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The Lightest Ultrabook By Toshiba: Portege Z830

ravi — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:35:12 +0000

Laptop Maker Toshiba has introduced a new series of ultrabooks “Portege Z830″. Toshiba claims this 13-inch model as one of the lightest 13-inch ultrabook in the world. This model is only 0.63-inches thick and its weight is just 2.45 pounds (1.11kg).

The case of Portege Z830 is made up of a sleek aluminum and magnesium alloy which makes it light in weight and durable as well. Its thin design doesn’t affect on any of the features as it has VGA, Ethernet, HDMI, two USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 port, SD card reader slot and a 3.5mm headphone jack. This impressive ultrabook has a large backlit keyboard with a chiclet design.

The Toshiba Portege Z830 comes with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3, i5 and i7 series processors, integrated graphics and an option of multiple SSD capacities. The 8-cell (47Wh) battery gives a battery life of up to 8 hours. There is no Words on any exact models and configuration, but the company said the basic model will be cost less then just $1000.

Concept Real Notebook

ravi — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:27:42 +0000

The Real Notebook is concept of laptop by a designer Kim Min Seok. Its essence is that you can browse as a notebook. In this concept a unique technique is used that involve the opportunity to bend the screen. Take Real Notebook in hand and turn like an ordinary book.

Alienware Intel Core i7 Powered 17-Inch Gaming Laptop

ravi — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:29:07 +0000

Control your gaming with the Alienware M17X multimedia laptop with stunning features.

Its high-definition 17-inch display and a powerful Intel Core i7 processor is a combination of high-performance which allows ripping through the latest 3d games at lightning fast frame-rates. You can create a home network and share your favorite photos, videos, music and get the best entertainment experience with Windows 7 Home Premium. It come s with Display Port video output which is the newest monitor interface supporting today’s digital graphics and LCD technologies.

Alienware Intel Core i7 Powered 17-Inch Gaming Laptop Features:

1.73 GHz Intel Core i7-740QM quad-core processor (with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.93 GHz)
6GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
HDMI, VGA Audio-out Connectors (3) Audio-in/Microphone Jack Built-in Front Speakers (2) Gigabit Ethernet
500GB (7200 RPM) Hard Drive
2.0-megapixel webcam
8x multi-format DVD drive supports reading/writing of CD-R/RW, DVD±R, DVD±RW, DVD±R DL, and DVD-RAM.17-inch high-definition widescreen display with 1440 x 900-pixel resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio.
Video output: 1 VGA and 1 DisplayPort
Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
9-cell battery
Dimensions: 14.88 x 12.15 x 1.92 inches (WxDxH)
Weight: 9 pounds (with 6-cell battery)
Warranty: 1-year limited hardware warranty; 24/7 phone support
8-in-1 memory card reader, 1 head phone and 1 micro phone2
Built-in stereo speakers with internal high-definition, 5.1-channel audio
Wireless-N Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n) for ultra-fast connectivity to home and business networks.

Bluetooth connectivity enables you to communicate and synchronize wirelessly with Bluetooth-enabled peripherals such as printers and cell phones. Using HDMI port you can connect to a compatible HDTV or home theater receiver.

You can get more features with Windows Anytime Upgrade through simple upgrade process.

Dell presents New Inspiron 14R and 15R Notebook – sleek, thinner switchable lids with 2G Intel Core – Easy to change

ravi — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:17:54 +0000

Dell hits Indian consumer markets with appealing, thinner, lighter Inspiron series laptops. 15-inch version is the thinnest laptop currently available. They will be launching laptop front, seamless 10 switchable lids. These lids are not like computer covers, which make notebooks look bulky. They integrate as laptop front, seamlessly,” says Mahesh Bhalla, executive director and general manager (Consumer & SMB), Dell India.

Realising that Apple Macbook Air and Sony Vaio series of laptops were redefining notebook thickness, Dell has decided to compete with its XPS 15z laptop.

New laptop models has options of 2nd Generation Intel’s Core i3, i5, and i7 processors, a 13-hour battery life, HD capable webcam, up to 8GB of memory and will also have Intel Wireless Display to stream video to an HDTV.

These laptops work best for mobile professionals, students and small-business owners who are looking for easy-to-carry laptops. It also includes NVIDIA discrete graphics with Optimus technology that automatically switches to power-saving integrated graphics under reduced workloads, helping the battery last longer.

You can make your laptop look as you please with optional interchangeable lids. Also share photos, listen to music and stay in touch with Dell™ Stage software. Available in 35.6cm (14-inch) and 39.6cm (15.6-inch) sizes

As per Gartner data, Dell had cornered a 16.7 per cent market share for first quarter of 2011, ahead of HP at 12.1 per cent and Acer at 11.9 per cent.

(Both the models come with black lid and one additional ‘Change is Easy’ design lid of the customers’ choice). You can buy additional lids for Rs 1,999 each.

Features:
• 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processors and Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Processor
•2nd generation Intel® Core™ i3-2310M Processor (2.1GHz, Dual Core, 4T, 3MB L3)
•2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2410M Processor (2.3GHz base,up to 2.9GHz,Dual Core,4T,3MB L3)
•2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2410M Processor (2.3GHz base, up to 2.9GHz,Dual Core,4T,3MB L3)

Operating System
•Windows® 7 Home Basic 64-Bit
•Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-Bit

Memory
•3GB (1 X 1GB + 1 X 2GB) 2 DIMM DDR3 1333Mhz
•4GB (1 X 4GB) 1 DIMM DDR3 1333Mhz

Chipset
•Mobile Intel® 6 Series Express Chipset (HM67)

Video Card
• Intel® HD Graphics 3000 (For ICC)
• Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
• AMD Radeon™ HD 6470M – 1GB (For ICC)
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M – 1GB
Display
• 14.0″ HD WLED True-Life Display (1366×768) with LCD Bezel
• 15.6″ (39.6cm) HD WLED True-Life (1366×768)
Audio and Speakers
• SRS Premium Sound HD™ – 2 speakers @ 2W each
Built-in microphone

Hard Drive
• Up to 500GB hard drive (5400RPM)
• Up to 320GB SATA hard drive (7200RPM)

Optical Drive
• Internal tray-load DVD+/-RW or optional internal Slot-load Blu-ray DiscTM Combo (Read BD, Burn CD/DVD) Drive or optional internal tray-load Blu-ray DiscTM Rewritable (Read BD, Burn BD/CD/DVD) Drive

Power
• 6-cell 48WHr Li-Ion Battery
• 9-cell 90WHr Li-Ion Battery (Available separately)

Camera
• 1.0MP Integrated 1280×720 native HD Webcam

Wireless
• Wi-Fi Options: Wi-Fi Bluetooth Options:
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030 (1×2 bgn + Bluetooth)
WiMax Options:
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150 (1×2 bgn + WiMax)

Ports, Slots & Chassis
• Externally Accessible
(2) USB 3.0
(1) USB 2.0
(1) USB 2.0 with E-SATA & Power Share
HDMI v1.4 Port
VGA Port
Integrated network connector 10/100
LAN (RJ45)
AC adapter connector
Audio jacks (1-line out, 1 Mic-in)

8-in-1 Media Card Reader
Digital (SD) Memory Card
Secure Digital Extended
Capacity (SDXC)
Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC)
Multi Media Card (MMC)
MultiMedia Card plus (MMC+)
Memory Stick (MS)
Memory Stick PRO (MS Pro)
xD Picture Card (xD)

Dimensions & Weight

Standard system
Width: 343mm (13.50″)
Height: 30.4mm (1.20″) front / 32.8 mm (1.29″) back
Depth: 245.8mm (9.68″)
Starting weight of 2.218 kg (4.89lbs)

SWITCH by Design Studio
Width: 343mm (13.50″)
Height: 31.9mm (1.26″) front / 34.3 mm (1.35″) back
Depth: 245.8mm (9.68″)
Starting weight of 2.38 kg ( 5.24 lbs )

The price Inspiron 14R - Rs 34,300 and Inspiron15R – Rs 35, 300

MacBook Pro Benchmarks Early 2011 Revealed

ravi — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 13:14:38 +0000

Apple’s new MacBook Pros looks almost the same as the old MacBook Pros but there’s still some good variations. Apple’s new MacBook Pros have completely new peripheral interface (Thunderbolt) and the new AMD GPUs. The most amazing feature that excites you is its new Sandy Bridge processors (especially now that Apple finally has a quad-core laptop). Below is MacBook Pro Benchmarks for more information.

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Samsung SENS Series 9 Ultra-Slim Notebook

ravi — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:31:34 +0000

Samsung is about to release their new ultra-slim notebook Samsung SENS Series 9 in South Korean market. Samsung SENS Series 9 was first appeared at the CES 2011. The new ultra-slim Samsung SENS Series 9 notebook measure just 15.9mm. This new laptop comes with rugged capability as it has duralumin material enclosure that offers durability. Below is the Samsung SENS Series 9 features and configurations.

Samsung SENS Series 9 Features
* Powered by an Intel Core i5 processor
* 4GB RAM, and 128GB SSD
* 13-inch display with 1366×768 pixels resolution
* Intel HD graphics
* Preloaded with Windows 7 OS
* Equipped with backlite keyboard
* Ethernet LAN
* Supports for microSD card slot, and micro-HDMI
* Bluetooth 3.0, and Wi-Fi connectivity
* USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports
* Just 15.9mm thick
* Boasted by a 6-cell battery
* Comes with duralumin material enclosure that offers durability

Click here to view the embedded video.

The new Samsung SENS Series 9 notebook price around 24,90,000 won or i.e about US$2208. it will be available in South Korean market this month and US, CIS, European, Southeast Asian market in the next month.

The New Lenovo Thinkpad L-series Notebook: L420 and L520

ravi — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:15:06 +0000

Lenovo has rolled out a new Thinkpad L-series notebooks. The new Lenovo Thinkpad L-series laptop comes in two models named the Lenovo Thinkpad L420 and the Lenovo Thinkpad L520 which includes some impressive configurations. The Lenovo Thinkpad L420 laptop has a 14-inch display with 1366 x 768 pixels resolution while Lenovo Thinkpad L520 notebook has a 15.6-inch HD anti-glare LED display with 1600 x 900 pixels resolution. The Lenovo Thinkpad L-series powered by a an Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processor and preloaded with Window 7 Professional OS. Have a look at below list for more features of the new Lenovo Thinkpad L-series laptop.

Lenovo Thinkpad L-series Specifications
* Powered by an Intel Core i3 or i5 processor
* 128GB of solid state drive (SSD) or a 500GB hard drive (HDD)
* Up to 8GB DDR3 RAM
* Preloaded with Window 7 Professional OS
* Intel HM65 chipset
* ATI Mobility Radeon 565v graphics card
* Express card slot, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity
* 720p HD webcam
* Optional WiMAX connectivity
* Four USB 2.0 ports, and eSATA port
* Media card reader
* Boasted by a 6- or 9-cell battery
* 15.6-inch HD anti-glare LED display with 1600 x 900 pixels resolution (L520)

Click here to view the embedded video.

The New Lenovo Thinkpad L-series notebooks approx starting price will be around $719 and it will be available in market from 29th March 2011.

Press Release

Video Calling, Smart PC, & Battery Life Innovation Drive New ThinkPad Laptops

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – Feb. 22, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced six new ThinkPad laptops – the T420s, T420, T520, L420, L520 and W520 – that maximize performance and offer a higher level of productivity for today’s mobile business professionals. These new laptops are built upon a platform of new Lenovo innovations that respond to key business needs including: video and voice calling, smart PC features for power and performance management, all-day battery life, enterprise management and an intuitive, easy-to-use computing experience.

The ultra-thin, sub four pound ThinkPad T420s speeds up boot time 30 percent with Lenovo Enhanced Experience 2.0; the T420 reaches new battery life benchmarks of up to 30 hours with an extended battery; the W520 mobile workstation offers twice the performance of previous models; and the L Series gives customers the recognized ThinkPad durable design at an exceptional value.

“Inspired by our customers, the 2011 ThinkPad laptops deliver the best technologies the industry has to offer, enabling users to do more with their computing experience,” said Dilip Bhatia, vice president, ThinkPad Marketing, Lenovo. “We used customer feedback to help us create our latest ThinkPad laptops that provide strong improvements in key areas such as battery life, video and conferencing communications and performance. We’ve even made the ThinkPad laptops smarter by engineering self- aware technologies for unprecedented performance and power management capabilities.”

Smart PC Power & Performance Management
The new laptops incorporate self-aware and adaptive technologies to sense where power is needed most to ensure priority components receive power for improved overall performance and battery life. With Lenovo Turbo Boost, the laptops increase processor speed during performance intensive tasks such as video editing, data analysis and 3D applications while simultaneously maintaining low thermal temperatures. With reduced power to non-essential hardware, the laptops achieve up to 30 percent longer battery life while playing multimedia so users can watch DVDs, listen to MP3s or stream web content longer.

All-Day Battery Life
With its standard 9-cell battery, the ThinkPad T420 delivers up to 15 hours of battery life, while the T420s, delivers up to 10 hours with its combined 6-cell and optional snap on 6-cell slice battery. For extreme battery life needs, the ThinkPad T420 with its standard 9-cell battery and optional 9-cell slice battery provides up to 30 hours of computing power. As the first business class laptops to feature NVIDIA® OptimusTM automatic graphic switching technology, T Series and W Series laptops provide 33 percent battery performance over previous models.

Video & Voice Calling
The laptops include a variety of technologies for enhanced video and voice conferencing. Private Chat and Conference Call microphone modes allow users to switch easily between modes with a single mouse click. Private Chat mode can also use noise cancelling technology to focus on a single voice, while Conference Call mode picks up the ambient sound in the room.

The laptops also include keyboard noise suppression technology to help eliminate the distracting keyboard clicking that often occurs while typing during PC-based voice calls. The laptops can also help users avoid embarrassing conference call mistakes with a dedicated LED-lit microphone mute key which indicates when the microphone is sending audio.

Designed for Enterprise
Built upon a platform of advanced industry technologies, including the performance and energy efficiency of the 2nd generation Intel® CoreTM and CoreTM vProTM processors, the new ThinkPad laptops offer enterprise IT managers high reliability and easy deployment and manageability. For example, the ThinkPad T, W and L Series share the same docking station to simplify deployment, reduce costs and allow hardware sharing among employees. The laptops also share common batteries for lower cost and easy component management.

For improved enterprise-class security, the new ThinkPad laptops offer multiple layers of security throughout the hardware, software, BIOS and options including encrypted hard drive technology with remote management support, integrated fingerprint reader with one touch swipe for power on and authentication, and Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT) – a laptop theft deterrence mechanism ensuring data cannot be accessed before disabling a laptop.

Intuitive, & Easy-to-Use
A new feature, Lenovo’s Instant Resume, maintains users’ wireless connection on the laptops during sleep mode for brief periods of time, eliminating the need to login and reconnect. For improved audio sound, the ThinkPad T420s is the first laptop to offer Dolby Home Theater v4, Dolby’s latest audio technology with virtualized surround sound and dialog enhancement technology for clearer sound in movies, music and during video calls.

For quick and easy startup and shutdown, the laptops also feature Lenovo Enhanced Experience 2.0 for Windows 7 – an exclusive certification for Lenovo products that allows users to start their laptop on average 20 seconds faster than a typical Windows 7 computer1.

Pricing and Availability2
The ThinkPad T, L and W Series will be available starting in March from Lenovo business partners and www.lenovo.com. Pricing for the T420s, T420, T520, L420, L520 and W520 starts at approximately $1399, $1029, $999, $899, $899 and $1529 respectively.

Sony VAIO C Series Notebook

ravi — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:12:57 +0000

Sony has introduced a new Sony VAIO C Series notebook. The new Sony VAIO C series notebook comes in two models named Sony VAIO CA10 and Sony VAIO CB10. The Sony VAIO CA10 laptop has a 14-inch display and Sony VAIO CB10 notebook has a bit larger 15.5-inch display.

Sony VAIO C Features:
* Powered by a 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-2410M dual-core processor
* Up to 8GB of memory, and up to a 320GB hard drive
* Radeon HD 6470M graphics card
* Preloaded with Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OS
* DVD writer, and 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
* 14-inch LED backlit LCD widescreen display (Sony VAIO CA10)
* 15.5-inch LED backlit LCD widescreen display (Sony VAIO CB10)
* Display resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels
* Option of a Full HD 1080p screen
* Exmor HD webcam
* Bluetooth 2.1, and a multi-touch trackpad
* HDMI port (to output 2D/3D content) and one USB 3.0 port
* Dolby Home Theatre audio

You have a various selection of colors for Sony VAIO C series such as Lightning White, Neon Green, Neon Orange and Bolt Black. The Sony VAIO C Series has starting price about $880, You can pre-order it from 13th March, 2011 at www.sonystyle.com/cseries or it is also available through selected retailers including MicroCenter, J&R Electronics, Sony Style, Nebraska Furniture Mart, ABT Electronics, B&H Photo and Fry’s Electronics.

Intel 32 core CPU

Sundeep Reddy — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:28:00 +0000

Are you planning to buy a high-end PC ?

if Yes then my advice would be to hold on for few more months as Intel has something really big coming up.

Let me educate you a little if your are a newbie(nothing wrong in it though),on the basic functioning and attributes of a processor and geeks just move ahead to the next paragraph.

What does a processor do?
A processor is the unit that reads and executes program instructions, which are fixed-length (typically 32 or 64 bit) or variable-length chunks of data.The data consists of number of instructions which specifies the work that is to be done. The instructions are very basic things like reading data from memory or sending data to the user display, but they are processed at a rapid speed that we experience the results as the smooth operation of a program.Processor consists of number of cores depending on it’s design(Dual core,Quad core,Hexa core etc). The number of tasks completed per second depends on these cores, if there is only one core in processor then instructions will be executed one at a time.

Intel’s 32 cores processor

Intel finally changed their way of thinking about processor speed, leaving the unreliable gigahertz numbers they are now concentrating on increasing cores. Intel is planning to develop processors with 32 cores available in the second half of 2010. Intel predicted 20GHz chips by 2010 a few years ago, but now instead of GHz, they’re looking forward for multiple cores that will result in a processor that will be 15 times faster than today’s quickest chips.

Project “Keifer”

Intel has assigned name “Keifer” to the many-core processor project and “Gulftown” specifically to its 32-core processor that will be manufactured using 32nm process(The 32 nm process ‘also called 32 nanometer node’ is the next step after the 45 nanometer process in CMOS semiconductor device fabrication), and it will include eight processing nodes, each with four cores. Each core will run at 2GHz, but since there are 32 of them, processor will run at 64 GHz . Keifer is aimed take on Sun’s Niagara which is available in the market as UltraSPARC T1 processor.

Single/dual socket Core 2 micro-architecture versus Sun’s Niagara in best/worst case scenarios.
So, isn’t that worth a wait ?

Sony VAIO X Series: World’s Lightest Notebook

ravi — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:06:59 +0000

The Sony VAIO X Series won the title of world’s lightest notebook, weighing just 1.6 lbs. Yeah, Its lighter than MacBook Air and it measures just over a half-inch thick with its amazing lightweight carbon fiber body. Sony VAIO X powered by a 2GHz Intel processor and other features include a 6:9, LED-backlit LCD display, a multi-touch trackpad, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, built-in Verizon 3G, SSD storage and its running on Windows 7. The Sony VAIO X series Priced at $1,300 and up.

This is an advantage for people who own a business or personal web site. These people would work everyday and would often check their e-mails. Aside from having one of the best web hosts in the market, a not-so-heavy-notebook would also be helpful for them.

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