Apple had to face enough embarrassment earlier this week when its unbody MacBook Pros shipped with trackpad related problems.
The trackpad freezes after almost 50 clicks because of some unknown reasons and it starts working again after another 10 failed clicks.
Asus’ CEO Jerry Shen says that a new Eee PC with less than $187 cost will be available during next year.
In an interview with Laptop Mag, Asus’ CEO Jerry Shen urges that Eee range is not going to creep up above the 10 inch range, however, he confirmed that a touch-screen netbook will be available in the market in mid 2009 with the price range that might expand downwards or up.
Apple announces the launch of its new notebooks on next Tuesday and it may include much rumored ‘Brick’ laptop.
The ‘Brick’ (as rumors are) is a top-end notebook computer that has been constructed with a single block of aluminum and it will address those concerns that many users had regarding Apple’s svelte Air notebook launched earlier this year.
Another rumor circulating these days is that a MacBook is available at just $800.
Though the price is low and idea is exciting, it looks somewhat uncompetitive given the quantity and sometimes quality of Intel Atom-powered netbooks available out there.
If you are thinking about a super-slim and air like light laptop in half of the price of Apple’s well known MacBook Air, S101 is the machine you are thinking about.
According to Asus claims, the machine weighs even less than a kg and specs are better than Apple’s MacBook Air.
So far specs are concerned; the S101 has an Intel Atom processor and Intel 945 Express graphics, an integrated four-in-one card reader, 3 USB ports , easily changeable battery( with a good lifespan of five hours), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and a nice RJ-45 Ethernet socket.
For its Europe customers, Sony has recently announced two new Vaios: an intriguing all-in-one Vaio JSI PC and an NSI series notebook. Both these devices have been particularly developed keeping home users in mind.
You may see Sony’s well-known Vaio brand in business as well as in home flavors, however the inclusions of the Vaio NSI and Vaio JS1 provides some breadth to the latter.
At last Dell much talked about netbook has appeared on the horizon in a public airing in Monaco.
The noticeable thing about the machine is its size. With just a 9-inch screen it is somewhat weightless. Just close and slip easily into a small handbag or any other sort of bag that are not considered sufficient for laptops.
The version (we tried) had Unbuntu as operating system and it took almost a minute to get start.
The Icons appear big and those who are experience with Linux system can easily find what they were looking for.
Sony is quite habitual to make ‘the world’s lightest’, ‘the world’s smallest’ and ‘the world’s fastest’ sort of things. Now there is Vaio TT notebook that has been launched as the lightest Blu-ray laptop in the world with its 1.3kg weight and 2.5cm thickness.
In this slimline computer, there is an 11.1-inch XBERITE-DuraView LCD display with LED backlight that makes it ideal for Blu-ray Disc movies.
Samsung has just announced the release of its new Blu-ray laptop, the R610. With a Built-in Blu-ray drive, it has a 16-inch screen of 16:9 ratio and it can pump out 1080p quality footage.
And it’s not just all about pictures as there are two 2-watt speakers and 7.1 channels surround sound that make films sound awesomely.
Under the shiny chassis, it has an Intel Centrino 2 processor, an nVIDIA 9200M graphics card, 3-in-1 card reader,
1.3-megapixel webcam, Bluetooth 2.0, an HDMI/VGA port, four USB connections and a nice full size keyboard.
To give R610 little bit extra touch of colour , the company has given a black-gloss finish with red shades.
So far price tag is concerned, it is of £800! It will be available in October.
There is an unstoppable rise in the demand of such tiny laptop PCs as lack optical drives, but offer a faster internet access and that’s why it’s leading to a decrease in the use of CDs to install software,
Similarly, downloads have become much faster with them and the purchases of such devices feel more satisfying. These are the factors that more and more software makers are turning to USB drives for distribution.
Source Next from Japan is one of such companies as are quite popular because of its CD-free laptops. In Japan CD-free laptops are gaining much popularity these days and more than 30 software titles of Source Next are available as downloads or on flash drives,
These are available in different prices that start at ¥3,970 (£20) and most of them are consisted of anti-virus software, phone utilities and different PC productivity applications. These are found in 1GB drive that weighs 7g and can be reused after installing the software.
According to Source Next, it aims to sell more than one million USB drives in the first year of its arrival and it has really serious designs on the USB installation market.
Though Intel Developer Forum has unveiled many innovative new technologies in this week, the soonest felt would be the arrival of one of its existing devices.
Intel announces that the coming 2nd Gen of dual-core mobile processors for the smart and light notebook PCs would be available to all comers.
So, we can say that any PC maker that wants to have the same thin and light chipset, which is found into the MacBook Air, can freely use the Merom processor if it fits.
This smart and light chip plays an important role to give MAcBook Air a slim look. It is being expected that soon there would be a lot of competitors from Taiwan to make alternative available.
Let’s see, how Apple responds, but we can expect a revamped version of the Air. With or without the Intel chip? Time will tell.
Though seven inches can be considered big enough in some cases, the latest miniBook called Mini Laptop Neo is small in price aside from its smaller size.
Just with £170 price tag, this Mini Laptop Neo is one of the cheapest and lightest computers around as it weighs just 650g.
222×165x30mm is actual measurements of this miniBook and it has a 7inch display with 800×400 pixels.
Not only small in price but also in memory and storage.
There is a 32-bit processor and 128MB storage of DDR2 memory. The device hasn’t been exactly geared for gaming and the storage is somewhat deplorable too with just 2GB of NAND Flash and price is £170!
It has three hours battery time and it comes with a handy SD slot and pre-installed Linux.
You can get the miniBook from Maplin with £170 price tag but this price tag is valid until 2nd September, so be quick to get it before it touches £200 mark.
Lenovo announced its S10 unltraportable ‘IdeaPad’ machine on Friday. According to some, the system has pretty darn impressive specs.
If you are considering having an ultraportable notebook, this Lenovo S10 provides you a good reason to keep your investment away from Asus ‘Eee PC range’
With its just 2.4-pounds weight and 9.8×7.2inches dimension, the S10 is quite handbag friendly. It features an LED back-lit 10-inch screen and coming with Windows XP pre-installed.
Intel N270 1.6 GHz CPU, Intel 945GSE Chipset, with 3-cell battery up to 3 hours battery life, Built-in 1.3M camera, 2 stereo speakers, really full size Keyboard, express card slot for WWAN expansion, 2-GB memory, Intel built-in GMA 950 graphic, Four-in-one Multi-card Reader ,Bluetooth and integrated Wireless 802.11 b/g are some other worth mentioning features.
An advanced heat-dissipation has also been used that make it certain that the machine doesn’t get too hot especially during those long train journeys when surfing the net becomes your favorite pastime.
For 512MB memory it will set you back $399, for 80GB HDD model the cost is $450. It’s available in black, red and white colors.
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A new update range of Satellite and Satellite Pro laptops with Centrino 2 technology has been recently announced by Toshiba.
The updates have been made in the complete range that also covers the P3-18M and 19M while in satellite Pro models, A300-1EA, A300-1E7 and U400-130 have been included.
The new intel chips haven’t only been given to Satellite machines but Toshiba’s stylish and lustrous Portege M800 also been housed with a Centrino 2 chip.
320 hard Drive, a 13.3in WXGA TruBrite TFT Display and 2GB DDR2 +2GB DDR2 RAM are some included specs.
Toshiba asserts about the laptop that it is perfect for those business professionals who want style with performance.
The Toshiba Portege M800 will set you back in £749
The last but not least is Toshiba’s Qosimo range. Perhaps, your guess is right; these laptops have also been housed with Intel Centrino 2 inside.
Some recent reports suggest that Toshiba’s new Quad Core HD Processor has been included in the new machines and this Processor is capable to control gesture and has a new built-in video upgrading technology.
The price for available F50 and G50 series models start at £899.
The X300 model is the latest gaming machine by Toshiba and it has Intel Core2 Duo processors, DDR3 RAM and up to 640GB dual hard disk drives. There are also some new additions like a 5.1 channel Harmon Kardon sound system and an nVIDIA GeForce graphics . The price starts for this laptop at £1,199
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Lenovo on Monday cleared plans to launch an innovative ThinkPad laptop line the SL series consisted of features and hold up services geared towards diminutive and medium-size trades.
This model contains the price from US$699 to $1,199 and these laptops would draw closer with online support services and LoJack technology to path down the stolen laptops. The machines would be intended for businesses with up to 99 employees that couldn’t have the funds for an IT staff to troubleshoot their own laptop tribulations.
The online backup service will be an original for the total ThinkPad line, said Charles Sune, worldwide segment manager for Thinkpad SL series. It would provide a method for businesses on a financial statement to back up data.
In addition this contains Absolute Software’s LoJack technology which can facilitate track down stolen laptops. Added security and shore up tools will be made available from Lenovo’s ThinkVantage hardware and software line together with its Active Protection System which looks after data on a notebook’s hard drive.
Lenovo has what’s more drew a page from its users listening carefully to IdeaPad laptops in the SL series, sprucing up the ThinkPad design with a added modish look and multimedia features for instance a connector to display high-definition video and software for video formation.
That’s a shift ahead of the ThinkPad’s conventional business focal point through the new look planned to make it more appetizing for both private and business use.
The SMB marketplace is a rapid emergent but price-sensitive part so Lenovo finished some trade-offs in manipulating the laptops, Sune said. For instance, the SL laptops would not come up along with the proprietary porting stations more often than not found on enterprise ThinkPads, but would certainly contain a USB-based port replication system.
The laptops would be officially pronounced in the next few weeks. Lenovo turned down to provide any of the precise hardware details.
Lenovo has been just about high-end models priced of about US$1,000 similar to the ultra-thin X300, but perceives a new business opening among lesser significant businesses. Lenovo would also mark the products at Europe, the U.S., Greater China and Asia-Pacific where SMBs would embark on the greatest openings over the next few years, Sune said.
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