
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]

The Battalion 101 W870CU is the first Intel Core i7-powered gaming laptop from iBuyPower that comes jam packed with a 17.3-inch Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 resolution LCD, an nVidia GTX280 graphics, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, and a 1GB nVidia GeForce GTX 280 GPU. The laptop also features up to 500GB of hard drive space or up tp 256GB of SSD, an optional Blu-ray drive, a built-in 7-in-1 card reader, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi and Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium. You can choose between Intel Core i7-720QM, Intel Core i7-820QM, or Intel Core i7-920XM (Extreme Edition) mobile processors. iBuyPower’s Battalion 101 W870CU gaming laptop retails for $2,114 upwards, depending on the specs. [iBuyPower via Laptop Notebook News]

Asus will launch their latest Eee PC netbook that is powered by Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium edition as its operating system. Dubbed as the Asus Eee PC 1101HA-WP, the 11.6-inch netbook features an Intel Atom Z520 processor with a 2GB RAM, a 250GB hard drive, and an Intel GMA 500 graphics chipset. The netbook comes equipped with a rechargeable battery that will provide up to 8-hours of operating time. Available in black or white colors, the Asus Eee PC 1101HA-WP retails for $610 (after conversion). [Impress 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]

Archos has announced that the highly anticipated Archos 9 mini Tablet PC is now available for pre-order. Priced at $550, the 8.9-inch tablet PC supports Microsoft Windows 7 Starter Edition, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, Full HD video support, a QWERTY virtual keyboard, a 1.3-megapixel webcam for video conferencing and up to 5-hours of battery life. Stay tuned for more updates. [Product Page via Laptop Notebook News]

Acer comes back to the high-end laptop market by releasing the brand new Acer Aspire 8940, which is powered by Intel Core i7 CPU. The Acer Aspire 8940 boasts a 1.6GHz Intel Core i7 720QM processor with an 18.4-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen display, a 4GB of DDR3 RAM and an nVidia GeForce GTS 250m 1GB graphics cards. The laptop also features a 4x Blu-ray / DVD Super-Multi double layer drive, a multi card reader, 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFI, an integrated Acer Crystal Eye web camera, and a touch capacitive media control interface. Additional features include 5 USB 2.0 ports, 1 HDMI port, 1 eSATA port, an 8-cell Li-Ion battery and Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit. The Acer Aspire 8940 retails for $1,349.99. [Electronista 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]

The Asus Eee PC 1201N will be released in France during Christmas this year. In case your didn’t know, the netbook boasts a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU with a HD widescreen display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, a 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, and an nVidia GeForce 9400M. Additional features include a 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Ethernet, a VGA port, and USB 2.0 port. Its 6-cell battery (5200mAh) provides enough juice for up to 11-hours of operation time. [Blogeee 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]