MSI has announced that they will be releasing an enhanced version of the GX-6000 gaming laptop. It now features 45nm processing technology, a RAM of up to 3GB, and the hard drive is 320GB, a Turbo button on the keyboard to increase the CPU speed by up to 20 percent, a Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT 3D chipset, 5.1 channel audio output, SPDIF and HDMI connections, a 15.4″ WXGA+ display, integrated bluetooth and 1.3 megapixel camera. No word on pricing or when this badboy will be available, so until then you’ll have to settle for the original GX-6000. [MSI via Laptop Blog]
Korean company TG Sambo, has announced that they will be selling a new laptop called the Averatec 8400. It comes with a widescreen LCD display, ATI’s Mobility Radeon HD2400 video card, a flexible keyboard, a larger touchpad and is powered by AMD’s dual core processor. Look for this Korea-only notebook for $1320. [UberGizmo via Laptop Blog]
Japan is going to be getting Everex’s Cloudbook laptop on the 22nd. It comes with bluetooth, a 7-inch touchscreen, and 802.11a , a 1.2GHz VIA C7-M processor, and 30GB hard disk. The Cloudbook is going for Â¥59,800 or $600. [Impress via Laptop Blog]
If you thought the Macbook Air was something to talk about, then you’d probably feel stronger about the new FRNL laptop by Frontier. It not only features a slim design like the Macbook Air, but it has a waterproof keyboard, can resist up to 120kg of pressure and is powered by an Intel A110 CPU (800Mhz), 1GB of RAM and comes with a 12.1†LED backlight LCD with SXGA resolution, 80GB of HDD, and wifi A/B/G. Sound good? If it does you’ll have to wait for an exact launch date as well as a price tag on this Macbook Air competitor. The only bad thing is that it’s not a Mac. [Akihabara via Laptop Blog]
MSI has displayed their new GX-620 wooden laptop at CeBIT 08. The GX-620 features a wooden, leather or carbon fiber finish and a 15.4-inch body display. No word on price, release, or spec info. We’ll keep you posted. [Engadget via Laptop Blog]
NEC has made the La Vie in many designs and has now launched a new one based on a Japanese series called Kimi Kiss. The Kimi Kiss laptop comes in tones of colors along with a 2GHz Mobile Sempron 3600+ CPU, 512MB of RAM, an 80GB hard drive, DVD combo drive and a 15.4-inch 1,280 x 800 resolution panel. No word on the release date, but this sweet laptop is going for about $879. [GizmoDiva via Laptop Blog]
That’s right! The Asus Eee PC killer has born. The ECS G10IL comes with a built-in HSPDA 7.2 datacard, a built-in webcam, three USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet and a 56Kb/s modem. There is no further info on this product. Stay tuned for more updates! [Pocket-lint via Laptop Blog] More
The Stage Rack Super Combo is the cradle for SATA hard drive that connects to your PC or laptop via USB, E-SATA, Firewire 800 and Firewire 400. Unfortunately, this hard drive cradle is currently available only in the Japanese market. [UberGizmo]
The new Acer Aspire 5920G-932G25 is now available in the Japanese market. The 15.4-inch wide laptop is based on Intel’s Penryn platform and features 2.5GHz Core 2 Duo T9500, 250GB HDD and 2GB RAM. The desktop replacement also boasts 1,280 x 800 WXGA resolution, 1.3MP webcam and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. The Acer 5920G will be available on 6th March 2008 for approx. $1,645. [Aving via Laptop Blog]
The new Dynabook Satellite TWX/69 is now available at the Toshiba online store. The limited edition notebook comes jam packed with a 2.50GHz Penryn Core 2 Duo (T9300) processor, PM965 Express chipset, Radeon HD2600 video card, 2GB RAM, 120GB HDD, DVD burner, and a 15.4 inch monitor. The laptop is priced at around $1800. [Akihabara via The Laptop Blog]
