The wait is over. Asus has finally announced the availability of Asus Eee PC 1201N laptop in the US market. It is actually the first ION-powered laptop from Asus that features a 1366 x 768 resolution LCD display with an nVidia ION graphics card, a 250GB hard drive, and an Intel Atom 330 dual core processor. The 12-inch laptop also provides three USB ports, an SDHC card slot, a VGA output, WiFi, Bluetooth, and an HDMI port. The Eee PC 1201N is scheduled to be released in mid-December 2009 for $499. [Liliputing via Laptop Notebook News]
The 13.4-inch Dell Adamo XPS is now available in the US market. Powered by Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit version), this MacBook Air competitor boasts an HD 16:9 WLED 720p display with a 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo ULV CPU, a 4GB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR3 memory, and a 128GB Solid State Drive. Additional features include two USB 2.0 ports, a headphone jack, a webcam and mic for video conference, a Mini DisplayPort, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1. Its Li-Polymer battery provides up to 5-hours and 17 minutes of operating time. Measuring 340mm x 272mm x 9.99mm and weighing 1.44Kg, the lightweight Dell Adamo XPS is priced at $1,799. [Dell USA via Laptop Notebook News]
Sony comes back to the gaming laptop market by releasing three new laptops, which as part of the Vaio Fall-Winter Signature collection. The Sony Vaio VGN-FW590FFD comes jam packed with a 16.4-inch LCD display with a 4GB of RAM, a 500GB hard disk drive, a 2.53GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 processor and an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 graphics. Meanwhile, the Sony VAIO FW Nebula features a 16.4-inch extra widescreen HD display, an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (up to 3.06GHz) with Intel Centrino 2 technology, an ATI HD Graphics card with up to 1GB VRAM, up to 8GB of configurable RAM, up to 500GB hard disk drive or 256GB SSD, and up to 5.5-hours of battery life. Additional features include Bluetooth, HDMI, and a webcam.
Sony has also introduced the VAIO Signature Collection VGN-CW1FFX. Available in Royal Indigo, this limited edition gaming laptop boasts an nVidia GeForce GT 230M graphics card. The laptop also features a 320GB hard drive with 4GB of DDR3 memory, a built-in DVD/CD burner, a HDMI output, and an integrated webcam and microphone. [Sony Insider via Laptop Notebook News]
Lenovo today introduced the IdeaPad Y550P notebook, which is powered by an Intel Core i7 processor with the Turbo Boost technology. The 15.6-inch notebook provides a 1366×768 HD LCD display with up to 8GB of RAM, and a powerful nVidia GeForce 240M graphics. The Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P is ideal for gamers who need a powerful gaming laptop. Additional features include a Blu-ray drive, Windows 7 Home Premium, and a SlideNav that is designed to help users navigate programs, documents and shortcuts. Measuring 15.2-inch x 10.0-inch x 1.5-inch, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P will be available in mid-November for around $1399. [LaptopMag via Laptop Notebook News]
LG today introduced a brand new laptop namely the X-NOTE R590. The 15.6-inch laptop is powered by an Intel i7 CPU (820QM or 720QM) with a 4GB of RAM, a 1024MB of nVidia GeForce CT 230M graphics, a LED Backlight LCD monitor with a 1600×900 resolution, a 500GB of HDD, WiFi and Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium. Sadly, there is no info on pricing yet. Stay tuned for more updates. [Akihabara via Laptop Notebook News]
Acer has rolled out the new Acer Aspire 5738DG 3D notebook in the US market. The laptop can handle 3D content and also reproduce 2D content in a replicated 3D mode thanks to its unique TriDef 3D solution, which include a 3D screen, 3D software and 3D glasses. The Aspire 5738DG is powered by a 15.6-inch Acer CineCrystal HD display with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 graphics card with a 512MB of DDR3 RAM, a 4GB of DDR2 RAM, a 320GB 5400RPM SATA hard drive, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, an 8x DVD super multi drive, an integrated Acer Crystal Eye Webcam, and Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit. Other specs include two stereo speakers, four USB 2.0 ports, and a 6-cell Li-ion battery. The Acer Aspire 5738DG 3D Notebook is now available for $779.99 each. [Press Release via Laptop Notebook News]
HP Compaq today unveiled their latest 15.6 laptop that is aimed at first PC buyers or users who do basic computing tasks like web, music, email and watching DVD. Priced at $399, the HP Compaq CQ61 is powered by a 2GHz AMD Sempron M100 processor with an ATI Radeon HD 4200 graphics, a 2GB of RAM, a WXGA LCD screen, a 160GB HDD, a DVD burner, and Windows 7 Home Premium. [Engadget via Laptop Notebook News]
HP has collaborated with rapper Dr Dre to release a limited edition HP Envy 15 Beats. The laptop will feature a Beats sound system and a piano black high gloss finish, and a signature Beats design. Additional features include several DJ software including Native Instrument’s Traktor LE software and Audio 2 DJ Traktor LE software with Audio 2 DJ multichannel splitter. The HP Envy 15 Beats limited edition retails for around $2,299. [HP via Laptop Notebook News]
MSI comes back to the gaming laptop market by releasing the MSI GT640. The 15.4-inch laptop is powered by a 1.6-GHz Core i7 processor with a powerful nVidia GeForce GTS 250M graphics card, a 2.0 webcam, a Blu-ray drive, a 4GB DDR3 RAM, a 500GB HDD, two HD speakers, and Windows 7 Home Premium. Using this hardware configurations, latest PC games will run smoothly. Measuring 360mm x 260mm x 36mm and weighing 2.7-Kg, the laptop also supports 802.11 b/g/draft-n Wireless LAN with Bluetooth, a VGA output (15-pin, D-Sub), HDMI, a 4-in-1 card reader (XD/SD/MMC/MS), and two USB ports. You can also choose between a 6-cell or 9-cell battery. The MSI GT640 comes with a two-year warranty. Unfortunately, there is no info on pricing so far. [MSI via Laptop Notebook News]
The 15.6-inch Asus UL50 laptop is now available in the US. The laptop comes jam packed with a 1.3GHz Intel SU7300 ultra-low voltage processor with an Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, a 1,366 x 768 glare-type LED backlight display, up to 4GB RAM, a 320GB hard drive and Windows Vista Home Premium OS. Additional features include a DVD burner, a VGA webcam, HDMI and VGA outputs, and 802.11b/g/n WiFi connectivity. Asus claims that the UL50 will provide up to 11-hours of battery life. The Asus UL50 retails from $799.99 upwards, depending on the specs. Video after the jump. More
