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16” HP Pavilion laptop

David Allen — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:00:59 +0000

High definition is being brought in for the displays of more laptops all of the time, it allows the user to watch video in crystal clarity, so you can imagine how great surfing the web is going to be. Unlike a lot of laptops, this one has been designed to a minimalist standard rather than going over the top with too many unwanted or unused functions. Product Features 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium T4200 Dual-Core Processor 3 GB RAM (4 GB max) 320 GB Hard Drive, LightScribe dual-layer DVD Drive Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit, SP1) 16-inch screen, Intel GMA 4500M graphics (up to 1319 MB total) Processor, Memory, and Motherboard Hardware Platform: PC Processor: 2 GHz Intel Core Duo System Bus Speed: 800 Number of Processors: two RAM: 3000 MB RAM Type: DDR2 SDRAM Hard Drive Size: 320 GB Manufacturer: Portable Type: Serial ATA Ports and Connectivity Modem: Fax / modem Cases and Expandability Size (LWH): 14.88 inches, 9.9 inches, 1.72 inches Weight: 9 pounds Priced at $556.99 Source [Amazon] a 16" Laptops, display, hd, hp, HP Laptops, Laptop Reviews, Laptops by Size, minimalist, pavilion

The 16 inch HP Pavilion

David Allen — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:00:20 +0000

If you have ever watched an HD movie on the computer only to be frustrated with those black bars, then you need a computer with a 16:9 aspect ratio and them HD can be viewed in full screen. The computer cleverly makes use of both matte and gloss finishes, but instead of looking out of place they blend in quite well. Product Features 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium T4200 Dual-Core Processor 3 GB RAM (4 GB max) 320 GB Hard Drive, LightScribe dual-layer DVD Drive Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit, SP1) 16-inch screen, Intel GMA 4500M graphics (up to 1319 MB total) Processor, Memory, and Motherboard Hardware Platform: PC Processor: 2 GHz Intel Core Duo System Bus Speed: 800 Number of Processors: two RAM: 3000 MB RAM Type: DDR2 SDRAM Hard Drive Size: 320 GB Manufacturer: Portable Type: Serial ATA Ports and Connectivity Modem: Fax / modem Cases and Expandability Size (LWH): 14.88 inches, 9.9 inches, 1.72 inches Weight: 9 pounds Priced at $749.66 Source [Amazon] a 16" Laptops, 16:9, glossy, hd, hp, HP Laptops, laptop, Laptop Reviews, Laptops by Size, matte

Toshiba Satellite comes with HD display

David Allen — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:53:19 +0000

The nice looking Toshiba A500 is something special and that does not happen all that often, which is a shame. However, this machine offers the user a nice sixteen inch HD Toshiba Trubrite display with 16:9 aspect ratio. That is the display coverage and in actual fact you may think that is it, but it also has top of range Harman Kardon stereo speakers. Features: 2.53GHz Intel Core2 Duo P8700 or a 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 2 GB of RAM ATI Mobility Radeon HD4650 graphics 500 GB hard drives Super Multi Dual-Layer DVD TV tuner will be an optional extra Windows Vista Home Premium 16:9 aspect ratio 16in screens Resolution of 1366 x 768 Slot-loading DVD drives Harmon Kardon speakers Starting Prices are around $1,500 Source [Tech Fresh] a 16" Laptops, a500, display, hd, Laptop Displays, Laptop Reviews, Laptops by Size, new, satellite, toshiba, Toshiba Laptop

Pure Digital Flip Ultra HD USB camcorder

Laptop Pimp — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:38:00 +0000

When the second generation Flip Camcorder by Pure Digital was first launched, it was quite remarkable in style and what you were able to do with it, but that was almost a year ago and so yet, another version has been released, this time it is available in HD. Not only that the screen has been swapped for a transflective display, which makes life easier when there are light changes. Overview: Easy-to-use, pocket-sized HD camcorder featuring one-touch recording and digital zoom Simple user interface lets you start capturing HD video just seconds after powering on Captures 120 minutes of HD video on 8 GB of built-in memory; no tapes or additional memory cards required Convenient flip-out USB arm plugs directly into your PC or Mac to launch FlipShare software Pre-installed FlipShare software lets you easily email videos, edit individual clips, make custom movies, capture still photos from video, and even upload video to sharing sites like YouTube and MySpace FlipShare’s advanced compression technology allows for quick and easy sharing of high-resolution HD video in compact-sized files (via email or publishing online) Comes with Flip Video rechargeable AA battery pack (recharges when connected to USB); also supported by standard AA batteries … Continue reading →

Blowout Deals on Netbooks!

Laptop Pimp — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:59:43 +0000

Update: See Windows 7 Netbook reviews here! Here’s a bunch of netbook deals you won’t want to miss out on, Acer Aspire One is only $269.99! $166 OFF! Acer Aspire One Intel Atom 160GB Notebook Linux (Sapphire Blue) NOW Only $269.99 (was $435.99) $78 OFF! Acer Aspire One 8.9″ Netbook Intel Atom 1.6GHz 160GB HD – Onyx Black NOW only $329.99 (was $407.99) $90 OFF! HP Mini 1033CL Intel Atom N270 1.60GHz 10.2″ Netbook, Refurbished. NOW only $309.99(was $399.99) a 10" Netbooks, 10.2" Netbooks, Acer Laptops, atom, blowout, blowout deals, Dell Laptops, hd, hp, Laptop Deals, Laptop News, Netbook Reviews, notebook linux, onyx

Review of the Samsung N110

David Allen — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:00:21 +0000

There are plenty of mini laptops around these days; many are made by the some computer makers. Like Samsung who have released the N110 a ten inch Samsung mini laptop. The first that you notice is the standard Samsung glossy lid and red stripe around the outside of the body. Product Features 5900mAh 6 cell high capacity battery giving up to 9 hours and 40 minutes of continuous run-time, touch pad larger than other NC10 models 10.2-inch Wide, 1024 x 600 WSVGA, 220 nits Intel Atom processor N270, 1.6 GHz, 533 MHz Front Side Bus, 512 KB Level 2 Cache 160 GB, 2.5-inch HD, 1 GB DDR2 800 MHz Intel 945GSE shared, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, 10/100 BaseTX LAN Cases and Expandability Size (LWH): 10.27 inches, 7.3 inches, 1.19 inches Weight: 2.8 pounds Priced at $470 Source [Portable Monkey] a 10" Netbooks, atom, hd, laptops, mini laptop, red stripe, samsung, Samsung Laptops, touch pad, wi fi

Dell to release the Studio 15

David Allen — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:00:30 +0000

This has been coming for some time, and not finally, Dell look as if they are getting ready to release their latest Studio model the 15 or has it has become known as 1555 model. This is going to be something completely different to earlier versions. The new line up will come with the ATI mobility Radeon HD 4570 dedicated GPU, a sub woofer, Microsoft DirectX 10.1 and will have the Unified Video Decoder 2, which is essential for HD video playback. Source [Tech Fresh] a ati mobility, dell, Dell Laptops, hd, microsoft, microsoft directx 10, mobility radeon, studio model, video decoder, video playback

Review of the gScreen G400

David Allen — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:00:11 +0000

The G400 is said to be the first true dual screen laptop, yea it comes with two 15.4 inch LED backlit LCD displays, this is so cool as the other duel screened laptop from Lenovo have two screen that are different sizes. gScreen G400 15.4-inch Specs: 2 – 15.4-inch LED – backlit display screens Windows VISTA w/ WIN XP PRO Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz T9600 or P8400 2.26-GHz 4 – 8 GB of RAM 160GB – 500GB 7200-rpm HD NVIDIA® Quadro FX 2700M Graphics with 512MB dedicated memory -or- NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800M GT with 512MB dedicated memory Ports: USB 2.0 (x6), VGA, Display Port, RJ-45, Audio, Firewire 1394 Powered 6-pin 6 and 9-cell battery available Starting at 7.7 lbs. Source [Itechnews] a 15" Laptops, dual screen, gb, gScreen Laptops, hd, laptop, nvidia, nvidia geforce, nvidia quadro fx

Asus take pre orders for N280

David Allen — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:00:12 +0000

The maker of the most famous small computers Asus is now taking orders for their latest addition to the Asus Stable the Eee PC 1000 HE. This is a nice little machine with some great features; it is great to see how these mini laptops have actually evolved over the years. 1.66GHz CPU HD-capable Intel GD40 chipset 1000HE has a 10-inch LED-backlit display 160GB hard-drive Wi-Fi 10GB of Eee Online storage space 1000HE has integrated Bluetooth 2.0 webcam Priced at $399 Source [Slash Gear] a 10" Netbooks, ASUS Netbooks, eee pc, hd, intel, laptops, pc 1000, small computers, webcam

Asus offer N20

David Allen — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:00:36 +0000

This machine is the natural successor to the Asus N10 the ten inch netbook which had the capability of displaying 3D games and playing back HD video. The N20 has a nice twelve inch display that unlike other machines is touch sensitive so that a stylus and even finger tips. This netbook is going to weigh in at just 1.8 Kg’s and is based on the Intel Core 2 Duo, multi DVD drives, integrated 3G, up to 4 Gb of RAM and with a choice of 250 Gb or 320 Gb of space on the disk. As per normal with these announcements the pricing and availability has been conveniently left out of the marketing material. Source [Cnet] a 12" Laptops, 4 gb, asus, ASUS Netbooks, hd, intel core 2, intel core 2 duo, n20, netbook, stylus

Gateway goes for cheaper laptops

David Allen — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:30:38 +0000

Good news for fans of the Gateway brand of computers they are going to be bring out a more affordable range of machines, with prices starting at $699, this surely will open up the market for them provided that they are able to deliver the goods. The idea is similar to what Dell do, the cost is for the basic machine and for any extras like 4 Gb of RAM, 500 Gb Hard drive or a 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 GPU then these are going to cost more cash. Source [PC World] a gateway brand, Gateway Laptops, gb, hard drive, hd, laptops, mobility radeon, ram 500

Dell release Studio 14

David Allen — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:00:16 +0000

This laptop is a cross between the fifteen inch Studio 15 and the 13.3 inch Studio XPS 13, but do not hold that against it, because although Dell machines are not the highlight of the laptop world for some people these new machines are well worth a look. As with most Dell’s there is the option to take this laptop to the limit with a 4 Gb worth of RAM and if required a dedicated ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450. Clearly, there is a 14.1 inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800; this is also backlit, which is convenient. Priced at around $700 Source [Trusted Reviews] [Gallery] a 14" Laptops, ati mobility, Dell Laptops, dell machines, gb, hd, highlight, laptop, mobility radeon

Cyber Monday Deals!

andrew — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:12:15 +0000

PC World has a list of the best Cyber Monday deals. Get at them now before they are all gone. Here’s my top picks: At Best Buy, you can snap up the Acer AL2216Wbd 22-inch Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HD Monitor for $169.99 and it ships for free. That’s more than $50 off the lowest listing we found at a leading comparison shopping engine. Wal-Mart is is offering a great deal on notebooks. Get a Compaq CQ50-139QM for $498 and Wal-Mart throws in an HP Printer, carrying case, and 8GB USB Flash Drive. Sony will knock $200 off the price of a CS Vaio notebook when you enter promo code CYBERMONDAYVAIOCS. Did you get any good deals this last weekend? If not, do it today! a acer al2216wbd, acer al2216wbd 22, best buy, compaq, cyber monday deals, good deals, hd, hp printer, Laptop Deals, notebooks, pc world, top picks, usb flash drive, vaio notebook, wal mart

Samsung NC10 Netbook Review!

Laptop Pimp — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:56:24 +0000

Samsung has recently introduced their new netbook to the U.S. market. (In the past, we haven’t really seen any of Samsung laptops in the U.S. which I believe is due to unpopularity. But they are popular all over Asia) The Samsung NC10 looks really good with almost exact specs as the new ASUS Eee PC 1000HA (which we recommend). The only difference is that the NC10 comes with bluetooth which ASUS Eee PCs don’t. (That’s not a big advantage though, you can always buy a $20 bluetooth unit and add it to the Eee PC) As far a pricing goes, the Samsung costs about $60 more than the Eee PC. Our final verdict is not to buy this unless you are a hardcore Samsung fan. Samsung does make great laptops and I don’t see why not you’d pay a little extra for that. Here’s the specs for the Samsung NC10 Netbook: 10.2″ Wide, 1024 x 600 WSVGA , 220 nits Intel Atom Processor N270, 1.6 GHz, 533 MHz Front Side Bus, 512 KB Level 2 Cache 160 GB, 2.5″ HD, 1 GB DDR2 800 MHz Intel® 945GSE shared, 802.11 b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, 10/100 BaseTX LAN 6-Cell Lithium … Continue reading →

Toshiba Portege A600 Review

Laptop Pimp — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:12:24 +0000

Toshiba rolls out a new 12.1″ widescreen laptop loaded with Intel Core 2 Duo Processor SU9300, 3GB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz SDRAM, 160GB HDD, DVD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD, and webcam. Toshiba’s new Portege A600 will allow you to watch HD movies except there’s one important thing missing, there’s no DVI outputs for connecting to your HDTV. If that’s something you don’t care about, this is a great laptop but still, I’d have to say the pricing is a little bit higher than it’s specs. Another plus feature is its USB Sleep-and-Charge/eSATA Combo Port as said: Plug into more speed and convenience. Charge your smart phone and any other USB powered portable electronics even when your laptop is off. Or get faster transfer rate when using an external eSATA hard drive. Either way, this Portege laptop gives you the ports you need to get the job done. This is a minor feature that I would rather pay less than have the extra feature. Overall, if you like Toshibas, this is a good laptop but I’d still rather get a $600 Dell, which would be about the same minus memory, webcam, and stuff I don’t really absolutely need. via … Continue reading →

ASUS M51Se Launched!

Laptop Pimp — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:18:55 +0000

ASUS M51Se has just been launched in the Korean market. SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — <Visual News> ASUS has released its new multi-media notebook pc ‘M51Se’ in Korea market, which is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo T5750(2.0G) processor. Adopting a 15.4-inch LCD screen with 1280*800(WXGA) resolution and a wide keypad, the M51Se is equipped with ATI HD 3470 designed specifically for HTPCs, 256MB of RAM and 2GB of DDRII 667. Other features included WiFi 802.11a/b/g support, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, ASPM(ASUS Security Protect Manager) program, and DVD-Super Multi drive. It is available in Korea market for around 1,000,000(KRW). via aving a 15" Laptops, 2gb, ASUS Netbooks, aving, hd, inch lcd screen, intel, intel core 2, intel core 2 duo, korea market, korean market, krw, Laptop News, lt, media notebook, notebook pc, seoul korea, support bluetooth, wifi, wxga resolution

Dell Studio 17 Laptop Reviewed!

Laptop Pimp — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:13:41 +0000

The Dell Studio 17 is finally out. Here’s the specs: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz) processor Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 17-inch WUXGA Glossy Display (1920 x 1200) 3GB system RAM – 2 DIMM (DDR2-667) 320GB 5400rpm HDD 256MB (GDDR2) ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 graphics Webcam and Fingerprint reader Backlit keyboard Slot Load DVD+/-RW with Dual Layer DVD+R write capacity Dell Wireless 1510N 9-cell battery (85WHr) Dimensions: 1.18″ to 1.69″ x 15.46″ x 11.36″ (H x W x D) Weight: 7.87lbs Other: “Dell Dock” software; 30-day security trial; 3GB Dell DataSafe; Dell Support Center Base Price: $999 Price as configured: $1,599 (E-Value Code: 1-DNDPVA1) via notebookreview a 3gb, backlit keyboard, base price, cell battery, configured, day security, dell datasafe, Dell Laptops, dell support, dimm, dual layer dvd r, fingerprint reader, hd, HP Laptops, intel core 2, intel core 2 duo, laptop, Laptop Reviews, mobility radeon, studio 17, system ram, webcam, windows vista home premium

Toshiba Qosmio G55, X305 and F55 Game Laptops Introduced!

Laptop Pimp — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:29:18 +0000

This laptop is awesome with an 18.4″ screen and a built-in subwoofer! Wait till we get hands on one of these laptop beasts! The 18.4-inch (that’s the screen size) laptop is the world’s first to pack the Cell-based SpursEngine, which Tosh is re-christining the Quad Core HD processor. Moving on, we’ve got the 17.1-inch X305, which includes a GeForce 9800 GTX, DDR3 memory, up to 400GB of HDD space and a red-flamed Rouge design. Lastly, the F55 comes in with a more common 15.4-inch display, GeForce 9700 GTS card and integrated GPS receiver / Garmin mapping software. The whole lot packs HDMI ports with REGZA LINK technology, Feathertouch multimedia buttons, an eSATA port and Harman Kardon speakers with a built-in “subwoofer.” via engadget a 9800 gtx, beasts, engadget, esata, g55, Gaming Laptops, geforce 9800, gps receiver, gts card, harman kardon speakers, hd, laptop, laptops, link technology, mapping software, memory, multimedia buttons, ports, toshiba, Toshiba Laptop, toshiba qosmio, whole lot

Alienware Launches Area 51 m17x 17-inch Laptop!

Laptop Pimp — Wed, 28 May 2008 02:24:18 +0000

Alienware launches their Area 51 m17x 17-inch laptop. Well, I am a big fan of 17-inch laptops even though there is the mini-laptop kraze in the air. The freakin’ laptop comes with a NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800M GTX with up to 1GB of dedicated graphics memory , which makes my mouth water. Of course, performace does come at price and you will be seeing at least $5,000 before you can experience ultimate gaming experience. The Verdict This is a fully customizable laptop so it can be a good desktop-substitute laptop for all your computing needs. But don’t buy it if you need a portable laptop, I doubt the battery will last with all the power consumption. The Area 51 does include many HD options so if you are going to hook up your HD LCD TV to your laptop, this is the ultimate laptop to get. Alienware computers are fast and powerful. Outfitting the Area-51 m17x notebook with the Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor, Alienware achieves benchmarks previously unimagined on a mobile system. HD video editing, audio mixing, 3D model rendering and other resource intensive applications suddenly seem less taxing when you have the power of an Alienware behind you. via … Continue reading →

Laptop Pimp Wishlist – ASUS 1TB Laptop comes with 1 Gigabyte of storage!

Laptop Pimp — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:20:25 +0000

You know, all my laptop problems have either been from lack of storage of lack of extra harddisk so I can install some proprietary linux OS for testing. Here’s ASUS 1TB Laptop that comes with 2 whammo 500MB hard disks and not too chunky at 8.8 pounds.\ And while spec-wise the M70S is a loaded baked potato (2.5GHz Core 2 Duo, 4 gigs of RAM, Blu-ray, TV tuner, and an ATI Radeon HD 3650), the machine is buggy in day-to-day use. Applications installed only after hiccups, strange lags erupted almost at random, and baffling messages asserting DRM errors popped up when we did something as simple as playing back a standard DVD. Most troubling: Windows Vista only reported 3GB of RAM instead of the four we knew were present. Whether the hardware isn’t up to snuff or the M70S has driver problems than can be ironed out with an update or two was impossible to determine, but the issues were consistent throughout our testing. Power through the issues and you’ll find the M70S offers exceptional performance, though not record-breaking by any stretch. $2,399 isn’t a terrible deal for the surfeit of goodies you get, but gamers with cash to burn … Continue reading →