Lenovo has added itself to the list of notebook manufacturers jumping the gun on Ivy Bridge with a Pre-Order listing appearing online for its Ivy Bridge-equipped IdeaPad Y480 notebook. Sporting Intel's upcoming Core i7-3610QM quad-core 2.3GHz processor, this 14″ notebook with a model code of “20934FU” is now listed on …
Read More »A considerably cheaper wave of Ultrabook-like notebooks coming?
With the confirmed delay of Intel's next-gen Ivy Bridge processors for the mobile segment until June this year and current Sandy Bridge Ultrabooks still fetching rather hefty pricing, Taiwanese based notebook vendors are apparently looking to mix the pot in the interim by preparing for market some “Ultrabook-like” notebooks that …
Read More »Dell’s XPS 13 Ultrabook goes on sale
Dell has cut it fine in delivering on its promise to bring the XPS 13 Ultrabook to market this February. It is now available for purchase from Dell's website with shipments commencing as of now at a base price of $999 US. The XPS 13 is a 13.3-inch sized Ultrabook …
Read More »Delay confirmed on Ivy Bridge mobile chips
Some more info has come to light on the whole delayed Ivy Bridge subject that surfaced a week or so back. When word initially surfaced about the delays we were lead to believe it was the entire lineup that would be affected, but thankfully within a couple of days We …
Read More »ASUS adds more charisma to Zenbook UX21 with “Rose Gold” finish
ASUS decided to launch an Ultrabook striving to gain attention with its stylish, elegant design cues in an equally fitting manner at the Milan Fashion Week in Italy. Say hello to the new Zenbook UX21 Rose Gold Ultrabook. The Rose Gold edition of its UX21 stays with the 11-inch sized, …
Read More »Google says faster Chromebooks are coming
A little turned off by Google's first generation of of Chromebooks due to underwhelming, sometimes sluggish performance? If you're otherwise keen on having one you'll be interested to know Google's second wave of Chromebooks will supposedly be a lot better not only in that dept. but in terms of simplicity …
Read More »Acer now shipping Cedar Trail-based Aspire One D270 netbook
After quite the lengthy wait filled with promises followed by delays, the first wave of Cedar Trail devices is finally here. Acer is quick to jump in with its new Aspire One D270 Netbook having just become available for purchase. Using Intel's new Atom N2600 processor with two cores/four threads, …
Read More »Kinect-enabled laptops said to be not far away
We've known for a while now that Kinect will be making its way to PCs as software developers have been given access to Kinect for Windows SDK. But what's of particular interest is in the way it will be used with notebooks. You're probably quick to picture a large awkward …
Read More »Laptops set to b*tch slap desktops by 3 to 1
Once upon a time, on the flashest sods in a company would be armed with laptops and mobile phones. The costs associated with these technologies were prohibitive. But things have changed. A lot. KitGuru takes a peak at the stats and wonders how much worse things can get for the …
Read More »GScreen Spacebook: Dual 17 inch screen laptop
If you like a lot of screen real estate then this latest machine might just make your next shortlist. Kitguru reader Ponni sent us information on a new machine which is going to ship with not one, but two 17.3 inch screens. The Gscreen Spacebook is currently only available for …
Read More »HP’s new business laptops with up to 32 hours battery life
Only yesterday KitGuru was reporting that Lenovo were releasing new machines with battery life of up to 30 hours. Today HP announced their new range of laptops, including the EliteBook 8460p with up to 32 hours of battery life. This new range is targeting the professional market place, with tough …
Read More »Acer, Asus and Lenovo to release ultra thin notebooks in 2011
Once again Apple are driving their competitors to release new products and our moles in Taipei told us last night that three big players, Asus, Acer and Lenovo are going to be releasing 13.3 inch super portable computers in 2011. This will be based around the Sandy Bridge platform. We …
Read More »Drop your laptop CPU temperature by 10 degrees
KitGuru can't count the times we've toasted our collective groins with a laptop running full pelt for too long. Now Cindy from Evercool has a solution to excessive heat build up in this area – and it is ‘Fit'. Evercool's Fit is a special CPU cooler designed for laptops. It is …
Read More »Clevo preps nVidia GTX SLi notebook
With a global drought on GTX 470/480 graphic cards for desktop systems, Clevo has had to pay top dollar in order to get a handful of special nVidia chips ready for a new top end gaming notebook. This bulk purchase of GPUs begs a second question, if the desktop cards draw …
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