HP DV8 Blu-Ray Notebook Launches

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Ladies and gentlemen, the rumor fairies were right! The HP dv8 has just launched over in Taiwan, and Digitimes has the confirmed specs. First off, we're looking at a quad-core i7-720QM CPU, an Nvidia graphics card with 1GB of video memory, 4 GB of DDR3, and a 1 TB hard drive. The display will be 18", and the optical drive will be a Blu-ray.

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Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:33:09 CST | by Robert Evans

Asus Announces G51J 3D Gaming Notebook

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Let's be honest with each other. Odds are, you aren't a professional gamer. Neither am I. But we both really, really want the Asus G51J 3D notebook, despite the fact that the only people who need this kind of gaming power "on the move" are pros. Don't feel guilty for wanting to buy a giant, sexy, and expensive-as-hell gaming laptop. You've earned a Christmas present this year, and the G51J will look great under a tree.

It packs Nvidia 3D Vision and comes bundled with special 3D glasses. The graphics card is a GeForce GTX 260M with 1GB of dedicated DDR3 video memory. This badass rig packs a 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7 processor with turbo boost speeds of up to 2.8 GHz. The OS (of course) is Windows 7, 64 bit. The G51J has a 15.6" display, up to 4 GB of RAM, and a DVD super-multi/Blu-ray combo. The webcam is 2.0 MP, and your hard drive choices are either 250 GB/ 320 GB, or 320 GB and 500 GB.

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Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:40:24 CST | by Robert Evans

Upgrade Notebook HDD or SSD Easier with SATA Wire

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There are a number of hard drive and SSD upgrade kits floating around for notebooks and netbooks. The catch is that many users simply don’t have the understanding needed to transfer all of their files over to the new drive. Apricorn has a new upgrade kit to make the transfer easier called the SATA Wire.

The SATA Wire sells for $19.99 and is a cable that plugs into your SATA SSD or HDD on one end and then plugs into the USB port of your notebook on the other to transfer data. The upgrade kit also includes cloning software that makes it easy to move all your data over. Read more

Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:45:26 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Walmart Black Friday $198 Notebook Deal Is Hot

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Best Buy had a $249 Acer Extensa Laptop sale a week ago. Walmart is easily topping this already great notebook deal with a $198 eMachines eME627 Windows 7 notebook (via GottaDeal).
Walmart is not offering a single netbook in their just leaked Black Friday ad - Just notebooks. It is actually already very hard to find a netbook under $200. A $200 notebook is a hot deal and of course this is only a Walmart Black Friday doorbuster deal.
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Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Asus To Buy Toshiba's Notebook Brand?

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Asustek is a company with some serious goals. They intend to be one of the top three notebook vendors in the world, and they plan to accomplish this by 2011. While putting out one of the best lines of netbooks on the market is a good start, Asus knows they need to do more. Digitimes reports that the company is looking towards corporate acquisitions as a way to give themselves a boost.

Their first target appears to be Toshiba's notebook business. Asus has already had contact with the company and, while nothing is finalized, it sounds like this is an offer that both companies are taking seriously. Toshiba is a well-known brand, and having access to that name would be of substantial benefit to Asus.

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Posted on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:13:25 CST | by Robert Evans

Stylish Toshiba Windows 7 Notebook Is Best Buy Deal Of The Day

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Another hot weekend of early Black Friday deals is behind us, but the sales offers continue. Today Best Buy features in their Daily deal a Toshiba Satellite Laptop with Windows 7 in Gold Onyx design, selling for $599.99.
The Toshiba looks cool, but the CPU it is featuring is a low performer found in the lower third in CPU performance ranking.
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Posted on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:44:46 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

CyberPower Announces Core i7 Gaming Notebooks

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Do you love a gamer? I mean really, deeply, $2000 love them? If so, it might be worth dipping into the ol' 401k to fund this gift. CyberPower has just announced the coming of a new line of badass high-end gaming PCs with Intel Core i7 processors. The Xplorer series has some gorgeous specs, despite its terrible name. All of them come stock with Intel's new PM55 Express chipset. They also pack Intel's Turbo Boost technology.

You can choose to upgrade the chipset with an Nvidia GTS 250. The base-model starts with 4 GB of DDR3 RAM and 500 GB of space. The cheapest configuration costs $1499. If you step it up a notch, you can get an Nvidia GTX 280M graphics card, and a 1080p display with Blu-Ray drive. Performance comes with a price; the best Xplorers cost $1885 and $2119, respectively.

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Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:54:48 CST | by Robert Evans

Asustek Launching 17.3'' 3D Notebook, Q1 2010

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If you want a crazy-powerful media laptop with full active-shutter 3D glasses, you might want to think Asus. According to Digitimes they're about to unveil a new 17.3" 3D notebook in the first quarter of 2010. This notebook will pack a Core i7 CPU, an Nvidia GeForce GTM 160M GPU, 4 GB of memory, and two 320 GB hard drives. They're also working on a 15.6" 3D notebook, which should launch mid-November and pack the same hardware as the 17.3" model.

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Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:56:26 CST | by Robert Evans

$80 Notebook Menq EasyPC E790 Gets Reviewed on Video

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Tech geek Chabrax, known for his in-depth Archos coverage, has ventured off and taken a look at the very interesting $80 Android Laptop the Menq EasyPC E790.
The Chinese Menq EasyPC E790 can run Android as it is based on a Samsung ARM926EJ-S3C2450 CPU. Right now the Menq EasyPC E790 runs Windows CE 5.0. Android support is supposed to be available in a month. Read more

Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:30:03 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

iBuyPower Battalion 101 W870CU Intel Core i7 Gaming Notebook Unveiled

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iBUYPOWER announced its first Intel Core i7 based notebook with the iBuyPower Battalion 101 W870CU.
Starting at $2,114, the W870CU offers gamers three Core i7 CPUs to choose from, including the 2.00GHz 920XM Mobile Processor Extreme, up to 8GB DDR3 memory, and a 17.3-inch Full HD 1920x1080 widescreen LCD high definition resolution.
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Posted on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Best Buy Offers $250 Acer Aspire Notebook

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Sweet mother of all deals, Best Buy is offering one hell of an awesome gift opportunity this holiday season. As reported the company will soon be making an official announcement for their new notebook deal. This deal will start off on Wednesday, and run through at least Black Friday, if not the entire holiday season. During this time, customers will be able to purchase a full-size Acer Aspire notebook for $250.

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Posted on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:31:24 CST | by Robert Evans

New Early Best Buy Black Friday Deal is $249.99 Acer Notebook Starting Tomorrow

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Best Buy announced that tomorrow November 11th they will be selling an Acer notebook for $249.99 as an early Black Friday deal online and in-stores. Update: $249.99 Acer Laptop appears on Best Buy site.

This early Black Friday notebook deal is almost $50 lower than the HP Notebook Walmart offered last weekend.

The $249.99 Acer Laptop from Best Buy is also based on the Intel Celeron 900 CPU and comes with 2GB RAM and a 160GB HDD.
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Posted on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:05:24 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Asus G51J Core i7 Gaming Notebook Review

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The Asus G51J Intel Core i7 gaming notebook with Windows 7 sells on Amazon.com for $1,629.99. That is quite a bit of money. Hothardware has tested the Asus G51J and published this review.

Quote from the review: "Windows 7 is upon us, and with the launch of Microsoft's self-proclaimed "best operating system" comes a slew of new desktop machines, notebooks, and netbooks looking to take advantage of its added stability and features. One of the companies that is looking to serve up a number of new Win7-based rigs is Asus, and without a doubt they have assembled an interesting and compelling offering in their G51J-A1 notebook. Read more

Posted on Mon, 9 Nov 2009 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Asus UL50AG-A2 And UL80Vt-A1 Notebooks With $100 Gift Card Offered On Amazon

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Gift card bundle deals seem to be a hot trend again this holiday shopping season. Walmart is offering the Xbox 360 Arcade with a $100 gift card tomorrow and Amazon just launched a gift card deal on three Asus notebooks from their UL series.
You get a free $100 Amazon gift card with the purchase of the Asus UL50AG-A2 or Asus UL80Vt-A1. If you buy the Asus UL20A-A1 you get a $75 Amazon gift card.
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Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Dell Adamo XPS 9.99mm Thin Notebook Details And Price Unveiled

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Dell has teased us with the ultra-thin Dell Adamo XPS over the past few months and now Dell has finally unwrapped the world's thinnest Laptop at 0.4-inch.
The Dell Adamo XPS could be under your Christmas tree if you are lucky as Dell plans to ship it in time for the Holidays.
The pencil-thin Dell Adamo XPS weighs just over 3 pounds (depends on configuration) and measures 13.39 x 10.71 inches.
Dell expects to begin taking orders and shipping the Adamo XPS with Microsoft Windows 7 pre-installed in time for the holidays. The Adamo XPS is priced starting at $1,799.
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Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 03:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba Satellite T135 Windows 7 CULV Notebook Review

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The Toshiba T135 CULV Windows 7 Notebook starts at $599 on Amazon.com.
Hothardware has tested the Toshiba T135 and published this review.

Quote from the review: "We're seeing more and more CULV notebooks hit the market these days. The growing sector of Consumer Ultra Low Voltage machines attempts to bridge the gap between lower cost netbooks and full-size notebooks, offering a more powerful chip than the ubiquitous Atom options we see in netbooks, but one that consumes less power than the mainstream Core 2 Duo processors we see in many full-size notebooks. Read more

Posted on Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Walmart $298 HP G60-519WM Windows 7 Notebook Details Unveiled

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Today Walmart announced several hot electronics deals that are available in-store only on Saturday Nov. 7th. These offers are Black Friday worthy and besides the Xbox 360 Arcade with $100 Gift card the $298 Windows 7 Notebook from HP raises interest.
Walmart has now posted the full details of the HP 15.6" Pavilion G60-519WM Windows 7 notebook on their online store.
The HP 15.6" Pavilion G60-519WM is especially configured for Walmart and therefore it will not be available anywhere else.
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Posted on Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:06:08 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI Launches Wind12 U230 Light Notebook

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Am I the only one that thinks we have too many categories of notebook these days? It's getting to the point where it's hard to tell just what should be called what. Take the new MSI Wind12 U230. (via Engadget) It weighs less than 3 pounds (2.9, to be exact) and it packs a power-efficient 1.6 GHz Athlon Neo X2 processor. So far it sounds like a netbook.

Ahh...but it only offers 4 hours of battery life, and it comes with a 12.1” screen, which moves it from netbook to ultra-portable notebook. I think. Honestly, what we call it doesn't matter. It looks pretty and it has a “Brand new msi Ergonomic De-stress Keyboard”. Although I can't personally speak to how ergonomic that keyboard is, MSI seems to be quite proud of it.

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Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:11:56 CST | by Robert Evans

Acer Aspire AS8940G-6865 Core i7 Windows 7 Notebook On Sale

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Acer America introduced the Acer Aspire AS8940G-6865 notebook featuring the Intel Core i7 Quad-Core 720QM CPU and Windows 7 Home Premium.
Designed for entertainment and multimedia enthusiasts, the Aspire AS8940G-6865 Core i7 features performance on a large 18.4-inch widescreen HD display.
Other features of the Acer Aspire AS8940G-6865 include NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M dedicated graphics, Blu-ray player, 4GB DDR3 RAM, Wifi 802.11n, Webcam, 500GB SATA HDD, 8-cell battery, Dolby Audio, Acer CineSound System with 5 speakers and Touch-Capacitive Media Control Interface. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 03:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

ASUS G51VX-A1 15.6-inch Gaming Notebook Review

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Tweaktown also tested the new ASUS G51VX-A1 15.6-inch Gaming Notebook. Read our Asus G51VX review here.
Quote from the review: "Back again with a new notebook and this time we are checking out the ASUS G51VX gaming notebook. It is a very nice change of pace to see a full on gaming notebook sitting on my desk rather than another netbook. ASUS is certainly more known for its netbooks than anything else, but the company knows how to build a nice gaming notebook, too. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Asus G51VX Gaming Notebook Computer Review

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Today I am checking out the Asus G51Vx gaming notebook. The machine has a quad core processor, NVIDIA graphics and much more. The gaming prowess of the notebook is very good.

The notebook is heavy and sucks battery power quickly, but many gamers will be willing to give up battery life for performance. The real question is will gamers be willing to cough up the high price tag Asus wants for the machine. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:50:54 CST | by Shane McGlaun