Sony has just come forth to announce their brand new limited edition VAIO Nebula FW notebook, pictured above.

Other than the snazzy cover, this notebook features a 16.4-inch display, various Intel Core 2 Duo processors, up to 8GB of RAM, hard drive space of up to 500GB or the choice of SSDs and a Blu-ray drive which is included in the price.

And that price starts at just $809.99. Not bad, huh?

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Dell has just announced that they have a new addition to their Inspiron Z line of notebooks ready for the Australian market. The notebook in question is the 13z which will run you AU$1,199 or about $1,106 USD.

This notebook will feature a 13-inch LED backlit display, 1.3GHz Core 2 Duo processor, Intel 4500MHD integrated GPU, 4GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive.

Unfortunately there was no word on North American availability but we’ll keep you posted.

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Yesterday Dell gave us the first glimpse of their Latitude Z notebook and told us that it was available then. Well, technical difficulties must have happened as the Latitude Z has just now went up for sale with a starting price of $1,799 instead of the previously reported $1,999.

For  $1,799 you will be get a Latitude Z with a 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo CPU, Intel’s GMA 4500MHD GPU, 2GB of RAM, an 8x slot-loading DVD bruner, WiFi, a 4-cell battery and a 3-year warranty.

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Compaq has today announced two notebooks for business use; the 515 and 610. Those hoping to play Crysis on one of these need not apply.

Anyways, the 515 will featurea  14.1-inch display, an AMD Athlon X2 or Turion X2 CPU, up to 3GB of RAM, an ATI RAdeon HD 3200 GPU, up to 250GB of hard drive space and a starting price of $429. The 610, on the other hand,will feature a 15.6-inch display, an Intel Core 2 Duo or Celeron Dual-Core processor, up to 3GB of RAM, an Intel GMA X3100 GPU, up to 250GB of hard drive space and a starting price of $449.

Any takers?

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Sure, Acer may be slowing down their netbook production for the rest of the year but that doesn’t mean they are going to skimp on other hardware offerings.

What you see above is one of their 8000 Series notebooks which will be made available in 13.3, 13 and 15.6 inch sizes. The entire series features either Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Solo ULV CPUs, 4-8GB of RAM, an 80GB SSD (or 160GB/500GB harddrives) and either a Intel GMA 4500MHD or ATI 4330 GPU. Additionally, the 8000 series will feature a multitouch fingerpad and the option for 3G at a later date.

We’ll keep you posted on a release date and pricing as it’s made known.

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Dell has recently taken to announce a new addition to their laptop lineup, the Inspiron 17. This is a bit of a larger laptop than Dell’s other offerings as it features a LED backlit 17.3-inch display with a 1600×900 resolution.

As for specs, you’ll be able to choose from a 2GHz Pentium dual-core processor all the way up to a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo. The base model is configured with 2GB or Ram, integrated graphics, 160GB harddrive and Vista Home Basic. Best of all it ships with an extremely justifiable price tag of just $499.

If you’re looking to go a bit higher than said price that then you can opt for a Blu-ray drive, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 GPU with 256MB of dedicated RAM. Electronista reports that in September you will also be given the option of 512MB of dedicated video RAM along with a 1080p display.

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A few days ago we reported to you about eMachine’s latest all-in-one offering. Today, Dell has announced a similar product, although this one packs more of a punch. What you see above is Dell’s Vostro all-in-one desktop.

This all-in-one desktop will give buyers the option for either a Core 2 Duo or Pentium dual core processor, 2GB of RAM and a 160GB harddrive all at a starting price right around $629. Couple this with its 19-inch display and you have a none too bad desktop option all packed into a fashionable form factor.

While the Vostro all-in-one desktop is currently available in Japan and China now, expect it to be made available in North America on August 11th.

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Sony has recently come forth and announced their latest VAIO offering, the NW — This notebook will feature a 15.5-inch WXGA display with XBRITE, a 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of DDR2 RAM an ATI Mobility Radeon HD4570 video card with 512MB of ram. Additionally it will have support for 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, a 400GB harddrive, and battery options of 1.5 hours all the way up to 5.5 hours.

The real selling point of this machine, however, is it’s 4x BD-ROM drive which coupled with it’s VGA and HDMI outputs make it a great entertainment option. Lastly, the VAIO NW features support slots for Memory Stick Pro, ExpressCard and SD cards.

The VAIO NW will ship sometime next month starting at $880 with the BD-ROM drive and $800 without.

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Remember the colorful MSI PR200 YA Edition Laptops unveiled during the 2008 CES in Las Vegas? They are making inroads to German this month. Available in Denim Blue, Coral Pink and Wasabi Green, the YA200 series features Windows Vista Home Premium, Intel Core 2 Duo processor at the heart and a sleek 12.1″ TFT WXGA display.

Users can also enjoy WLAN 802.11n wireless networking, integrated fingerprint reader that lets only authorized users to logon. It can take in up to 4GB of RAM (one of which you will never see with Vista). Other goodies include a 4-in-1 card reader, a DVD Super-multi drive, 1.3 megapixel webcam and HDMI output.

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Ripple, a Korean manufacturer, has a new 12.1 inch notebook called the Ripple Note T2450. Featuring an Intel Core 2 Duo T2450 processor (2.0 GHz), the laptop offers a 12.1 inch widescreen WXGA TFT LCD at 1280×800 pixels. There’s 1 GB of DDR2 RAM (667MHz) and a generous 120 GB SATA hard drive. For connectivity, the Ripple Note is equipped with 802.11 b/g support. The case is designed to be lightweight and it comes in a curved surface finishing.

Other goodies include a 7-in-1 card reader, and integrated 1.3 megapixel webcam.

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Toshiba Korea unveiled the new Toshiba Portege M600, a portable notebook PC featuring a 13.3″ display. Featuring an Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 processor on board, the laptop offers a 160GB SATA hard drive and 3D sensor for protection from shocks. There is also a 1.3 megapixel webcam available on the notebook. Apart from that, the M600 comes with 1GB of RAM and a DVD-Super Multi drive.

Graphics is handled by an integrated Intel GMA 950. For connectivity, the Portege offers 10/100Mbps Ethernet, 802.11 a/g wireless LAN and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. It comes bundled with Windows Vista Home Premium edition. Measuring 360mm x 267mm x 39.3mm, the laptop weighs in at 2.08 kilograms.

No word on the pricing or availability in the US yet.

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Just in time for the new school year, Alienware unleashed its new Area-51 m5550 Quick Ship Notebook PC, a special edition laptop that ships within two business days of payment confirmation and validation. The m5550 Notebook offers a 15.4″ display and comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz processor, as well as 2GB of memory. For graphics, the laptp is equipped with an ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 graphics card - great for work as well as games and video playback.

The Area-51 m5550 offers a 160GB 5400-rpm hard drive - that’s a decent amount of storage for your school needs. In addition, there’s an 8X dual-layer CD-RW/DVD+/-RW drive for backups and the like. The laptop comes with Intel 802.11g wireless access technology. The laptop offers a battery control option that lets you save on the battery by ramping down the CPU/GPU usage as well as lowering the cooling system when you don’t need it.

The 15.4″ display offers WXGA 1280×800 widescreen resolution. Measuring in at 1.36″ x 14.25″ x 10.75″, the Area-51 m5550 weighs in at 6 lbs. There’s also 7.1 high-definition audio and two speakers on-board. Bundled with Windows Vista Ultimate.

Prices start at US $1,699.

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