Archive for February, 2008
New MacBook and MacBook Pro
Apple updated its MacBook and MacBook Pro laptop lines with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs, larger hard drives and 2GB of memory in most models. In addition, MacBook Pro includes the latest NVIDIA graphics processors, now with up to 512MB of video memory, and Apple’s innovative Multi-Touch trackpad. All Mac laptops include a [...]
Fujitsu MHZ2 BT 500GB 2.5-inch laptop drive
Fujitsu has announced its new series of MHZ2 BT 2.5″ hard disk drives with capacity of up to 500 GB. Sales will begin at the end of May 2008.
As an environmentally friendly product, Fujitsu MHZ2 BT use 1.8 W for read and write operations, ranking them among the most power-efficient 2.5″ HDDs in the industry. [...]
Intel Ups the Launch of the Shelton CPU
Intel has changed the launch date of their Shelton CPU platform to May.
The technology is intended for low-cost laptops, and is based around the 45nm, 1.6Ghz single-core Diamondville processor, as well as variants of the 945G chipset. The Diamondville that the Shelton processor is based on has 512kB of L2 cache, and runs on a [...]
Alienware Area-51 m15x Gaming Laptop gets new CPU
Alienware has updated their high-end 15.4″ gaming laptop range by providing the Area-51 m15x with an option to configure it with new Intel’s 45nm Core 2 Extreme X9000 Mobile CPU.
Intel’s new 45nm technology infused with Hafnium technology, improved thermal management, more transistors, and Intel HD Boost allows the Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 to [...]
LG says laptop batteries safe
LG said an independent investigation into a laptop battery explosion showed that batteries used in such computers won’t blow up under normal conditions.
“An external shock under an extremely high temperature caused the explosion in January,” the LG said, citing a test result report by the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute.
“Under normal usage conditions, it is [...]
Fujitsu’s LifeBook P8010 now available
Fujitsu’s LifeBook P8010 now available for purchase. Fujitsu’s online webstore waiting for its LifeBook P8010 to become available. Fujitsu will let you customize it to the hilt, but those looking to get in and out can snap up a low-end configuration for $1,699.
Acer low-cost laptops
Acer plan to develope low-cost laptops in 7- and 9- inches form factor. They will be priced around the $470 mark and are expected in the third quarter.
Acer said the new laptops would not cannibalise its current business, as such models were aimed at low penetration markets such as PCs for children and developing market.
Nvidia GeForce 9500M GS, 9300M G Video Cards
Nvidia has unveiled its new GeForce 9500M GS and GeForce 9300M G mainstream video cards for laptops.
The 9500M GS GPU is identical to the current 8600M GT with 32 stream CPUs and a 128-bit memory interface. On the other side, the 9300M G has the same specs as the 64-bit GeForce 8400M GS with 16 [...]
Penryn-Based Acer Laptops
Meet Acer’s laptops with the Intel Core 2 Duo ” Penryn” processor – the Aspire AS5920-6574 and AS7720-6604.
The 15.4-inch AS5920-6574 and 17-inch AS7720-6604 come with the 2.1GHz T8100 “Penryn”, 3GB of RAM, a DVD burner, the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 512MB video card, and Dolby Home Theater sound system with built-in two speakers and a [...]
Dell Inspiron, XPS Laptops with Penryn
Dell has updated his Inspiron and XPS laptops with the new Intel Core 2 Duo “Penryn”. Dell’s laptop series that feature “Penryn” CPUs are the Inspiron 1420, 1520, and 1720, as well as the XPS M1330 and XPS M1730.
The 14.1-inch Inspiron 1420 now can be configured with the 45nm Core 2 Duo T8100, T8300, T9300, [...]