Tag: Laptop
Toshiba announces secure, business-friendly Tecra laptops: A10, M10
Toshiba has announced two new notebook PCs aimed at business users concerned about hardware and data security.
As well as a set of fairly standard hardware features, both include Toshiba’s EasyGuard technology, fingerprint recognition, advanced password utilities, and a Trusted Platform Module.
EasyGuard protects against unauthorised users gaining access to the PC, and also includes a shock protection chassis to reduce damage to internal hardware caused by the rigours of life on the road…
More Lenovo thinness with the improved ThinkPad X301 notebook PC
It’s been six months since Lenovo’s ThinkPad X300 (pictured) hit our shores, so it’s high time for an update, and it’s come in the form of… the X301.
A number of improvements over its predecessor add up to a pretty nifty notebook.
The X301 adds a 128GB solid state drive option, plus Intel Core 2 Duo ultra low volt (ULV) processor which, when coupled with the latest DDR3 memory, boasts a 20% improvement in performance over the X300. It can be fitted with either a 1.2GHz U9300 or a 1.4GHz U9400, and the front-side bus has been boosted to 1,066MHz: the X300 had just 800MHz. More oomph, basically…
Dual display laptop – ugly but innovative
What do you get if you cross a Nintendo DS and a cheap, tacky looking keyboard? The “Ergonomic Dual Screen Split Keyboard Notebook Computer”. Wow – what a name…
Asus announce "brown" Eee PC
Another day, another new ultra-portable laptop from Asus, and another one of the 23 secret Eee models revealed. Today’s is one of the most high-end – the S101 which has been described as an “Ultimate” Eee PC.
It’s pretty high-end stuff for an Asus so there’s suggestions that it won’t actually carry the Eee PC branding as obviously ‘Eee’ makes one think of cheap netbooks and, er, monitors and not high-end luxury…
Lenovo announces Ideapad S10 netbook
As it seems every PC manufacturer has to create a small computer to compete with Asus’ Eee PC, Lenovo has announced it is to launch the Ideapad S10 netbook.
Initial specs suggest it will sport a 10 inch backlit LED screen, 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, Windows XP, 512MB or 1GB of RAM, and 80GB or 160GB hard drive. A Linux version could be made available to non-US markets…
Impulse NPX-9000: World's Cheapest Laptop goes on sale
In the push for ever cheaper PCs, Taiwanese company Carapelli has started selling a $130 (about £70) laptop PC.
It features a seven inch LCD screen, Linux operating system, 400MHz processor, 128MB of RAM and 1GB of Flash storage, plus an optional dongle for wireless networking.
It comes with various office and multimedia software and a web browser…
OverBoard launches Carbon range of waterproof travel gear
With all these new laptops coming out, you’ll need something nice and snug to keep them in when travelling.
OverBoard has announced its Carbon range of travel bags, comprising a Messenger Bag, Backpack and Waist Pack, made from premium environmentally friendly thermoplastic polyurethane to offer complete waterproof protection…
Sony announces new ultra-portable VAIO Z series notebooks
Low-cost ultra-portables might be all the rage right now, but that doesn’t bother Sony at all – it’s back trying to raise the bar in terms of how much power can be stuffed into a skinny, lightweight laptop by announcing the new VAIO Z series.
Sony goes large with Vaio FW series of notebooks
Well, Dell (and just about everyone else) might be going smaller, but Sony is going larger with the Vaio FW series of notebooks…
