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Dell Inc. has launched its Studio line that comes in seven colors and offers some impressive computing power inside. The laptops with the starting range of $799 use Intel Core 2 Duo processors and have up to 320 gigabytes of hard drive space. Optional Blu-ray or DVD recording drives ensure you can watch a movie under your beach umbrella, while built-in Wi-Fi, cellular broadband and Bluetooth keep things connected. The Studio line comes in two sizes with 15- and 17-inch screens and weighs about eight pounds.
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Seagate has launched a major push to increase the uptake of its Full Disk Encryption (FDE) laptop and PC drives, in partnership with Dell. It will have higher capacities and competitive prices. This month, buyers of a wide range of Dell laptops will be offered an upgrade to Seagate’s latest Momentus FDE drives, with capacities between 160GB and 320GB at platter speeds of 5400rpm and 7200rpm, depending on model. Drives of 500GB will be available by year end. Dell indicated that laptops with the standard 5,400rpm 120GB drive added would increase the price by US$139 approximately.
The latest addition to Panasonic’s Toughbook line of rugged computers is designed not only to weather dust, water and accidental drops. It is made to keep up with the increasingly mobile demands of corporate users thanks to its mini-PC form factor. The CF-U1 Toughbook sits somewhere between a handheld PDA and a laptop computer in an attempt to combine the best of both worlds — the portability of a handheld and the power of a PC. The mini computer is based on Intel’s Atom processor and is compact and relatively light at 1.06 kilograms. It runs on either Windows XP or Vista.
Belkin Asia Pacific Limited launched “Laptop@home” solutions, the most stylish and innovative set of laptop accessories ever. Designed to cater to every customization whim and fancy of home laptop users, across different age groups, the Belkin Laptop@home offerings include, among others,:
Alienware, the leader in PC gaming, has announced the latest addition to its line of gaming laptops. The new M17 model has taken a sharp turn fro its predecessor M17x. Starting at $ 1399 only, the new product from Alienware is very reasonably priced. But, opting for features other than the basic configuration like the multi-GPU CrossfireX and Intel Quad Core 2 Extreme CPUs can make it a little pricier.
After a one month delay due to issues related to integrated graphics and wireless licensing, it seems that Intel’s Centrino 2 laptop platform will finally launch on July 14. Centrino will offer the latest Core 2 Duo notebook processors, enhanced graphics and wireless technology. A number of PC vendors, including Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Toshiba and Fujitsu, are gearing up with a series of new notebooks to coincide with the release of Centrino 2, formerly code-named Montevina.
Dell Inc. has updated its Dell XT Tablet Notebook with an “easy-to-install” multi-touch feature. Laptop magazines had a chance to put their fingers on the touchscreen and published a video of the new capabilities. The software module for the XT adds several two-finger operated features to the XT touch screen, including scrolling, zooming, and programmable double tap to accomplish tasks such as launching a Web browser or turning the screen off to save power. Along with introducing the new functionality for its tablet, Dell expanded its solid-state drive offerings with the addition of a 128-GB drive.
Eagle Business Strategies has announced that its client Computer Intelligence Inc. has launched its Intelligels(R) line of wrist rests for laptop computers. These patent-pending wrist rests were designed to differentiate themselves from the dozens of different wrist rests sold for desktop computers and the few sold for laptops. The goal of this unique design is to provide comfort and relieve the pain and discomfort to the palms and wrists while typing on a hot and hard laptop case. Intelligels offers two versions of the wrist rest, SoftGEL and Lycra nylon SoftFOAM, both of which are simple in appearance and design.
Intel Corporation has signed its biggest low-cost laptop deal with the Portuguese government to provide elementary school students with 500,000 computers. The designs of these computers will be based on the company’s Classmate PC design. The deal strengthens Intel’s competition with the One Laptop Per Child nonprofit organization in the race to market low-cost laptops for schoolchildren, mostly in the developing countries. Intel’s Classmate PC and OLPC’s XO are among a growing field of small, cheap computers aimed at ensuring that students have access to technology and the Internet.
On PCMag.com, Erik Rhey shares certain tips to extend the life of your laptop battery. Rhey says that apart from the usual tips that most of us know, there are few more tips that can help you get more minutes per charge.