Tag archive: M GT

It looks like Dell has big plans for its iMac-imitating XPS One system – quite literally. On Thursday the company revealed the XPS One 24, a new version of the system that bumps the old version’s 20-inch display to a massive 24-inch, 1080p version, and brings internal components along for the ride. Dell will update the processor from an existing Core 2 Duo CPU up to Intel’s new Core 2 Quad Q8200, and offer discrete… Read More

Following up on last month’s introduction of the G50 and G71 gaming notebooks, Taiwanese manufacturer Asus today topped off its newly minted G-series with the official launch of the fastest G71 yet. The 17-inch machine holds the distinction of being Asus’ very first gaming notebook to sport a quad-core processor. Intel’s Quad Core QX9300 joins the more pedestrian Core 2 Duo Extreme and Core 2 Duo as Asus’… Read More

Toshiba has added two more SLi-capable notebooks to its Satellite X205 line in the form of the X205-SLi5 and X205-SLi6. Toshiba is positioning the notebooks as the perfect companions for serious gamers, offering 17-inch screens, plenty of RAM and hard drive storage, HDMI and S/PDIF output, and (of course) dual Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics. The new notebooks follow up on Toshiba's first X205 SLI notebook offerings introduced last… Read More

Apple today announced an update to its MacBook and MacBook Pro lines of notebook computers, adding faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, more storage, and more RAM. And, the top-of-the-line MacBook Pro systems get Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 512 MB of video memory…and a new multi-touch trackpad. For the MacBooks, Apple is sticking to its white-white-black lineup, offering two white-clad models at $1,099 and $1,299,… Read More

Boutique computer maker Alienware—now a subsidiary of Dell—has always had a penchant for choosing raw horsepower over things like battery life and affordability. The company is sticking to its guns with a new edition of its Alienware Area-51 m15x notebook, adding a 2.8 Ghz Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 “Penryn” CPU as an option to the 15.4-inch notebook. The move makes the x15x the only 15.4-inch system on the market… Read More

Toshiba has added Intel's Penryn-class Core 2 Duo T8100 processors to it's Satellite X205 and U305 offerings, giving both gamers and the light-and-portable crowds reasons to celebrate. The Satellite U305-S2816 caters to customers looking for a thin notebook with peak performance, while the substantial X205-SLi2 and X205-SLi4 cater to serious gamers. Starting at $1,349.99, the U305-S2816 offers a 2.1 GHz Core 2 Duo T8100… Read More

Dell has taken the wraps off its new XPS M1530 notebook computer, a slim new system with a 1-inch profile and a design largely inspired by the XPS M1330 Dell introduced earlier this year. But it's not so much the similarities to the M1330 that might attract customers to the M1530: instead, that'll be the 15.4-inch display range of Core 2 Duo processors, Nvidia graphics controllers, storage updates, a 4 GB RAM ceiling, an… Read More

In a move Sony characterizes as “affirming its eco-conscious stance,” the company is dressing up its Vaio FZ notebooks in four new “eco-cool” nature-inspired stylings intended to enable users to demonstrate their dedication to preserving the Earth's environment. Sony alo says it will donate one percent of the purchase price of its Graphics Splash Eco Edition notebooks to the 1% for the Planet business… Read More

The “turbo” button may have disappeared off most computer cases a decade ago, but MSI saw marketing value in that little bit of racy automotive lingo, and they’re bringing it back. The company’s newest gaming laptop, the GX600, comes with a turbo button that gives gamers a boost in power when activated. MSI calls it Turbo Drive Engine (TDE) technology, and while it sounds like a silly gimmick, the silver button… Read More

Hot on the heels of Voodoo’s Envy M:152 gaming laptop, Dell announced its own competitor for that niche market, the similarly named XPS M1730, on Thursday. “The beast,” as Dell is fond of calling it, is the first notebook to get a mobile PhysX processor from Ageia, as well as Logitech’s GamePanel LCD. Upgraded M1730s get Intel’s Extreme Edition Core 2 Duo x7900 processor, which runs at 2.8GHz with… Read More

Toshiba has announced revisions to its Satellite X205 family of 17-inch notebook computers aimed primarily at gamers and folks who want premium digital entertainment in a conceivably-portable package. The Satellite X205-SLI1 nd X205-SLI3 both feature Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics controllers with a combined 512 MB of dedicated video memory and full DirectX 10 compatibility. "Last year, Toshiba launched their gaming notebook lineup… Read More

Let's face it: there are basically two types of people who opt for notebook computer with 17-inch displays. The first—smaller—group is coders and developers who need every pixel of portable screen real estate they can find so they can compile, grep, code, cat, gawk, and revel in a world of command lines, switches, and hashes. Then there's the group who just wants to play games, watch movies, and be entertained.… Read More

The desktop rig has always been the traditional platform of choice for computer gamers, but that hasn’t stopped a number of companies from packing similar hardware into notebooks for players on the go. Vigor Gaming, a relatively new name in custom computers, announced a line of five new gamer-oriented laptops on Wednesday. The flagship for their new line is the Atlantis Pro, a desktop replacement with a massive 20-inch WSXGA+ (1680 x… Read More

Acer America Corporation has announced that two new notebook computers are available in the U.S., each based on the company's Gemstone design, developed in conjunction with BMW Group DesignworksUSA. The Acer Aspire 4710 aims to be a sleek, budget-friendly notebook while the Aspire 5920 targets multimedia fans with home theater features and an HD DVD drive. The Acer Aspire 5920 offers a 15.4-inch, 1,280 by 800 CrystalBrite LCD… Read More

Even though Toshiba announced its Qosmio G45 back in January—and started shipping it in Japan in February—the company has finally brought its entertainment powerhouse Qosmio G45-AV680 notebook system to the U.S. market, making it the first notebook system offered to U.S. consumers with HD DVD-R capability. “Already Toshiba's premiere audio-video solution, the new Qosmio is a remarkable step forward in the digital… Read More