Asus? U3 laptop is now officially announced to hit our shelves and it appears that company has bundled it with all the goodies to magnetize young geeks with its arresting specs.

This 13.3 inches Santa Rosa-based notebook features piano painted LCD cover exterior, stainless contour and magnesium aluminum alloy casing with genuine leather bound palm rest.

U3 series notebooks detailed hardware specs comprise:

? Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500/ T7300/ T7100/ T5450/ T5250/ CM540
? Mobile Intel GM965 Chipset, ICH8M South Bridge
? Intel 4965 a/b/g/n, 3945 a/b/g Network Connection
? Genuine Windows Vista
? nVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS with 128MB VRAM, Turbo Cache 384MB with 1GB system Memory; 896MB with 2GB System Memory
? 1.3M Pixels Video Camera
? Up to 2560MB DDR2 667 MHz RAM (only 1 slot)
? Support for Intel Turbo Memory
? SATA HDD up to 160 GB, Turbo Memory/ GPS/ 3G/ Bluetooth Option
? External USB Optical Disc Drive (Combo/Super Multi)
? Ports: 1x HDMI, 1x e-SATA, External GPS RF in connector, VGA port/Mini D-sub, 3x USB 2.0 ports, Audio jack, LAN RJ-45, Phone RJ-11 jack, 1394 Type jack, TV-Out (S-video)
? Dimensions: 31.85 x 24.3 x 2.22~3.22cm
? Weight: 1.75kg (with 3 cell battery)

The notebook is forecasted to release sometimes in September and will hit our shelves with $2,000 price tag ballpark.

Via: Laptoplogic

I would call this a convenient retrogression. There is hardly any doubt that Blu-ray and HD-DVD drives are still low on the priority lists of buyers. Perhaps, due to the limited knowledge they have about these drives. And, in such a scenario, Sony doesn’t want to take chances. It reflects in the latest release of its conventional CD/DVD burners – the S70 and the 840 series.

The multi-format disc drives feature a distinct variety of slim, external drives and internal models that offer the best of both worlds. The DRX-S70U is slim and sleek and offers burn speeds as follows:

- 8X DVD+/-R
- 4X DVD+/-R DL
- 8X DVD+RW
- 6X DVD-RW
- 24X CD-R/RW

The 840 series – DRU-840A and DRX-840U offer the same burn speeds as shown below:

- 20X DVD+/-R
- 12X DVD+/-R DL
- 12X DVD+RW
- 6X DVD-RW
- 48X CD-R
- 32X CD-RW

However, the difference between the two is that the former is internal while the latter is external. Additionally, the DRU-840A is an ATAPI (EIDE) drive. On the other hand, the DRX-840U can be connected via USB 2.0 (or USB 1.1, with slower write speeds) to offer the ultimate portability.

The drives are incorporated with Nero 7 Express.

With the variety, Sony looks to cater to the laptop market and the PC market at the same time. The drives will be available from September. The pricing of DRX-840U & DRX-S70U is $110 and $130 respectively, while the DRU-840A is currently on the stands for $70.

Via: cnet

Lenovo has just announced that the company will soon start selling its new laptops to businesses and other consumers with pre-installed Linux, which is emerging fast as a successful substitute to Microsoft Windows.

The laptops are ready and will hit our shelves sometimes at the end of this year. Early this year Dell too dropped Linux-powered laptops based on customer suggestions for new products, whose results revealed high Linux PC demands.

Linux was first introduced to the public approximately 16 years ago and was developed by Linus Torvalds who aimed to build a non-commercial substitute for an operating system used in many universities. Primarily, Linux is used to power web servers, the time when its growth on desktop computers was confined as per technology specialists, but its practice by brand names like Lenovo and Dell widened its growth and future prospects.

According to analysts, around 6% of computers users run Linux that is comparatively similar to consumers choosing Apple Macs.

Via: BBC

Chiefly designed for gamers who need blazing fast notebooks, Alienware is now offering the pre-configured model of the popular Area-51 m5550 series notebook that ships within two business days of payment confirmation and validation.

Vital specs of ready-to-ship Area-51 m5550 are:

? Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.0GHz, 4MB Cache, 667MHz FSB)
? Intel 945PM + ICH7 Chipset
? 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
? 128MB ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
? 5400 RPM - 160GB SATA with NCQ
? 8x Dual Layer CD-RW/DVD±RW
?Internal Intel PRO Wireless 3945 a/b/g Mini-Card
? 7.1 High-Definition Audio, Two Speakers
? 15.4? Wide Screen WXGA 1280 x 800 resolution
? Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
? Exclusive Alienware Design and Color
? Windows Vista Ultimate
? Extras: Alienware Mousepad, AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection, Alienware T-Shirt - Black
? Dimensions - 1.36×14.25×10.75-inches
? Weight - 6 lbs

The notebook is ready to ship in 48 hours and costs $1,699.

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Via: Mobilewhack