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ASUS N50V 15.4″ Notebook

 ASUS N50V 15.4″ Notebook

The N50V is a stylish 15.4-inch notebook computer for students as well as home users who are looking for a powerful multimedia laptop and doesn’t mind paying high bucks for it. The latest addition in ASUS’ N-Series is very similar to N20A in designing. But specs-wise both are quite different. It boasts the Super Hybrid Engine (SHE) which consists of the Power4 Gear Hybrid application and the Energy Processing Unit (EPU), providing up to 35% more battery life. Also on the offer is Express Gate for 8sec boot up, facial recognition technology, fingerprint reader, and built-in Air Ionizer that not only helps clean the air around the user of allergens and germs, but also promotes air-flow and circulation.

CyberPower Gamer Xtreme M1 Gaming Notebook

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This Monday Alienware unveiled the M17, considered to be one of the most notebook around. Today CyberPower introduced a rival — the Gamer Xtreme M1. CyberPower’ latest gaming rig is no less than any Alienware. Imagine the wildest specs, and you get it here. The only sad part about this machine is that in an age of HD it makes use of a standard DVD burner

LG XNOTE P310 Series Hits Korean Laptop Market

 LG XNOTE P310 Series Hits Korean Laptop Market

LG revealed the XNOTE P310 Series.  This 13.1-inch laptop is powered by a 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 processor, 3GB DDR3 memory, 2GB of Turbo Memory, 320GB HDD and a high-performace nVidia GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor.  Wrapped in a nice aluminum finish, the LCD is LED backlit for maximum brightness and to reduce eye-squinting.  Unfortunately, the announcement didn’t come with price information, but they did come with those pretty, smiling Korean girls.

HP Pavilion dv3500t With LED Backlight

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HP has announced the availability of its Pavilion dv3500t 13.3 inch notebook in the US. Weighing at 4.12 pound, the desktop replacement features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS 512MB video card with a maximum of 8GB RAM, 400GB hard drive, DVD burner. Its 13.3 inch LCD screen offers 1,280 x 800 display resolution with an optional LED backlight. Other cool specs include fingerprint reader, 802.11n wireless connectivity, ExpressCard slot and 5-in-1 memory card reader. The HP Pavilion dv3500t retails from $999.99 upwards, depending on the specs

Toshiba Dynabook NX Notebook With LED Backlighted LCD

Toshiba Dynabook NX Notebook With LED Backlighted LCD

Toshiba launched the new Dynabook NX Series notebook. The laptop comes equipped with a 12.1 inch LED backlighted LCD screen with WXGA resolution (1280×800), a 1.20GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 CPU, supports up to 3GB2GB of RAM, 128GB of SSD or 160GB of SATA HDD, and DVD Super Multi Drive, Wi-Fi b/g/n, three USB ports, e-Sata port, and SD card slot. The Toshiba Dynabook NX Notebook retails for €1200 (HDD model) or €1930(SSD model).

Panasonic Toughbook F8 Announced

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The F8 is the world’s lightest 3G-ready notebook with a 14.1 inch wide display and an internal optical drive. Weighing 3.7 pounds, the Toughbook F8 has an integrated handle for maximum portability. The notebook is based on Intel’s Core 2 Duo processor, and offers up to 4GB of RAM, bright widescreen LCD and a 160GB shock-mounted hard drive.

Sony Vaio TT ultra portable laptop goes official

Sony Vaio TT ultra portable laptop goes official

According to Sony, the Vaio TT is the world’s lightest computer with Blu-ray Disc technology, housed in a lightweight carbon-fiber chassis weighing 2.87 pounds and measuring less than 1-inch thin. The notebook is powered by Intel’s Centrino 2 mobile techonolgy, and features an 11.1-inch widescreen LED backlight display with Sony’s XBRITE-DuraView LCD technology, delivering 100 percent color saturation for a wide range of vibrant colors and true-to-life picture quality. The standout feature of this ultraportable are a dual channel 256GB (128GB X 2) solid state drive (SSD) with RAID technology, and WWAN.

HP HDX16t Laptop Released

 HP HDX16t Laptop Released

HP has finally released the HDX16t entertainment notebook PC that features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor with NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB video card, 16 inch LCD display, up to 3GB RAM, up to 320GB hard drive, DVD burner/Blu-ray Combo Drive, integrated HDTV tuner, HDMI and VGA outputs and Wi-Fi N connectivity. The laptop is powered by Microsoft Windows Vista OS. The price starts from $1,374.99 upwards, depending on the configuration.

New Gaming Laptop From Packard Bell

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Packard Bell is ready to release their new gaming notebook known as the iPower GX. This gaming monster features a cool “street art cover”. The iPower GX also features 1,920 x 1,200 resolution display, nVidia 9800M GTS 1GB video card, Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100 processor, Draft-N Wi-Fi connectivity and Optional Blu-ray drive. You should have at least 1,499 Euro to buy this laptop. The Packard Bell iPower GX will be released in October 2008.

Sony VAIO AW Series Notebook

The Sony VAIO AW Series Notebook was announced a huge 18.4-inches. It’s also massive in other ways, like the the huge hard drive and 3LED backlighting.

This monolith of a laptop is intended to replace the VAIO AR Series and acts as a serious competitor to standard desktop PCs. And it might just do it, considering this computer sports 3LED backlighting, which is a feature in BRAVIA LCD TVs.

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The screen can display 1920×1080 HD, and it supports Adobe RGB, which makes this the first notebook to ever venture into that territory. With an Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 processor, a 500GB HDD, a 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics chipset, RAID-0 2×64GB SSD and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Elements pre-installed, you are more than equipped to get some serious computing done.

The AW Series is a hefty 8.4 lbs, has an HDMI out, NTSC internal tuner and an ATSC USB tuner. This loaded laptop is set to ship in Japan on September 20th for about $2,792 for the standard version and $2,978 for the LED-backlit version. No word on a U.S. release yet, but it will likely be toned down a bit and more affordable once it comes stateside.