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System76 Sells Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Notebooks

System76, a company that manufactures Ubuntu preinstalled laptops, desktops, and servers since 2005, is now shipping its products with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin). System76 has two laptops available for its customers called Lemur Ultra and Pangolin Performance. They're are nothing fancy, but the p...

1 May 2012
10:37 GMT

Amazon Offers $100 (76 EUR) Instant Rebate on Intel-Powered Ultrabooks

Computer users interested in buying an Ultrabook laptop can now take advantage of a new Amazon promotion that offers them a $100 US (about 76 EUR) discount on a wide series of ultra-thin notebooks sold by the retailer. The rules of the promotion are available right on Amazon’s website (link here), but basicall...

19 March 2012
20:01 GMT

Asus Officially Launches Eee PC 1025 Flare Series Netbooks

More than three months after being spotted for the first time, Asus’ Eee PC 1025 Flare series notebooks have finally been made official by the Taiwanese company, which has already started shipping them to various retailers around the world. Asus’ Eee PC 1025C series actually comprises two netbook models,...

19 March 2012
19:01 GMT

Lenovo IdeaPad Y480 14-Inch Ivy Bridge Notebook Visits the FCC

Unveiled by the company during this year’s CES fair, Lenovo’s IdeaPad Y480 notebook powered by Intel’s upcoming Ivy Bridge processors just paid a quick visit to the FCC to receive WiFi certification for its US launch. The notebook, which made a brief appearance on Amazon last week, is based on Inte...

16 March 2012
06:12 GMT

Ivy Bridge Powered Asus UX32 Ultrabook Available for Pre-Order in Europe

Uncovered just yesterday, Asus’ UX32Vd Ultrabook with Intel Ivy Bridge processors and Nvidia GeForce discrete graphics has just been made available for pre-order by an European online retailer that listed the Zenbook at 1,149 EUR ($1,506 USD).This is a great deal more than the $1,100 (about 836 EUR) price that ...

13 March 2012
10:01 GMT

Dell’s Upcoming 15.6-Inch XPS Notebook Detailed Ahead of Launch

Dell is currently working on a new version of its popular 15.6-inch XPS series notebooks that will be designed to feature Intel’s next-generation Ivy Bridge processors and, most probably, Nvidia Kepler graphics. Some of the specifications of this new XPS range were uncovered by Dell Labs, which has learned tha...

12 March 2012
19:01 GMT

Acer Readies Aspire VA40 Notebook with Ivy Bridge CPUs and Nvidia Kepler Graphics

Besides the Aspire V3 and V5 notebooks that were presented at this year’s CeBIT fair, Acer’s 2012 Aspire range will also include the VA40 series of 14-inch laptops sporting Intel 22nm Ivy Bridge CPUs and next-gen Nvidia Kepler discrete graphics. Such a notebook has recently entered into the possession of...

12 March 2012
17:01 GMT

Asus Eee PC R052CE Cedar Trail Netbook Hits Amazon.de

Intel Cedar Trail powered netbooks are starting to become available in retail, one of the first such models to reach Europe being the Asus Eee PC R052CE, which has just been listed by Amazon.de. The Asus netbook is available in 11 different colors, including the red and blue models pictured in this article, with pri...

12 March 2012
09:06 GMT

Alienware M17X R4 to Feature Nvidia GTX 675M or Radeon HD 7970M Graphics

Dell is preparing a major graphics hardware update for the fourth generation of the popular Alienware M17x gaming notebook which will reportedly be available with next-gen 28nm AMD and Nvidia graphics cards. Users who will want to go for Alienware’s 17.3-inch notebook will have the option of choosing between t...

12 March 2012
07:11 GMT

Ivy Bridge Powered Lenovo 14-Inch Notebook Up for Pre-Order on Amazon

Even though almost two more months separate us from the Intel Ivy Bridge launch, Amazon has already listed in its online store the Lenovo IdeaPad Y480 laptop that is powered by the upcoming Core i7-3610QM quad-core CPU. The notebook is available for pre-order as we speak with pricing being set at $999 (about 755 EUR...

9 March 2012
06:26 GMT

CeBIT 2012: Fujitsu Presents Ivy Bridge Equipped UH572 Ultrabook

During a press event held at this year’s CeBIT fair, Japanese notebook maker Fujitsu has announced the introduction of the 13.3-inch Lifebook UH572 Ultrabook based on Intel’s upcoming Ivy Bridge processors. The Lifebook UH572 is the company’s second Ultrabook after last year’s SH76/E which wa...

6 March 2012
07:21 GMT

Intel Ivy Bridge Powered Samsung 17.3 Notebook Goes on Pre-Order

Even though almost two months separate us from the launch of Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors, some US based retailers have jumped the gun and started listing notebooks powered by these CPUs on their websites. One such example is J&R who has recently added a 17.3-inch Samsung notebook to their offer, running Inte...

2 March 2012
19:41 GMT

Asus’ Refreshed Eee PC 1011CX Netbook Includes Intel Atom Cedar Trail CPUs

Besides releasing a new series of Cedar Trail netbook utilizing the company’s new so-called “flare” design, Asus also updated some of its previous models to feature Intel’s 32nm Atom processors, including the company’s popular Eee PC 1011PX. The new model is now called the 1011CX and th...

1 March 2012
20:51 GMT

Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook Available Now in the US for $999 (750 EUR)

Announced at the beginning of this year during the CES 2012 fair, Dell’s much anticipated XPS 13 Ultrabook has now become available for purchase in the U.S and Canada with prices starting just under $1000 US (about 750 EUR). Released into the same XPS line as the company’s previous 14z and 15z ultra-thin...

1 March 2012
10:25 GMT

MSI Overclocks the GT780DX Gaming Notebook to 4.16GHz

MSI has just announced that for a limited time only its powerful GT780DX gaming notebook will be available with an overclocked Intel Core i7-2920XM Extreme Edition processor that can reach frequencies up to 4.16GHz in Turbo Boost mode. In order to achieve this speed, MSI has equipped the GT780DX with the company&rsq...

1 March 2012
03:20 GMT

Intel Cedar Trail Powered HP Mini 210 Netbook Starts Selling

HP has quietly updated its website to list an improved version of the Mini 210 netbook that is based on Intel’s latest Atom platform also known under the code name of Cedar Trail. The netbook can be ordered right now with either a 1.6GHz Atom N2600 CPU or with a 1.86GHz Atom N2800 processor, according to Lilip...

24 February 2012
05:27 GMT

Lenovo’s IdeaPad U300e 13.3-Inch Ultrabook Now Available for Pre-Order

Announced last month at the CES 2012 fair, Lenovo’s IdeaPad U300e 13.3-inch Ultrabook has now become available for purchase in the US, from Lenovo’s online shop, with prices starting at $959.20 (about 736 EUR). This price includes an eCoupon discount which subtracts $240 from the $1,199 (922 EUR) online ...

16 February 2012
04:55 GMT

Origin PC 17.3-Inch EON17-X Notebook Packs Intel Sandy Bridge-E CPUs

Just a few days after Celvo officially announced the high-performance P270WM notebook design, Origin PC has joined the ranks of Eurocom and Maingear by introducing its own version of Clevo’s Sandy Bridge-E equipped laptop. Origin PC’s creation was released into the same EON17 series as its predecessor, b...

13 February 2012
10:41 GMT

Acer Aspire One D270 Cedar Trail Netbook Goes on Sale

Listed by Amazon US since the middle of January, Acer’s Aspire One D270 netbook, based on Intel’s recently announced Atom Cedar Trail platform, just went on sale in both Europe and the US, with pricing starting at 259 EUR (about $343). Acer’s creation doesn’t differ all that much from all the...

10 February 2012
03:18 GMT

Asus X101CH Cedar Trail Netbook Arrives in Europe, Priced at €299 ($398 US)

Just as it promised during this year’s CES fair, Asus has begun shipping the X101CH netbook based on the Intel Cedar trail Atom platform internationally, the laptop having just arrived in Europe with prices starting at 299 EUR (about 398 US). The netbook was listed by various online retailers around Italy, but...

9 February 2012
07:12 GMT

HP Envy 14 Spectre Ultrabook Now Available for Pre-Order [UPDATE]

Just as it promised during CES 2012, HP has added the Envy 14 Spectre Ultrabook to its website today, enabling customers in the US to pre-order this glass-covered laptop for $1,399.99 (about 1,100 EUR). Built as a “premium Ultrabook,” the Spectre certainly features a daring design that uses a special scr...

8 February 2012
10:44 GMT

Eurocom Intros Panther 4.0 Notebook, Sandy Bridge-E CPUs Meet Nvidia’s GTX 580M

Eurocom, a company well renowned for its high-performance notebooks and mobile workstation, has just announced that it updated its high-end Panther series laptops to support Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E processors. Just as before, Eurocom based its mobile workstation on a Clevo design, the P270WM, which includes an ...

8 February 2012
03:17 GMT

Maingear’s Updated Titan 17 Notebook Sports Sandy Bridge-E CPUs

Maingear has recently announced an updated version of the Titan 17 desktop replacement, which swaps the LGA 1366 processors used in the previous model with Intel’s new LGA 2011 Sandy Bridge-E CPUs. The Titan 17 notebook is based on the Clevo P270WM design, which can be configured to feature Intel’s high-p...

7 February 2012
17:21 GMT

Clevo Outs P270WM Monster Notebook with Intel Sandy Bridge-E CPUs

Clevo’s venerable X7200 notebook has now gotten a little bit more powerful, since the company has recently announced the introduction of the P270WM based on Intel’s enthusiast-oriented X79 platform using Sandy Bridge-E processors. Clevo’s desktop hardware-based behemoth has been sporting the Intel ...

7 February 2012
06:11 GMT

Epson, Onkyo, Viewsonic & Others to Build Cheaper Ultrabooks

Wanting to venture into the Ultrabooks market, Epson, Onkyo, Viewsonic and a series of other smaller companies have reportedly contracted Taiwanese laptop makers to build such ultrathin notebooks for them, which could help drop the starting prices of these devices to $599 (456 EUR). According to unnamed sources cite...

6 February 2012
14:01 GMT

Toshiba Intros Its First 14-Inch Ultrabook, the Satellite U840

Toshiba has just announced the introduction of the company’s first 14-inch Ultrabook computer, dubbed the Satellite U840, which comes as the successor of the popular Portege Z830 released in the second part of last year. Design wise, the new Satellite U840 takes a lot of its cues from its predecessor, but at t...

6 February 2012
10:01 GMT

Asus Prepares U47 Ultra-Portable Notebooks with Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs

In the second quarter of 2012, Asus prepares to introduce a couple of new U-Series ultra-portable notebooks based on Intel’s upcoming Ivy Bridge processors, which will feature an improved design and better specs than their predecessors. The two notebook models that the company plans to release are the Asus U47...

6 February 2012
05:11 GMT

MSI’s Wind U180 Is the Company’s First Intel Cedar Trail Netbook

Still supporting netbook computers, MSI has just made official the Wind U180 10.1-inch entry-level laptop, which is the company’s first such device to be based on Intel’s Cedar Trail platform launched at the end of last year. MSI markets the Wind U180 an ultrathin and ultralight netbook since it features...

3 February 2012
05:31 GMT

Eurocom Leopard 2.0 Notebook Supports Both SLI and CrossFireX Setups

Well known for their high performance laptops, Eurocom has just updated its product line with the 18.4-inch Leopard 2.0 mobile workstation, that comes equipped with Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors and supports dual GPU setups. As all of Eurocom's products, the new Leopard is fully configurable. Users have...

2 February 2012
04:30 GMT

HP Mini 110 and Mini 210 Cedar Trail Netbooks Will Start at 279 EUR ($367)

Intel’s Cedar Trail platform might not have the power of AMD’s E-series APUs, but this hasn’t stopped HP from using it in order to refresh their Mini 110 and Mini 210 netbook computers. As many of you surely know by now, Intel’s Cedar Tail platform comprises the Cedarview processors and the N...

31 January 2012
12:01 GMT

Kinect in Windows 8 Laptops Is Real, Report Claims

After registering an impressive success with Kinect on Xbox, and the over 18 million sold units are proof of that, Microsoft is gearing up for making a splash with Kinect for Windows as well. Back in January, the company announced plans to release Kinect for Windows SDK as soon as tomorrow, and to have the sensor ...

31 January 2012
10:03 GMT

Asus G55 and G75 ROG Notebooks with Ivy Bridge CPUs Will Arrive in April

Asus has recently unveiled that the fifth generation of its Republic of Gamers (ROG) G55 and G75 notebooks are scheduled to arrive in April this year, featuring Intel’s upcoming mobile Ivy Bridge processors. The two notebooks haven’t suffered too many changes compared to their predecessors as far as thei...

30 January 2012
10:28 GMT

Lenovo IdeaPad Y470p 14-Inch Laptop Sports Quad-Core Intel CPU and Discrete GPU

Lenovo keeps expanding its notebook lineup with new models, the latest offering to be added by the company to its Website being the IdeaPad Y470p 14-inch laptop which despite its compact size features a top of the line configuration. Housed in a case less than one inch thick, the Y470p packs a quad-core Intel Sandy ...

30 January 2012
04:28 GMT

Windows 8 Laptops to Pack Kinect Sensors

Kinect has already been announced for Windows PCs, yet it appears that some vendors out there might be set to take it to a brand new level. Rumor has it that ASUS is considering the release of a Window 8-powered laptop that would also include the Kinect sensor inside. In fact, The Daily claims that they have alr...

27 January 2012
10:54 GMT

Samsung Series 5 Ultrabooks Up for Pre-Order from Amazon and J&R

Amazon and J&R have both recently started taking pre-orders for Samsung’s Series 5 Ultrabooks that was announced by the Korean company at the end of last year. Two models are listed right now, one featuring a 14-inch screen and an optical drive for $949.99 (728 EUR) while the other sports a more compact 13.3-i...

27 January 2012
06:11 GMT

Lenovo ThinkPad X130e Available for Pre-Order Starting at $429 (327 EUR)

Announced in December 2011, Lenovo’s ThinkPad X130e educational notebook has now become available for pre-order from the company’s website with shipments being expected to begin on February 10. Since the X130e is built especially for education, Lenovo concentrated on making its new ThinkPad tougher than ...

27 January 2012
02:49 GMT

Panasonic’s 10.1-Inch Series Notebook Pack Intel Sandy Bridge CPUs

Panasonic is getting ready to release a couple of refreshed J10 mini notebooks in the Japanese market which pretty much resemble their predecessors, but arrive with slightly improved hardware specs to make them even faster than before. The J10 series is an interesting appearance on the notebook market since these li...

26 January 2012
06:10 GMT

Alienware 2012 Notebook Lineup Reportedly Revealed

Later this year, Alienware plans to refresh three of its most popular gaming notebooks out there, the M14x, M17x and M18x, to sport Intel’s new Ivy Bridge processors as well as discrete graphics cards from the AMD Radeon HD 7900 and Nvidia GTX 600 series. Making our way from top to bottom, the first notebook t...

25 January 2012
18:11 GMT

DosPara Galleria QF580 Gaming Notebook Packs Nvidia GTX 580M Graphics

DosPara, a Japanese PC maker specialized in high-end gaming desktop and notebooks, has just updated its laptop lineup with a new model, dubbed the Prime Note Galleria QF580 which is powered by Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 580M GPU. The new notebook is housed inside a sober black chassis with an angular design that som...

25 January 2012
06:41 GMT

Acer Aspire One AOD270 Cedar Trail Netbook Listed by Amazon

The recent CES 2012 fair has witnessed the arrival of an important number of Intel Cedar Trail-powered netbooks, and some of these have already been listed by online retailers, including Acer’s Aspire One AOD270, which has just popped up on Amazon. Acer’s creation doesn’t differ all that much from ...

17 January 2012
11:17 GMT

Asus Eee PC X101CH and 1025C Netbooks Now Available for Pre-Order

Just one week after being officially unveiled at the CES 2012 fair, Asus’ Eee PC X101CH and Eee PC 1025C notebooks, based on Intel’s Cedar Tail platform, are now available for pre-order in the US with prices starting at $269 (roughly 210 EUR).For this much money, you will be able to get your hands on the ...

17 January 2012
10:46 GMT

AMD’s Alternative to Intel’s Ultrabook Platform Will Be Up to 20% Cheaper

In 2012, AMD plans to start a new battle with Intel on the ultra-thin notebook front where it will release its own equivalent platform that is said to enable laptop makers to build similar systems with up to 20% lower price tags.AMD calls these notebooks “Ultrathins,” and according to DigiTimes they are d...

17 January 2012
06:03 GMT

Asus Prepares Ivy Bridge Notebooks with Nvidia Kepler Graphics for April 2012

Asus is working on updating its notebook portfolio with a series of new models based on Intel’s upcoming Ivy Bridge processors which will be paired together with graphics cards based on Nvidia’s upcoming Kepler GPUs.At least three such models will be released by the Taiwanese maker, these covering anythin...

14 January 2012
13:31 GMT

CES 2012: CTL Debuts Two New Intel Cedar Trail-Powered Classmate PCs

CTL hasn’t announced any new Classmate computers for quite a while now, but at this year’s CES fair the company returns to the education market with a pair of new child friendly devices based on Intel’s new Cedar Trail platform. Specs wise, the two CTL systems are almost identical, but use differen...

13 January 2012
14:41 GMT

CES 2012: Toshiba Shows Off Qosmio F750 Glasses-Free 3D Notebook

Toshiba, one of the most important companies behind glasses-free 3D technology, has demoed at this year’s CES fair the Qosmio F750 15.6-inch laptop that can display stereoscopic 3D images without the need of special glasses.The most important addition brought by Toshiba to the Qosmio F750 is of course the paral...

13 January 2012
05:41 GMT

CES 2012: Glass Covered HP Envy 14 Spectre Ultrabook Makes Its Debut

Last week’s video teaser of the Envy 14 Spectre hasn’t revealed too many details about the HP notebook outside of the fact that this will be one thin machine, but fortunately the arrival of CES has brought forward some new info for us to dig out teeth into.Build as being a “premium Ultrabook,”...

12 January 2012
04:24 GMT

CES 2012: Next-Gen Samsung Chromebooks Ditch Atom for Celeron

Chromebooks failed to become as popular as Google wanted, but Samsung won’t give up on this concept and at this year’s CES fair the Korean company has showcased its next-gen Series 5 Chrome OS-powered notebooks. On the outside, there’s little to differentiate these next-gen Choromebooks from their c...

11 January 2012
20:51 GMT

CES 2012: Origin PC Redesigns the EON17-S and EON15-S Gaming Notebooks

Besides the new phase change cooling option introduced for the GENESIS gaming desktop, Origin PC has also announced that Q1 of 2012 will mark the introduction of the redesigned EON17-S and EON15-S gaming notebooks.The EON17-S and EON15-S are some of the most powerful Origin laptops available and are powered by Intel&...

11 January 2012
18:31 GMT

CES 2012: Sony Presents VAIO Ultrabook Concept

Sony is one of the few major notebook manufacturers that so far didn’t launch an Ultrabook laptop of its own, but at this year’s CES fair the company has showcased a concept device that follows Intel’s Ultrabook guidelines.The concept, which was caught on camera by The Verge, was ensconced in a glas...

11 January 2012
06:10 GMT

CES 2012: Dell XPS 13 Laptop Is the Outfit’s First Ultrabook

Dell certainly took its time to come out with an Ultrabook design of its own, but with today’s launch of the XPS 13 the company finally has something to offer its clients searching for an ultra-portable computing solution. Released into the same XPS line as the company’s previous 14z and 15z ultra-thin n...

11 January 2012
02:58 GMT


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