HP Laptop Reveal Processor Ivy Bridge Appearance

CALIFORNIA - HP has quietly launched the first laptop to adopt Intel Ivy Bridge. Currently, at the official site for HP registered intermediate series Pavilion DV4-5000 , DV6-7000 and DV7-6000, but the price is known and not yet available for pre-order.

TechRadar proclaimed on Monday (3/19/2012), DV4-5000 will have 14-inch screen with 1366 x 768, along with RAM8GB, covering an area of ​​1TB hard-drive and graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 630m.

Meanwhile, DV6-7000 has a 15.6 inch screen with a resolution of 1600 x 900. It offers the same speed processor, and adopt RAM8GB and the same graphics card. However, with an area of ​​2TB of storage space double.

The final model, DV7-7000 also brought a 15.6-inch screen, storage space and RAM are the same, but with a slightly faster version of the i7.

Mosaic showing the design of new laptops from HP and according to the leaked press release, will be available to order on April 8 next to the date of delivery April 29.

Ivy Bridge delays have heard a lot in recent weeks, but it seems the release date of the new generation of Intel processors it is possible that it remains on track in April.

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Acer launched 15-inch Ultrabook at CeBIT

Hannover - Acer launched a new ultrabook the size of 15 inches. Sophistication is on display at CeBIT (Centrum für Buroautomation, Informationstechnologie und Telekommunikation) this week.

Proclaimed PC Advisor, Saturday (10/03/2012), named Timeline Ultra M3, Acer's latest ultrabook offering features hardware similar to those in medium-sized laptop in general such as optical drives, graphics card separately, and the screen seluas15, 6 inches with a resolution of 1366x768 pixels.

With a weight of 2.3 kilograms, Timeline Ultra M3 is heavier than other ultrabook. But with a 15.6-inch wide-screen size, the extra weight it's Timeline Ultra M3 is certainly understandable.

Judging from the shape of her body, it still retains ultrabook slenderness ideal ultra thin laptop. Only approximately 20 millimeters in thickness. In the thin chassis, the Acer managed to pack the DVD drive along with a hybrid hard disk drive (HDD). To add to these advantages, Acer also claims that this ultrabook have a battery that can last eight hours.

In addition, other features that are rarely found in ultrabook graphics card 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT640M magnitude. So far, ultrabooks others who have used a separate graphics card is ultrabook Gigabyte U2442, which also was announced at CeBIT.

Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3 have been circulating in Singapore, with a price tag of approximately USD1.035 and will land in the U.S. market this month.

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Toshiba Announces New 3D Gaming Laptop

TOKYO - Toshiba announced its latest 3D gaming laptop devoted exclusively to playing video games. Unfortunately, although intended for 3D gaming, laptop called Qosmio X870 not supported glasses free 3D technology.

As reported by Slashgear, (07.03.2012), Qosmio X870 specifications include 17.3-inch wide screen featuring full High Definition (HD), and adopting the latest generation of Nvidia GPUs. With the size of the screen and Nvidia graphics technology, the eyes of gamers will be getting pampered while playing the latest 3D games.

It adopts the latest Laptop Intel Core Sandy Bridge for kitchen spur, well equipped rooms of up to 2TB of data storage, a hard disk drive (HDD) or a hybrid solid state drive (SSD). Qosmio X870 is preening with a combination of red and black was also ordered to be able to convert 2D into 3D.

In addition, the laptop also supports Blu-ray format, along with additional features Harmon Kardon stereo speakers with 3D virtual sound support. Then for business connectivity, Toshiba complete with 4 USB 3.0 ports, HDMI port, ethernet, WiFi b / g / n and Bluetooth version 4.0.

Not only that, users also can keep listening to music through headphones socket when the Qosmio X870 in sleep mode position. The laptop is also equipped with full HD web camera that supports face recognition (recognizing faces).

Toshiba Qosmio X870 was first rumored to be circulating in the UK in the second quarter of 2012. However, until now Toshiba has not given details about the price tag that will be offered.

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Google Announces Second Generation Chromebook

CALIFORNIA - Google will soon release a second generation of notebooks based operating system Google Chrome, Chromebooks, with reliability in speed and other advantages.

As TomsHardware preached on Sunday (2/19/2012), Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Chrome said, "Chromebook is in the stage of 'journey'". This is a sign that soon Chromebook second generation will be present on the market.

The birth of the second generation of this Chromebooks be good news for investors to invest in Chromebook. "We are very excited about the Chromebook, we really get a lot of positive feedback," said Pichai told Cnet.

Pichai added that Google has done an update on Chrome every six weeks, so the Chromebook performance is much better than when it first arrived on the market

"We're really looking forward to the next generation of Chromebooks. We will increase the dimensions of speed, simplicity and security," Pichai explained

Chromebook currently being designed with low power consumption, long battery life capabilities, and how to make it have a low price. However, Chromebooks will not be intended for the needs of gaming or editing high-resolution images but rather the level of social activity online.

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Asus: Intel Declares War "Ultrabook" With Apple

TAIPEI - Intel aggressively campaigned ultrabook as the thinnest laptop, a new era of portable computers. In essence, the notebook ultrabook is trimmed in size, plus the battery resistance, and increasingly sophisticated performance.

Intel campaign with his ultrabook is of course very blessed by the hardware vendor partners such as Asustek. In fact, Asus chairman and founding father Morris Chang said Intel Ultrabook declared war on Apple with the MacBook Air. As is known, the MacBook is currently known to the operating system and thinness.

"Intel will compete with the backing of the customer TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)," says Chang, as reported by Tech Eye, Friday (17/02/2012).

Much speculation Ultrabook will be a strong competitor that can not be underestimated by Apple. The reason is, it comes with Intel Ultrabook frills clones cheaper MacBook, and is preferred by the consumer non-Apple computers.

However, Chang has pledged its support to "stand behind" its customers in battle against Intel.

Apple has responded by asking the public to stop Asus makes MacBook Air clone, so it looks like a war actively and openly.

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Google Spread 27 Thousand Chromebook to School

WASHINGTON - Google's approach to the education community by distributing 27 thousand Chrome OS-based notebook, or known by the Chromebook to a number of schools in the United States (U.S.), in 41 states.

According to the Internet giant, this step will help to increase customer awareness of their portable computers and prepare for market base when Google tried to compete with Wintel notebooks or tablets and is also known as ultrabook.

Chromebooks is a mobile PC that has a minimum storage and work directly from the cloud (cloud). Files created and stored online, and applications used for these tasks the most part, cloud-based as well.

Chromebooks also quite lightweight and able to operate with far less energy than laptops in general. So that was launched through Digitalstrategy, Monday (01/30/2012).

Earlier this month, Apple is trying their luck in the book industry with a new application iBooks, which users can download an interactive book for their iPad.

Students will be able to read textbooks, take notes and turn them into flashcards, zoom in on image details or define words that are not known immediately.

Students can download apps and buy books through iTunes at a price of USD14, 99 or lower.

Apple is targeting high school students and has partnered with high school textbook publisher McGraw-Hill, Pearson and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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5 Most Popular Ultrabook at CES 2012

 

This is genre of laptops most "hot" this year. Which becomes a weapon for PC manufacturers to survive the onslaught of tablets. In essence, ultrabook the trimmed size is a notebook, plus a battery endurance, as well as increasingly sophisticated performance. Well, here is a row ultrabook which steal the show at CES 2012:


Dell XPS 13 
Measuring 13 inches, the Dell XPS 13 is made of very lightweight aluminum shell. Most areas of the thickness of only 13 mm. While weighing less than 1.4 kg. XPS 13 also uses the output Corning Gorilla Glass glass that seemed to be the standard of smartphones, tablets, and notebooks today. Dell plans to market its XPS 13 in February.
 
Hewlett-Packard Envy 14 Specter 
HP Specter has a very elegant body design. Processor uses Intel's Core i5-2467M, 4GB of RAM, and 128 GB SSD. Not only that, ultrabook also features technology called Near Field Communication (NFC). Equipped with backlit radiance technology, which will detect the presence of users. Specter name chosen to evoke the mystery. Ultrabook battery can last 9 hours. The plan will be marketed at a price of USD1.400 in February.
 
Samsung Series 9 
Ultrabook Samsung Series 9 is indeed surprising. The best part is only 14.9 mm thick. While weighing only 1.59 pounds. In fact, the screen size of 15 inches. For the series of 13 inches, its thickness to be pruned again 12.9 mm and weighs 1.15 kg. Both models adopt the Intel Core i5, 8 GB RAM and 256 GB SSD storage capacity. Series 9 can be awakened from sleep mode in 1.4 seconds, the battery can last up to 10 hours. Reportedly, this model also will slide in February.
 
Acer Aspire S5 
S5 has much better features than S3. The screen size of 13.3 inches, similar to its predecessor. What is different is that its thickness reaches 15 mm at the thinnest. While weighing only 1.35 kg. Ultrabook It also uses Intel's Core i5 and i7 with the latest processors Ivy Bridge. Another difference from the S5 is the Thunderbolt port for faster data transfers, as well as USB 3.0 and HDMI. Shelf itself has the capacity to use SSD.
 
Sony Ericsson Z330 
Z330 size of 13.3 inches. Its features include an Intel Core i7 processor, and screen resolution of 1366 × 768 pixels. Thickness there are two, namely 14.7 mm and 19.9 mm. While weighs 1212 grams and 1497 grams. For storage capacity, users can choose 120 or 256 GB SSD SSD on the Z330.

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HP Envy 14 Specter, Ultrabook of Glass

LAS VEGAS - Being in a family line of Envy, ultrabook made ​​by HP has unique features, the chassis is made ​​of glass, scratch resistant and relatively mild to severe ranges under 4 pounds (1.8 kilograms).

Proclaimed PC World, Tuesday (01/10/2012), Envy made ​​with a focus on a powerful specification, slim design and premium materials. HP Envy 14 Specter has a level of thinness of 0.78 inches and weighs 3.79 pounds (1.7 kilograms).

For screen display, Envy 14 Specter was just equipped 14-inch screen (smaller than the old Envy 14), but increased up to 1600 pixels resolution.

Although compared with other ultrabook, HP portable computer creations is still thicker and heavier. However, the most prominent of its design is the use of glass material for the chassis. Cover part, from the back to dispay was made of glass. So when in a closed state, this portable computer looks like a tablet the most up to date.

Envy Envy 14 Specters like other products, equipped with Beats integration. For matters kitchen runway, pinning HP Core i5-2467M processor, RAM 4GB, and SSD (Solid State Drive) 128GB.

In addition HP also installed the NFC feature in it, then WiDi wireless dispaly, and KleerNet wireless audio. As for its vitality, HP promises a battery that can last for 9 hours.

At this ultrabook began to attend on February 8, later, Envy 14 Specter will be priced with a starting price of USD1400.

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LG has Prepare Ultrabook

SEOUL - LG was quite captivated by the charm ultrabook which is predicted to be booming in 2012 this. The proof of these vendors have set up a ultrabook, even reportedly would be introduced at the International Consumer Electronics (CES) 2012.

No half-hearted, even South Korean vendors are going to introduce a pair of Ultrabooks. LG claims that have ultrabooks super powerful performance and sleek design does not look like ordinary ultrabooks.

Some sources say the closest, it will carry ultrabook model codenamed Z330 and Z440 Super Ultrabook LG. The first model has a 13.3-inch screen, CPU Core i3/i5/i7, 4GB DDR3 RAM, SSD (120/256 GB), Ethernet, WiFi and Bluetooth, plus Intel HD 3000 graphics.

While the Z440 carries size 14-inch and 8GB memory, plus a 500 GB HDD. Both ultrabooks have a multi-card reader, USB 3.0 (one port), USB 2.0 (two ports), 1.3-megapixel webcam and HDMI, plus audio in / out.

Ultrabook presence is in line with LG's official statement before announcing its presence at CES 2012.

"At this year's CES, LG will showcase products that not only new, but also set a new standard for defining the category of personal computing devices," said JJ Lee, vice president and chief executive of LG Electronics IT Business Unit, as quoted by Softpedia, Thursday (01/05/2012).

"Our new product featuring a variety of breakthrough technologies from LG, like IPS screen, glasses-free 3D and Super Speed ​​Boot, which feels will enhance the personal computing experience. This technology reflects our goal to satisfy the various needs of consumers, as well as an aggressive strategy for 2012, "he added.

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Best Laptops of 2011

When planning to buy a gadget, the laptop is most likely the first on the list. Choosing the right one, however, can be a challenge. Apart from the many models available in the market, you also have to consider your ideal screen size, performance specs, and even the price. As 2011 draws to a close, here are the most purchase-worthy laptops of the year.

  

Apple MacBook Pro (Fall 2011 edition) – Tech experts may tell you that Apple’s MacBook Pro is a smart investment, even at its slightly steep price. Not only it has a user-friendly experience, but also of its impressive performance for home and/ or office usage. The latest edition of MacBook Pro, released in Fall of 2011, has a slight CPU upgrade from its previous versions and makes a great starting point for any optional upgrades. While its trackpad and gesture controls remain among the best of the bunch, the device still lacks features some may find significant such as an optical drive, HDMI, Blu-ray, and USB 3.0.

MacBook Air (Summer 2011 edition) – This very thin, 13.-inch laptop has performance upgrades, such as the latest Intel CPUs and longer battery life, that make the most recent MacBook Air worthy to be suitable for maintream usage. The down side, however, is that its 128GB solid-state drive that is smaller than a standard hard drive, not to mention that it costs at least $100 more than the latest MacBook Pro.

Samsung Series 7 – If you are craving for a Windows-based laptop with MacBook Pro performance, the Samsung Series 7 Chronos 700Z5A-S03 (pictured) is the closest you can get. It equals the MacBook in terms of specs, power, design, and battery life, but it is at least $500 cheaper that the entry-level MacBook Pro. However, its large multitouch click pad is not as responsive to its Apple rival. Considering its hefty price tag, it lacks Blu-ray and a 1080p screen.

Toshiba Portege R835-P70 – Looking for a laptop that costs under $800? The 13-inch Toshiba Portege R835-P70 is the best option. It features a new Intel Core i5 CPU, Intel’s integrated graphics, and a battery life that almost lasts a day. Despite its impressive graphics performance, however, it is not gamer-friendly. This Toshiba laptop also lacks Bluetooth and mobile broadband connectivity, as well as a Blu-ray option.

HP Pavilion dm1z – The most recommended among the budget ultraportable category has got to be the 11-inch, AMD-powered HP Pavilion dm1z. A upgraded version of its former self, the new HP laptop comes with Beats Audio, a more efficient touchpad, and an updated AMD processor. The bad part is that its performance and battery life remain the same.

Source: CNET

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Acer Aspire S3 Core i7 Version Now Available

Acer has just announced that its Core i7-powered Aspire S3 Ultrabook is now available in retail, more than a month after its i5 counterpart went on sale. Apart from the i7 processor, the 13.3-inch laptop also features a 240GB SSD, Acer Green Instant On that turns the device on for less than two seconds, Acer Instant Connect for a fast link-up to the Internet, up to 50 days of standby power, and up to six hours of continuous usage, all encased in a lightweight aluminum/ magnesium casing. It only weighs 2.98 pounds and measures just .51 inches on its thinnest.
The Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook Core i7 version is available now for $1,299 at major retails stores including Amazon, NewEgg, TigerDirect, and BestBuy.com. Those who are on a budget may want to consider its Core i5 version, which only costs $899.

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Review Dell Inspiron One 2320, Touch All-In-One Desktop

With a sleek design and thin to be more than a trend, even a desktop PC is slow to follow. Now seems to be a market for all-in-one desktop PC removes most of the desktop and the size of more conventional design. Dell, for example, has created on the desktop for several years. One of them was recently a Dell Inspiron 2320 One Touch All-in-one desktop.

Dell Inspiron 2320 PC One Touch is an all-in-which is designed to create less clutter, however, offers the same performance as a typical desktop computer, and more. Office AIO is only 2.3 inches thick, but comes with a screen 23-inch Touch Screen HD 1080p. Cheaper configuration is equipped with an Intel Core i5, 6GB RAM, 1TB of storage, and Intel graphics. Mid-range units feature the NVIDIA graphics chip, 8 GB RAM, 2 TB of storage and a Blu Ray. The most expensive lot is equipped with the Intel Core i7, NVIDIA video card, 8 GB RAM and 2 TB of storage. The price of three Dell Inspiron 2320 One Touch All-In-One office is the U.S. $ 950, U.S. $ 1,250 and $ 1,400 respectively. Now available from Dell.

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Samsung Sliding PC 7 Review And Preview

New Information for New Gadget News this time come from samsung. Innovation in bringing new products are always carried out the world’s electronics manufacturers, including Samsung. Korean vendors today announced a new innovation in the netbook segment, by introducing a generation of Samsung Sliding PC7.

The design of the display as usual netbook, this notebook only has a slider mechanism on the side like a phone keypad and screen. As a result of this hybrid netbook can later apply to two devices, namely netbook ‘normal’ and the tablet PC operating system Windows 7.

As a prime mover, Samsung Sliding PC7 Series carries an Intel Z670 Oak Trail with a clock speed of 1.66 GHz. Just like most netbooks, a 10.1-inch diagonal screen, with a resolution of 1366×768 pixels. Display Samsung is pinning touch technology, with 340 nits of brightness. 2GB of RAM memory and storage space 32GB/64GB SSD (solid state disk) is provided by the netbook weighs 2.2 pounds.

As already mentioned above, the Samsung Series Sliding PC7 adopt Windows7 Home Premium operating system. However, Samsung has mempermaknya to have optimized for the touch screen, in particular by providing a ‘Touch Launcher’.

Other supplies that carried this netbook the USB ports and HDMI, 4-in-one card reader and an ambient light sensor plus a 1.3 MP camera. For battery life, Samsung’s netbook hybrid is claimed to last up to 9 hours.

The plan Samsung Sliding PC7 Series will be available in the market in March 2011, with a tag of 699 U.S. dollars, or USD 6.4 million-an.

Detailed Specifications for Samsung Sliding PC 7 :

CPU: Intel ® ATOM Oak Trail Z670@1.66GHz
* Operating System:
o Genuine Windows ® 7 Home Premium
o Samsung Touch Launcher
* Memory: 2GB DDR2
* Hard Drive (max): 32GB or 64GB (SSD mSATA)
* Screen: 10.1-inch HD LCD touchscreen display (340 nit)
* Resolution: 1366 x 768
* Graphics: Intel Integrated Graphics
* Audio Technology: Integrated speakers (0.8W x 2)
* I / O:
o USB 2.0
o 4-in-1 memory card reader
o HMDI out
* Webcam: 1.3MP
* Battery: Lithium Polymer; up to 9 hours
* Wireless: 802.11b/g/n; WiMax, 3G
* Dimensions: 6.88 x 0.78 x 10:47 inches (W x D x H)
* Weight: Starting at 2.18 lbs.

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Review Apple MacBook Pro 13 Inch

Last year, Apple MacBook Apple MacBook changed drastically with the use of aluminum body, LED display and touch screen very different track. Sometimes it can be called by a new revolution, but to increase and raise some new features.

13-inch MacBook Pro is really different. And "lighter, softer and stronger than before. It also has long term. Apple MacBook Pro also uses a new 13-inch LED-backlit liquid crystal display (LCD panel change) and the area widely detection.

MacBook Pro 13 still uses the connection port of the fire that is useful for professionals. Prepared slot Secure Digital (SD) and illuminated keyboard. It also offers features like the LCD screen, optional mobile broadband and Blueray.

Design the system announcement to build the first model tat white aluminum less than full participation in order to make stronger and more elegant on the cover. In fact, the MacBook is more powerful as the old classic 13-inch plastic MacBook.

The new MacBook Pro trackpad remains widely throughout the coverage is the button. Therefore, the use of it can be handled easily through the menu and touch screen laptop. If users typically use multi-touch gestures, you can feel hard on the touchpad.

The new screen has a good color level, color, clear and complete. It also has 13.3-inch wide LCD with 1280 x 800 resolution. This is a standard for the big screen. While the use of the LED display on the cover of the battery thin and economically. You do not see the screen because the mirror is very difficult to absorb light.

13-inch MB Pro uses the Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz speed and follow the web to do some work or to play media files with ease. NVIDIA GeForce 9400 and used to inspire new MacBook to play at low resolutions. To play for real money. They have the system in principle.

The battery in the new MacBook 13 and 15 are not removable. Apple says its system can be active for about 7 hours to monitor the Web and more. In addition, 3.5 will be ours to play the DVD.

Apple says the new battery model quite good, although steeper tan 1,000 times. Therefore, we used up to 5 years. The way of life of about five hours when the battery is a test to see the video. It may be more than 40 minutes from the MacBook and MacBook over 15 hours with white back ground. Therefore, Apple is still using the model of the old battery can be changed.

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Toshiba Portege Z830 Ultrabook

It seems that ultrabooks are increasingly taking the place of netbooks in the market. Ultrabooks offer the same and even better features than the erstwhile netbooks but with slightly larger screen sizes, making them a better option nowadays for many people. That is why many companies are now getting on board the ultrabook bandwagon by introducing their own ultrabook models. One of the more recent ones is the Toshiba Portege Z830 Ultrabook Series.

The Toshiba Portege Z830 Series comes in 4 models with different internal specs and options for different people’s needs. It is being marketed as the world’s lightest 13-inch ultrabook. A Toshiba Portege Z830 Ultrabook can feature an Intel Core i3, an i5 or an i7 processor. It can also have a 4GB or 6GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Mobile Intel HD Graphics, and a 13.3 inch widescreen display. It also weighs only a light 2.4 pounds. The Toshiba Portege Z830 Ultrabooks are now available at Toshiba. Prices start from US$929 to US$1,429 for the higher-end models.

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LG XNote Z330

LG of Korea has recently launched a new ultra slim notebook in the Korean market. Called the LG XNote Z330, it comes at a time when notebooks are vying to become the slimmest in the market as people seem to be yearning for a device that they can easily carry along. The LG XNote Z330 certainly fits the bill.
The LG XNote Z330 comes with a 13.3 inch HD LED Backlight display. It comes with either an Intel Core 2637M 1.7 GHz or Core i5 2467M 1.6GHz processor. The LG XNote Z330 also will come with, Intel HD Graphics 3000, 4GB RAM, 120GB or 256GB SSD, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity and USB 3.0 support. It is also just 14.7 mm thin and weighs 1.21 kg. The LG XNote Z330 will initially be available in the Korean market at around 1.7 to 2.6 million won. That would be from around US$1,500 to US$2,300.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X130e Targets Students

Lenovo is set to launch its latest Thinkpad laptop, which is being offered for classroom use. The ThinkPad X130e is ruggedly designed, making it ideal for careless students, and comes with all the features expected from a ThinkPad including a red pointing stick.
The kid-friendly laptop features an 11.6-inch screen shielded with 1.2mm of plastic on its bezel, an Intel Core i3-2367M processor, AMD Fusion E-300 and E-450 APUs, 2GB of RAM, up to 500GB of storage, Bluetooth 3.0, an accelerator to protect the hard drive, three USB 2.0 ports, HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, a combined headphone/ mic port, a 4-in-1 memory card reader, and a six-cell battery that lasts for up to 8.5 hours. The device also comes with RapidBoot technology, enabling it to startup in under 20 seconds.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X130e will be available beginning December 20 starting at $469.

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Razer Blade Gaming Laptop Available for Pre-Order

Gaming blog Kotaku reports that a high-end gaming laptop will be available for pre-order in a few days, which will possibly arrive at your home by Christmas.
The Blade laptop by Razer is a high-performance gaming computer crammed in an aluminum body that is less than an inch thick. It features a 2.8GHz Intel Core i7, 8GB of RAM, a 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M video card, and a 17-inch LED-backlit screen. Since the Blade is optimized for gaming, it comes with 10 context-sensitive touch keys located at the right of the keyboard, whose functions change depending on the game being played. And because of the positive reactions about the device, Razer has even swapped the planned 320GB HDD for a 256GB solid-state drive without increasing its retail price.
How much will it cost, you ask? It will hit around $2,800. But hey, if you are going to waste your money, the Blade gaming laptop can definitely get your money’s worth.

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