HP has just released its new TouchSmart All-In-One PC, TouchSmart 600. It’s an example of third generation TouchSmart PCs. The TouchSmart 600 has 23’’ widescreen, a resolution of 1920 × 1080 (1080p), nVidia GeForce GT 230 M graphic card, 4 GB ram (which can be extended up to 8 GB), 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 processor, 750 GB storage capacity, Blu-Ray Disc, optional SSD drives and a brand new built-in Windows 7.
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Give a nice, warm welcome to X Series of Sony Vaio, the world’s lightest notebook! It’s fast, small and also very cute =) Its $1300 price makes Sony’s X very affordable and attractive. Read the rest of this entry »
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Engadget reports that Buffalo is going to ship world’s first USB 3.0 hard disc drives within this month.The external HDD will be offered at 1TB and 1.5TB capacities. Another 2 TB model will follow sometime later.
If you would like to experience all the advantages of USB 3.0 speed, Buffalo offers a USB 3.0 controller, since computers with USB 3.0 aren’t available yet. 1TB and 1.5TB drives will have price tags as ¥20,000 (about $225) and ¥25,300 (about $284) respectively and upcoming 2 TB HDD will cost ¥46,600 (about $523).
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Gizmodo has the scoop on the design of a new tablet PC from Microsoft, dubbed Courier. The Courier has two 7 inch displays, folds like a book along a hinge and supports multi-touch and stylus input…not unlike the Asus Eee Book we previewed a while back. More deets/pics/video at the Giz.
In view of the redesigned Zune HD and this nice Courier Tablet, one might be tempted to assume that software companies can do hardware after all.
Courier: First Details of Microsoft’s Secret Tablet – Gizmodo, Sept 22 2009
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jkOntheRun reviews the recently refreshed Lenovo ThinkPad x200, and deems it the ‘best tablet PC‘ that he has ever used(!)
This new x200 sports an Intel Core 2 Duo L9600, 2.13 GHz running Win 7 Pro with 4GB RAM and a 128GB SSD. It remains a 12.1 inch LCD screen with a resolution of 1280×800.
The x200 now supports four finger multi-touch, and when combined with the new touch features of Windows 7, make the x200 “a joy to use in slate mode”…at least according to the reviewer.
Sizes to 295 × 228 x 26.5 mm (11.61 ×8.97 × 1.04 inches) and 1.58 kg (3.5 lbs).
The accompanying video shows Lenovo’s implementation of some touch features:
ThinkPad x200 Tablet PC with Multitouch First Impressions – jkOntheRun, September 17 2009
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Korean MID manufacturer Viliv introduced their S7 netbook a while ago, and it’s beginning to get some reviews. Some dislike the price, which is a high $800 for netbook, and others dispair of the small keyboard and the useless touchpad, while still others disparage the resistive touch screen.
Other reviewers look beyond the concerns noted above and describe the S7 as a “potent little portable “, with a long battery life. Let’s call the reviews ‘mixed‘.
Spec-wise, the S7 has an Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of SSD (or 60GB of HDD), GPS, and a 7 inch 1025×600 LCD display. Dimensions are 210 x 117 x 26 mm (8.2×4.6×1 inch)with the weight at an even 800 grams (1.76 lbs) … it is indeed a wee PC.
Longish video review of the S7 after the jump…
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Sony introduces the Vaio X Series, a line of thin (14mm) and light (700 gr) 11.1 inch notebook computers based on the Atom processor. The Sony promo video below describes the X as “thin to the limit” (27% thinner than the Macbook Air), with a “weightless feel” (thanks to the carbon fiber exterior), and “endless endurance” battery life. No price announced, but it’s certain to be overpriced.
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Rescuecom reports that for 2Q09, they provided repair or support services for 11,560 personal computers. That number included 69 Asus computers, 254 Apples and 150 Lenovos. Dividing out each manufacturers market share by their repair share, Rescuecom determined that AsusTek is now the most reliable brand with a score of 416. Apple machines are about 6% less reliable than Asus, with Lenovo about 25% lower. This is all somewhat suspect because of the low volumes involved, and also somewhat curious because Asus supplies parts to just about everyone else on the list.
Market leader Dell might be in trouble, as not only did their market share fall by 19% (2Q08 vs 2Q09) to 26.3%, but also they did not make the top 5 in reliability, meaning their product is at least 66% lower in quality than Asus.
…at least according to Rescuecom.
Rescuecom’s 2009 Second Quarter Top 5 Computer Reliability Report, August 18 2009
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DigiTimes reports that Asus moved 700,000 Eee PCs in September of this year. Thats a lot of netbooks, and management must be happy. There are about a dozen different variations of the Eee PC theme ranging from 7 to 10 inch screens, with more models on the way, such as the ASUS Eee PC 904HA.
In the current economic climate namely ” It’s really scary what’s going on out there“, with the S&P 500 Index closing at 1,056.89 down 28% YTD, it’s probably safe to say that while PC sales will be below expectations, netbooks, with their low prices, will almost certainly gain market share.
Asustek shipped 700,000 Eee PCs – DigiTimes, October 6 2008
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LG announces their 10-inch mini-notebook called the X-Note Mini.
Atom-based CPU, 10-inch screen, comes in white, pink or black … not much to distinguish it from the many other netbooks out there, aside from the logo & choice of models.
LG Electronics, 10-inch mini notebook ‘X-Note MINI’ Release – LG new release, 2008-09-25
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