Archive for January, 2007

January 4,2007

SanDisk Launches 32-Gigabyte Solid State Drive For Notebook PCs

SanDisk Corporation today introduced a 32-gigabyte (GB), 1.8-inch solid state drive (SSD) as a drop-in replacement for the standard mechanical hard disk drive. Announced SSD drive achieves a sustained read rate of 62 megabytes (MB) per second and a random read rate of 7,000 inputs/outputs per second (IOPS) for a 512-byte transfer – more than […]

January 5,2007

Dell Inspiron E1405 Reviewed By Laptop Magazine

Reviewing Dell Inspiron E1405, Laptop Magazine gives it 4 out of 5 stars and writes, ” If you like the idea of owning a fast and full-featured notebook that can travel with you, the Dell Inspiron E1405 is a very good choice. This Media Center laptop packs a speedy dual-core processor, a huge hard drive, […]

January 7,2007

Toshiba Satellite A105-S4284 Reviewed By Laptop Magazine

Reviewing Toshiba Satellite A105-S4284, Laptop Magazine gives it 4.5 out of 5 stars and writes,”There’s nothing offensive about the Toshiba Satellite A105-S4284. There’s nothing thrilling about it, either. It’s a well-equipped, solid budget entry that delivers good features at a decent price.
The charcoal-and-silver design is a bit dull compared with what Dell, HP, and Sony […]

January 7,2007

Lenovo 3000 C200 Reviewed By CNET

Reviewing the Lenovo 3000 C200, CNET gives it 6.4 out of 10 rating (good) and writes, “With its boxy case and a square, standard-aspect display, the Lenovo 3000 C200 isn’t likely to turn any heads at the local Starbucks. But for those who can live without the wide screen, the C200 offers strong performance (outpacing […]

January 8,2007

HP Announced industry’s First Consumer Tablet PC Optimized for Microsoft Windows Vista - TX1000

HP today announced at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) industry’s first touch-screen consumer tablet PC optimized for Microsoft Windows Vista and on-the-go entertainment - TX1000. The HP Pavilion tx1000 Entertainment Notebook PC features a touch-screen display, built-in miniature remote control, HP QuickPlay instant movie viewing feature, karaoke and a screen that swivels 180 […]

January 8,2007

Toshiba Launches Portégé R400 - Windows Vista Tablet PC With New Technologies

Toshiba’s Digital Products Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced the Portégé R400 Tablet PC notebook computer. Highlighted by two world’s first technologies, the Portégé R400 is the product of a joint collaboration between industry giants, Toshiba and Microsoft, to create the signature Windows Vista PC.
Toshiba’s Portégé R400 is the world’s […]

January 8,2007

Dell Inspiron E1505 Reviewed By Laptop Magazine

Reviewing Dell Inspiron E1505, Laptop Magazine gives it 4.5 out of 5 stars rating and writes, “If you don’t want your budget notebook to look like one, the Dell Inspiron E1505 is for you. Silver and black with white edging, the design is retro-future chic. And with its blazing performance, there’s a lot to like […]

January 8,2007

Toshiba To Offer First Notebook With The Ability To Burn HD DVDs

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., is demonstrating its new Qosmio(TM) audio-video notebook computer with integrated HD DVD-R optical drive, the first notebook computer with the ability to burn HD DVDs, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007 in Las Vegas this week.

January 11,2007

Toshiba Portege R400-S4931 Reviewed By Laptop Magazine

Reviewing recently introduced Toshiba Portege R400-S4931, Laptop Magazine gives it 3.5 out of 5 stars rating and writes, “Toshiba shakes things up with a striking convertible that sports a bright LED display, fast mobile broadband, and a convenient external screen for at-a-glance alerts. We’re usually quick to ding Toshiba’s Portege line as being a little […]

January 11,2007

Asus W7J Review By CNET

Reviewing Asus W7J, CNET gives it 6.3 out of 10 rating (good) and writes, “With its 13.3-inch wide-screen display, Core 2 Duo processor, built-in Web cam, and matte-black finish, the Asus W7J is surprisingly reminiscent of Apple’s popular MacBook. Unlike the MacBook, the W7J features discrete graphics, which is a nice plus, but it’s hurt […]