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Price and Looks: The Sony VAIO Nebula FW

Derek — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:52:48 +0000

Sony always had nice looking laptops, even if early models were pricey and not super reliable, it seemed. It appears Sony has put those days behind them as they unveil the Sony VAIO Nebula FW into their catalog.

It’s mega-slick, stylish, and has some muscle behind it to back up the looks. Specs include: a 16.4-inch LCD display, a Intel Core 2 Duo processor, a ATI Radeon HD 4650 512MB graphics card, (up to) 8GB RAM (default is 4GB), your choice of a 500GB HDD or 256GB SSD, Blu-ray drive, Bluetooth and Windows 7 OS. Now that’s a package that can take on pretty much anything.

This slick unit starts at around $809.99.

Great Laptop Deal: HP HDX 18t Laptop

Derek — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:08:57 +0000

You wanna talk nice deals? How about this:

LogicBUY is up with another sale, this time they’re offering you this HP HDX18t laptop for just $899.99 shipped (original price $1,449.99). So here’s what you get, an 18.4-inch 1920 x 1080p HP Ultra BrightView infinity HD display, an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz processor, Free upgrade to 4GB RAM, Free upgrade to 500GB hard drive, a Blu-ray drive, WiFi, Bluetooth and Windows 7 OS.

Amazing deal indeed one of the nicest laptops we’ve seen to date. Courtesy of Techfresh.net and LogicBUY. Just more of an indication of how fast and far powerful laptop prices have fallen.

Power, Cheap: The HP HDX16t

Derek — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:22:51 +0000

Site LogicBuy has a great sale on a powerhouse laptop with some great features: The HP HDX16t Notebook for just $799.99 shipped (original price $1,299.99, so that’s quite a deal indeed). It just shows how far laptops have really come down in price, without sacrificing power or features.

So here’s the start: a 16-inch HD Ultra BrightView Infinity display with crystal-clear 1920 x 1080 resolution, a 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 processor for lots of speed, a 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT for graphics, 4GB RAM, spacious 320GB hard drive, Blu-ray drive (very nice!), webcam/fingerprint reader, and Windows 7 OS will be included too, which is also quite nice indeed.

In Between: The HP ProBook 4310s

Derek — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:09:46 +0000

HP has produced some very solid notebooks in previous years, and this recently announced model is no exception to this rule: The HP ProBook 4310s. It’s aimed for more advanced users who need more power than a netbook can provide, yet not a fire-breathing monster for $1,000+.

This one’s starting price is $779 at HP’s official website, and should be available in retail stores soon for probably less than that.

Targeted towards students and business professionals, the 4310s offers a 13.3-inch diagonal LED-backlit HD display (the only downside to this model is the relatively small screen), an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, the powerful ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 graphics card, up to 8GB RAM (we love this), roomy 320GB hard drive, a webcam, a Blu-ray drive, and Windows Vista (soon to be Windows 7 with the exchange program).

Listening in Action: Sony launches new lower priced laptop with the VAIO NW

Derek — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:28:13 +0000

After being known for rolling out a lot of overpriced notebooks the last few years, Sony has gotten the hint and lowered their prices to compete with the rest of crowd. Now they’re upping the ante with a blu-ray notebook for under $900? Indeed they are.

The Sony VAIO NW is its name, and this stylish package comes in three colors: walnut brown, birch white and rattan silver, and has a sizable 15.5-inch widescreen HD display with 1,366 x 768 resolution too. Style hasn’t ever been a problem with Sony, to be fair….their laptops have always looked pretty nice. But the insides of this one are just as nice.

More specs include a Intel Core 2 Duo processor, an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 graphics card, a nice chunky 4GB of RAM, a cavernous 400GB hard drive, webcam, Blu-ray drive built-in, WiFi, Bluetooth, an HDMI port, and Windows Vista OS.

The VAIO NW notebook will be released at the end of the month and will start at around $880. Not bad at all, Sony.

Power Personified: The Alienware M17X Gaming Laptop

Derek — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:42:26 +0000

Power laptops occupy a special place in our hearts, and this new Alienware model sets the blazing speed bar pretty high, indeed.

PCWorld.com has leaked details of Alienware’s coming soon M17X laptop, designed mostly for gaming. This new powerhouse laptop is highlighted by a 17-inch display with razor-sharp 1920 x 1200 resolution, a Core 2 Extreme quad-core CPU, 2 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M GPUs included (better than most desktops!), and 8GB of 1333MHz DDR3 memory. Now that’s a laptop anyone can be proud of, and can pretty much handle anything you can dish out.

There’s plenty of power options too: how about a 1TB 7200-rpm hard drive or 512GB SSD, a HDMI out port, a dual layer Blu-ray player, and a nine-cell battery? You can deck this thing out completely.

Prices are planned to begin at $1,799 when it comes to stores. Exact dates haven’t been announced; later this summer, more than likely.

Choices are Good: HP releases ProBook line of laptops

Derek — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:30:22 +0000

HP traditionally releases pretty basic laptops without a lot of style or choices. Now HP is trying to change that perception with their latest release, the ProBook S Series.

It’ll have 3 screen size options: 14″, 15.6″ and 17.3″ sizes. The 17″ model has a large, desktop like keyboard and a slick style that uses less expensive materials without making it obvious.

This line is about choices with processors too: Intel or AMD, your choice. OS: Windows or Linux (unusual choices for a laptop), and you can even have DVD or Blu-Ray as well. Black or Merlot (fancy word for red) colors are available, and prices start at around $529.

Not a bad deal at all (better prices than Dell much of the time), and choices are always a good thing when it comes to a system you’ll spend a lot of time with, more than likely.

Little Package, Lotta Game: MSI announces 14″ Gaming Notebook

Derek — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:50:18 +0000

MSI has let the cat out of the bag, and the cat isn’t all that huge at 14.1″ across. In fact, to slap a notebook that small with a “gaming” badge is pretty unusual. But this one may live up to the billing.

The GX403 is a 14.1″ laptop that is designated just such a way. It will come armed with a Intel Core 2 Duo processor and a GeForce GT 130M 256MB dedicated GPU too, so it has plenty of muscle for some demanding time-passers. It’ll have 4GB DDR2 RAM and a pretty huge 500GB HDD. Sounds good so far.

The only caveat: the 1280×800 resolution of the screen, but that should be just great for most games. You can add on a Blu-ray player for watching movies, though with this resolution it may not be Full HD.

Other specs are typical for the breed: an integrated webcam, 802.11b/g/n, HDMI, eSATA/USB plus 2 regular USBs, a card reader, and other goodies. It’s pretty light too: only 4.8lbs with a 6-cell battery

The machine will come with Vista Home Premium, and pricing or availability have not been announced. This one sounds pretty powerful to us, and if you need your gaming PC in a small package, this might be just the ticket.

Get High-Level Performance With The Lenovo IdeaPad Y710-1 17″ Notebook

Notebook Sleuth — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:15:10 +0000

Lenovo 59013620 IdeaPad Y710-1 17″ Notebook

No matter what we use our laptop computers for, we’re all constantly looking for a higher performance computer, and that’s exactly what you’ll find in this Lenovo. With this notebook computer you get more than just out-sized performance because you also get a large 17″ VibrantView widescreen monitor with a 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600 video card that displays amazingly crisp viewing of websites, documents and even your favorite video game. The IdeaPad Y710-1 also comes loaded to handle all of your computing needs at blazing speeds thanks to the super-fast 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme X9000 processor and the 4GB of memory that will power through the most resource intensive programs with ease. Although the performance doesn’t stop there, because this Lenovo has two 250GB hard drives that provide plenty of storage capacity as well as redundancy making it easier to protect from data losses. If you’re great concern is connecting to the wireless internet, then you can take comfort in the fact you’ll be able to connect to just about any signal you pick up through the 802.11a/b/g/n wireless card, and you also have a multitude of USB ports among others for video and firewire. If you’re an entertainment addict, then you’ll appreciate the Blu-ray disc player, the integrated 1.3 megapixel webcam and the 4 speakers and 1 sub-woofer with Dolby Home Theater audio that will handle any most of your leisure activities. If you want a true high performance computing and entertainment machine, then you’ll want to buy the Lenovo IdeaPad Y710-1 17″ notebook computer.

Get Fast And Efficient With The Sony VAIO VGN-AR890U 17″ Laptop

Notebook Sleuth — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:14:56 +0000

Sony VAIO VGN-AR890U Laptop Computer

When you’re looking to get more productive with your online work, then you’ll need a computer that’s built for speed and efficiency with this Sony notebook has all the features you’ll need. To get started this Sony VAIO has a super fast 2.5GHz Core 2 Duo processor with a 6MB cache that is matched with 4GB of memory, which combined will let power through your multitasking with ease. With this notebook you also have a 512MB NVIDIA GeForce graphics card that makes this an awesome online gaming machine that will play streaming audio and video smoothly, and if video is important to you then you’ll appreciate that the VAIO VGN-AR890U comes with a Blu-ray Disc player and a Digital Cable Tuner for HD video. It doesn’t stop with online media, because you’ll appreciate the two 250GB hard drives that are perfect for storing lots of audio and video as well as other important files. As this computer has all of the important video entertainment features covered you’ll really like the fact that it has a large 17″ widescreen monitor with razor sharp details that are true to life, so you can just sit back and watch everything. Although there are plenty of entertainment options in this computer, it also comes with productive features including Bluetooth and 802.11a/b/g/n letting you connect at high-speed anywhere you find an open wireless signal, and the integrated MOTION EYE webcam with microphone make this notebook ideal for video-conferencing as well. If time is important to you, then you’ll like how productive you’ll be when you’re working on the Sony VAIO VGN-AR890U 17″ notebook so you have more time to enjoy all of its entertainment options.