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Limited Edition Astro Boy Netbook in Taiwan

Still remember the Limited Edition Astro Boy netbook that we mentioned in October 2009? Netbooknews.com provides us with a hands-on video of the netbook during the IT Month event in Taipei, Taiwan. The Astro Boy Collector’s Edition netbook comes with a metal container box, an external HDD, a USB/card reader hub, a speakers with remote control, a 4G flash drive and certificate of authenticity. This set retails for $900 or around €600. Video after the jump. Read more

ASUS G51J 3D Gaming Laptop

If you are a hardcore gamer who want a more powerful gaming laptop, then you can choose the ASUS G51J 3D. The laptop combines an nVidia 3D Vision technology with a 15.6-inch 120Hz LED LCD panel, an nVidia GeForce GTX260M GPU, and a special 3D glasses to produce a “real” 3D gaming experience. This gaming monster also uses the powerful Intel Core i7 720QM processor with a 1GB nVidia GeForce GTX260M graphics card, a 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a 1TB hard disk drive and Microsoft Windows 7 64bit OS. The price starts at $1,700 upwards. [AVING via Laptop Notebook News]

ASUS Eee PC 1201HA Available Stateside

by Johan on November 30, 2009 · 0 comments

BestBuy Sells ASUS Eee PC 1201HA

After releasing the Eee PC 1201HA in France, ASUS will also release this netbook for the US market via BestBuy. Priced at just $329.99, the 12-inch netbook features a 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 CPU with a 1GB RAM (upgradeable to 2GB), a 160GB HDD, and WiFi. Its battery provides up to 6 hours and 38 minutes of operation time. [BestBuy via Laptop Notebook News]

Gigabyte T1028X Available At Amazon

Here is good news for those who are looking for a touchscreen convertible netbook. Amazon is now selling the Gigabyte T1028X TouchNote with Microsoft Windows 7 for $668. The 10-inch netbook also features a 250GB SATA hard drive, an Intel Atom N280 CPU, a 1GB DDR2 RAM, and a 6-cell battery. There is also a 3G version that retails for $788. [Amazon via Laptop Notebook News]

Asus EEE 1005HGO 3G Netbook

Orange UK has started selling the Asus Eee 1005HGO (Seashell) netbook that allows you to get online when you’re on the road thanks to its built-in 3G modem and WiFi. The 10.1-inch netbook provides a long battery life of up to seven hours and features an Intel Atom N270 processor with a 1GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive and a built-in webcam for video conference. Orange offers the Asus EEE 1005HGO 3G netbook for free on all of their 24-month contracts, or you should pay £50 on an 18-month contract. [Orange UK via Laptop Notebook News]

Asus Eee PC 1201N ION-powered Laptop Available Stateside

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]

Dell Adamo XPS Finally Available Stateside

by Johan on November 18, 2009 · 0 comments

Dell Adamo XPS Shipped

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]

iBuyPower's Core i7-powered Battalion 101 W870CU Gaming Laptop

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]

Windows 7-powered Asus Eee PC 1101HA-WP Netbook

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]

Three New Gaming Laptops From Sony Vaio Fall-Winter Signature Collection

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]