Acer DirectX 11 notebook coming soon

Acer soon will be bringing its gaming notebook, Aspire 8942G-728G1280TWN, equipped with Core i7-720QM, 8GB of DDR3 memory, two 640GB HDD and Blu-ray to boot. It sports 18.4-inch with 1980×1080 LED display and comes with AMD’s Mobile Radeon HD5850 with 1GB of GDDR5.

This would be the first notebook with DirectX 11 graphics. Ports include 4 USB 2.0 ports, 802.11 abgn, Bluetooth, ExpressCard, HDMI, 5-in-1 card reader and a host of other goodies. It weighs 4.6 kg. Also its there with 8-cell battery.

Nothing is yet known about its pricing and availability.

Asus Eee PC 1201T

After recently Asus launching Eee PC 1201N and the eee 1201HA, Asus is going to release a new 12-incher, the Eee PC 1201T. Interestingly, ASUS has gone with AMD this time; equipping the Eee 1201T with an AMD Congo MV40 processor (1.6GHz). It even features an integrated ATI Radeon HD3200 chipset.

Update – Asus Eee 1201T review is now online

Specifications:

• 12.1-inch display
• 1366×768 resolution
• 320GB of HDD or 256GB + 500GB
• 2GB RAM
• 6-cell Battery
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
• 2 Audio Jack
• 1 VGA port
• memory card reader
• weight: 1.46kg

The ASUS EEE PC 1201T is fully capable of running 1080p videos with ease, something which most of the netbooks so far have struggled to cope up with. The keyboard on the ASUS EEE 1201T is chiclet, which looks similar to the one found in the SONY VAIO X and SONY VAIO P. It comes with a 6-cell battery. Asus claims that you will be able to get 4 hours of runtime from it. This clearly shows that the AMD Congo is nowhere as power-efficient as the Atom CPUs.

So, you do get 1-2 hours less battery runtime, but on the brighter side, you get much more muscle power.

10-inch VIA-powered netbook costing $185 – made in China

Meet Phecda PHV102, a 10-inch netbook powered by VIA C7 processor. Here is a quick glance at its specs:

Chipset: VIA VX855 1.6GHz
RAM: 1GB DDR2
HDD: 160GB
Display: 10.2”, 1024 x 600 resolution
Battery: 3-cell 220mAh
Weight: 1.2kg
Ports: 3xUSB, VGA, LAN, card reader
Price: USD 185

The VIA C7 was used in the 1st generation netbooks like HP Mini 2133, whose performance was disappointing as it came with Vista. This machine runs XP and we know it very well that XP runs pretty decent on VIA C7 CPU.

But, we must confess that we despise that little right shift key.

Malata Tablet Netbook

Chinese company, Malata has unveiled a new Tablet netbook, R108T. It has bog-standard netbook specs: 10.1-inch screen, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Intel Atom N270 which run at 1.6GHz clock speed, 1.3MP webcam. Only distinctive feature, with a doubt is its touchscreen swivel display.

It comes in a variety of colors: Ferrari Red, Piano Black, Coffee, Gold and Champagane. Price is not yet known

Convertible 3G netbook tablet – made in China for just $370

A Shanzhai netbook manufacture has come up with a $370 convertible tablet netbook. Even though Windows 7 has been released, some manufacture has the atrocity to release netbook with Windows XP. It has a 10.1-inch display.

Other Specs:

• Atom N270
• Intel 945GSE chipset
• 1GB RAM
• 160GB HDD
• BT, webcam
• BUILT in 3G

Shanzhai claims that it has 1366×768 display, but we think that it is no more than 1024×600.

LG-XNote R590, comes with i7 CPU

LG has rolled out a new notebook, the X-NOTE R590. It uses an i7 CPU (820QM or 720QM) and comes with 4GB RAM, an Nvidia GeForce CT 230M, 15.5-inch led backlight monitor with 1600×900 resolution, 500GB of HDD, WiFI (a/b/g/n) and runs Windows 7 Home Premium

HP Pavilion DM3 CULV notebook gets new CPU – Core 2 Duo SU4100

Announced a month back, the HP Pavilion dm3 packs Core 2 Duo SU4100 that runs at 1.3GHz clock speed, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD and, oddly, a DVD burner. It packs in discrete graphics, Nvidia’s G105 with 512MB of memory which is huge as most CULV-based notebooks do not feature discrete graphics.

It roughly has a battery life of upto 8-hours. Impressive specs with a not-so-impressive price, €799.

HP Mini 110 Studio Tord Boontje runs Windows 7

Couple of months back, HP unveiled a couple of designer netbooks based on the HP Mini 110: “Studio Tord Boontje” edition and “Vivienne Tam designer” edition. We have come to know that the “Studio Tord Boontje” edition is now available with Windows 7 Starter edition.

It retails for $399.

Commentary: Frankly speaking, if you ask us, we won’t recommend you to buy this netbook as it runs Atom N270 which is, by no means, the most advanced and power-sipping processor. Secondly, the machine is over-priced for what it offers. 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM coupled with N270 makes the overall deal look awful

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DosPara Prime Note Cartina HS Netbook now on sale in Japan

The Prime Note Cartina Netbook, which is basically an Averatec Netbook will start shipping in Japan soon. It is equipped with an Intel Atom N270 processor and the monotonous 10.1-inch screen, 1024×600 resolution, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM and WiFi (b/g/n)

Surprisingly, it will be shipped with Windows XP Home OS even though Windows 7′s release is just around the corner. It will carry a price tag of $330 (29,800 Yen)

First Pine Trail Netbook: Kenade K116 – made in China

After unveiling the first Pine Trail nettop, China is the first one to roll out a netbook based on Pine Trail platform: Kenade K116. The Kenade K116 features an Intel Atom N450 processor, Intel GMA 500 graphic chipset, an 11.6-inch display with 1280 x 800 resolution, 250GB HDD, 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi b/g/n and optional Buetooth radio.

It will be available with either 4000mAh or 4500mAh Li-ploy battery. Price is not yet known.