In the meantime, you can check out full specs at: [Asus]

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OLPC's XO Generation 1.5 Laptop handled, speed tested - on video!

The lucky kids at the OLPC Learning Club DC got paid a visit by a man sporting a beefed up XO 1.5 laptop recently and was kind enough to put on a little show for the group. Featuring a VIA C7-M 1GHz variable speed processor, the update to the classic XO machine promises full screen video playback, faster eToys and scratch animation, more storage for a larger offline library, better image capture and remixing, and an all-around better Java experience. In an admittedly unscientific (but still pretty sweet) side by side comparison, the XO 1.5 (left) was able to boot up and launch eToys (a real memory hog) before the XO 1.0 had booted up all the way -- this despite the fact that the 1.5 was started a little later, and that the 1.0 is overclocked to 500MHz. We're looking forward to seeing more red hot XO 1.5 action as the release date grows nigh -- in the meantime, the video below will have to tide us over. Enjoy!


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ASUS gets classy with sleek UL series laptop range


If ASUS' N61 / N71 laptops were just too -- shall we say, glamorous -- for you, how's about the ultra-classy UL lineup? Short for UnLimited possibilities (groan), the UL series offers up a variety of models, all of which rely on Intel's CULV platform for juice and can squeeze up to 12 hours of claimed battery life thanks to having both discrete and integrated graphics onboard. The 1-inch thin machines arrive in either black or brushed aluminum, with room for up to 8GB of DDR2 RAM, a dual-layer DVD burner, a Core 2 Duo CPU and hard drives as large as 500GB. Both 14- and 15.6-inch models are available, though your guess is as good as ours when it comes to pricing and availability.

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ASUS dubs self SonicMaster, outs N61 an N71 laptops to prove it

If what's been missing from your life lately can be quantified as a large widescreen laptop with "unparalleled audio reproduction" and up to a GeForce GT240M graphics card, you'd better listen up, partner. ASUS has just introduced the 16-inch N61 and 17.3-inch N71, both of which will sport up to a Core 2 Quad Q9000 CPU, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a Blu-ray drive, and the aforementioned GPU with a gigabyte of dedicated memory. The primary differences are in resolution and storage, where the N61 makes do with 1366 x 768 and 500GB versus 1600 x 900 and up to 1TB spread over two HDDs on the N71. We suspect the SonicMaster "dedicated resonance space arrangement" might be as useful as those 'shopped speakers in the picture, so we'd still advise getting a solid pair of headphones.

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If what's been missing from your life lately can be quantified as a large widescreen laptop with "unparalleled audio reproduction" and up to a GeForce GT240M graphics card, you'd better listen up, partner. ASUS has just introduced the 16-inch N61 and 17.3-inch N71, both of which will sport up to a Core 2 Quad Q9000 CPU, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a Blu-ray drive, and the aforementioned GPU with a gigabyte of dedicated memory. The primary differences are in resolution and storage, where the N61 makes do with 1366 x 768 and 500GB versus 1600 x 900 and up to 1TB spread over two HDDs on the N71. We suspect the SonicMaster "dedicated resonance space arrangement" might be as useful as those 'shopped speakers in the picture, so we'd still advise getting a solid pair of headphones.

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Packard Bell debuts 15.6-inch EasyNote Butterfly m laptop


Well, we didn't get a chance to check it out first hand at IFA, but Packard Bell did make a showing of its own at the show, and took the opportunity to debut this new EasyNote Butterfly m laptop. As you can see above, this new model one-ups the smaller 13.4-inch EasyNote ButterFly with a slightly sleeker design (and a shiny silver exterior), but it keeps things mostly in check inside, with it packing an unspecified low-voltage processor, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 graphics (which can be switched off to save power), a max 640GB hard drive, up to 4GB of RAM, and all the usual niceties like a multi-touch trackpad, Bluetooth 2.1, and 802.11n WiFi. Still no word on a release over here, but folks in Europe should be able to pick one up next month for a starting price of €599 (or just under $900).

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Dell's ULV-powered Inspiron 14z and 15z now on sale

>> Tuesday, September 8, 2009

If you're looking for some ultra-light laptop love in your life, Dell today debuted its 14-inch and 15.6-inch Insprion Z series portables. Both models have more or less the same specs, meaning up to a 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 with GMA X4500HD graphics, 1366 x 768 resolution, 8GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 802.11a/b/g/draft-N, Bluetooth, a 7-in-1 card reader, 1.3 megapixel camera, and a 6-cell battery. Starting prices for the pair go as low as $599, but if you're looking to load up on as much as possible from the get-go, expect to pay somewhere in the vicinity of $1,034.

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Philips CushionSpeaker examined, found to be ok cushion, decent speaker

>> Monday, September 7, 2009


It's not every day that someone attempts to redesign the humble laptop cushion, but Philips has done just that with its new CushionSpeaker which, somehow, someway manages to combine a cushion and a speaker. As our pals at Engadget Spanish found out first-hand at IFA, that combination actually delivers mostly as promised, but not without a few trade-offs. The good news is that speaker does seem to be of reasonable quality, and should be an improvement over most laptop speakers (the retractable USB cord is also a nice touch). On the downside, while the cushion is apparently suitably cushiony, the hard plastic surface isn't exactly the most conductive to keeping your laptop in place -- such are the perils of innovation. Hit up the link below for a closer look, and look for the CushionSpeaker to be available sometime soon (in Europe, at least) for €69, or just under $100.

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Epson's Endeavor Na02mini-V netbook won't excite many


Epson's Endeavor Na01 shipped with an astoundingly predictable set of specifications last November, and lo and behold, the unit's successor has a BOM that's equally guessable. If you're not in the mood for playing games (and be honest, you aren't), we'll inform that this bugger touts a 10.1-inch display, 1,024 x 600 resolution, 1.66GHz Atom N280 processor, 1GB of memory, a 160GB hard drive, WiFi, a trio of USB 2.0 sockets and a multi-card reader. It's also sporting one of the classier cases out there, and the built-in VGA / Ethernet ports are also handy. The included Li-ion isn't anything special, but we're told an extended cell that offers up ten hours of life should be coming soon; for those who can hardly wait, it should be ready to purchase this November for ¥39,800, or just north of $427 at current exchange rates.




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Video: Philips CushionSpeaker laptop stand combines cushion and speaker


It's half speaker, half cushion and 100 percent useful. Philips' recently unveiled CushionSpeaker laptop stand is designed for the bedridden among us, combining a soft laptop stand with a built-in speaker for amplifying those lap-based movie sessions. Of course, this thing probably won't do much for heat dispersion, but for those also looking for a personal heater, this thing just might be magical. The integrated speaker connects to one's laptop via USB, which just might put off netbook owners struggling to get by with just a couple of those very sockets. There's no mention of a US price and release date, but whatever it is, you know you'll pay it. The cutest video introduction you ever did see is waiting just past the break. [Warning: PDF read link]


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Compare Laptop Computer - Best Laptop For Under $1000

>> Sunday, September 6, 2009

The very first thing to do when considering purchasing a new laptop is to choose a few different laptops you are interested in and then try to compare laptop computer to see what is the better value for your money. Let's say you are looking for the best laptop for 1000 dollars or cheaper. First, you're going to want to find laptops that fall into that category. Then you will compare laptop computer to narrow down your choices.

Ways to Compare Laptop Computer Before Purchasing

A few things you will want to look for when you go to compare laptop computer is how much is it going to cost; how big is the hard drive; how much memory does it have and what can the memory be upgraded to; how large is the viewable screen on the laptop; what kind of graphics card does the laptop come with; and last but certainly not least is the processor.

Now that we know what to look for when you are ready to compare laptop computer we will take a look at these current laptop computers that you can purchase for under $1000.

1. HP ProBook 4710 - Price Tag: $899

The HP ProBook comes with a variety of features usually reserved for higher end notebook computers. So, make sure you take a peak at this one when you compare laptop computer online. The HP ProBook features a bigger keyboard and a seperate numeric keypad. One of the coolest features about the HP ProBook is the spill-resistant keyboard. It also comes with a big 17.3-inch LED-backlit HD+ display with a screen that is more power efficient than other LCD screens. This feature packed notebook comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo T6570 2.1GHz processor, and 4GB of DDR2 memory, along with a 320GB hard drive for lots of storage space.

If graphics is your thing, the HP ProBook features powerful ATI Mobility Radeon HD4330 discrete graphics. A built in Blu-Ray/DVDRW drive is just another addition to an already loaded laptop computer. The HP ProBook has a long lasting 8-cell battery and built in 802.11 a/g/n wireless technology. Make sure you don't skip this popular laptop when you do decide to compare laptop computer.

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UMEC's Android videophone and MID prototypes stray from the beaten path


We've seen plenty of odd Android permutations, but UMEC seems to be striving to do something all its own. It's showing two devices it currently has in the works, one is a videophone / hub / DECT phone / etc. unit (pictured), which might be at home on a countertop, while the other is a brightly hued MID, with similar internal specs but more portable aims. Both are running ARM Cortex A8 processors (like the iPhone 3GS), though there's some significant OS optimization to be done: everything was incredibly sluggish on the videophone, and the MID was locked up at the time we dropped by. UMEC also doesn't have the touchscreen drivers working for either device, though the good news is that they're looking at both capacitive and resistive touchscreens, based on what the reseller that picks these up desires. Luckily, the videophone has USB plugs galore (along with plenty of Ethernet jacks) so we were able to get a quick demo of the device using a mouse and keyboard. The MID also has a full-size USB plug, and both devices sport HDMI out, so the end usage for both of these is really up in the air. Check 'em out on video after the break.


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MSI X600 hands-on: 15.6-inches on a slim plastic platter


There's not really much to say about MSI's X600 that can't be said about the X340: both laptops slightly improve upon the (rather shoddy) build quality of the X320, but the X600 is just bigger, and packs a numeric keypad. The keyboard is really the definition of mushy, though it's at least got a bit of a backbone underneath now, and the machine overall feels like it could snap in half at the slightest bit of misapplied pressure. We're sure that's an overstatement, and it's hard to find this much computer in this thin of a form factor at this low of price, but you might want to save a few dollars for a new pair of kid gloves if you're thinking of making the plunge.

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Scratch-n-Scroll noteable mousepad puts the "do" back in "To Do" list


Can't seem to keep an unused stack of sticky notes near your dear mouse? Fret not, as the geniuses over at Quirky have popped out yet another 'well duh / must-have' product in the Scratch-n-Scroll. Rather than promising that its newest surface can help you frag more intently, smell better or just appear more heroic, this 'noteable mousepad' is apt to be one of the poorer mousing mats on the market. But frankly, that's not the point. The point is that you can jot down vital notes with just a fingertip right on the pad, and once you've transferred 'em over to something a touch more permanent, you simply lift up the semi-transparent top sheet, let it fall flat and marvel at the vanishing act. It's all yours for just $9.49, so really, why aren't you giving that read link some love?

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