The Dell says the new release of Ubuntu delivers more peripheral support - like ATI Video Graphics, Dell Wireless, Fingerprint Readers, HDMI, Bluetooth and MP3/WMA/WMV.

The 15.4-inch Inspiron 1525n and 13.3-inch XPS M1330n start at $549 and $949, respectively.

Hewlett-Packard has unveiled a new 17-inch Pavilion dv7z laptop. which powered by AMD’s Puma mobile platform.

The Pavilion dv7z is equipped with an AMD Turion X2 Ultra, Turion X2, or Athlon mobile CPU, and the ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics or Radeon HD 3450 256MB videocard. The HP Pavilion dv7z comes with up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, single or dual hard drives for up to 500GB of storage, and a DVD burner or Blu-Ray optical drive.

The 17″ display in the HP dv7z provides two resolution choices: 1440-by-900 or 1680-by-1050 pixels.

The laptop has four USB ports (4th shared with eSATA port), an ExpressCard slot, HDMI and VGA outputs, Altec Lansing stereo speakers, as well as optional web camera and fingerprint reader.

Lenovo yesterday announced the release of four all new IdeaPad laptops. The new Intel Centrino 2 Montevina-based IdeaPad series include the U330 13.3-inch ultraportable, the 14.1-inch Y430 and 15.4-inch Y530 mainstream systems, and the Y730 multimedia-oriented desktop replacement.

Along with the new Centrino 2 processors, the Montevina-powered IdeaPads include up to 4GB of DDR3 main memory, Dolby Home Theatre sound, an integrated 1.3-megapixel web camera, HDMI output, optional Blu-Ray drive, frameless display, and various color choices.

All of the new IdeaPad notebooks include the following features:
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Lenovo unveiled the new ThinkPad T, R, and W laptops. The new Lenovo’s notebooks based on Intel Centrino 2 Montevina mobile platform.

The Lenovo ThinkPad T400 (14.1-inch), T500 (15.4-inch), R400 (14.1-inch), and R500 (15.4-inch) series provide a wide selection of the latest Intel Core 2 Duo 45-nanometer CPUs, but the lower-end R series feature the new Celeron CPUs.

The higher-end ThinkPad T400 and T500 laptops come with switchable graphics, enabling an easy switch between the power-saving Intel X4500 integrated GPU and ATi Mobility Radeon HD 3470/3650 video cards. The new ThinkPad T, R, W Series also include displays with LED backlight, solid state drive options, DDR3 memory support, optional Blu-Ray drive, web camera, and DisplayPort technology.

The ThinkPad R400 and R500 come with the integrated X4500 graphics and traditional hard drives only, and also feature DDR3 memory, DisplayPort, webcam in select models, and Blu-Ray option.

The ThinkPad T, R, and W laptops are expected to arrive on the markets in August. No word about price yet.

The Asus Eee PC 901 12G 8.9-inch is now available for purchase online and costs $599.

The 2.4-pound Eee PC 901 12G features an Intel Atom CPU, 12GB of solid state drive storage, 1GB of RAM, a 6-cell battery, and Windows XP. The display has a resolution of 1024×600.

The Asus Eee PC 901 12G equiped with a built-in 1.3-megapixel camera, 802.11n wireless LAN, Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth, 3 USB ports, a VGA output, and MMC/SD memory card reader.

The Asus Eee PC 901 12G in Pearl White and Galaxy Black colors.

Asus has quietly released a slightly retooled version of the Eee PC 900 laptop. The Eee PC 900 is packs an Intel Celeron 900Mhz CPU instead of the newers Intel Atom chip. Originally the Eee PC 900 was available only in 12GB Windows XP and 20GB Linux varieties. Now it looks like you can pick up a 16GB version with Windows XP or Linux.

The Asus Eee PC 900 16G with the Windows version going for $449 and the Linux model priced at $399. What’s odd is that the original 12G and 20GB versions cost substantially more.

The 904 will sport a larger case and keyboard but the same 8.9 inch display as the current Eee PC 900. And Hexus reports that the 904 may in fact use a Celeron CPU due to a shortage of Intel Atom chips. But Hexus also says the Eee PC 904 should include an 80GB HDD, not a 16GB SSD.

So taken at face value, it looks like Asus is continuing to expand its lineup and considers the modified version of the Eee PC 900 to be such a minor change that the company doesn’t need to bother coming up with a new model number. The Asus product page for the Eee PC 900 does indicate that the PC comes in 12GB, 16GB, and 20GB varieties. No word on why the 16GB version would be so much cheaper.

The other specifications of the Asus Eee PC 900 16G are the same as in the 12G and 20G models, and include an Intel Celeron processor, 1GB of RAM, 802.11b/g wireless LAN, a built-in web camera, and 4-cell battery. The 16G is available in white and black colors.

With the price of NAND flash memory continuing its steady sequential decline, Apple cut the price of its Solid State Drive (SSD)-equipped MacBook Air by half a grand.

“The Cupertino-based Mac maker is now selling its super slim 13-inch 1.8GHz MacBook Air with a 64GB solid state drive for $2598, down from the $3098 fetching price that was listed as recently as last week,” the report says.

The $500 price cut is achieved by reducing the prices of laptop’s 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor by $100, and the 64GB SSD by $400.

The basic Macbook Air configuration is priced at $1,799 and includes an 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo CPU and 80GB hard drive.

Secondly, the company slashed the cost of the Flash memory-based 64GB SSD drive upgrade to $599 from $999. That means customers can now configured a 1.6GHz MacBook Air with an SSD drive for as little as $2398.

The Asus is ready to launch a new Eee 904 laptop. Eee904 will be the cheapest of the new models available.The Eee PC 904 HD will be launched into the UK channel within weeks and will be on retailers shelves within a month.

The Asus Eee PC 904 HD will come in the same body as the 1001, will ship with an 8.9-inch screen, but feature a full size keyboard. It will also feature a hard disk instead of a solid state drive that the other models feature, hence the HD after its name.

The Asus Eee PC 904 HD will cost about $500.

Meet the new Asus M70 and M50 entertainment laptops. The new Asus laptops, based on Intel Centrino 2 “Montevina” mobile platform, are now available for preorder on the net.

Equipped with the new Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 45nm processor at 2.53GHz, the listed M70VM-7U005G 17-inch notebook and M50VM-AS001G 15.4-incher feature the NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS 512MB video cards and 4GB of DDR2 memory.

The Asus M70VM-7U005G is a solid laptop with 1TB of HDD, a Blu-Ray Combo optical drive, and a display resolution of 1920×1200. Its priced for $3,236.74.

The Asus M50VM-AS001G costs $1,840.50. It has a 320GB HDD, DVD burner, and a 1440×900 display.

The both Asus mobile systems include 802.11a/b/g/n wireless connections, Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth, and 1.3-magapixel web cameras.

The Asus M70VM-7U005G and M50VM-AS001G will be in stock on July 12th and July 26th (for M50VM-AS001G).

Dell introduced the new line of laptops: Studio 15 and Studio 17 notebooks. The Studio 15 and Studio 17 have 15.4-inch and 17-inch displays.

“These laptops combine sleek designs, striking visual color elements and personalization options with features such as standard built-in webcam, capacitive touch media control buttons, slot load drives, and optional mercury-free LED displays and built-in mobile broadband,” Dell says.

The both of laptops are based on Intel’s Centrino mobile technology including 965GM/PM chipsets and Core 2 Duo processors. The new laptops supports up to 4GB of system memory.

The Dell Studio 15 comes with up to 320GB of hard drive space (640GB for Dell Studio 17, using two 320GB hard drives) and a slot-load DVD burner or Blu-Ray Combo.

It is equipped with a slot-load DVD burner or Blu-Ray Combo, depending on customer’s choice. Laptop’s 17″ widescreen display with glossy coating features two resolution options: 1440×900, with optional LED backlight, and 1920×1200. The display is managed by the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 integrated GPU or the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 256MB dedicated graphics.

The Studios laptops are available today on official Dell’s site starting at $799 (Studio 15) and $999 (Studio 17) and will be available at Best Buy and Staples stores late.