The new ultra-light notebook introduced by Samsung at IFA 2008 has captured the press attention. It received a lot of buzz around the blogosphere and I must agree that x360 is a MacBook killer. Unless you are an Apple fan, you will agree with me too…

First of all, the new x360 is lighter than Air - 2.9 pounds(1.27kg) instead of 3.0 pounds, as MacBook Air weights. Secondly, it does better with connectivity, including 3 USB ports, 7-in-1 card reader, LAN port, VGA port, as well as HDMI connection. To notice more differences, the Samsung marvel comes with either 64GB/128GB solid state drive or 120GB (5400rpm SATA). It also features the super-fast wireless 802.11 n standard and the battery lasts longer, up to 10 hours.

Like Apple’s thin star, the new x360 sports a 13.3″ WXGA LED screen (1280×800), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, a 1.3 megapixel camera. It is powered by an Intel Centrino 2 Ultra Low Voltage processor with an efficient power consumption standard. Besides, the computing needs are enhanced by the DDR3 memory with up to 4GB.

All in all, I would vote for the x360 in a competition with MacBook Air. Even the price wasn’t officially announced, everybody speculated it would range around $2,000. The x360 notebook will enter the market this month in Europe, Russia, China and Hong Kong. No further details were given.

Check the video link below to see more details of Samsung x360.

Samsung x360 Ultra-light notebook

via Dvice

I’m pretty sure over here, that Apple fans are waiting on the big announcement that the MacBook Air is getting Penryn help under the hood. Apparently the company is going to ditch the 65-nm Intel processor special made for them and will go for the “standard” 45nm chips that should run from 2.26 GHz to 3.06 GHz with 1,066 MHz FSB.

Eco-geeks may not love the new models, because it has an increased power consumption. From 20 W to 29 W. Since this is just a rumor right now, I can only add that Intel is going release a few low and ultra-low voltage Penryns in a 22-mm package which will draw less power.

The info, which is from PhoneNews, really makes sense. We demand MBAs with Penryns. But what if we need some better batteries and better GMA X4500 integrated graphics? Can you Apple?

We’ve known the LifeBook U2010 netbook (or call it a convertible) for some time now because Fujitsu went here and there with it. However, it’s now official and we can enjoy it in five different colors : Ocean Black, Pink Gold, Cool Silver, Fuschia Red, and Luminous Blue. Inside the engine is powered by the 1.6GHz Centrino Atom processor (with the SCH US15W chipset), has a 5.6-inch WXGA display, a standard 60GB hard drive and a built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam.

If you want to be “trendy” when it comes to storage, there’s also the option to put an optional 64GB SSD drive, but since we don’t know prices yet, we don’t know how much this addition is going to be. The new convertible rig is going to stay on for some 8 hours thanks to the 4-cell extended battery (7.2V, 5800mAh).

Really anxious to see the prices on that one.

via Pocketables.net

The Eee PC from ASUS have always been a great addition to the market and really managed to set a trend. A lot of other companies tried to compete with them, with good or not very good results. But know what? ASUS is not stepping on the second place. They’re going to build a “high-end” Eee PC S-Series that should feature dual-core Atom processors, 120GBs of hard disk, 32GB SSDs, a 10-inch LED backlit display (16:9 aspect) and a battery that should keep it on electricity for some 4-5 hours.

If everything goes well the new high-end Eee PCs should be available from September from prices ranging from $700 to $900

Does it need any more comments? Probably not, and knowing ASUS to build high quality I’m pretty sure their new S-series are going to really kick ass and the company will easily break the annual targeted shipments of five million units. What do you think about the new Eee PC S-Series?

via DigiTimes

Lenovo is throwing new models of laptops at us like there is no tomorrow, like there is a new chipset and they want to be the first ones to overcrowd the market with new stuff. It’s their new and improved line of ThinkPads.

At the starting line we have first the SL series intended to be a small business line. The price ranges from $699 to $1199, they have an optional HDMI port, Blu-ray and 3G add-on from AT&T, Ericsson and WiMax for around $30. The SL series will come in 3 models: SL300 (13-inch), SL400 (14-inch) and SL500 (15-inch).

Second at the starting line, as a new entry is the W series (split from the T series). They try to steal our eyes with Switchable Graphics, which lets you switch from discreet to integrated graphics without rebooting the computer, along with Display Port.

There’s also the R series that represents the budget series.

All of these models have one thing in common, they all run on Centrino 2 schemes. As for the pricing, the SL400 and SL500 (already in stores) starts at $799, while the others will hit the shops in August and will go from $899 and may reach $1999 for the W500.

via Engadget

It seems that nowadays the new thing for laptops is to have Centrino 2, with Sony and Toshiba already using them like guns in the hood. Did I say Toshiba? Because these guys have a few models just waiting to get into your homes and on your desks.

Toshiba Satellite Pro S300, Tecra M10 and A10, and Qosmio X305, F55 and the Cell-based G55. Announced back in June, the Qosmios are not really news, but they are not to be eliminated from our lists of things to purchase, because they’re available at your Best Buy shop, for good prices.

But I am sure that the new $1,299 Satellite Pro S300 is what gamers have been looking for, for some time now. It was made for them. Inside the shiny case lies a 2.4GHz P8600 Core 2 Duo on Centrino 2’s 1066MHz bus and Intel 4500MD integrated graphics powering a 15.4-inch display, as well as sleep-and-charge USB ports and a docking port. Pretty “decent” I must say.

Toshiba also has a business line, dubbed Tecra, that will take $1,399 from your pockets for the M10. There’s also an A10 but we don’t have a price for it yet.

Hail to Toshiba and their slick and very serious laptops.

Satellite Pro S300
Tecra A10 and M10
Qosmio X305
Qosmio G55
Qosmio F55

ECS has been threatening us with a business oriented laptop, codenamed G10IL. It will have 2 versions, one is 8.9-inch and the other one is 10-inch wide, the later rumored to be sent to the US customers also.

For just $399 you will get this beauty with Linpus Lite 9.4 Linux running on a 8GB SSD or you can have it with XP and a 80GB hard disk and with EDGE/HSDPA/HSUPA as bonus for all you good kids out there. But like I said above, this won’t be for the poor kids in 3rd world countries so they can play poverty away, it will be for the business kids.

via LaptopMag

Anyone in the US really annoyed by that? It’s not the first time when ASUS makes one of their products available in other parts of the world. Like UK for example. No, don’t get us wrong it’s not really bad, we really envy those Brits right now because they’re going to get their hands on ASUS’ 17-inch G70 gaming laptop before all of us in the States.

In case you missed it, this monstrosity features a 17-inch WUXGA / WXGA+ panel, an optional Core 2 Extreme processor, twin GeForce 8700M GT graphics cards (that’s hot hot hot), 1GB of RAM, an optional Blu-ray writer, gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth / WiFi and oodles of LED accents.

Rumors say that this puppy is going out for £1,999 (~$3,950). I’d sure like to test one because I’m not sure if my girlfriend would agree with me actually buying one. Not that I could since it’s only available in the UK at the moment.

HTC is going to launch its second generation Advantage X7510 - a pocket sized laptop with great power and usability. It features a high end 16 GB internal flash memory, finger print reader and face detection, anti-spill keyboard and it gives great power working with multimedia and office documents and web browsing.

HTC Advantage X7510 features a 5-inch touch screen placed intelligently under the keyboard, that you can access by sliding the keyboard. It is controlled by a finger friendly application and should be perfect for people who are on-the-go but need to stay in the loop, all without compromising power and functionality.

Although preorders went from $1300 back in March, it’s pretty uncommon for such prices to actually stick. If you’re an anxious customers who can’t wait for it to be available, don’t get lured in with such “offers”.

via Pocketables

For those people who have been dreaming of a super-fast gaming laptop that’s adorned with a chic red and flame pattern, their search is surely over with the upcoming Toshiba Qosmio X305 laptop, an update of X205 model. With enhanced entertainment capabilities, this laptop features four Harmon Kardon speakers, a sub woofer and an HDMI port for external display connections.

This sneak model has mouthwatering specifications for gamers with its high quality video card, 1GB Nvidia GeForce GTX-Level. Runs on a 3GHz Core 2 Duo processor, has a 17-inch 1680 x 1050 LCD display, dual high-speed 7200RPM hard drive with 400GB making this laptop a dream machine. This powerhouse will definitely be on the cards of many gamers on 14th July 2008 when it will be launched.

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