Aug 27

New lineup of IdeaPad models Lenovo Y530, Y430, Y730, U330

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Lenovo Y530, Y430, Y730, U330

That new X200 isn’t the only product presented by the Lenovo. It’s been followed by a lineup of new IdeaPad models Y530, Y430, Y730 and U330. The Y430 has 14.1-inch screen (WXGA) and comes with integrated graphics. Y530 has 15.4-inch screen(WXGA) and is Centrino 2 P7350 based and comes with NVIDIA NB9M GS 256MB graphics. Continue reading »

Aug 27

Reasonable priced Lenovo ThinkPad X200

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Lenovo ThinkPad X200

Lenovo released the latest model of their X notebooks, with Intel’s recently released Centrino 2 inside. Core 2 Duo processor runs at 2.4GH  supporting up to 4GB of RAM and offers SSD (64GB) and 320GB of hard drive but there’s no disc drive. Continue reading »

Jun 15

New Toshiba AMD Puma based Satellite A305

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Puma based Satellite A305

At Computex 2008 the Toshiba presented Puma based Satellite A305 and it has already been benchmarked. This 15.4-incher (TruBrite TFT LCD display, 1280×800), comes with a 2.1GHz CPU, 2GB of DDR2 RAM ( max is 4GB), a 320GB hard drive, dual-layer DVD writer with Labelflash, 1.3-megapixel camera, Harmon/Kardon stereo speakers, 6-cell (4000mAh) Lithium Ion battery and Windows Vista. Continue reading »

Jun 14

GeCube’s 10.2-inch netbook with VIA C7 processor not a good Eee PC competitor

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GeCube’s 10.2-inch netbook

There are quite a few netbooks being released and GeCube’s 10.2-inch (1,024 x 600 resolution panel) is one of them. It doesn’t look good for it with that 1.6GHz VIA C7-D processor, 80GB SATA hard drive, 512MB of DDR2 RAM ( additional slot to expand to 1024MB), WiFi, Ethernet and 3x USB 2.0 jacks. Continue reading »

Jun 12

First Nano CPU in mini-note

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Nano CPU in mini-note

AVING was the first to spot mini-note, powered with the new Nano processor at its core. This TongFang Imini S1 Mini-Note has 10.2-inch screen, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB 2.5″ Hard Drive. With 6cell (4000mAh) battery it weights 1.2 kg and measure 249mm x 180mm x 32mm. Its nice to see 1.2 GHz Nano CPU in mini-note. Continue reading »

Jun 12

New Acer Aspire One if official, new rival for Assus

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Acer Aspire One

Acer has officially announced their new Aspire One notebook. This new 8.9-inch, 1024 x 600 pixel laptop is powered by Intel’s Atom processor and runs XP or Linux.

It will include up to 1GB of RAM, 802.11b/g WiFi, choice of 8GB of flash storage or 80GB hard drive, SD card slot to expand storage and webcam. Battery included is
3-cell, 2200mAh but there is optional 6-cell battery.

The Aspire One is expected to be available in September for $399. Continue reading »