Acer Launches Aspire Ethos With 5943G And 8943G Models

July 28, 2010
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Acer has introduced another line of notebooks meant for digital entertainment, the Acer Aspire Ethos. And to launch the line, two new models will be offered by the firm, the 5943G and 8943G models.

Both models are equipped with a 15.6 and 18 inches cinema screen CineCrystal supported by ATI Mobility Radeon HD5000. With these goodies the units are sure to deliver stunning visual effects, full 3D, realistic lighting and detail in every image.

When it comes to core power, the 5943G and 8943G will be supported by quad-core Core i7-820QM, which offers 8 MB of built-in cache and a 1.73 GHz clock speed that can still be furthered to 3.06GHz when…

Corsair Voyager Mini Flash Drives

July 28, 2010
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Big gifts come in small packages indeed. But in Corsair’s Voyager mini flash drives, its big gigs come in small drives.

Corsair’s new Voyager mini drives come in capacities from 4GB, 16GB up to 32GB of storage. Each drive also comes in traditional Voyager style complete with the ergonomic rubberized casing for an easy grip. However, the mini Voyager drives lose the traditional usable end cap for the retractable connector.

The Voyager Mini drives are now available from the Corsair website. The 4GB version will be retailed for $15, the 16GB for $50 and the 32GB model for $100.

HP’s Ultraportable EliteBook 2540p

July 26, 2010
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HP is now offering the smallest business laptop in the market, the EliteBook 2540p. This business ultraportable comes with a 12-inch 1280 by 800 display and a powerful core.

Inside the magnesium-fortified chassis of the EliteBook 2540p is a low-voltage 2.13 GHz Intel Core i7-640LM processor and 4 GB of DDR3 RAM. This 12-inch wonder also comes with an internal DVD burner. It also has three USB ports, VGA out, an Ethernet port, ExpressCard slot, an SD slot, a Display port and a Firewire port.

HP has also equipped the EliteBook 2540p with Intel 802.11n WiFi cards, Bluetooth, and the Gobi 2000 mobile broadband.

And with a low-voltage processor, the EliteBook 2540p’s 6-cell…

Toshiba Unveils 750GB and 1TB Notebook Hard Drives

July 26, 2010
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A pair of new hard drives will be launched by Toshiba, the MK7559GSXP and the MK1059GSM. The new hard drives, which are meant for notebooks, will provide larger storage capacities to the notebooks without sacrificing speed or performance.

The MK1059GSM comes with 1TB of storage, while the MK7559GSXP comes with 750 GB of storage. The 750GB model is the world’s largest 2.5 inch, 9.5mm high hard drive.

Both hard drives boasts a speed of 5,400 rpm and a seek time of 12ms. According to Toshiba, the new drives will be shipped to notebooks manufacturers shortly for testing.

Toshiba meanwhile has not yet disclosed when the new drives will make it to their own…

Asus To Equip Its Entire Range With USB 3.0

July 26, 2010
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Asus has just announced that its entire range of PC lines will be equipped with the USB 3.0 technology. The PC lines will include their notebooks, Eee box and Eee PCs.

The technology firm has also claimed that its motherboard chip, the PLX high-speed transmission, could boost the speed of its USB 3.0 technology y up to 74.38% faster than its major competitors.

Once Asus has successfully integrated the USB 3.0 technology to their products, it will provide 5 Gbps speeds. Although, not all these products will be able to use the top speeds initially as other components within the systems may not be able to adapt to these new speeds.

Asus assures…

Best Value Gateway NV7915u

July 25, 2010
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It’s a fact that nowadays desktops are tough sells, especially with the growing list of replacement laptops that are selling for just as much. And one good example is the Gateway NV7915u.

The Gateway NV7915u is powered by an Intel Core i3-330M processor. That may not be the fastest, but it’s adequate. It may not however come with much pricier Nvidia  graphic cards, but its integrated graphics chipset will also do, considering its price. This unit does boast a 500 GB hard drive.

It also comes with a 17-3 inch display, which will be suitable for multiple window users. The Gateway NV7915u also hosts the standard set of ports: four USBs, Ethernet,…

Alienware Area 51 (Core i7) Desktop

July 25, 2010
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Alienware is coming out with a new gaming desktop, the Area 51 (Core i7).

Not only is Area 51’s chassis designed to hold a full-sized ATX motherboard, it can also house multiple dual-width graphic cards. At the top, eight chevron-shaped segments are integrated. Seven of these segments tilt up to provide the desktop extra cooling. Also, one of the segments hides the USB and other ports on the top of the PC.

The system has three USB ports, FireWire, eSATA and the headphone/microphone ports at the top. At the back though another set of the same ports are to be found.

The Area 51 can also still add more hard disk capacity with…

HP’s ProBook 5310m Is All Business

July 25, 2010
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HP is a pro when it comes to business laptops. That’s why one line is just not enough to accommodate all their powerful and stylish business laptops. In the ProBook series, HP is offering the ProBook 5310m business laptop.

This laptop comes with a 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P9300 processor and integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 MHD. It also comes with 2 GB of DDR3 RAM and 320 GB of hard disk storage capacity.

Its 13.3-inch display has a native resolution of 1366 x 768 which gives off bright and vibrant images. This unit also hosts three USB ports, one memory card reader, a Display Port, an Ethernet port,…

Active Media Sticks With 100MB/sec eSATA Flashdrives

July 9, 2010
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For those of you that are just not ready yet to make the great move to USB 3.0 keys, Active Media has good news for you then.

The company is coming out with a range of flash drives that boast sequential read and write speeds of up to 100MB per second and 55MB per second respectively. These units are outfitted with 16 GB or 32 GB of MLC NAND memory.

And just in case that you run into a machine that lacks a eSATA port, a mini USB 2.0 port will be provided for universal access.

The 16 GB version will be available for $ 69.95 and the 32 GB will cost $109.95,…

AMD 6-Core Phenom II Line Prices and Clockspeeds Revealed

July 9, 2010
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AMD’s newest Phenom II line is set to unleash all its glorious power this year.

Starting up is the second quarter release of the X6 1035T, the X6 1055T and the X6 1075T. The X6 1035T has a clock speed of 2.6 GHz, the X6 1055T with 2.8 GHz and the X6 1075T with 3 GHz flat.

For the upcoming fourth quarter, AMD is readying the Phenom II X6 1095T. The manufacturer though has not yet disclosed any possible numbers for this one.

As for the pricing, the X6 1055T will retail for $199, while the X6 1090black edition will retail for 295.