January 31, 2006

Toshiba Qosmio G30 Comes with FIFA World Cup Ticket

Toshiba Qosmio G30

Toshiba has announced plans to ship its new high-end TV notebook Qosmio G30 bundled with a ticket to a soccer game at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany reports i4u

The Intel Core Duo Notebook features a 17 inch screen, 2 100GB or 120GB HDD that can be configured as RAID, TV Tuner and DVD drive.

Fujistu N6410 Dual Core Notebook

Fujistu N6410 Dual Core Notebook

January 25, 2006

Sony VAIO type F TV and type S Series Notebooks with Intel Core Duo

Sony VAIO type F TV and type S Series Notebooks

Sony, Japan has announced the elease of 2 new PC's based on the Intel Duo Core.

The SZ series r will come with a 945GM Express or GeForce Go 7400 graphics card and a 13.3" WXGA screen that uses LED's on the high end models. the casing is made out of Carbon Black or Premium Carbon. The CPU's range from a T2300 (1.66GHz) to a T2600 (2.16GHz).

The F TV series, aimed for TV use with their 15.4" screens. The F will get a new Mpeg card for the video part, and will have at least a T2300 at 1.66Ghz, a 160GB HDD, a DL burner and a 945GX Xpress graphics card that offers a 1280x800 resolution.

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Alienware MJ-12 7500

Alienware MJ-12 7500

Alienware has unvelied the MJ-12 7500 desktop line, featuring Intel and AMD's dual core chips.

* With dual-core processors, you can experience the blistering power of two processing cores on a single chip and enjoy improved performance when running multiple data-intensive applications.
* Delivers extraordinary processing power for cutting-edge 3D content creation applications.
* Improves digital media performance by an average of 34% over single-core processors.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX takes the leading CAD, DCC, and visualization applications to a new level of interactivity by enabling unprecedented capabilities in programmability and precision.

Systems start at $1500

January 19, 2006

Sony offering $500 trade-in bonuses on Dell notebooks

Sony has begun offering $500 trade-in bonuses on Dell notebooks and paying solution providers additional incentives reports informationWeek.

"I think that's actually great," said Andrew Krantz, senior account manager at Westwood Computer, a solution provider and Sony partner based in Springfield, N.J. "Anything that targets Dell is good. Dell has a unique way of stealing business, so any way we could steal business back is positive."

Sony's trade-in offer of $500 for working Dell systems tops the $300 it provides for trade-ins on all other systems for Vaio BX series notebooks. Sony said the rebate can be claimed by solution providers for their clients.

January 12, 2006

dual-core Napa notebook

Micro-Star International (MSI) today launched the S262, its first notebook based on Intel’s new Centrino Duo mobile technology, featuring a carbon-fiber cover and a 12.1-inch widescreen LCD display.

With Intel’s Napa platform, the MSI S262 supports 65nm dual-core Yonah processors, the 945GM chipset series and the Intel PRO/ Wireless 3945 a/b/g network solution. The Napa-based model also provides tri-band 802.11a/b/g wireless connectivity, enabling users to use the Internet wherever they are.

In addition, the S262 series delivers Dolby surround sound capability and has a DVD burner, offering up to 8.5GB in storage capacity.

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