Gateway M 6332 laptop refurbished for $499.00

Buy are currently selling the Gateway M-6332 laptop for an astoundingly low price of just $499.99 as a refurbished model which has a normal retail price of $1,399.99. The Gateway M-6332 laptop is powered by an Intel Dual-Core Mobile Processor T2390.
Spec-wise the Gateway M-6332 offers an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, 2GB of DDR2 memory along with a 160 GB 5400 RPM SATA hard drive and 8X Multi-format Double Layer DVDRW with DVD-RAM and Labelflash optical drive.
Feature wise the M-6332 offers up a 15.4 inch Ultrabright WXGA TFT display, 5-in-1 Memory card reader, 802.11g wireless LAN, Bluetooth 2.0 and runs on Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit with SP1 operating system.

Clevo M98xNU laptop to be unveiled at CeBit 09

In this day and age one would expect with a laptop with an 18.4 inch supported Full HD - 1920×1080 pixels panel such as the Clevo M98xNU, the Clevo engineers would have worked out a way of putting the components into a slimmed casing, but that doesn’t seem to be the case with the beast.
That being said, the Clevo M98xNU does require a bit of breathing space with its quad core Intel processor and twin NVIDIA 9800M GTX GPUs and DDR3-1333 RAM.
The word on the net is the Clevo M98xNU gaming laptop is to be officially unveiled at CeBIT in March 09 in Germany.

MacBook freezing issue goes unsolved by firmware update

Yesterday I posted on the update for the Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro and Apple MacBook Air, and there were hopes that the new firmware update would sort out the issues Macer’s were experiencing with the memory max freeze problem.Well apparently, according to jkOnTheRun, at first the new firmware update did sort out the freeze issue but is extremely short lived as the freeze problem returned and again backing to 2GB or 3GB is the only remedy to get the laptop back in action.Obviously Apple didn’t announce that the firmware update would actually sort out the issue, but surely Apple knowing the problem exists, they would have tackled the problem that has been daunting so many Macer’s; guess not this time round though.

Ericsson and Intel enable GPS tracking of stolen laptops

The theft of laptops is a large problem in the world today and while a password along with an encrypted drive on a laptop can protect data, what is really needed is a way of tracking your laptop when stolen and ultimately reacquiring it and sending the thief to prison.Lenovo already has its Lockdown PC Now protection system which allows the disabling of a stolen laptop via SMS, but it still doesn’t locate the laptop.Ericsson in conjunction with Intel has announced their intent to make Ericsson’s HSPA-capable Mobile Broadband Modules compatible with Intel’s Anti-Theft Technology, a move that adds GPS to track a stolen laptop’s location, and is expected to begin shipping in the 1st half of 09.

Gateway P7804G-FX-series comes to Singapore

After almost 8 years out of Singapore, Gateway makes a return with four new laptops. Gateway was brought by Acer last year and Singapore is to be the first country to see the new Gateway offerings.

The top of Gateway’s list sits the P7804G-FX-series, a gaming laptop with top of the range specs for $2,888.

The Gateway P7804G-FX-series sports a 17 inch display, Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 (2.4GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz) running on Intel Centrino 2 platform, Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit operating system, and 1 GB Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTS graphics card.

Feature wise there’s 4GB of RAM, 2 x 320 GB hard disk drives, Dual-layer DVDRW recorder drive, draft-N Wi-Fi adapter, Gigabit Ethernet port, 3USB ports, Firewire, and a 5-in-1 card reader.

Hewlett Packard drop price of Mini 1000 laptop by $40

Hewlett Packard has reduced the price on their sleek and sexy looking Mini 1000 laptop bringing the asking price down by $40.00 to just $359.99; that’s for a basic configuration of course and as expected any extras will boost the final price.

The price is for a HP Mini 1000 with a 10 inch panel, Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU, Microsoft Windows XP Home operating system, 1GB of RAM combined with an 8GB SSD and a three-cell battery.

Not too sure if we will be seeing reductions on further HP laptops including the HP Vivienne TAM version, but this just may mark the beginnings of a pricing battle in the run up to Christmas that could leave the customer well off for a change

Novatech X50MV Pro Gaming laptop

If you are looking for a gaming laptop, Novatech may not be the name that springs to mind, but maybe you should be taking a look at the Novatech X50MV Pro Gaming Notebook which includes a 2.5 inch colour display on its lid.
The Novatech X50MV Pro pushes out some impressive specs under the hood too, such as a quad core Q9550 processor, dual 8800M GTX SLI graphics and three 200GB 7,200rpm hard drives in RAID 5, but the GeForce 9600M GT graphics leaves a little to be desired.

The LCD seems nice though and there is a built-in TV tuner, and overall performance is pretty good, and critics can’t help but recommend the Novatech X50MV Pro over quite a few others that are close to the same price point.

Toshiba Satellite U405-S2856 laptop

The Toshiba Satellite U405-S2856 laptop is ideal for everyday computing whilst on the more and is powered by an Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz processor and runs on Genuine Microsoft Windows Vista Home premium operating system.
The Toshiba Satellite U405-S2856 laptop measures 1.38 x 12.4 x 9 inches with a weight of 4.41 pounds, and features a 13.3 diagonal WXGA TruBrite TFT LCD Display, Labelflash DVD+-R/RW Super Multi Drive with Double Layer optical drive, and Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD with up to 1292MB shared Graphics Memory.
Other features include, 3GB DDR2 RAM, 320GB hard drive, built in Webcam and microphone, WiFi, Bluetooth, 5-in-1 card reader, 2 USB ports, built in FM tuner with antenna and has a price tag of $929

Lenovo IdeaPad Y530

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y530 offers the consumer some cool features in a budget laptop that comes with a Subwoofer , Four speakers , Bluetooth antenna , Wireless LAN antenna, and is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 2 GHz processor.
The Lenovo IdeaPad Y530 specs include 3GB DDR3 SDRAM, 250 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm hard drive, integrated DVD-Writer optical drive, Intel GMA 4500MHD Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 graphics.

Feature wise the Lenovo IdeaPad Y530 offers a 15.4 inch WXGA Glossy, VibrantView TFT widescreen display, measures 14.2 x 10.3 x 1.4 inches, weighs 6.6lbs, 6 in 1 card reader, Dolby Home Theater, High Definition Audio, integrated 1.3 megapixel web cam, and costs around $829.00.

Good OS announce Cloud a new OS for 09

Good OS has announced “Cloud” which is a new operating system which boots into a browser with Google, Live, and Yahoo! In seconds, and furthermore optionally boots into Microsoft Windows.Cloud integrates a web browser with a compressed Linux OS kernel to bring instant access to the internet, rich client apps, integration of browser and total control of the computer form inside of the browser.Cloud features a well designed browser with an icon dock for shortcuts to favourite apps, icons to switch to Windows, power off, tabs for multi-tasking between web and rich client apps, and perform other necessary system functions.Further information concerning Cloud will be released at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 8th 09.

Netbooks only fine for an hour says Intel VP

Intel has never denied that the Atom chipset was primarily developed for low powered netbooks and mobile devices for emerging markets, so it doesn’t really surprise when the vice president of Intel, Stu Pann says Intel doesn’t see netbooks as a potential cannibalisation of sales of it processor.According to Pann, he believes a netbook incorporating a ten inch screen is “fine for an hour. It’s not something you’re going to use day in and day out.”That may be true but somewhat harsh that previously heard from Intel and more in line with AMD’s decision to completely ignore netbooks in favour of more capable machines of a larger size. But are people actually going to turn away from netbooks simply because Intel and AMD don’t like them?

MSI GX630-028US gaming laptop

If you are in the market for a gaming laptop then check out the MSI GX630-028US gaming laptop, and the superb thing about the MSI GX630-028US is that unlike most gaming laptops which are overly expensive, the MSI GX630-028US will cost you $800.The MSI GX630-028US although only costing $800 comes with impressive features such as the possibility to so overclocks and increase processor speed up to 15 percent.Spec wise the MSI GX630-028US incorporates an AMD dual-core processor, 4GB DDR2 RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics, Bluetooth, WiFi, HDMI output, 1280 x 800 pixels resolution display and a 2 megapixel camera.

New MSI Wind laptops U110, U120, and hybrid U115

We’ll be seeing several new Wind laptops coming out of MSI namely their U120, U110, and U115. The MSI U115 will probably cause the most buzz as it incorporates a hybrid storage system which is an SSD for the operating system and an HDD to cope with everything else.The MSI U115 may have an advantage with this hybrid system in as much as load times and read speeds for the operating system, but one can’t be too sure until it is released.Spec wise the word is the MSI U115 will sport an Intel Atom Z530 processor, and the options of 8GB SSD/80GB HDD - - 16GB SSD/120GB HDD - - 32GB SSD/160GB HDD. Only time will tell if the hybrid system will bring any significant advantage, and as yet there is no word on price or availability.

Acer Aspire 6930G-6723 for $999

The festive season is approaching and you may be on the lookout for a new computer, so here we have the Acer Aspire 6930G-6723, which is the smaller sibling of the Acer Aspire 8930G, and packs a punch with its Intel Core 2 Duo processor and polygon Nvidia graphics.The Acer Aspire 6930G-6723 weighs in at 7.2 pounds and measures 15.7 x 11.5 x 1.7 inches with a bluish lid and gloss finishes, but is rather a fingerprint magnet.The Acer Aspire 6930G-6723 incorporates a Blu-ray drive, modem, two USB 2.0 ports, 5-in-1 card reader, Kensington lock, 16 inch display, Dolby’s second-generation Home Theater technology, Tuba CineBass booster, 1.3 megapixel web cam and all for $999.00

Samsung R610 laptop: not the greatest out there

In America the Samsung R610 is designed to be amongst the thinnest and lightest 16 inch laptops available and reasonably priced among the less expensive laptops out there. The Samsung R610 did will in succeeding in its core missions but unfortunately hasn’t faired too well when it came down to the biz.Performance wise critics say the Samsung R610 is acceptable overall but leaves a lot to be desired in the HDD test results and graphics scores, and that the 6-cell battery under performs giving just 2.5 hours before recharge.However the battery life could be extended if you are willing to pay a little extra for a 9-cell battery pack, but as it is reviewers simply don’t have the heart to recommend the Samsung R610 over something like an Acer 6930G

Dell Mini 9 laptop with AT&T 3G and WWAN options

If you are going to go with a Dell Mini 9 laptop you may as well go with one that carries built in AT&T 3G, which is what Dell are now offering as an option, but you need to configure it into your Dell Mini 9 now or never.There is also an option to configure your Dell Mini 9 with an embedded WWAN solution but it will cost you an extra $125.00. Furthermore if you activate your Dell Mini 9 with AT&T 3G with a new two year AT&T DataConnect Service plan you get a $120.00 mail in rebate.AT&T’s BroadbandConnect gives you 3G network speeds, and AT&T has broad U.S. wireless data coverage thanks to BroadbandConnect service in nearly 350 major metro areas.