Posts Tagged ‘notebook’
HP EliteBook 8730w, 8530w and 8530p
HP has announced today the introduction of three new models EliteBook 8730w, 8530w and 8530p, which will be added to the version already exists on the market EliteBook 6930p. The first laptop EliteBook 8730w mobile workstation is a 17-inch notebook that is also the first company to integrate technology DreamColor LCD panels with LED-backlit, 1920 × 1200 resolution and 16 million colors. Workstations EliteBook 8530w and EliteBook 8530p instead have an LCD with a 15.4-inch diagonal.
Although at present there are no firm information about configurations, specifications and prices, we know that the 8730w version, based on Centrino 2, will incorporate an Intel Core 2 Duo or Intel Core 2 quad-core processors, up to 8GB of memory . The art department will instead be characterized by a video card NVIDIA professional Quadro FX 3700M with 1GB of memory, as an alternative to a Quadro FX 2700M with 512MB, or ATI Mobility FireGL V5725 with 256MB of memory. Recall that the panels require DreamColor Nvidia Quadro graphics cards.
MSI Wind U230 12-inch notebook on sale now
The great looking and it has to be said reasonably specified MSI Wind U230 12 inch has just gone on sale with a price range of from $430 to $480, which for a decent 12-inch laptop is not too bad at all.
NewEgg are already selling the laptop from their web pages.
Features of the MSI Wind U230 12 ” laptop:
12.1-inch screen with 1366 x 768 resolutions. The rest of the specs include 2GB of memory, either a 250 or 320GB HDD, 802.11bgn Wi-Fi, three USB ports, D-Sub and HDMI outputs, 1.3M webcam, and a 4-in-1 card reader. 297 x 190 x 31 mm 6-cell battery and weigh around 1.5kg. Both the Wind12 U230-033US with Neo MV-40 CPU and 250GB of HDD and U230-040US with X2 L33 CPU and 320GB of HDD space
Prices range from $429.99 to $479.99
MSI Wind U230 Netbook Dual Core Athlon X2 is Back, Now Shipping
Sometime last year, MSI debuted another 12 inch notebook, the Wind U230 netbook which sported an AMD Athlon X2 L335 processor (dual core, 1.6GHz) and ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics. Back then, it never went on sale, even disappearing a couple of times from MSI’s product pages.
Well, now the Wind U230 is back, and this time it’s selling already! (both black and white models) Amazon has on pre-order for $480. A couple of other places have had it in stock already such as Buy. I notice Newegg.com has confused the U210 as a U230 (sporting an Athlon Neo MV-40 processor). Newegg is now also shipping the dual-core U230 version. The MSI Wind U230 also comes with the MV-40 processor as well according to MSI’s product page
Here are the MSI Wind U230 specs: 12.1” 1366 x 768 display (glossy), AMD Athlon X2 L335 processor, ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, 1.3MP Webcam, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, HDMI out, 6-cell battery and Windows 7 Home Premium.
HP Mini 311 Notebook Gets Fan Control Software
We’ve seen HP Mini 311 users overclock their beloved notebooks right up or slightly past 2.0GHz previously and now one dedicated user has put a lot of sweat and blood into building a fan control app which should benefit users on the other end of the scale - those who’d rather have a quieter Mini 311 rather than a speed demon.
I don’t know about the HP Mini 311, but it’s twin CULV brother, the Pavilion DM1 actually comes with an option in the BIOS to turn the fan off, and when idle, the notebook is silent but there’s an endless on-off cycling of the fan (at least from my experience) which probably might annoy some users.
This nifty software comes with four fan modes: Silent, Low, Mid or Smart modes. You can probably guess what those settings do.
LG X300 thin and light netbook launches in Asia
LG’s thin and light Menlow powered 11.6” X300 netbook / notebook that we’ve seen at CES at the start of this year will launch this month in Asia, the Middle East and South America.
The LG X300 runs on an Intel Atom Z550 processor (2.0GHz), GMA 500 graphics, 2GB RAM and a 128GB SSD with Windows 7 Home Premium. 11.6” 1366 x 768 HD display. 1.3MP webcam, 3G modem, SRS TruSurround HD sound. 2x 2-cell batteries provide up to 7 hours of battery life. It’s fanless, weighs 970g / 2.1 lbs and is only 17.5mm / 0.69 inches thick.
It’ll be available in either white or light brown.
A few press pics below to refresh your memory:
Plus a new commerical (not the MacBook Air one):
