Samsung has released a special edition of the 10-inch (NC10-11PBK) netbook. It comes with a higher capacity 6-cell battery, that provides nine and a half hours of operating time. The new NC10 also features a user-requested larger trackpad and a glossy screen. Unfortunately, the netbook is priced at $499 with free shipping, which is $50 more than the original price tag. You can now pre-order the special edition NC10 netbook.

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Samsung has just unveiled its latest slim laptop that is lighter than Macbook Air. The new X360 weighs at just 1.27Kg, slightly lighter than the Apple MacBook Air’s 1.36Kg. X360 may be ultra-thin, but it still carries respectable specs featuring Centrino 2 ULV processor, up to 4GB of RAM, bluetooth, wifi (including support for 802.11n), a DVD rewriter, built in 1.3 megapixel webcam, HDMI out,and the latest 128GB solid state drive. The 13.3″ Laptop can last for up to 10 hours without adaptor after a single recharge. X60 is supposed to retail sometime in September for approximate $2000 - $3000 depending on configuration.

Samsung Electronics launches its eleven newest laptops powered by Centrino 2 processor, codenamed Montevina in Korea market. All new laptops are equipped with built-in camera, microphone and a HDMI port.

Featuring crystal black finish with either red or silver design, the six personal laptops consist of 12.1-(’Q210′), 13.1-(’Q310′), 14.1-in(’R460′), 15.4-(’R510′ and ‘R560′), 17-inch(’R710′) model. Designed for company use, the other laptops(’P210′,’P460′,’P461′,’P510′ and ‘P560′) enhanced security functionality with a fingerprint recognizer.

NotebookItalia.it unveiled five new laptops from Samsung today, with the Q210 and Q310 in the Eclipse range, the value-oriented Aura R510, the fashion-conscious R560, and desktop-replacement R710. All are powered by Intel Core 2 Duo chips, with the R710 sporting a 2.53GHz processor. The R710 sports a large 17-inch LCD with 1920×1080 (WUXGA) resolution and is meant for users who want all the functionality of a desktop PC but be able to take it with them.

The R710 comes with a Blu-ray optical drive. In the event users want to use it as a player only, the HDMI output allows it to connect with HDTVs. A 7-in-1 card reader is integrated, as are 4 USB ports, a 54mm PCI Express Card slot, and VGA port. The 5400RPM SATA hard drive capacity is 320GB, and the R710 comes preloaded with Windows Vista Premium. Like the rest of the new laptops, the R710 features Samsung’s Protect-o-Edge design that allows it to endure physical stress such as shocks from drops.

The R560 sports a 15.4-inch display capable of 1680×1050 (WSXGA+) resolution thanks to the optional NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics chipset, otherwise the same GeForce 9600M GS card with 256MB built-in does the job. Its Intel processor is rated at 2.8GHz, and works with 4GB of DDR3 memory. All other specs are nearly identical to the R710, including a 320GB hard drive, Blu-ray drive, 7-in-1 card reader, and connections, with the exception being one less USB port, at 3.

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Samsung’s SDI division today unveiled a demonstration computer it says represents the future of notebooks. The system uses a newly-developed 12-inch AMOLED (active matrix organic light-emitting diode) display that would match the resolution of a same-size LCD at 1280×768 but produce a much better picture: the inherent nature of the technology produces a contrast ratio about “20 times” higher than that of an LCD, Samsung claims.
Besides the improved picture quality, the self-illuminating screen’s lack of any need for a backlight also allows for an extremely thin display. A new silicon oxide manufacturing process should also make actual production AMOLED screens much more affordable at similar sizes than earlier AMOLED and regular OLED displays, which are often used for much smaller devices for cost reasons.
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