Archive for the ‘Computers’ Category

Check Out the Dell Art House Special Edition Laptops

Dell just released two new Inspirion 1525 notebook’s, decked out in colorful surf-inspired art by artist Mike Ming. The laptops start at $699 and are named “Sea Sky” and “Bunch o Surfers,” respectively.

The lowest specs on the machines include an Intel Dal Core Pentium running at 1.73 GHz, a 160 GB hard drive, and 3 GB of DDR2 memory.

Dell released a mini-documentary for the product, featuring the artist, Mike Ming.
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Is the Alienware Area-51 m17x the Fastest Notebook Ever?

Alienware, long famous for their gaming laptops, has just unleashed what they are calling their fastest laptop ever. And at over $6,000 with all the stats maxed out, it had better be.

Make no joke, this is a beast of a laptop.

The m17x features dual SLI Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTX, 8700M GT or 8600M GT graphics cards.

It is also available with a 45nm Intel Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Extreme processor, up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, and up to 1 Terabyte of hard drive space.

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The HTC Shift 9500: A 3G Cell Phone and UMPC Running Windows Vista

Standing at a confident “two DVD cases” tall, the new HTC Shift 9500 gives you more gadget for its size. This little baby is packed with a 30GB hard drive, a 7-inch touch-screen display, which smoothly slides and tilts unveiling a full QWERTY keyboard.

It has a built in USB port which makes connecting accessories easy. It also comes standard with Bluetooth, Quad-band GSM, and Windows Vista Business pre-installed. (more…)

Introducing the Eco-Friendly Bamboo Ecobook from ASUS

Gotta hand it to ASUS, they really know how to make some great products. Not only do they manufacture much of Apple’s iconic hardware, but they recently hit a home run with the Eee PC.

Now they are back again and looking to be a bit more eco-friendly with their bamboo laptop.

The company recently went into production with the laptop and has plans to manufacture them on the bodies of the 11 inch ASUS S6 and the 12 inch ASUS U6, which were last seen dressed in distinguished leather. Rumor has it that it’s going to be built for modularity and easy upgradeablity, while using environmentally sound manufacturing techniques.

No official specs have been released yet, but the laptop is expected to retail for around $1,700.

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The New Apple iMac: Now More Bang for Your Buck

Known for announcing new products on Tuesdays, Apple decided to mix things up a bit today (Monday) by unveiling updates to their popular iMac line of computers.

This update includes faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, more RAM, bigger hard drives, faster front side bus, and a new graphics option for the for the 24-inch model; an Nvidia GeForce 8800GS with 512MB of video memory.

The new machines now run at 2.4GHz, 2.66GHz or 2.8GHz, depending on their configuration. For those needing a little more kick, a 3.06GHz processor is also available for the 24-inch model. (more…)

A Terabyte of Data in Your Hands: the LinkStation Mini

Back in 1980 IBM unveiled the world’s first gigabyte-sized hard drive, the IBM 3380. It weighed 550 pounds and cost $40,000.

The LinkStation Mini

We’ve come a long way.

The brand new LinkStation Mini from Buffalo Technology holds a terabyte of data and only costs $699. It’s also considerably smaller, fitting into the palm of your hand and weighing in at a lightweight 1.1 pounds.

The Mini is targeted towards companies looking to save physical space in their work areas. It connects through an Ethernet port to provide extra storage for an entire workforce. (more…)

The HP 2133 Mini-Note PC: Made to Compete with the Eee PC?

Is this HP’s new Eee PC killer?

The Mini-Note PC from HP is available with a range of VIA Processors, an 8.9″ Display (with a native resolution of 1280 x 786) and you can choose between Vista or Linux for your operating system.

The keyboard is almost full-size (92% of a full size keyboard) so it should be quite good for typing. Due to the resolution of the screen, it is easier to view websites without having to scroll as much as you do on an Eee PC 701 for example. (more…)

Video of the New Eee PC 900 In Action

The new Eee PC 900 is the newest ultramobile computer from ASUS. It features an 8.9″ screen, 1GB of DDR RAM and 20GB of storage space. You can choose between either Linux or Windows XP pre-installed.
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