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Lenovo IdeaPad U400 Ultra-Thin Notebook Starts Selling in the US

Lenovo unveiled the IdeaPad U400 at the beginning of September, and now, six weeks after its official announcement, this ultra-portable notebook has started to make its appearance in retail stores across the US with a starting price of $920 (670 Euros).While not an Ultrabook, the U400 still manages to impress thanks ...

14 October 2011
03:05 GMT

HP Pavilion dm1 Ultraportable PC Gets Better

HP did say it was trying to get rid of its PC business one way or another, but this hasn't happened yet, as made clear by recent product launches, such as that of an upgraded Pavilion dm1 laptop. HP's recent activities will have no doubt increased the level of attention that customers from around the wo...

8 September 2011
02:52 GMT

Sony's MacBook Air Competitor, the VAIO Z, Arrives in North America

After it made its official debut in Europe just a bit over two weeks ago, the Sony VAIO Z ultra-portable notebook has now become available in North America where it can be pre-ordered from the company's website with prices starting at $1,970. Sony's latest creation is built around a 13.1-inch display tha...

14 July 2011
02:49 GMT

ASUS UX Ultraportables Are 17mm-Thick

Since Computex is the large-profile international trade show that it is, ASUS brought quite the bunch of devices there, some of which are part of the new series of ultraportable mobile computers.As Computex participants are already on site, official announcements have already begun to pour out of Taipei, Taiwan.ASUS...

30 May 2011
06:06 GMT

Lenovo Also lists an Ultraportable Laptop

Lenovo seems to have decided to join the set of IT companies that have provided a new, easy to carry portable computer, one belonging to the now well known ThinkPad series.Whether it is because of fashion, because of planetary alignment or purely on coincidence, it looks like HP and Dell aren't the only ones wi...

9 May 2011
04:36 GMT

HP Presents Platinum-Colored EliteBook Ultraportables

Whether because it is that time of the month or because the company just felt like it, HP has now issued a press release in which it details several mobile computers, two of which are of the ultraportable variety. While HP is no stranger to the act of dedicating an entire press release to just one new product, it d...

9 May 2011
02:46 GMT

Sony VAIO S Reaches the US, Starts Selling this Month

Sony, like other companies, unveiled quite a few things over the past months, such as a specific mobile computer which, after weeks of preparations, is finally reaching the United States market.The CeBIT 2011 trade show in Hannover, Germany, held between March 1 and 5, turned out to be less rich in new product annou...

7 March 2011
09:29 GMT

US Stores Receive Dell Inspiron M101z Ultraportable

Netbooks, notebooks, ultraportables are just names given to the various so-called categories of mobile PCs, each meant for a specific set of tasks and appealing to a certain market segment. Still, it is not always easy to make out where the borderline between these product types is. As such, companies sometimes unve...

6 August 2010
03:49 GMT

Samsung Quietly Intros the AMD-Based X125 Ultraportable

With all the central processors that debuted over the past months, PC makers finally gained platforms that were both powerful and energy-efficient enough to truly bring a satisfactory performance to ultrathin laptops. AMD itself unleashed a mobile platform not overly long ago, and laptop makers were quick to take it...

29 July 2010
04:10 GMT

MSI X-Slim X360 Notebook Incoming

Like all of its rivals, Micro-Star International has been quite active lately, especially with all the hype surrounding the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460. Still, even though this new card is the talk of the hour, the company found some time to work on something a little different. Specifically, MSI has been preparing the ar...

12 July 2010
04:24 GMT

Lenovo IdeaPad U460 Ultraportable Now Selling

Now that summer is in full bloom, all hardware makers and PC suppliers are getting ready for another wave of product releases. Some of said companies are, in fact, already taking steps towards becoming the first to unveil new inventions. Lenovo isn't exactly among them, since the latest developments on its side...

8 July 2010
02:42 GMT

HP Pavilion dm1z Ultraportable Is Based on AMD Nile

HP, like all of its rivals on the PC market, usually makes a point of causing strong ripples when it brings out some new computer. Still, it appears that not even the world's top PC supplier minds a little covert action once in a while. In fact, the company has only recently started selling a new ultrathin lapt...

7 July 2010
10:01 GMT

Sony Vaio P Ships Ahead of Schedule, on June 18 Instead of 25

Many new kinds of products and technologies were unveiled over the past couple of months, but some products managed to stand out more than others, either through design advantages, performance benefits or special pricing schemes. One of the laptop lines that grabbed a fair bit of attention back in May was the Sony Va...

18 June 2010
04:21 GMT

Sony Teases with New VAIO Ultra Mobile

It would seem that teasing has become a popular sport amongst PC manufacturers, as the majority of them are releasing bits of information about a new product that they plan on releasing in the near future. Such is the case with Japan's Sony, which has just recently updated its webpage with a teaser of a “V...

28 April 2010
07:06 GMT

Dell's Alienware M11x Gets Optimized with NVIDIA Optimus

When speaking of gaming notebooks, the minds of end-users likely drift towards those stylish and super-powered mobile PCs that make some concessions to battery life, weight and size in order to pack as high a level of performance as possible. However, as with all rules and trends, there are exceptions to this, one of...

10 April 2010
04:08 GMT

Lenovo Upgrades ThinkPad X100e with Dual-Core AMD Chips

Lenovo seems quite eager to expand its product line recently, having prepared not only the IdeaPad S10-3s netbook, but also the C200 All-in-One desktop PC. Not content with just these two product updates, the PC supplier has also made a move on the ultraportable notebook front, by adding a pair of new processor optio...

7 April 2010
12:54 GMT

Acer Gearing Up to Release MacBook Air-Thin Laptop

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

Alienware M11x Reviewed, Well-Appreciated

Alienware is a company that has managed to make a name for itself as one of the premium gaming brands on the market, providing consumers with a couple of high-quality products that can deliver an impressive performance. A couple of weeks back, Dell's subsidiary announced a new solution that was said to revolutio...

5 February 2010
04:48 GMT

Alienware M11x Gaming Ultraportable Priced and Speced

Earlier this year, during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Dell announced the introduction of its new Alienware-branded gaming portable PC, the M11x, a 11.6-inch laptop that was said to be capable of delivering the necessary gaming performance to run some of today's latest gaming applications....

2 February 2010
09:04 GMT

Panasonic Readies Let's Note R9 Core i7 Laptop

While netbooks have been selling like bread over the past year, notebooks are still among the top choices of PC buyers. While netbooks are generally popular for their low prices, notebooks completely outdo their younger siblings when it comes to performance. This goes for all models, even ultrathin laptops. One devic...

26 January 2010
02:40 GMT

MSI Debuts the X-Slim X420 Ultraportable

Micro Star International, one of the world's leading vendors of computer hardware and personal computer systems, has recently announced an update to its line of ultraportable X-Slim series of computer systems, following the introduction of the new X420 model, a 14-inch laptop that is featured with the latest ATI...

18 January 2010
04:08 GMT

LG Announces the Atom-Based X300 Ultra-Thin Laptop

Day one of the Consumer Electronics Show has kicked off with a number of news about the latest technologies that will be available for consumers throughout the year. Such is the case with LG, the South Korean PC vendor that has just announced an update to its line of low-power, portable computer systems, with the deb...

7 January 2010
06:23 GMT

Toshiba Unveils New, AMD-Powered Satellite T100 Ultraportable

Following the release of Lenovo's latest line of portable computer systems, featuring AMD's mobile platform, the Sunnyvale, California-based chip maker appears to have landed another design win, for its power-efficient Neo processors. Toshiba, one of the world's leading vendors of personal computer sys...

6 January 2010
09:02 GMT

ASUS Preps AMD-Based Eee PC 1201T Ultraportable

ASUS, the inventor of the Eee PC and a pioneer in the netbook market, is reportedly looking to update its family of low-power, ultraportable Eee PC systems with the introduction of a new model, the Eee PC 1201T. Unlike any of the other Eee PC systems the outfit has debuted so far, the Eee PC 1201T model will be base...

30 November 2009
03:51 GMT

MSI Unveils the AMD-Based X-Slim X430 Ultraportable

MSI, a leading Taiwanese vendor of personal computer systems, has recently announced the debut of its new X-Slim X430 ultra-thin laptop, specifically designed to take advantage of the performance and features of AMD's second generation ultra-thin platform. The new machine has been featured with a 14-inch displa...

25 November 2009
06:17 GMT

Introducing the 13-inch Ultraportable for the Suits, the ThinkPad Edge

Taking a look at the impressive number of leaked details that have recently surfaced on the Internet, in regard to the upcoming products from Lenovo, we should expect a complete new lineup from the PC vendor. While we have previously covered rumors of the company new ThinkPad x100e and an updated version of the comp...

19 November 2009
06:51 GMT

Gigabyte Readying the CULV-Based Booktop M1305

The market for ultraportable computer systems continues to expand with new designs, every day, with Intel's CULV platform powering the majority of these systems. While it may seem challenging to come out with a new design for the same hardware platform, as compared with what the competition has to offer, Gigabyt...

4 November 2009
05:22 GMT

VIA Nano 3000 Series Officially Announced for Future Ultraportables

While 2008 and 2009 were mostly about netbooks, 2010 could just be about the growing segment for thin and light laptops, as both Intel and AMD have announced products to support said segment. On that note, it appears that another chip maker – VIA Technologies, to be more specific –, has also decided to jo...

3 November 2009
06:42 GMT

Windows 7-Powered Sony VAIO X-Series Hands-On

Early this September, at the IFA 2009 show, in Berlin, Germany, Sony, one of the world's largest vendors of consumer electronics and computing products, announced a couple of new additions to its line of VAIO laptops, including a more interesting model in the form of the VAIO X, touted as the “world's...

23 October 2009
06:20 GMT

Lenovo's CULV IdeaPad U150 Ultraportable Launches in Japan

We are seeing a considerable push from PC vendors of new ultraportable computer systems that are based on Intel's latest CULV platform. Such is the case with Lenovo, which has just announced the official introduction of its new IdeaPad U150, a laptop designed to provide customers with a choice for an 11.6-inch s...

22 October 2009
06:47 GMT

Dell Adamo XPS Comes on October 22, with Windows 7

Round Rock, Texas-based Dell, one of the world's top PC vendors, is preparing to launch its new Adamo laptop, which is said to be the world's thinnest portable computer system, boasting just 0.39 inches at its thinnest point. The laptop, which has been announced for quite a while now, is due out on October ...

19 October 2009
04:13 GMT

Toshiba's Dynabook MX/43 and MX/33 Are Windows 7-Powered

It seems that almost every PC vendor is updating its product portfolio with the new products that take advantage of Intel's CULV platform, consequently providing end-users with a wider choice for a new, ultraportable PC. Such is the case with Toshiba, which has recently announced the debut of its new Dynabook MX...

14 October 2009
04:15 GMT

ASUS Intros the UL Series UL30, UL50AG and UL50VG Laptops in the UK

ASUS, one of the world's leading vendors of computer components and an active player on the notebook market, has just announced the launch of its UnLimited Series (UL) of notebooks in the UK. The new systems have been designed to provide customers with a choice for Intel's latest CULV processors and are sai...

9 October 2009
03:27 GMT

Fujitsu Unveils the Lifebook P8110 Ultraportable

The market for ultraportable computer systems continues to expand, as leading PC vendors roll out new products that come to provide users with alternatives to some of the already available laptops. On that note, Fujitsu has just announced the introduction of its new LIFEBOOK P8110, coming as a 12.1-inch notebook that...

1 October 2009
07:06 GMT

Intel Plans Dual-Core Processors for Ultra-Thin Notebooks

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

Panasonic's New 'Let's note' S8 and N8 to Feature Windows 7

Although, lately we haven't heard much from Panasonic and its line of portable computer systems, the much-anticipated launch of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system is a good enough reason for the company to announce that it will update its line of laptops with six new models. On that note, Panasonic has ...

29 September 2009
06:12 GMT

HP's Pavilion dv3, dm1 and dv8 Series Leak Out

Palo Alto, California-based Hewlett-Packard is expected to debut a new line of ultraportable computer systems that will further expand the company's Pavilion line of laptops. According to a recently leaked consumer catalog for the PC vendor's Winter 2009/2010 period, HP will roll out its new dv3 series, whi...

29 September 2009
05:19 GMT

MSI Officially Rolls Out the AMD Neo-Enabled X610

MSI, one of the early adopters of Intel's CULV platform for ultra-thin, ultraportable computer systems, has announced today the expansion of its X-Slim series with the introduction of a new model, the 15.6-inch X610. Designed to provide users with an alternative to some of the other CULV-based systems available ...

21 September 2009
10:49 GMT

Haier Jian i7 Boasts CULV Platform, No Core i7 Processors

Just like Intel Atom-based netbooks have created a real phenomenon in the PC industry, the same appears to happen to a more recent category, that of CULV-based ultraportable laptops. The platform appears to catch on to almost every notebook vendor, as we are seeing an increasing number of these laptops being announce...

21 September 2009
08:40 GMT

MSI Announces the Athlon Neo-Powered X-Slim X410

MSI, one of the world's leading vendors of computer hardware and ultraportable computer systems, has announced today the expansion of its X-Slim family of ultraportable, ultrathin computer systems, with the introduction of the new X410 model. Meant to provide consumers with an alternative to the extended range o...

17 September 2009
09:57 GMT

VIA Unveils New NetNote Category, Alternative to Netbooks

VIA Technologies is trying to get our attention one more time by announcing a new range of portable computer systems that are built to meet the requirements of users looking for an ultraportable notebook PC that can deliver the performance close to that of a fully fledged notebook. With the announcement, the company ...

17 September 2009
04:09 GMT

Athlon Neo-Powered Wind U210 Hits Stateside

As you might have noticed in the recent months, there has been an increasing interest in ultraportable computer systems, coming from a number of PC vendors, most of which have already updated their product portfolio with such products. MSI is one of these vendors, as the company has already introduced several new sys...

16 September 2009
03:45 GMT

HP Also Intros the ProBook 5310m and Pavilion dm3

Palo Alto, California-based HP has just announced the introduction of its new ProBook and Pavilion portable computer systems, designed to provide business and everyday consumers with new alternatives for an ultraportable, light computer system. With the announcement, the PC vendor has introduced the new ProBook 5310m...

15 September 2009
05:20 GMT

HP Envy 13 Ultraportable Makes a Photo Debut

Hewlett-Packard, one of the world's leading vendors of personal computer systems, has been, so far, hesitant to adopt Intel's current line of low-power ULV processors. However, the company is looking to change that, with the release of a new, ultraportable PC that will reportedly be launched as the HP Envy ...

14 September 2009
08:02 GMT

Dell Teases with 9.99mm-Thick Adamo Laptop

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

Packard Bell's 15.6-Inch EasyNote Butterfly m Laptop Makes a Debut

Acer's subsidiary Packard Bell has recently updated its product line with the introduction of a new, ultraportable system that the PC vendor showcased at this year's IFA event in Berlin, Germany. The said model, part of the company's EasyNote Butterfly series, has been designed to provide users with a ...

9 September 2009
06:19 GMT

Acer Reportedly Close to Take Notebook Market Lead

With visible signs of recovery in the PC market, a recent report indicates that Acer, currently the world's third largest vendor of computer systems, is bound to become the leader in the notebook market this September. The Taiwanese company is expected to grab the number-one spot with its shipments, having a cha...

3 September 2009
04:10 GMT

Sony Announces the Vaio X Ultraportable Series

With just hours ahead of the official debut of this year's IFA 2009 consumer electronics show, held in Berlin, Germany between September 4 to 9, Sony has had a press event where the company has introduced a couple of new products, while also detailing some of its upcoming goodies. Such is the case with a new ser...

3 September 2009
03:00 GMT

Santech LV1 Is Another CULV Ultraportable

Much in the same way Intel's Atom processors have enabled various companies to make their debut on the netbook market, it appears that the more recent Intel CULV platform is also letting some newcomers in on the market of personal computer systems. Such is the case with the likes of Santech, a company that has r...

31 August 2009
10:49 GMT

ASUS Said to Be Planning New Intel Ultra-Thin Laptops

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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