Archive for May 3rd, 2007
Notebooks featuring widescreen 3D LCD displays, which are capable of conveying three-dimensional images to the viewer, are likely to hit the market in 2007 or 2008, DigiTimes reports.
According to Taiwan-based panel makers, US-based notebook vendors are aggressively seeking for 3D LCD panel solution from Taiwan.
“Although using 3D panels for notebooks will reduce brightness and increase power consumption of the notebooks while it will require new software and solution, the US-based notebook vendors are still interested in the market for game users,” the report says.
DigiTimes
[Source: laptoping.com ]
May 3rd, 2007
Dell Latitude D830 15.4-inch business notebook based on Intel’s “Santa Rosa” Centrino platform will be offered in two variants ?– with integrated Intel GMA 3100 graphics and with dedicated NVIDIA Quadro video card. As same as a D630, the D830 notebook features wireless N, solid state drive and hybrid hard drive options, Laptoping’s retail sources in Europe say.
The main components of the Dell Latidude D830, except larger 15.4-inch screen with 1280×800, 1680×1050 or 1920×1200 resolutions, are the same as in 14.1-inch D630. The Latitude D830 is built on Intel GM965 and PM965 chipsets, depending on model, and will be offered with Socket P Intel Core 2 Duo processors featuring 800MHz front side bus. The Latitude D830 supports up to 4GB of main DDR2 memory.
Dell’s D830 provides a standard Wi-Fi and an optional wireless N connectivity. There are also Gigabit Ethernet, a 56k modem and an optional Bluetooth.
It has four USB ports, VGA out, COM port, Firewire and PCMCIA card slot, as well as Smart Card and ExpressCard slots, which are not present in D630 model.
Currently, we have no information on notebook’s data storage capacities. There will be Combo and DVD burner options.
Dell Latitude D830 weighs approximately 5.5 pounds and comes with unchanged exterior design of D820. It will be offered with pre-installed Windows Vista operating system.
[Source: laptoping.com ]
May 3rd, 2007
Acer will launch the refreshed Aspire and TravelMate notebook PC lines, both featuring models built on Intel “Santa Rosa” notebook platform, ComputerWorld reports.
The new Acer Aspire notebook PCs, called “Gemstone”, will be launched globally in June. The select Aspire models will feature HD DVD players, HDMI slots, Dolby surround sound and 17-inch screens. Along with “Santa Rosa”-based “Gamestone” laptops, there will be new models powered by AMD’s chipsets and processors. The new Aspire mobile computers will have changed and fashionable design when compared to current models. However, the company officials said that pricing will be competitive and there will be no premium for the extra design work that has gone into the machines.
The refreshed Acer TravelMate laptops, called ProFile TravelMate, will come in gray magnesium-alloy casings, according to ComputerWorld. There is no information on ProFile TravelMate’s further details and availability date.
ComputerWorld
[Source: laptoping.com ]
May 3rd, 2007
The refreshed HP Paviliondv2000, dv6000 and dv9000 entertainment notebooks will feature Intel ?“Santa Rosa?” notebook platform with a new integrated graphics, a wireless N connectivity, and paired with new Intel Core 2 Duo processors, according to leaked products’ specifications.
The available documents show “Santa Rosa”-based 15.4-inch dv6000 and 17-inch dv9000 Pavilions will be configurable with Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 (2GHz, 4MB L2 Cache) and 7100 (1.8GHz, 2MB L2 Cache) processors. HP’s 14.1-inch dv2000 laptop will be additionally offered with a new Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 processor at 1.67GHz with 2 MB of L2 cache. All of mentioned CPUs run at 800MHz front side bus.
Intel’s next generation Centrino platform brings to Pavilion notebooks an integrated Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, which uses shared video memory and provides Windows Vista Aero interface support.
The refreshed Pavilions have up to 2048MB of DDR2 system memory, according to specifications. Although “Santa Rosa” supports 800MHz memory, these laptops will be offered with 677MHz memory modules.
HP Pavilion dv2000 and dv6000 will ship with up to 160GB and 200GB SATA hard drives, respectively. It is not known how much storage capacity will be offered with refreshed dv9000, but it is certain that select models in all of three notebook series will have DVD burner with LightScribe technology for inscribing labels onto DVD media.
Regarding connectivity, select models will feature Intel PRO Wireless 4965 802.11a/b/g/n with 3 antennas integrated into the display, enabling next generation 802.11n draft Wi-Fi connection. Other models will have old 802.11a/b/g wireless. There are also a Bluetooth, an Ethernet LAN and a 56k modem.
The new Pavilion notebooks include ExpressCard54 slot and 5-in-1 Digital Media Slot, as well as two or three USB ports, Firewire and fingerprint reader, depending on model. All models should include VGA and S-Video outputs.
The “Santa Rosa” Pavilion laptops have an integrated camera and the same exterior design as previous models, according to pdf documents at HP’s web site.
There is no information on models with a dedicated graphics and with an Intel’s new Turbo Memory technology for faster system booting and application loading.
HP Pavilion dv2000, dv6000 and dv9000 will ship with 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista operating system.
HP Pavilion dv2000 “Santa Rosa”
HP Pavilion dv6000 “Santa Rosa”
HP Pavilion dv9000 “Santa Rosa” links: 1; 2
[Source: laptoping.com ]
May 3rd, 2007
