
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]

Acer has released the new Aspire AS1410 CULV netbook that comes jam packed with a 1.2GHz Intel Celeron processor, a 2GB of RAM (upgradable up to 4GB), a 160GB hard drive, an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD, and an HDMI out. The netbook also has 11.6-inch HD LED display with a maximum resolution of 1366 x 768, a card reader, two stereo speakers with Dolby Sound Room audio enhancement, three USB 2.0 ports, a multi gesture touchpad, Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, and a 6-cell Li-Ion battery which will give you up to 6-hours of operation time. The Acer Aspire AS1410 will be available before Christmas for around $400. Read more

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. Read more