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MSI GT660 Gaming Laptop With Core i7 CPU

sylv3rblade — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:28:40 +0000

MSI’s aiming big with it’s brand new Gaming Laptop, the GT660. If the distinctive exterior doesn’t tell you that this is a beast crunching numbers, the system specs should. Read the full system specs after the jump.

MSI’s GT660 is powered with Intel’s Core i7 CPU, and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M with 1GB of GDDR3 VRAM. Other specifications are listed below:

MSI GT660 Gaming Laptop Specs

Quad-core Intel Core i7 processor
1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 285M graphics chip
Three DDR3 RAM slots, allowing up to 12GB of RAM
500GB hard drive, with an option for a second drive
2x USB 3.0 ports
HDMI output
Weighs 7.7 lbs
16-inch HD display
Dynaudio-developed sound system
9-cell battery
MSI Turbo Drive Engine+ (TDE+)

The 16-inch display is bright and crisp with a maximum resolution of 1366×768 pixels. Battery life with it’s high-capacity 9-cell (7800mAh) Li-Ion battery is a meager 2 hours on a single full charge but since this beast is top heavy, I doubt you’ll be doing any “portable” workload with it.

The MSI GT660 is powered by Intel’s Core i7 720QM with 4 cores and 8 threads that runs at a base clock speed of 1.6GHz for each core but can boost up to 3.2GHz. Now if both the i7 and GTX 285M isn’t enough, you can force this laptop to crank more numbers by using MSI’s TDE+ technology (Turbo Drive Engine+) which throttles up processor and display chip performance instantly.

US Price and availability still isn’t announced but for those in the Philippines, you get already order one for Php 109,990.

images from YugaTech

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Sony issues massive VAIO Laptop recall

sylv3rblade — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:27:29 +0000

US authorities have instructed Sony to do a product recall after multiple reports of problems with regards to overheating. The recall affects more than half a million of its F and C series laptops sold since the start of 2010.

The American Consumer Product Safety Commission said that “the computers can overheat, posing a burn hazard.” Sony however, denied that “this is not a recall,” but simply and emergency rectification of a problem fixable with a software update [ED: isn't that the tenet of a recall?].

When interviewed by the BBC, Nick Sharples, Sony’s European communications director said, “The word recall has been used by the CPSC in the States, but we are not calling it that. It is possible to update the firmware online, which will rectify the problem.”

Sony says 260,000 laptops in the US, 103,000 in Europe, 120,000 in South East Asia and 52,000 in Japan need to be fixed. Although there are no reports of any users suffering burns, Sony say it has received a number of reports of its laptop overheating, distorting keyboards and casings. This recall is to prevent bodily harm from ever occurring due to the unpatched problem.

The problem resides within the VPCF11 and VPCCW2 family of notebook PCs.

If you believe that you have purchased a Vaio laptop that encompasses the recall, you can download a firmware update for the BIOS that supposedly fixes the issue. If you are unsure how to check your model numbers of your laptop, refer here. If however, you have qualms about tinkering about your laptop and for further questions, call the Sony technical support hotline for your country.

source BBC

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Dell / Alienware’s M11x Notebook – Yes, it Plays Crysis

sylv3rblade — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:58:16 +0000

Big things do come in small packages as demonstrated by Alienware’s latest and smallest M11x Notebook. Packing with an 11.6-inch display and up to 6.5 hours of battery life you’ll probably guess offhand that this small unit is a netbook. On the contrary however, it’s a full pledged gaming notebook. And yes, it does play Crysis

The M11x is packed with a Core 2 Duo processors and both Intel Integrated Graphics and a 1GB nVidia 335M graphics card (you can switch between them for normal use or gaming mode). Additions to this awesome unit are an HDMI, DisplayPort, Firewire, an a 3G SIM slot and an 8-cell battery that boasts upto 6.5 hours.

Want it? It’s just $999

The Alienware microsite has more info

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Dell Vostro V13 looks great

sylv3rblade — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:57:17 +0000

Lets face it, the Adamo XPS is a fad. It’s a piece of work to look at sure but can it even pace with the competition (the Macbook Air)? No. The Dell Vostro V13 however, the Adamo XPS’s little brother, looks as if it hits the sweet sport of form, performance and price just right.

With the Vostro V13 you have 3 processors to choose from
Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 @ 1.3GHz
Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 @ 1.4GHz
Intel Celeron 743 @ 1.2GHz

and the standard specs of:
13.3″ LED-backlit display @ 1366×768 pixels
Up to 4GB DDR3 RAM
Mobile Intel GS45 Express Chipset
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Up to 500GB 7200rpm HDD
External 8X DVD+/-RW
1.3MP webcam
WiFi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1
Gigabit LAN
34mm ExpressCard
5-in-1 card reader
6-cell battery

The Vostro V13 is between 0.65-0.78 inches thin and weighs 1.59kg. It will be available in January 2010 priced at $449 for the Linux-Celeron version and $599 for the Windows-Core 2 Duo version.

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