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Asus ?? U3 ultra portable notebook officially announced

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 08:25:15 +0000

Asus
?? U3 laptop is now officially announced to hit our shelves and it appears that company has bundled it with all the goodies to magnetize young geeks with its arresting specs.
This 13.3 inches Santa Rosa-based notebook features piano painted LCD cover exterior, stainless contour and magnesium aluminum alloy casing with genuine leather bound palm rest.
U3 series notebooks detailed hardware specs comprise:

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500/ T7300/ T7100/ T5450/ T5250/ CM540

Mobile Intel GM965 Chipset, ICH8M South Bridge

Intel 4965 a/b/g/n, 3945 a/b/g Network Connection

Genuine Windows Vista

nVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS with 128MB VRAM, Turbo Cache 384MB with 1GB system Memory; 896MB with 2GB System Memory

1.3M Pixels Video Camera

Up to 2560MB DDR2 667 MHz RAM (only 1 slot)

Support for Intel Turbo Memory

SATA HDD up to 160 GB, Turbo Memory/ GPS/ 3G/ Bluetooth Option

External USB Optical Disc Drive (Combo/Super Multi)

Ports: 1x HDMI, [...]

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Toshiba slides out first 13-inch notebook with Santa Rosa

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:02:48 +0000

Sometime back I talked about thinnest-ever 12.1-inch Portege R500 laptop from Toshiba. And now I have Tecra M8 from the same company to talk about. The writ-up at engadget.com reveals that if the earlier released Portege R500 laptop was a little small for you, the latest and greatest Tecra M8 is perfectly suited for you, as it is integrated with a 13.3-inch widescreen display into a slightly heftier package (4.5 pounds).
The engadget.com also reveals that besides that bump up in size, you are provided with a 1.8GHz T7100 Core 2 Duo processor, Intel’s GM965 Express chipset, 1GB of RAM, a 120GB hard drive, a DVD SuperMulti drive, Intel Turbo Memory, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, and an built-in 1.3 megapixel webcam, amongst other sports.
Build-to-order models is also said to be in fact available in the in the long run, however if you yearn for one now it seems [...]

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Panasonic’s Toughbook CF-52 with Santa Rosa lands in States

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:18:44 +0000

If you want to be rough and tumble with a Santa Rosa-based Toughbook, here we have the latest CF-52 from Panasonic in the US, with latest specs and features. There are two base configs (optimized for $2500 and standard for $1650), which feature: a magnesium alloy chassis and a shock-mounted screen. It is tested to resist drops of up to 2.5 feet on all six sides, whereas its hard drive is tested to resist a drop of 3 feet. The Toughbook CF-52 is also included with a spill-proof keyboard.
For an expected street price of $1,649, the standard CF-52 configuration claims to provide Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 processor at 1.8GHz, the GM956 chipset with built-in X3100 graphics, 1366 x 768 widescreen resolution, a 1GB of DDR2 system memory (max. 2GB+2GB), and an 80GB SATA hard drive. The “optimized configuration” with the price tag of $2,499 consists of Core 2 [...]

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Dell XPS m1330 ultraportable on the way

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 05:51:52 +0000

Apparently, we might see a new Dell ultraportable anytime soon. The specs and the looks of the new XPS m1330 are fairly impressive. The 13.3-inch lappy comes equipped with an optional LED backlit LCD boasting a brightness of 300cd/m2. Other salient features include Core 2 Duo processors of up to 2.4GHz, Santa Rosa chip, up to 4GB DDR2 SDRAM. You can either opt for a 32GB SSD drive or a 250GB HDD. Ethernet, 802.11a, a/g/ n and Bluetooth inclusion takes care of the connectivity issues.

Other on-board specs include a slot-loading DVD burner, an integrated 2MP webcam, HDMI and VGA connectors, a 128MB GeForce Go 8400M GS card and a biometric scanner. The machine will weigh 4 pounds. That
??s a bit bulky to sport the word
??ultraportable.

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BenQ intros Santa Rosa-based Joybook S32/S32W

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 07:29:06 +0000

With the aim of expanding its Santa Rosa notebook lineup, BenQ recently came up with the release of its new 13.3″ Widescreen ultraportable laptops – BenQ Joybook S32/S32W.
BenQ S32/32W, as most of the latest Joybooks, is claimed to be consisted with the great glossy looks, using BenQ’s Laminated Color metal technology. BenQ Joybook S32/S32W has two – black and white colors.
(1) 6-cell Lithium-ion Battery, 49Whr (4400mAh) (up to 4 hrs)
(2) Dimensions: 334 x 227.5 x 27.9 (front) ~30.0 (rear) mm
(3) Intel
GMA X3100 Shared (Max. to 358MB) Graphics
(4) Centrino Duo BenQ Joybook S32/S32W specs include:
(5) DDRII 512MB and above (max to 2.0 GB) RAM
(6) 80/100/120/160 GB (5400RPM-SATA) HDD
(7) 13.3” WXGA (1280 x 800), 250 nit LCD
(9) 8X Super Multi DL Optical Drives
(10) Built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam
(11) Weight: 1.8 kg (without battery)
(12) Intel
GM965 Express Chipset
(13) 24X DVD/CD-RW Combo or
(14) Intel Core 2 Duo 7100 CPU
(15) 2 Built-in 1.5W speakers
(16) Bluetooth [...]

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Panasonic powers a couple of its Toughbooks with Santa Rosa

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 06:47:25 +0000

While almost all the laptop makers have dropped Santa Rosa equipped laptops on the shelves, we hadn
??t seen the one from the house of Panasonic. But now, they have thrown the Santa Rosa love to two of its rugged Toughbook notebooks, the new CF-74 and CF-52. The CF-74 laptop, shown above, will come equipped with Intel’s 965 Express chipset, an unnamed Core 2 Duo processor, built-in 802.11n WiFi, and Intel’s Turbo Memory cache card along with the Santa Rosa platform. The CF-52 Toughbook has been blessed with enhanced security benefits of the Centrino Pro platform. The CF-74 will hit the shelves sometime in June followed by CF-52 in the month of July. Well, it’s better late than never.
Via: Engadget

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Santa Rosa Thinkpad R61 With Magnesium Rollcage

admin — Wed, 16 May 2007 11:01:00 +0000

Powered by Intel’s new Santa Rosa chipset, the Thinkpad R61-14W with toughened magnesium rollcage, would be a good choice for a corporate road warrior.

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