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Posts from the ‘Laptops’ Category

10
Mar

Dell’s new Adamo teaser

Seriously sweet. I can’t wait to see an actual one. You can’t tell me you’re not excited about Dell’s new, ultra thin laptop.

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4
Mar

ASUS announces U/UX series ultra-thin laptops

Looks like the Asus Lamborghini VX5 wasn’t enough. Nor the Asus Eee PC 1008HA. Now, Asus announced the U and UX series of ultra-thin laptops, expected to launch sometime in Q2. Both feature an illuminated chiclet keyboard and auto-adjusting LED backlit display. The U series also features a 15.6-inch glossy LCD and a touchpad that uses progressively fading lights to follow your fingertips. Under the hood, there’s an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, NVIDIA GeForce G105M, up to 500GB HDD, and Altec Lansing speakers with SRS true surround sound. Press Release below.


Josh’s Verdict: There’s not much information about the U/UX series right now, but I promise to tell you when there’s more information. Just make sure you subscribe to Josh’s Blog RSS to ensure you don’t miss it!

Light and Light – Introducing the New U and UX Series Notebooks
An Intricately Crafted Series of Notebooks that Provide Both Contemporary Style and Effortless Computing On-the-go.
ASUS, a leader in innovative industrial design, today presented the new U and UX Series, a new range of notebooks that celebrate contemporary styling and effortless elegance. Each of them a masterpiece so immensely desirable, the U and UX Series takes modern day computing to the streets, bringing delight to the users’ senses and allowing them to work or play in style.

Immaculate Design for the Discerning Individual

The ASUS U and UX Series are designed for the modern individual who accepts no compromise when it comes to exquisite taste in high fashion and possesses an eye for the latest trends as well as the intricacies in design. Reminiscent of the streets of Paris with the evening fast approaching, the ASUS U and UX Series’ newly-adopted illuminated ‘chiclet’ keyboard lights up brilliantly, not only providing users with the ability to type in the dark, but its subtle yet assuring glow also reminds the user of the star studded skies above. AI Light sensor technology intelligently detects the surrounding environmental lighting conditions and then automatically adjusts the brightness or dimness of the LED backlit display to provide a comfortable computing experience even in adverse lighting conditions. These features can be found adorning a softly contoured chassis, shrouded in a sleek and sophisticated glossy LCD lid and supported by a frame inspired by the curvature of a butterfly’s wings. 

UX Series – Gracefully Slim for Added Lightness

The UX Series’ strikingly slim profile adds to an impressively minimalistic approach to avant garde notebook design. A slot-in optical disc drive helps the UX Series to maintain its elegant profile, while a contrast of matte and gloss finishes provides a sense of both sophistication and boldness. 

U Series – Delight in Style and Substance

To further complement the illuminated ‘chiclet’ keyboard, the U Series sports an equally illuminated and interactive touchpad which sends a trail of progressively fading lights to pinpoint the location of the users’ fingertips while delighting the senses. Powered by an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor which provides the muscle for extensive multitasking and productivity, the U Series is equipped with a hard disk drive of up to 500GB, providing more than ample storage for documents and multimedia. An energy-efficient 15.6-inch LED backlit display powered by a dedicated NVIDIA® GeForce® G 105M with 512MB memory provides users with stunning visual performance for presentations and entertainment while utilizing very little power. Combined with Altec Lansing speakers-equipped with SRS true surround sound that provides high definition audio-the svelte U Series is truly an all-rounded performer for any occasion or a night out in town.

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4
Mar

Dell releases Studio 15 Special Edition laptop

If you something extra from Dell’s normal Studio 15, you may want to consider the company’s new Special Edition model, which adds a “Black Vapor” paint job and, more importantly, a 1440 x 900 LED-backlit display. Otherwise, you can get it configured with your choice of Pentium Dual Core or Core 2 Duo processors, up to 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450 graphics (though Intel’s integrated GMA 4500MHD is standard). Prices start at $799, $849, and $949 for the standard configurations. Read


Josh’s Verdict: Pretty cheap deal to me. More pictures below. 

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3
Mar

Asus Lamborghini VX5 Laptop with 1TB SSD!

The Asus Lamborghini VX5 laptop is slated to debut tomorrow alongs with other products in CeBit at Hannover, will sport a 1TB SSD, a Core 2 Quad CPU, 4GB of RAM and a 16-inch “Full HD” display. You’ll also find a GeForce GT 130M graphics card with 1GB of GDDR3 memory, an illuminated “chiclet” style keyboard and a Blu-ray optical drive to boot. Read


Josh’s Verdict: I’ll have an empty wallet after buying this.


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26
Feb

WTF: $10k crocodile laptop

Another great WTF of the day from me. Today, it’s the Ego Lifestyle Dundee PC Notebook Computer, which wells, looks like a handbag. And a laptop. for $10,900! With the following specs: 
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
  • Microsoft Windows Office Small Business edition
  • Integrated Bluetooth 2.0, DVD and RW player
  • 160 GB SATA hard disk
  • 2 GB So-Dimm DDR internal memory 

  • Read


    Josh’s Verdict: I think I’m be better off buying an Eee PC.

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    10
    Feb

    ASUS N81Vg: first laptop with NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M

    Asus just relaeased the world’s first (they love being world’s first at everything, just like their bamboo laptop) laptop with a Nvidia GeForce GT 120M, i.e. the next generation of Nvidia’s graphics card for Mobile. This specific laptop is 14 inches, with an a-la-carte choice of Core 2 Duo processors, 4GB of DDR2 RAM (where’s the DDR3 love, Asus?), a 500GB Hard Drive, Blu-Ray burner, 1.3 megapixel webcam. The battery life is supposed to last 3-4 hours, which seems a bit more accurate than their Eee PC battery life claims. 
    What, you say? What’s that new fancy Nvidia GeForce GT 120M? That “thing” has 110M gigaflops of computing power, with Nvidia CUDA technology, 32 processing cores, DirectX 10 and 1080p Video support. Read 
    Josh’s Verdict: Looks hot. ’nuff said.

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    2
    Feb

    Eurocom Clevo D900F: Core i7 Laptop!

    Crazy Canadians. Well, here’s the 17-inch D900F. The 11.9 pound laptop has a Core i7 processor (all three Core i7 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz and Core i7 Extreme Edition 3.2GHz variants are available). It also has x3 500GB hard drives (i.e. 1.5TB of space!), 8GB of DDR3 RAM, a Nvidia G280 GPU and a Blu-Ray burner. Holy crap, you say. Fancy buying one? I’ll suggest sticking your your Eee if you don’t have a full pocket.

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    22
    Jan

    Lenovo W700d: Worst PC advert EVER

    Seriously. When does a girl strip for you just because your ugly looking Lenovo W700d is better than theirs?

    Your thing is huge. That’s what she said. Seriously, Leenovo, what kind of joke is this?

    Josh’s Verdict: No one’s buying that monster, thus this advert. No one’s going to strip for you either if you have one. So don’t buy one.

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