Origin Eon15 gaming laptop

The Origin PC has recently launched the Eon18, a gaming laptop that packs in a 1080p screen, Core i7-820QM processor, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, a GeForce GTX 285M and cool paint. Priced at $1,900, it is certainly not the cheapest notebook in the market, but hey, since when the gaming computers started retailing for cheap?

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.

Myka Fanless nettop unveiled – starts at $379

New ION powered fanless ION nettop powered by Myka has been launched. This ION nettop brings HUlu, Boxee content to your TV. Powered by a dual-core Atom 330 processors and ION chipset, you should have no problems in getting those HD videos to work flawlessly on your nettop.

Comes with 4GB memory, 10 USB 2.0 ports, VGA / DVI / HDMI outputs, eSATA and LAN port. Prices starts at $379. Black and White are the colors available. You can order it from Myka and it will take a month or less for delivery.

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HP ProBook 5310m packs CULV chip – shipping in Europe

This HP new netbook may give you a glimpse of business netbook, but it comes with a CULV chip that is becoming more and more common in the netbooks and ultra-portables these days. However, that has not stopped HP in using those processors in this sleek netbook with aluminium chassis touting a pretty chicklet keyboard.

There are several variants for 5310m. You can go for Celeron SU2300 dual-core or Core 2 Duo SP9300 CULV processor. The RAM capacity ranges from 1GB of memory (SU2300) and 160GB of storage to 4GB of memory (SP9300) and 320GB of storage. The SP9300 model has many other goodies including 3G connectivity. The entry level version comes with FreeDOS and is listed over €500, while for around €1000, you get high end model that comes with SP9300 processor.

Where most CULV notebooks carry a glare/glossy screen, the ProBook 5310m is surely an exception on that list. Several SKUs of HP’s 13-inch ProBook 5310m have already started shipping in Europe.

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.

Some more pictures of the Qi Smartbook U1000 MID – Based on Windows Mobile platform

Few days back, when we mentioned about this Qi Smartbook U1000, we only had few press shots in hand which just do not tell clearly how the device looks in real life. Now, we have got hold of a couple of pictures of the Qi Smartbook that show how the device look in flesh. To be honest, it just look like any other Windows Mobile device to us. The only difference is the use of huge screen instead of comparatively smaller displays that we generally find in Windows Mobile devices.

In case you have a weak memory like me, this beast has a 5-inch display with WVGA resolution and runs Windows Mobile 6.1. It also has a huge 1900mAh battery that will make it run whole day even in the hands of a power-user.

Core i7 notebooks planned by MSI – based on Intel PM55 chipset

Two notebooks in its GT series that will be based on Intel’s Core i7 mobile quad-core CPU have been planned by MSI. The GT740 and GT640 are both a part of MSI’s Gaming series and besides the Core i7 CPU, both will complement Nvidia’s Geforce GTS 250M graphics with 1GB of DDR3 memory. Notebooks are [...]

MSI X400 and MSI X610 officially announced – Expensive!

MSI has made public its two new X-Slim series notebooks, one of which is based on CULV platform and other is based on AMD NEO platform. The smallest 14-incher in the market, the X400 uses CULV processor and weighs 1.5 kg. It has depth under an inch at its waistline. Oddly enough, it took MSI nearly 4 months to make it official!

The X400 will ship in two SKUs. The entry level version is based on Intel’s SU2700 CULV CPU; upto 2GB RAM and 320GB hard disk drive. A more powerful version will be equipped with Intel SU3500 processor and will feature a massive 500GB hard drive. It will come with a 4-cell battery. You can also opt for 8-cell battery, which we won’t recommend as the main purpose of buying X400 would be keeping a slim profile. It will cost you around £499 for the lower end model and £569 for the higher end model.

The AMD Neo-based 15.6-inch X610 has also been made official, which comes with an Athlon Neo MV-40 clocked at 1.6GHz and features ATi Radeon HD4330 discrete graphics with 512MB of memory. You get the option to choose between 320GB, 500GB or 640GB hard drive and 2GB or 4GB of RAM. No info on its pricing.

MSI X410 now on sale in Europe, Already shipping in France and Belgium

Few days back, we mentioned about the MSI X-slim notebook and Wind netbooks based on AMD’s NEO platform and according to fudzilla, amazingly, MSI has begun shipping some of its Neo-based notebooks, right now to particularly to France and Belgium. MSI is still in a mum about their products,which is yet not made public officially.

X410 is a very attracting model, weighing just 1.5kg and it’s under 25mm thick, which makes it the lightest and slimmest of all. It has a 14-inch display and is backed by an Athlon MV-40 at 1.6GHz, has 2GB of memory and 320GB of storage, draft-n wireless and comes installed with Vista Premium.

X410 is listed by some French vendors at as low as €414 although some are shipping at higher price which is slightly above €500. While Belgian e-tailers have also listed the X400, which is based on Intel’s SU3500 CPU. However, the price difference is astonishing. Shockingly, X400 costs €650, while the X410 is listed at just €499.

The battery life of AMD-based X410 with that of X400 is incomparable as the latter offers much better battery life.

MSI to use AMD Neo processor for its X-Slim series

MSI’s AMD-based X-Slim X610 has not hit the market yet, but in Russia, couple of individuals were able to get their hands on it. A news which broke up back in May says that MSI will start using AMD Neo chips in some X-Slim series models in Q3. Sadly, MSI has decided to stick to larger X-Slim models, the 14-inch X410 and the 15.6-inch X600.

The X610 is somewhat like the CULV-based X600. For instance, it shares the same chassis and majority of the specs have remained unchanged, like 4GB of memory, 250GB of storage and Radeon HD 4330 discrete graphics with 512MB of memory.

The X610 has AMD’s Athlon MV-40 at 1.6GHz, its slower than the Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 that runs at 1.4GHz. We are expecting the price to be cheaper than the €699 Intel version