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DosPara Launch the Prime Note Rigel DC2

David Allen — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:00:26 +0000

The Japanese computer maker DosPara have released a new build, it goes under the model name of the Prime Note Rigel DC2, it is a 13.3 inch laptop with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels and runs a 1.2 GHz Intel Celeron SU2300 processor with an integrated graphics card. This machine will initially go on sale in Japan at around $500. These are the specs for the Prime Note Rigel DC2; it has a 13.3 inch 1366 x 768 LCD display, with a 1.2 GHz Intel Celeron SU2300 processor and an integrated graphics card. When it comes to storage there is a 2GB RAM and a 250GB hard drive. Connectivity is provided by a 1.3 mega pixel webcam, a card reader, Wi-Fi and a handy HDMI port. The Prime Note Rigel DC2 comes pre-installed with Windows 7 Home Premium OS. The Prime Note Rigel DC2 will begin selling for about $476 Source [Tech Fresh] a dospara, Dospara Laptops, japan, new, Prime Note Rigel DC2

Suzuki enter the market with the 701

David Allen — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:52:58 +0000

The netbook market is so big that even new to the market computer makers are getting in on the act, take the Japanese firm Suzuki, they have brought out the nice and neat looking Neutron 701 mini netbook. This is interesting little machine that offers the user a similar features as any other netbook although this one does seem to have a bit more punch with up 4 Gb in RAM. Features: Model – Neutron 701 MNI CPU – Intel® Atom™ processor Z520 (1.3GHZ, 1M Cache, 667MHZ) Display -7.1″ WSVGA TFT LCD Touch Panel Memory – 64-bit wide DDRII data channel, Two 200Pin SODIMM sockets, support DDR2 800MHz, Expandable memory up to 4GB, and depends on 1GB/2GB SODIMM Module Video Controller – Integrated 3D graphic, shared up to -256MB High preferences – 2D/3D Storage – One changeable 12.7mm (H) Super-Multi ODD, PATA interface, One changeable 2.5″ 9.5mm (H) HDD, SATA interface Keyboard – Multi language and Built in Touch pad with scrolling -function Touch Stylus – Panel button/Finger print/Pointer Sound System – High Definition Audio interface, Compliant with Microsoft UAA (Universal Audio Architecture), Direct Sound 3D™ compatible, Built-in microphone and Built-in two speakers I/O Ports – 3x USB 2.0 … Continue reading →

HP to offer prepaid 3G netbooks

David Allen — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:00:20 +0000

HP are looking to change the face of the prepaid 3G market by offering netbooks and even other devices at greatly subsidised prices, there are rumours that the prices could be as low as $50 and rising up to $100. In with this deal, the user will get a hundred free minutes to use and then after the user will need to continue under the pay as you go scheme in order to keep the machine connected to the internet. Now the bad news currently this deal is only available in Japan at the moment. Source [Netbooked] a 10" Netbooks, 3g, hp, HP Netbooks, japan, Netbook Reviews, Netbooks by Size, offers

The netbook DVD player

Laptop Pimp — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:44:00 +0000

This is the newly designed and produced DVD player from Logitec Japan that has supposedly been designed for use with a mini laptop or netbook. This is because as most people would know these small computers do not have a DVD Drive. Most users can get away with not having a DVD Drive, but occasionally there is going to be the when the user wished that they were able to simply stick in a DVD and get on with what they are doing. This device is the next best thing; it is powered by the USB port so it can also be used for CD’s too. Prices are estimated at around $55 when the device is released in October. Source [PC Launches] a drive, dvd, japan, Laptop Accessories, Laptop Accessories, Laptop Accessory Kits, Laptop Multidrive, logitec, USB, USB Gadgets

Sony makes some changes to the Vaio NW

Laptop Pimp — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:57:00 +0000

The electronics giant Sony is currently making some changes to the Vaio NW50 and NW70. This action is only being made in Japan at the moment, although we would have thought that these changes are likely to ripple across the entire Sony Vaio range. The new changes will mean that the features are as follows: With a Core 2 Duo P8700 (2.53Ghz) Vista Home Premium 64 bit A 15.5″ Wide LCD and a 1366 x 768 resolution 4 GB of RAM (Max 8 GB) 500 GB of HDD Office Personal 2007 A Blu-Ray recorder on the NW70 The NW50 will be offered with the DVD Super Multi Source [Akihabara News] a 15" Laptops, Business Laptops, change, Gaming Laptops, Good Laptops, Interesting Laptops, japan, Laptop Accessories, Laptop by Brand, Laptop By Size, Laptop Design, Laptop News, Laptop News, sony, Sony Laptops, Sony Laptops, vaio

Onkyo launch the Sotec C204A5

Laptop Pimp — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:37:00 +0000

Japanese computer buyers will be able to get their hands in the Sotec C204A5 from Onkyo; this is a WiMax ready machine that will be going on sale sometime in July. Features: Intel’s Atom N270 (1.60GHz) processor Intel 945GSE Express Chipset 1 GB of RAM 32 GB of Solid-State Drive 10.1 inch at 1,024 × 600 pixel resolution WiMax Three USB 2.0 ports Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n Four in 1 memory card reader for connectivity options Three megapixel CMOS Webcam Priced at $810 Source [Today Gadgets] a 10.1" Laptops, atom, Business Laptops, Good Laptops, Interesting Laptops, japan, Laptop by Brand, Laptop Design, Laptop News, Laptop News, onkyo, Onyko Laptops, sotec

The Acer LT3000 mini laptop

Laptop Pimp — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:55:00 +0000

Yet another Acer breaks cover in Japan, this is the Acer LT3000 and Intel Atom powered machine that offers the user the opportunity to get their hands on new Acer, although when this is going to reach the US is anybody’s guess at the moment. Features: An 11.6-inch wide LCD display with 1366 × 768 resolution 1.33 GHz Intel Atom Z520 processor 1 GB of RAM 160 GB HDD US15W chipset Windows XP OS Three USB 2.0 ports IEEE 802.11 b/g wireless LAN Bluetooth 2.0 Multi-card slot A 3M webcam Battery that is good for three hours of battery life Price at around $685. Source [Daily Digitals] a 11.6 inch Laptops, 11.6 inch Laptops, acer, Acer Laptops, Acer Laptops, Good Laptops, Interesting Laptops, japan, Laptop by Brand, Laptop By Size, Laptop Design, Laptop News, Laptop News, Laptop Rumors, Laptop Rumors, Laptops by Size, lt, new

Onkyo launch the Sotec DC204A3

Laptop Pimp — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:13:00 +0000

This is brand that usually stays in Japan, but occasionally there is a burst of excitement and somehow a few end up breaking out. However, these are really interesting machines and this one has a 32 Gb SSD this is a good size for a mini laptop with only a ten inch display. It is running Windows XP Home SP3 and even has a nice selection of USB ports. Features: Net book powered by an Atom N270 Intel 945GSE Express 1GB of RAM A 10.1″ LCD with a 1024 x 600 resolution Wi-Fi Web cam D-SUB Ethernet via USB dongle A 32 GB SSD Priced at $529 Source [Akihabara News] a 10.1" Laptops, Good Laptops, Interesting Laptops, japan, Laptop by Brand, Laptop Design, Laptop News, Laptop News, Laptop Rumors, Mini-laptops, onkyo, Onyko Laptops, sotec

MSI Wind U115 launched in Japan

Laptop Pimp — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:59:00 +0000

Thanks to some clever detective work from the guys over at portablemonkey.com who found that the Japanese retailer sofmap.com are advertising the MSI Wind U115 as being up for release on the 22nd May. As of yet there are no details on specs or anything else, however there was an idea of how much this machine is going to cost, around $733, which is on the rather expensive side. Source [Eee PC] a Good Laptops, Interesting Laptops, japan, Laptop News, Laptop Reviews, Laptop Rumors, Laptop Rumors, msi, MSI Laptops, u115, wind

NEC only selling in Japan

David Allen — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:00:16 +0000

A short while ago the Japanese electronics manufacturer NEC were bringing some smart equipment, this included the NEC LaVie Light, this mini laptop would have been coming to the market very soon and there are probably a lot of people looking forward to that. In fact, this will not be happening now. This is because NEC have been suffering from the economic crisis, they have had to make job cuts and other cost cutting plans one of which is the selling only in Japan rule, this means that no NEC equipment will be exported in the immediate future. Source [Liliputing] a 10" Netbooks, japan, lavie, market, nec, NEC Laptops

Dell launches mini 10 in Japan

David Allen — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:00:04 +0000

An interesting development has occurred with the computer company Dell announcing that they will be supplying their Inspiron mini 10 in Japan, it is slightly updated from the original version and so offers the Japanese market an opportunity to have a look at what Dell are made of. Inspiron Mini 10 Specs: A 10” LCD (1366 x 768 resolutions) 160GB of HDD GPS Wi-Fi B/G Bluetooth Web camera (1.3Mpix) 1GB of RAM New Atom Z520 CPU (1 Core 1.33GHz) Source [Akihabara News] a 10" Netbooks, dell, Dell Laptops, inspiron, japan, mini 10

Review of the Trigem Averatec

David Allen — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:00:47 +0000

The new mini laptop from the Trigem computer company from Japan, unfortunately there is nothing so special here; this is definitely going to be the latest entry level computer that may not even reach the shelves of the supermarkets. Specs: Atom N270 1GB of RAM 160GB of HDD A 10.2” WSVGA Screen Intel 945GMS Wi-Fi B/G A nice 5hr battery life Priced at around $350 Source [Akiharbara News] a 10.2" Netbooks, averatec, Averatec Star Laptops, entry level, japan, trigem

The LuvBook from Mouse Computer

David Allen — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:00:57 +0000

Coming out of Japan is the Mouse Computers offering of a Luv Book, this is their latest product and it come fitted with a blu ray drive just to get started with. It the standard 15.4 inch display that we have all become accustomed too. This machine is an unknown so far. Specs: Blu-ray drive 15.4 inch WXGA notebook Core 2 Duo P8700 4GB of DDR2 RAM 320GB of HDD GM45 Express chipset Home Premium SP1 OS Priced at $600 Source [Tech Fresh] a 15" Laptops, blu ray, ddr2 ram, hdd, japan, mouse computer, Mouse Netbooks, notebook

Dual screen Lenovo gets Japan launch

David Allen — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:00:50 +0000

The world famous duel screened laptop from Lenovo the ThinkPad W700ds is getting its launch in Japan, which is a remarkable feat considering that only a few months ago it was being spoken of as being a fraud, but here it is in real life being handed around at the launch. Features: CPU: 2.53-GHz Core 2 Quad Core Extreme QX9300 RAM: 4GB Hard Drive: 320GB (dual 160GB) Display/Resolution: 17 inches/1920 x 1200; 10.6 inches/1208 x 768 Size: 16.1 x 12.2 x 2.1 inches Weight: 11 pounds Price as Reviewed: $5100 Source [Tech Fresh] a 10.2" Netbooks, 17" Laptops, display resolution, dual screen, fraud, hard drive, japan, launch, lenovo, Lenovo Laptops, remarkable feat

Review of the newly announced Endeavor Mini

David Allen — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:00:42 +0000

This netbook was first released in November of last year but this was a machine that came out in black, but this is the evolved edition and naturally, this is going to be in white as it is. This cool looking machine is only available in Japan; will it ever leave their shores? That is anyone’s guess! Features: Atom N270 processor (1.6Ghz) 1GB RAM 160 GB HDD Ethernet Wi-Fi Bluetooth Three USB ports Multicard reader One-Seg digital TV tuner Windows XP 10.2-inch LCD screen with 1,024×600 resolution Priced at $480 Source [Crunch Gear] a 10" Netbooks, atom, digital tv, Endeavor Netbooks, endeavour, gb hdd, inch lcd screen, japan, multicard, netbook, one seg, tv tuner, usb ports, wi fi, windows xp

The Toshiba Qosmio in Japan

David Allen — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:00:25 +0000

Maybe there have been a lot of users waiting for this one to come out, and as far as the consumers go in Japan, the wait is over and the Toshiba Qosmio WVW laptop goes in sale, it is reportedly only to going to be for the domestic market anyhow, so it’s time to sneak a few out! Features: nVidia GeForce 9800M GTS with 1GB of VRAM 128GB SSD 160GB of HDD 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo T9550 DVD Super multi drive 2GB of RAM Priced at around $2400 Source [Tech Fresh] a 2gb, consumers, gts, japan, laptop, nvidia, SSD, SSD, toshiba, Toshiba Laptop, toshiba qosmio

Panasonic upgrade Lets Note series

David Allen — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:00:06 +0000

This new note book will be available in Japan before the end of February, how long it takes to get elsewhere is anyone’s guess, if it ever does. The Lets Note series will come with 2 Gb of RAM, Intel vPro technology and more importantly, they will have much larger hard drives. Availability and prices are not available at the moment. Source [Tech Fresh] a hard drives, intel, intel vpro technology, japan, note book, panasonic, Panasonic Laptops

NEC launches new LaVie

David Allen — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:00:01 +0000

However, for anyone interested in this laptop it is a long way to Japan to pick it up. It comes in four great colours too, Pink, White, Black and Red. Features: A 15.4-Inch LCD screen with 1280×800 resolution, an Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 (2.40GHz), 4GB of memory, 320GB of HDD, an Intel GM45 Express chipset, four USB ports, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, HDMI output, Felica Port, Multi-Card Reader, and NEC’s NX Pad Priced at $900 Source [Akihbara News] [Gallery] a colours, inch lcd screen, intel core 2 duo, japan, lavie, nec, NEC Laptops, news gallery, usb ports

Toshiba bring out four new machines

David Allen — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:00:57 +0000

These may only be available in Japan at the moment, but we know that it will not be long before they start to appear in other markets around the world. Therefore, what we need to look out for is the Qosmio Dynabook, G50, F50, GX and FX. The main features are: a 15.4” and 1,280 x 800 resolution screen, the Qosmio F50 comes with a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 4 GB RAM, Intel GMA45 Express integrated graphics, 250GB hard drive Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive and a 2.4hr battery life. Prices range from $2,900 to $3,780. Source [Tech Shout] [Gallery] a 4ghz, dynabook, gb ram, integrated graphics, intel core 2, intel core 2 duo, japan, qosmio, toshiba, Toshiba Laptop

Epson makes netbooks? (Epson Endeavor Na01 Mini Review and Specs)

andrew — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:52:06 +0000

Who knews Epson was in the netbook game. Apparently, they are, and they rolled out the new Endeavor Na01 mini today in Japan. Available for about $484, teh Na01 mini can’t print your photos, but it can display them on a 10.2″ display. Just what we needed, another netbook. I won’t get too much into the specifics, as I doubt too many of the LaptopPimp readers are going to rush out to Japan and pick one of these up. But, just in case, here are the specs: Operating System: Windows XP Processor: Atom N270 Processor Speed: 1.6 GHz RAM: 1 GB Weight: 2.83 lbs. Display Size: 10.2″ Graphics: n/a Storage Capacity: 160 GB Networking Options: 802.11b/g Primary Optical Drive: external Every tech blog on the net has something on this little guy, must be a slow day: Engadget, Slash Gear, Boing Boing. Or, you can go over to Epson Japan’s website and play with google translator until you track down a product page. Best of luck. a 10.2" Netbooks, epson, japan, Laptop Reviews, Laptop Specs, Netbook Reviews, Netbook Reviews

HP 2133 Mini-Note Mini Laptop available in UK!

Laptop Pimp — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:48:10 +0000

Remember the HP 2133 mini-notebook that was available in Japan BEFORE? Well, it looks like you can order one now finally for U.K. customers. What about US? I guess you can either pay for international shipping or wait a little longer. Damn it HP, U.S. customers should get this first. I though HP was American, did they change ownership already? Order HP2133 for U.K. customers here a HP Laptops, international shipping, japan, Laptop News, mini laptop, mini notebook