Archive for May 7th, 2007
Asus is preparing G1S and G2S, its new gaming notebooks based on Intel “Santa Rosa” notebook platform and powered by Intel Core 2 Duo processors and new DirectX 10-ready nVidia GeForce 8600M 256MB video cards.
The 15.4-inch (1680×1080) widescreen G1S and 17-inch (1920×1200) widescreen G2S feature 2GB of main memory, 160GB and 200GB hard drives respectively, DVD burners, Gigabit Ethernet, Wireless and Bluetooth connections.
Asus G1S and G2S laptops, which are the refreshed G1 and G2 models, are expected to cost ??1700 and ??1900 ($2300 and $2560) respectively. The new gaming notebooks will be available in Europe starting from May 21. Currently, there is no information on their availability in the United States.
Engadget | NotebookItalia
[Source: laptoping.com ]
May 7th, 2007
Hewlett-Packard is preparing to release in July a HP Compaq 2710p tablet PC, which should replace a current HP Compaq tc4400, NotebookItalia reports.
Although, there are no detailed specifications of the HP Compaq 2710p, NotebookItalia says the forthcoming business convertible laptop will most likely feature a wireless N (802.11n) technology, an optional built-in camera and a dual microphone.
An image of the 2710p tablet shows it has a widescreen display (WXGA), contrary to its ultra-portable tc4400 precursor featuring a standard 12.1-inch XGA screen. However, the size of these two convertibles is the very similar, according to the image.
NotebookItalia
[Source: laptoping.com ]
May 7th, 2007
Magma announced today the immediate availability of ExpressBox1, “the first external PCI Express expansion product for laptop computers”. It provides a fast and easy solution for attaching a desktop computer-use PCI Express card to laptop computers through the ExpressCard slot, according to Magma.
“Now you can use PCI Express cards, typically installed in a desktop computer, with your laptop computer. Practically any type of card can be used in ExpressBox1 ranging from video graphics (GPUs), audio processing, video capture, test & measurement, data-acquisition, engineering development boards, FibreChannel, SATA and more,” the press release says.
Magma claims ExpressBox1 provides a no latency connectivity solution with a maximum throughput of 2000Mbps (or 250 megabytes per second) each direction, which is 2.5 times faster than Firewire 800 and 4.1 times the speed of USB 2.0.
Magma ExpressBox1 (Model EB1H) for a half-length card up to 6.60 inches long is available now for $729.00, while the Magma ExpressBox1 Pro (Model EB1F) for a full-length card up to 12.283 inches is priced at $749.00.
Press Release
[Source: laptoping.com ]
May 7th, 2007
