Posts Tagged ‘laptop’

Dell XPS 15z – the thinnest 15-inch PC on the planet

May 27th, 2011 by admin

Dell has introduced its newest XPS laptop this week, which they claim is” the thinnest 15-inch PC on the planet,” with just .97 inches thickness. The 15.6-inch XPS 15z features aluminum and mag-alloy chassis and can be fitted with a WLED-backlit displays with 1366 x 768 or 1920 x 1080 resolution.

Weighting 2.51kg, Dell’s new machine packs a backlit, chiclet-style keyboard with adjustable brightness. Inside there’s the modish Intel 2nd Generation Intel CoreTM i5 & i7 processors coupled with up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, up to 750GB of 7,200rpm hard-drive, and a choice of NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M 1GB or 2GB of VRAM graphics with 3DTV play capabilities and Optimus technology, that automatically switches to power-saving integrated graphics under reduced workloads.

Dell XPS 15z laptop

 

The laptop also offers Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, a 9-in-1 card reader, a 1.3 megapixel webcam with dual microphones, USB 3.0 ports, HDMI 1.4 and mini DisplayPort outputs, plus a a slot-in DVD writer and an 8-cell battery that lasts up to 8 hours of operation.

Dell XPS 15z laptop

Dell’s XPS 15z is available now with starting price tag of $999.

Gateway intros NV Series laptops with AMD Fusion APUs

March 21st, 2011 by admin

Gateway today introduces a new line of notebooks which are powered by AMD Fusion platform (Brazos). The new models from Gateway NV Series are fitted with 15.6-inch (1366 x 768) Ultrabright LED-backlit displays, dual-core APU and Radeon GPUs. The laptops offer multi-gesture touchpads, dedicated numeric keypad and special dedicated “social networking” button that allows customers “one-touch access” to their social networks, including Facebook, YouTube and Flickr.

The flagship model of the series, the Gateway NV51B05u is packed with AMD’s E-350 processor, Radeon HD 6310 graphics, 3GB of memory and starts at  $469.99. The more budget-oriented models- NV51B02u is equipped with AMD Processor E-350 and starts at $449.99, while the NV51B08u packs GHz C-50 APU and starts from $399.99.

Gateway NV Series Gateway intros NV Series laptops with AMD Fusion APUs

The new offerings also include up to 500GB of storage space, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, a 1.3 megapixels webcam, USB ports, D-Sub and HDMI outputs, and a DVD burner. The laptops comes with Windows 7 Premium and pre-loaded with Microsoft  Office Starter 2010, a 60-day trial of Norton Internet Security, and Adobe Reader 9.1, nad are now available backed by a one year warranty.