Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Lenovo Released new Ultrathin Laptop : ThinkPad X300

Lenovo released new thin laptop namely ThinkPad X300. This Laptop will be positioned as MacBook Air Apple's rival.
This laptop has weight only 2.93 pon, Lenovo claims it has more feature than Macbook Air. ThinkPad X300 has 3 USB drive, Optical drive, ultra thin DVD burner and a DVD-RW drive. As a comparison, Macbook Air has only one USB drive and no optical drive.

Tom Ribble, Product Marketing Director of ThinkPad Lenovo said that the laptop has a lithium polimer battery for long life use, its better than standard lithium ion battery.
ThinkPad featured with Wimax, Prosessor Intel Core 2 Duo SL7100 LV low-voltage chip and it claimed cost less 25% than other thinkPad before.
ThinkPad sold US$ 2.799. please visit Lenovo site for more detail.
Below I write the complete specification of ThinkPad X300 :
  • Processor: 1.20GHz Intel Core 2 Duo L7100 (800Mhz FSB, 4MB Cache)
  • Graphics: Intel X3100
  • Screen: 13.3-inch WXGA+ (1440 x 900, 300 nit) LED backlit display
  • Memory: 2GB (up to 4GB configurable)
  • Storage: 64GB SSD
  • Optical Drive: Ultra-thin DVD Burner
  • Wireless and Communications: Intel 4965AGN (802.11 a/b/g/n wi-fi), BlueTooth 2.0 EDR, Intel UWB, GPS, Verizon WWAN (EV-DO)
  • Battery: 6-cell Li-Ion extended life battery
  • Ports: 3 USB 2.0 ports, Monitor out port, AC adapter, headphone/line-out, microphone/line-in, Gigabit Ethernet
  • Dimensions: 12.4" x 9.1" x 0.73" - 0.92"
  • Weight: from 2.93lbs with 3-cell battery and no optical drive to 3.32lbs with 6-cell battery and DVD Burner in
  • Port Replicator: Via USB
  • Input: Full sized keyboard, trackpoint navigation, touchpad, fingerprint reader
  • Operating System: Windows XP or Windows Vista (in various flavors)
  • Other Features: Integrated web camera
  • Warranty: 1-year

Monday, February 18, 2008

Everex Cloudbook ce1200v VS Asus Eee PC

Beginning year 2008, there are 2 vendors which released new mini and portable laptop. Asus produced Eee PC 4G. In several countries, they are sold out at the first launching which are limited production, but the vendor delayed to release second generation of this gadget because of "Echo Peak" . This moment is a advantage for it's rival, Everex, to take a portion of mini portable laptop market.
If we compare between them, we have to notice at least 2 consideration : Performance and price.
Eee PC has specifications :
  • 7" compact design and only 0.92kg
  • 7 inci 800x480, prosesor Celeron 630Mhz Celeron M
  • Memory DDR2 512Mb
  • Solid sate disk (SSD) 4GB
  • Durable, shock-proof solid-state design
  • Rich network and wireless connectivity
  • Graphic user interface for simplicity and ease of use
  • Over 40 built-in applications for learn, work and play
You can look the rival's specification,
Everex Cloudbook ce1200v :
  • 1.2GHz, VIA C7®-M Processor ULV
  • 512MB DDR2 533MHz, SDRAM
  • 30GB Hard Disk Drive
  • 7" WVGA TFT Display (800 x 480), VIA UniChrome Pro IGP Graphics, VIA High-Definition Audio
  • 802.11b/g, (1) 10/100 Ethernet Port, (1) DVI-I Port, (2) USB 2.0 Ports
  • (1) 4-in1 Media Card Reader, (1) .3MP Webcam, (1) Headphone/Line-Out Port, (1) Microphone/Line-In Port, (1) Set of Stereo Speaker, (1) Touchpad
  • (1) 4-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
Based on notification on market review, I get that Everex Cloudbook ce1200v is better than Asus Eee PC

Fujitsu Lifebook S6510 : More Than Just A bussiness Notebook


Fujitsu at the end of year 2007 released new notebook named Fujitsu Lifebook S6510. This was categorized as wide-screen notebook. At released time this notebook's price US$1,529. Fujitsu Lifebook S6510 was designed from light material. For more detail you can learn the spesification below :
  • Genuine Windows Vista Business (32-bit version)
  • Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.20GHz, 4MB L2, 800MHz FSB with 64-bit
  • 2GB PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz SDRAM (4GB max)
  • 120GB (5400 RPM); Serial-ATA hard disk drive (shock-mounted)
  • 8xDVD-SuperMulti (+/-R Single Layer) drive supporting 9 formats
  • 14.1-inch diagonal Crystal View widescreen display (1280x800 WXGA) with LED backlight
  • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with up to 384MB
  • Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (802.11a/g/n)
  • Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
  • 1.3MP webcam
  • 3 buah port USB 2.0
  • IEEE 1394 / FireWire port
  • VGA Monitor out port
  • Headphone / line-out port
  • Microphone in port
  • PCMCIA PC card slot
  • 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN port
  • 3-in-1 card slot reader
  • Standard Main Battery: 6-cell Lithium-ion (10.8V, 5800 mAh, 63 WHr)
  • Optional Modular Bay Battery: 6-cell Lithium-ion (10.8V, 2300 mAh, 25 WHr)
  • Dimensions: 12.36" x 9.25" x 0.96/1.42"
  • Weight: approx. 4.0 lbs. with standard battery and optical drive, 3.7 lbs. without optical drive