Acer will launch two new ultrabooks in its Aspire M5 line. There’s a 14 inch model with a 10-point capacitive multitouch display and a 15.6 inch model with a magnesium alloy case. Both models are thin notebooks with Intel Ivy Bridge processors, 1366 x 768 pixel displays, up to 8 hours of battery life, and 500GB hard drives with 20GB…
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Panasonic is showing off an ultrabook with an 11.6 inch display and Windows 8 operating system at CEATEC in Japan this week. It’s due to go on sale in Japan later this month, and while the computer looks like a thin and light notebook at first glance, it can also be used as a tablet or a touchscreen desktop-style PC….
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The Acer Aspire S7 ultrabook is designed to run Windows 8, and it has the release date to prove it. Acer has announced that its first ultrabooks with touchscreen displays will launch on October 26th. That’s the same day that Microsoft’s new touch-friendly operating system will hit the streets. Acer’s Aspire S7 ultrabooks come in two sizes. Prices start at…
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When Intel introduced the first ultrabook designs last year, the company predicted that by the end of 2012 the thin and light laptops could account for 40 percent of all notebook sales. But according to research firm IHS iSuppli, that’s not likely to happen. Earlier this year iSuppli predicted that PC makers would ship 22 million ultrabooks this year. But…
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Notebook displays eat up an awful lot of battery life, and as Intel continues to reduce the power consumption of its laptop chips, screens will account for an even higher percentage of power usage. But building low power processors isn’t the only way to improve battery life. You can also reduce the power needs of displays — and Intel is…
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Dell is introducing its first ultrabook in the Latitude line of business-class computers. The Dell Latitude 6430u is a 14 inch laptop which measures 0.82 inches thick, weighs 3.7 pounds, and will ship with Windows 8 on October 26th. While the Dell Latitude 6430u is a thin and light laptop, it’s also built sturdy. Dell says it’s the only ultrabook…
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Intel’s next-generation Core processors will use less power and offer better performance than today’s chips. But what does that mean for ultrabooks and other notebooks that will ship with Intel Haswell chips in 2013? The folks at TechEye claim to have seen leaked documents from Intel showing the company’s guidelines for upcoming ultrabooks. Intel gets to decide what goes into…
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One way to keep ultrabooks, tablets, and other portable computers thin is to use tiny solid state disks instead of spinning hard drives. But hard drives are generally cheaper and often come with higher storage capacities. So some companies are looking at another solution: thinner hard drives. Earlier this year Intel suggested that we could start to see hard disk…
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Lenovo’s premium ultrabook aimed at business customers is now available for purchase. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon has a starting price of $1329, and if you order one now, it’s expected to ship around October 1st. The X1 Carbon has a 14 inch, 1600 x 900 pixel matte display, an island-style keyboard, Lenovo’s TrackPoint system (with both a touchpad below…
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Lenovo is launching its first ultrabook with a 15.6 inch display. The IdeaPad U510 borrows its design cues from the smaller U310 and U410 ultrabooks with 13.3 inch and 14 inch screens. But it’s, you know, bigger. The new IdeaPad U510 will be available in September for $679 and up. The laptop ships with Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro,…
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It’s only been a few months since Toshiba introduced its U845 ultrabook, but the company is already starting to show off its next 14 inch ultrabook models. Engadget reports the Toshiba Satellite U945 and P845t will both launch on Ocotber 26th when Windows 8 is released. Toshiba Satellite U945 This laptop is basically what you get if you take the Satellite…
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Windows 8 is designed to play well with touchscreens, which is why we’re seeing companies announce tablet after tablet and convertible notebook after convertible notebook. But you don’t need a slate-like PC to take advantage of Windows 8′s touch-based navigation. You can just slap a touchscreen into a standard notebook. That’s exactly what Sony plans to do with an upcoming…
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HP is giving its 14 inch ultrabook line a Windows 8 makeover. The new HP Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4 will be available in October for $749 and up. The biggest update since the Envy 4T was launched a few months ago is that the new model will ship with Windows 8. But if you’re willing to spend a few more…
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What do you get if you take the HP Envy 6T ultrabook, replace the 15.6 inch display with a higher resolution full HD panel, add a touchscreen, and replace Windows 7 with Windows 8? You get the SpectreXT TouchSmart Ultrabook, a new premium laptop that HP plans to launch in December. It’s not just the display that’s getting a makeover….
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Ultrabooks are thin laptops with relatively zippy Intel processors, solid state storage (or at least a solid state cache drive, and a few other bells and whistles that usually drive up the price. That’s why ultrabooks generally cost a lot more than an average notebook. But the CyberPowerPC Zeus-M ultrabook is one of the most affordable models around, with a…
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