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Lenovo seems quite confident in the success of its U300 Ultrabook as the company expects by the end of Q4 2011 to sell between 200,000 and 300,000 units making it one of the most popular laptops in its category.Lenovo made public these estimates during the U300’s launch in China, according to a Chinese-language... |
23 December 2011
02:48 GMT |
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Galaxy is best known to us for the Nvidia graphics cards it produces, but the company has recently also entered into the SSD market and its now readying its second such drive, dubbed the Razor.Just like its name implies, the Razor was designed to be thinner than the rest of its 2.5-inch competitors, so it ended up be... |
22 December 2011
10:31 GMT |
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So far, Ultrabooks certainly haven't turned into the huge success story that Intel has hoped for, but HP entrance into this field will certainly improve things quite a bit if we are to judge by the the strong specs of the outfit's recently unveiled Folio 13 and its attractive $899 base price.At this price, ... |
16 November 2011
04:03 GMT |
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Parts for a rumored ultra-thin MacBook Pro are now shipping in small volumes, according to upstream Asian suppliers doing business with Apple.Citing the industry sources in question, Digitimes says suppliers have started shipping a small volume of components for “a 15-inch ultra-thin notebook model from Apple&r... |
15 November 2011
05:32 GMT |
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Just as it has promised a little less than a week ago, Dell has now started selling the XPS 14z ultra-thin notebook in the US with prices starting at $999 US, right now the laptop being available in three configurations.Dell's XPS 14z is a new bread of laptops that were specially designed to feature a thin and l... |
1 November 2011
11:34 GMT |
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After it became available from various retailers across the US in the middle of October, Lenovo has now updated its online store to include the new IdeaPad U400 ultra-thin laptop built around Intel's second generation Core processors.
While not an Ultrabook, the U400 still manages to impress thanks to its 22.6m... |
1 November 2011
03:41 GMT |
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Apple is reportedly putting the finishing touches on a radically redesigned 15-inch MacBook that is believed to emerge sometime early next year.The recent discovery of new part numbers in Apple’s inventory system led to widespread belief that Cupertino is refreshing its MacBook Pro lineup ahead of the holiday s... |
31 October 2011
05:52 GMT |
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We first got acquainted with Dell's ultra-thin XPS 14z at the IFA 2011 fair in Berlin earlier this year, but now the company has finally announced this new notebook that will start shipping in the US on November 1st .The XPS 14z is actually the second laptop to be released by Dell in its new series of ultra-thin... |
24 October 2011
09:47 GMT |
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Asus has recently held a media event at the AsiaD conference, and during the presentation the company has confirmed that is currently working on developing a new netbook series with an ultra-thin design.The announcement was made by none other than Asus' Chairman, Jonney Shih, who said: "You'll see on our ne... |
20 October 2011
05:28 GMT |
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After the ultra-thin U46 notebook made its entrance in Europe, Asus' has now started selling the 13.3-inch U36 that features the same highly portable design and powerful specs with dedicated graphics built by Nvidia.Asus' new notebook is housed inside a case less than an inch thick and is designed to featur... |
19 October 2011
09:21 GMT |
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Quite some time has passed since we first heard about Ultrabooks, but these ultra-thin laptops have finally arrived and Acer seems to be the first company to launch such a device as it just announced its US and Canada customers will be able to get the Aspire S3 later this week for $899 (662 Euros).For those of you th... |
10 October 2011
08:30 GMT |
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Evolio, a Romanian tablet and GPS maker you probably never heard of before, has just announced the introduction of the Evolio U9, what he company touts as being the world's lightest notebook since it weights a mere 980g, or about 2.16 pounds.Despite calling it a notebook, Evolio's latest creation is actual... |
10 October 2011
08:05 GMT |
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Notebook vendors seem eager to get touch support onto notebooks as a standard feature, such as it is, but this isn't exactly something as easy as it sounds, especially for the people actually tasked with making the screens in question.
By now, the fact that ultrabooks will, or are hoped, to start a new age f... |
6 October 2011
09:12 GMT |
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Introduced all the way back in May of this year, Sony's 13.3-inch VAIO SA series of notebooks has proven itself to be quite popular among business users and will soon become even more attractive as Sony has slashed $250 (183 Euros) from its starting price.The Sony VAIO SA pretty much resembles the SB-series that... |
3 October 2011
05:40 GMT |
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We first laid our eyes on Toshiba's Portege Z830 during the company's introduction of the Ultrabook at the IFA 2011 fair, but few details about this laptop have been available until recently, when a French website has managed to dig out infos about the Z830's specs and pricing.While the details uncover... |
29 September 2011
06:06 GMT |
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Coming to prepare its prospective buyers for an upcoming product release is ASUS, whose collection will finally welcome an already unveiled laptop sometime next month.ASUS, like every other IT company out there, always has a number of products in store, scheduled to make their appearance at some point down the line.... |
24 August 2011
05:54 GMT |
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One would think that the expected pricing policy of ultrabooks would raise more eyebrows, but at least some companies expect this new laptop type to play a major role next year. Although companies have been advertising the Ultrabook product concept left and right, recent rumors and reports haven't exactly been... |
22 August 2011
09:58 GMT |
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Presented for the very first time at the Computex 2011 fair, Asus' MacBook Air competitor, the ultra-thing UX21 notebook is going to have a starting price of less than $1000 US, according to a recent report that hit the Web.
While the notebook's final pricing hasn't been revealed yet, the Commercial... |
6 June 2011
09:03 GMT |
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Dell just introduced what the company claims to be the slimmest 15.6-inch notebook on the planet, the XPS 15z, which is powered by Intel's second-generation Core processors and also features Nvidia discrete graphics.
The XPS 15z is the first model to be released in a series of thin and ultra-powerful Dell noteb... |
25 May 2011
03:59 GMT |
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Acer has already updated several of its systems and does not seem poised to stop with just that, having also issued an official announcement in which it unveils that its TimelineX collection has been granted new internal components.Among the machines that Acer has already upgraded are the AS5745, AS7745 and 5742G la... |
27 September 2010
03:53 GMT |
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One would have thought that, with Computex over, PC makers wouldn't exactly have many devices to show off, but the past two weeks have actually been filled with announcements of new desktops, notebooks, netbooks and other products. Toshiba, in particular, has been quite active, especially on the mobile PC front... |
21 June 2010
09:26 GMT |
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Like all of its peers, ASUS placed a special emphasis on laptops over the past month, mostly because AMD and Intel finally started to compete against each other on the laptop front. On the one hand, Advanced Micro Devices released the Danube platform for notebooks. On the other hand, Intel created new Atom CPUs that... |
16 June 2010
04:04 GMT |
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In the first half of last month, Advanced Micro Devices set the stage for a CPU competition with Intel on the laptop front by unleashing a number of mobile central processing units. Eager to take advantage of the new chips, Acer wasted no time in showing off machines based on the fresh platform. One of the devices it... |
14 June 2010
02:36 GMT |
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Some years back, ultra-thin laptops, powered by ULV (ultra low voltage) CPUs, mostly covered the entire ultraportable market. After that, netbooks came along and, with their low prices and small form factor, almost drove the former out of business. This was owed to the fact that ULV chips, while very efficient, aren&... |
7 June 2010
10:45 GMT |
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After a long time of offering nothing for the mobile market, Advanced Micro Devices was able to finally bring forth a complete platform refresh based on the VISION platform. Immediately afterwards, PC suppliers begun taking turns unveiling plans, or already existing devices, based on the new processors. Acer was one ... |
25 May 2010
08:18 GMT |
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Depending on how the demand for ultra-thin notebooks evolved, Intel was planning on soon launching a new line of central processing units intended for this race of ultraportable but not so overly powerful mobile computers. Unfortunately, unlike netbooks, such products, because their light and thin frame always comes ... |
2 April 2010
06:32 GMT |
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Most of the recent hardware news has revolved around the products launched at CeBIT in Hanover, Germany, but it seems that the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show can still make itself felt even now. Among the many products on display at the start of January was an ultra-thin notebook PC from LG. Known as th... |
8 March 2010
05:23 GMT |
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Acer may not be planning on entering the tablet business and it also means to put its e-readers on hold, but it definitely has no intention of getting lazy when it comes to notebooks and netbooks. Recently, reports suggested that the second largest PC supplier might face strong competition from HP, Samsung and ASUS, ... |
26 February 2010
10:10 GMT |
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Acer has seen a significant growth over the past year, especially thanks to its excellent marketing performance in the area of low-cost PCs, particularly netbooks. After having been reported to have no intention of approaching the tablet PC market any time soon, the company seems to be acting consistent with its stat... |
12 February 2010
04:35 GMT |
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MSI unveiled a variety of devices at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show. One of the more notable PCs demonstrated is known as the X-Slim X620, an ultra-thin laptop powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and a graphics card with 1GB VRAM. The product is described by Notebook Marketing Director Sam Cher... |
20 January 2010
04:33 GMT |
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A lot of technological advancements were showcased at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show and immediately afterwards. Naturally, as it always occurs after such hardware releases, companies are going out of their way to launch new products or upgrade, update, refresh or enhance their existing lines. NEC i... |
18 January 2010
04:38 GMT |
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Acer, one of the world's leading vendors of portable and personal computer systems, has recently announced that it plans to launch more competitive ultra-thin notebooks in March-April, next year, as it expects this market to grow. However, according to the company's Chairman, Mr. JT Wang, its main competit... |
10 December 2009
05:58 GMT |
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Although not everybody likes netbooks, their popularity is unquestionable, which is why a number of companies continue to expand their netbook portfolios with the introduction of new models. However, CULV-based ultra-thin laptops are becoming an alternative for those who are looking for the portability of a netbook, ... |
16 October 2009
03:50 GMT |
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Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices is expected to update its platform for ultra-thin notebook systems, with the introduction of its anticipated Congo platform, which has been postponed from the end of July to early November, due to low demand in the market for ultra-thin notebooks. According to recent... |
15 October 2009
10:59 GMT |
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Trying to increase the momentum around its line of ultra-low voltage processors for ultra-thin notebook platforms, Santa Clara, California-based Intel is said to be planning the launch of an updated line of dual-core CPUs, specifically designed for the aforementioned segment. These new chips will replace the company&... |
29 September 2009
08:08 GMT |
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September might just become a month of new products, coming from a considerable number of companies and spanning across a wide range of segments. With Intel's new, Lynnfield-based Core i5 and Core i7 just announced, PC vendors will have their hands full, and announce new products that will be based on the said p... |
10 September 2009
02:52 GMT |
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ASUSTeK, one of the world's leading vendors of ultraportable netbook computer systems, is said to be planning the launch of new ultra-thin notebooks, using the latest Intel processors, the 45nm Celeron 743 and SU2300. The outfit plans to launch the new models next week, on September 7, according to recent detail... |
31 August 2009
04:14 GMT |
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It isn't a secret any longer that the world's leading chip maker Intel prefers that consumers buy an ultra-thin portable computer system instead of a more affordable netbook PC, despite the impressive success level of the latter. However, it appears that the Santa Clara, California-based company is wasting ... |
16 July 2009
04:00 GMT |
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Micro Star International has recently announced the official debut of its ultra-slim X340 notebook, designed to take advantage of Intel's consumer ultra-low-voltage processor platform. The laptop, which was showcased at the company's booth at CeBIT 2009 in Hanover, Germany earlier this year, sports a light ... |
16 April 2009
03:07 GMT |
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Samsung is expected to launch in about a month a new all-touch mobile phone, the S5230. This handset comes in an ultra-thin form factor, as it measures only half an inch in thickness (11.9mm), yet its capabilities are not comparable with its size. The new Samsung S5230 packs a nice range of multimedia features, inc... |
10 March 2009
04:52 GMT |
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Santa Clara, California-based Intel is expected to unveil a series of new computer processors, as part of the company's lineup of ultra-low-voltage CPUs, specifically designed for ultra-thin notebook products. These new processors will be paired with the GS45 IGP chipset and will likely be featured in some of th... |
25 February 2009
06:42 GMT |
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