Dell Inspiron 14R An attractive notebook for work and play with discrete graphics and good ergonomics.

Videos Dell Inspiron 14 from Youtube


Dell's update to its venerable Inspiron line has a new look and plenty of power. Aimed at the back-to-school crowd, the 14-inch competition. For example, the Lenovo ideaPad V460 weighs 4.8 pounds, and the HP Pavilion dm4 weighs just 4.4 pounds, Still, the 13.5 x 9.7 x 1.3-inch system looks fairly sleek, complete with rounded edges and tapered sides. Dell's hinge-forward design, similiar to that of its updated Inspiron Mini netbooks, makes the back bulkier but allows for extra battery space.

The glossy lid shows off the notebook's color-a metallic Peacock Blue, a $40 premium-but collect fingerprint like a crime scene (other colors aside from the standard black are Tomato Red and Promise Pink). This also goes for the bezel around the glossy display under the lid, though thankfully the deck-plastic painted to look like brushed metal-has a smudge-resistant coating. Dell didn't clutter the deck with many lights or buttons, settling for a white, glowing power button on the upper left and three small lights on the bottom left.

HEAT

To test temperatures, we played Hulu at full screen for 15 minutes, then measured the space between the G and H keys (97 degrees Fahrenheit), touchpad (101 degrees), and the center of the bottom (101 degrees). When using the Inspiron 14R in our lap we noticed that the system became uncomfortably hot on the left side near the vent, which reached 106 degrees.

Keyboard and Touchpad

The full-size keyboard features comfortable, terraced keys that offered good tactile feedback and response. We were able to reach our normal typing speed immediately, and none of the keys were undersized or in weird places, so it was also easy to execute keyboard shorcuts.

We appreciated the generous, 3.8 x 2-inch touchpad with discrete left and right mouse buttons. Though it's multitouch-enabled, the touch surface wasn't overly sensitive as we've seen on some other Dell systems. At first we found the sensitivy too low; two-finger scrolling took more precision than we expected, and it took a few hours to get used to. The Synaptics driver offers settings and tweaks (go to Control Panel > Mouse) for the multitouch gestures and a sensitivity slider to make adjustments.




By K.T Bradford, www.laptopmag.com

HP, AMD find their MUSE with thin notebooks

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HP emphasised compelling designs and colours, but also its expanded use of AMD processors in its back-to-school laptop lineup this week.

Ultra-thin laptop concepts pushed by AMD could literally be the shape of things to come, with netbooks suffering a setback in the first quarter and Intel taking another shot at this higher-end category.

HP unveiled its broadest selection and largest single introduction of AMD-powered laptops this week, with 14 notebooks introduced under AMD's Vision and Vision Pro brands.

Chris Cloran, general manager of AMD's Client division, told me AMD's platform for ultra-thin laptops is now in its third generation since the concept and first model was introduced with HP in January 2009.

"They're between netbooks and notebooks, sexy and thin but with the full PC experience" is his definition.

MacBook Air-like but cheaper, ultra-thin or "thin and light" has been AMD's strategic answer to the success of netbooks, where it does not have a product to compare with Intel's Atom processor.

Both battery life and performance have been increased this time around and Mr Cloran said the growing integration of AMD's processors with graphics chips from its ATI acquision was "changing the experience" for users, right down to web pages with graphics loading much faster. HP says AMD's chips in its new dm3 model are giving 7 hours of battery life.

AMD does seem more competitive with its bigger rival on both performance and price and is expected to announce next week that its chips will be available on 109 laptop models this summer compared to 40 a year ago, according to a Reuters repot. An AMD version of HP's Pavilion dv6 laptop will cost $530, compared to $650 for an Intel Version.

Intel is also paying more attention to ultra-thin. At a briefing this week, it announced less powerful versions of its Core i3 and i5 processors would be aimed at the market.

Analysts refer to this segment as CULV-Consumer Ultra-Low Voltage notebooks. In a report this week, the iSuppli research firm predicted 14.5m CULV notebooks would ship this year, up 93 per cent on 2009. That compares to only 30 per cent growt for netbooks, except netbooks are a more mature segment and forecasts are for a much larger 34.5m units to be shipped.


Intel reported a 19 per cent fall in netbook chips shipped in the first quarter compared to the fourth, but blamed this on inventories being cleared after the holiday season. However, the netbook category is under pressure from not just CULVs but smartbooks and tablets-notably the iPad, with Morgan Stanley reporting only 5 per cent growth rates for netbooks year-on-year in April.

The other major trend, judging by HP's new lineup, is the degree of effort going into design and looks.

"it's kind of shock and awe, everything in the lineup is new," Stacy Wolf, head of HP notebook design, told me.

He talked about a MUSE strategy focused on Materials, Usability, the Sensory appeal of products and the overall Experience of the user interface, packaging and use of the product.

The design and feature sets brought in with its Envy 13 and 15 high-end models are filtering down to the mainstream Pavilion consumer laptops with, among the features, aluminium cladding, backlit keyboards, a larger touchpad, clean lines, chemically etched designs,
textured finishes, slot-loading DVD players and a range of colours and matching wallpapers and accessories, from a champagne colour on the dv6 [pictured at top] to Sonoma Red on the dv5 and "preppy pink" on the Mini 210 netbook.


Prices range from $1400 for the Envy 17, with its 17.3-inch screen to $280 for a new version of the HP Mini 110 netbook.




By Chris Nuttall, http://m.ft.com

Brand New Dell XPS M 2010 LAPTOP Notebook 20" XPS2010

Brand New Inspiron xps m2010: intel core 2 duo processor t7200 (2ghz/667mhz/4mb cache) Lcd panel: 20. 1-inch widescreen sxga + display with truelife (1680x1050)

Memory: 2 gb shared dual channel ddr2 sdram at 667mhz

Graphics card: 256mb ati mobility radeon x1800

Hard drive: 200gb (unformatted capacity) 7200rpm hard drive (2 x 100gb hd 7200 rpm-dual drives) -raid 0 Optical storage: 8x dvd + / -rw w / dble-layer dvd + r write capability

Wireless networking cards: Dell wireless 1500n-n draft- (backwards compatible 802. 11 a / g, 54mbps)

Operating system: windows xp professional edition (cd included)

Network card: integrated 1 gigabit network card and modem

Xpsm2010 Primary battery: 6 cell dual lithium-ion battery pack I / o ports: Ieee 1394 cable and software sold separately) 4-usb 2.0 (universal serial bus) compliant 4-pin connectors 13-in-2 removable memory card reader

Video: digital video interface (dvi) S-video: 7-pin mini-din connector

Component video, s / pdif digital & analog 7. 1/5. 1 audio out

Other: Keboard-detachable wireless keyboard on xps m 2010 notebook 2 cell battery-detachable wireless keyboard

Xps2010 Gyroscopic remote control for windows xp media center 4-button wireless mouse (2) ac adapteres

Dimensions:

Width: 18. 85 in
Height: 2. 90 in
Depth: 15. 90 in
Weight (lbs) : 18. 30

Slots: express card slot*please note that this system has a expresscard slot and support the expresscard format only.

This system does not have a pcmcia card slot. Software: Trend micro pc-cillin with antivirus and spyware removal 15-months

Microsoft works 8. 5 (does not include word)

Adobe acrobat 7.0 reader

Photo album 6. 0 starter Pc restore recovery system by symantec Dell service & support plans: xps m2010 std: 1yr ltd warranty, 1yr onsite service, And 1yr xps warranty support

We also sell dell xps m1730 laptop, inspiron xps m1530, xps m1330, xps m1210 laptop, apple macbook pro 15, macpro 17, mac book air laptop, etc.



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Samsung Showcases 2010 Extended Notebook Line-up

Netbooks LAS VEGAS - (Business Wire) Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corporation, announces the launch of its newest notebook computer series, the Samsung R30 series featuring the R430 and R530 and the Samsung R80 series including the R480, R580 and R780, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Ideal for viewing HD video, managing digitac music, editing photos or playing the coolest PC games, Samsung's latest notebooks are flexible and powerful.

"With Samsung's new notebook models, we're excited to deliver a both stylish design and high performance," said Todd Bouman director of product marketing at Samsumg Electronics information Technology Division. "Combining a range of wireless connectivity options and LED backlit displays, these products are ideal to be used both as mobile devices as well as desktop replacements for all-day use."

MULTIMEDIA POWERHOUSE NOTEBOOKS - 80 SERIES

Available in Samsung's "Touch of color" gradation with various patterns and including a Blu-Ray optical drive in the R480 and R580, these laptops are perfect for watching movies both at home and on the go. Additionally, the nVIDIA GeForce graphics card included in the R580 and R780 will appeal to the gamer in any household. The HD LED backlit displays (17.3" - R780, 15.6" - R580, 14.0" - R480) provide the sharpest images and boldest colors with a proper 16:9 aspect ratio.

Based on the Intel Core i5 430M processor, the 80 series comes equipped with a 500 GB hard drive. With a 1.3 MP Web cam and integrated microphone, they are ideal for use with communicating with friends and family over Skype or other VoIP networks.

CRAFTED TO PERFORM - R30 SERIES

Also, available in Samsung's "Touch of Color" gradation with various patterns in stylish white and red respectively, the Samsung R530 are built using the Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 processor and contain a 320GB hard drive. They each pack 4GB DDR3 memory and an Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics card, making them ideal machines for office users and gamers alike. The R530 also comes equipped with a 17-key numeric keypad.

These new notebooks offer a variety of visual options. The 16:9 aspect ratio of the bright, high-resolution 14 inch and 15.6 inch LED HD displays make the Samsung R430 and Samsung R530, respectively, ideal for viewing a wide variety of content.

The R-series' ergonomic design allows for a more enjoyable and productive user experience. Samsung notebooks are perfect as a desktop replecement as well as an on-the-go compuning solution.

The Samsung R430 and R530 will MSRP for $670 and along with the Samsung R780, which has an MSRP of $929, are available through Samsung resellers now. The R480 and R580 will be available from March 2010 at price points of $829 and $949 respectively.

Samsung's notebook line will be on display at the LVCC Central Hall, booth 11026 during the International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 7 - 10, 2010.


Source: www.earthtimes.org

HP Thinspiration Pavilion dm3 Notebook Specifications, Features and Price

HP recently launched ites new Thinspiration Notebooks in india which includes 4 Pavilion notebooks that are designed to offer a balance in performance, portability and style. The Pavilion dm3 notebook is their latest notebook that will come under this new thinspiration series. HP Pavilion dm3 notebook comes with a 13.3 inch HD LED BrightView display.

The Pavilion dm3 notebook is powered by 1.3GHz Intel's Ultra Low Voltage processor SU4100 and is also comes equipped with 320GB HDD and 8GB memory. While coming to the graphics feature, the notebook has the latest mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD with 1695MB video memory. The Pavilion dm3 notebooks offers a good experience in watching the HD content on the 13.3 inch HD LED display.

Major highligh of this new HP Thinspiration Notebook is its preloaded Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit). Other specifications of the Pavilion Dm3 Notebook includes Wi-Fi Link 5100AGN, Altec Lansing speaks with SRS sound, inbuilt microphone, 1.3 megapixel webcam, HDMI port, 4 USB 2.0 1 VGA and 1 RJ-45 (LAN). The notebook offers 10 hours of backup with the 6 cell battery.

The new HP Pavilion dm3 notebook comes packed in brushed aluminum chassis in "modern argento", and features an automatically locks to guard against damage, if the PC is dropped. The dm3 notebook also comes preinstalled full version softwares such as Microsoft Works, HP MediaSmart, Cyberlink DVD Suite, Adobe Acrobat Reader, HP Games Powered by Wild Tangent and 60 day trial versions of MS Office 2007 and Norton Internet Security 2009.

HP Thinspiration Pavilion dm3 will be available in india at a price of Rs. 58,990 including taxes.



Source: http://techwizardz.blogspot.com

Acer in Talks With Foxconn For Notebook Production, Says Chairman

Acer chairman JT Wang has revealed that Acer is in talks with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) For contract production of notebooks in the future. With regards to Acer's notebook orders for 2010, Compal Electronics is expected to secure 40% of the total orders, followed by Wistron and Quanta Computer with 20-30%each, while Inventec will receive any remaining orders, according to industry sources.


However, sources at Acer noted that since Foxconn's notebook R&D is still a low weaker than the first-tier makers, the company is unlikely to land any major orders in the near-term.

Wang also noted that the recent merging of Innolux Display and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will not affect the company's panel purchasing from them and Acer will continue to maintain 3-4 regular panel suppliers in the future.

Although one of Acer's panel suppliers, Samsung Electronics, has become a strong competitor in netbook market, Wang said that Acer will continue to purchase panels from Samsung due to its strong technologies and large capacity.


Wang said he has urged Samsung to spin-off its production and brand businesses, to which Samsung has promised to make an approriate separation; although the company added that this will be difficulty to make clear in the short-term.


In 2010, Wang expects Acer's consolidated revenues to grow 15% on year and netbook shipments will account for 30-40% of the forecast 40 million units in global shipments.



Source: www.digitimes.com

MSI and Gigabyte Expect Strong Notebook Shipment Growth in 2010

Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology recently revealed that their notebook shipments picked up in the second half of the year and both companies are optimistic about notebook shipments for 2010.

MSI expects its notebook shipments will have chance to grow more than 10% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2009 thanks to the launch of Windows 7, but a shortage of optical drives and DRAM, which is expected to last through the end of 2009 and even longer, may hurt growth, chairman Joseph Hsu indicated.

However, Hsu expects 30% on-year growth in both the company's notebook and all-in-one PC shipments in 2010.

For netbooks, Hsu noted MSI's netbook proportion of its total notebook shipments has dropped from a previous level of 50% to only about 30% currently. In addition, market demand for ultra-thin notebook has also been weaker than expected, but Hsu expects ultra-thin models' proportion will account for 20% of the company's total notebook shipments in the first half of 2010 and 30% in the second half as Intel will begin offer dual-core CPUs for the segment later this quarter.

Gigabyte said it is unlikely to achieve its goal of shipping 200,000 notebooks in 2009 due to fewer-than-expected notebook shipments in the first half of the year. However, Gigabyte vice president Richard Ma noted shipments have started picking up in the third quarter, and he expects annual shipments will reach 120,000 units.

In 2010, Ma expects Gigabyte's notebook shipments will reach 300,000 units, as Windows 7 will drive demand. Half of those notebooks will be made by Quanta Computer and half made in-house. Gigabyte will also launch an in-house developed ultra-thin notebook in the first quarter of 2010.


Source: Daily Tech

AMD to Sell DirectX 11 Notebook Integrated GPUs by 2011

Being on the forefront of technology adoption as far as its grapics products go, AMD will have a notebook platform with DirectX 11 compliant integrated GPUs ready by 2011, reveal company slides sourced by Expreview.


The iGPU will be part of the company's "Accelerated Processing Unit" (APU) design approach to the PC's central processing. The APU draws parallels with Intel's upcoming processor designs where the CPU package holds both the CPU and northbridge dice in a multichip-module.

One of the first AMD APUs, codenamed "Llano" will be part of the company's "Sabine" mobile platform.
Typically consisting of the CPU, a DDR3 memory controller, a northbridge with integrated grapics processor, and the PCI-Express root complex, APU eliminates discrete northbridge from board design.

Slated for 2011, the Llano APU comes out at a time when DirectX 11 is expected to be an established API. The iGPU will also pack UVD 3.0, a next generation hardware-accelerated video decoder by AMD. It will be built on the 32 nm manufacturing process by AMD's foundry partner(s).

It features up to 4 x86 processing cores, an iGPU, a memory controller supporting DDR3-1600 memory, 128-bit floating-point execution units (present even with current generation Phenom processor), and a BGA design with a low-TDP package.

Llano will be accompanied by the SB9xxM series southbridge. This chip would make for most of the board's nucleated machinery apart from the APU. It will integrate the "DAC" (we interpret audio DAC), USB 3.0 hubs with 16 ports, a 6-port SATA controller, and clock-generator.


Source: www.techpowerup.com

SSD or Hard Drive on Your New Notebook or Netbook?

Many of the netbooks and notebooks that are being offered today are available with the option of a hard drive or a Solid State Drive (SSD) for storage. Each storage method has its pros and cons and many people wonder what they should get when looking for a new computer.

The biggest issues for many consumers to consider with a SSD is that they cost much more than traditional hard drives do currently and they offer less storage space typically. In the netbook realm, you are usually looking at smallish 4GB and 8GA SSDs in most systems. Asus commonly makes netbooks with these size SSDs.

That is a paltry amount of storage by most standards and you will be hard pressed to get applications like Microsoft Office, Outlook, and photo editing apps installed on the system and have any room left for documents and such. If all you are looking for is a netbook for surfing the net, 4GB may be plenty for you though.

Netbooks with SSDs usually carry price premiums that make systems with only 8GB of storage cost the same or more than netbooks using HDDs with 160GB or more of storage. In the netbook world, 160GB is about standard for storage space today, though some netbooks will soon be offering 250GB HDDs inside.

In small portable systems like notebooks and netbooks, the biggest benefit of the SSD is that it usually needs less power than a HDD meaning longer battery life. In fack, to get the longest battery life you need a SSD in most machines. Some netbooks like the new MSI Wind U115 you can get both a SSD and a HDD.

The hybrid setup allows all the benefits of a SSD for longer battery life and performance while still offering a larger HDD for gross storage needs. This is the ideal situation as far as storage goes, but the price primium could be a deal breaker for some.

For the vast majority of users the standard HDD is still the way to go in the notebook and netbook realm. The HDD offers lots of storage space for little money and you can still get very workable battery life when using a normal HDD.

As time goes by SSDs will gain capacity and drop in price, but until then my suggestion is to go with the HDD unless you can live small amounts of storage and the extra battery life offered by SSDs really makes a difference in your usage.


By Shane McGlaun, www.i4u.com

ASUS Eee PC 1008HA

Build and Design Nothing has changed in terms of build or design between the original Eee PC 1008HA Seashell and this upadpe. Like the "seashell" name implies, the chassis shape is inspired by the curves of a seashell.


The clamshell-like design gives the 1008HA a very clean and distinct appearance. Every port from Ethernet to USB is covered with plastic doors which are probably more decorative than they are protective. ASUS claims this version of the Eee PC is just one inch thick at its thickest point, but that doesn't include the feet on the bottom of the netbook. We measured the maximum thickness at more than one inch, but the 1008HA is still remarkably thin and light.


The glossy black plastics suffer from very little flex and the keyboard is as firm as even the best business-class notebooks on the market. The various parts of the chasis come together with tight seams and good attention to detail.

ASUS claims that the plastics used on Eee PC 1008HA are coated with an "Infusion finish" that makes the netbook scratch resistant. I wasn't able to produce any scratches in the plastics during the testing period,
but the glossy surface is extremely prone to fingerprint smudges which make this brand new netbook look a little dirty after just a few minutes of use. The 1008HA is also available in white, blue, and pink.. In case black isn't your color of choice
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Screen
The new Eee PC 1008HA Seahell uses a fairly standard LED-backlit display panel with a 1024x600 native resolution. The glossy screen surface helps to improve color and contrast,
but glare and reflections indoors under strong lights or outdoors under direct sunlight can be a problem.


Although the 1024x600 resolution is far superior to the old 800x480 screen resolution on the original Eee PC, I was a little disappointed that ASUS didn't use higher resolution display on the Eee PC 1008HA.


By: Jerry Jackson,www.notebookreview.com

13-inch MacBook Pro, Battery Strength And Reliable

Apple MacBook Pro has a better quality than the previous series, with design and good performance is expected to attract consumers to obtain a reliable device. The new 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro bring a lot of new features to the table from the previous generation. Users now get a large battery that gives pretty amazing life, a better display, faster processor,
FireWire, SD-card slot, and best of all a lower starting price. Getting more for less seems to be the trend during this slow economy, so is there any reason not to buy the 13" MacBook Pro? Read our full review to find out.


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13-inch Apple MacBook Pro Specifications:

Mac OS X v10.5.7 (9J3032) Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz (3MB L2 cache, 1066MHZ frontside bus) 2GB 1067MHz DDR3 SDRAM
160GB 500rpm SATA hard disk drive 13.3"

Build and Design The 13.3" MacBook Pro is very sleek and classy, which is what we have come to expect from Apple. The design is sharp with the unibody chassis showing no panel lines or breaks except
on the panel that covers the internals. Apple gives us a very simple interface with little clutter (and ports) turning what is usually a mindless appliance into a work of art. To further simplify the design they switched to an internal battery for this model, instead of having a cover and release bar like in the previous revision.

Build quality is excellent thanks to the very strong and rigid unibody chassis that is machined out a solid block of aluminum. Unless you were going to clamp the MacBook Pro in a vise and try to bend it, you can't really find any flex anywhere on the main half of the notebook.
The screen cover does flex slightly under strong pressure, but with something that thin it was expected. Without any plastic panels, expected. Without any plastic, panels, except at the screen hinge, there are no parts to squeak or creak under normal use.

PANASONIC TOUGHBOOK CF-W8 NOTEBOOK

""Business Ruggedized.

Panasonic wants to collect points from their customers with an especially stabe case that allegedly protects the Toughbook CF-W8 against several damages. Of course, the communication alignment doesn't come too short in this ultra-mobile device for business clients. Panasonic has also kept a matt, and in view of this, suitable VDU workstatition in mind. To what extent the Toughbook CF-W8 can also convince in our test is clarified in the following review.

Panasonic Computer Products Europe are specialized on manufacturing especially stable and resistant natebooks. These are, according to the manufacturer, tested in elaborate test procedures in extremely true to life circumstances, whereasa a special weight is put on "Mobility, technical superioty and convincing resistance".

Panasonic categorizes its notebooks in view of resistance as full-ruggedized, semi-ruggedized, and finally, business ruggedized. The CF-W8 belongs to the last category. What this means in regards to drop, spill and pressure resistance in detail, will be comprehensively described in the following categories.

CASE
Opposing the trend to build extremely thin notebooks, the rather massive case for a 12.1 inch device struck us right away after unpacking it. This is also confirmed after measuring it. With this, it belongs to the front runners with a construction height of 48.3 millimeters.

Because Panasonic has selected a display in a 4:3 size, the depth of 214 millimeters applies, and the breadth of 272 millimeters turns out accordingly. However, not only the massive size has an influence on the device's stability but also the choice of materials.

The manufacturer states that the enabled notebook should be able to swallow drops from a height of up to 76 cm on the its bottom and drops of up to 30 centimeters from other angles in a disabled state, whereas the manufacturer has tested it in 26 different angels, due to the use of a magnesium alloy.

Pressure loads of up to 100 kg/f, that correlates to 980 Newton, aren't supposed to be a problem for the CF-W8, either. Because we hanlde our prototypes with care, we didn't reproduce these strains.

Those who come to the conclusion that the CF-W8 has to make a plump impression already due to its construction, are wrong. Moreover, the silver-colored surfaces give it a certain elegance.

by Martina Ostovits, www.notebokcheck.net