Toshiba has released a few more laptops to fall right in line with their rough and tumble products that can stand up to serious abuse. The Tecra A10 and the M10 are super secure, protect your data and still stand up to the toughest conditions.
Both models possess:
- Intel Centrino 2 processor
- 8GB RAM
- 250GB hard drive
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
- Fingerprint security
- EasyGuard technology.
A few notable differences between the models are the display sizes. The M10 has a 14″ and the A10 has a 15″. 3G is also available on the M10. The A10 will cost about $870 and the M10 will cost about $960.
So if you’re looking for a laptop that can stand whatever situation you place it in, either the A10 or the M10 is a likely choice.
[via Electricpig]
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Written by Brenda Stokes on August 20th, 2008 with no comments.
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Fujitsu-Siemens have taken the wraps off of their own mini desktop PC, the ESPRIMO Q5030. Unlike the ASUS Eee Box, which has an energy-efficient but relatively low-powered Atom CPU, the Q5030 offers Intel’s latest Centrino 2 chipset together with up to 4GB of RAM, a 250GB 5,400rpm hard-drive and slot-loading DVD drive. What’s most impressive, though, is the fact that even running a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo P8400 processor the Q5030 still merely sips electricity.
In fact, according to Fujitsu-Siemens the Energy Star 4.0 certified ESPRIMO has an annual energy consumption of less than 80 kilowatt hours. That corresponds to annual energy costs of just €13 ($19.40). It’s also small, at 1.7kg in weight and measuring 165 x 165 x 50mm, but still packs six USB 2.0 ports, one eSATA, gigabit ethernet and a DVI port.
Graphics are, unsurprisingly, integrated; Intel’s Mobile GMA 4500MHD is used, capable out driving a monitor via DVI at up to 1920 x 1200 resolution. You’ll pay a little more for the ESPRIMO Q5030 than you might for an Eee Box - the range starts at €529 ($789) - but I know which I’d rather have on my desk.
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Written by Chris Davies on August 13th, 2008 with no comments.
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Gateway have announced a new Centrino 2 notebook, the first from the company with Intel’s latest mobile chipset. The P-7811FX continues the design theme of previous FX-series laptops (such as the P-6831FX we reviewed in March) but adds a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo P8400 processor (3MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB), NVIDIA GeForce 9800M 512MB graphics and a 17-inch 1920 x 1200 widescreen display.
System memory is maxed out at 4GB, there’s a 200GB 7,200rpm hard-drive and a second available drive bay for expansion. Gateway have also added a multi-format DVD burner and eSATA port for backing up and connecting external storage.
Other connectivity options include WiFi draft-N, gigabit ethernet, an HDMI 1.3 port, three USB 2.0 ports, Firewire and a 5-in-1 media card reader. A 1.3-megapixel webcam is fitted as standard. Although the keyboard itself is not backlit, the multimedia keys above it are; there’s also a touch-sensitive volume slider.
OS is Vista Home Premium 64-bit, and the whole laptop is 1.7-inches thick and weighs 9.2lbs. All in all, it looks to be something of a bargain; personally I’d slap another 200GB hard-drive in there, as the notebook apparently supports RAID 0 or 1. The Gateway P-7811FX is on sale at Best Buy (though backordered at time of writing), priced at $1,399.99.
Press Release:
GAMING, ENTERTAINMENT FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL AND BEYOND WITH AFFORDABLE GATEWAY P-7811FX NOTEBOOK
Gateway Continues to Extend Incredible Value to its P-Series FX Edition Line with New Model Boasting Intel Centrino 2 Processor Technology
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 14, 2008 – Gateway, a wholly owned subsidiary of Acer Inc., today debuts the Gateway P-7811FX® notebook PC, the latest in its P-Series FX Edition line for gaming, entertainment and digital media hobbies such as photography and video editing.
The Gateway P-7811FX is designed to meet the needs of consumers who want a solid mobile enthusiast platform without the price premium typically associated with such PCs. It is the company’s first notebook powered by Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology, which delivers breakthrough performance, smooth multitasking, and improved energy efficiency.
“The Gateway P-7811FX is a great choice for customers such as students and professionals who want a notebook that can handle all of their computing needs – from creating videos and playing games to tackling work, school and home projects,” said Todd Titera, senior manager, notebook product management. “And while the new notebook is ideal for demanding gamers and enthusiasts who want the latest technology, its affordable price also makes it perfect for digital media hobbyists and casual PC game players.”
The Gateway P-7811FX uses the latest NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS graphics solution with 512MB of GDDR3 discrete video memory to deliver outstanding graphics performance and real-time 3D visuals. Combined with the Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 processor (2.26GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz), the NVIDIA GeForce 9800M graphics card results in first-class mobile performance and vibrant, realistic video displayed on the 17-inch widescreen (1920×1200 resolution).
Further enhancing the consumer’s entertainment experience, the Gateway P-7811FX is loaded with extras. The HDMI v1.3 media connection lets consumers connect their notebook to a display device (TV, monitor) to enjoy high-definition video and audio through a single connection. The illuminated multimedia keys are integrated into the keyboard surround to allow access to frequently-used audio and video functions, while the touch-control volume slide provides convenient control.
Staying in touch is easy with the P-7811FX thanks to its 1.3 megapixel webcam that lets consumers enjoy video conferencing, video emails, voice over IP and still photos. The notebook also features 802.11 Draft-N with expanded wireless features, so consumers can communicate more effectively on the go. Plus, consumers have ample ways to connect to electronics, peripherals and digital media with the notebook’s 5-in-1 media card reader, three USB 2.0 ports and an IEEE 1394 port.
Ready to take on the latest applications, the Gateway P-7811FX comes with leading-edge technology including 4GB of memory, a huge 200GB(1) hard drive, an available second drive bay, and a Multi-Format Dual Layer DVDRW w/ DVD-RAM with LabelFlash (2). Also, the eSATA port delivers an industry-leading fast connection to external storage devices.
The Gateway P-7811FX comes with Microsoft Windows Home Premium 64-bit Edition.
Availability and Price
The new Gateway P-7811FX is available for sale now from Best Buy. It has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $1,399.99.
Gateway Limited Warranty, Service and Support
The Gateway P-7811FX is backed by a one year limited warranty.(4) Gateway’s commitment to quality and reliability is evident in its award-winning line of PCs as well as in its exceptional service and support programs. In addition to the company’s standard limited warranty options, its extensive online support center helps customers maximize their PC investment; it gives them easy access to customer support representatives and information on important issues such as warranties, technical issues and upgrading.
About Gateway
Since its founding in 1985, Irvine, Calif.-based Gateway has been a technology pioneer, offering award-winning products and world-class service to customers worldwide. Gateway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Acer Inc., the world’s third-largest PC company. See www.gateway.com for more information.
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The road is clear for Lenovo’s X200 ultraportable now that Intel have officially announced the Centrino 2 platform, and Crave is one of the first to get the 12.1-inch widescreen notebook in to review. Right now we’ll have to be sated with some first-impressions and comparisons with previous Lenovo laptops, but there’s enough promise to keep X200 pre-order customers keen.
The keyboard looks to be another winner for the company, being that of the 14 and 15-inch ThinkPads transplanted onto the X200’s smaller chassis. Certainly more room than the X61s, the 4:3 aspect screen of which led to truncated keys.
“The ThinkPad X200 nicely rounds out Lenovo’s ultraportable offerings: while it lacks a built-in optical drive, its smaller footprint, slightly lighter weight, and lower price will appeal to frequent business travelers and the budget-conscious” Michelle Thatcher, Crave
Battery life is a promising “especially impressive” and in all Crave seem impressed. They’re promising the full review once retail pricing is confirmed.
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Written by Chris Davies on July 31st, 2008 with no comments.
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Fujitsu-Siemens have revealed another notebook in the company’s Amilo 3000-series. The Pi3540 uses Intel’s new Centrino 2 processor coupled with 4GB of RAM, and is apparently optimized for dealing with high-definition media. Compared to previous models, the Pi3540 can encode a HD video more than 90-percent faster.
Graphics performance in general is increased by 300-percent, no doubt with a lot to thank the NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS card for, while performance overall sees a 50-percent boost. There’s also a/g/n WiFi, e-SATA for high-speed external hard-drives and a 15.4-inch widescreen display. The Pi3540’s keyboard is spill-resistant, and the notebook has a “silent mode” that can reduce fan noise for use in quiet environments.
The Amilo Pi3540 will be available in August priced at €799 ($1,253). Fujitsu-Siemens previously announced the Fujitsu T5010, a Centrino 2 based Tablet PC that is currently available for pre-order with delivery in less than a month’s time.
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Written by Chris Davies on July 25th, 2008 with no comments.
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Rumors about upcoming Apple products don’t normally require any prompting from the company itself in order to take life. During their financial results conference call today, however, executives from the Cupertino company were reportedly more enthusiastic than normal about a “product transition” in Q4 and a new, innovative product or product line that would introduce fresh “technologies and features”.
“We’re proud to report the best June quarter for both revenue and earnings in Apple’s history. We set a new record for Mac sales, we think we have a real winner with our new iPhone 3G, and we’re busy finishing several more wonderful new products to launch in the coming months” Steve Jobs, CEO, Apple
Apple executives described the “product transition” as potentially affecting Q4 revenues, and the immediate conclusion many have come to is that the MacBook and/or MacBook Pro ranges will see revisions. Any new notebooks are likely to use Intel’s Centrino 2 chipset, which was officially announced last week.
Meanwhile, the company was keen to discuss its trend of releasing “state of the art new products at prices [our] competitors can’t match”, with initial high-end pricing being justified by the degree of new technology they involved. As with the iPhone 3G, falling manufacturing costs then does its work in bringing prices down to more mainstream levels. Describing themselves as “very excited” about the upcoming product(s), the executives involved would not be drawn on the exact nature of the release; however, the ongoing rumors of a Mac Tablet or, alternatively, a larger iPhone-style PDA or UMPC device have once again been awakened.
[via MacRumors]
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Written by Chris Davies on July 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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The budget ultraportable trend showed no signs of slowing this week, as Acer’s Aspire One hit US shelves priced from $379. Meanwhile, sources close to Dell’s suppliers tipped the company’s upcoming ‘E’ netbook as carrying a mere $299 price tag, and perhaps even landing as early as next month.
As for grown-up notebooks, Intel finally made the Centrino 2 platform official, and with it the promise of not only faster processors but native draft-N WiFi support and longer battery life. In fact this week the company had plenty to be pleased about, as they soundly thrashed arch-rival AMD with their Q2 2008 financial performance.
One manufacturer with new Centrino 2 machines in their line-up is Sony, and we spent some hands-on time with the new VAIO range at the beginning of the week. As for reviews, this week we looked at VTech’s IS6110 instant messenger DECT phone (and came away less than massively impressed) as well as Palm’s new 3G Treo 800w (which was, frankly, equally disappointing).
In gaming, we summarised Microsoft’s new Xbox Experience as well as the news that Sony has a new, 80GB PS3 in the works for a September release. Activision also gave us some good news regarding Rock Band instruments and their compatibility with Guitar Hero.
Filed under “what took them so long”, Apple finally got around to taking OS X clone manufacturer Psystar to court over accusations of trademark and copyright infringement as well as violation of its EULA. Some wondered if the Cupertino company had bitten off more than it bargained for, however; not from a strong rebuttal from Psystar but from the possibility that Apple will be forced to licence out its software. Also in the courts, ATI and NVIDIA faced more unpleasant evidence as part of the price-fixing class action against them.
Finally, chumps-of-the-week award goes to AT&T, for their on-again, off-again iPhone WiFi farce. After several rounds of confirming and denying over complementary wireless for the first-gen iPhone, the carrier has once again “accidentally” announced and then withdrawn the offer for the iPhone 3G (of which in excess of one million were sold over the weekend, with stock delays stretching into weeks). Incidentally, you can read SlashGear’s review of the iPhone 3G here.
Regular readers may have noticed a flip back from the video Week in Review; we’re reworking staff here at SlashGear, and frankly you wouldn’t want to see my ugly face! We’re hoping to return to the video format in the near future, so keep reading!
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Written by Chris Davies on July 20th, 2008 with no comments.
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Fujitsu aren’t the only company putting Centrino 2 tech into a Tablet PC. HP have unveiled their own updated notebook, the 2730p, which replaces the popular but venerable 2710p. With a smaller display than the T5010 - at 12.1-inches - the 2730p will arguably be a little more portable; however it may run a little slower, too, as HP have picked Intel’s 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo L9400 processor.
The 5010 uses a 2.4GHz CPU, and exceeds the HP on storage too; 320GB on the 5010, versus 120GB on the 2730p. Graphics and RAM are the same, however, with Intel’s Mobile GMA 4500MHD and 2GB (albeit DDR3 in the 5010 and DDR2 in the 2730p).
AVING seem to have slipped in a photo of another HP notebook with a DVD drive, but there’s no word on whether the 2730p includes one; there is, however, a fingerprint scanner mounted on th edge of the screen. These photos also show some sort of fold-out section just above the scanner, which could be an aerial for 3G WWAN mobile broadband.
No word on availability or price as of yet.
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