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After HP’s marathon product launch of last week, we were left with some interesting data to analyze. As HP’s SleekBooks manifest mostly the same battery life and thickness, Intel’s UltraBook don’t seem so appealing anymore. As much as we like Intel’s new development direction, it seems ... |
12 May 2012
20:23 GMT |
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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 |
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AMD seems to be interested to start a new battle with Intel on the ultra-thin notebook front as a report has unveiled that the chips maker is planning to introduce its own alternative to Intel’s Ultrabook concept.This is supposed to arrive as soon as January of 2012, says The Australian.AMD has told the publica... |
8 December 2011
04:54 GMT |
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Since 2008, every year that passed witnessed the introduction of a new VAIO Z series ultra-thin notebook model, and during a local press event we had the chance of going hands-on with the latest of these units, the 13.1-inch VPCZ21.
When taking a look at the new VAIO Z, the first thing one notices is just how thin... |
27 September 2011
07:16 GMT |
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Indilinx has managed to score its first major contract since it was acquired by OCZ earlier this year, as the company's recently released Everest 6Gbps solid state drives have now entered the standard configuration of LG's P220 ultra-thin notebooks.
The Korean company will use a custom designed version o... |
14 September 2011
10:12 GMT |
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Asus has recently announced that it has started selling the 14-inch U46 notebook in the UK, which is powered by Intel's second-generation Core processors while maintaining the ultrathin design and high build quality that made their predecessors famous.
According to Asus, the new notebook is less than an inch ... |
13 September 2011
08:25 GMT |
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Ultrabooks might not be the cheapest things out there, but they are set to slam through expectations anyway, expectations which are already quite optimistic.The recently concluded IFA 2011 trade show saw the showing off of multiple Ultrabooks, like Acer's Aspire S3, among others.This was just the latest sightin... |
8 September 2011
04:41 GMT |
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The Full HD image quality has become a sort of standard on today's consumer monitors, having made its way even onto Dell's newest, and thinnest, consumer model.There are many ways for a product to stand apart from the fold, though the principle is mostly the same in any case.Basically, in order for a new d... |
18 August 2011
09:56 GMT |
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For Intel to invest in some project or another is not a rare occurrence and it appears that the latest project to get funds is one of its own, the Ultrabook initiative in fact.Intel came up with the Ultrabook idea a while ago and, though prices were assumed to be around the $1,000 mark, later reports revealed that j... |
11 August 2011
03:22 GMT |
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Apple may have a sort of renown for its very thin laptops, but it looks like Acer might finally be able to challenge it in this area starting roughly two months from now, though rumors are the only thing to go on at this point.Apple might not be a company known for the low costs of its products, but it does have som... |
9 August 2011
08:05 GMT |
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European consumers seeking to buy a new highly portable notebook have now a new option to consider as Asus has just announced that the ultra-slim U46SV will be soon available for purchase with prices starting at €779.
Asus' latest creation measures just a bit over 1-inch in thickness while being powered ... |
22 July 2011
03:27 GMT |
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Asus' U-Series notebooks have recently welcomed two new redesigned 14 and 15 inch models in their ranks, which are powered by Intel second-generation Core processors, and sport the same ultrathin design and high build quality as their predecessors.
The new laptops are called the U46 and U56 and both of these ... |
18 July 2011
08:05 GMT |
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Sony decided it was time to hold a formal even in order to officially introduce its latest and greatest series of ultrathin mobile personal computers, making sure the event did justice to the combination of portability and prowess.Some might remember that, a short while ago, Sony unveiled the VAIO Z series of laptop... |
5 July 2011
08:23 GMT |
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Samsung decided to officially expand its Series 9 line of mobile personal computers, so it not only released a new one, but also added new CPU options to those already available.
The market for computers is home to various sorts of laptops, thanks to the many different size, shape and performance options.
The ... |
2 July 2011
03:38 GMT |
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It looks like Sony's well-known Vaio series of mobile personal computers has gained a new member, one with an ultrathin form factor and set to start shipping in Europe soon.Sony has been making a large variety of IT products over the years, mobile personal computers being just one of its business branches.Turns... |
28 June 2011
02:44 GMT |
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ASUS definitely seems to be very active lately, apparently doing its best to grab a stake in as many segments of the IT market as possible, although its most recently unleashed product is not as unusual as others.The mobile computer market has still not truly found the answer as to whether or not it includes the med... |
23 June 2011
04:08 GMT |
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About two months ago, Dell hinted that the company is working on a successor for its retired Adamo thin and light laptop and it now seems like this new notebook model is expected to arrive in just a few weeks' time.
The yet-unnamed product line will debut with a 15.6-inch model that will be the thinnest in it... |
5 May 2011
06:11 GMT |
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Even though ultrathin laptops haven't really been seeing much popularity, with some models even being discontinued, Dell still decided that it would try to build on the idea again, although it did choose a larger form factor.Ultrathin notebooks are the sort of personal computers that got criticized quite a bit ... |
4 May 2011
04:42 GMT |
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The better chips get, the easier it is to have them power newer, lighter and overall better electronics of all kinds, and this is especially true for personal computers, particularly laptops, like one of the ultra-thin variety that ASUS just built.By now, end-users will be well aware of the fact that Intel's se... |
18 April 2011
06:14 GMT |
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Not all products that a IT company makes are meant to be bought by everyone, as there are certain devices whose specs and, most importantly, prices narrow down the amount of people that can afford them, as is the case with the new Series 9 notebook.Samsung is one of those companies that deals in a wide variety of co... |
16 March 2011
11:28 GMT |
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Ultrathin laptops aren't exactly among the best selling of mobile PCs, but they do have their own target market segment, one that Apple addresses with the likes of the MacBook Air and which Samsung wants to gain more control of with the 9 Series.Ultrathin laptops have always been a tricky endeavor for any PC ma... |
25 February 2011
07:39 GMT |
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Ultrathin laptops may be known for being more expensive compared to stronger but thicker and heavier notebooks, but Dell figured it would try to make this less true for the Adamo 13, a model that has been on sale for quite a while.Ultrathin laptops are intended for business users that frequently travel and whose pur... |
27 December 2010
04:36 GMT |
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It seems that even Thanksgiving and Black Friday cannot completely shut down the happenings on the IT market, as ASUS is still working on a certain laptop, one of the ultrathin variety and which is set to soon reach European stores.As end-users know, even in absence of press releases, certain upcoming products can b... |
26 November 2010
02:37 GMT |
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Even though VGA sensors are generally considered as best suited for the low-end and low-cost markets, OmniVision claims to have actually succeeded in the making of one that can be considered a high-end VGA product, namely the OV7727, a sensor with OmniBSI backside illumination technology meant for ultrathin notebook... |
16 August 2010
09:32 GMT |
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Just a short while ago, Micro-Star International expanded its laptop line based on the Intel Calpella platform by unveiling the FX600 and FR600 15.6-inch notebooks. Now, the same PC supplier has decided to make a move on the AMD front. Thus, it went ahead and unwrapped what can be seen as the reincarnation of the Win... |
21 July 2010
03:39 GMT |
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Up until late last year, ultrathin laptops weren't exactly on top of the wish list for most end-users, mostly because they didn't have a sufficiently high performance to justify their price point. Then, Intel came out and unveiled its new line of energy-efficient processors, and super-slim notebooks became... |
19 July 2010
03:39 GMT |
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Back in late June, Acer decided to have its subsidiary Gateway make all of its ultrathin laptops. Since then, the latter has been tirelessly making and releasing such mobile PCs, apparently determined to keep the inflow of ultraportables strong and steady. As such, that a new set of this type of notebooks would show ... |
12 July 2010
09:01 GMT |
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Not too long ago, it was reported that Acer had decided to shift manufacturing of all of its ultrathin laptops under the Gateway brand and, sure enough, it appears that the latter is already hard at work on new products. In fact, a certain device has already supposedly started shipping, though it's not exactly a... |
7 July 2010
02:36 GMT |
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The past weeks have been filled with news of laptops, especially netbooks with support for DDR3 memory, and it would hardly be surprising to see another such device emerge. Fortunately, even though it seems to have stuck to the trend, Fujitsu, at the very least, changed the tone a little by moving on from netbooks t... |
1 July 2010
04:34 GMT |
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Though it hasn't exactly issued a press release to announce this latest development, Acer has begun to ship one of its previously-announced ultrathin laptops to customers stationed in the United States. Unlike most of the mobile PCs currently on sale though, this particular machine is based on AMD's Nile p... |
29 June 2010
04:04 GMT |
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Wortmann has just started shipping its latest mobile personal computer, though it could be said that this new product isn't exactly that similar to the previous models, at least aesthetically. The company has completed the development of its latest Terra Mobile Series member, a product that stands out amongst it... |
28 June 2010
09:55 GMT |
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Gateway released a significant number of laptops over the past few weeks and it became quite obvious that Acer, of whom it is a subsidiary, had special plans for the company. Sure enough, time passed and rumors arose, with one of them even suggesting that the latter aims to modify its branding scheme. Basically, Acer... |
26 June 2010
05:45 GMT |
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The ultrathin market definitely seems to be booming lately. Until late last year, such products did not exactly appeal to many consumers, mostly because the hardware available for them at the time was too expensive. Soon after, Intel unleashed the Calpella mobile platform and, finally, there were mobile CPUs which, ... |
23 June 2010
05:51 GMT |
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It’s no doubt that consumers, and AMD loyalists in particular, will be more than aware that, after a long time of Intel monopoly on the laptop market, Advanced Micro Devices is offering its own full range of mobile platforms. Needless to say, eager to take advantage of the competition, PC makers were quite pro... |
23 June 2010
05:14 GMT |
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There seems to be a very strong interest in ultra-thin laptops lately. Though such machines weren't very popular until late last year, the new generation of CPUs from both Intel and AMD has somehow succeeded in turning slim notebooks into worthwhile investments once again. The previous generation of CPUs was un... |
17 June 2010
04:40 GMT |
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Toshiba has definitely come out in full force today, at least on the laptop front. After, yesterday, it warmed up by unveiling several dynabook Series notebooks and netbooks, the PC maker has, today, brought out the heavy cavalry. One of the generals leading the onslaught is the Satellite A665, a 3D-capable notebook.... |
15 June 2010
10:18 GMT |
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Computex has been, and still is, practically littered with scores of tablets, from Moorestown-powered models to those centered around the NVIDIA Tegra 2 SoC or the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset. A significant number of laptops have also shown up. What they all had in common, however, was that they focused on performan... |
3 June 2010
10:57 GMT |
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After a long time of not offering any suitable CPU for the mobile PC segment, AMD finally broke the ice yesterday when it refreshed its entire platform portfolio. The collection included chips meant to be used in netbooks and ultrathins, and PC makers, Acer especially, were quick to show off such devices. Acer was th... |
13 May 2010
03:40 GMT |
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With AMD having refreshed its entire platform portfolio for desktops and laptops, Acer is wasting no time in its quest to grab the market segment by the reigns. The PC maker has already become the first to reveal an AMD-powered netbook, the Aspire One 521. Acer's exhibition, however, is hardly limited to this on... |
12 May 2010
08:34 GMT |
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The Apple iPad may not be the “flashiest” device out there, but it has already managed to prompt a fair number of companies to start working, or accelerate their existing work, on their competing devices. Among them are names such as MSI, HP, ASUS and ExoPC, each determined to use the iPad's lack of ... |
1 February 2010
04:34 GMT |
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Wall-mounted, ultrathin displays are already no longer the domain of science fiction, as panels have already reached a stage where they can output high-definition graphics even while measuring less than a centimeter in thickness. Still, it seems that LCDs have been on a serious diet as of late, as the latest prot... |
21 December 2009
05:55 GMT |
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Even though it just recently introduced the X600 Pro mobile personal computer, MSI released yet another laptop that hovers between netbook and notebook specs. The new, ultrathin laptop PC is dubbed the MSI X-Slim X350 and uses a 13.4-inch TFT-LCD display with a native resolution of 1366 x 768. The X350 is less than ... |
14 December 2009
05:13 GMT |
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Whether it's an announcement, a pre-release official picture or just a plain leak, products often seem to somehow make themselves known to the consumer market before their official launch. Such is the case with the LG XNOTE LGX30 ultrathin laptop personal computer, which was recently spotted in the database of t... |
14 December 2009
02:57 GMT |
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The new, ultrathin laptop from MSI hasn't received a price tag or a launch date yet, but the official specifications have already made it on the official site. The laptop focuses, as all ultrathin laptops must, on power efficiency, but still packs quite a few performance capabilities in its slim, black frame, wh... |
10 December 2009
04:41 GMT |
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Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices is currently planning the launch of its next-generation mobile platform for ultra-thin, ultraportable computer systems, codenamed Congo. However, its appears that the company has somehow managed to stir some comments regarding the use of this particular codename, whi... |
18 June 2009
05:25 GMT |
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