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Lenovo will release its IdeaCenter C100 in a few weeks. This is an all-in-one nettop with optional touch screen. The machine will have a large 20 inches display and includes a DVD burner.

Configuration
Processor: Intel Atom N270 1.60 GHz CPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM
HDD: 80GB/160GB
Operating System: Windows Vista

Optional features include Wi-Fi and camera. The basic configuration without the touch screen will cost around $400. Lenovo plans to release it by August end. The touchscreen version will cost more. It will include the Windows 7 upgrade and is expected to be released in October.

A nettop is a type of mini desktop computer designed for performing basic tasks like web surfing.

The Acer Aspire 6920G is division of the companys novel Gemstone Blue series of entertainment-focused notebooks that all exercise Blu-ray drives. Theres further to this apparatus than plainly Blu-ray, though. It also boasts a rapid graphics chip, pioneering touch-sensitive media controls and Dolby Home Theatre virtual surround reverberation

Design
Like its brother, the Acer Aspire 8920G, the 6920G is definitely an eye-catching notebook. The lid is completed in lustrous piano black and the Acer emblem in the centre lights up when the notebook is turned on. Open up the notebook and youll find a roomy keyboard thats flanked on the left by Acers Cine-Dash console. On the total there isnt much to grumble about on the 6920G. As were fussy, well whine about the keyboard. The keys are fighting fit and spaced precisely, but they feel plasticky when compared to many other notebooks weve reviewed.

Performance
Its appealingly handy when it comes to gaming too, as Acer has utilized a devoted NVidia Geforce 9500M GS chip with 512MB of RAM. Its not shocking that the notebook turned in a vigorous score of 4,024 in 3DMark 2006. The 9500 chip also has an additional trick up its sheathing it also tunes in an NVidia Pure Video HD technology that serves hardware decoding of HD video; its functional when you would like to watch HD movies by way of the Blu-ray drive, while motionless having additional processing power for performing other tasks in the conditions.
It has to be revealed that movies and games seem great on the 16-inch flaunt. Its crusty and pointed, thanks to the 1,366x768-pixel resolution and because it has a suitable 16:9 aspect ratio rather than the 16:10 used on most notebooks you dont avail any black bars when inspecting widescreen movies.

Toshiba has elevated the bar to some extent for audio on notebooks by choosing for Harman Kardon speakers on its entertainment variants. The 6920G is no stoop when it comes to presentation. The amalgamation of the Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1GHz processor and 4GB of memory assisted it push itself to an remarkable score of 5,044 in PC Mark 2005, steaming it one of the better performing Core 2 Duo-based notebooks weve reviewed lately.

Also, to truly make the majority of HD movies on Blu-ray, some people may favor a 1080p display, rather than the 1,366x768-pixel resolution one utilized here. This alternative is accessible if you are keen to shell out an additional £150 for the elevated design model.

Conclusion
The Aspire 6920G truly intimidated us. It seems great, sounds great and has a superior display. It also offers up muscular recital from both the processor and graphics accelerator chip. If youre on the bazaar for a delightfully priced desktop replacement notebook that can take care of your amusement needs, its positively merit serious deliberation.

Pros
+ Quality built,
+ Good value for money,
+ Acer options of connectivity ports,
+ Lots of variants to choose from
Cons
- Plastic keyboard,
- Display option at additional amount.

Value For Money

Our Rating

AMD is scheduling to liberate its longed-for Puma laptop platform at Computex Taipei this month. The Puma platform will comprise a latest Griffin processor and AMDs 780M chipset. The Griffin central processing unit has 2 cores and is developed on elder Turion K8 processors. It has been purposely designed for laptop use with enhanced power management. Features comprise 2MB or more of L2 cache (1MB per core), and every core can sprint at a diverse frequency. The Puma platform will have Hyper-Transport 3 and DDR2-667/800 memory sustain. The 780M chipset will attribute DirectX 10 incorporated graphics. The incorporated graphics will labor in concurrence with an isolated graphics card (if available) to facilitate lower power burning up; the isolated GPU will merely be used when considered necessary.

It has now been confirmed that the first Asus model to run on the Windows 7 platform will be Eee PC 1002n. We have been hearing about this device for sometime, but now its specs are clear too. Asus has not yet announced an official release date, but it is expected soon.

The Asus Eee PC 1002n isn’t your average netbook. It comes with 2GB of RAM and has better specifications than most netbooks. For instance, it has a 12-inch screen, Nvidia Ion based GPU and Windows 7 OS. The processor is the same old Intel Atom.

Apple predicts to utilize LED hind light units commonly known as BLU’s in all of its Mac Books in the year 2009, which will profit Taiwan-based BLU producer Kenmos Technology, in accordance to the sources. Kenmos was initially Apples main supplier for LED BLUs in the year 2007, according to the news sources. Market researchers approximate that Kenmos Technologys overall shipments could accomplish an overall of 1.5 million units this year, up by almost five times when compared to 2007, for a universal market share of 9%, as declared by sources. LED BLU’s will have a say in more than NT$2 billion (US$66 million) when compared to Kenmos revenues this fiscal, noted the sources.