Archive for May 15th, 2007
Hewlett-Packard has added the HP 530 model to its notebook lineup. Made for budget-minded users, the 15.4-inch widescreen HP 530 laptops come with Intel Celeron M processor running at 1.46 GHz or Core Duo T2050 CPU at 1.60 GHz, and are priced at $549 and $699, respectively.
The 530 systems ship with 512MB of DDR2 memory and with 80GB 5400rpm hard drive. The cheaper Celeron model (GH635AT) incorporates Intel 940GML Express Chipset, Broadcom’s 802.11b/g wireless, a combo optical drive and Windows Vista Home Basic operating system, while the Core Duo version (GH640AT) has Intel 945GM Express Chipset, Intel 802.11a/b/g wireless, a DVD burner, and Windows Vista Business. Both HP 530 configurations feature the integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, Ethernet LAN, 56k modem, two USB ports, PCMCIA card slot and VGA monitor output.
HP 530 notebooks weigh approximately six pounds and come with 4-cell Lithium-Ion battery.
HP 530
[Source: laptoping.com ]
May 15th, 2007
Apple today updated its MacBook consumer notebooks with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 1GB of memory and larger hard drives in every model.
“Featuring a gorgeous 13-inch glossy widescreen display, the one-inch thin MacBook comes in three models: sleek white 2.0 GHz and 2.16 GHz MacBook models, and a stunning black 2.16 GHz MacBook model. The MacBook includes a built-in iSight video camera for video chatting on-the-go with friends or family using iChat AV, recording a video podcast or iMovie using iLife ?‘06, or taking fun snapshots with Photo Booth. Designed for the mobile lifestyle, the MacBook includes Apple?’s MagSafe Power Adapter that magnetically connects the power cord to the MacBook and safely disconnects when under strain, and the latest generation of 802.11n wireless networking for up to five times the performance and twice the range of 802.11g,” Apple says.
There is also an option to purchase the MacBook with 200GB (4200 rpm) hard drive. The refreshed Macbooks do not feature the new Intel “Santa Rosa” laptop platform, according to notebook’s specifications.
These systems come with the Mac OS X 10.4.9 Tiger preinstalled.
The new white and black Apple MacBook configurations are available now for a strating price of $1,099 and $1,499, respectively.
MacBook at Apple Online Store
[Source: laptoping.com ]
May 15th, 2007
Hitachi has announced volume shipment of the Travelstar 7K200, “industry?’s highest-capacity, highest-performing notebook hard drive with new optional data encryption technology”. The 2.5-inch Hitachi Travelstar 7K200 spins at 7200rpm. It comes with 80GB, 100GB, 120GB, 160GB, or 200GB storage capacity and uses SATA 3GB/s interface.
“With double the capacity and a 22 percent performance improvement over its predecessor, the 200-gigabyte (GB), 7200 RPM Travelstar 7K200 reigns supreme as the leader in this elite notebook hard drive segment. Now, with optional hard-drive level “Bulk Data Encryption” technology from Hitachi, the Travelstar 7K200 offers even greater cachet to notebook users by helping to guard against data loss and piracy,” the Company’s press release says.
Despite the higher motor spin speed, the 7200rpm Travelstar 7K200 offers comparable power consumption, heat emission and acoustics to its 5400 RPM counterparts, Hitachi claims.
Hitachi will also offer the Travelstar E7K200, an “enhanced-availability version” of the 7K200. The Travelstar E7K200 is designed for applications that require 24×7 data access.
Hitachi Travelstar 7K200 will be available in retail this summer at a suggested retail price of $249. Dell and Alienware already offer this hard drive on all Dell XPS notebooks and on all Alienware notebooks.
[Source: laptoping.com ]
May 15th, 2007
Fujitsu Limited today announced the development of a MHY2250BH 2.5-inch laptop hard drive with a storage capacity of 250GB in a 9.5mm-thin profile, which is “among the industry’s highest capacity HDDs in its class”. Fujitsu MHY2250BH and other hard drives in new MHY2 BH series feature 5400rpm rotational speed, ATA and SATA interfaces and 8MB of buffer cache memory.
“With an idle acoustic noise level of 2.4 bels, and low power consumption, operating at 1.9 watts or less when reading or writing data, the MHY2 BH series is also among the best-in-class in terms of noise and energy efficiency,” Fujitsu says.
Along with the MHY2250BH providing 250GB storage capacity, in Fujitsu’s MHY2 BH series there are 40GB MHY2040BH, 60GB MHY2060BH, 80GB MHY2080BH, 100GB MHY2100BH, 120GB MHY2120BH, 160GB MHY2160BH, and 200GB MHY2200BH models.
Sales of the new MHY2 BH series will begin during the second quarter of 2007, targeting global markets for consumer electronics products and notebook PCs.
Fujitsu
[Source: laptoping.com ]
May 15th, 2007
