The new entrant to the laptop arena is LN-14W laptop from Logitech that earlier only used to offer products for notebooks and desktops. Let’s go over to specs. The lappy rocks a .1-inch 1280 x 800 LCD display, option of Core 2 Duo T5500, T5600, or T7200 processor, ExpressCard slot, dual-layer DVD burner, 40 to 100GB hard disk drive, USB 2.0, and FireWire.
Though the Logitech LN-14W laptop comes in three color and five keyboards (Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese, and Portuguese) options, it doesn’t come pre-loaded with the hottest thing at the moment. Yes, that’s Vista. Priced at US $1,736.
Toshiba has announced their new Satellite A135 laptop series with 15.4-inch widescreen. These laptops will be available in three different configurations: A135-S4499, A135-S4467 and A135-S4427. They are powered by the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, Intel Core Duo or Core 2 Duo processors, Mobile Intel 945GM Express Chipset, and Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 8MB-224MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory. The laptops also support IntelPRO/Wireless 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g), four USB ports, RJ-45 LAN port, RJ-11 modem port and an i-LINK IEEE-1394.
Toshiba Satellite A135-S4499 will be available on February 20, 2007 with the price tag of $1,499.99, while A135-S4467 and A135-S4427 are priced at $999.99 and $899.99, respectively and will become available on January 30, 2007. Hit the jump to read the specs.
Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5500 (1.66GHz, 2MB L2, 667MHz FSB, 64-bit)
Memory: 2048MB PC4200 or PC5300 DDR2 memory5
Hard Drive: 240GB using two 120GB Serial-ATA (SATA) hard disk drive1
Audio: Built-in stereo speakers; built-in microphone
Satellite A135-S4467 Specifications
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor T5200 (1.73GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB, 64-bit)
Memory: 1024MB PC4200 DDR2 memory
Hard Drive: 160GB (5400 RPM) Serial-ATA (SATA) hard disk drive
Audio: Built-in stereo speakers
Satellite A135-S4427 Specifications
Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor T2250 (1.73GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB)
Memory: 1024MB PC4200 DDR2 memory
Hard Drive: 120GB (5400 RPM) Serial-ATA (SATA) hard disk drive
Audio: Built-in stereo speakers
Intel officially announced the Next-Gen Wireless-N network connection, a wireless technology based on the 802.11n draft. it will replace the technology that you find in the Intel Centrino Duo Mobile technology and other Intel- based laptops.
Intel claims this new technology will lessen dead spots and increase the performance by the multiple of five. What more it’s less taxing on the notebooks battery so the battery life also gets increased by an hour.
You will find this technology in all the upcoming Vista enabled laptops of Asus, Acer, Gateway and Toshiba with more companies to follow.
With this they also announced the “Connect with Centrino” program in which company will work closely with access point vendors like Asus, Buffalo, Belkin, D-Link and Netgear to ensure hitch free adoption and performance.
If everybody is doing it so why not Toshiba. They have also come up with a new range of Vista compatible laptops in A135 series.
Broadly speaking these laptop will have three models A135-S4499/S4467/S4427 with configs varying from Intel Core Duo to Intel Core 2 Duo. All the laptops have been built around Intel mobile 945GM Express chipset that have Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG.
The 1280 x 800 resolution display has been coupled with Intel Graphics Media Accelerator with 8 to 224 MB of dynamic memory.
The S4467 and S4427 will have SATA HDD’s of 160GB and 120GB while the S4499 model boasts of two HDD’s of 120GB each.
The other feature that you will be able to find in these series will be USB ports, Wi-Fi, LAN port, PCMICA slot and card readers.
The prices of the laptops are as follows
1) A135-S4499 at $1499.99 available from February 20
2) A135-S4467 at $999.99 available from January 30
3) A135-S4427 at $899.99 available from January 30
This is a 14.1-incher widescreen laptop A8Jr from Asus which will be the first to have an ATI Mobility Radeon X3200 graphics.
The laptop will be based on the Intel’s 945PM Express Chipset with Intel Core 2 Duo powering the Graphic card under the hood.
Although company did not release the price detail but the new ATI card is bound to give this device graphics a punch that you will not see on other laptops.
With option of having a Bluetooth it has in built Intel PRO/ wireless 3945ABG. The connectivity options include five USB ports, TV-out, card reader. Express cards, Wi-Fi and IEEE1394 have also been thrown in. it will weigh 2.93Kg and include a 6-cell battery pack.
As said earlier no price and availability details have been provided.
So MacFans, you have yet another reasons to smile since the upcoming MacBook Pros will come rocking more multihued displays with the new backlight technology. Now, the MacBook Pros will swing from cold cathode fluorescent backlights (CCFLs) to LED backlights.
The sources claim that Apple will integrate the LED technology in its 15-incher only that are slated to ship in Q2 of 2007. But, the 17-inchers and the 13-inchers are still under consideration. Though LED technology is costlier than the CCFLs, it is more proficient in offering increased color saturation and even distribution of light across the display.
A backlight solutions provider hopes the LED based MacBook Pros to run cooler, save on power and will last longer than the CCFL based machines. Slated this spring, the LED-lit displays will also deliver a more bright canvas for the various software user interface enhancements and animation techniques that will be incorporated with Mac OS X Leopard.
Moreover, Apple has laid emphasis on breakthroughs for the new MacBook Pro line that will signal an out-and-out about-face in the company’s marketing approach for 2007.
Someone at YouTube demonstrates the Samsung Q1 UMPC’s graphical capabilities in F.E.A.R. This PC features a 7-inch touchscreen display, 20GB HDD, Bluetooth capability, GPS, 802.11a/b/g WLAN, and a host of other multimedia features. It is powered by a 900MHz Intel Celeron M ULV processor with 512MB of DDR2 400MHz memory. Watch the video after the break!
January 25th, 2007 by 
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