MSI got a recent fame due to the Wind netbook, but they’ve decided to try the “Gaming Notebook” market with the GX630-028US.

Unlike other gaming notebooks that are expensive, this model only costs $800 and boasts impressive features, like the possibility to do overclocks and increase the processor speed by 15%. The notebook is powered by an AMD dual-core processor, on the RAM memory it has the company of 4GB of DDR2, and the graphics card is a NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT. The rest of the features are pretty normal in laptops, like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI output, a 2-megapixel camera, and lastly, a 1280×800 pixels resolution.

DosPara is a rather famous store in the Akihabara area which is located in Tokyo, and they have recently added a new notebook to their big catalog. It is named Prime Note Cressida NC, and has a reasonable price of €630 which is close to $800.

Specification-wise, the Prime Note Cressida boasts an Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 processor running at 1.66GHz, and 2GB of memory RAM, plus an Intel 945GM express working on the graphics. The WXGA screen size is set 12.1-inches, and the hard-drive has 250GB of capacity.

Other features on the latest DosPara notebook include a DVD Multi, Wi-Fi, a memory card reader, and Windows XP Home Edition as the default Operative System.

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MSI has released another multimedia-centered notebook, the MSI EX623. The MSI EX623 features Cinema Pro Technology, which offers consumers the finest movie viewing experience. With a simple touch of the exclusive Cinema Pro button; you may immediately switch to Movie Mode. The quality on screen will be more detailed, the richness in sound and the subwoofer as well as Dolby sound will be activated, providing the finest sensory of the theaters. Furthermore, the embedded high performance subwoofer design can create shocking effects.

Combining Color Film Print Technology with ocean wave patterns in design, the EX623 has been injected with a brand new texture to personal notebook computers. The most advanced NVIDIA Geforce 9500M GS graphic card with 512MB VRAM, for a more fluid, more detailed, more realistic 3D high-definition viewing experience. In the other hand, EX623 selects the brand new ECO Engine Technology, the outstanding and unique power saving function by MSI Notebook, as the power management function to extend the battery running time while performing different tasks.

Moreover. the EX623 features the latest Intel Centrino 2 Processor Technology, which uses Intel Core 2 Duo processor and Intel PM45 Express Chipset, to deliver innovative mobile solutions with unrivaled processor performance, stunning new HD capabilities, great wireless connectivity, and long battery life.

via: MSI

The tiny screen in the picture is the extra screen you’re going to find mounted on the Fujitsu LifeBook N7010. The laptop was announced today and it’s going to be available starting with November 10 for just $1,499. Besides the 4-inch touch screen (yes it’s a touchscreen), the N7010 will get you the following features:

• 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 processor
• 256MB ATI Radeon HD 3470 graphics
• 802.11a/g/n Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth
• 16 inch wide screen
• HDMI port
• Blu-ray
• eSATA port
• a gesture-enabled touchpad
• removable dust filter
• spill-resistant keyboard.

Most people that have a Bentley can afford this exclusive laptop, but it wouldn’t make much sense to buy one because for the price of it, you can buy 4 or 5 really good notebooks. In the end it is the customer’s choice: Brand and style over functionality? Or performance over a fashion accessory?

In the inside of the Bentley laptop which is made by Ego Lifestyle there aren’t many top-notch features, it has a rather small 12.1-inch screen, a hard-drive with 160GB of storage capacity, and a glossy look. To make it run there are 2GB of memory RAM, and an unknown AMD 64 chipset.

How much would you pay for a laptop with these details? $20,000? I don’t think so…

eMachines already had some good computers, like the EL1200 Slim Tower, or the T5226 Desktop, but from a laptop point of view there is a new product codenamed eMD620-5777.

The latest 14.1-inch laptop from eMachines sports an AMD Athlon 2650e processor running at 1.6GHz, and 1GB of memory RAM plus 160GB on the hard-drive. One of the most important details of this notebook is the price, it can be considered cheap because it only costs $430.

The ATI Radeon x1200 is in charge of the graphics department, which can support up to 1919MB of ATI HyperMemory. The usual specs on laptops, like Wi-Fi, and a SuperMulti DVD-R/RW drive are also part of the deal.

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Is Psystar trying to get free publicity out of the the whole Apple trial situation? The company has launched a new Mac clone desktop equipped with a Blu-ray and a new NVIDIA GPU. Leaving the fact that Blu-rays and Mac OS don’t quite mix that easily yet aside, Psystar seems unstoppable. No matter what Apple’s lawyers have said so far the company is going forward with its product.

An open notebook is apparently being created by Psystar. Psystar has confirmed it so you can expect to see one soon. I wonder how much the Mac clone notebook will cost. And where will such a notebook be actually built?

via cnet

Back in June, Toshiba unveiled the first laptop with a 128G solid-state drive which is called R500-S5007V. More recently, a couple of days ago, another unit was added to the Protégé line, the A605 that costs close to $1,400.

In terms of performance, the 12-inch A605 sports an Intel Centrino 2 Duo processor, the SU9300 to be more specific. It has 3GB of RAM memory, a Serial ATA hard-drive with 250GB, and a Mobile Intel graphics 11 Media Accelerator. Sadly it has Windows Vista as the operative system,

Other features included on Toshiba Protégé A605:

- DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash(TM) drive
- Built-in webcam and microphone (more…)

MSI has a special unit made for the European market, the VR630 laptop. Strangely enough, it has an uncommon 16-inch screen which obviously makes its resolution unpopular - 1366×768 pixels - but the good part is certainly the 16:9 aspect ratio for movies and games.

In terms of processors, there are 2 choices: either an AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core, or a Sempron CPU. In both cases the RAM memory can go up to 4GB, but default is most likely 2GB. The graphics processor is powered by a GeForce 8200M G, and there are 3 options for the hard-drive: 160GB, 250GB, or 320GB.

An interesting application included on the VR630 is the ECO power management, which saves battery life depending on the mode that the user picked: Gaming, Movie, Office, or others.

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It’s looks like everyone is launching new laptops this week to keep up with Apple’s new line of MacBooks. Samsung announced the Q310 13 inch notebook earlier this week. Here are some of its main features:

• 13.3-inch display that sports a 1280 x 800 resolution
• a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 CPU / 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 CPU
• a 250 GB / 320 GB hard drive
• Draft-N WiFi
• Gigabit Ethernet
• Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics
• a webcam
• a DVD burner
• 6-cell battery
• 3GB RAM
• Bluetooth
• an ExpressCard slot
• a multiformat media card reader
• HDMI and VGA ports.

Depending on what you choose for your Q310, you will be paying from $1,049 to $1,249. Certain discounts may apply.

Toshiba is aiming their sites at executives with the launch of the new Tecra R10 laptop. The R10 is a perfect blend between quality, durability and portability. The Tecra R10 has a 14.1in, 1680 x 1050 (WXGA+) display with the option of either a 320GB HDD or 128GB SSD. Toshiba’s put an as-yet-unspecified Intel Core 2 Duo processor under the machine’s hood and equipped it with up to 8GB of memory.

Same with the newly launched Proteges, Toshiba also incorporated a 3G feature in its latest Tecra, so you’ll be able to connect from the back of your chauffeured Lexus at speeds of up to 7.2Mb/s. Wi-Fi’s also under the hood. Short-range data transfers are possible over Bluetooth 2.1, and Toshiba’s also fitted an SD memory card slot into one side of the R10.

Toshiba’s keeping mum about the machine’s cost for the UK, but has said that it will hit Europe sometime later this year.

Everun Note from Raon Digital is a notebook I haven’t paid enough attention to. And it looks like the model will get some important upgrades like a new hard drive option and a cheaper price. Everun Note used to cost $879 and it had a 60GB hard drive.

The new netbook versions, and we have two of those, will come with SSD storage and they will be cheaper. The D24S gets a 24GB split-capacity SSD. There’s 8GB fast SLC and 16GB standard MLC flash memory. The S16S will get a 12GB MLC SSD and it will come with Ubuntu instead of the regular XP.
Unfortunately the S16 will have a Sempron CPU running at 1.2GHz instead of the dual-core AMD Turion.

Prices? Well the S16S will sell for $659 and the D24S will sell for $950. That’s still expensive! And the prices don’t include tax! Next!

Asus has become the first company in the world to announce a Quad Core Gaming Notebook, and it is codenamed G71. The top-notch notebook has gamers as the target because almost all the recent games require a lot of resources in order to run smoothly. This is when gaming consoles step in the game, but that is another story…

The Asus G71 boasts the fresh Intel processor, also known as Core 2 Extreme QX9300, and as company in the graphics section there is a NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT with 512MB. As for the RAM memory, 4GB of DDR3 should be enough to play most games. The display screen is a 17-inch Crystal Shine with 8ms of response time, while the hard-drive hits the top at 1TB by using two hard-drives of 500GB each.

Addiotional extras include gaming hotkeys to launch your prefered games with a touch of a button, bluetooth, a blue-ray drive, and strangely enough the Overspeed Protection has been removed which means you can overclock it as needed.

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The ASUS N10 was announced in September with a release set for the Korean market, but the good news is that NewEgg has added the notebook to their catalog, and it can already be purchased on their website.

The specifications are already known, but the different prices taking in consideration the configurations are something new. With that in mind, check out the three N10 combinations:

N10E-A1 – cheapest model with a $600 price tag. Sports a 160GB hard-drive, WiFi, 1GB of RAM memory and Windows XP Home as the operative system.

N10J-A1 – more ram (2GB), a real graphics drive unit which is the GeForce 9300M with 256MB, a 6-cell battery, and an updated OS – Vista Home Premium. Priced at $700.

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MSI Korea recently announced the launch of first 10-inch Notebook in two model options, viz. U100-6B102 and U100-6B106. These are upgraded versions of U100 laptops. These feature an increased battery life (with 6-cell battery) and good storage capacity.

Both the notebooks are infused with Bluetooth capabilities and support more than five times 802.11n to deliver an enhanced mobile computing experience. While the 120GB U100-6B102 model will reach stores in mid-September, the 160 GB U100-6B106 is available for sale since 9 September. You can choose your desired model from three color options: White, Black and pink.
via: newswire

Now, laptop owners can expand the available storage space to 500GB with the new Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB notebook hard drive. The 2.5-inch drive uses 250GB-per-platter technology and designed for both notebooks and portable storage devices. The Scorpio Blue series is known for its performance - with up to 3Gb/s transfer rate - without a lot of noise at cool operating temperatures.

The 5400rpm drive comes with WhisperDRive technology to make it one of the quietest drives out in the market. ShockGuard, with its hardward advancements, protects drive mechanics as well as platter surface offering a high shock tolerance that is essential to anyone. The drive also boasts of IntelliSeek technology that calculates optimum seek speeds for lower power consumption.

The WD Scorpio Blue 500GB (model WD5000BEVT) hard drive is now shipping through retailers for US $219.99, while a 400GB version is available for $189.99.

MSI Korea recently announced the launch of first 10-inch Notebook in two model options, viz. U100-6B102 and U100-6B106. These are upgraded versions of U100 laptops. These feature an increased battery life (with 6-cell battery) and good storage capacity. Both the notebooks are infused with Bluetooth capabilities and support more than five times 802.11n to deliver an enhanced mobile computing experience. While the 120GB U100-6B102 model will reach stores in mid-September, the 160 GB U100-6B106 is available for sale since 9 September. You can choose your desired model from three color options: White, Black and pink.

Sony has come up with its innovative AW-series Notebook, which is packed with awesome screen technologies. It supports a bright 18.4-inch diagonal display offering full HD resolution. This portable notebook will be a better choice for the photographers, as well as users of HD camcorders.

The VAIO notebook features Adobe® RGB colour space to bring the ideal exactness for enhanced editing. Its integrated 3 LED backlighting is a characteristic of advanced BRAVIA™ LCD TVs. With powerful HD resolution up to 1920 x 1080, it delivers high-quality performance.

The VAIO AW series also incorporates with Adobe Photoshop® Lightroom® along with Adobe Photoshop Elements. Apart from this, it also supports plenty of advanced features and technologies including Image Data Converter, Picture Motion Browser and a setting plug to provide ultimate results. (more…)

Continuing its tradtion of bringing in latest and innovative products, Sony Electronics has launched its new VAIO CS11 Notebook. Available in attractive colors, VAIO CS11 Notebook features all the latest technologies and functionalities. Featuring touch-sensitive AV controls in the keyboard, this notebook is truly one of its kinds.

“This is a companion, not a tool,” said Hidetoshi Takigawa, Marketing Director for VAIO Of Europe. “If you want tools, there are plenty out there. If you want something that’s special, that’s ahead of the curve, then here is where you need to be. The VAIO CS is fresh and colourful, and sheer style is going to be a big part of its appeal, but it’s clever as well as beautiful. It can become a part of your lifestyle, letting you communicate, helping you manage your digital world and have fun at the same time. You don’t just own it – you will treasure it.”

VAIO CS11 Notebook comes with built-in intelligence and is capable of organizing your digital world. This notebook allows you to add special effects in videos and clips. It incorporates powerful editing features enables smooth cinematic transitions. VAIO CS11 Notebook comes with a 12 Tone Analysis system that helps categorizing an entiremusic collection on the hard disk. (more…)

MSI has yet another gaming device ready for you. The 14.1 inch laptop baptized the GX400 is the machine we are talking about. It will bring hot new 3D graphics with the NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT card with built-in DDR3 512MB VRAM. There’s an Intel Core 2 Duo and an Intel PM45 Express Chipset present to boost speed.

Besides that you will get some 500GB of space, Dolby Surround Sound, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, a DTV receiver, HDMI, WiFi, Bluetooth and possibly a Blu-ray player. The battery is said to give you lots of hours of gameplay.

The GX400 has some tricks up its sleeve. It has a quick launch touch sensor for switching among its five different modes: gaming, movie, presentation, office and turbo battery.