Gateway announced what is being touted as its most diverse line of notebook PCs. The line-up includes the new Gateway 3018GZ, a widescreen notebook that is available in the sub-$1000 range. The 3018GZ is just 1.2 inches think and weighs in at 5.25 pounds.

Featuring a 14.1″ WXGA Ultrabright widescreen display, the laptop offers a wide viewing area, great for watching movies with your roommates. Even though it is in an ultra-portable form factor, the Gateway 3018GZ boasts a full-size keyboard making it comfortable to use (and not having to relearn a few keys - believe me, I know how much of a problem that can be!). As usual, it comes with on-board 802.11 g wireless support and a 10/100 Ethernet connectivity option. Targeted primarily at students, the notebook is powered by an Intel Celeron-M processor.

There’s also a combo CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive plus integrated 4-in-1 digital media reader that reads MMC, SD, Memory Stick and MS Pro. The Gateway 3018GZ carries a price tag of US $999.99.

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Gateway Inc. has just released the Gateway(R) M500 notebook. This notebook is suitable for Families, students and audio/video enthusiasts. Users will definitely enjoy the new mobile PC’s latest multimedia features, such as a 15.2-inch wide-panel display, high-performance sound system with sub-woofer, and one-touch audio/video keys.

Where other multimedia notebooks scrimp, the Gateway M500 splurges. The impressive high-resolution WXGA 15.2-inch wide-panel display shows data in a letterbox format — great for viewing large word processing or spreadsheet files and even better for watching the latest movies on DVD. The crisp, bright look of movies and games on the wide-panel display is further enhanced by 32MB NVIDIA graphics.

The Gateway M500’s high fidelity sound system with built-in subwoofer delivers clear, clean sound; perfect for enjoying music. The system also boasts one-touch audio/video keys to that let consumers play CDs and MP3 audio without powering on the PC.

Students, consumers and audio/video enthusiasts will appreciate the Gateway M500’s many other features that make it easy to enjoy audio and video. CD and DVD media easily glide into the convenient “slot-load” CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive,like those used in car audio systems. The Gateway M500’s two IEEE 1394 FireWire ports and three USB 2.0 ports ensure that consumer electronics devices such as digital cameras and camcorders can be easily connected to the notebook. And, the secure digital flash memory reader is perfect for downloading photos.

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A comfortable fit for any budget, the HP Compaq 6520s Notebook PC helps keep you connected and productive so your office goes with you wherever you go.

With its fresh new look and a starting weight of only 5.0lbs/2.27kg, the HP Compaq 6520s is the perfect business partner. Select the right 14.1-inch diagonal widescreen display that best suits your needs – choose the anti-glare display or the HP BrightView display that improves the brightness, contrast and clarity of your notebook display screen providing a more vivid image similar to a plasma or LCD television display.

Experience new levels of system responsiveness when running multiple applications and smarter battery performance designed to help extend mobility with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor.2 The optional DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL LightScribe Drive3 makes your storage media stand-out with custom labels that you can burn directly to your disc.

The HP Compaq 6520s helps you stay connected where you need to work by offering Wi-Fi Certified WLAN4 and integrated Bluetooth® wireless technologies. With Wi-Fi Certified WLAN, you can send and receive e-mails or access the Internet – at work, at home and at your favorite hotspots; while Bluetooth® technology provides wireless short-range communication or connectivity between other Bluetooth devices such as printers, mice and headset.

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Vigor Gaming Computer has announced new series of noteboooks with five new models ranging from entry-level to a desktop replacement notebook. Each new model being offered feature the latest Intel and AMD CPU technology and NVIDIA graphics cards, along with many other customizable options. Standard features for all new Vigor Gaming Notebooks include 8x DVD+/-R/RW drive, integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, TV tuner w/ optional remote, and a built-in video camera (1.3MP - 2.0MP).

The series with the largest display is the ‘Atlantis PRO’ line. These models are powered by an AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Processor and dual NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX graphics processors. It comes loaded with a dual 250GB hard drives and a 20-inch widescreen WSXGA+ (1680×1050) active matrix display. The base MSRP is $2,799.

Moving along, The Vigor Gaming ‘Atlantis’ model makes use of an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU with dual NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX graphics processors. The Atlantis notebook is designed to more for gaming with it’s 17-inch WUXGA (1920×1200) display and dual programmable gaming buttons along with multiple hard drives (max. capacity up to 750GB in RAID-0). Base MSRP starts at only $2,419.

Next is the Astorious PRO, which gets the latest Santa Rosa chipset with Centrino Duo Processing and an NVIDIA 8700M GT graphics processor. Not only offering desktop performance, the Astorious PRO series features a 17″ WUXGA (1920×1200) widescreen display, integrated Intel wireless antenna supporting the new wireless N standard, and a built-in fingerprint reader for extra added security. Base MSRP is $1925.

Ares PRO line offers Intel’s Core 2 Duo processing up to 2.93GHz. It also features NVIDIA GEFORCE GO 8600M GT graphics card, 2GB DDR2 memory, 120GB HDD, fingerprint reader, and a 15.4″ WSXGA+ display. MSRP starts at $1,899.

Last of the new models is the ‘Ares’ line which is geared toward the price-concious consumers without lacking in performance. Featuring Intel’s Core 2 Duo processors and NVIDIA’s GEFORCE 8600M GT graphics, users can choose from either a 15.4-inch (1280×800) widescreen or WSXGA+ (1680×1050) matte widescreen displays at a base MSRP of $1299.

All models are available directly from Vigor Gaming .

The Santa Rosa-based behemoth known as the Precision M6300 is finally coming very soon. The 17-inch monster laptop will be a very good partner for business boys and girls. The laptop features a a Core 2 Duo X7900 CPU (2.8GHz with an 800MHz FSB), Nvidia’s Quadro FX 1600M graphics chipset, up to 4GB of RAM, and a 120GB or 200GB hard drive.

Dell also plans to make a SanDisk 32GB SSD available for the road-ready laptop, and is offering a DVD, DVD-RW, or Blu-ray writable optical drive. Of course, the M6300 has all the regular bells and whistles, like 802.11a/g/n, Bluetooth 2.0, DVI, Firewire, plus a not-so-usual optional AT&T HSDPA card.

You can also choose between XP, Vista, or RedHat Linux for the OS. No word on price of availability, though it appears these will be landing sometime this month.

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Toshiba PC & Network Corporation will release its Dynabook Satellite K20 this September 4th. The laptop features a Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz) processor giving it the power to compete in today’s laptop market. Aside from the fact that it is customizable, the unit also features a fingerprint security sensor. Furthermore, Operating System can be chosen from either Windows XP Professional or Windows Vista Business.

The K20’s other features include a 15.4-inch wide liquid crystal display with 1,280×800 pixel (WXGA) resolution. For those of you on a budget, a standard model for the K20 will also be released on the said date. The standard models include a Celeron M 530 (1.73GHz) CPU, memory 512MB (maximum 2GB), Intel GL960 Express (video functional built-in), HDD 80GB and CD-RW/DVD-ROM and will be priced at about 180,600 Yen.

The loaded unit with Core 2 Duo T7500 CPU, Intel GM965 Express (video functional built-in), memory 512MB (maximum 4GB), to load HDD 80GB and CD-RW/DVD-ROM will be priced at 248,850 Yen.

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Acer had it’s new Ferrari 5005 Notebook on display at the IFA 2007. The Ferrari-inspired notebook sports an exclusive carbon-fiber casing with a black and red color scheme along with Ferrari emblems. With a combination of style and performance, the Acer Ferrari 5005 Notebook is surely a top choice for consumers looking for a stylish laptop with the latest technology.

Not only does this notebook feature ground-breaking dual-core mobile technology, the latest advances in integrated wireless connectivity and multimedia capabilities complete this wonderful package. Specifications for the Acer Ferrari notebook include: 15.4″ WSXGA+ TFT LCD, AMD Turion64 X2 Mobile Technology, ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 Chipset, 160GB HDD w/ DASP(Disk Anti-Shock Protection), 2GB Memory, 5-in1 Card Reader, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics, Video output (VGA, HDMI, S-video and TV-out), InviLink 802.11a/b/g wireless connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0, and many other wonderful features.

Pricing starts at $2,399 retail, or $2,699 for a Windows Vista version.

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Acer has presented a new notebook at IFA 2007, the Acer Aspire 7520G. The so called multimedia entertainment laptop comes with a 17-inch screen on the CrystalBrite WXGA TFT category, and an AMD Turion 64 dual core processor.

There are 3 choices when picking the graphics card, more specifically:

- Nvidia GeForce 700M
- Nvidia GeForce 8400-G with 128MB of memory
- Nvidia GeForce 8600M GS that features 512MB of memory

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Fujitsu just unveiled their lineup of FMV-BIBLO laptops powered with the new Intel Santa Rosa chipset. The lithe 13.3-inch MG series start at just 1.58-kg (3.48-pounds) and 22.4-mm
(0.88-inches) yet come slammed with up to 4GB of memory, 802.11a/b/g WiFi, 120GB 5400rpm SATA disk, and a multi-bay drive for a DL DVD burner or extra battery for up to 9.2-hours of untethered operation.

Unfortunately, they don’t specify which CPU this laptop is running. The NF series on the other hand, slaps a Santa Rosa generation, T5500 Core 2 Duo processor with 800MHz FSB (Front Side Bus) inside a 15.4-inch rig with additional support for ExpressCard/54. Fujitsu also announced seasonal updates to their AV-centric 17-inch NX series and 10.6-inch LOOX T-series. The NX gets some updated Core 2 Duos (non Santa Rosa editions) to accompany some serious AV expansion-works while the LOOX T welcomes a bump to an ULV Core Duo processor.

All available in April for prices ranging from ¥420,000 (about $3,521) for the NX on down to about ¥150,000 ($1,257) for a bare-bones NF model.

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Tired of seeing a sea of boring gray and matte black in the world of laptops? Sony is gearing up to literally add some color in those cheeks and a little spice in your life with their all new VAIO Type C line of “fun” computers for “young people.” The suits downtown can be perfectly content rolling around in a ThinkPad, but the iPod generation wants their personality to come shining through, and that’s why these fairly powerful notebooks come in your choice of six different colors: black, silver, and dark grey for the conservative types, as well as baby blue, green, and pink for the more exuberant amongst us.

As far as specs are concerned, the VAIO Type C can hold its own against many of its main competitors. Powering these computers will be your choice of Intel processors: if you want to save a few bucks, you can get the Celeron M430 CPU, but more likely than not, you’ll probably want to step up a Core 2 Duo (T5500, T7200, or T7400). RAM ranges from 512MB to 2GB, whereas the visual side of things comes by way of an NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 graphics card. You can also get a hard drive as large as 120GB.

No word on pricing or availability, but if you’re looking for a sexy laptop (one that may even come with a free bag, I might add), then the Sony VAIO Type C just might be for you.

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MSI offers the PR600 business notebook PC. MSI PR600 is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 512MB/1GB of RAM (max 2GB), 80GB-160GB SATA hard drive.

PR600 features also a DVD Super Multi or HD DVD optical drive, WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth, 1.3 Megapixel webcam, and a 15.4-inch WXGA Amazing Crystal Vision LCD Display. It runs the Windows Vista Business OS.

Actually, the PR600 has exactly the same configuration as the EX600, except that EX600 has the nVIDIA Geforce 8400M Graphics.

MSI PR600 Features:
Model: MSI PR600-001CA
CPU: Intel® Core2 Duo Processor T7100(1.80 GHz,2 MB L2 cache,800
Display: 15.4″ WXGA (1280 x 800) Glossy FSB
System Memory: 1GB (1x 1gb) DDR2 667 SDRAM - 1 open slot MAX. 2GB
Video: Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
HDD: 120GB, 5400PRM SATA
Optical drive: Integrated Super-Multi drive (DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RAM)
Battery: 6-cell li-ion battery: up to 3.5 hours life depending usage
Network: 56Kbps,10/100/1000, 802.11B/G wireless LAN
Interface ports: DC-in, RJ-11 modem, RJ-45 LAN, VGA, 4-in-1 Card Reader
headphones/speakers/line-out, microphone-in, line-in, S-Video TV out,
four USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, AND BUILT-IN 1.3MP WEBCAM, Bluetooth
Pointing Device:Touch Pad with onboard numeric keypad
Weight: 6.2 Lbs
OS Preload: Microsoft® Vista® Business

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The Sony VAIO TZ18GN is an 11.1-inch ultraportable notebook that comes equipped with a SSD, instead of a conventional hard disk drive. Because they’ve gone with solid state memory, this Vaio is said to be faster, lighter, and more power efficient than its HDD-based predecessor.

The VAIO TZ18GN weighs just 1.15 kilograms and boasts a very formidable battery life of 11.5 hours on a single charge. They say that this is about a half hour more juice than the HDD notebook. On the downside, you’ll be sacrificing a fair bit of storage, because this laptop only comes with a 32GB SSD, rather than the 100GB HDD you would normally get.

Other vitals include an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 8x DVD-DL burner (no Blu-ray), Windows Vista, and 1GB of RAM with the (heavily recommended) option of upgrading to 2GB. The price is a little out there at US$4,299, which works out to be a $700 premium over the model with a 100GB HDD.

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Systemax has announced its latest notebook PC with a strange name - Assault Ruggedized. As the name suggests, this is a robust notebook that comes with a magnesium alloy case,an anti-shock design, and a keyboard + touchpad + buttons that are spill resistant, so you don’t have to worry the next time you spill some coffee onto the laptop.

In terms of specifications, the Systemax Assault Ruggedized Notebook comes with an Intel Core Duo T2350 processor running at 1.86Ghz, 512MB of DDR RAM memory which can be upgraded up to 4B, and a hard-drive (SATA 5400 RPM) of 60GB.

Additional features include an Intel Graphics Card, more exactly a GMA (Graphics Media Accelerator) 950 with DirectX 9 and Dynamic Video Memory Technologies 3.0, which can have its memory go up to 224MB.

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NVous PC is a new service made by an ex-Alienware engineer that provides a way for laptops to become more colored and painted with custom designs. It is similar to what Colorware does with Lenovo Thinkpad notebooks, but the special word here is custom designs, which can be resumed to a simple word – unique.

At this time, Nvous only has two laptops on their “portfolio”: Mercury, and Ether. The first one has a 14.1-inch screen and a 2.33Ghz Core 2 Duo mobile processor. The memory RAM consists of 2GB, while the hard-drive has 160GB of space. Additional features include a DVD super drive, Wi-Fi, and Windows Vista as the OS.

As for the second laptop, Ether, the main difference is on the screen display which is bigger – 15.4-inches – and instead of a DVD super drive it only has a DVD combo drive. Prices are $1,100 and $1,000 correspondingly.

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Remember some of the Dell Inspiron notebooks mentioned previously on July? In case you don’t remember, they are available in 8 different colors, including Jet Black, Alpine White, Espresso Brown, Ruby Red, Midnight Blue, Spring Green, Flaming Pink and Sunshine Yellow.

The problem is that some Inspiron notebook orders are being delayed for 1 month, and sometimes even 2 months. You might be asking what is the cause, and according to Dell, the blame is to be put on the colors.

To date, color options are the main source of delay on Inspiron notebooks. Basic colors like black are easier to produce. Premium colors and finishes like we use on the Inspiron models introduce complexity into the process, and that’s holding things up.

On top of the colors, there is another cause for the delays, which are the screen displays - some of them are short in supply.

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Here’s a quick entry for those of you guys living in Australia. Dell is giving out several great options for their Dell Insipron Desktops. You can get an Inspiron that suits you and get up to $100 cash off. The choices include the Inspiron 530 Mini Tower that is designed to meet all your home entertainment needs. It comes with an Intel® Dual Core Processor, 1GB Memory, NVIDIA graphics card and 22″ widescreen monitor. You can get $100 cash off and no delivery fee for only $1,099.

Next they have the Inspiron 1501 Notebook that features an AMD Athlon™ Dual Core processor, 1GB Memory, 120GB Hard Drive and 15.4″ Widescreen where you can get $50 cash off and no delivery fee by just paying $899.

Actually there are a lot of offers included in the emails that came to us. But for further information, you can check out their website here and take full advantage of this wonderful opportunity.

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Lenovo’s Thinkpad X Series is ideal for users who need an ultraportable notebook but refuse to sacrifice durability or performance. The X Series notebooks can be equipped with Genuine Windows Vista, the latest dual-core processors and Wireless WAN capability. New ThinkPad X61 and X61s models even feature innovative battery controls to help you work longer unplugged, plus advances in security and available Intel Centrino Pro processor technology.

As an overview to this wonderful piece of machinery, we would like to present this overview of the X61 and X61s models from Lenovo.

Features and specifications:

Processor - Intel Core Solo processor T7100 (1.8GHJz), T7300 (2GHz), L7300 (1.4GHz), L7500 (1.6GHz)
Memory - 512MB, 1GB, or 2GB and supports up to 4GB maximum memory
Note: Microsoft Windows XP supports up to 3GB maximum memory
Hard drive - 100GB, 160GB sizes
Display - 12.1inch TFT display
Graphics - Intel X3100
Networking - 1Gb Ethernet, Modem, Bluetooth, 802.11abg WLAN, 802.11n WLAN, Verizon, Cingular and Vodafone WWAN (select systems)
Security - Fingerprint reader and Security chip (select models)
Battery - 4 cell prismatic, 4 cell cylindrical, 8 cell prismatic
Operating System - Windows XP Professional or Windows Vista Home, Windows Vista Business
ThinkVantage Technologies - ThinkVantage Technologies help make your system more secure, manage networks and connectivity, backup and restore your data, and more. Learn more and download.

For more information on Lenovo Thinkpad X Series, you can visit this site right here.

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The Toshiba Portege R100 is an ultra-slim and light notebook that combines power with affordability. Its features include an ultra-slim and lightweight, strong build quality and bundled with additional battery for maximum portability.

The R100 has a 12.1″ LCD running at 1024 x 768 XGA resolution. A Trident XPm32 LP graphics controller w/32MB DDR memory provides good graphics processing power and the dedicated video memory will be a bonus for gamer. Even though Trident is not one of those popular video gaming brands, its still packs a punch.

The Portege has a mono speaker on the bottom of the notebook and supports stereo sound output through headphones or powered speakers. The unit uses the SoundMAX integrated digital audio processor commonly found on current notebooks. It has a standard 3.5mm headphone/external speaker jack and a standard mic jack for use with PC microphones.

The Portege R100 has a 1,600 mA removable internal Lithium Ion polymer battery - small in both size and power. However, Toshiba provides users with an extra battery to improve portability and convenience. The Portege comes with Intel PRO/ Wireless 2100 802.11b WiFi with the standard perephirals of two USB 2.0 ports, a standard VGA port and an SD card slot. The PCMCIA slot, compatible with type I and II cards as well as CardBus cards is included.

An extremely thin and light notebook for a reasonable price. The fast Centrino architecture, ability to upgrade to 1 gig of RAM, included Windows XP Professional and reliable Intel Pro Wireless networking are definite winners. It has VGA, USB 2.0, 1 CardBus PC card slot and an SD slot. Integrated WiFi, Ethernet and a 56k modem will help you stay connected. Comes with recovery CDs and an extended battery.

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The Acer Aspire 5520 is a surprising piece of equipment. The quality and the robustness of the case are much better than what anyone would come to expect that comes out of Acer. The design is good too, matte black, curved angles and couple of sharp lines, all this breathes some elegance into this laptop. The case dimensions are 426×366x274 mm, and weight is 2.75kg.

The 5520 is equipped with a dual core AMD Athlon 64 X2 mobile TK-53 processor running at 1.7 GHz with 2×256 kb of cache. Integrated Nvidia GeForce 7000M card is a part of the relatively new nForce 610M chipset, released in May this year. Compared to its stronger brother 7150M graphics, this solution doesn’t offer hardware decoding of MPEG2 1080i / H.264 720p video, and the core speed is 350MHz compared to 425MHz on the 7150M. In 3DMark05 benchmark, the computer scored 612 marks, whereas PCMark5 scored 900 in graphics.

This Acer notebook features 1GB of RAM, or to be more precise 2×512MB of DDR2 running at 533MHz. Out of the box, the graphics are set to use 256MB, so the system is left with about 750MB, and that, is not quite the best solution for Vista.

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Ralink Technology Corp.,a top 5 Wi-Fi chipset manufacturer with 12% of the World Wide WLAN chipset market, announced the launch of Ralink’s RT2700 802.11n 1T2R chipset. The one transmit, two receive chipset is available in a half-sized PCIe minicard.

The RT2700 chipset is ideal for notebook and desktop PC’s and offers the high throughput and coverage of 802.11n at a price point approaching current 802.11b/g solutions. The RT2700 uses a 1T2R architecture is capable of up to 300 Mbps downstream and 150 Mbps upstream PHY rates.

RT2700 is fully backward compatible with the existing industry wireless standards such as 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g. The chipset is currently available with an 802.11n evaluation board, reference design and driver software for the Windows Vista operating system.

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