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Toshiba A100 FIFA World Cup Special Edition
Darius Chang | May 19, 2006
The
World Cup
fever is among us and Toshiba. As the official IT sponsor for the
soccer event of the year, the company is launching a special-edition
Satellite A100
notebook to commemorate the event. As this model already has several
color options, this special edition differentiates itself with a gold
chassis. That's right. Now you can have a complete IT bling collection
with Motorola's
RAZR V3i D&G Special Gold Edition and this
gaudy portable.
One would expect the price of this
mobile to hit the
proverbial roof, considering that it's riding on the World Cup wave.
Not so. Surprisingly, the retail price is
The
specifications of the Satellite A100 2006 FIFA World Cup Limited
Edition Model are:
- Core Duo T2300 Processor 1.66GHz
- 1GB DDR2 RAM
- 80GB SATA harddisk
- DVD Super Multi Drive
- ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 with 128MB HyperMemory
- 802.11a/b/g and Bluetooth connectivity
- Windows XP Home Edition
- One-year international warranty
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Hey Apple, why the black face?
Darius Chang | May 17, 2006
When Apple came up with the black iPod
nano, we wondered when we would ever see a black beauty in its
notebook
series. Wonder no more as the latest 13.3-inch MacBook now comes in
the iconic white as well as a new black body.
There
are
three configurations to choose from, but only the high-end model
possesses the ebony body. The base model, priced at S$1,887.99 (US$1,356.22)
comes with an Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz processor, 60GB hard drive and a
DVD/CDRW combo drive. The midrange version has a faster 2.0GHz chip and
the optical storage is upgraded to a SuperDrive, at the cost of S$2,248 (US$1,614.83).
The black beauty ups the price to S$2,588 (US$1,859.06)
in return for a larger 80GB storage capacity.
At the
same time, the MacBook Pro has widened its display to a 17-inch LCD.
For S$4,788 (US$3,439.41),
you get the top-of-the-line 2.16GHz Core Duo processor, 120GB storage
space and SuperDrive.
Now we're talking.
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Sony shaves off the pounds
Darius Chang | May 16, 2006
With dimensions only slightly larger than
the PlayStation Portable, the Sony VAIO UX180P is its new
addition to the UMPC party.
Looking like a Star
Trek prop, the Sony VAIO UX180P has a distinctly high-tech appearance
with its sliding keypad and antenna. Joining the new category
of ultramobile PCs (UMPC), the VAIO UX180P weighs a mere 0.54kg but has
the processing power to run Windows XP Professional.
With
its 4.5-inch widescreen display and Intel Core Solo U1400 processor,
you also get 512MB of RAM and a 30GB harddrive. Connectivity features
include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and WWAN. Following 3G phone trends, this UMPC
incorporates a 1.3MP camera at the back and a 0.3MP one facing the
user. Even more impressive for its size is the fact that it also has a
USB port, Memory Stick slot and biometric fingerprint scanner.
We
feel that Sony may have a winner. With an integrated sliding keypad,
touchscreen and pointing stick, data entry and manipulation are greatly
simplified compared with purely touchscreen models. Handwriting
recognition, though greatly improved, is still not as speedy as using a
keyboard. At a starting price of US$1,799 (S$2,845.48) and up to 4.5
hours of battery life, this notebook is worth saving for.Photo
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LapSchticks
Juniper Foo | May 16, 2006
Seattle-based Retrofitted Designs has taken schtick to a new level. Its laptop cover stickers, playfully punned as LapSchticks, will spruce up the most boring laptop case, with a choice that ranges from flowers to retro pop art. It's your call, though, if you want to cover up your Apple iBook or Mac Pro, or even ASUS' very funky cowhide-leather S6F and Lamborghini portables. The good news is the stickers are made of special high-quality vinyl with removable pressure-sensitive adhesive, which means you won't get annoying goo if you decide to terminate your current LapSchtick. For those who want to take customization a step further, there's an option to personalize your own design with, say, your doggie's fur face or your sweetheart's mug. All for an extra charge, of course.
Price: US$19.99 for standard, US$24.99 for customized
Availability: See Web site
Device: Laptop cover stickers
Basic specs: Reusable, 26 designs as at press time
Alienware debuts two SLI laptops
Darius Chang | May 11, 2006
Alienware, the PC company
made
famous for its high-end gaming systems with almost insane performance,
has announced two new notebooks that are set to revolutionalize the
mobile gaming scene. Powered by top-of-the-line Nvidia GeForce
Go
7900 GTX graphics cards, the 17-inch Aurora
m9700 and monster 19-inch
Aurora
mALX are based on AMD Turion processors.
Both
systems come with relatively few USB
and connectivity ports for their size, though you may be able
to
get sets with integrated Airgo MIMO wireless in June (current retail
units come with the standard 802.11b/g Wi-Fi radio). The mALX also
comes bundled with the superior PCMCIA Creative Sound
Blaster Audigy 2 ZS sound card. The Aurora m9700 and Aurora
mALX are available now for US$1,999 (S$3,119.94) and US$4,499
(S$7,021.81), respectively.
Unfortunately, these systems are available only in the US and there is
no
news of Alienware machines coming to this region.
By
the way, we are using the term mobile computing loosely with these
Alienware PCs. The m9700, possible the first SLI system with a
17-inch display (previous SLI notebooks were 19-inch monsters), is
barely portable at a hefty 3.86kg. As for the 19-inch mALX, there is a
reason a backpack is part of the standard bundle. At 6.8kg,
walking
between LAN party locations may just be what makes your chiropractor
chuckle with glee. Photo
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