After tens, if not hundreds of articles that have been written about it, Dell's first netbook system has finally made its debut. Despite yesterday's rumors that the Inspiron Mini would be officially unveiled this Friday, the Round Rock-based company has decided to announce the small-sized portable computer one day earlier. There's no official press release available at this time, but a microsite dedicated to the product has been set up, confirming that an already crowded netbook market has just welcomed another player, Dell. The specific details that the netbook would bring have been subject to many speculations, starti... [read more >>] Several Lenevo ThinkPad X61 users are complaining about their tablet PC, which appears to generate too much heat in the right palm rest area. The issue isn't related to the tablet PC's graphics chip, as you might presume, but rather to a wireless adapter that is installed under the palm rest. According to the users who have complained about the problem, when the ThinkPad X61 wireless module is activated, it generates a considerable amount of heat, so much so that it can have serious health implications for anyone using the palm rest.These last few months, it seems that everybody has been talking about little else but NVIDIA's... [read more >>] Since yesterday brought us news about ASUS' upcoming, Atom-powered, fully fledged 10-inch notebook that won't be part of the company's vast Eee PC lineup, today we already have the first pictures of the product, which have surfaced on the Internet. This could only indicate that the Taiwanese manufacturer is close to officially launch its first N-series notebook, the N10.Given the precedent, it was somewhat expected that such pictures would eventually appear before the company had the chance to officially unveil the new, ultra-portable notebook computer. However, we have to give credit for that to the French website Blogeee, w... [read more >>] Despite yesterday's many rumors and speculations, Dell has not released its highly anticipated Mini Inspiron. However, loyal fans will probably be glad to hear that the company has brought to light a completely new line of Latitude and Precision laptops. Designed for business users, Dell's newly released portable computer systems bring forward a number of innovative features, based on Intel's recently released Centrino 2 platform.After Lenovo and HP's recent announcements for their business portable computer systems, Dell was likely to follow. Which it did, with the release of the new Latitude and Precision lineup, count... [read more >>] Just minutes after we showed you the video of Lenovo's upcoming netbook product, the systems vendor decided to put out the official details for the 10-inch model. The guys at PC Magazine were the first to get their hands on the technical specifications and press photos of the new IdeaPad S10, a 10-inch netbook meant to compete with ASUS' Eee PC 1000-series and MSI's Wind.From what the specifications reveal, it looks like Lenovo just might provide us with the best netbook so far. Everything about it seems to have been designed in such a way as to have as a final result a success formula - one that will probably position Lenovo... [read more >>] Don't you just love it when the web offers you bits and pieces of information about a product that hasn't yet been officially released? That information might just make you reconsider a future acquisition. And that happens because the yet-to-be-released product might look more promising than what you initially intended to acquire. This time, we are talking about three of IBM's products, which are part of the company's ThinkPad series of portable computers.As most of you know, IBM's portable computers are known for offering computing support to business users. They can provide the necessary portability and power into... [read more >>] One of the most highly expected releases at this year's Computex show was Asus' new Eee PC lineup. And it seems the Taiwanese company has decided to no longer keep its fans waiting and has just officially unveiled its new Eee PC 1000 and Eee PC 901. The 10-inch and 8.9-inch subnotebooks are now in the spotlight. With the new lineup Eee PC fans will be able to choose the color as well as the display size that will best fit their requirements. The available models come in a range of colors that include Sakura, Sweet Pea, Urban Metropolis, White Peony, Pearl White, and Fine Ebony. Both 1000 and 901 series will be based on Intel'... [read more >>] Eurocom has announced a less usual notebook offering called the D901C PHANTOM-X. The so-called notebook has nothing in common with the Eee PC and the likes; on the contrary, it is a fully-fledged mobile server solution that weighs in at 5.44kg but packs all the horsepower it takes to run a data center. According to its specification sheet, the D901C Phantom-X sports a 17-inch WSXGA glossy mate LCD screen, able to render resolutions of up to 1680-by-1050 pixels. Optionally, mobile server users can equip the behemoth with a widescreen Ultrasharp WUXGA display (1920 x 1200), should they require extra desktop space.The notebook also packs the ... [read more >>] Mobile computing has conquered both the high-end and the mainstream markets and analysts claim that the number of sold notebooks will outpace desktop systems by 2010. Mobile gaming is still a niche market, dominated by bulky notebooks with significant price tags, but most of the general-purpose laptops deliver optimal performance at a reasonable price tag.The first entry in the mainstream notebook line-up is the Acer Aspire 5920 model, that comes rigged with an Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 chip running at 1.6 GHz. The system also packs 2 GB of DDR2 memory and runs Windows Vista Home Premium. The 15.4-inch LCD display sports anti-glare technology ... [read more >>] Portable computers have become more and more popular with the advent of the low-cost, low-performance sub-notebooks running Linux, that allow users to stay connected to the Internet while on the road. However, mobile computing is more than Asustek's Eee PC or Intel's Classmate, and the rich offering can suit both the office guy and the enthusiast gamer alike. In fact, the existing technology is able to deliver notebooks that easily outperform fully-fledged desktop systems.The undisputed leader of the mobile powerhorses line-up is Alienware's m9750 Creative/Pro laptop PC, that comes with two Nvidia GeForce 8700M GT graphics ca... [read more >>] | 
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